That night.
On the central square of Suotuo City.
Three wretched figures—one tall, one medium, and one short—appeared.
One of them was carrying a fainted young girl on his shoulder.
The three of them crossed the square arrogantly.
They didn't even bother to hide, loudly discussing their filthy business.
"Hehehe, our luck today is really good; to think we'd run into such a top-tier beauty."
"It looks like we'll be able to have some good fun tonight."
"Bule, Tianya, let me go first later. Today, I'm going to make this little lady wish she were dead."
These three were none other than...
...the Soul Master scumbags who plagued the region, the Wretched Three Scoundrels.
Bule, Ekao, and Tianya.
The three's strength wasn't weak.
They had spent years loitering in Suotuo City committing crimes and ruining many families' daughters.
But even so...
No one in Suotuo City dared to take action against them.
Only because...
Ekao and Tianya were at the Spirit Emperor level.
Bule was a high-level Spirit King.
Add to that the fact that the three of them were always together.
When they joined forces, even a Spirit Saint might fall into their hands if they weren't careful.
This was why the Three Scoundrels had been able to run rampant in Suotuo City for so many years and still remain unscathed.
Hearing the words of their eldest brother, Ekao...
...Bule and Tianya immediately became unhappy.
"Don't, Big Brother! It's always you first. This time, it should be our turn."
"Exactly."
Seeing his two brothers complaining...
...Ekao quickly changed the subject. "Alright, stop nagging. Let's get back to our place quickly."
As he spoke, he pointed to the notices posted around them by the Spirit Hall.
"I heard that the Spirit Hall's Branch Hall in Suotuo City was recently attacked by Evil Soul Masters, and everyone in the entire Branch Hall was slaughtered."
"As retaliation, the Spirit Hall is going to conduct a cleanup of Suotuo City's social atmosphere."
"Whether they are Evil Soul Masters or not, anyone committing crimes will be a target of this cleanup."
"So we absolutely shouldn't linger for too long. Let's get back as soon as possible."
Who would have thought...
...that upon hearing this, Bule and Tianya...
...first glanced at each other...
...and then burst into disdainful laughter.
"Tch, what social cleanup? We've run rampant in Suotuo City for so many years; what kind of opponent haven't we seen? If the Spirit Hall really dares to send someone, I'll just take them all out."
"Bule is right. With the three of us brothers working together, we aren't even afraid of a Spirit Saint. Not to mention, this is Suotuo City, territory of the Tiandou Empire. The Spirit Hall's reach doesn't extend here."
"Speaking of which, Big Brother, you wouldn't happen to be scared, would you?"
Tianya stroked his chin as he looked at Ekao.
"Who's scared? If those bastards from the Spirit Hall dare to come, I'll hack them to death with my Dragon Slaying Saber!"
To avoid losing face in front of his brothers...
...Ekao spoke with a face full of confidence.
He even summoned a green kitchen knife and brandished it.
However, just then, a voice rang out from the surroundings.
"Oh? Is that so? It seems the three of you are quite confident."
Hearing this...
...the Three Scoundrels quickly stood back-to-back, forming a triangular formation.
They scanned their surroundings with extreme vigilance.
"Who's speaking?"
"Come out already!"
"I've already seen you!"
While the three were speaking...
...an extremely fast figure rushed toward them.
Stirring up gusts of breeze.
Before they could react...
...the girl on Bule's shoulder had already vanished.
"The... where's the person?!" Bule exclaimed.
Ekao raised his Dragon Slaying Saber, extremely alert. "What speed! To disappear without even leaving an afterimage."
"Could it be someone from the Spirit Hall?" As Tianya's voice fell...
...applause rang out from the surroundings.
The Three Scoundrels looked up.
It turned out that right in front of them, a handsome man had appeared at some unknown point.
He was holding the girl they had kidnapped in his arms.
The newcomer was none other than...
...Jin Mian, who had gone out passing through because he was bored.
Seeing the three of them crossing the square in the middle of the night with such wretched laughter...
...he took a closer look and realized they were the Wretched Three Scoundrels from the original story.
One of them was even carrying a girl.
He immediately understood what was happening.
And so, he flew over.
Bule, who had been mocked for his ugly and wretched appearance since childhood...
...was very displeased upon seeing Jin Mian's handsome face.
He was quite annoyed. "Kid, are you looking for death? How dare you block our path. Don't you know who we are?"
"We are the famous Three Scoundrels!"
"Give that woman back to us quickly."
"Otherwise, don't even think about leaving today."
Facing Bule's threat...
...Jin Mian almost laughed out loud.
According to the timeline, the current levels of the Three Scoundrels should be two Spirit Emperors and one high-level Spirit King.
With just this level of strength...
...they actually dared to threaten him, a Level 99 super Douluo with a Three-Word Battle Armor and Twin soul cores.
They really didn't know the height of the heavens or the depth of the earth.
"So powerful? Then today, I'll reluctantly test your strength."
Jin Mian had a smile on his face.
A golden light flashed in his eyes.
Immediately after...
...a powerful aura spread out.
Red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, brilliant gold—nine massive Soul Rings emerged around his body.
The Three Scoundrels, seeing this scene...
...no longer had their previous arrogant bluster.
Their courage was instantly shattered, and they collapsed to the ground.
Their pants became wet unconsciously.
"Ti... Ti... Titled Douluo!!!" x3
The Three Scoundrels cried out in shock.
Never in their wildest dreams did they expect...
...that they would run into such a tough character today.
Especially that Soul Ring configuration.
Eight 100,000-year spirit rings and one Brilliant gold spirit ring.
Is this even f*cking human?
Ekao quickly knelt properly, a forced smile on his face. "Th... this... Your Excellency, we three brothers were blind to not recognize a Titled Douluo. We have offended you. If you like this girl, please take her as you wish. We only hope you can spare our lives."
"A way out? Do you deserve one?"
Jin Mian spoke coldly.
For Soul Master scum like the Three Scoundrels...
...the only path he would give was death.
If he let the tigers back to the mountain, they would likely harm many more girls.
Seeing that the Titled Douluo before them was determined to kill them...
...Ekao's eyes darted around.
He immediately burst into tears. "Your Excellency, all the bad things were done by me alone. If you want to kill someone, kill me, just let my two brothers go."
"No! I did it all; it has nothing to do with Big Brother. Kill me instead."
"Same for me."
Bule and Tianya instantly understood Ekao's intention.
They wanted to use this display of deep brotherly affection...
...to win the sympathy of the Titled Douluo before them.
And thereby gain a way out.
What a pity.
In the original story, using this trick to fool those idiots from Shrek might have worked.
But it was completely ineffective against Jin Mian.
Facing the scene of the Three Scoundrels' deep brotherly bond...
...Jin Mian gave a "kind" smile.
"Such deep feelings indeed."
"In that case, there's no need for you to argue."
"Won't it be fine if I just kill you all?"
With that said...
...he gave a light wave of his hand.
Before the three could react...
...three corpses were added to the ground.
The reason he left their bodies intact was that he still had one more thing to do.
After all, having taken out such scum who terrorized the countryside...
...it would be a pity if no one knew about it.
That would be a shame.
He then returned to the Branch Hall with the corpses of the Three Scoundrels.
After returning to the Branch Hall...
...he handed the girl over to the people of the Branch Hall to be sent back home...
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