Soul Emperor Awakening

"I’ll take them," Lin Xuan said indifferently.

He was decisive, calling out without a hint of hesitation, which stunned the people around him.

To spend such a large sum on two useless Fox Girls in a dangerous place like this meant one of two things: either he was incredibly wealthy, or his brain wasn’t working right. He had truly become an animal ruled by his lower body.

These Fox Girls wouldn’t help kill Demon Beasts; they wouldn’t lift a finger to help! If their seals were undone, they would more likely try to kill their master. So, they were little more than pretty decorations. At most, a person could vent their pent-up frustration from battle on them after returning from a mission.

Other than that, they were utterly useless, basically just a burden. The price was especially high now; the seller was clearly trying to rip someone off. So what if they were twins? Consuming them wouldn’t raise one’s Cultivation in the slightest. It would be better to buy some Elixir Pills instead.

Of course, this was the perspective of pragmatists. For those with more Primordial Stones than they knew what to do with, it was a casual purchase.

After he called out that price, no one made a higher bid. They had no need to spend a fortune on something so impractical. However, most people were giving Lin Xuan strange looks. ’With such low Cultivation, can he really produce two million Primordial Stones?’

"You’ll take them?" The seller sized Lin Xuan up and down, asking dubiously, "Can you really afford that many Primordial Stones?"

’What a joke,’ Lin Xuan thought. ’If I can’t afford it, then no one can.’ Before Elder Feng left, he had given all his assets to him. Combined with his own wealth, Lin Xuan’s total assets exceeded fifty million Primordial Stones.

With fifty million Primordial Stones, he could buy not just two Fox Girls, but a whole crowd of them without issue.

"Of course I can. I’ll give them to you now." Lin Xuan strode forward, took out his Storage Ring, and transferred the Primordial Stones over. Two million Primordial Stones, transferred in an instant without the slightest hesitation.

He didn’t hate these sellers. After all, not everyone was like him, willing to give special treatment to the Demon Fox Race. For them, it was all about profit and survival. The life or death of this Alien Race meant nothing to them.

The transaction involving the Demon Fox was like selling off a pet; there wasn’t the slightest bit of reluctance, much less any concern for whether they lived or died.

"It really is two million Primordial Stones. Thank you for your patronage." The seller pointed at the Fox Girls and said, "They’re yours. I hope you have a wonderful evening. Don’t overexert yourself, young man." He spoke with a suggestive tone. Anyone who bought these Demon Fox would surely use them for release. It’s not like he bought them to have them sweep the floor; that was impossible.

This was two million Primordial Stones, not two hundred.

"He actually took out two million Primordial Stones! And he looks like a new face. I think he just arrived recently."

"So rich... How on earth did he earn all that?"

"Could he be the disciple of some powerful expert, out gaining experience?"

"Experience? Spending a fortune to ’gain experience’ on these two Demon Fox... Now that’s a certain kind of ’experience,’ all right!"

...

The crowd chuckled. To think they’d run into such a big spender right at the beginning. The seller was really lucky. At such a high price, surely no one else would have bought them, and he would have had to lower the price eventually.

But who would have thought he’d meet someone so generous? The seller must have been overjoyed.

"Don’t touch us, you filthy human!" When the two Fox Girls saw Lin Xuan approaching, they glared at him with tear-filled eyes brimming with rage and resentment, wishing they could tear him to pieces.

But they knew struggling was useless and might even earn them a beating. They had long since fallen into despair.

"Do you know Hu Hong?" Lin Xuan asked.

"You... you know Sister Hong!" The two Fox Girls froze, then bared their sharp teeth and snarled, "D-Don’t tell me you captured Sister Hong!"

They couldn’t bring themselves to think of a positive scenario. They always assumed the worst. Humans had hurt them too much.

"Whether I captured her or not, you’ll find out if you come with me." Lin Xuan scooped both of them up. As they were quite petite, he easily hoisted them onto his shoulders and started walking toward the city’s exit.

The people around watched Lin Xuan with envious gazes. To get to enjoy a pair of twins at once... an hour of pleasure is worth a thousand gold. But with two of them, it wasn’t a thousand gold, but ten thousand.

And so, under everyone’s watchful eyes, Lin Xuan carried the two Fox Girls toward the city exit. It was impossible to leave the city without being noticed. There was only one gate, and flying out would certainly attract attention, so he decided to walk.

"Why are you leaving? And with two Fox Girls?" When Wei Jun saw Lin Xuan walking out, his expression changed and turned ugly. He didn’t oppose the selling of them, but he was inwardly disgusted by it. He didn’t expect that this newcomer would buy two Fox Girls and take them out of the city so soon after arriving.

’He must have someone waiting outside,’ Wei Jun assumed. ’He probably came in just to buy the Fox Girls and is now heading back.’ This wasn’t under his jurisdiction. Firstly, Lin Xuan hadn’t broken any rules. Only those who violated regulations or lacked sufficient Contribution Points would be kicked out.

"I’m heading out to take care of something. Please open the gate, Brother Wei," Lin Xuan said.

"Hmph. Don’t call me Brother Wei. Wasting your life on worldly pleasures just because you have a bit of money, neglecting your Cultivation—what a waste!" Wei Jun snorted coldly but still had someone open the gate to let Lin Xuan pass.

Lin Xuan just smiled faintly. ’This Wei Jun is a really upright man.’ He didn’t try to explain himself and simply walked out with the two Fox Girls.

Wei Jun gritted his teeth behind him, a look of profound disappointment on his face. In the end, he just sighed and said no more.

"Damn human! Let... let us go! Where are you taking us?!" The little Fox Girl on his shoulder kept kicking his shoulder with her feet, but her kicks felt like a mere tickle to him, completely powerless.

"If you want me to let you go, then shut up!" Lin Xuan snapped. The two little Fox Girls froze, completely unsure if he was telling the truth.

When they entered the forest, Lin Xuan set them down. He reached for their iron chains, gave them a hard squeeze, and with a loud SNAP, the rigid chains were easily broken. The terrifying strength left them dumbfounded.

"Go on. And once you’re gone, don’t get caught again. Anyone else wouldn’t be so kind as to let you go. Don’t wander around recklessly anymore," Lin Xuan said calmly.

This time, the two of them were truly stunned. They still hadn’t processed what was happening. Was this human really letting them go, and not just starting some twisted new game, like a chase where they run and he hunts them?

"Your Sister Hong wasn’t captured. She’s already gone back. What are you standing there dazed for? Go!" Lin Xuan glared at them, startling them into shrinking back.

They immediately fell silent. Hand in hand, the two of them ran into the forest without a single word of thanks, not daring to look back.

Just as they left, a sinister voice drifted to his ears. "Well, well, little brother, what a waste. You were kind enough to let them go? If you don’t want them, you could have given them to us... By the way, we’re a little short on cash. I wonder if you could spare some?"

Lin Xuan looked up to see three Cultivators surrounding him, their faces full of greed. They had clearly set their sights on his wealth and were here to rob him.

’Sometimes, humans are worse than beasts.’