Seeing Shanggong Wei'er's terrified and frightened expression, Toji felt quite satisfied.
He smiled faintly, his tone returning to its usual casualness:
"Very well, then we'll trouble the Alliance Leader to resolve this matter for us."
Shanggong Wei'er forced a smile, bowed, and practically fled the room.
Only after the door closed did she lean against the wall in the corridor, panting heavily, her back already soaked in cold sweat.
"Five Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring..." she murmured softly, her eyes still filled with shock. "He only has the cultivation of Soul King, yet he possesses the power to suppress me for a moment. How can such a being exist in this world?"
"No matter what, I'm an 87th-level Soul Douluo, how could I be taken down by a Soul King?"
Thinking of this, Shanggong Wei'er looked utterly bewildered.
She suddenly remembered the last time she met An Litong, the president of the Aodu Chamber of Commerce, and how he was almost in a state of collapse regarding the Soul Engineer Killer.
Clearly, An Litong had suffered the exact same treatment as him; they had both been threatened by him.
Shanggong Wei'er subconsciously touched her neck, where Toji terrifying force still lingered.
"No wonder he instilled such fear in all the Soul Engineer of Mingdu; no wonder he was able to kill an Level 8 Soul Engineer in the Illustrious Virtue Hall and escape unscathed..."
Shanggong Wei'er was truly frightened now.
"We need to resolve this quickly; we can't let him down."
He only has the cultivation level of Soul King, yet he possesses such terrifying strength.
Shanggong Wei'er possesses exceptional vision and foresight.
The other party must be a top player.
If I cling tightly to this powerful figure, I'm guaranteed to rise to great heights in this lifetime!
As Di Qiu'er watched Shanggong Wei'er's disheveled departure, an eerie silence fell over the room.
Her slender fingers unconsciously clenched the hem of her clothes; the almost tangible killing intent she had just felt still lingering fear.
This was also the first time she had experienced Toji 'Tyrant oppressive aura so closely.
She had seen so many Ferocious Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest, yet she couldn't find a single one that possessed such a unique aura Toji.
Even Di Qiu'er was startled by him for a moment.
Di Qiu'er swallowed hard and finally spoke:
"Hey, you just told me you wanted to sleep with her? But what you just did..."
With a slight, almost imperceptible tremor in her voice, Di Qiu'er turned around abruptly, her eyes fixed on Toji.
"Do you really want to kill her?"
Upon hearing this, Toji paused, and moonlight streamed through the window, casting dappled shadows on his sharply defined profile.
"As a normal man, I do like beautiful women, but I know when to do what."
"It would be abnormal if I didn't have some feelings for a beauty like Shanggong Wei'er, including you."
Toji he lowered his gaze, his eyelashes cast small shadows beneath his eyes, yet they could not conceal the dark turmoil churning within his pupils.
"Women are naturally drawn to strength. If a man doesn't demonstrate his strength and instead acts humble and weak, he will only earn women's disdain and ridicule."
"When she saw my true cultivation level, even if she was surprised by my five Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, once she realized that my cultivation was inferior to hers, Shanggong Wei'er would definitely have some ulterior motives."
"What I need to do now is to fully demonstrate my fighting prowess, defeat her in one move, and make her submit to me."
Toji chuckled.
"A man's strength is enough to show to women, not something to be used by them."
"That way, she can work for me without any ulterior motives."
"You're taking a huge gamble," Di Qiu'er couldn't help but say. "What if she insists on releasing her Martial Soul to fight you? What if she doesn't submit? Wouldn't that be the end of us?"
"You're overthinking it." Toji's smile vanished instantly, replaced by a blank expression. "A disobedient woman, I'll kill her on the spot."
"No matter how beautiful she is, if she can't be of use to me or help me, then I'll kill her if she deserves it."
Di Qiu'er's gaze was somewhat complicated. "... Will you treat me like this in the future?"
"What are you thinking?" Toji's imposing manner vanished instantly, and she said irritably, "Your situation is a little different. Even if you leave me and quit, I won't have any complaints. After all, your purpose was just to see how I ended up, not for me to force you, right?"
"Of course, if you betray me, then things will be different." Toji smiled again.
Di Qiu'er knew, of course, that Toji was using her and then discarding her. If she betrayed Toji, he would probably drag her down to hell with him.
"You know me, I have no reason to betray you, no benefit in betraying you, and absolutely no need to betray you, because I... I... um..."
As Di Qiu'er spoke, she turned her head away and stopped explaining.
"Why did you stop halfway through your sentence again?" Toji asked, puzzled.
"It's alright." Di Qiu'er shook her head and said softly, "You should hurry up and finish refining the energy in your body. You absorbed such a huge amount of energy in one go this time, and it's impossible to digest it all in a short time."
"I'll go out and protect you. Call me if you need anything."
Looking at Di Qiu'er's retreating figure, Toji scratched his head.
"Forget it, let's continue refining and see if we can break through to level 60 after it's finished..."
at the same time.
Xu Tianran also received unusual intelligence from the headquarters of the Ordinary Alliance.
"Has all the energy of heaven and earth within a hundred miles been drained?"
Xu Tianran was stunned.
The guard said in a humble voice:
"Yes, should this old servant go and investigate, gather intelligence?"
Xu Tianran tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest of the seat, producing a dull sound.
The candlelight flickered on his sinister face, illuminating the shifting, dark light in his eyes.
Was it that Soul Engineer Killer caused this commotion again?
He told him that if he wanted to contact him, he could just reach out to Shanggong Wei'er... It seems that the Ordinary Alliance really is in contact with him.
"No need." Xu Tianran waved his hand, his voice as cold as ice. "This matter ends here. Also, go to the Ordinary Alliance and cover up this anomaly for them. Just say that I reached a cooperation agreement with the Ordinary Alliance, and that it was the result of the creation of a special energy-storing Soul Tool."
The guard looked up in astonishment:
"Your Highness? But such a strange phenomenon..."
Xu Tianran narrowed his eyes slightly:
I have my own plans.
"Yes, this old servant will go right away."
Once the palace was quiet again, Xu Tianran went to the window. The moonlight cast his long, distorted shadow across the entire palace wall.
He stared in the direction of the Ordinary Alliance, a low, ambiguous laugh escaping his throat.
"Such a terrifying assassin, if you offend him, you'll never have peace in this life. Consider it a favor you owe me."
"Since you can help the Ordinary Alliance and the Aodu Chamber of Commerce, it means you can be bribed and recruited."
"I'm sure you can help me ascend the throne."
Xu Tianran said with a smile.
"But why does he want to come with me to the Illustrious Virtue Hall and meet the head of the Illustrious Virtue Hall?"