AHHHHH...

A group of young models and online influencers in the hall screamed. They were just escorts, here to make some quick cash, and had never seen anything like this before.

"Don't scream, babes. I'm just talking business with this man. Once we're done, we'll get back to our fun."

AHHHH...

They stared in fear at the perfectly composed, white-robed fat man on the sofa.

Hmph...

The white-robed fat man let out a displeased snort. Instantly, an incredibly terrifying aura emanated from him, crushing the escorts and causing them to collapse to the floor one by one. Their eyes were wide with terror, as if they were staring into the Hell Abyss.

"If you like screaming, you can do plenty of that in my bed later. But if you keep making a ruckus now, I'm going to get very unhappy."

Terrified, the escorts cowered in a corner, not daring to even look at the white-robed fat man anymore.

"Babe, why'd you stop? Get back to it. Don't stop."

The woman who had been servicing the fat man's crotch was trembling, her body like a helpless leaf tossed about in a storm.

"I'm not doing this anymore! I want to go home!"

'This fat man is breaking the law. How could I possibly be in the mood to do that disgusting work for him now?'

"Hmph... You ungrateful bitch."

The white-robed fat man kicked out brutally. The sexy woman let out a pained scream and was sent flying backward. The immense force sent her toppling over the balcony railing to the ground floor below, her fate unknown.

"Ah... Ah... Ah! He's a murderer!"

Seeing this, the models and influencers were even more terrified and couldn't stop screaming. It felt as if they had stumbled into a den of murderous bandits.

"Scream again, and I'll kill every last one of you!" A terrifying, incomparably tyrannical aura erupted from the white-robed fat man, washing over them like a tidal wave. Unable to withstand it, the escorts fainted one after another.

Finally, it was quiet.

The white-robed fat man settled comfortably onto the genuine leather sofa, looking at Wang Qingfu, who was dangling in his subordinate's grasp. "If you don't agree, you're going to suffocate to death. And if you die, I can just talk to your wife. If your wife dies, I can still talk to that son of yours who isn't even an adult yet. I'll count to three. If you don't nod, you die."

"You... you..."

Unable to breathe, Wang Qingfu's face turned beet red. He couldn't even swallow, and his throat felt completely dry.

"One..."

"I... I..."

"Two..."

Wang Qingfu's face was a deep crimson. Each number the man shouted was like a horn heralding his Doomsday Judgment, filling him with utter dread.

The white-robed man narrowed his eyes at Wang Qingfu. He opened his mouth, but just as he was about to shout "Three," he smiled.

As if mustering every ounce of his strength, the man whose throat was being crushed managed a nod.

"Haha... Fucking pathetic. You should've just agreed from the start."

The white-robed fat man had done this sort of thing plenty of times to get what he wanted. He'd long since figured out the nature of these lowly humans.

'No one isn't afraid of dying. It's just a matter of how far you push them.'

THUD.

Wang Qingfu collapsed to the floor, gasping for air as he stared in terror at the madman on the sofa.

'Another deal in the bag. Once Wang Qingfu signs that contract, I'll easily make tens of millions. Haha...'

The white-robed fat man picked up a glass of red wine from the coffee table. He was about to drink it in celebration, but just as the glass reached his lips, he froze.

The temperature in the hall suddenly plummeted. His abnormally large and burly subordinate had instantly turned into an ice sculpture, frozen in place.

Wang Qingfu was dumbstruck. The brute who had just been holding him up was now an ice sculpture. An intense, bone-chilling cold washed over him, and he couldn't help but scramble to the side.

The white-robed fat man's gaze shifted to the entrance of the hall. An elegant and wickedly charming young man was walking in at an unhurried pace. He stopped in front of the frozen subordinate and looked up at the ice sculpture.

'Hmm? A human expert?'

The white-robed fat man's expression changed as he stared at the uninvited guest. 'To turn my subordinate into an ice sculpture right in front of my eyes, without making a sound... this is definitely an expert among experts.'

He remained nonchalantly seated on the genuine leather sofa. Setting down his wine glass, he spread his arms and leaned back, looking at the young man with a smile that didn't reach his eyes. "Friend, to come uninvited in the dead of night and even use an Ice Seal on my subordinate... quite the impressive move. I just wonder where you've come from and what your purpose is. Could it be that I have somehow offended you?"

Tu Xiao'an glanced indifferently at the white-robed fat man, then took in the ridiculously extravagant hall. He understood the situation and turned his attention back to the man.

'The aura subtly emanating from the fat man was incredibly tyrannical, a faint yet overwhelming Demon Qi. A Rank Three Demon Spirit, no doubt about it.'

'Insight...'

"DING... Bull Demon King, Rank Three Demon Spirit, Level 32."

The system displayed the simple data, and Tu Xiao'an nodded. 'Level 32. That's two Levels higher than that Snake Flood Dragon of Celestial Master Zhang's.'

'Looks like this won't be so easy to deal with.'

"Friend, you're not talking. Are you a mute, perhaps?" The Bull Demon King sat there, his bronze-bell eyes staring fixedly at him.

Tu Xiao'an's voice was frigid. "I was just thinking, for a bull who underwent Transformation to become a merchant in the Human World, you certainly have a barbaric way of doing business."

'A bull is still a bull. Even after Transformation, it's hard to change its fundamental nature.' 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Seeing that his true form had been exposed, the Bull Demon King was slightly surprised, but his voice remained deep and resonant. "Friend, have I offended you in some way?"

'After all, I've been a merchant in the Human World for decades,' he thought. 'I've learned to be smooth. It's best to get a clear picture of things first.'

"You haven't offended me. I just can't stand by and watch you use force to harm these ordinary people."

The Bull Demon King's eyes crinkled into a smile. "So, you're here to back up this Wang Qingfu. I was just scaring him a little, that's all. Now that we've settled the deal, I'll naturally let him leave. I wasn't going to take his life."

"Oh..." Tu Xiao'an said, looking at the Bull Demon King on the sofa without another word.

Seeing that this man was no simple character, the Bull Demon King laughed. "Friend, what's your background? To be able to Ice Seal my subordinate with a single move... truly impressive. You're using Elemental Frost Power, aren't you? I've heard a team leader at the Demon Management Bureau has that ability, but I heard she's a woman."

"She's dead. I killed her, so her ability became mine," Tu Xiao'an said flatly.

"Haha... You have a great sense of humor, friend." The Bull Demon King naturally didn't believe him. "Friend, why don't you reveal your identity? There aren't any powerful human experts in this Wencheng City that I don't know about."

Tu Xiao'an said, "Did I say I was human?"

As soon as he said this, the Bull Demon King's expression changed. He instantly felt an incredibly sinister and terrifying aura erupt from the other man. Stunned, he blurted out, "You're a Snake Demon!"

"No, you're a Snake Spirit. You haven't proven your path by Crossing the Tribulation yet."

The difference between one who had and one who hadn't proven their path was instantly discernible from their aura. The Bull Demon King suddenly relaxed. 'A mere Rank Two Snake Spirit dares to be so insolent in my presence?'

'So he was just putting on an act this whole time.'