"No problem, you guys get some rest, I'll go deal with the traces."
Just as the Scarlet King started to move, he heard Toji click his tongue, barely managing to get up. Shen Er glanced at the Super Douluo's head that the Scarlet King had tossed aside, and suddenly grinned:
"Where is that old ghost's Soul Bone?"
Upon hearing the Soul Bone, "the Scarlet King frowned, clearly not interested.
"I didn't check it specifically."
"Where is his body? He was at least Titled Douluo, he should have Soul Bone, right?"
The Scarlet King looked at Di Qiu'er, who gave him a meaningful look, after which the Scarlet King sighed.
"I'll go check if there are any Soul Bone on his body. If there are, I'll give them to you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Toji cupped his hands in a fist salute.
He then began searching the corpse of the Titled Douluo he and Di Qiu'er had killed together.
Only a right-hand Soul Bone was found, and it was at the ten-thousand-year level.
"Ugh, trash Soul Bone. Oh well, I'll just keep it as a collectible; at least I can exchange it for resources."
Toji muttered to himself.
At this moment, Di Qiu'er, who had been resting, finally couldn't help but say:
"I've always been curious, how did you manage to withstand the Spiritual Shock from Titled Douluo?"
"Just now, I really thought you were going to die."
"My body can withstand it," Toji said.
"Even if you can withstand it, it's unlikely you'll have the strength to fight back, right?" Di Qiu'er pressed. "Then you're too strong."
Toji whispered to her, "Ahem, actually it's the effect of my Fifth Soul Skill, Overlord, that ignored the negative effects of his Spiritual Shock on me."
"This works?!" Di Qiu'er's eyes widened.
"Don't talk nonsense."
Toji lowered his voice and said no more after seeing the Scarlet King return.
"Consider yourself lucky; that human still has three Soul Bone." After tossing three Soul Bone to Toji, the Scarlet King went to clean up the battlefield.
"Three Soul Bone?" Toji glanced at the quality of the Soul Bone in his hand; they were all ten-thousand-year level: the left hand, left leg, and right hand.
Moreover, the quality is only above average, and it's not really suitable for him.
It's not even as good as the Soul Bone in Toji's left leg.
"Never mind, I'll just keep it as a bookmark."
"Miss, what's wrong?"
The Scarlet King's voice came from behind, causing Toji to turn around and look.
"I'm fine, do you need any help?"
Di Qiu'er pretended to straighten her disheveled clothes, but her bright red ears betrayed her true feelings.
She said that, but what she was really thinking was what Toji had just told her about the effects of his Soul Skill.
Only very close people can reveal the effects of their Soul Skill.
"No need for your help, Miss... Oh, by the way, there are a few more humans coming over there."
The Scarlet King pointed outwards, and Di Qiu'er looked in the direction he pointed and saw that it was the Ju Zi family running back.
"Those are our people, you go ahead with your work."
"Yes."
Di Qiu'er approached and found that the family of three had their faces covered in mud and ash, clearly having fled back in the dark.
"My benefactors! You didn't..." Ju Zi's father's voice trailed off.
Under the moonlight, he finally saw clearly what a scene of Asura this was.
"Ugh—" Ju Zi's mother was horrified by the scene. As an ordinary person, she had never seen anything like it.
Ju Zi's father also covered Ju Zi's eyes tightly, not wanting her to see such a bloody scene at such a young age.
"Dad, Mom, what happened? Don't cover my eyes, I can accept it," Ju Zi said quite bravely.
"Let her go. If she wants to become stronger, she has to go through this kind of experience." At this moment Toji walked over, covered in wounds.
Ju Zi's father hesitated for a moment, then slowly let go of her hand.
Ju Zi opened her eyes wide, her pupils reflecting the battlefield that had been baptized by blood and fire.
"Is this... the world of high-level Soul Master?" Ju Zi asked softly, her voice surprisingly calm.
Toji said, "No, this is just a world of losers."
He casually tossed and caught the ten-thousand-year-old right Soul Bone.
"The winner takes everything, like this."
The Soul Bone traced an arc in the air, Ju Zi instinctively caught it.
The warm, smooth touch sent a shiver through her body; the fine lines on her bones seemed to still be pulsating.
"This... this is Soul Bone?" Ju Zi was stunned when she saw this legendary treasure.
She was an awakened Soul Master from an ordinary family; she possessed Martial Soul and Soul Power, and had also taken some basic courses.
I've heard of Soul Bone before.
"My benefactor, this is too precious!" Ju Zi's father hurriedly tried to kneel down, but Toji raised his hand and pressed down on his shoulder.
"To me, it's just trash." Toji waved his hand dismissively. "That kid, Ju Zi, awakened his Martial Soul and has Soul Power. He's barely managed to cultivate to the level of Soul Master, and he can potentially become Soul Engineer in the future."
"This Soul Bone, though not suitable for you, is better than nothing, so don't be picky."
"How could I dare to complain about the Soul Bone given to me by my benefactor?" Ju Zi said in Ju Zi low voice.
"Um."
Toji nodded in satisfaction, then glanced at Ju Zi's parents. "I have something to say to Ju Zi alone. You don't mind, do you?"
Ju Zi's parents shook their heads repeatedly:
"Rest assured, my benefactor, we trust you completely. If you wish to harm us, you wouldn't need to go to such lengths."
Toji he and Ju Zi went to the other side to talk alone.
It only took five minutes for Toji to return with the Ju Zi. The latter's eyes were full of energy, and she clenched her fists as if she was encouraging herself.
"Next, I'll send Ju Zi to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. As for you, you can continue living in the Heaven Dou Empire. My people will take care of you there, so Ju Zi won't have to worry about you anymore."
After Toji had completely arranged the lives of the three of them, she thoughtfully asked them if they had any opinions.
"We are so fortunate to enjoy such a stable life thanks to our benefactor, we naturally have no objections." Ju Zi's parents were very happy, especially after hearing that their daughter was going to attend the legendary academy.
Toji nodded, then turned to Di Qiu'er:
"Then, Qiu'er, I'll trouble you to settle them in."
"I have something to attend to and need to go back. Also, I need to ask you to arrange for Ju Zi and Xu Tianran to meet."
"It's a simple matter. This child has always had strong luck, so it's quite normal for him to meet Xu Tianran." Di Qiu'er waved her hand and prepared to leave with Ju Zi's parents.
Before leaving, Di Qiu'er asked softly:
"How did you manage to get Ju Zi to agree to your request so easily?"
"It's very simple. After this incident, I asked her if she still wanted her family's lives to be easily in the hands of others. She said no, so I provided her with a way to achieve that."
"Especially after this incident, Ju Zi was even less willing to experience the life-and-death separation of her family again. Rather than letting others control her destiny, she preferred to take it into her own hands."
"I just offered a few words of advice, and for the sake of her family's safety, Ju Zi readily agreed."
"Therefore, I eagerly await the day she becomes the Empress of the Sun Moon Empire."