At the sight of Li Ye's soul ring configuration, the mysterious figures in black robes froze.
They had never imagined that someone Li Ye's age could cultivate to Soul King, much less become a Soul King with a soul ring configuration like that.
After all, most of them had cultivated for decades and had only barely reached the Soul Ancestor realm.
After a moment's hesitation, the few black-clad figures at the front immediately turned toward the woman at the very back of their group. She, too, wore a black robe and a black veil, yet neither could conceal her impressive figure.
Seeing her subordinates look toward her, the black-robed woman raised a hand, signaling for them to stand down.
"To possess such cultivation at so young an age, you could truly be called the foremost talent on the continent. Across the ages, among the countless Soul Masters, few could have possessed such exceptional brilliance as yours." The black-robed woman slowly walked up to Li Ye, circling him and studying him as she spoke in her seductive voice. "You wish to play the hero and save the beauty, but you should consider whether it is worth it. After all, the beauty you are saving already has a fiancé."
"Oh? So you think I saved her because I fancied her looks?"
"Not at all. If you were willing to save a woman you had never met merely for her beauty, that would seem rather vulgar. But from what I can see, you should not be that sort of person. So could you tell me why exactly you saved her?"
At the black-robed woman's words, the corners of Li Ye's mouth lifted, and he said in a rather flippant tone, "Perhaps you've misjudged me. I am vulgar by nature, and I did save