Damn it~ When you're out here, nobody's loyal.

Time always flies. After Lin Nuo said goodbye to Tang Wuling and her family while holding Na'er's hand, he headed toward the soul guidance bus. At this moment, Na'er, who had been holding his hand the entire time, finally spoke up: "Brother, you seem to think quite highly of that Tang Wuling."

Hearing his younger sister's question, Lin Nuo naturally realized that she was already on the path to jealousy.

"How should I put it?" Lin Nuo looked at Na'er before him. "After awakening my martial soul, I felt that Tang Wuling's martial soul was far from simple, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it, so I said a few extra words."

Upon hearing this, the small, jealous expression on Na'er's face vanished instantly, replaced by silence. It was as if she had thought of something but chose not to say it.

Seeing Na'er like this, Lin Nuo asked curiously, "Do you know something, Na'er?"

In truth, this was Lin Nuo testing Na'er, wanting to see what kind of foreshadowing he had laid out for the future using time. This made him unable to stop himself from wondering.

Na'er sensed Lin Nuo's probing gaze and immediately shook her head: "Na'er doesn't know~"

Lin Nuo stared at the flash of panic that had just crossed Na'er's face; he understood that he had guessed some things correctly, but he wasn't in a hurry. "I understand. Let's go home."

"Okay, Brother."

Na'er fell into Lin Nuo's rhythm without any resistance, completely forgetting her earlier jealousy and only wanting to hurry home with her brother.

A figure in the shadows quickly followed their pace, not daring to linger for even a second.

The two boarded the bus and soon returned to their apartment building.

Just as Lin Nuo was pulling Na'er toward the apartment, several figures ahead immediately caught his attention, and he fell silent.

If he remembered correctly, weren't these the guys who bullied Na'er in the original story, the ones who caused Tang Wuling and Na'er to meet?

Why would they appear here?

Could it have been arranged by that guy Tang Hao?

What was the point of such an arrangement? He had already completely bonded with Na'er; it was impossible to dismantle their relationship, so what was the meaning of this?

He didn't quite understand, but he silently shielded Na'er behind him. "Na'er, hide behind me."

"Mm." Na'er nodded; she had clearly sensed the malice from the people ahead as well.

"Yo~ little brother, your sister is quite the looker. Do you want to come with us..."

Before the lead thug could finish, with a bang, he was sent flying like a kicked ball. The other thugs hadn't even reacted before their boss had been launched into the air.

After awakening his martial soul, Lin Nuo clearly felt his physical body had been thoroughly sublimated, though he did feel a bit hungry.

"You bottom-of-the-barrel scum, say that again if you have the guts!" Lin Nuo's body began to be enveloped in golden light, and the surrounding space began to flow slowly at that moment.

The moment the group of thugs saw the golden light surrounding Lin Nuo, they realized they had provoked someone they shouldn't have and immediately scrambled to flee, not caring at all about the boss who had just been kicked away.

At this time, the boss struggled to crawl up. Seeing his subordinates abandoning him without a second thought, he cursed: "Damn it~ out here on the streets, not one of you has any loyalty." But when he looked up and saw the golden light on Lin Nuo, he ignored his own pain and ran for his life as well.

Young soul masters were key protected assets of the Federation; if you didn't want to die, running was the best option.

Lin Nuo watched the fleeing group and withdrew his gaze. "As expected, people like this are just wasting air while alive."

He turned to look at Na'er behind him. "You weren't scared, were you, Na'er?"

Na'er seemed to be in a daze, but upon hearing Lin Nuo's concerned words, she immediately snapped back to reality. "I'm fine, Brother, but you were so cool just now!"

"In the future, Na'er wants to be just like Brother."

Na'er would never tell the Lin Nuo before her that she had just given an order to Zi Ji in the shadows, telling her to burn that scum to ashes!

"Then Brother will look forward to it." Lin Nuo retracted his martial soul, feeling his stomach empty. Sure enough, the consumption of a body martial soul was fast; just one kick and he was already hungry.

He felt he was going to become a glutton just like Na'er and Tang Wuling.

In a dark alley, the group of fleeing thugs gathered, looking at their boss who had run back in a sorry state.

"Boss, are you okay?" a thug asked, unable to hide his concern as he looked at his leader's appearance.

"You lot, not one of you has any loyalty!"

"It's not that, Boss, that guy is a soul master; we don't want to die," one subordinate said.

Upon hearing this, the boss didn't dwell on it any further. He just clutched his swollen cheek tightly with one hand, his brows knitted together as he complained: "Fine, fine, I get it! We'll go get a drink. This face really hurts~"

Yet, they didn't notice that in the dim shadows, a blurred figure stood silently, her gaze locked onto their every move like a cold blade.

As the figures of those men gradually drifted away, turning into blurred specks of light in the night, the figure slowly raised her palm, a cluster of purple flames burning brightly in its center.

Without any unnecessary movement, she blew gently, and the cluster of flames darted out like an arrow released from a bow, silently pursuing the men in the distance.

At this moment, those men were still laughing and talking, completely unaware of the aura of death quietly closing in behind them, still walking step by step toward the trap set by the Grim Reaper.

That night, Lin Nuo cooked a lot of dinner. There was no helping it; ever since awakening his martial soul, he had become a glutton just like Na'er, eating a massive amount as he constantly cleared the food from his plate.

The television was playing news about Proud Arrival City, and the eyes of both Lin Nuo and Na'er were instantly drawn to it.

"Several unidentified individuals suddenly burst into flames and were burned to charcoal, making it impossible to distinguish their original appearance. Official identification suggests the work of an evil soul master. We urge all citizens of Proud Arrival City to protect themselves and try not to go out late at night."

Listening to the reporter's broadcast, Lin Nuo had already identified the men; there was no helping it, as one guy's clothes were simply too conspicuous. Perhaps only half of them had burned away—what kind of material was this clothing made of to be so fire-resistant?

Thinking this, Lin Nuo couldn't help but cast his gaze toward Na'er. At this moment, Na'er was eating her food frantically, seemingly completely uninterested in the news.

He understood that this was definitely the work of this little one, but he didn't expose her and continued eating the food in his bowl.

Only then did Na'er dare to look up. Seeing that her brother wasn't going to ask any more questions about the matter, she felt a sense of relief, though the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl upward. She happily calculated in her heart: "How is the food Brother makes so delicious? I want to eat it for the rest of my life (╯▽╰) so fragrant~~"

Late at night, as Tang Wuling drifted off to sleep, she thought about what Lin Nuo had said to her today and fell into a peaceful slumber. She would cultivate diligently; so what if her Soul Power Level was low? So what if her martial soul wasn't great? There were definitely other professions that would allow her to shine brightly.

Yet, the moment she drifted off to sleep, a voice began calling out to her.

"Wuling..."

"Who is it? Stop bothering my sleep!" Tang Wuling was fast asleep, muttering a retort in her dream, and the other party instantly fell silent.

Old Tang: "..."

This isn't right, is it? With a martial soul like that awakened, how can you still sleep so comfortably? Shouldn't you be feeling anxious, worrying about your future prospects?

How can you even fall asleep?!