"Lin Ye, they were the ones who harassed me first, so I..."
Zhu Zhuqing's eyes reddened, her voice carrying a hint of grievance.
Before she could finish,
a rough yet warm hand landed on her head and gently rubbed it.
"Alright, big kitty, I understand."
Lin Ye's voice was soft.
"Get some rest first. Leave the rest to me."
Zhu Zhuqing froze for a moment.
Since childhood, no one had ever treated her with such intimacy and protectiveness.
That feeling of being trusted unconditionally instantly shattered the strength she had been forcing herself to maintain.
"Mm."
She answered quietly, her eyes slightly red.
Then she softly warned him,
"Lin Ye, be careful. He... he's a Level 37 Soul Elder."
Lin Ye sneered.
Be careful?
Of these crooked losers?
As a transmigrator who had read the original novel, he knew perfectly well what sort of people Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun were.
One spent every day wallowing in the arms of twin girls in Soto City, while the other had become a frequent visitor to brothels because he could not suppress his Evil Fire.
What good intentions could these two animals who thought with their lower halves possibly have upon seeing someone with a figure as stunning as Zhu Zhuqing's?
Even more laughable was that Dai Mubai, that useless fool, had not even recognized his fiancée in name.
How utterly ridiculous!
Lin Ye slowly turned around, shielding Zhu Zhuqing behind him as his dark eyes swept coldly over the people opposite him.
"In broad daylight, two grown men surround an injured girl to hit on her. When she rejects you, you even try to attack her."
"Do people from Shrek Academy leave home without their faces?"
"Bullshit! Which eye saw us harassing her?"
Ma Hongjun clutched his bleeding face and cursed furiously.
"We saw she was alone and unsafe, so we kindly went to check on her! And she repaid kindness with hostility!"
"Check on her?"
Lin Ye looked as though he had heard the funniest joke in the world.
"With that useless thing between your legs?"
He then stepped forward and looked coldly at Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun.
"You really think I don't know about your little scandals?"
"One is a libertine young master who can't sleep at night without holding a woman.
"The other is a stinking fatty who harasses decent women every day because his mutated Martial Soul can't suppress his Evil Fire."
"Scummy men like you, with nothing but filthy thoughts in your heads, dare to talk about 'concern'? I think you're just ruled by your dicks. The moment you see a beauty, you want to drag her into bed!"
The entire restaurant instantly erupted.
The diners watching the show began whispering among themselves and pointing at them.
"Damn, so they're two whoremongers!"
"They look decent enough, but they're so filthy behind the scenes?"
"Just now, I thought that girl had too much of a temper. Now it seems she scratched them right! I'd scratch them too if it were me!"
Wave after wave of discussion filled the restaurant.
Ma Hongjun's face turned from liver-red to eggplant-purple.
Dai Mubai could no longer keep his expression together either.
The corner of his mouth twitched, and a flash of shock passed through his eyes.
How did this brat know about those things?
He had only been in Soto City for three years, and not many people knew of those absurd affairs.
More importantly, his dignity, Dai Mubai's dignity, had been trampled into the ground in public!
"You're talking bullshit! You're slandering me!"
Dai Mubai's voice suddenly rose, veins bulging on his neck.
"I'm a student of Shrek Academy! Who are you, some wild brat that crawled out of nowhere, to slander me like this?"
He stepped forward, releasing the aura of a Level 37 Soul Elder.
"Since reason won't work with you, we'll settle this with our fists!"
"Brat, do you dare fight me one-on-one?"
"Oh? You're losing your temper, and now you want a duel?"
Lin Ye raised an eyebrow, smiling faintly.
"Whoever loses will kneel on the ground in front of everyone and kowtow in apology!"
"How about it?"
Dai Mubai gritted his teeth.
He was a Level 37 Soul Elder, and his White Tiger Martial Soul was a top-tier beast Martial Soul.
This boy looked no more than fifteen or sixteen. At most, he was a Great Soul Master. Dai Mubai was absolutely confident he could beat the shit out of him!
"Sure."
Lin Ye casually rolled his neck, his joints cracking sharply.
"I've been wanting to see what kind of trash the famed Shrek Academy has produced."
"Brat, you'll pay for your arrogance!"
Dai Mubai roared.
"White Tiger, Possession!"
A layer of intense pale light instantly erupted from his body.
At the same time, the phantom of a mighty White Tiger appeared behind him. Tiger stripes spread across his arms as his muscles rapidly swelled.
Two yellow and one purple Soul Rings rose from beneath his feet, and the powerful pressure of a Soul Elder swept through the entire restaurant.
"Third Brother, Boss Dai is getting serious. That brat is dead for sure."
Ma Hongjun gloated from the side.
Tang San frowned slightly. He felt that there was something off about the boy standing still in place.
He was too calm.
"Since you're so eager to kneel, I'll grant your wish."
Lin Ye raised his head, and his eyes instantly turned scarlet!
"Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, Possession!"
Boom!
An utterly terrifying evil aura erupted from Lin Ye's body without restraint!
Black evil energy spread as though it were tangible.
A fierce wind rose from the ground.
Black lightning exploded wildly through the air.
The phantom of an enormous black tiger, surrounded by black lightning and violent winds, slowly emerged behind Lin Ye.
That incomparably evil pressure instantly crushed Dai Mubai's White Tiger pressure to pieces.
Everyone in the restaurant changed expression at once.
Ma Hongjun's legs suddenly went weak, and he nearly dropped to his knees.
Meanwhile, Xiao Wu's body trembled violently. Like a rabbit grabbed by the scruff of its neck, she uncontrollably hid behind Tang San.
Her Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul was screaming madly!
It was fear from the depths of her soul—the instinctive terror a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast felt toward a predator-level beast!
Tang San's pupils suddenly contracted.
This evil aura...
He recognized it.
"It's a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger!"
Tang San blurted out, his voice low but filled with shock.
His teacher, Yu Xiaogang, had personally told him about it.
This Soul Beast was a creature of ultimate evil.
It possessed six attributes.
Once fully grown, it was a top-tier existence comparable to a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
Someone actually had it as a Martial Soul?!
Then, beneath everyone's horrified gaze, one yellow and one purple Soul Ring slowly rose from beneath Lin Ye's feet!
The bright purple glow cast an eerie light across the entire restaurant.
"P-purple? His Second Spirit Ring is actually a thousand-year one?!"
"How is that possible? He's only in his twenties!" Ma Hongjun cried out.
At that moment, a ruthless glint flashed through Tang San's eyes.
He leaned close to Dai Mubai and lowered his voice until only the two of them could hear.
"Boss Dai, don't hold back when you fight him. Cripple him if you can!"
"If an existence of such ultimate evil is allowed to grow, Douluo Continent will inevitably be plunged into devastation!"