The Master Understands Me!

Obtaining a hundred-thousand-year soul ring by hunting Soul Beasts was extraordinarily difficult. Across the entire continent, Soul Beasts with a cultivation of a hundred thousand years could be counted on one's fingers.

One could imagine how difficult it was for Soul Masters to possess a hundred-thousand-year soul ring. They also had to endure the pressure and terrifying power brought by such a soul ring.

Yet Lin Xiao, who had been born in the God Realm, did not think much of it. Ever since he was young, the Asura God King had altered his bodily structure, allowing him to obtain soul rings without hunting Soul Beasts. That was also why the Asura God King valued Lin Xiao so highly!

The Asura God King had no shortage of grandsons. As a powerful figure in the God Realm, he possessed resources, women, and other things that ordinary people could never obtain. Rumor had it that the Asura God King had over a dozen wives and dozens of grandsons.

But compared to Lin Xiao, that group stood out like a sore thumb. Every one of them was a spoiled wastrel, idling about and wandering through the God Realm all day.

Some grandsons had chosen to descend to the lower realm to train in hopes of inheriting their grandfather's divine position, but their results were still far from ideal.

According to his memories, Lin Xiao's father had been the Asura God King's first son, his eldest son. His strength was only one step away from reaching the God King realm from that of a First-rank Divine Being.

But because of Lin Xiao's mother, he had chosen never to step into the God King realm.

Lin Xiao's mother in his previous life had been a million-year Soul Beast, possessing an immensely powerful Soul Beast bloodline from the God Realm. Even the Asura God King seemed somewhat weak before her.

Although the Asura God King's Asura Bloodline was immensely powerful, it appeared somewhat insignificant before that powerful Soul Beast.

When Lin Xiao had been very young, his mother had died for some unknown reason. In the end, the Asura God King's son—Lin Xiao's father—chose never to enter the God King realm for all eternity.

From then on, the Asura God placed all his hopes on his grandson, Lin Xiao.

After a day of travel, they finally reached the land at the border of the Star Luo Empire.

The ship slowly came to a stop. Lin Xiao stepped out of his room and looked at the bustling town, unable to stop himself from thinking of his hometown.

The captain walked over from the deck. "My lord, we've arrived."

Lin Xiao nodded. "Mm, you've worked hard. If you get the chance to return to Sea God Island, tell the Great Priest not to worry."

"Yes, my lord."

Then, a breeze swept past, and Lin Xiao vanished. When he reappeared, he had already arrived in Vast Sea City, the border town of the Star Luo Empire.

Vast Sea City remained prosperous, its surrounding buildings predominantly blue and exceptionally dazzling.

Lin Xiao walked down the street, followed by a man and a woman—Li Bai and Wang Zhaojun.

They had minds of their own as well, and they wanted to see the towns of Douluo Continent.

As the three walked down the street, each of them was the most eye-catching person there.

The people around them kept glancing at the trio. Of course, Lin Xiao was wearing a mask this time. With his looks, if he took it off, every woman present would probably swarm around him.

Even an icy queen like Bo Saixi had been conquered by him, let alone these ordinary people.

"Let's find a hotel and stay for the night. Tomorrow, we'll look around the nearby towns of the Star Luo Empire, then head to the Heaven Dou Empire."

"Yes, Master."

The three arrived at a hotel in Vast Sea City called the Ocean Hotel.

The Ocean Hotel was generally frequented by nobles, as it was the largest hotel in Vast Sea City. Poor people simply could not afford it.

When the three reached the counter, the attendant glanced at Lin Xiao.

Their clothes were not from this world, especially those of Li Bai and Wang Zhaojun, making him certain that they were ordinary people.

"Get me a room."

Without even looking at Lin Xiao, the attendant lowered his head and said blandly, "I'm sorry, sir, but the Ocean Hotel only accepts noble guests. Please find lodging at a nearby inn."

"Say that again if you dare!" Li Bai stared coldly at the attendant who had just insulted them.

The attendant was not afraid. He clapped his hands, and three middle-aged men entered from outside. They were Ocean Hotel guards, each possessing the strength of a Soul Elder.

Lin Xiao glanced at them. "My friend, I don't want to cause trouble. Give me a room, and we'll let this matter go. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude."

The attendant would not let it go. He had seen plenty of country bumpkins like these, and there was no shortage of people who talked big.

"Kid, let me give you some advice. If you don't want to end up crippled, leave this place. The Ocean Hotel isn't somewhere you commoners can afford to stay."

Just as Lin Xiao was about to take out money and smash it in his face, a man dressed in luxurious clothing walked in from outside the hotel.

"He's right. The Ocean Hotel isn't a place poor people are worthy of entering!"

Lin Xiao slowly pulled his right hand from his robes. It seemed there would be trouble again today.

Sure enough, this continent was filled with slaughter everywhere.

Even on Sea God Island, students fought each other. Perhaps that was the rule of this world: the strong preyed on the weak.

The strong were honored, while the weak were despised.

Lin Xiao turned around and looked at the man with a faint smile. "Heh, without poor people, you would've starved to death long ago."

The man frowned and snorted. "Hmph, so what? They can only live at the bottom, while I live among the upper class of the Star Luo Empire, a world you ordinary people could never glimpse. Kid, this isn't a place for you to run wild. Get lost now, and I'll spare your life!"

Li Bai turned to Lin Xiao and waited for his order.

"Since they're being so unfriendly, I'll leave them to you. Zhaojun, let's go."

"Yes, Master."

After Lin Xiao left, the man's lips curled upward as though he were saying, Scared now, aren't you?

But the next second, he realized he was wrong. White light engulfed him almost instantly.

Amid a thunderous boom, the attendant, the Soul Elder guards, and the middle-aged man all fell into pools of blood.

At some unknown moment, their throats had been cut by a single sword stroke.

At a small tavern, Lin Xiao ordered several dishes and began eating heartily.

After drifting at sea for so long, he had not eaten a proper meal even once.

When Li Bai returned, he nodded at Lin Xiao, signaling that the matter had been settled.

Lin Xiao took a jug of wine from his Soul Tool and tossed it over. Li Bai's eyes lit up. He caught the jug in one hand and said excitedly,

"Hahaha, the Master understands me!"

"I know you love wine, so I got you a few jugs earlier to keep as a reserve. Save them for later."

"Thank you, Master!"

Lin Xiao nodded. Wang Zhaojun stood beside him, and the moment she saw his cup was empty, she immediately refilled it. It was truly enjoyable.

At that moment, a discussion nearby caught Lin Xiao's attention.

"Have you heard about what happened recently in the Heaven Dou Empire?"

"How could I not have? That matter's been spreading like wildfire. Pretty much all the high-level Soul Masters have gone there, haven't they?"