"Hehehehe, excellent! It seems this lord hasn't come to the wrong place!" A strange, chilling laugh echoed, making everyone in the Dou Ling team feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.
Immediately afterward, soul rings rose from beneath the feet of the mysterious person blocking their path, finally settling around him.
Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black!
Nine rings, Titled Douluo!
"It's over!" Despair washed over the faces of the Dou Ling team members. Their team leader was only an eight-ring Soul Douluo. Before a Titled Douluo, he was not even considered a substantial opponent, and their weak student squad would be easily slaughtered by a Titled Douluo.
There was no saving them!
Upon seeing the 'Titled Douluo' before them, the Dou Ling team's leader's heart leaped. He bravely stepped forward, eight soul rings hovering around him.
"May I ask, Your Excellency, why you have stopped us? We are the Dou Ling Empire's team participating in this Soul Dueling Competition. If we have offended Your Excellency in any way, please state it clearly, and I will certainly offer compensation to your satisfaction!" The Dou Ling team's leader said, steeling himself, to the Titled Douluo before him.
As the strongest person in the Dou Ling team, he naturally felt obligated to step forward.
Moreover, as the team leader, he was the only one who knew that there was a little ancestor in their team who absolutely could not be provoked.
"Hmph, noisy!" The mysterious Titled Douluo snorted coldly, and a Titled Douluo-level pressure flashed and then disappeared, sending everyone in the Dou Ling team flying.
During this process, he seemed to want to light up his soul rings to attack and completely obliterate everyone in front of him, but he quickly extinguished his soul rings. Under the despairing gaze of the Dou Ling team's leader, he disappeared from the spot, taking the trembling Xue Qingci with him.
Watching the unknown 'Titled Douluo' disappear, the Dou Ling team's leader remained silent for a long time, the hatred in his eyes never subsiding.
Others might not have noticed, but as a powerful Soul Douluo, he keenly detected the hidden aura of that Titled Douluo!
Although he concealed himself well, always remaining mysterious, just as he subconsciously tried to use a soul skill, he successfully discerned his identity.
Solitary Star of Calamity—Calamity Douluo Huang Jinxu!
Damn it, Star Luo Empire, you bunch of sour radishes, don't eat!
The Dou Ling team leader's hatred almost overflowed the screen.
It was bad enough that they played dirty tricks on them in the competition, making them run into Shrek Academy, but after the competition ended, they even wanted to wipe them out? If it weren't for his own presence hidden in the team, Huang Jinxu would definitely have killed them without hesitation!
But even so, he took away the little ancestor of the team!
This team leader surely didn't know the importance of Xue Qingci to the Dou Ling royal family; he wasn't qualified for that. But Xue Qingci's superficial status as a princess alone was enough to make him terrified and anxious.
If not for that, he really wouldn't dare to return to the Dou Ling Empire; he would probably just abandon these participating children and flee.
It was precisely because of Xue Qingci's apparent princess status that made this team leader believe that the Star Luo Empire merely wanted to detain Xue Qingci to demand something from the Dou Ling Empire, and he was just a messenger.
Thus, he returned to the Dou Ling Empire with the news of 'being attacked by the Calamity Douluo.'
As for who that mysterious 'Titled Douluo' truly was?
That was, of course, our Myriad Demon King!
As a super Fierce Beast of the mental attribute, the Myriad Demon King was even more formidable than the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord in terms of illusions and mental hypnosis. The Evil Emperor specialized in mental attacks, while the Myriad Demon King specialized in using mental power for control.
The difference between the two was roughly the same as the difference between assault-type and control-type human soul masters.
Therefore, with the Myriad Demon King's peak-level mental illusion techniques, he not only perfectly brought back Xue Qingci, as Lin Yun had instructed, but also successfully implanted a psychological suggestion into the others of the Dou Ling team using his mental power.
—The person who attacked you and took away Xue Qingci was the Star Luo Empire's Calamity Douluo Huang Jinxu!
By now, the Dou Ling team members should have already returned to Spirit Dou City. It's just unknown how marvelous the current Dou Ling emperor's expression would be upon hearing the news of Xue Qingci's abduction.
On the Myriad Demon King's side, after abducting Xue Qingci, he then staged a self-directed play of 'seeing injustice and lending a hand,' successfully rescuing Xue Qingci from the 'Calamity Douluo Huang Jinxu.'
However, after 'saving' her, he still didn't let her leave but kept her imprisoned here, which caused some resentment in her heart. That's why she said those words earlier, threatening and apologizing.
Her tone was utterly submissive.
As a young princess who was inexperienced in the ways of the world, Xue Qingci was intelligent, but her imaginative capacity was ultimately limited by her breadth of knowledge. She couldn't possibly comprehend the schemes and plots behind Lin Yun's intentions.
It's like a chemistry expert tinkering with powders and liquids in front of you, only to produce a Grand Ivan that blows you up.
You simply can't understand what he's doing.
Xue Qingci was the same at this moment.
She didn't understand why this Fierce Beast in front of her, after rescuing her, wouldn't let her leave, only repeating the phrase, "Without the Honored One's command, you cannot leave."
'Honored One'?
'This Honored One, perhaps he's a good person?' Xue Qingci felt grateful towards the benefactor who possibly 'saved' her, even though he also wouldn't let her leave.
Perhaps... there was another purpose?
It wasn't until Lin Yun appeared, and the Myriad Demon King returned to human form, respectfully kneeling on one knee before Lin Yun, that Xue Qingci finally reacted.
"Honored One!" The Myriad Demon King saluted respectfully.
Before Lin Yun could even speak, Xue Qingci excitedly jumped up: "What?! You're actually the 'Honored One' this person speaks of?!"
Xue Qingci's big eyes widened even more, staring at Lin Yun in utter confusion.
She swore she wasn't seeing things!
A student who represented Shrek Academy in the Soul Dueling Competition was, behind the scenes, the 'Honored One' referred to by a powerful Fierce Beast?
And looking at the terrifying-looking strong man in black behind him, he was probably also a powerful Fierce Beast.
Does that mean... Lin Yun is actually a Fierce Beast too?!
Xue Qingci jumped in fright, her small face turning pale.
"Wuwuwu... Imperial Father... Qing'er was wrong, Qing'er will never be playful again!" Xue Qingci, with her dramatic inner monologue, didn't even wait for Lin Yun to make arrangements for her. She just sat down on the ground with a thud and burst into tears.
She had already run to the Fierce Beasts' lair; there was definitely no hope. Her imperial mother had said that Fierce Beasts loved to eat disobedient little girls the most.
She hadn't listened to her imperial father and insisted on coming out to play.
She was a disobedient little girl, and she would be eaten!
(End of Chapter)
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