In a dark corner of the garden.
Yan's crimson eyes trembled incessantly, staring dead ahead.
He watched in disbelief as the scene unfolded before him, his heart screaming in rage.
My goddess, how could she do this!
At that moment, had Brother Xie Yue not forcefully held him back, he would have already charged forth.
He watched helplessly as the goddess, who usually gave him the cold shoulder, gracefully approached Luo Yu and poked his chest with her delicate fingers.
In a coquettish tone, she chided, "You stinky man! Are you satisfied now?"
"Can I take a look at your Martial Soul now?"
Luo Yu dug at his ear, joking, "Actually, my hearing isn't very good, I still didn't hear you clearly just now."
"You're so bad!" Hulena glared at him with her beautiful eyes, tiptoed, grabbed Luo Yu's ear, and then leaned in to shout in his face, "Daddy, daddy, daddy!!"
"Did you hear that clearly!"
Luo Yu shoved Hulena away and rubbed his ear, glaring.
"You venomous woman, with such a malicious heart, trying to make me deaf, huh?"
Seeing the man in pain, Hulena seemed to regain the upper hand and giggled, "That'll teach you for bullying me. You must have heard that clearly now."
"So stingy, it's just a look at the Martial Soul, I'm genuinely curious," Hulena grumbled in complaint.
Just as Luo Yu was about to make a move, an hysterical, anger-distorted bellow burst forth.
"Who is this man, stay away from my Goddess Nana—"
"Farther away!!!"
"Boom!"
Sky-high flames surged with sorrowful rage, suddenly exploding from a corner. The golden-red flames incinerated the surrounding trees, and the heat wave from the blasts hit them head-on.
Yan had a ferocious expression, bathed in flames all over his body, with bulging veins on his forehead and blood-red eyes that stared at Luo Yu like a man-eating beast, his mouth hung with a bloodthirsty madness.
Luo Yu was startled and turned his gaze, spitting out a curse.
"What the heck just popped out?"
"Gave me such a fright!"
Yan gritted his teeth and said, "You brat, who are you mocking?"
Luo Yu disregarded him, turned to Hulena, and pointing ahead, he said speechlessly, "Who is this? A lunatic, right? Popping out in broad daylight and going crazy, it's really scary."
Hulena was also full of astonishment and asked in surprise, "Yan, how did you suddenly appear here?"
Yan's flames flickered on and off, and his heavy breathing, like that of a bull, his shaking hand pointed at Luo Yu.
"Nana, tell me, who is this man, what sorcery did he use to bewitch you like this?"
Hulena frowned, suppressing her annoyance.
"What are you talking about? I don't understand at all."
"What sorcery, what bewitchment?"
"Also, how many times do I have to tell you, don't call me Nana!"
After hearing this, Yan stumbled back several steps as if struck by a heavy blow, clutching his chest and wailing, "I heard it, I just heard it."
"If you weren't bewitched, how could you possibly call someone else, call someone else..."
"Call someone else what?" Luo Yu, seeing him too agitated to speak, kindly asked.
"You actually called this little punk... Daddy!"
"Eh."
Luo Yu nodded.
"Boom!"
"You little punk, you're asking for death!!"
Yan exploded on the spot, with his four soul rings leaping up, he was like an erupting flame demon, with magma flowing all over his body, golden-red flames everywhere, instantly flying out, charging straight for Luo Yu.
"Swoosh!"
A graceful figure flashed in front of Luo Yu, Soul Rings emerged, and with a single palm, Yan was knocked back.
Yan trembled all over, unable to face everything before him.
Hulena protected Luo Yu, with a seductive and sexy fox tail emerging from her behind, her beautiful eyes focused and showing displeasure.
"Yan, what on earth are you making a fuss about!"
"Nana, what love potion did this wild man give you that you're protecting him like this?"
"Enough! Don't call me Nana!!" Hulena's blonde hair fluttered, she was really angry now.
"We're all on the same side, why are you being so confrontational, let's calm down and not harm our friendliness," Brother Xie Yue walked out from behind at this moment, holding back Yan, trying to smooth things over.
"Brother Xie Yue, your sister calls someone else daddy, giving you a dad out of nowhere, can you keep your temper this good? You might endure, but I can't!!"
On hearing this, Brother Xie Yue's face instantly darkened.
He looked at his sister, "Nana, explain, what's going on here, where did this man come from?"
Hulena's expression changed, and she replied indignantly, "How could you do this, sneakily listening to me talk just now?"
"If we weren't eavesdropping, we wouldn't have found out about such a big matter, would we?" Yan roared back, hoarse with rage.
Right now, his mind was in turmoil, his secretly adored ice goddess wasn't just throwing a tantrum with someone else, but even calling him daddy?
He couldn't swallow this anger.
Seeing Hulena misunderstood, Luo Yu explained, "You may have misunderstood; it was just a joke between Nana and me, nothing serious, just for fun."
Yan felt pissed off whenever he saw Luo Yu, thinking he had stolen his love.
Moreover, Luo Yu's shockingly handsome looks intensified his sense of crisis.
With his blood boiling, he cursed out loud, "Your idea of a joke? Go fuck yourself."
Luo Yu's gaze hardened, the smile faded, and the air around him instantly became viscous and icy cold.
Hulena's face was fierce with anger as she scolded, "Yan! What are you rambling about!! Apologize to Luo Yu right now."
Yan's eyes reddened further, and pointing at Luo Yu, he laughed menacingly, "Hiding behind a woman, what kind of skill is that? If you know what's good for you, get lost quickly, or perhaps I'll leave you with a dog's life."
"The goddess of Martial Soul Hall is no ordinary woman to be seduced by a nobody with no status or background, through sweet words and a fancy face."
There was a murderous intent in Luo Yu's eyes, eager to break free.
Hulena grabbed Luo Yu's hand tightly, shouting out in fury.
"Brother, are you not going to do something about that idiot Yan?"
Evil Moon shrugged and sighed, "Nana, Yan is right, this guy looks unfamiliar to me; he probably isn't from Martial Soul Hall, right? Since he's an outsider, why get so close to him?"
"Brother, what do you mean by that?" Hulena's gaze turned cold.
Evil Moon gave a bitter smile, "You are the goddess of Martial Soul Hall, it's not good to be so close to these common folks, and your teacher wouldn't agree either."
"If you liked someone from within Martial Soul Hall, Brother would definitely not oppose."
Yan conjured a fireball in his hand, sneering with disdain, "Big brother, no need for useless talk, let me cripple this pretty boy who only knows how to hide behind Nana and seduce women! Let Nana see his true face."
Hulena, visibly agitated, was about to defend herself.
Luo Yu pulled her directly behind him.
"Luo..."
Before Hulena could speak, Luo Yu pressed a finger to her lips.
He shook his head and judged,
"One is a sister-complex fool, brainless."
"The other, a bootlicker, will meet a bad end."
"Now both have lost their minds, what's the point in talking to them."
"I can't be bothered to waste my anger on them, it would lower my value,"
"Let's use my way to make them—"
"Come to their senses, wake up!"
Luo Yu stepped forward, moving his neck, and his bones snapped and popped.
Hulena watched as he walked forward, a look of worry flashing across her beautiful eyes.
The man facing the challenge had only just awakened his Martial Soul, and these two were among the top talents of Martial Soul Hall; how could he possibly win?
"But..."
Luo Yu glanced at the two men and calmly said to the woman behind him, "But what? They're just two Soul Ancestors with four soul rings, are they that powerful to reach the heavens?"
"Didn't you want to see my Martial Soul?"
"It's a good chance to play around with both of them."
"Finally brave enough to step out from behind a woman? Let's see how long you can act tough. I hope you won't be begging Nana to save you later," Yan said with a cruel smile, barely able to contain himself, "If you're looking to die, I'll oblige you today!"
Evil Moon's face fluctuated between dark and light; Luo Yu's recent mockery and disregard truly got under his skin.
"Who is this brat, so arrogant! Does he think Martial Soul Hall has no one capable? I may not kill you, but I do need to teach you a lesson."
Luo Yu smiled amiably and pointed at Evil Moon.
"You're Nana's brother, right? Don't worry, I won't kill you."
He then turned to Yan, pondered for a moment, and finally sighed,
"Never mind, I don't know what you are, nor how to address you properly."
"You might want to watch out, because I tend to—"
"Accidentally kill people."
Facing Luo Yu's friendly smile, the furious Evil Moon and Yan inexplicably felt a chill, as if targeted by a god of death.
Though he was smiling, it sent shivers down their spines.
Yan couldn't hold back anymore, the flames burst forth, bringing a scorching heatwave as he threw his fiery punch toward Luo Yu, even the air smelled burnt.
"Be careful!" Hulena cried out anxiously, ready to intervene.
"Don't panic,"
Luo Yu turned and gave Hulena a soothing smile.
The woman was livid, with everything seeming to go up in smoke, and yet this man remained as if nothing was the matter.
"Die for me!" Yan had already reached him, about to strike a blow.
"Bam!"
A dull sound, followed by shouts of astonishment.
Evil Moon's eyelids twitched, and Hulena covered her mouth in shock.
Yan's explosive fiery punch was firmly caught by a pale hand, unable to advance an inch. The golden red flames scorched the earth but couldn't singe even a hair on Luo Yu…