"Change my appearance?"
Hearing this unbelievable request, Da Kui froze for a moment and asked blankly, "Senior, why is this?"
"You don't need to know the reason. You just need to know that if you want to survive, you must comply. You can never have any ties with the Ye family for the rest of your life, and you must keep a low profile. Otherwise, you will undoubtedly die," Lin Mu said with a cold expression.
To ensure he didn't affect the past timeline, he had to do this.
As long as this soul saint kept a low profile as requested, it shouldn't affect the timeline.
Hearing this, Da Kui's expression changed. He didn't expect this senior to be so resolute, making it truly hard to understand his reasoning.
But regardless, this senior was his savior. If it weren't for his intervention, he would have already died in the jaws of the Scorpion-Tailed Demon Tiger.
Moreover, this senior was like a god. If he wanted to live, he had to agree to this condition.
After a moment, Da Kui took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Since it is Senior's order, I will naturally comply. Please give me a little time. I will leave as soon as I ensure the Matriarch and the others are safe."
"No, you must leave immediately."
Lin Mu shook his head slightly, leaving no room for argument. "You don't have the right to choose. Either die here or leave immediately. As for the safety of the others, you don't need to worry about it."
As his words fell, Lin Mu released a trace of his aura, as if he would end the man's life in the next second.
Although it was only a trace, for Da Kui, who had the cultivation of a Soul Saint, it felt like a mountain pressing down on his shoulders. He didn't have the slightest ability to resist.
At this moment, Da Kui finally realized the severity of the situation.
He had no chance to bargain. The only reason he could still keep his life was perhaps just a sudden thought of kindness from this senior.
If he continued to be stubborn, this senior would likely kill him.
After accepting reality, Da Kui could only change his mind and promised, "Senior, from today onwards, I will change my name and live in a remote city."
"Just changing your name is not enough. You also need to change your appearance."
Saying this, Lin Mu raised his hand and pressed it against Da Kui's face. After some adjustments, his facial features underwent some changes. At the very least, no one would be able to tell he was the same person.
Witnessing such a miraculous ability, Da Kui was shocked.
Previously, he only thought this senior possessed extraordinary abilities, but after this incident, he had changed his mind.
Even if this senior wasn't a legendary god, he definitely possessed god-level strength.
"Alright, you can leave now," Lin Mu said calmly.
In addition to his appearance, he had also altered the man's voice. If it weren't so difficult to modify a martial soul, he would have even wanted to change his martial soul and soul skills.
However, doing this much was already enough.
"I will never forget Senior's life-saving grace. From now on, I will never go against your instructions."
With that said, Da Kui bowed respectfully once more, then turned and left the area, heading in the opposite direction from Ye Miaoyun and the others.
Having repaid the Ye family's kindness this time and gaining his freedom in exchange, it was overall a good outcome.
As for this senior's kindness, he probably wouldn't be able to repay it.
After all, he was just an ordinary Soul Saint, while this senior was a god with vast magical powers. How could he possibly need his help?
On the other side, Ye Miaoyun had already fled several thousand meters with her daughter and guards.
Unfortunately, they encountered another ten-thousand-year-old soul beast. Thankfully, the team had a Soul Emperor and three Soul Kings. They fought desperately and managed to severely injure and drive away the ten-thousand-year-old soul beast.
Because of this, the Soul Emperor was severely injured and was currently receiving treatment from Ye Miaoyun.
Just then, the only uninjured Fire Leopard Soul Master suddenly attacked. He first backstabbed the Soul Emperor receiving treatment, and then moved to finish off one of the soul kings.
Fortunately, another soul king guard reacted quickly and blocked the Fire Leopard Soul Master's sneak attack in time.
However, this soul king had many injuries and was no match for the Fire Leopard Soul Master. He could only shout at Ye Miaoyun:
"Matriarch, this man harbors malicious intentions! Hurry and take the young miss away from here!"
"None of you will escape, hehehe—"
The Fire Leopard Soul Master used two soul skills in succession and lunged directly at the Soul King guard.
Since the Fire Leopard Soul Master was barely injured during the fight against the ten-thousand-year-old soul beast and hadn't consumed much soul power, he held an overwhelming advantage.
Seeing this, Ye Miaoyun could only flee in one direction.
She didn't expect that helping her daughter hunt for soul rings would lead to so much misfortune. Not only was the fate of their only Soul Saint guard unknown, but she and her daughter were also in mortal danger.
Delayed by the Soul King guard, the two quickly fled several hundred meters away.
A moment later, Ye Miaoyun suddenly stopped in her tracks. A man's voice, compressed by soul power, echoed in her ear.
"Run to the right. There is someone there who can save you."
Hearing this voice, Ye Miaoyun hesitated for a moment before decisively running to the right.
Obviously, this voice transmission came from Lin Mu.
From the looks of it, if he hadn't intervened at this time, there was a high probability that Ye Miaoyun and Ye Lingling wouldn't have met him. They might have been saved by someone else, or an accident might have occurred due to the butterfly effect.
Later, Lin Mu concealed his aura and watched his past self from over a decade ago defeat the Fire Leopard Soul Master above his level.
He had to admit, he was indeed young and handsome at that time!
Now, holding the Hellface Asura Armor and the Thunder Atlas Armor, two ultimate armors, his strength had reached the god level. Yet, the armor he used the most was the Nava Flame Armor.
After all, the Nava Flame Armor was his first armor and was irreplaceable in his heart.
If only the Nava Flame Armor could be upgraded like the Hellface Asura Armor. Unfortunately, elemental armors didn't have this function; only their weapons could be upgraded.
After dealing with this matter, Lin Mu opened his panel again and returned to the normal timeline.
Although he spent quite a bit of time, only a few seconds had passed in reality.
Meanwhile, the Sea Woman Douluo only felt her vision blur before seeing the previously vanished Lin Mu reappear in front of her. She asked in astonishment, "Where did you go?"
"What does it matter to you where I went?" Lin Mu said coldly.
Hearing this, the Sea Woman Douluo puffed her cheeks in dissatisfaction. In just the blink of an eye, this guy had become so cold.
However, Lin Mu didn't care what she thought and said calmly, "You better think about your own matters. Are you going back to the Mermaid tribe, or staying in this place?"
"Can't I follow you?"
"You wish. Who wants a burden like you."
As he spoke, Lin Mu glanced at the Sea Woman Douluo. Apart from her good looks, she had no other advantages.
Especially considering the differences between species, like not even knowing where a mermaid's opening was.