# Chapter 1086: Meddling
This voice was devoid of emotion and completely without warning, as if it had suddenly come from a spatial rift. The two Soul Sect men in black were startled, whipping around to see Yun Che standing less than two steps away, staring straight at them with no expression on his face.
"So you jumped out to die on your own. Truly an incurable idiot," the senior brother muttered disdainfully as he fled.
Seeing Yun Che's appearance and aura, the shock of the two Soul Sect members quickly dissipated: "That's right, we're your Soul Sect grandfathers here. You thinking of coming to hug our thighs, huh… hmph!"
Bang——
A dull thud, very low, yet so heavy it felt like it exploded deep within the soul.
Yun Che's figure appeared before them like a ghost, both hands striking their chests simultaneously… his surging profound energy instantly released and just as instantly restrained. Then he withdrew his arms, turned around, and walked away slowly, yet within moments, he had vanished from everyone's dazed sight.
The two Soul Sect men in black had their eyes bulging. As Yun Che's figure disappeared, they fell stiffly like lifeless wooden stakes, making no sound, no twitching—only bright red blood mixed with white foam and bits of internal organs gushing wildly from their mouths and noses.
Gu Xiaolian's eyes were wide, staring blankly, unable to snap back to reality for a long time. In the distance, the two who had been fleeing had also stopped, their faces pale as wax paper, motionless like stone carvings, as if their souls had been suddenly ripped away.
Yun Che continued eastward. After some distance, he rose into the air, picking up speed as he approached the center of the mountain range.
The faces and actions of the two Soul Sect men he had just killed, along with the terror the three Jade Sword Sect disciples showed toward the Soul Sect, were enough to reveal what kind of sect the Soul Sect was.
Whether in the God Realm or the lower realms, a ruling sect needed not only great strength and influence but also the support of the people. For example, the name "Four Sacred Grounds" on the Tian Xuan Continent was a self-glorification. Even the Ice Phoenix God Sect, which held absolute power in the Yin Xue Realm, would never maliciously bully innocent people.
But the Soul Sect clearly did not fall into that category.
The instant reaction of the three Jade Sword Sect disciples upon hearing the name "Soul Sect" directly proved the Soul Sect's notorious reputation in the Heiya Realm, yet they dared not resist at all, showing the Soul Sect's absolute dominance. Because the Soul Sect had the Shenwu Realm as their backing tree. In the Heiya Realm, they also controlled leverage over various major sects by coercing the Black Feather Chamber of Commerce and other means, leaving them furious but unable to speak out or act rashly.
Yun Che's speed gradually increased, and a method for dealing with the Soul Sect quickly formed in his mind. Just then, a flash of a small, colorful figure caught the corner of his eye. His gaze involuntarily dropped, and he stared for quite a while, even slowing down.
It was a little girl who hadn't yet left her "tender years."
She looked about twelve or thirteen, yet she had a delicate jade-like face that, upon seeing it, one almost dared not believe it could exist. Her brows were like crescent moons, her eyes like stars, her lips like rouge. Every inch, every thread visible to the eye seemed sculpted from jade.
Her figure was petite, dressed in a colorful gown whose rainbow hues clashed with the gray tones of the world around her. As the mountain wind brushed past, a pair of slender calves as white as jade were exposed beneath the skirt. Her snow-white feet were small and dainty, shod in beautiful shoes made of some unknown material that shimmered with colorful glass.
The girl's profound strength was only at the King Xuan Realm, which for her age was already impressive. But in this dangerous world, her power was pitifully low, and yet she was all alone, with no elders accompanying her.
Although it was unclear how she had come to this place, she clearly wasn't afraid at all—because those two slender crescent-like brows were slightly tilted upward, and her lips remained curved in a cute, playful smile that was so beautiful it made it hard to look away.
She lightly paced through this dangerous world, as if happily admiring the scenery. Her gorgeous, eye-catching rainbow dress fluttered gently, and in a daze, it seemed like a beautiful multicolored butterfly gracefully dancing.
Her smiling face was adorable, yet it also held an indescribable eeriness.
Yun Che's eyes followed the girl for a while before he suddenly came to his senses and looked away.
A girl of such an age could actually give him such an intense sense of stunning beauty—that in itself was a terrifying thing. Yun Che's heart stirred… he had thought that in this life, no one besides Mo Li could ever give him that feeling again. He never imagined that there existed someone in this world who could strike his heart the way Mo Li had when he first saw her.
Moreover, this girl seemed even younger than Mo Li had been when he first met her.
With King Xuan Realm profound strength and no one around her, how did she get here? If she was alone, encountering any profound beast here would be extremely dangerous… No! Encountering people would be far more dangerous than meeting profound beasts.
Unable to help thinking about this, he slightly shook his head, cast aside these distracting thoughts, and continued flying forward… But just then, not far from the direction the girl was heading, he sensed a powerful aura.
A powerful aura at the early stage of the Divine Tribulation Realm!
It was a middle-aged man, tall, with a stern face and a clear aura of malice. When Yun Che saw him, the man had already noticed the little girl. Yun Che frowned. In any other place, there might be no need to worry, but in such a dangerous, lawless land… what would happen when a normal man encountered a lone, defenseless girl with a beauty that outshone the stars? There was no doubt about it.
The Soul Sect is ahead. Don't meddle and stir up trouble… Yun Che silently recited to himself, averted his gaze, and sped eastward.
In the Heiya Realm, reaching the Divine Tribulation Realm was by no means an achievement of a minor figure. This middle-aged man was no exception. But when he saw the rainbow-dressed girl in his line of sight, he showed exactly the reaction Yun Che had predicted.
His eyes went wide. During the time he held his breath, he even felt like he was dreaming, because with his thousand years of experience, he couldn't believe that something so beautiful could exist in this world.
The girl might not have known how terrifying her charm was, nor did she sense the danger. Instead, she actively walked toward the middle-aged man, her bright, sparkling eyes showing confusion: "Uncle, why are you looking at me like that? Have I met you before?"
Her voice carried a hint of childishness, but even more so, it was pure, beautiful, and ethereal, like a divine maiden whispering softly. It gave the middle-aged man a sudden jolt. His gaze remained fixed on her, and an unprecedented restlessness rapidly rose within his body, quickly becoming so intense it nearly spiraled out of control.
With his cultivation and status, he already had plenty of wives and concubines. He was by no means lacking in women. With his temperament and experience, he would never easily be captivated by a woman's beauty, and he had never had any fetish for… young girls. But this girl before him made every part of his body feel like it was burning with fire.
It was an urge he had never felt so strongly in his life. He wanted to pounce on her, kidnap her, keep her as a treasure, toy with her to his heart's content, ravage her wildly… It was like possessing a star that had fallen from the heavens. Just the thought of it gave him a satisfaction he would trade ten thousand deaths to obtain.
Though he had little rational thought left, the middle-aged man's spiritual sense quickly swept the surroundings, confirming that the girl was truly alone. He swallowed hard, stepped closer, and put on a gentle smiling face: "Little girl, why are you here all alone? This place is very dangerous. How about Uncle protects you, okay?"
Seeing his expression, the girl shrank back, her small body retreating as she said warily: "But Uncle… you look like a bad person."
The middle-aged man's face twitched. Then he showed an ugly expression he had never worn before, his hands reaching out impatiently, fingers twitching out of control: "I wasn't a bad person before, but today… I'll be a bad person just this once!"
The dazzling, terrifying temptation corrupted what little righteousness remained in his heart, igniting all his ugly instincts. As soon as he finished speaking, he lunged at the girl like a starving wolf.
"Ah—help!!"
A girl's scream rang through the air above Black Soul Mountain.
Bang!!
The middle-aged man's body had just lunged forward when it crashed into an invisible wall. The sudden force knocked him back. He landed somewhat clumsily, only to see a young man with a cold expression standing in front of the girl.
"Get lost. Now. As far as possible." Yun Che extended his right arm, his palm aimed directly at the middle-aged man's chest.
Damn… Why can't I control my own hand!!
"Who… are you?" The middle-aged man's face darkened uncertainly at Yun Che's sudden appearance.
Yun Che didn't answer him, instead speaking with disdain: "With your level of cultivation, you must be someone of status in the Heiya Realm. Yet you bully a young girl of only a dozen or so years. If this shameful act spreads, your entire reputation will be ruined. Get lost now!"
Yun Che's words made the middle-aged man's pupils contract, and a panicked look flashed across his face. But it quickly turned into a vicious sneer: "Well said, young man. But if you're dead, how could it ever spread?"
His profound energy exploded violently, and a fierce killing intent locked onto Yun Che: "Presumptuous brat. Die!!"
Yun Che's face darkened, and he shot forward ahead of the middle-aged man, the Heaven-Defying Sword instantly grasped in his hand. The opponent's profound power was at the Divine Tribulation Realm, and fortunately only at the early stage. But without the Heaven-Defying Sword, it would be extremely difficult to handle. Moreover, the girl behind him was too close—with her mere King Xuan Realm strength, even a slight ripple of the aftershock would kill her instantly. He had to end this quickly.
The heavy sword struck, and the overwhelming pressure, completely defying common sense, made the middle-aged man's expression change. The power he had only used at one-tenth instantly surged to full force.
Boom!!
A thunderous roar. The ground beneath their feet cracked wildly, and their forces locked together in a deathly stalemate. The middle-aged man's eyes widened. He couldn't believe that someone at only the early Divine Soul Realm had actually blocked his power head-on: "You… how…"
"Heaven-Shattering!!"
Yun Che's power surged mercilessly in that instant. The middle-aged man's face changed drastically, and then he let out a miserable scream as he was sent flying like a withered tree snapped by a hurricane.
Yun Che spun his body. The Heaven-Defying Sword burst into roaring flames. The cry of the phoenix and the howl of the celestial wolf tore through the sky.
"Phoenix Heavenly Wolf Strike!!"
Rumble!!
The wolf shadow, burning with crimson flames, pierced through space and ruthlessly struck the middle-aged man mid-flight.
"Wuaaahhhh…"
Amidst the miserable screams, the figure engulfed in flames was blasted dozens of miles away. Then a pillar of fire shot up into the sky dozens of miles away, startling continuous roars from beasts. The middle-aged man's fate was unknown.
His Star God's Remnant Shadow and Celestial Wolf Prison God Scripture both came from Mo Li. He no longer dared to use Star God's Remnant Shadow in the God Realm, and naturally, the Heavenly Wolf Strike was also out of the question. But the "Phoenix Heavenly Wolf Strike," easily fused from his Phoenix Flame Force and the Celestial Wolf Prison God Scripture, naturally didn't fall into that category.
Yun Che let out a soft breath, put away the Heaven-Defying Sword, and turned around. The girl had already bounced over to him, her bright eyes, adorned with what seemed like scattered cold stars, sparkling with a starry light. Her delicate brows curved downward as she wore an extremely cute, light smile: "Wow! Big brother, you're so amazing! Thank you for saving me. I was almost scared to death just now."
"…" Yun Che blinked and lowered his head slightly: "But little sister, the way you look… you don't seem scared at all."
"Not true." The girl wrinkled her nose, then covered her cheeks with both hands, grinning sweetly: "But, for someone as adorable a lolita as me, even if I'm scared, I can't show it, or else I won't be cute anymore."
Lolita…!?!?
This little girl, where did she even learn that word!!
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[Yun Che, you little brat, told you to meddle! Just you wait for the suffering!!]