Tsk, tsk, tsk~
"I never expected a Star Luo noblewoman who never stepped out of her doors to come all the way to Star Dou Great Forest for a tryst with some wild man."
"If other people found out, wouldn't they laugh their teeth out?"
At that moment, Zhu Zhuqing's gaze had turned icy to the extreme. Her fingernails shot out from both hands, becoming sharp cat claws.
"Zhu Zhuyun sent you? She really is impossible to get rid of!"
"The Eldest Miss is only thinking about the family's reputation."
The three-ringed Soul Elder chuckled.
"I heard that your useless fiancé, Dai Mubai, abandoned you long ago and ran off to Heaven Dou Empire to enjoy himself. What? Second Miss couldn't endure the loneliness, so she found herself a pretty boy?"
"You animals, shut up!"
Like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, Zhu Zhuqing snapped furiously.
"I have nothing to do with that coward Dai Mubai, who only knows how to run away!"
As she said this, Zhu Zhuqing glanced at Lin Ye beside her from the corner of her eye. Gritting her teeth, she said softly,
"Lin Ye, leave now. They came for me; this has nothing to do with you... I dragged you into this. With your strength, they probably can't stop you if you run."
However, the leading three-ringed Soul Elder immediately looked disdainful when he heard that.
"You still want to leave in front of us brothers?"
"I'll make this clear today: neither of you is leaving!"
At that moment, one of the two-ringed men in black beside him suddenly burst into arrogant laughter.
"That's right! Kill the man, chop him up, and feed him to the spirit beasts! As for this woman... hehe, Boss, the Second Miss has a truly exquisite figure. It'd be such a waste to kill her right away."
"How about we let the brothers have some fun first? Play with her for a few days before sending her on her way?"
"Makes sense. To die beneath a peony flower is to remain romantic even as a ghost."
The leading Soul Elder laughed even more wildly.
Hearing those filthy words, Zhu Zhuqing trembled with rage. Her eyes reddened as waves of helplessness rose within her.
Just then, a warm, large hand pressed heavily onto her shoulder.
Lin Ye pulled Zhu Zhuqing behind him and slowly raised his head.
"Hey, have you fuckers said enough?"
"Kid, what do you mean?" The three-ringed Soul Elder immediately frowned.
Then Lin Ye took a step forward.
"I mean, you three little bastards really have foul mouths."
"Do three pieces of trash that look like sewer rats really have the right to bark so wildly?
You think a few more Soul Rings can hide the fact that your brains are full of water?"
The moment his words fell, the surroundings sank into dead silence.
Zhu Zhuqing froze behind him.
Looking at that tall, sturdy back shielding her, her eyes suddenly stung.
Ever since she was little, apart from cold family rules and endless schemes, no one had ever stood so firmly before her like Lin Ye and spoken up for her.
"You little bastard, you're courting death!"
The leading Soul Elder's face instantly turned livid. He laughed in fury.
"I'm courting your mother's death."
Lin Ye fired back without the slightest politeness, pointing at the three-ringed Soul Elder's nose as he cursed.
"Are your cerebellums underdeveloped and your cerebrums completely undeveloped? You fucking look like a QR code. Without scanning you, no one would know what kind of beast you are!"
"You keep calling her Second Miss. Has being someone else's dog made you feel superior? Have you gnawed so many bones that you really think you're something special?"
That barrage of bizarre modern insults directly left the three assassins dumbfounded.
How could people on Douluo Continent have ever heard such fresh and unconventional expressions?
"You... you little bastard! You still dare insult us!"
The three-ringed Soul Elder's face turned green from rage. His whole body shook, and even the finger pointing at Lin Ye trembled.
"Little bastard, since you're in such a hurry to reincarnate, I'll grant your wish right now!"
"Brothers, summon your martial souls and kill him! Chop him into mincemeat for me!"
The three men on the other side completely lost it and roared hysterically.
The three assassins activated their soul power at the same time, their martial souls possessing their bodies! The three-ringed Soul Elder's martial soul was a Shadow Wolf, and his hands turned into sharp wolf claws.
The other two Great Soul Masters summoned an iron staff and a Ghost Vine respectively, attacking from both sides.
"Lin Ye!"
Zhu Zhuqing's expression changed drastically. Her Netherworld Spirit Cat martial soul instantly possessed her body as she prepared to rush forward to help.
"Don't panic."
Lin Ye grabbed her shoulder and stopped her behind him.
He tilted his head slightly, his expression growing increasingly ferocious.
"Big kitty, do you remember how we killed that Darkrock Giant Rhino just now?"
"You mean..."
Zhu Zhuqing froze for a moment, then immediately understood.
A frontal assault, with flanking harassment!
"Understood!"
Zhu Zhuqing then took a deep breath. Her figure instantly melted into the darkness, circling around from the side like a ghost.
"Kid, you're about to die, yet you still dare get distracted!"
The three-ringed Soul Elder had already charged close. His First Spirit Ring lit up.
"First Spirit Skill, Dark Wolf Rend!"
Five pitch-black claw shadows tore through the air and shot straight toward Lin Ye's face.
"That's it?"
Lin Ye sneered, and his eyes abruptly turned a deep crimson!
Boom!
Violent evil energy burst from his body and soared into the heavens!
The surrounding temperature plummeted. Gale-force winds howled as black lightning raced madly through the air.
Then, behind Lin Ye, the phantom of an enormous black tiger, as though an Evil God had descended, suddenly emerged!
"Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, possess me!"
Two Soul Rings slowly rose beneath Lin Ye's feet.
One yellow and one purple.
The brilliant purple radiance looked especially dazzling in the night!
"Pur... purple?! His Second Soul Ring is actually millennial?!"
The three-ringed Soul Elder's eyes filled with horror. His charging body came to an abrupt halt in midair as though he had seen a ghost.
What kind of monster was this?
"What, you're scared already?"
Lin Ye gave them no time to think.
The purple Soul Ring beneath his feet blazed brilliantly!
"Second Spirit Skill, Evil God Guard!"
A spherical barrier woven from black evil energy, raging winds, and lightning instantly enveloped Lin Ye.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The five claw shadows from the three-ringed Soul Elder slammed fiercely into the barrier, producing only faint ripples. They could not even leave behind a single crack!
"Such powerful defense?!"
The skinny man in black was shaken to the core. An intense sense of mortal danger surged through him.
"Retreat first! There's something wrong with this kid!"
"You've already come this far. Why are you in such a hurry to leave?"
Lin Ye withdrew the barrier and moved swiftly, closing the distance between himself and the three-ringed Soul Elder.
The fingers of his right hand curled into a claw as black lightning and raging wind gathered wildly in his palm.
"First Spirit Skill, Evil God Thirteen Slashes!"
Whoosh!
The first slash roared forth.
The three-ringed Soul Elder hastily crossed his arms to block. With a thunderous clang, he was blasted backward five or six meters by the terrifying force.
Both his arms went numb, and his blood churned violently!
"A mere Great Soul Master has such tyrannical attack power?"
He roared inwardly.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Lin Ye gave him no chance to catch his breath. The second, third, and fourth slashes followed one after another.
Each strike was heavier and more violent than the last!
Meanwhile, on Lin Ye's flank.
"First Spirit Skill, Netherworld Thrust!"