"Who dared block my way? Are you looking to die?"
Inside the carriage on the left.
An eleven-year-old blond youth stepped out, carrying an arrogant, disdainful air.
A six-year-old blond boy also emerged from the carriage on the right.
The two bore a slight resemblance to each other.
They were no ordinary nobles, but members of the Dai Clan of the Star Luo Imperial Family: the First Prince, Dai Weisi, and the Third Prince, Dai Mubai.
They had just returned from obtaining soul rings in the Star Dou Great Forest. Dai Weisi was level 21.
Dai Mubai was level 11.
Dai Weisi said impatiently, "Who made the move?"
"Your Highness, it was that kid. He kicked me several meters away with one kick. He's probably a soul master!"
"A soul master? Heh." At Lin Ye and Qian Renxue's age, they could at most have one soul ring. A hundred fully armed knights would be more than enough to take them down.
Dai Weisi did not take them seriously at all and ordered, "Take them down! Break that kid's legs and toss him aside."
"Yes!"
"Wait!" Dai Mubai shouted, stopping them.
He carefully sized up Lin Ye. "This kid is about my age, yet he's already a soul master? Looks like he just obtained his soul ring too. Perfect—I can use him to test my current strength!"
Having just obtained his first soul ring, Dai Mubai had been eager to find a soul master to test his strength against. A smile curled across his lips. "All of you, stand back!"
The knights retreated one after another.
Dai Mubai strode toward Lin Ye with an arrogant expression. "Kid, do you know who we are? And you still dared to block our path? Do you understand that you're in trouble now?"
"Now, I'll give you one chance. Fight me one-on-one. If you can beat me, we'll move aside and let you pass."
"Who's in trouble remains to be seen, but you're no match for me." Lin Ye did not recognize who the person before him was, but fighting someone his own age was as easy as playing around for him.
"I'm no match for you? Hahahaha! Kid, you're pretty confident, aren't you?" Dai Mubai mocked.
He was a genius born with rank-eight innate soul power and possessed the top-tier beast martial soul, the Evil Eye White Tiger.
Amid Star Luo's brutal imperial power struggle, Dai Mubai had begun training in physical combat at a very young age. Though he had only just become a one-ring soul master, he had yet to encounter an opponent among those his age.
With a conceited expression, he said, "Fine! Let's give it a try, then. I hope you'll still be this confident in a moment."
"Evil Eye White Tiger!"
"Roar!"
A humanoid tiger appeared behind Dai Mubai, radiating a powerful aura.
"That martial soul... He's Dai Mubai!?" Lin Ye's expression changed as he finally recognized him.
"So the older one is Dai Weisi?"
"I thought they were merely ordinary nobles, but they're actually members of the Star Luo Imperial Family."
"Heh, a kid like you? I can knock you down with one punch!" Dai Mubai charged forward with a fierce punch, a confident grin on his face.
"Is that so?"
Lin Ye instantly summoned the Angel Holy Sword and slashed out.
Bang!
"Uwaaah!" Dai Mubai immediately cried out in pain as the slash sent him flying.
"That's all? You're not much either!" Lin Ye taunted.
"How is this possible!" Dai Mubai was dumbfounded.
His Evil Eye White Tiger martial soul had actually been blasted away in a direct clash of strength!
Dai Weisi laughed at him. "Hahaha! My foolish little brother, even after becoming a one-ring soul master, you're still such trash!"
"How dare you!" Dai Mubai flew into a rage, his eyes turning vicious. "Kid! You're courting death!"
"First Soul Skill, White Tiger Protection Barrier!"
Dai Mubai activated his enhancement skill and charged in with another punch.
Lin Ye sidestepped and easily avoided the punch. In the flash of blades, the cold sword was already pressed against Dai Mubai's neck.
"Oh? So now, who's courting death—you or me?" Lin Ye stared coldly at Dai Mubai.
The sword was against his neck, right beside his carotid artery!
If it moved any closer, he would undoubtedly die!
Dai Mubai's body stiffened, his face filled with terror. He was drenched in sweat. If this had been a real life-and-death battle, he would already be dead.
I'm completely no match for this kid...
A bead of cold sweat slowly trickled down Dai Mubai's face. He swallowed and said, "You... you! Move that sword away! Do you know who I am?"
"I don't care who you are. You lost. Now get out of the way and scram."
Lin Ye mercilessly kicked Dai Mubai away.
"Dai Mubai, you really are useless! You can't even handle a one-ring soul master. You've utterly disgraced our Star Luo Imperial Family!" Dai Weisi continued watching from the sidelines, mocking him.
That immediately made Dai Mubai feel utterly humiliated. As a prince, when had he ever suffered such disgrace?
A trace of killing intent flashed through his eyes. "Damn it! Kid, don't think you'll be leaving so easily today. Get them! Cut off one of his arms and one of his legs!"
"So you're getting worked up already? The outside world really is dangerous. People start talking about cutting off arms and legs at the drop of a hat."
Lin Ye sheathed his sword and directly retreated behind Qian Renxue. "It's about time you stepped in and settled this, isn't it? You caused this trouble. I'm not playing with them anymore."
"Attack!"
The hundred knights charged in to surround and kill them.
Qian Renxue finally released her martial soul. The light of the Six-Winged Angel shone with incomparable brilliance amid the evening darkness.
"A three-ring Soul Elder! That... that's an Angel martial soul!!"
"They're from Spirit Hall!!"
The knights rushing forward froze in fright. They stared at Qian Renxue with wary expressions and did not dare make a move.
"What! An Angel..."
Dai Weisi and Dai Mubai's expressions also changed, panic appearing on both their faces in that instant.
The Angel was the symbol of Spirit Hall's authority.
Once the Six-Winged Angel appeared, ninety-nine percent of the people on the continent had to give way!
Not even the imperial family was an exception!
Dai Mubai lost his nerve, believing he had kicked an iron plate.
But then he suddenly noticed that the Angel martial soul behind Qian Renxue had only two wings. The fear on his face quickly turned vicious again. "She isn't from the Six-Winged Angel clan!"
"The Six-Winged Angel has six wings, but she only has two! She's an ordinary Angel!"
"Oh? Something's not right, Qian Renxue. Get ready to run. They seem to think you're just an ordinary Angel."
Lin Ye knew this.
Aside from the Six-Winged Angel, Spirit Hall also had a group of people with Two-Winged Angel martial souls—the Angel Legion from the original story. They all possessed Angel martial souls.
"What's there to fear?" Qian Renxue showed no intention of retreating. There was even a faint confidence on her face as she suddenly asked, "Lin Ye, have you ever killed anyone?"
"No, young lady, they're the Star Luo Imperial Family. Who knows what experts might be secretly protecting them? Teacher isn't here, so don't mess around!"
"Don't worry. We'll be fine." Qian Renxue smiled confidently.
Dai Mubai roared, "Attack! Get them! Cripple them!"
"Attack!"
All one hundred knights surged forward to surround and kill them.
Two soul masters on the other side also released their martial souls. Both were four-ring Soul Ancestors.
"I'll handle those two Soul Ancestors. You deal with the remaining knights," Qian Renxue said before making her move.
Seeing this, Lin Ye immediately raised the Angel Holy Sword in his hand and charged into the crowd.
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