The Star Luo Emperor finally steeled himself through the pain and gave the order.
As his words fell, his body visibly trembled, and he turned his head away, unable to look at Dai Mubai.
No matter what, Dai Mubai was his child. Ordering Dai Mubai's castration was, in another sense, willingly cutting off his own descendants.
But Spirit Hall was overbearing, and the Heaven Dou Empire had gone back on its word. If the Star Luo Empire wanted to survive, it had to punish Dai Mubai.
Otherwise, who knew whether Spirit Hall would use this incident as an excuse to join forces with the Heaven Dou Empire and wage war against the Star Luo Empire?
Though the Star Luo Empire had a powerful army, he was not yet prepared for an all-out war.
"Alas, at least he won't die." That was the only comfort the Star Luo Emperor could offer himself. Alongside his sympathy for Dai Mubai as a fellow man, he was deeply displeased with Bai Ye. He would rather kill Dai Mubai than have him castrated.
"No... no..."
Dai Mubai's face was ashen, his spirit shattered. He could not accept this outcome.
Yet even his imperial father had said it, which meant there was no longer any doubt about his fate.
His little brother was about to be gone!
He would never again get to have fun with those beautiful twin sisters.
At the thought of his future happiness, Dai Mubai felt not only stifled resignation, but fury as well.
Before, he certainly would not have flown into a rage, because he still wanted to live. But now his little brother was about to be gone.
Without his little brother, what was the point of living?
"There's no point in living anymore."
And so, the fury filling Dai Mubai's chest erupted, and he began hurling curses.
He unleashed a torrent of abuse at the Star Luo Emperor, Dai Weisi, and the others.
If not for this damned competition, he should have been living in pampered luxury in the Star Luo Empire as a prince. Why would he ever have needed to go to Shrek Academy?
And whenever he wanted women, others would have delivered them to him without being asked.
He loathed the Star Luo Emperor, Dai Weisi, and the others even more than he hated Zhu Zhuqing's betrayal.
"You insolent brat!" The Star Luo Emperor's expression changed drastically, and he was about to order Dai Mubai's execution.
Bai Ye was also taken aback for a moment, but then understood Dai Mubai's intention.
"Trying to get yourself killed? I won't give you what you want." As Bai Ye spoke, a shadow flashed through the Star Luo Emperor's eyes.
Bai Ye ignored it, yet he did not stop Dai Weisi when he suddenly sprang into action and struck Dai Mubai with lethal force.
The Star Luo Emperor was somewhat puzzled. After Bai Ye spoke, Dai Weisi had not stopped; instead, he had sped up.
"My dear little brother, go die." Dai Weisi gave Dai Mubai a sinister smile. He made no sound, merely mouthing the words.
Dai Mubai naturally understood what Dai Weisi intended. Facing his attack, he left himself wide open and smiled in relief.
Bang!
Dai Weisi's White Tiger Heart-Seizing left Dai Mubai gravely wounded and on the brink of death.
Though it took time to describe, it all happened in an instant.
"What have you done! Didn't you hear what your Uncle Bai said?" the Star Luo Emperor roared, though inwardly he was blooming with joy.
"Father, I..."
"Get on your knees and apologize to your Uncle Bai!"
Dai Weisi did not hesitate. As the eldest prince, he knew perfectly well that the Star Luo Emperor was saving him, so he immediately knelt before Bai Ye and admitted his fault.
"Get up." Bai Ye naturally knew the two were putting on a show for him. He did not care.
After saying this indifferently, Bai Ye stood, activated his martial soul, and revealed his soul rings. Five soul rings-purple, purple, black, black, and red-pulsed up and down around him.
Instantly, the hall fell silent. Apart from Dugu Yan, everyone stood frozen like wooden chickens.
Ma Hongjun and Oscar knew the colors of Bai Ye's first four soul rings, but this was the first time he had displayed his fifth before them.
Although Bai Ye had already told them what had happened in Sunset Forest after their repeated questions during this time, actually seeing that red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring left them shaken beyond measure.
After all, this was a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring!
"You did nothing wrong. He was the one who started hurling abuse, after all. It's perfectly normal for a hot-blooded young man to strike to kill. I don't blame you."
"However..."
At this point, Bai Ye paused, and his fourth soul ring lit up.
"He won't die. If the King of Hell orders him dead at the third watch, I'll insist on keeping him until the fifth."
As his words fell, a halo flew toward Dai Mubai. The moment it settled over him, Dai Mubai's injuries healed in the blink of an eye. He abruptly awoke, his sinister eyes sweeping over everyone in confusion.
Clearly, he was utterly bewildered.
Hadn't I died?
Was everything before this a dream?
No one explained anything to him, because they were all stunned by this miraculous skill.
Apart from Ning Rongrong, none of them had imagined Bai Ye's healing soul skill could be so powerful.
Even Ning Rongrong, who had experienced it herself, still felt shaken.
Dai Mubai, who should have died, now appeared before her completely unharmed.
At that moment, Ning Rongrong felt that she could never escape Bai Ye's demonic clutches. After all, even if she killed herself, he could bring her back.
Dad, Grandpa Sword, Grandpa Bone, Rongrong truly won't be able to avenge you in this lifetime. He's just too powerful. Rongrong really can't do it.
Ning Rongrong cried out inwardly, while two streams of hot tears ran down her face.
"No crying." Bai Ye's brows creased slightly as he transmitted his voice to Ning Rongrong, even using his spiritual power to wipe away her tears.
Ning Rongrong trembled, then returned to normal.
"My dear nephew, I know how angry you are, but the more your little brother begs for death, the less we should grant his wish. Wouldn't you agree?" Bai Ye said to Dai Weisi.
Only then did everyone come to their senses, shifting their gazes from Dai Mubai to Dai Weisi.
"Yes," Dai Weisi said.
"In that case, you can carry out the punishment. Considering that he is a member of the Star Luo Imperial Family, we won't do it publicly. Just get started here." After speaking, Bai Ye took a knife he had prepared in advance from the Wishful Hundred-Treasure Pouch and tossed it down to Dai Weisi.
It was at that moment that Dai Mubai seemed to understand something.
Everything before had not been a dream. He really had died, only to come back to life.
And so, he began hurling curses at Bai Ye.
"Bai Ye, I..."
But his voice abruptly cut off. It was not Bai Ye who acted, but the Star Luo Emperor.
After witnessing Bai Ye's soul skill that could bring the dead back to life, he had only two choices before him: eliminate Bai Ye immediately, or build a good relationship with him.
A clever man would choose the latter without hesitation and prevent Dai Mubai from uttering insults. After all, if Bai Ye became unhappy and led a squad of Titled Douluo-level suicide fighters against him, his Star Luo Empire would be in peril.
The Star Luo Emperor knew very well that using such a powerful soul skill had to come at a price, but he did not dare gamble on it.
After cutting Dai Mubai off, he gave Dai Weisi a firm look.
Dai Weisi understood instantly. Holding the small knife, he slowly approached Dai Mubai. Dai Mubai instinctively tried to resist, but the three Titled Douluo hidden in the shadows had already locked onto him. He could not even release his martial soul, so how could he resist his elder brother, who had entered Martial Soul Possession?
"Mubai, my dear little brother, this truly pains me too."
"Oh, and this is my first time doing anything like this. If I do something wrong, please bear with me."
"Also, it might hurt quite a bit in a moment, so try to endure it. After all, as I said, this is my first time. I don't know anything about it."
Dai Weisi smiled, and Dai Mubai found that smile cold and chilling.
The next moment, Dai Weisi stripped off his pants. Ma Hongjun and Oscar could not bear to watch and turned away.
Zhu Zhuqing and the other women looked over instead. After all, this was their first time seeing anything like this.
"Aah!" Dai Mubai screamed, actually breaking through the Star Luo Emperor's seal on his voice.
"I haven't even started yet." Dai Weisi was left speechless, and Dai Mubai's expression froze.
Almost at the same moment, Dai Weisi moved the hand holding the knife.
Squelch!
The knife rose, and his little brother fell!
"Aah! Aaaah!" Dai Mubai screamed as though his heart and lungs were being torn apart, curling up and rolling across the floor.