Lose What He's Proud Of! Enter Nuoding City

"You forget, we must view the world and its sins through the eyes of the Angel God," Lin Ye reminded her.

"If there is no provocation or cause, and one attempts to force themselves upon a woman simply because they met a beauty on the road, then such a person deserves to die! The Angel God would feel the same!" Qian Renxue stated firmly.

She was intent on killing Bu Le.

Heh, she's actually provided a convenient excuse for Qian Xunji with that statement, Lin Ye chuckled inwardly.

But now was not the time to discuss Qian Xunji. He argued, "Qian Renxue, setting aside whether he would truly go through with a forced assault if we weren't a match for him, even if he intended to, he remains at the stage of an 'attempted secret room' incident."

"Even if he had committed the crime of the secret room, would he be sentenced to death under the laws of the Empire?"

Qian Renxue withdrew some of her killing intent and said, "No. He would be sentenced to imprisonment for ten years or less. If the circumstances were particularly egregious, a life sentence."

"If the Imperial law is such, then the Angel God would see this at most as an attempted act. While it is not a capital offense by the Angel God's standards, the intent to force himself upon another is still unforgivable."

Qian Renxue hesitated for a moment, ultimately abandoning the thought of killing Bu Le. "Fine then. Let him lose the thing he is most proud of. Only then will he be unable to violate women again!"

"I understand." Lin Ye decisively drew an ordinary longsword and, with a single stroke, severed Bu Le's 'little brother.'

Squelch!

"Arghhh!" Bu Le clutched his crotch and shrieked in agony.

"???" Qian Renxue was slightly stunned. "No, what did you understand?! Why did you cut that thing off!"

"Isn't this the thing he was most proud of?"

Qian Renxue's face flushed red. "You! I... I meant for him to cripple his own Martial Soul!"

"I'll cripple it! I'll cripple it! Just don't kill me!" Bu Le, in despair, crippled his own Martial Soul. "Arghhh!"

Having lost his spirit rings and soul power, he became an ordinary man, wailing in pain on the ground.

"Get lost!"

"I'm going! I'm going right now!"

Bu Le rose, incredibly weak, and struggled to flee.

At this moment, Qian Daoliu's voice resonated in the surroundings: "Making him cripple his Martial Soul and severing his manhood ensures he will never again have the means to commit such atrocities. You have handled this sin of lust well."

"Judgment of the Sin of Lust completed."

On the very first day, Lin Ye and Qian Renxue had completed the judgment of one sin; six more remained.

They did not linger, continuing their journey until they reached Huoxing City.

Over the next half-year or so, Lin Ye and Qian Renxue traveled across the Star Luo Empire. Beyond judging sins, they experienced numerous conflicts and battles along the way.

In particular, there were a great many hooligans who tried to flirt with Qian Renxue; in just over six months, they encountered over a dozen such groups.

Lin Ye gained a profound understanding of what it meant to be a "beauty who brings disaster."

Without sufficient strength, wandering about with a beauty of this caliber was truly a dangerous endeavor.

The events of these past months not only improved their strength but also matured their state of mind, exposing them to the dangers of society and the coldness of the world.

Their relationship also deepened imperceptibly, growing better with each passing day.

Lin Ye and Qian Renxue had also completed the judgments for the Sins of Greed, Envy, and Wrath.

For the Sin of Greed, Lin Ye and Qian Renxue judged a noble in a small city within the Star Luo Empire, one even smaller than Nuoding City.

This noble had excessively extorted the commoners, embezzled vast amounts of public funds, and used his status to oppress others, all to satisfy his greed for wealth, power, and women, committing all manner of heinous deeds.

Ultimately, Lin Ye and Qian Renxue sentenced him to death and executed him on the spot.

The Sin of Wrath also involved a noble from the Star Luo Empire—a young master of a certain house who wielded immense power locally, bullying men and women alike, acting as a local tyrant due to his family's influence.

He was unscrupulous, frequently resorting to violence to injure others at the slightest provocation.

Just because a citizen accidentally bumped into him, this young noble flew into a rage and beat the man to death.

Hearing that this was merely the tip of the iceberg for this young noble, Lin Ye and Qian Renxue executed him on the spot as well!

Throughout their journey, Lin Ye and Qian Renxue encountered far more than just these few local nobles and officials who oppressed the people and committed all kinds of atrocities.

Lin Ye had long since anticipated this.

In this Douluo Continent world, which blended Chinese and Western elements but was primarily Western in structure, the villains of the Empire were bound to be more numerous than those of the Spirit Hall.

Because of the Empire's feudal noble system, the Emperor would grant regions or entire cities to nobles as their personal fiefdoms.

Nobles enjoyed full rights over their fiefs, including management, control, military, judicial, administrative, and fiscal authority. They held too much power within their own lands, acting as absolute local emperors.

As long as no major incidents occurred, the Empire would not intervene.

It was easy to imagine that under such an imperial system, many people would inevitably face injustice and be oppressed by the powerful.

It was just that Lin Ye had not expected the corruption of the Empire to be so much more rampant than he had imagined.

The final sin, the Sin of Envy, involved two young men who had left their mountain village to seek their fortunes in a large city. One of them struck it rich, not only becoming wealthy but also winning the heart of a beauty and taking several beautiful wives.

The other, who had fared only moderately well, was consumed by such intense envy that he could no longer bear it.

One day, he visited the home of his successful friend, seized the opportunity to kill him, and then proceeded to rape and murder his beautiful wives. His behavior was excessively vile.

Ultimately, he was subjected to torture by Lin Ye and Qian Renxue before being slain with a single sword stroke.

It was a bright and sunny morning.

Lin Ye and Qian Renxue rose early to continue their journey, just as they always did.

They were preparing to leave the Star Luo Empire and head toward the borders of the Heaven Dou Empire.

The two conversed as they traveled.

Lin Ye said, "We have now completed the trials for the four sins of Lust, Wrath, Greed, and Envy. That leaves only Deceit, Betrayal, and Pride."

"We have been out for nearly seven months now, so we need to pick up the pace."

"Simply waiting to encounter those who commit these sins is too slow; we may need to start actively seeking these people out."

Qian Renxue nodded. "Mm, I have been thinking the same thing."

"We have been out honing our skills for over half a year, which is enough. It is time to finish this and return."

One month later.

The two had left the Star Luo Empire and once again entered the border region between the two great empires, unexpectedly passing by a city that was both familiar and strange to Lin Ye: Nuoding City.

The road sign ahead indicated that Nuoding City was still five kilometers away.

Nuoding City? I wonder if Tang San and Xiao Wu have started their studies at the Soul Master Academy yet, Lin Ye pondered to himself.

At that moment, Qian Renxue whispered in his ear, "It will be dark soon. Although this Nuoding City is only a small town, it is still better than sleeping out in the open. Let's head inside and find an inn to stay the night."