Word Becomes Law, Extorting One Billion Gold Soul Coins

After a long while.

Only after Xuan Zi's old face had been beaten into a swollen pig's head, unrecognizable even to his own mother, did Qian Jue finally withdraw his foot with lingering satisfaction.

Sure enough, nothing in this world was more satisfying than beating up Xuan Zi.

If there was, then it was beating him up one more time!

"All right, you can take this dead pig and get lost."

Qian Jue waved his hand as though shooing flies away.

Only then did the Shrek disciples, as though granted amnesty, dare to breathe deeply. They hurried over in a fluster and helped Xuan Zi, who lay on the ground like a puddle of mush, to his feet.

"Oh, I almost forgot."

Qian Jue stood with his hands behind his back and added casually,

"Xuan Zi offended me. Getting beaten up isn't enough to settle the matter.

Go back and tell Mu En to prepare one billion Gold Soul Coins, along with ten 100,000-Year Soul Bones, as compensation.

Another day, I'll personally visit Shrek Academy to collect them."

"To prevent you from trying any tricks after you go back, this little girl will stay with me as collateral for now."

After saying that, Qian Jue didn't even turn around. An invisible force directly pulled Zhang Lexuan to his side and held her firmly in place.

"Sister Lexuan!"

The Shrek disciples' eyes nearly split with rage at the sight, and they cried out in anguish.

But when they lowered their heads and saw Xuan Zi in their arms, beaten unconscious and barely clinging to life,

then recalled Qian Jue's terrifying configuration of three black and six red Soul Rings, they could only swallow their humiliation in the end.

For now, they had no choice but to endure the pain and take Elder Xuan back to deliver the news.

Before long, the Shrek group's figures vanished miserably into the dense mist of the Star Dou Great Forest.

The surroundings returned to dead silence, leaving only the rustle of leaves in the breeze.

The heavy stench of blood had yet to dissipate, a reminder of the utterly one-sided crushing that had taken place here.

Zhang Lexuan stood three steps away from Qian Jue's side, her hands unconsciously clutching the hem of her clothes.

Though she tried her best to maintain the composure expected of the Inner Court's senior disciple, her faintly trembling lashes betrayed the tension in her heart.

One billion Gold Soul Coins? Ten 100,000-Year Soul Bones? That was simply a fantasy!

Gold Soul Coins were one thing—perhaps Shrek could scrape them together by exhausting its ten-thousand-year accumulation—but ten 100,000-Year Soul Bones...

Even all the 100,000-Year Soul Bones openly known across the Douluo Continent probably wouldn't add up to that many!

By naming conditions that were fundamentally impossible to fulfill, he was clearly making things difficult for Shrek.

"What? Do you think my conditions are too harsh?"

As though he had seen through Zhang Lexuan's thoughts, Qian Jue didn't turn around and merely asked calmly.

Zhang Lexuan drew a deep breath and gathered her courage to stare at Qian Jue's back.

"Senior, you should know very well that not even Shrek—even if every Soul Bone across the continent were collected—could produce ten 100,000-Year Soul Bones.

You never intended to let Shrek redeem anyone by making such demands, did you?"

"You are indeed clever."

Qian Jue slowly turned around, a hint of amusement flashing through his deep black eyes.

"Do you think I would still care about mere 100,000-Year Soul Bones now?

The only reason I named those conditions was to give myself a legitimate excuse to flatten the Sea God Pavilion in the future."

Zhang Lexuan's heart trembled, and her face instantly turned pale. "You... what exactly do you intend to do to Shrek?"

"That isn't something you need to worry about. Your current identity is my captive—and my guide."

Qian Jue walked straight past her and casually tossed out a sentence.

"Let's go. I've slept for ten years, and I've nearly forgotten the sights of this continent. Lead me out of this forest and to the nearest human city."

Watching Qian Jue's upright back, which radiated an endless oppressive aura, Zhang Lexuan bit her lower lip.

She touched her smooth forehead, where the Word Spirit Contract planted by Qian Jue was hidden.

She knew that she was now completely beyond her own control.

"Yes... Senior."

Zhang Lexuan sighed helplessly. She could only step forward and silently follow this terrifying demon capable of overturning the entire continent's balance.

However, after they had not gone far, Qian Jue, who was walking ahead, suddenly stopped.

Zhang Lexuan, following behind him, was caught off guard and crashed solidly into his broad back.

Her forehead touched his sturdy body, and feeling the warmth of his body through his clothes, a flush instantly spread across Zhang Lexuan's fair cheeks.

She hurriedly took half a step back and lowered her head like a rabbit that had done something wrong. "Senior... what's wrong?"

As Qian Jue turned around and looked at her with those deep, placid eyes, Zhang Lexuan's heart suddenly tightened.

Could it be that he wanted to... do that to her out here in the wilderness?

After all, she was now his prisoner. Even if he truly made some excessive demand, it seemed she had no room to resist.

Without realizing it, Zhang Lexuan's thoughts had already slipped toward the worst possible direction.

Seeing her darting gaze and flushed cheeks, Qian Jue naturally guessed what nonsense this little girl was imagining.

He ignored her and merely raised a hand, casually pointing at the 100,000-Year Bloodthirsty Dragon Lizard in the distance. It had been severely wounded by him and lay dying in a pool of blood.

"Kill it. It won't survive anyway. Rather than let it die here and give its Soul Ring to some other Soul Beast, you might as well absorb it.

If I'm not mistaken, your eighth Soul Ring slot is still empty, isn't it?"

At Qian Jue's reminder, Zhang Lexuan abruptly snapped out of her romantic and frightened thoughts. She had actually forgotten something so important!

"Oh... all right! Thank you for granting me this, Senior!"

Zhang Lexuan quickly nodded, took a deep breath to calm herself, and hurried over to the Bloodthirsty Dragon Lizard.

She summoned her martial soul and pierced the dragon lizard's vital point with a precise strike, giving the 100,000-Year Soul Beast a swift death.

As the dragon lizard's enormous body gave one final twitch, a scarlet 100,000-Year Soul Ring emanating dense blood-red light and savage pressure slowly emerged above its corpse.

Facing the temptation and pressure of a 100,000-Year Soul Ring, Zhang Lexuan didn't dare be the slightest bit careless.

She immediately prepared to sit cross-legged. She intended to meditate for several hours first, restoring the Soul Power she had expended protecting Elder Xuan and healing her injured internal organs to their peak state before attempting this near-fatal absorption.

However, just as she was about to close her eyes, Qian Jue's impatient voice interrupted her.

"How long are you planning to take to recover?"

Zhang Lexuan froze, somewhat unable to understand what Qian Jue meant.

Absorbing a 100,000-Year Soul Ring was incredibly dangerous. How could she do it without first bringing herself to her best condition?

But she quickly understood what Qian Jue intended to do.

Qian Jue gazed at her calmly, his thin lips parting as he uttered two words. "Recover."

Those two words seemed to carry a magical power that transcended the laws of heaven and earth.

The moment his voice fell, Zhang Lexuan felt a gentle energy appear from nowhere and instantly envelop her entire body.

The Soul Power that had been drained dry within her filled up in an instant like a surging spring. Her damaged meridians, blood, and vital energy were miraculously healed completely! Even the slightest trace of fatigue vanished without a trace!

"This... is unbelievable!" Zhang Lexuan's beautiful eyes flew wide open as she stared at Qian Jue in disbelief, enormous waves rising in her heart.

How exactly had he done that?!

He hadn't used any healing-type soul skill, nor had she even sensed a fluctuation of Soul Power. He had merely spoken two words, yet forcibly reversed her body's condition!

Word Becomes Law?!

Did such a terrifying power, one that existed only in myths and legends, truly exist in this world?!