"Excellent. A wise choice!"
"What about you?"
At that, Lin Yue burst out laughing and turned to Huo Wu.
"Shui Bing'er, you..."
Huo Wu stared at Shui Bing'er in shock, never expecting her to actually agree.
She had been planning to refuse, but after seeing Shui Bing'er agree, she was suddenly less willing to do so.
"I... I agree too!"
Huo Wu glared at Shui Bing'er, then gritted her teeth and agreed as well.
It looked as though she was mostly trying to compete with Shui Bing'er.
She could do without those Soul Beasts, but she couldn't let Shui Bing'er have them while she went without.
"Excellent. Now I'll put you both to the test!"
Lin Yue laughed heartily, then stepped forward and put an arm around Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu on either side. In a flash, they vanished from the spot.
The scene of Lin Yue using threats and enticements to make two young women throw themselves into his arms was also broadcast to the Containment Shelter.
All the Soul Beasts saw it.
"Ha ha! These two women are willing to give themselves up for a mere few Soul Beasts. How pathetic!"
"Our master sure knows how to have fun!"
"If you ask me, the master's so powerful. If he's taken a liking to someone, why not just take her by force?"
"What do you know? This is called knowing how to deal with people..."
"Bah! It's called both parties being willing..."
"Ha ha! Whatever you call it, it's a great sight!"
"Yeah. I don't understand it, but the look on those two women's faces is pretty satisfying!"
"..."
After seeing the scene, Di Tian and the other Soul Beasts all burst into laughter.
They were delighted to watch Lin Yue make two human girls bow their heads and offer themselves to him.
As for the few Soul Beasts Lin Yue had promised them?
They didn't pay it much mind.
Soul Beasts were constantly fighting among themselves anyway. If their master killed a few, being chosen by him would be an honor.
Anything that could benefit their master was something to be proud of.
"Your Majesty, the master seems like a man of passion. He might make a move on you someday, so it would be best to prepare yourself!"
Bi Ji slipped over to Gu Yuena and quietly warned her.
"Don't stick your nose into my business!"
"And what about you? Aren't you worried about yourself?"
At Bi Ji's words, Gu Yuena's cheeks grew warm. She had actually noticed Lin Yue's gaze long ago.
She also knew that Ah Yin and Xiao Bai had already served Lin Yue.
So it was entirely possible that Lin Yue would come for her someday.
"I... I'm Di Tian's wife. The master probably wouldn't..."
Bi Ji's face flushed slightly, and she looked flustered.
"That was only a way for Di Tian to protect you. You're his wife in name only. If the master finds out, do you think he'll let you off?"
Gu Yuena smiled faintly, revealing the secret between Bi Ji and Di Tian.
"I..."
Bi Ji's face turned even redder.
"Your Majesty, I'm not talking to you anymore!"
Bi Ji said bashfully, then ran off.
Lin Yue had no idea what was happening inside the Containment Shelter.
After carrying Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu away, he turned off the broadcast function.
The scenes that followed weren't suitable for children.
Even though the Containment Shelter was full of Soul Beasts, Lin Yue didn't want the male Soul Beasts watching.
He had no interest in exposing himself.
After taking Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu to a suitable hotel, Lin Yue began testing their Soul Skills.
As soon as Lin Yue released his Soul Power, the two women were once again awestruck.
Lin Yue was far too powerful.
Facing someone as strong as Lin Yue left them both on edge. He was a Titled Douluo—how could they possibly defeat him?
Fortunately, Lin Yue promised he wouldn't use any Soul Skills. He would fight them using only his physical strength.
At first, the two women kept deferring to each other, neither wanting to go first.
In the end, though, Huo Wu, with her fiery and straightforward temperament, was the first to attack Lin Yue. Since she had agreed to his challenge, there was no reason to back down.
After a fierce bout, Lin Yue truly got to experience Huo Wu's fiery side. Her figure—no, her Soul Skills were all scorching hot.
Unfortunately, she still wasn't a match for Lin Yue.
Without using a single Soul Skill, Lin Yue relied solely on his own strength to defeat Huo Wu so thoroughly that she was utterly routed, flames flying in every direction.
Shui Bing'er couldn't watch any longer, so she stepped in to take the place of Huo Wu, who had lost her ability to fight.
After a fierce bout, Lin Yue discovered that although Shui Bing'er had an ice attribute, her Soul Skills were just as fiery as Huo Wu's. She was in no way inferior.
Unfortunately, like Huo Wu, she was still no match for Lin Yue.
She, too, suffered a crushing defeat.
After Huo Wu had rested, she immediately joined forces with Shui Bing'er.
At last, Lin Yue felt some pressure.
One moment it was freezing cold, the next it was scorching hot. Lin Yue finally learned what it meant to be caught between ice and fire.
Fortunately, Lin Yue still won in the end.
What could he do? He was simply stronger.
"Your Highness!"
"Something happened by the city gates today..."
At the Crown Prince's Mansion, one of the Crown Prince's subordinates reported to Qian Renxue what had happened earlier at the city gates.
"A Hundred-Year Lightning Rabbit?"
"Are you sure the information is correct?"
Qian Renxue was astonished.
"Many people saw it. There's no doubt about it."
Qian Renxue's subordinate answered with certainty.
At that, Qian Renxue was genuinely surprised.
After sending her subordinate away, Qian Renxue fell into thought.
"Weren't all the Soul Beasts extinct?"
"Other than those newly awakened Year-One Soul Beasts, how could a Hundred-Year Soul Beast appear? And in a place like the imperial capital, no less!"
"No... It couldn't have appeared on its own. Someone must have brought it there..."
"Elder Lin Yue, was this your doing?"
After thinking it over, Qian Renxue quickly identified Lin Yue as the mastermind.
She knew that Lin Yue still had Soul Beasts other than the Year-One Soul Beasts.
So Lin Yue could certainly produce a Hundred-Year Soul Beast.
Besides, she also knew that Lin Yue should be coming to Tiandou Imperial Capital to see her soon.
By her calculations, the time was about right.
So Qian Renxue was absolutely certain that Lin Yue was the one who had caused the commotion.
"Elder Lin Yue, what are you trying to do?"
"Why create trouble for no reason? Just for the sake of causing a commotion?"
Qian Renxue frowned, pondering Lin Yue's motive.
But no matter how hard she thought, she couldn't figure out why he would do such a thing.
There was nothing to gain from it.
Since Qian Renxue couldn't figure it out, she stopped trying.
Lin Yue had already arrived. She could simply ask him when she saw him.
She was growing more and more curious about what sort of person her fiancé really was.