"Who the hell are you!"
Ah Yin was so furious that her face had gone pale. She looked at her home beside her, now destroyed beyond recognition.
This was where she and that man had first met. After they had become separated, she had stayed here, never leaving.
She believed that man would come find her and take her away.
Yet before he arrived, first Tang Hao had come, and now these two Soul Douluos and four Soul Saints.
"Heh, you've got a little strength, but to us, that's all it amounts to."
Tai Tan folded his arms, letting the Blue Silver Emperor's vines, which radiated a noble aura, coil around him.
He sneered and gave a powerful tug, easily snapping the blue silver vines.
That was the gulf between their strengths.
He was a level 85 Soul Douluo, while Ah Yin was merely a level 66 Soul Emperor.
The gap between them was far too vast.
Seeing this, Ah Yin frowned, her expression grave. She watched them warily, as though facing a formidable enemy.
"I don't believe I've ever crossed you, so why are you coming after me?"
At those words, both Tai Tan and Bai He, who hovered in the air, could not help laughing.
"You're a Soul Emperor who isn't registered with Spirit Hall, yet you live in seclusion here in Suotuo City. I suspect you're a spy from the Star Luo Empire, lying in wait here."
After Bai He spoke, Tai Tan added coolly, "Suotuo City is a vital border city of the Heaven Dou Empire. We cannot afford to be careless. It's also home to our Strength Clan. We don't want you here."
Ah Yin drew a deep breath and said coldly, "In that case, I'll leave."
"Tsk, you think you can come and go as you please? Nothing comes that easy!"
Bai He sneered. His Sharp-Tailed Swift martial soul materialized behind him, and he moved with incredible speed, reaching Ah Yin almost in the blink of an eye.
Ah Yin's expression shifted slightly. Countless blue silver vines rose from the ground around her and wound toward Bai He.
Boom!
At that moment, Tai Tan slammed both fists into the ground. The earth split instantly, and terrifying force, carrying powerful soul power, surged toward Ah Yin.
The blue silver vines were shattered one after another.
Slash!
Bai He's hand swept across Ah Yin's shoulder like a sword, tearing it open and sending blood streaming out.
Watching from a distance, Tang Hao felt his heart ache unbearably. He hurried to intervene and play the hero rescuing the beauty.
Boom!
Just then, an immense pressure froze the entire space. No one in the village could move, or even breathe.
"What?"
Tai Tan's expression changed drastically. Intense unease rose within him. This terrifying aura surpassed even those of the many Titled Douluos he had encountered.
He also felt as though a mountain weighed upon him, making it difficult to move.
Bai He, an agility-type battle Soul Douluo, also paled. His soul power was suppressed, and his body became far more sluggish.
"A Titled Douluo is here?"
"Ah, this is bad! They intend to kill us!"
The two Soul Douluos and four Soul Saints trembled. Before this overwhelming aura, they felt as insignificant as ants.
"A Titled Douluo!"
Ah Yin was also frightened deathly pale. She was a soul beast-a soul beast who had taken human form. If she were killed, her killer could obtain a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
Moreover, there was no hiding her true form from a Titled Douluo.
Boom!
A figure approached at tremendous speed, stirring up a raging gale wherever he passed. The four Soul Saints screamed repeatedly as their bodies were torn into countless pieces.
The sight left Bai He and Tai Tan deathly pale, terrified to the extreme.
They had actually provoked a Titled Douluo, one who had begun killing without so much as a word!
"A Titled Douluo..."
Ah Yin's vision blurred, and this "Titled Douluo" appeared before her. He stood very close, looking so tall.
Yet even face-to-face, she could not sense this Titled Douluo's terrifying aura at all. Instead, he gave her a feeling of peace.
Soon, Ah Yin came back to her senses and recognized that familiar presence.
Her heart trembled. Looking at the man whose face had now come into view, her eyes blurred, and even her voice shook.
"Is... is it you?"
Then she heard the man before her say in a slightly hoarse voice, "I'm sorry. I came too late and let you get hurt."
Suppressing his furious killing intent, Yi Chen gently raised his hand and placed it on Ah Yin's injured shoulder. He used his Fourth Soul Skill, and healing light began closing the wound.
Ah Yin had initially felt somewhat apprehensive. After all, soul beasts and humans were natural enemies.
Three years had passed, and she was unsure whether this man would covet her soul ring.
But soul beasts were extraordinarily sensitive. She could feel Yi Chen's deeply tender emotions, putting her even more at ease.
"It... it really is you... sob..."
Ah Yin could no longer hold back. The anguish, hurt, and longing in her heart all burst forth at once.
"What? She already has a man? That bitch!"
In the distance, Tang Hao was already shocked by Yi Chen's appearance. Seeing the two embrace turned his face livid. He felt as though he had been cuckolded.
Then he heard Yi Chen speak the coldest words in the gentlest voice.
"I'm here. Don't worry. Wait a moment while I go kill a few people."
Boom!
Before he could react, the instant Yi Chen's words fell-
Power like a thunderclap erupted from Yi Chen's body and slammed directly into Tai Tan.
With a tremendous crash, Tai Tan let out a piercing scream.
He seemed to have suffered a devastating blow. Even through his back, the outline of his bones could be seen jutting out!
Tai Tan coughed up mouthfuls of blood, his heart filled with terror and despair.
Under Yi Chen's blow, all his soul power had been crippled, and every meridian had been severed.
"Your Excellency, this is all a misunderstanding! A misunderstanding!"
Bai He cried out repeatedly, struggling frantically as he stared at Yi Chen in terror. Regret flooded his heart. Why had he come to provoke her?
He even began blaming Ah Yin.
You have such a powerful man. Why didn't you say so? Why?!
You've brought this crushing blow upon us!
Yi Chen said nothing more. He flicked a finger, sending another streak of soul power, like swordlight, through Bai He's heart in an instant.
Bai He's expression froze. His voice cut off abruptly, and he stopped struggling.
Every trace of life within him was extinguished.
In that brief moment, two Soul Douluos and two Soul Saints had been lost.
This scene could be called an earth-shaking event for the Heaven Dou Empire.
"Spare... spare me!"
"Your Excellency, please spare us! Tang Hao ordered us to do all this!"
"Tang Hao of the Clear Sky Sect!"
"..."
The remaining two Soul Saints were frightened out of their wits. Kneeling on the ground, they kowtowed repeatedly and begged for mercy. They were no longer lofty Soul Saints, but ordinary men wagging their tails to beg for their lives.
Hearing this, Ah Yin gasped, then turned livid.
She was intelligent, too, and immediately understood the reason behind all this.
Yi Chen raised an eyebrow. "Tang Hao?"
His powerful perception swept outward in every direction.
Soon, he detected a Soul Douluo fleeing into the distance.
It was Tang Hao.
"I never imagined you were this sort of man, Tang Hao."
Yi Chen had already locked his gaze onto Tang Hao. Then he said calmly:
"Eighth Soul Skill, Ten Thousand Swords Descend from Heaven!"
Whoosh...
Countless swords rained down like arrows, hurtling toward Tang Hao.
"Aaah..."
A moment later, a series of piercing screams rang out.