Douluo Continent: Invincible Since Being Forced into Marriage by a Goddess

"Little girl, you can't be so selfish. Such a handsome big brother should be shared around. That's what makes a good child~"

The woman kneaded Xiao Wu's cheek, her wicked hand reaching toward Su Bei as a flush rose to her face. "Handsome boy~ Come, let big sister hold you."

Smack—!

Xiao Wu erupted with tremendous strength and shoved the woman away. She snarled, "You're not allowed to touch my brother!!!"

A hint of madness flashed through one woman's eyes. She glanced at Liu Erlong and thought, In a place like Notting City, surely no one would dare disrespect a Soul Elder like me.

She snorted. "Little sister, you're quite good at raising a son. He's truly won big sister's heart. But you've spoiled your daughter so badly that she has no manners at all. She actually dared to lay hands on an elder. Even if a Soul Elder like me stood before the Lord of Notting City, I would still be an honored guest. Who would dare push me?"

"Since that's the case, big sister will help you discipline your daughter!"

The female Soul Elder swung a hand at Xiao Wu. If that hit, Xiao Wu would be sent tumbling through the air.

Su Bei's gaze instantly turned fierce. He could bully his own girl if he wanted to, but if someone else tried to bully her, he absolutely would not allow it!

Just as he was about to unleash his First Soul Skill, Summon Dragon Pet Chiwen, Liu Erlong had already seized the woman's hand. Her expression was exceptionally cold.

"A Soul Elder. Is that supposed to be impressive?"

"Notting City is so far from the Heaven Dou Empire that its supervision is this lax? Even Soul Elders can come out and throw their weight around now?!"

"As a Soul Elder, you attacked a little girl. As a woman, I am ashamed of you!"

"Get lost!"

A fiery red force surged from Liu Erlong's body, and a powerful blast of Soul Power struck the Soul Elder.

She had no time to react before she was blasted away like a bullet.

Seven Soul Rings appeared around Liu Erlong. She swept her icy gaze across the crowd and said, "These are my children. Boy or girl, whoever dares set their sights on them, I will hunt them down with every breath I have!"

Liu Erlong crouched and stroked Xiao Wu's head. "Xiao Wu, you weren't frightened, were you? Mom told you before—Mom won't allow anyone to bully you, and Mom will keep her word."

Xiao Wu truly had been frightened in that instant. Though she possessed the foundation of a hundred-thousand-year cultivation, she had needed to cultivate again after taking human form. At present, she was only equivalent to a human with level-nine Soul Power.

However, due to the traits of the Soft Bone Rabbit, her body was far more agile than that of an ordinary person.

But faced with a Soul Elder's slap, her little face had gone pale, and she had been utterly unable to resist.

At that moment, she suddenly felt that the human world was no safer or more harmonious than the world of Soul Beasts. It was just as fraught with danger.

Liu Erlong's protection, along with Su Bei's tightly clasped hand, gave her warmth in both body and soul.

Her mother had protected her like this too.

Xiao Wu threw herself into Liu Erlong's embrace, tears welling uncontrollably in her eyes. "Thank you."

Liu Erlong gently stroked Xiao Wu's head. "Silly child, why are you thanking Mom? Protecting one's own children is an instinct that comes from within."

"M-Mom?"

Xiao Wu called out awkwardly, but her voice was already filled with genuine emotion.

"She's a Soul Sage!"

"Greetings, Lord Soul Sage!"

The aura Liu Erlong had unleashed drew the attention of every passerby, and they all paid their respects.

This was the foundation of her strength.

Liu Erlong held Xiao Wu close, her cold gaze sweeping over the other women still surrounding them. Every one of them broke out in cold sweat.

The intimidation of a seven-ring Soul Sage was simply too great.

Just consider it: Grandmaster, a mere level-twenty-nine Soul Grandmaster, already held a certain status in Notting City and had become an honored guest of Notting Academy.

A Soul Sage-level powerhouse, meanwhile, stood at the very pinnacle of Notting City.

Who would still dare act recklessly?

"There are always people courting death, but anyone who knowingly leaps into a fatal abyss is either an idiot or someone who never wanted to live in the first place."

For example, an idiot happened to pass by at that very moment, his face covered in pockmarks, his features twisted, pus flowing from the shape of the East African Rift Valley.

While everyone else was tense to the extreme, terrified that the Soul Sage might wipe them all out in a fit of displeasure, he alone staggered forward... still strutting with the same utterly arrogant gait.

"My apologies, Lord Soul Sage. That's the Silly Husky from next door. His owner didn't keep an eye on him, and he slipped out to ruin the city's appearance. We'll drag him away right now!"