"If we're all family, why haven't you withdrawn your martial souls?" Long Yue asked with a smile. "Are you waiting for the drug in the sea urchin rice to take effect?"
Haider scrutinized Long Yue's face and shifted the first mate behind him. "Take the others and deal with that masked man first."
"..." Tong Yu.
He was being underestimated.
Right on cue, Long Yue swayed on his feet, looking as though he would topple over like rotten timber.
Haider sneered. "Hmph, even a Soul King can't withstand my Cockcrow Five Drums Bewildering Powder! Get him!"
The first mate and the other crew members lunged at Tong Yu together. A moment later, the intimidating aura of a Titled Douluo erupted, freezing the entire crew of the Sea Demon Ship in place.
"I gave you a chance."
Long Yue strode over, his steps swift and sure. There was not the slightest sign that he had been drugged. He had been stringing Haider along the whole time.
This time, Haider truly fell to his knees. "Soul-Soul Douluo! That's actually the aura of a Soul Douluo!"
Long Yue being a Soul King was bad enough, but that masked man was actually a Soul Douluo.
"..." Tong Yu offered no explanation. These pirates from the Douluo Continent knew little of the world and did not even dare guess that he might be a Titled Douluo.
Besides, according to the identities Long Yue had casually fabricated, they were fugitives wanted by Spirit Hall.
How could a Titled Douluo be a wanted fugitive?
Unless he was someone like Tang Hao.
"Take us to Zi Zhenzhu," Long Yue said. "I might consider sparing your life."
"Yes, yes." Panicking, Haider nodded like he was pounding garlic.
"You're with the Purple Pearl Pirates?" Long Yue asked again. "Give me