Shui Bing'er: "I Promise You!"

The male voice that abruptly pierced their ears was like a drop of cold water hitting a pot of boiling oil.

Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu turned their heads sharply at the same time, their gazes as keen as blades instantly locking onto the source of the sound.

It came from a window in a private room on the second floor of a teahouse overlooking the street.

A handsome man in luxurious robes stood leaning against the window with an air of calm composure, a faint, playful smile on his lips as he looked down at them with great interest.

He was even holding a cup of hot tea in his hand, looking entirely at ease.

It was Lin Yue.

"It's him?!" Huo Wu's anger flared even higher, her willow brows arching in fury. The voice just now had been so calm it was almost mocking, as if he were laughing at them for tearing each other apart over a mere century-level soul beast.

She was already burning with rage over the escape of the Lightning Rabbit, and now she directed her hostility toward this mysterious man. "Was it you who said you had—"

Before she could finish, however, Shui Bing'er stopped her.

Shui Bing'er was more composed than Huo Wu, though her ice-blue eyes were filled with vigilance and scrutiny.

"That's right, I'm waiting for you to come up!"

"Only the two of you may come up."

Lin Yue chuckled again.

After being held back by Shui Bing'er, Huo Wu calmed down, realizing that if she had blurted out the word "soul beast," the situation would have spiraled out of control and the man might have left.

After exchanging a glance, the two girls ultimately could not suppress their desire for the soul beasts, and by tacit agreement, they avoided the others and arrived before Lin Yue.

"Who are you? Do you truly possess soul beasts?" Shui Bing'er's voice remained cold, carrying a trace of imperceptible caution.

Lin Yue's gaze swept over the two girls, who were strikingly different in style yet equally outstanding, and he wore a playful expression. "Of course!"

Snap.

Lin Yue snapped his fingers, and a spatial vortex appeared before him.

Immediately after, a thousand-year soul beast tumbled out.

"A thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider!"

Seeing the soul beast fall out, Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu were both stunned.

Yet that was not all; one after another, various soul beasts fell from the spatial vortex.

There were century-level ones, and even ten-thousand-year ones.

Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu were completely dumbfounded, staring at the scene before them in disbelief.

The man before them actually possessed soul beasts.

And they weren't just ten-year soul beasts that had just awakened their soul power, but century, thousand, and ten-thousand-year specimens.

In the past, they would not have been so surprised to see such creatures.

But the times had changed; in this era, soul beasts were practically extinct!

Snap.

Lin Yue snapped his fingers again, and all the soul beasts on the floor vanished instantly.

"Who exactly are you? What about that Lightning Rabbit from earlier? Was that you who let it go?" Though Huo Wu was impulsive, she was not stupid; she immediately thought of the Lightning Rabbit and couldn't help but demand an answer with her hands on her hips.

Shui Bing'er stood a step behind, her gaze as clear and cold as ice crystals locked onto Lin Yue. She did not speak, but an invisible chill permeated the air, lowering the temperature of the room by several degrees.

She, too, suspected that the Lightning Rabbit had been released by Lin Yue, and she was currently assessing the man's strength and intentions.

Lin Yue leisurely swallowed a piece of pastry and took a sip of tea before raising his eyes to look at the two women, the playful smile on his face deepening. "Who am I? That is not important. What matters is that I can give you the soul beasts you desire."

"What do you want?"

Shui Bing'er asked calmly.

Lin Yue leaned back, resting comfortably against the chair, his gaze shifting between Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu as a meaningful curve touched his lips.

"Whatever cultivation level of soul beast you desire, I have it here. However, the price..." He deliberately drew out his tone, his eyes sweeping over the two women with a hint of aggression, "...depends on what you are willing to pay."

The implication was all too clear.

"You actually want us? You lecher!"

Once Huo Wu realized what he meant, she burst into a furious tirade.

Shui Bing'er's expression also turned icy, her face filled with shame and anger.

"That depends on your own choices. As long as you are willing to pay, I have every soul ring you will need for your future cultivation, and they are all of the highest quality—not those one-year soul rings from the outside world that provide no soul skills after absorption!"

Lin Yue said slowly.

"You..."

Huo Wu was flushed with shame and anger, wanting to lash out but feeling it wasn't the right move.

"Aren't you afraid that we will tell everyone that you possess so many soul beasts?"

Shui Bing'er was much calmer, knowing how to threaten Lin Yue.

She wanted the soul beasts, of course, but she did not want to pay with herself.

"That's right. If you don't give us the spirit beasts, we'll expose what you've done right now and let everyone know that the farce from just a moment ago was all your doing!" Huo Wu's eyes lit up, and she quickly chimed in with a threat.

"Do you really think you two can threaten me?"

Lin Yue let out a scoff upon hearing this.

Boom—

Immediately following that, Lin Yue released the terrifying spirit pressure from his body.

The expressions of Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu changed instantly, and their bodies collapsed onto the ground with a thud, pinned down and unable to move by the sheer force of Lin Yue's spirit pressure.

"How is this possible..."

Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu were both completely stunned, staring at Lin Yue with blank, dazed expressions.

They knew Lin Yue's strength might be formidable, but they never expected it to be this terrifying; his spirit pressure alone was enough to suppress them until they couldn't even budge.

Even their academy dean, who possessed the cultivation of a Spirit Douluo, couldn't compare to this at all.

A Title Douluo—the man before them was definitely a Title Douluo.

Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu immediately deduced Lin Yue's strength, and their hearts filled with even greater terror.

They truly never imagined that they would be targeted by a Title Douluo.

They didn't even know whether they should be happy or cry.

"This Seat does not like to force others!"

"This Seat will give you one chance. If you refuse, don't even think about seeing This Seat ever again!"

"In the future, you will only be able to compete with other spirit masters for those ten-year spirit beasts that have just awakened their spirit power, and you might not even be able to snatch one of those."

Lin Yue withdrew his aura and added one final remark: "I am giving you ten seconds to choose!"

Tap~ tap~

After those words, Lin Yue fell silent, merely tapping his fingers lightly against the tabletop.

As for Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu, after recovering their breath, their expressions shifted repeatedly upon hearing Lin Yue's words.

If this were in the past, they certainly would have refused Lin Yue without a moment's hesitation.

Even if the other party were a Title Douluo, they would never sell themselves out just for a few spirit beasts.

But today was different from the past.

"I agree!"

The cold and aloof Shui Bing'er was the first to speak.

She truly did not want to give up the opportunity before her.