Leaning closer, Dai Mubai grabbed Yuan Longxuan's sleeve with his clawed hands, eyes full of contempt.
"Look at you, dressed like a minor noble or a merchant. Hand over the girls, and… uh uh uh—"
Before he could finish, Yuan Longxuan's hand shot up, gripping Dai Mubai by the throat.
In that moment, Yuan Longxuan had already decided to completely cripple him.
After all, even the proud and unruly Dark Demon Tiger had been tamed by him.
And yet this abandoned, scorned Dai Mubai dared to bark aggressively in his presence?
Yuan Longxuan's grip was like iron, lifting Dai Mubai off the ground.
"Crack."
The hand's pressure was relentless. Dai Mubai's face turned pale with panic and shock as he realized he could not even manifest his Martial Soul against Yuan Longxuan.
A faint, mocking smile appeared on Yuan Longxuan's lips as Dai Mubai's eyes bulged in terror.
"Roar!!!!!!"
A terrifying dragon's roar suddenly erupted within Dai Mubai's spirit sea.
The sheer intensity forced a white phantom to emerge....a winged white tiger, suddenly visible.
"You… you are a Dragon God! Impossible! You're not supposed to be....."
Before Dai Mubai could finish, Yuan Longxuan sealed the phantom in the system space.
Indeed, what had been forced out was the third-level deity residing deep within Dai Mubai's soul: the divine power of the Saint King of the Evil-Eyed Spirit Tiger.
This spirit had coexisted with the royal Star Luo family's Evil-Eyed White Tiger Martial Soul, manifesting once every millennium to seek a worthy successor.
For Yuan Longxuan, its greatest value was simply to act as a powerful deterrent against the Dark Demon Tiger.
"Crack."
Yuan Longxuan's grip continued to tighten. Dai Mubai's face had turned a dark, liver-purple. His limbs flailed uselessly, but Yuan Longxuan's overwhelming soul power rendered him completely immobile.
Just as Dai Mubai's life seemed to hang by a thread, Yuan Longxuan casually flung him onto the marble floor.
"Boom!"
"Crack. Crack. Crack."
Bones shattered explosively under the immense force. Dai Mubai's body sank halfway into the marble, shards of stone embedding into his flesh.
"Cough… cough… whew… whew…"
Pain wracked his body, yet the suffocating grip forced him to focus on breathing first.
"Ah!!! Hiss~"
Dai Mubai's agonized screams terrified the hotel staff and the girl he had shoved earlier, sending them collapsing to the ground.
Wu Ling hid behind Xiao Wu, while Xiao Wu, though still affectionate toward Yuan Longxuan, was slightly displeased at the brutal display.
After all, she thought, a despicable person like this deserved nothing less.
(Note: Dai Mubai is depicted as reckless and unfaithful. While the main characters might act flirtatiously or be flirted with, they always protect those close to them.)
"Ugh, ugh, ugh."
Yuan Longxuan pressed his foot into Dai Mubai's mouth.
The pitiful sounds and terrified expression were almost comical in their precision.
"I despise anyone threatening my women. And you… are the second fool to dare do so," Yuan Longxuan said, his eyes mocking. In his view, Dai Mubai could end here and now—he was just a minor character, inconsequential to the unfolding plot.
"Bang!"
"Crack!"
A kick to the waist sent excruciating pain through Dai Mubai, a shameless villain who had robbed and bullied girls now being humiliated and punished.
Yuan Longxuan could hardly believe such a character had been "redeemed" in the original story and made part of the protagonist team.
"Ahhhh!!!"
The searing pain made Dai Mubai scream again.
"Hum!"
Yuan Longxuan's right hand transformed into a brilliant, nine-colored dragon scale aura, an intricate structure that seemed chaotic but was actually meticulously crafted.
Hovering before Dai Mubai, the aura exerted an invisible force, tearing at his soul.
"Ahhh!!! Aooooo!!"
Screams echoed down the street, yet Yuan Longxuan did not relent.
His eyes shone with satisfaction as the white energy orb hovered above Dai Mubai's dragon claw.
This was the essence of the Evil-Eyed White Tiger Martial Soul, the royal aura of a true ruler.
Yuan Longxuan had no interest in keeping it for himself.....it must never be left to self-righteous "heroes" like Dai Mubai.
He glanced down at the defeated figure beneath his foot, amusement flickering in his gaze.
"Dai Shao, if you still had the ability to kowtow three times to me, perhaps I might let you live this once," he teased.
(Author's note: Ages of certain characters were adjusted to better fit the timeline.)
Dai Mubai's body lay in a pitiful state. Every bone had been fractured, shattered under Yuan Longxuan's merciless hands.
Even the slightest groan of pain caused his broken bones to shift, sending fresh jolts of agony through him.
"Crack… crack."
Yuan Longxuan showed no mercy, stepping deliberately onto Dai Mubai's arm. The sound of splintering bones was sickeningly satisfying to him.
"Ahhh!!!"
After systematically crushing Dai Mubai's skeletal structure, Yuan Longxuan finally nodded with satisfaction.
At this point, Dai Mubai was reduced to barely a single breath of life.
His body was so broken that even the skilled Soul Masters specializing in restoration at Shrek Academy would take at least six months to mend such injuries.
Moreover, his Martial Soul had begun to regress. The essential essence within it.....the part that once defined him...had been forcibly extracted.
From this moment on, his Martial Soul could only be mockingly renamed: the Heterochromatic White Dog.
While he could still eventually advance to the Soul Lord level, the higher ranks of Soul King and beyond would require years of painstaking effort....assuming he survived.
After all, his elder brother, Davis, was not someone to be taken lightly.
"Consider yourself lucky this time. If you can make it through alive, that is," Yuan Longxuan said coolly.
He lightly wiped Dai Mubai's clothes clean with the sole of his shoe before turning back to Xiao Wu and Wu Ling.
"Let's go. We still have a long journey ahead tomorrow."
He pinched Xiao Wu's little nose affectionately, eliciting a playful pout.
"Heh, Yuan Longxuan is far too kind," Xiao Wu teased. "A scum like him should have been crushed underfoot long ago."
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