The Shock of Two Titled Douluo

"Should I deal with these two old men, or what? I saw them sneaking looks the whole time. They must be enemies, so I brought them over for you to see. Otherwise, I would've killed them already."

Lin Xiao smiled. Of course, he knew who these two were. Seeing Xue Qinghe's panicked expression, he said blandly, "I don't know them. In that case, kill them."

"Right away!" Zhou Yi's eyes turned cold as he slowly raised the feather fan in his right hand.

"Wait!" Xue Qinghe knew that if he did not intervene, Uncle She and the others would likely die at this Titled Douluo's hands.

Zhou Yi halted his attack and turned to look at Xue Qinghe.

"What do you want?"

"They... they are my... uncles."

Zhou Yi looked at Lin Xiao. "That doesn't sound right, Lin Xiao. Didn't you say your disciple was a prince of the Heaven Dou Empire? Why would he have two Titled Douluo uncles? And their martial souls are far too different."

"No, Senior. They are both uncles I acknowledged. They have nothing to do with the empire," Xue Qinghe hurriedly explained.

Zhou Yi still showed no intention of letting them go. He only listened to Lin Xiao. Once someone posed a threat, he would kill without hesitation, lest trouble be allowed to grow.

Those who hid in the shadows were especially deserving of death.

Seeing Zhou Yi's expression, Xue Qinghe turned to Lin Xiao. "Teacher, this senior is your friend, right? These two are my uncles. Please show mercy, Teacher."

Lin Xiao smiled. "All right, Zhou Yi. Let them go."

Zhou Yi was somewhat helpless. He could only withdraw his feather fan and tap the two of them several times. She Long and Ci Xue slowly regained consciousness.

Snake Lance Douluo rubbed his eyes. When he saw the two people before him, his brows rose. "Young Master?"

Zhou Yi slapped Snake Lance Douluo across the head. She Long's face darkened with anger as he turned and shot a cold glare at the young man behind him.

"You little brat, you dare strike this old man?!"

"Oh? So what if I hit you? Not convinced?"

Snake Lance Douluo's face twitched. No matter what, he had to kill this ignorant rat today.

Just as he raised the snake lance in his hand, Zhou Yi lightly waved his feather fan. Amid flashing blades and sword shadows, She Long's martial soul was actually sliced into two.

"Ah!" Snake Lance Douluo froze as he stared at the martial soul severed in his hand. His martial soul had never been destroyed except when his Soul Power was depleted. Yet this young man had shattered it with nothing more than a fan. It was utterly unbelievable.

Xue Qinghe also frowned. Who exactly is this person?

"All right, that's enough."

Hearing Lin Xiao's words, Zhou Yi gave a cold snort and slowly put away his feather fan.

She Long swallowed hard and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Was this even human?

Sting-Pig Douluo was equally stunned. The scene from earlier suddenly surfaced in his mind. While they had been discussing the Young Master's martial soul changes, a figure had appeared before them and knocked them unconscious. Could it have been this person?

Other than a Titled Douluo, no one could have knocked them out so easily. But there was no record anywhere on the continent of such a young Titled Douluo. Could it be that, like Lin Xiao, this person was also a peerless genius?

"Qinghe, these two are your uncles?"

Lin Xiao looked at Xue Qinghe with a smile.

"Yes." Xue Qinghe said, "They are both this disciple's uncles. What happened just now was a misunderstanding. Uncle She would never harm me."

Zhou Yi stroked his chin. "Two Titled Douluo... the Soul Power fluctuations they emit shouldn't match your martial soul. Are you really a prince of the Heaven Dou Empire?"

Xue Qinghe's expression shifted. Just as he was about to say something, Lin Xiao spoke.

"Why are you asking so many questions about someone else's affairs? Get lost."

"Uh..."

Zhou Yi scratched his head. Had he talked too much?

Lin Xiao turned to Xue Qinghe. "Since the two of you are Qinghe's uncles, I will say no more."

Since Qian Renxue wanted to hide her identity, he had no desire to expose her. This felt rather nice, actually.

"Qinghe, tell me what has happened recently. Why did Xue Ye summon me back?"

Xue Qinghe sighed and answered, "Teacher, do you remember Ghost Master, the one you killed last time?"

"Ghost Master?" Lin Xiao thought about it. Ghost Master seemed to be a disciple of someone called Wen Mo Douluo. Back when the selection for Xue Qinghe's teacher was taking place, Lin Xiao had killed him.

"Yes. After you killed Ghost Master last time, the Star Luo Empire's royal family demanded that Father hand you over, or they would start a war."

"Father naturally refused to hand you over, which enraged the Star Luo Empire's royal family. They began massing troops and launching attacks on our empire's borders from time to time. No fewer than a hundred soul masters have already died."

Lin Xiao said firmly, "I understand. Then we will fight to the end. I refuse to believe the Star Luo Empire intends to unify the entire continent!"

"They do not have the ability to unify the continent. Spirit Hall has always kept the balance between the two great empires. This time, Spirit Hall has said nothing. It appears they are tacitly allowing the two empires to wage war and weaken each other."

Lin Xiao sneered. "Don't worry. I'll go see Xue Ye right now. This time, I will personally lead the troops."

Xue Qinghe had just wanted to stop Lin Xiao, but when he looked again, Lin Xiao had already vanished from where he had been standing.

Zhou Yi vanished with him.

Snake Lance Douluo looked at Xue Qinghe and said in a low voice, "Young Master, perhaps this is an opportunity. Once the two empires go to war, Spirit Hall may be able to reap some benefits."

"That's right, Young Master." Ci Xue nodded as well. "She Long is right. Why not let me return to Spirit Hall now and seek His Holiness the Pope's counsel, so she can decide on a strategy? This is the key to breaking through both empires."

Xue Qinghe gazed into the distance. Only after a long time did she slowly speak.

"No. This will not consume enough of the two empires' strength yet. Our plan still needs time. We cannot act rashly."

"Young Master!" She Long had just wanted to say more when he saw Xue Qinghe's gaze lingering on the spot where Lin Xiao had disappeared. He then sighed.

The two Titled Douluo looked at each other before vanishing from Xue Qinghe's courtyard together.

Inside the Heaven Dou Empire's imperial palace.

Xue Ye sat upon the imperial throne, glaring angrily at the soldiers below.

"What did you say? The border city fell so quickly?"

One soldier said in a low voice, "Your Majesty... the enemy ambushed us... before the soldiers could even react..."

"Useless trash!"

"Of the several thousand soldiers stationed there, only thirty-odd came back? How did you fight this battle?!"

The soldiers lowered their heads deeply, none daring to look at Xue Ye.

A minister stepped forward, clasped his hands, and bowed. "Your Majesty, Imperial Tutor Lin Xiao is currently absent from the empire. We can announce to the public that Imperial Tutor Lin Xiao has already left the Heaven Dou Empire, and anyone who wishes to take his life may seek him out themselves. That way, we can protect the border cities."