Frenzy Rhythm! Li Yingxue, the Good Daughter

Li Yingxue gave her opponent no chance to react. With a flicker of her body, she closed in like a cheetah and decisively activated Frenzy Rhythm.

Her seemingly petite body now contained explosive strength. Every punch and every kick landed precisely at the critical moment when her opponent's Soul Power surged.

"Want to use a soul skill? Have you asked my fists?"

The man had originally wanted to use his Soul Ancestor cultivation to open up some distance and unleash a soul skill, but Li Yingxue's shadowlike martial arts relentlessly suppressed him.

Whenever his Soul Power began to surge, Li Yingxue's attacks would crash over him like a tide, skillfully interrupting his soul skill release.

This was hardly a soul fight. It was practically a one-sided lesson in domination!

In the end, accompanied by a dull impact, the man was blasted off the stage by Li Yingxue's fierce side kick and slammed heavily outside the fighting platform.

Apart from his initiative attack during the first three seconds, Li Yingxue had nearly spent the entire match pressing him into the ground.

She fought to her heart's content, and the audience below watched with boiling blood. Xiao Bai, who had bet everything on Li Yingxue to win, made a killing—while the other gamblers were now kneeling on the ground, clutching their heads and shedding blissful tears of "bankruptcy."

Then, like a shark that had tasted blood, Li Yingxue seemed to become addicted to fighting.

Urged on by Xiao Bai, she fought several matches in a row, turning the Soul Fighting Arena upside down.

When they left the Soul Fighting Arena, Xiao Bai waved grandly and declared, "Come on! Your Sister Bai made a fortune today. I'm taking you out for a feast, then we'll stay at the finest hotel nearby!"

Without waiting for an answer, she grabbed the still-unsatisfied Li Yingxue and headed straight for the most luxurious VIP Building nearby.

The next morning, sunlight filtered through a gap in the heavy curtains and fell across Li Yingxue's face.

Li Yingxue slowly opened her eyes with a splitting headache, dizziness washing over her from the hangover.

In a daze, she looked around—an unfamiliar ceiling, clothes scattered messily about, empty liquor bottles lying all over the floor...

Before she could sort out her thoughts, the faint sound of breathing beside her made her entire body stiffen.

"Who?!"

Almost on instinct, Li Yingxue did not hesitate. A vicious sweeping kick tore through the air and sent the person beside her flying off the bed!

"Ow!"

With a familiar cry of pain, that person crashed onto the carpet.

Only then did Li Yingxue see her face clearly—it was Xiao Bai!

"Why is it you?! Why are you here?!"

Li Yingxue instantly sobered up by more than half. In a panic, she pulled the blanket over herself and wrapped it tightly around her body, her face pale.

Xiao Bai rubbed her aching waist as she grimaced and climbed to her feet, a thoroughly punchable teasing smile on her face. "Who else would it be? My 'good daughter,' you drank until you blacked out last night and cried, made a scene, and threw a drunken tantrum."

As she tidied her disheveled clothes, she said unhurriedly, "It took a lot of effort to drag you into the room. Just as I was about to leave, you grabbed onto me and refused to let go, all while mumbling 'Mother'..."

Xiao Bai stepped closer, deliberately drawing out her words with a wicked grin. "Remember now? You called me so affectionately last night, my 'good~ daugh~ter~'!"

At Xiao Bai's reminder, broken, unbearably embarrassing fragments of memory suddenly flooded Li Yingxue's mind.

The image froze on her hugging Xiao Bai's leg and bawling her eyes out... It had turned out exactly as Xiao Bai said!

It's over. It's all over...

Li Yingxue buried her head in the blanket in despair, curling into a ball as though she wanted to die on the spot.

And this mortifying disaster had happened right in front of Xiao Bai, the person who knew her best!

Seeing her own "good daughter" overwhelmed with shame and indignation, even looking as if she wanted to suffocate herself, Xiao Bai could not help bursting into laughter.

She deftly put on her own clothes, thoughtfully picked up the garments from the floor one by one, then lifted a brand-new set of clothes and tossed it onto Li Yingxue's head.

"Stop hiding. Hurry up and get dressed and wash up—the sun's already on your backside. We still have breakfast to eat!"

"I'll wait for you outside, my 'good daughter'~"

After saying that, Xiao Bai, afraid of getting beaten up, swiftly pulled open the door and slipped away.

The instant the door closed, a pillow slammed fiercely into it with a bang!

"Go die, you damned fox!"

It was not until the afternoon that the two women finally returned to normal and entered the Soul Fighting Arena once more.

The moment they entered, a nervous-looking staff member hurried over and blocked their path.

"What do you want?"

Xiao Bai instantly went on alert, her sharp gaze fixed on him.

"Please don't misunderstand, ladies! Our manager has an important matter to discuss with you."

The staff member was exceptionally respectful. Especially when he looked at Li Yingxue, his eyes were filled with awe—after yesterday's sweeping victories, even Soul Ancestor experts had suffered under her hands. She was a true force to be reckoned with.

"Fine, lead the way." Li Yingxue exchanged a glance with Xiao Bai and decided to see what he was up to.

"Thank you for your understanding. Please follow me, ladies."

Led by the staff member, the two passed through the noisy fighting area and went directly to the manager's office.

Inside the Soul Fighting Arena manager's office.

The manager of the Soul Fighting Arena, a man who normally commanded immense influence in Suotuo City, actually stood up in person and gave Li Yingxue and Xiao Bai a deep bow the moment they entered.

"My name is Li Le. Greetings, Miss Li Yingxue. Greetings, Steward Xiao Bai!"

The greeting was sincere and carried not the slightest trace of perfunctoriness, leaving Li Yingxue and Xiao Bai momentarily stunned.

"You are?" Xiao Bai narrowed her eyes and carefully examined the middle-aged man before her. He seemed somewhat familiar, yet she could not remember exactly who he was.

Seeing this, Li Le quickly explained respectfully, "It is only natural that Steward Xiao Bai does not remember me. The position I held was not within your direct jurisdiction back then."

He paused, then continued solemnly, "In answer to Steward Xiao Bai, I was once an old subordinate of the Li Family as well. Not long ago, after the family head transferred most of the family's assets to Spirit Hall, he specially arranged for us old retainers to be dispersed among suitable positions, hidden in the shadows in case we were needed."

At that, Li Le straightened his back, a trace of pride appearing in his eyes. "As for me, I was assigned here as the general manager of this Soul Fighting Arena. During this time, I have been secretly keeping control over the intelligence and flow of funds in the surrounding area for the family."

"So that's how it is..." Li Yingxue nodded thoughtfully, understanding flashing through her eyes.

It seemed her father's plans ran far deeper than she had imagined.

Those people hidden in the shadows were indeed all crucial pieces.