157 154. Character build-up, perpetual classiness, Lin Yi you're my god [First update]_1

There's no rush, even if they disliked each other, Gu Yuena would still have to stick around Lin Yi for a very, very long time. They could take it slow.

Two Ice Lotus Fire Pistils condensed once again in her palm; Gu Yuena could precisely control the damage purely through the number of elements involved.

This was the capital she possessed as the Silver Dragon King.

The two Ice Lotus Fire Pistils spun towards Lin Yi. The combination of elements appeared similar to the previous ones, but Lin Yi, being extremely sensitive to fire elements, noticed they were different.

The fire pistils in the center were redder and hotter, and there were several more twisted bundles than last time, making the space inside crowded, yet also more solid.

In fact, Gu Yuena's mastery over each element hadn't reached the pinnacle, but with the blessing of the Dragon God's bloodline and the practice and integration over hundreds of thousands of years, her level of mastery was almost indistinguishable from perfection.

Take this exquisite change in the fire elements, for example; Lin Yi believed that if he hadn't gone through hundreds of practice attempts, he wouldn't have been able to achieve this level.

One second later.

The collision of elements occurred right in front of him, unleashing immense power once again.

"Boom—"

The scalding ice fog exploded, and this time it was hotter, causing the onlookers to almost flee from the area.

However, due to the increased temperature, the ice fog dissipated more quickly, and Lin Yi's figure was soon revealed.

Since the damage was always concentrated on Lin Yi, there was little spillage, but energy-based attacks were not easy to control.

Lin Yi somewhat doubted whether the attacks, although they would not truly hurt him, could blow up the place with damage exceeding a million.

From the current looks of it, the probability was high that attacks with damage over a million were energy-based, because no one except the Golden Dragon King could likely deliver that level of physical damage.

After the ice fog cleared, the Soul Masters approached near the stands with lingering fear.

Truly terrifying...

Gradually, those standing below were about to be affected by the attacks; one could hardly imagine what a million-level damage scene would look like.

At that moment, a Soul Master ran over from a distance, handing over an exquisite cushion tied with golden thread to Bi Bidong.

"Your Highness, it has been brought."

"Mm."

Bi Bidong took the cushion and ran to the stands with eager-to-please gestures. She stood in front of Lin Yi and said softly,

"Senior, it would be better to sit on this. Please rise a bit."

Lin Yi glanced at it and judged that based on the craftsmanship and materials, it must be worth at least a thousand golden soul coins outside.

He stood up, and Bi Bidong elegantly squatted down, placing the cushion where Lin Yi had been sitting, then gently smoothed out the creases with her pale, delicate hands.

After completing these actions, Bi Bidong stood up, smiled at Lin Yi, and said, "Please have a seat, Senior. If it's not comfortable, I'll have someone replace it."

Seeing this, Gu Yuena frowned.

Who was this woman, and why was she being so considerate towards Lin Yi?

To say it or not, Bi Bidong's actions made her, the prestigious Silver Dragon Princess, seem quite lacking in manners...

Lin Yi thought for a moment and didn't sit down immediately.

He swept his right hand in front of him, a flash of light in his palm, "Boom!"

The crowd gasped in surprise as they saw a bag with a diameter of a full meter land on the nearby platform.

Lin Yi spoke calmly, "Inside are golden soul coins, to pay for the repair of the stands during this period, the construction of the wooden hut for me, and including the price for the two cushions."

Bi Bidong listened in surprise.

After Lin Yi finished speaking, he swept his right hand again, and with a flash of light,

"Boom!"

Bi Bidong, along with everyone else, trembled again, their eyes widening.

Another large bag with a diameter of one meter landed on the platform.

All eyes were glued, could that be... another bag of golden soul coins?!

"After the amendments to the Soul Master competition rules, there will inevitably be some inconvenience and trouble for you, this is compensation, two bags totaling two hundred thousand golden soul coins."

"I, Lin Yi, have always believed in fair trade and will not demand anything from you without reason."

Lin Yi's demeanor was natural, as if he was enunciating a principle of conduct followed for tens of thousands of years.

Of course, it was entirely possible not to give them the money, after all, these people were already treating him like a god, Lin Yi could even urinate on the Six-winged Angel Statue and Thousand Waves wouldn't dare to say anything.

But Lin Yi needed this action, strong in principle, to support the image he had constructed for himself, an image that required prestige.

He was someone who valued fairness, was unapproachable, had strong principles, and seemed deeply mysterious and detached from life.

Such was the construction of his image.

Besides, two hundred thousand golden soul coins were mere drops in the bucket for him, his Gua Sha Masters brought in tens of millions of golden soul coins daily, so this small amount of money was nothing to him.

In the midst of everyone's shocked gazes, Lin Yi calmly sat down cross-legged, pleased with the expressions on the Soul Masters' faces.

Whenever they had such looks on their faces, Lin Yi knew that his image had been elevated once again.

"Senior... how could I accept your money? This isn't right..."

Bi Bidong stood still, speaking somewhat frantically.

Her words instantly opened the floodgates of emotion for all the Soul Masters.

"Oh my gosh, I could cry, Senior Lin Yi gives us money and treasures every day, and he even..."

"This isn't what you'd call fair at all!"

"It's really us who have been incessantly taking!"

"I'm truly moved to tears, senior, please don't do this, take back your money, from now on, we will repair the stands for you voluntarily and free of charge!"

Hearing this, Bi Bidong looked coldly at the crowd below: "When it comes to repairing the stands, whoever dares to compete with Martial Soul Hall is opposing Martial Soul Hall!"

The people fell silent, but were still profoundly moved by Lin Yi.

After speaking, Bi Bidong looked at Lin Yi, her expression instantly becoming softer: "Senior, I really can't take your money..."

At that moment, Emperor Xueye couldn't help but step forward from the crowd and said with deep emotion, "Senior, giving us this money is really too kind, changing the rules of the Soul Master competition was something we were willing to do, we, we really are willing!"

Senior, do you really need me to say that we were just greedy for those three Gold Level rewards?

If you change your mind now and don't amend the rules, that's when we would be unwilling!

But Lin Yi, seated on the ground, had a resolute expression: "I will not repeat what I've said, whoever tries to correct my way of doing things is making an enemy of me, Lin Yi."

Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked.

The Soul Masters suddenly bowed in unison to apologize, filled with self-reproach.

Bi Bidong panicked too and swiftly gestured backwards: "Quickly! Hurry and move these two bags of coins away!"

Immediately, Soul Masters rushed up from below, frantically carrying away the golden soul coins.

Only then did Lin Yi show a satisfied expression.

Gu Yuena was dumbfounded.

She turned around to observe the scene, her expression one of shock.

Lin Yi's words had made the group feel deeply culpable, and at that moment, these Soul Masters were still bowing their apologies, none daring to raise their heads.

"Enough, I've said we're conducting fair trade, lift your heads up."

Hearing Lin Yi's words, the Soul Masters gradually lifted their heads, but their gazes towards Lin Yi were filled with respect, genuine respect!

There were even those among them who were so moved by Lin Yi that their eyes had moistened.

Gu Yuena's gaze towards Lin Yi had also shifted slightly.

People with strong principles always make others instinctively choose to trust them.