Xiao Bai Was Angry, and the Consequences Were Severe!

After receiving the Fourth Prince's command, the soldiers gripped their steel spears and prepared to seize Bofeng and the other two.

Xiao Bai clenched her fists. She had always lived carefree on Sea God Island, never expecting so many things to happen after coming to the continent.

Though everything appeared calm on the surface, undercurrents surged beneath.

Bofeng knew Sister Bai's temperament well. He hurriedly gave Xiao Bai a look, telling her not to act so impulsively. If they had any conflict with the empire, their days in Heaven Dou City would not be easy afterward.

"We truly apologize. We'll leave at once."

Just as Bofeng was preparing to return the way they had come, Xue Beng, seated atop his white horse, suddenly stopped them. "You come when you please and leave when you please. You truly don't take the Royal Family seriously."

"You useless fools, didn't you hear what I said? Seize the three of them. Three people of unknown origin have appeared here. If anything happens to my father, can you bear that responsibility?"

Under the pressure Xue Beng exerted, the soldiers continued advancing. One soldier thrust his spear fiercely toward Bofeng.

They had no choice. Better to kill by mistake than let anyone go.

If anything truly happened to the emperor, they would be the ones to die. Even their families might be implicated.

Bofeng gripped the steel spear in one hand, his gaze sharpening as he looked at Xue Beng, who was flaunting his power from atop the white horse.

Was this brat putting on an act, or was he serious? Did he actually dare to attack?

Bofeng exerted a little force, instantly crushing the steel spear in his hand.

The sight stunned the soldiers. He actually dared to resist—he truly had to be an assassin.

"Good! You dare fight back! Men, seize them!" Xue Beng roared.

Unable to endure any longer, Xiao Bai gradually condensed a water ball in her palm...

"Stop!"

At the critical moment between life and death, another person arrived.

The newcomer was a golden-haired young man of twenty-one or twenty-two. He was handsome and looked kind and approachable, carrying an indescribable air about him that was far superior to Xue Beng's.

At least, that was what Bofeng thought...

"Fourth Brother, Father sent me to ask what exactly is happening here. Why has there been such a commotion?" the man said calmly. His calm gaze swept over Bofeng's group before lingering briefly on Bofeng.

When Xue Beng saw who it was, he hurriedly jumped down from his horse and approached the man. Gritting his teeth, he said, "E... Eldest Brother, I discovered three suspicious people here. I judged them to be assassins who intended to harm Father, so..."

Eldest Brother?

Bofeng watched the person Xue Beng called Eldest Brother. Why did he feel something inexplicable the instant their eyes met?

His spirit had reacted. Bofeng's Sea God Spirit was divine, and since the other man could be called Eldest Brother by Xue Beng...

Xue Qinghe!

But the Heaven Dou Imperial Family's spirit was the swan. Such a spirit had little offensive power, though its possessors did appear rather noble, which suited the Royal Family's status.

Xue Qinghe felt that sensation just as clearly. Though she had the Head Spirit Bone to conceal herself, why had her Six-winged Angel Spirit reacted?

Who exactly was this person?

Questions filled Xue Qinghe's mind. She stepped forward and asked, "Who exactly are you? What have you come here for?"

Bofeng politely cupped his hands. "We were planning to go to Heaven Dou City to conduct business, but the moment we entered this forest, we were nearly injured by crossbow bolts. Then this Fourth Prince arrived and insisted that we were assassins."

"I only have one question. Have you ever seen an assassin travel with his family?"

"This..." Xue Qinghe hesitated.

Bofeng's group truly did not look like assassins. It seemed Xue Beng had indeed misunderstood them.

Xue Qinghe was about to release them. Xue Ye would soon arrive, and there was no need to create unpleasantness at such a moment.

Though she was deeply puzzled, their destination was Heaven Dou City. With her methods, finding out their background would be no problem at all.

"Enough. You may leave. Follow this road straight ahead, and you will reach Heaven Dou City," Xue Qinghe said.

Bofeng cupped his hands in thanks and was about to leave.

"Eldest Brother! Is it really appropriate to let them go so easily?" Xue Beng stepped forward at that moment, openly contradicting Xue Qinghe.

"Fourth Brother..."

Xue Qinghe glanced at Xue Beng, narrowing her eyes slightly as she asked coolly, "Do you have any objections to my decision?"

Xue Beng clenched his teeth. For his father's safety, he had no choice but to defy this "Eldest Brother's" command.

"Why are you still standing around? Hurry up and seize the three of them!" Ignoring Xue Qinghe, Xue Beng shouted angrily once more.

At that moment, Xiao Bai's face darkened. She set Nannan, whom she had been holding in her arms, aside and gently rubbed her head.

Bofeng remained silent. Xiao Bai had reached the limit of her patience. Xue Beng was completely asking for trouble, stirring up this mess with just a few words.

Their purpose in coming to Heaven Dou City had been to earn Gold Soul Coins, then travel around the continent.

Bofeng had not wanted to make enemies or become too entangled with the Royal Family, but the other side simply refused to let the matter go.

Xue Beng had repeatedly made things difficult for the three of them. Bofeng could endure it for the greater good, but Xiao Bai could not be bothered with such concerns.

Xiao Bai slowly stepped forward. The aura emanating from her made the soldiers tremble all over. This oppressive feeling meant that she was incredibly powerful.

Xue Beng's expression changed. He was a soul master himself, and he had only felt such overwhelming pressure from the three members of the Education Committee at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Those three members of the Education Committee were all Soul Douluo. They held high status within the empire, and all of them served his eldest brother.

The oppression from this woman was several times stronger than that of the three members of the Education Committee, to the point that Xue Beng could barely breathe.

Xue Qinghe's eyes grew grave. She had thought the young man was already surprising enough. She had never expected Xiao Bai behind him to make her expression change drastically.

Titled Douluo!

That aura was undoubtedly that of a Titled Douluo, and she was even stronger than the two by Xue Qinghe's side.

Water rippled around Xiao Bai. Beneath her feet appeared a Soul Ring Configuration of two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red rings.

A Titled Douluo?

A Titled Douluo!!!

That red Ninth Spirit Ring was clearly a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring!

Xue Beng instinctively retreated. This time, he had truly kicked an iron plate. On the continent, soul masters were the most respected profession.

Not to mention the mysterious Titled Douluo before him. A Titled Douluo with a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring was someone no one dared provoke.

Aside from Xue Qinghe, everyone else was seeing a Titled Douluo with a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring for the first time. The soldiers looked at one another in fear, raising the spears in their hands upright toward the sky.

Had they known the person before them was a Titled Douluo, they would never have dared treat her so rudely, even if it killed them.

"What? Where did all that arrogance go? Why aren't you continuing to act arrogant?" Xiao Bai gritted her teeth.