The Daughter of the River of Souls Arrives at the Murong Family

The Murong Family manor is located in the most expensive "Cloudpeak District" of Jiangcheng.

High walls, electric fences, patrolling superhuman bodyguards, and ubiquitous surveillance cameras all demonstrate the power and strictness of the family.

However, at this moment, a slender figure, as if defying the laws of physics, stood silently in front of the magnificent gilded gate of the manor's main residence.

She was still wearing that casual light purple knitted cardigan and trousers, her long, silvery-purple hair swaying gently in the night breeze.

But her eyes were no longer the gentle amethyst they usually were; instead, they had transformed into two bottomless whirlpools of the River of Souls, and her entire being was permeated with a chilling aura that could freeze one's soul.

She made no attempt to conceal her presence.

Or rather, she disdained it.

"Buzz--!"

The piercing alarm instantly resounded throughout the entire manor.

"Enemy attack!!"

"Extremely high energy level! At the main entrance!"

"Quick! Protect the master and young lady!"

The well-trained bodyguards surged out from all directions like a startled swarm of bees, their various supernatural abilities instantly illuminating the scene: fireballs, ice spikes, wind blades, earthen walls... weaving together a dazzling yet dangerous defensive network.

Dozens of powerful flashlights and energy lock devices were all focused on the lone figure at the door.

"Who goes there?! How dare you trespass into the Murong Family!"

The bodyguard captain, a fierce-looking B-level strength-type ability user, brandished an alloy shield and shouted sternly.

He could feel the chilling coldness emanating from the other person, but relying on their superior numbers, he remained confident.

Castorice's gaze didn't linger on these bodyguards for even a second.

She merely raised her eyes slightly, gazing towards the brightly lit top floor of the main house, in the direction of what was supposedly Murong Xue's bedroom.

Then, she took a step forward.

"Stop!"

Seeing that the other party completely ignored him, the bodyguard captain felt humiliated. He roared and his muscles bulged as he charged towards Castorice like a bull, his alloy shield whistling through the air as it slammed into her.

This impact is enough to deform steel!

However, Castorice simply extended a slender index finger and gently tapped it against the oncoming shield.

There was no loud crash.

A loud bang without any energy.

The alloy shield, strong enough to withstand artillery fire, was thrown into the endless river of time the moment it touched her fingertips. It rusted, weathered, and disintegrated at a visible speed, turning into a cloud of dark red iron filings that fluttered down.

The bodyguard captain, frozen in place in his forward-charging posture, was horrified to discover that his right arm, which had been in contact with the shield, was rapidly turning gray and withering, starting from his fingertips, as if all his life had been sucked away in an instant!

"Ah--! My hand!!"

A piercing scream tore through the night sky.

The other bodyguards also launched their attack.

Blazing fireballs, sharp ice spikes, and invisible wind blades... shot towards the Castorice from all directions.

The Castorice didn't even make any defensive gesture.

She just kept walking forward.

Attacks powerful enough to tear steel and melt rock vanished without a trace when they entered a three-meter radius around her, disappearing without even causing a ripple.

It was as if an absolute "realm of death" existed around her, where all life and energy Nihility upon entering.

The bodyguards were stunned; fear, like cold vines, instantly tightened around their hearts.

What... what kind of monster is this?!

Stop her! At all costs!

More bodyguards surged forward, their guns spitting fire, and specially made Demon Breaking bullets rained down.

However, those bullets also mysteriously stopped when they approached the Castorice, then rusted and turned to dust.

She continued walking at a leisurely pace, her steps as elegant as if she were strolling in her own garden.

Wherever it passed, vegetation withered, leaving behind icy footprints on the ground, imbued with the chill of the River of Souls.

No one can stop him from taking a single step!

"A monster!"

Finally, one of the bodyguards broke down, dropped his weapon, and ran away.

Panic spread like wildfire.

Castorice ignored these scumbags; her goal remained clear.

She walked up to the heavy solid wood gate of the main house.

Inside the door were even more bodyguards on high alert, as well as core members of the Murong Family who had rushed over upon hearing the news, including Murong Xue's father, guild director Murong Feng.

Murong Feng was a dignified, middle-aged man who had long held a high position. At this moment, as he looked at the girl on the surveillance screen who seemed like a walking natural disaster, his face turned ashen, and his eyes were filled with shock and... a trace of barely perceptible fear.

"Activate the highest defense protocol! Full energy shield!" he roared into the communicator.

Buzz--!

A pale blue energy shield instantly rose up, enveloping the entire main house.

This is a defense system that the Murong Family set up at great expense, and it is strong enough to withstand the continuous bombardment of A-level superhumans.

However, Castorice simply reached out her hand and gently pressed it against the energy shield.

Sizzle--!

Like a red-hot iron being poured into an ice cube.

The sturdy energy shield instantly dimmed and became disordered where her palm touched, then shattered like fragile glass, turning into countless scattered specks of light.

Murong Feng's pupils suddenly contracted!

How is this possible?! The clan's strongest shield couldn't even last a second?!

Amidst the despairing gazes of everyone, the expensive solid wood door, adorned with multiple defensive runes, along with the surrounding walls, silently turned to ashes.

Castorice stepped into the magnificent, golden hall.

Her gaze instantly locked onto Murong Xue, who was hiding behind the crowd, her face ashen and her whole body trembling.

"You..."

Castorice spoke, her ethereal voice now carrying a chilling aura as if it came from the deepest hell, echoing throughout the hall.

"It's Murong Xue?"

As Murong Xue was stared at by that emotionless gaze, she felt a chill run from the soles of her feet to the top of her head, her teeth chattered uncontrollably, and she couldn't even utter a complete sentence.

"Presumptuous!"

Suppressing his fear, Murong Feng stepped forward, shielding his daughter, and shouted, his voice trembling with fear, "No matter who you are! How dare you trespass into my Murong Family and injure my guards? Do you really think my Murong Family is without anyone to rely on?! I have already notified the guild's enforcement team and the city defense forces! You had better surrender immediately!"

"Noisy."

Castorice didn't even look at him.

She simply raised her hand slightly.

Buzz--!

An invisible, immense force crashed down!

Murong Feng, a high-ranking B+ level ability user, didn't even have time to react. As if struck by an invisible hammer, he suddenly knelt down, his knees hitting the expensive marble floor with a sickening cracking sound.

"Puff--!"

He coughed up a mouthful of blood, his face filled with horror and disbelief.

He was rendered powerless to resist simply through sheer force...?!

Just what level of existence is this girl?!

SS-class? Or... the legendary SSS-class?!

The hall was deathly silent.

All the members of the Murong Family, seeing Castorice standing like a god or demon, and the family head kneeling on the ground coughing up blood, completely lost the courage to resist.

Castorice's gaze fell once again on Murong Xue was on the verge of fainting.

"You touched someone you shouldn't have."

Her voice was soft, yet it sounded like a final judgment.

Murong Xue screamed in terror, "No! It's not my fault! It's... it's those thugs' own fault... my dad... my dad will protect me! The guild... the guild won't let you get away with this!"

She was rambling incoherently, trying to scare the other person away with her background.

Castorice tilted her head slightly, as if deep in thought.

Then she nodded.

"Guild?"

"Can."

Amidst everyone's bewildered gazes, she gently snapped her fingers.

The next moment, the space in the center of the hall rippled like water.

In the void behind Castorice, a phantom of the River of Souls, spanning reality, rushed past, its dark purple waters deathly silent.

Immediately afterwards, an enormous purple dragon head, composed of pure death energy, suddenly emerged from the phantom.

Pollux' enormous dragon eyes, like the whirlpool of the River of Souls, coldly swept over the ant-like humans in the hall, finally landing on Murong Xue, who was slumped on the ground.

Murong Xue stared at the dragon's eyes, which seemed capable of devouring everything, her mind went blank, and her crotch instantly became wet, with a pungent, foul smell spreading through the air.

She finally understood just how terrifying a being she had provoked.

"No... don't kill me... I was wrong... I was really wrong..."

Tears streamed down her face as she frantically kowtowed, all traces of her previous arrogance completely gone.

Castorice looked at her disgraceful state without a ripple in her eyes.

"Where is Luo Li?"

She asked the only question she cared about.

"At... at the East District No. 7 Ability Detention Center... I... I'll call and withdraw the charges immediately! Release me right away! Please... let me go..."

Murong Xue cried out incoherently, as if grasping at a straw.

Castorice got her answer and stopped looking at her.

She turned around, ready to leave.

Pollux's dragon head slowly retracted into the portal, the terrifying pressure dissipated.

Just when everyone thought it was all over.

Castorice paused slightly in her steps.

She didn't turn around, but her ethereal voice clearly reached the ears of every member of the Murong Family, carrying an undeniable warning.

"Remember."

"Luo Li is mine."

"If he loses even a single hair because of you..."

Her voice paused, and the surrounding temperature instantly plummeted to freezing.

"I will ensure that this Jiangcheng is forever Murong."

As soon as she finished speaking, her figure slowly vanished from the spot like a phantom.

Only a deathly silence remained in the hall, along with Murong Xue, who was paralyzed on the ground, exhausted and incontinent, and Murong Feng was kneeling on the ground, his face ashen and his knees shattered.

All the members of the Murong Family stood frozen in place, as if their souls had been ripped out.

They knew that the Murong Family... was finished.

At least in Jiangcheng, it's completely over.

Having provoked such a being, akin to a god of the underworld, who would dare to associate with them? Who would dare to stand up for them?

All of this was simply because they had messed with the man named Luo Li.

The East District No. 7 Ability Detention Center.

Luo Li kept his eyes closed, sensing the structure of the prison. Suddenly, as if sensing something, he opened his eyes.

Almost at the same time, the door to his cell was gently pushed open from the outside.

There were no alarms, no guards shouting.

Only a slender, familiar figure stood there against the light of the corridor, her purple eyes gazing tenderly at him.

"Luo Li."

Castorice called softly, as if she had only come to take him home.

I've come to pick you up.

Luo Li looked at her, at the faint trace of River of Souls chill that had not completely dissipated from her body, and at the pure tenderness in her eyes that was only for him.

He suddenly laughed.

All the scheming and waiting became meaningless at this moment.

He stood up, and the shackles on his body fell off automatically as if they were rotten wood.

He walked up to her and gently took her slightly cool hand in his.

"Okay, let's go home."

He knew that the outside world had probably already been thrown into turmoil because of this seemingly fragile girl beside him.