Encountering Three from Spirit Hall's Golden Generation!

As the red-haired youth finished speaking, another young man with short silver hair, who bore some resemblance to the girl, spoke up right after him.

"Yan, don't cause trouble."

"We came to Star Dipper Forest this time to obtain our fourth soul rings!"

Star Dipper Town was a mixed bag of people. There was no need to create extra trouble over a seat.

"Xie Yue, don't worry!"

"I'll settle this little matter right away!"

Yan waved his hand dismissively.

The three of them were the core members of Spirit Hall's Golden Generation.

Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan.

Their purpose in coming here was to hunt suitable soul beasts and obtain their fourth soul rings.

Yan had always been secretly in love with Hu Liena. Now that the hotel was packed and Hu Liena had nowhere to sit and rest, Yan naturally had to seize this chance to show off.

He wanted to put on a good display in front of Hu Liena.

With that in mind, Yan swept his gaze across the noisy hall.

In the end, it settled on Jiang Yu.

There was no helping it. Jiang Yu was alone, and he did not look very old. No matter how one looked at him, he seemed like an easy target.

So Yan did not think much of it and walked straight over to Jiang Yu.

"Hey, brat!"

"I've taken a liking to this seat."

"Take the money and leave right now!"

Yan tossed a gold soul coin in front of Jiang Yu and spoke in an extremely arrogant tone.

In Yan's eyes, one gold soul coin was more than enough to buy a seat.

"Sorry."

"Someone's sitting here. I'm not giving it up."

Jiang Yu replied calmly. At the same time, he flicked his hand, sending the gold soul coin flying back. It struck Yan squarely in the chest before falling to the ground.

Yan looked at the gold soul coin on the floor, then at the calm-faced Jiang Yu, and immediately flew into a rage.

"What!"

"You damned brat!"

"You've made me angry!"

Yan had finally found a chance to show off in front of Hu Liena, only to be ignored by Jiang Yu.

How was he supposed to hold his head up after this?

Enraged, Yan did not think twice. He reached out with his right hand, his five fingers curled into a claw, and grabbed for Jiang Yu's collar.

"Hm? You want to fight!?"

Jiang Yu reacted extremely quickly to Yan's attack.

He shot out his right hand and gripped Yan's wrist. At the same time, Jiang Yu supported Yan's elbow with his left hand and gave it a fierce pull.

Using Yan's own force against him, redirecting a thousand pounds with four ounces...

Yan instantly lost his balance completely.

With a bang, Yan slammed face-first onto the ground.

"Yan!"

"Yan! Are you alright!?"

Xie Yue and Hu Liena, who were not far away, turned pale in shock and hurried over to ask worriedly.

"I'm fine!"

"How could anything possibly be wrong with me!"

Yan sprang up from the floor in embarrassment, hastily brushing the dust from his clothes as he pretended to remain calm.

But inside, his fury had already reached the heavens.

What a humiliation!

He had meant to teach this brat a lesson, yet not only had he failed, he had taken a huge fall in full view of everyone—and right in front of Hu Liena!

That felt even worse than killing him!

Yan's face turned the color of liver as he glared at Jiang Yu, his teeth grinding loudly.

"Brat, you've completely enraged me!"

"Martial Soul Possession! Flame Lord!"

With Yan's furious roar, a scorching wave of air exploded outward from him!

Immediately afterward, the phantom of a giant composed entirely of dark crimson flames abruptly appeared behind Yan.

At the same time, three soul rings—two yellow and one purple—rose from beneath his feet and circled around him.

A level-thirty Soul Elder!

Seeing this, the diners nearby hurriedly fled, afraid of getting caught in the crossfire.

"A three-ring Soul Elder!?"

"Perfect. I just got a new soul ring, so I'll use you to stretch my muscles."

Seeing Yan release his martial soul, Jiang Yu showed not the slightest fear. Instead, he looked eager to give it a try.

Jiang Yu had only just obtained his second soul ring and had yet to test the effects of [Diamond Body] in actual combat.

Now that someone had voluntarily come to serve as a sparring partner, how could Jiang Yu possibly let such a good opportunity slip by?

A fierce battle was on the verge of breaking out.

Meanwhile.

Outside the hotel, within the shadow of a towering tree, a figure quietly watched everything unfold.

He was a delicate-featured man wearing an ornate golden robe. His nails were exquisitely manicured, even painted with a faint floral dye.

He was the Spirit Hall elder ordered to secretly protect the Golden Generation.

A Title Douluo—Chrysanthemum Douluo, Yue Guan.

"Hm?"

"Nana and the others ran into trouble?"

Watching the commotion inside the hotel, Yue Guan could not help thinking to himself.

Just as Yue Guan was about to make a move, a sharp aura suddenly locked onto him from behind and to the side.

"Who's there?!"

Yue Guan's expression changed drastically. With a light tap of his toe, he silently glided dozens of meters forward, instantly putting distance between himself and that aura.

At the same time, Yue Guan released his martial soul, ready to attack at any moment.

Yue Guan knew very well that anyone capable of giving even him such an intense sense of danger had to be a powerhouse of the same level!

"Yue Guan, it's been a long time!"

A somewhat hoarse voice rang out.

After seeing the newcomer's face clearly, surprise appeared on Yue Guan's face.

"It's you!... Snake Spear!"

That was right. The person who had appeared beside Yue Guan was none other than Snake Spear Douluo.

Both were Title Douluo of Spirit Hall, so they naturally knew each other.

"Snake Spear, why are you here?"

"Shouldn't you be in Heaven Dou City, protecting the Young Master?!"

Yue Guan frowned as he questioned him.

Qian Renxue had infiltrated the Heaven Dou Empire under the identity of Crown Prince Xue Qinghe. This was one of Spirit Hall's highest secrets.

However, as Pope Bibi Dong's confidant, Yue Guan naturally had the authority to know this core secret.

He also knew that Snake Spear Douluo was the guard secretly protecting Qian Renxue!

Snake Spear Douluo did not answer Yue Guan's question. He merely raised a hand and pointed at Jiang Yu, who was confronting Yan inside the hotel.

"You can't touch that person down there."

"He is someone the Young Master values."

"Someone the Young Master values!?"

Hearing that, the surprise on Yue Guan's face deepened.

Following the direction Snake Spear Douluo pointed, Yue Guan carefully examined Jiang Yu.

He was an utterly ordinary youth. Aside from being somewhat handsome, there seemed to be nothing special about him.

"What does the Young Master value about him?" Yue Guan asked curiously.

"You don't need to know."

"You only need to remember that if you dare harm even a single hair on him today—"

"The Young Master will never let you off!"

Snake Spear Douluo's voice sank as he spoke in a stern tone.

"Is that so!?"

"Then I'd like to see what's so special about this brat!"

Yue Guan could not help saying as he looked at Jiang Yu in the distance.

"Hehe, then you'd better watch carefully!"

"Don't be too shocked later!"

Snake Spear said with a smile.