Apocalypse: Master of Soul Beasts

The closer she got to the reception room, the more weak and shaky Lin Tianxue’s steps became.

Clearly she was in her own home, yet at this moment Lin Tianxue felt as if she were about to step into the maw of some ferocious beast, even her life and death no longer in her own hands.

The Protector God of the Yanjing Assembly Site—what a resounding title. Yet beneath that resounding title lay the Demigod’s unparalleled power.

Maybe compared to the likes of Wen Yu and Tang Haofei, the Demigod seemed weak and pitiful, but in the eyes of ordinary people, the Demigod was fully worthy of the name ”Demigod”!

Even if Lin Tianxue stirred up storms in the Yanjing Assembly Site, she still couldn’t deny one fact—that all of this was just petty stuff. Don’t even mention Wen Yu; even if only the Demigod chose a side, he could instantly decide the little dispute between Lin Tianxue and Lin Haifeng.

The so‑called candidate for Supreme Commander of the Yanjing Assembly Site, in the eyes of powerful experts at that level, really might just be a little dispute...

Lin Tianxue’s eyes went unfocused. At the instant the bolt from the blue struck, countless thoughts flashed through her mind.

”Maybe my horizons really are too narrow...”

Lin Tianxue gave a self‑mocking smile, then let out a soft sigh, until she reached the door of the reception room and saw the Demigod standing inside.

...

Right now the Demigod was standing in the reception room, his eyes fixed on the family portrait hanging in one corner.

In the photo Lin Haifeng’s hair had not yet gone gray, Lin Kuangliu and Lin Tianxue were still a bit green, the three of them holding each other with broad smiles, the whole picture warm and harmonious, as if telling of the bonds between father and son, father and daughter.

”Lord Demigod.”

Lin Tianxue steadied her emotions, deliberately pretending nothing had happened. She only lowered her head in greeting to the Demigod, then stood at his side, following his gaze to the family portrait on the wall.

”That’s my big brother.”

Lin Tianxue pointed at Lin Kuangliu in the photo as she spoke.

The Demigod remained silent, keeping his original stance, while Lin Tianxue kept talking.

”My brother and I were very close. Lord Demigod might not know, my mother died early, and my father was always busy with work. From when I was about six, aside from the nanny, it was just my brother and me depending on each other. As they say, the eldest brother is like a father. My brother wasn’t just the person I worshiped from childhood, he was also my Protector God... Mm, just like Lord Demigod is to Yanjing.”

After speaking, Lin Tianxue snuck a glance at the Demigod beside her, but he still didn’t say a word...

Lin Tianxue grew a bit flustered, so she could only continue, ”Lord Demigod must have heard my brother’s name—Lin Kuangliu. Mm, he died at Wen Yu’s hands. He was the War God White Tiger when the Yanjing Assembly Site was first founded. In terms of actual power, he was no different from the Protector God now. In other words, my brother was actually the very first Protector God of the Yanjing Assembly Site, and Tang Haofei was only the second.”

Lin Tianxue rattled on nonstop, but cold sweat suddenly beaded on her forehead...

This whole string of attempts to build a connection and cozy up to him was for one thing only—before the settling of accounts arrived, to beg the Demigod to spare her for the sake of their past family ties. Tomorrow—no, once she saw the Demigod off, she would immediately go to Lin Haifeng to admit her mistakes, apologize, and then give up all her power!

The Demigod was Lin Kuangliu...

On one side were the Demigod’s power and authority, on the other his identity. Either one alone was enough to turn all of Lin Tianxue’s ambition into ash—why had she dared to stir up trouble right under Lin Haifeng’s nose? Simply because she relied on her status as Lin Haifeng’s only daughter. But once that word ”only” was removed, refer to the way Lin Kuangliu died back then...

Lin Tianxue understood that Lin Haifeng was not the sort to disregard everything for the sake of family. Much more likely this was a setup arranged long ago—using her hand to draw out all the unstable elements in the military!

And now that the Demigod had come to her door, the only possibility Lin Tianxue could think of was ”settling accounts”!

...

Lin Tianxue’s voice grew lower and lower, even starting to tremble, her speech slower and drier, until in the end she couldn’t even form coherent sentences.

Until Lin Tianxue could no longer say anything at all, and the entire reception room fell completely silent.

Like a child who had done something wrong, Lin Tianxue lowered her head, staring at her toes, until she heard a soft sigh. Then a large hand slowly reached toward the top of her head.

The instant of contact made Lin Tianxue instantly break down! The psychological toughness she’d once had as the former number one superpowered expert of the Yanjing Assembly Site had long since been smoothed away by these years of calm. In Lin Tianxue’s eyes, the Demigod’s raised hand at this moment was exactly him reaching for her life!

And before death, all are equal.

”Ah... Bro... don’t kill me...”

A piercing scream rang out. Lin Tianxue squeezed her eyes shut, waiting for the final judgment to fall. Yet that large hand suddenly stopped above her head. The anticipated fatal strike never came. After a long moment, Lin Tianxue opened her eyes, only to see the hand above her slowly being withdrawn, followed by the Demigod’s sigh.

”I remember you used to love it when I patted your head... Looks like you really have grown up now... Well, you even have a son.”

Sighing, the Demigod turned around and walked straight to a chair, where he sat down. Then he saw Lin Tianxue collapse onto the floor with a ”thump,” gasping for breath.

”I... I’m still alive...”

...

The Demigod—no, her brother—had no killing intent... He hadn’t meant to kill her.

Her former battle instincts slowly awakened... Bit by bit, in a short time Lin Tianxue came to her senses.

Apparently this wasn’t a settling of accounts.

Completely disregarding her composure, Lin Tianxue sat on the floor gulping in air until nearby guards and maids hurried over in a panic, wanting to see if something had happened. Only then did Lin Tianxue get up and straighten her appearance, while waving the servants away.

When only the two of them were left in the reception room, Lin Tianxue wiped away the tears that had been scared out of her just now, walked over to Demigod Kuangliu, poured him a cup of tea, then stared, face full of conflicting emotions, at the Demigod’s iron mask. After a long while, she finally called out softly, ”Brother, is that you?”

The Demigod nodded. ”Looks like Qin Tian told you...”

This was asking what he already knew—the Demigod had long since predicted that Qin Tian would definitely talk. Otherwise he wouldn’t have come over in the middle of the night to see Lin Tianxue, and exposing his face to Qin Tian might very well have been part of the Demigod’s plan.

Of course, right now Lin Tianxue had been scared so badly her brain was like mush. She couldn’t untangle these causes and effects in such a short time. Nor did she feel any real joy; she only asked hesitantly,

”Then, Brother, this time you came because...”

Hearing the tone in Lin Tianxue’s words, the corners of Demigod Kuangliu’s mouth slowly curved into a faint smile beneath the mask.

The affection... was probably long gone... At this moment his little sister’s attitude toward him was practically like toward a plague god; she couldn’t wait for him to hurry up and leave.

So Demigod Kuangliu only gestured for Lin Tianxue to sit, then said slowly and unhurriedly,

”Do you have any idea... you’re about to be finished...”