Deterrence from Su Ge

Su Ge looked at Ning Rongrong, but ultimately cast his gaze toward a patch of woods not far away.

"If there's an opportunity in the future, we could certainly cooperate."

"But joining you is unnecessary; I'm still used to walking my own path."

He gave that direction a meaningful look, then turned to Ning Rongrong with a faint smile.

"They say this is a world where the weak are prey to the strong..."

Su Ge withdrew his gaze and waved at Ning Rongrong with his back turned to her.

"In that case, my appetite has always been quite good!"

Although Ning Rongrong was not surprised by Su Ge's refusal, she understood the meaning behind his look.

She also glanced in the direction Su Ge had been watching, a few glints of danger flashing in her eyes.

She naturally knew about the surveillance and protection from her sect; otherwise, she wouldn't have dared to openly defy Flender, a Soul Saint. But if she were to listen to everything she was told, she would be truly ignorant!

Most importantly, she had been discovered by Su Ge!

"Get out here!"

Hearing the commotion behind him, Su Ge was not surprised. His words were meant for Ning Rongrong, but they were also a message for Ning Fengzhi!

As for where his confidence came from? Naturally, once he returned and finished absorbing the Whale Glue brought by Deng Jilin, he wouldn't be too far from level fifty.

By then, it wouldn't be up to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to call the shots, and ordinary Title Douluo would no longer pose a threat to him!

Speaking of Deng Jilin, the warning he was sent to deliver should be arriving about now, right?

In Suotuo City, Flender's mood had gradually calmed down. After registering the group, it was time to arrange the soul fighting matches.

After having Dai Mubai lead the others to the Gambling Soul Fighting Zone and giving them a few simple instructions, he headed straight into the Grand Soul Fighting Arena.

He knew the strength of these little monsters all too well. Every bet he placed was a guaranteed win; how could he miss such a good opportunity to make money!

Thinking of this, his previous bad mood vanished, and a smile tugged at the corners of his mouth as he prepared to check the match schedule and place his bets.

However, halfway there, he ran into a man who forced him to pay attention!

The man did not look old, appearing much younger than him, only in his thirties.

Logically speaking, with his strength as a level 78 Agility Attack System Soul Saint, he didn't have to walk sideways in Suotuo City, but he had no reason to fear most people.

Yet, this man before him sent a chill rising from the soles of his feet, and a sense of crisis made the alarm bells in his heart ring wildly!

The strength of the person before him was definitely not below his own!

And looking at his posture, he seemed to be waiting specifically for him!

"You are Flender?"

Deng Jilin sized up Flender, and after confirming that the person before him was indeed the one he was looking for, he asked.

"I am indeed Flender. May I ask who you are...?"

"You don't need to know who I am. I'm just here to deliver a message and make you realize a certain fact."

Flender frowned at these words, his tone deepening: "I don't recall ever offending you. Acting so rashly seems a bit unreasonable, don't you think?"

Deng Jilin had no intention of explaining or wasting words on Flender's remarks.

"You only need to know this: be careful what you say, and be careful what you do!"

"Otherwise..."

Flender instinctively activated his martial soul. Two yellow, two purple, and three black soul rings appeared, his Cat-Eagle dynamic vision locked firmly onto Deng Jilin.

But the next instant, he felt a blur before his eyes. Before he could even react, a bone-chilling cold swept over his entire body!

His movements paused slightly, and in that gap, a blade radiating a sinister chill was already resting on his shoulder, the sharp edge a mere two or three inches from his neck!

Only then did Flender see the situation clearly. Behind him, an ice coffin had appeared out of nowhere, encasing his entire body!

An instant-cast soul skill!

Flender was a man of keen insight. Looking at Deng Jilin, who hadn't even revealed his soul rings, he immediately understood that this was a self-created soul skill. No wonder he hadn't been able to react in time!

"Next time, this blade will take... your life!"

His speed of speech remained the same, his tone still icy, but the cold blade on his shoulder made Flender feel frozen to the core.

He endured the terror of death and nodded slowly.

Seeing that Flender had confirmed receipt of the message, Deng Jilin retracted his martial soul. The ice coffin collapsed immediately, turning into pure soul power that returned to his body.

This was a combat instinct he had cultivated in the wild; he wasted as little soul power as possible.

"I hope you remember that there is always someone better, and there is always a heaven beyond heaven. That I am speaking to you nicely is already your greatest stroke of luck."

After saying this, he walked out of the Grand Soul Fighting Arena along the path Flender had taken, as if he had just settled a trivial matter.

In truth, what he said was correct. It was fortunate that Su Ge had only asked him to deliver a message and incidentally intimidate this man named Flender.

Although he didn't understand why he had to do this, he followed orders.

But in his impression, if Su Ge had acted personally, there would have been no need for such trouble.

Of course, it wouldn't have been just a warning or intimidation then.

So in his view, Su Ge merely asking him to act was already a massive stroke of luck for this Flender!

Only Flender remained standing in place, listening to those words, unable to recover for a long time.

He touched his neck, as if he could still feel the cold from just a moment ago.

In the other party's words, such a situation was actually considered "speaking nicely" and a stroke of luck?!

'Could it be that I went too far, and this is a warning from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?'

'Or is it... Su Ge?'

Flender's mind was in a state of chaos; he couldn't figure out what was going on.

As the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi would not easily go back on his word, especially with a letter as proof.

As for Su Ge? Xiaogang had clearly said that the former Nuoding City Lord had only provided some help to him back then. Even if the latter had been promoted since, it was absolutely impossible for him to hire such a powerhouse!

Flender closed his eyes. As his soul power circulated within his body, he gradually regained his body temperature and felt the presence of warmth.

He could feel that the other party's soul power level wasn't actually high—not even as high as Old Zhao's—but his strength could absolutely not be measured by a simple soul power level!

Moreover, for someone only in their thirties to reach the realm of a Soul Saint, he was definitely no simple character!

"Sigh, what a troubled time!"

For the first time, Flender felt that the Shrek team was not easy to lead!

"Forget it, the match is about to start. I'd better go place my bets first."