These stinking men, eyeing my wife, should all be castrated.

Lord Bear's aura erupted completely, like a demon god standing before Ba Jiushi. "We are the Star Dou Fierce Beasts."

"Star Dou Fierce Beasts?" Ba Jiushi's pupils contracted violently. He remembered now: the Star Dou Fierce Beasts, terrifying soul beasts with cultivation reaching hundreds of thousands of years.

Their leader was named Di Tian.

His cultivation exceeded eight hundred thousand years.

So, he was going to die at their hands.

Lord Bear swung his massive palm, intending to crack open Ba Jiushi's skull.

A sincere, elegant voice rang out:

"Wait!"

Lord Bear stopped his hand and looked at the owner of the voice in confusion.

Li Luo seemed to radiate light. "Oh~ what a beautiful creature."

"You must often be described with the word 'cute.' Your hands should not be stained with blood."

???!

Looking at Lord Bear's fan-sized palm, as thick and broad as a wall—it shouldn't be stained with blood?

Di Tian, Bi Ji, and King of Ten Thousand Demons were petrified on the spot.

What did it mean for the hulking Lord Bear to be troubled by the word "cute"?

Was this reasonable?

As for Lord Bear himself, he said with a little skip of joy, "Cute?"

As a veteran player of the Soul Guidance Communicator, Lord Bear knew that "cute" was a way humans described things they liked.

He rubbed his head with his fan-sized palm, looking quite embarrassed.

Seeing this, King of Ten Thousand Demons screamed internally, "Big Silly Chun, wake up! 'Cute' is used to describe things that are petite."

"Look at your own build; how can you be shy just because you heard the word 'cute'?"

It was rare for someone to praise him, so Lord Bear didn't care about all that. He confirmed again, "Cute? Really?"

Li Luo's expression was earnest. "Please, by all means, believe it. Your inner essence can never be fully covered by that word alone."

Lord Bear didn't quite understand what Li Luo was saying.

But he knew the general meaning.

He was being praised.

The Matriarch truly has an eye for talent, Lord Bear thought to himself.

Lord Bear introduced himself solemnly, "Hello, my name is Lord Bear."

Li Luo said sincerely, "Lord Bear, your name should be 'Beauty'!"

Lord Bear was completely won over. No beast, and no human, had ever praised him like this.

If anyone were to say he had been disrespectful to the Matriarch earlier, he would be the first to disagree.

King of Ten Thousand Demons collapsed to the ground...

Di Tian felt extremely sour inside. Damn that Lord Bear, why couldn't the beast praised by the Matriarch be me?!

Bi Ji wanted to pull Di Tian's ears.

Li Luo smiled and said to Lord Bear, "Beautiful and cute Lord Bear, your hands are so noble and holy."

"They should not be stained with foul blood. Let me do it for you instead."

Lord Bear said embarrassedly, "That wouldn't be good, would it? Wouldn't that dirty your hands?"

Li Luo smiled and replied, "It won't."

Ba Jiushi roared hysterically, "Are you people going too far? Can't you just give me a quick death?"

"Do you have to torture and humiliate me like this?"

None of them were acting like humans, nor were they acting like beasts!

Talking about whether killing him would dirty their hands right in front of his face.

Was there any greater insult?

If he weren't being tightly controlled by that terrifying pressure, he would have already attacked.

"If you keep yapping, I... I'll self-destruct!" Ba Jiushi was at his wit's end, resorting to such a desperate threat.

Lord Bear's aura was monstrous, clearly dissatisfied with Ba Jiushi interrupting him and Li Luo.

But Lord Bear's aura was directed entirely at Ba Jiushi.

Not a shred of it fell upon Li Luo.

"Don't worry, he's just a piece of trash nine-ringer. With the Boss's Dragon Might suppressing him, Bi Ji's mental restraint, and Old Wan having already planted 'xx' inside his body, it's impossible for him to self-destruct."

Lord Bear's voice hummed with a buzzing quality; he desperately wanted to make his tone gentle, but his innate physiology simply wouldn't allow it.

I hope the Matriarch doesn't think I'm a brute, Lord Bear thought to himself.

"Oh, so that's how it is," Li Luo replied.

Li Luo's response carried two layers of meaning.

The first layer was that Ba Jiushi was unable to move and could be slaughtered at will.

The second layer was that the Star Dou Fierce Beasts of Douluo III had all arrived.

Li Luo spoke again, "Beautiful Lord Bear, allow me to be the one to end his life."

"He believes that blowing people to bits is a beautiful art."

"Then he should know that his death is also a form of beauty to those who cherish life."

"Everything in the galaxy possesses beauty."

"Wow, how philosophical." Lord Bear didn't quite understand, but he felt it was profound and stepped aside to clear the path.

Li Luo stepped forward, with Na'er following behind him.

"Na'er, remember to turn on the Soul Guidance Communicator's camera and record the moment I kill him."

Na'er was puzzled. "Ah, Brother, why?"

Li Luo smiled happily. "The Federation usually has bounties on Evil Soul Masters. And this one is no ordinary Evil Soul Master."

"He has nine rings on him."

"As the saying goes, you get what you pay for; every ring has its price."

"He is very valuable."

Na'er's eyes lit up instantly. "Brother, I will make sure to film you clearly."

Li Luo replied, "Just filming me clearly isn't enough; you need to film him clearly, too."

Na'er said, full of motivation, "Yes, Brother, I guarantee I will complete the mission."

Ba Jiushi coughed up blood, perhaps out of sheer rage.

Na'er held the Soul Guidance Communicator, her expression extremely serious, and snapped away right in Ba Jiushi's face.

Li Luo pulled out a dagger.

It wasn't the White Tiger Dagger, nor was it the Black Tiger Dagger; it was just an ordinary blade.

Controlled by several soul beasts with hundreds of thousands of years of cultivation—one of which was a being with over eight hundred thousand years—Ba Jiushi, an Evil Soul Master who had barely broken through to the nine-ring level by taking shortcuts, was completely unable to move or resist.

Ba Jiushi watched helplessly as the snow-white blade went in.

And the blood-red blade came out.

Then it went in again, and out again.

The vitality of a nine-ring Titled Douluo was indeed formidable.

Li Luo stabbed Ba Jiushi several times.

Ba Jiushi's vitality gradually ebbed away.

Until he died.

Back in the era when people hunted soul beasts to obtain soul rings, Li Luo's actions would have been called a "finishing blow."

Unfortunately, no soul ring emerged from Ba Jiushi.

Having killed two people in a row, Li Luo appeared calm on the surface, but felt a sense of discomfort inside. I probably won't be able to eat spicy beef noodles tonight.

However, Li Luo did not regret it.

Wu Liuqi and Ba Jiushi wanted to destroy the world; he could ignore that.

He had no interest in managing it, either.

But they shouldn't have tried to destroy his world.

Whoever destroys his world, He will destroy them!

Li Luo grinned and said, "My beautiful creature, thank you for your generous help. If you ever have need of anything in the future, please be sure to let me know."

Lord Bear was dazed by the flattery.

From the time he was small until now, besides his late parents who had been good to him, no other beast had ever treated him well.

That old timer Di Tian was always criticizing him, saying he did this wrong or that wrong.

Only the Matriarch, the Dragon Queen, saw his worth.

She praised him.

And she even told him to be sure to notify her if he ever encountered danger.

Lord Bear was moved to tears.

Li Luo looked at the touched Lord Bear, silently adding a postscript in his heart: Please be sure to let me know, so I can cheer you on, wave flags, and shout '666' for you.

It was impossible for him to defend Lord Bear's safety!

Lord Bear's strength didn't require his protection.

On the contrary, right now, he was the one who needed Lord Bear to protect him.