The campfire crackled, illuminating the diverse expressions on everyone's faces.
Ji Juechen sat with his sword in his arms, closing his eyes to rest, completely ignoring the commotion on Toji's side.
Jing Ziyan and Ye Guyi sat together, observing Di Qiu'er and Ice Empress with a gossipy attitude.
At this moment, the most striking thing is the eerie atmosphere around the campfire.
The broken wooden stick shattered into dust in Di Qiu'er's palm, and a dangerous glint flickered in Toji's pupils as she stared at him.
You're too close.
Di Qiu'er spoke coldly, her gaze sweeping towards Ice Empress like a blade.
Ice Empress leaned against Toji, her hair almost falling onto his shoulder. Hearing his words, she chuckled, not retreating but deliberately moving closer, her red lips almost touching Toji's ear as she breathed:
" Auspicious Beast if you've merged with it, you can't stop me from merging with it, can you?"
"This is a win-win situation for both of us."
"Snap!"
The wooden stick in Di Qiu'er's hand instantly turned to dust, and her gaze fell on Toji.
Toji: "..."
His back was stiff, and cold sweat trickled down his back. At that moment, he felt as if he were sandwiched between two women.
On one side is the ruler of the Far North, and on the other is the wrath of the Golden Dragon Girl.
Even when facing Titled Douluo, he remained unfazed, but now he was even carefully controlling his breathing.
"Do you have human emotions?" Di Qiu'er stood up, and the dragon's might belonging to the Golden Dragon dragon pressed down on Ice Empress like a tidal wave, causing the ground to crack like a spider web.
A cold glint flashed in Ice Empress's eyes, and the surrounding temperature plummeted, freezing the campfire into an ice sculpture.
"Even if it's Emperor Auspicious Beast that blocks me, I have no choice but to do this for survival. If I don't merge with it, I will suffer divine retribution."
"And if we follow him, we can become gods together, wouldn't that be better?"
Toji began to feel extremely uneasy.
Ultimately, it's all due to one's constitution.
He really wanted to suggest that everyone get along harmoniously, but it was obvious that Di Qiu'er didn't want to share with others.
Sensing the campfire go out, Ji Juechen frowned slightly and silently moved to the side.
Jing Ziyan, standing beside him, covered her mouth and chuckled.
"Being a popular man must be tough."
Ye Guyi's disdainful gaze was fixed on Toji's face.
"He's handsome, but he's definitely a two-timing scumbag!"
Toji: "..."
If you find out I'm juggling three relationships...
Thinking of this, Toji stood up and quickly used both hands to block Ice Empress and Di Qiu'er.
"Alright, alright, everyone's rested enough. Let's get to work."
"Invade the Duke's Mansion, drag our target out, and bring him back to the Heaven Dou Empire."
"Then feed him into the pile of Soul Beast, hmm, it's that simple."
"Everyone, is everything alright?"
No one objected.
In the backyard of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, a biting wind howled.
Huo Yuhao, who was only ten years old, was soaked to the bone. His thin clothes clung to his body, and water droplets were still dripping from his hair.
His hands were clenched tightly, his nails digging deep into his palms, yet he stubbornly gritted his teeth, refusing to let his expression reveal a trace of weakness.
Several guards stood before him, scrutinizing Huo Yuhao with extremely hostile gazes.
The young man dressed in luxurious clothes standing to the side was Dai Huabin, the eldest son of the White Tiger Duke, and the future pride of the Star Luo Empire.
"Trash is trash. You don't even have White Tiger Martial Soul, yet you keep blocking the young master's way." The guards sneered, their eyes sweeping contemptuously over Huo Yuhao. "Didn't your lowly mother teach you any manners?"
Huo Yuhao's pupils contracted sharply, and his chest heaved violently, but in the end, he lowered his head and remained silent.
"Tsk, you don't even dare to argue back?" The guard sneered and kicked Huo Yuhao in the knee, causing him to stagger and fall to his knees.
"I heard your mother used to be just a maidservant to the Duke? Ha, no wonder her son is such a good-for-nothing!"
"Exactly! Even their Martial Soul Awakening is only at the first level of the Innate Soul Power. They're a disgrace to the White Tiger lineage!"
Laughter rose and fell, Huo Yuhao's breathing grew heavier, and a strong killing intent flashed in the depths of his eyes, but he forcibly suppressed it.
It's not the right time yet...
He must be patient!
Dai Huabin merely glanced at him indifferently before walking past Huo Yuhao and leaving.
The guards followed Dai Huabin as he gradually disappeared into the distance.
A bone-chilling cold instantly seeped into his entire body. Huo Yuhao braced himself on the ground with his hands, head down, his fists clenched until they turned white.
This scene naturally did not escape the notice of Toji and his group, who had already infiltrated the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.
Di Qiu'er crossed her arms and narrowed her eyes slightly:
"Is this the chosen one of this era? To be humiliated like this by a few ants?"
Toji didn't answer immediately, her gaze fixed on Huo Yuhao, lost in thought.
"You know what, he definitely has that 'power fantasy' protagonist start, it's just a shame..."
"I didn't sense it. I think this is torture for the protagonist," Di Qiu'er said calmly.
Toji stood beside her, his gaze deep and unfathomable.
"Don't underestimate him," he whispered. "The more formidable the start, the more terrifying the explosion of power later on."
"However, it's not surprising that he knelt down later, after all, his opponent was a god, who had plenty of ways to deal with this kind of chosen one."
Di Qiu'er snorted lightly, clearly unconvinced.
Just then, Huo Yuhao slowly stood up and wiped the water from his face. His movements were slow, yet carried an eerie calm, as if the humiliation he had just suffered had not stirred any emotion within him.
Then, under everyone's gaze, the young Huo Yuhao suddenly turned around, his eyes fixed precisely on the direction where Toji and the others were hiding!
Those deep blue eyes seemed to pierce through the shadows, meeting Toji's gaze for a fleeting moment!
At that moment, Toji's hair stood on end, and an invisible sense of oppression swept over his body like a cold wave, as if he had been coldly glanced at by some supreme being.
He had been sitting casually with his arms crossed, but in an instant, all the muscles in his body tensed up, and his pupils shrank to the size of pinpoints.
Something's not right!
There's a problem!
That glance, carrying a transcendent indifference, seemed to pierce through the shadows and lock onto him directly!
This was the first time in my life that I had Toji felt the strange sensation of being noticed when I was behind someone.
Toji's heart pounded violently, his blood surged through his veins, and his Soul Power churned uncontrollably within his body.
His fingertips trembled slightly, and an unprecedented sense of crisis was frantically warning him in his mind.
"Hmm?" Di Qiu'er frowned. "He can sense us?"
Toji didn't answer.
His right hand had already quietly pressed on the Storage Soul Tool at his waist, his knuckles turning white from the force, ready to draw the Blade of Life's Watch at any moment, his killing intent surging in his chest like a tangible force.
Kill him!
The feeling of being watched was too eerie, as if there were a pair of eyes in the dark, coldly observing Huo Yuhao through his body.