Darkrock Giant Rhino, a Thousand-Year Spirit Ring Delivered to His Door!

Zhu Zhuqing's reaction was entirely within Lin Ye's expectations.

The injured girl before him had likely just escaped from the Star Luo Empire and was currently on her way to Shrek Academy.

She was going to find her nominal fiancé, Dai Mubai.

Lin Ye remembered the original story perfectly.

Zhu Zhuqing's older sister, Zhu Zhuyun, the eldest daughter of the Zhu Household, had oppressed her younger sister in every possible way and had even sent assassins after her.

Sigh...

A twelve-year-old girl, fleeing alone... It would be a lie to say she was not pitiful.

Zhu Zhuqing was staring fixedly at Lin Ye.

Being hunted by her own sister was the greatest humiliation and deepest scar of her life.

She had repeatedly considered every detail of her escape plan. Even her personal maid had been kept in the dark.

Yet this boy who had appeared out of nowhere had exposed her identity in a single breath. It was hard not to be suspicious.

"Lin... Lin Ye, thank you for saving me."

"B-but I'm still curious. How did you know my identity? Can you tell me?"

Zhu Zhuqing's voice gradually turned cold.

"Take a guess."

"You..." Zhu Zhuqing immediately became a little annoyed.

"Don't worry. I, Lin Ye, won't harm you."

Lin Ye cut off the emotions that were about to erupt from her, his tone calm.

"If I wanted to harm you, you'd already be dead."

"Do you think I would need to save your life first, then waste effort killing you?"

Zhu Zhuqing was instantly stunned by his words.

Before Zhu Zhuqing could recover,

Lin Ye took another roasted chicken leg from the fire and tossed it toward Zhu Zhuqing.

"Eat. Replenish your strength. If you're not full, how will you have the energy to flee for your life?"

The chicken leg traced an arc through the air and landed squarely in Zhu Zhuqing's hand.

Its golden skin glistened with sizzling oil, and its aroma instantly filled Zhu Zhuqing's nose.

"Grrr..."

At that moment, Zhu Zhuqing's stomach growled involuntarily.

She had not eaten for two days.

Zhu Zhuqing looked at the fragrant chicken leg.

A fierce internal struggle began within her.

He was probably right. If he really were an assassin sent by her sister, there was no need for him to go through all this trouble.

While I was unconscious, he had countless ways to make me die silently.

Besides, the aura around him was completely different from the cold, sinister assassins her sister had sent.

He probably really meant me no harm.

Zhu Zhuqing then bit her pale lower lip, picked up the chicken leg, and cautiously took a small bite.

After chewing twice, her expression shifted slightly.

It was actually quite tasty.

She then began chewing faster. In just a few bites, she stripped the entire chicken leg clean, her manner of eating completely at odds with her frosty appearance.

Lin Ye glanced at her from the corner of his eye, the corners of his lips lifting slightly, but he said nothing.

After finishing, Zhu Zhuqing wiped the grease from the corner of her mouth with the back of her hand, and her expression returned to its usual chill.

"Um... thank you."

Her voice was quiet, as if the words had been forced through clenched teeth. After saying them, she turned her cold face away.

Lin Ye raised an eyebrow helplessly.

Oh? For this tsundere cat to say thank you, it was like asking for her life.

Lin Ye then tossed the chicken bones into the fire, and sparks immediately burst out.

Just as the atmosphere gradually grew heavy,

Rumble!!

The ground suddenly shook violently!

Both of them sprang to their feet at once, entering combat readiness.

A trace of panic flashed through Zhu Zhuqing's eyes, and her first thought was:

"Could those assassins have found us?"

She instinctively took half a step back, her fingers trembling slightly.

But in the next instant, Lin Ye reached out and pressed a hand onto her shoulder.

"Don't panic. It's not human."

Lin Ye's gaze pierced through the bushes and locked directly onto the darkness ahead.

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's senses told him that a Soul Beast was approaching.

And it was enormous.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Accompanied by heavy footsteps like war drums, the bushes were violently smashed aside.

A giant rhinoceros over five meters tall, its entire body covered in black armor resembling rock, slowly emerged from the darkness.

Its single horn gleamed with a cold metallic luster beneath the moonlight, and every step it took left spiderweb-like cracks in the ground.

A Darkrock Giant Rhino!

Lin Ye recognized it instantly.

Judging from the Soul Power fluctuations emanating from the giant rhino, its cultivation was nearly two thousand years!

Lin Ye gradually became excited.

Zhu Zhuqing beside him, however, reacted completely differently.

"This is bad. It's a Thousand-Year Soul Beast! Run!"

Yet when she turned to look at Lin Ye, she found that not only was there no fear on the boy's face, but an irrepressible smile had curled across his lips.

"Why run?"

Lin Ye rolled his neck, his joints cracking crisply.

"I was just worried I couldn't find a second Soul Ring."

"Not bad. It came straight to my door."

Lin Ye stepped forward, and scarlet light flared in his eyes.

"Martial Soul, possess me!"

Lin Ye shouted lowly, and his eyes instantly turned scarlet.

Boom!

That evil aura capable of making all things submit swept outward once more!

The phantom of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger appeared behind him. Black lightning danced wildly over the tiger's body, while a fierce gale howled outward in all directions.

Beneath his feet, a yellow Hundred-Year Spirit Ring slowly lit up.

Though he possessed only one Soul Ring, the ferocious might it radiated was not weak in the slightest.

Standing several steps away, Zhu Zhuqing involuntarily retreated half a step.

Not out of fear.

Rather, her Netherworld Spirit Cat Martial Soul was trembling wildly within her body! Resonating madly!

The resonance was even stronger than the one the White Tiger Martial Soul had once caused!

The sensation was too strange, as if her Martial Soul possessed a will of its own and could not wait to submit.

"Wait, this Martial Soul... is it the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger?"

Zhu Zhuqing muttered, her pupils filled with disbelief.

She had once seen records of this Soul Beast in ancient texts kept by the Star Luo Empire's imperial family.

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.

A beast of utmost evil, possessing six attributes and said to contain a trace of the Evil God's power—a top-tier Soul Beast.

The books stated that after reaching adulthood, this Soul Beast could rival a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast. It truly stood at the peak of the Soul Beast pyramid!

She had never imagined that someone in this world would possess it as a Martial Soul!

No wonder her Netherworld Spirit Cat was reacting like this. Both were feline Soul Beasts, but before the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, it was like a mouse encountering a cat.

No, it was a cat encountering a tiger.

Roar!

Enraged by the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's aura, the Darkrock Giant Rhino lowered its horn, stomped its four hooves against the ground, and charged forward like an out-of-control heavy tank!

"First Spirit Skill, Evil God Thirteen Slashes!"

Lin Ye's right hand transformed into a tiger claw. Thirteen slashes wrapped in black evil energy and lightning spread out in a fan shape, hacking fiercely into the Darkrock Giant Rhino's front!

Clang! Clang! Clang...

The first six slashes struck the Darkrock Giant Rhino's rock armor, sending sparks flying and leaving behind only white marks.

Its thick hide and heavy armor made it comparable to a moving fortress.

But beginning with the seventh slash, the accumulated power finally exceeded the rock armor's limit.