Chapter 462: Really? I Don’t Believe You

Unfortunately, it was too late. Now that they’d made a move, there was no turning back.

Fang Ling’er’s eyes turned sharp. She suddenly bit the tip of her finger and formed a complex spell, which she then cast at her Snow Leopard.

In an instant, Lu Sangjiu clearly felt the Snow Leopard’s power climbing steadily, becoming much stronger than before.

As expected of a Beast Tamer. Her deep understanding of the art meant she could use her Spirit Beast in more advanced ways than a normal cultivator.

’Lu Sangjiu felt a pang of envy. If I learned that, maybe Duoduo’s combat strength could be boosted too?’

’Hmm... even with the Snow Leopard getting stronger, I’m not feeling much pressure. I can even afford to get distracted and think about how to get my hands on Fang Ling’er’s spell.’

At this moment, it really hit her. Even after ascending to the Upper Realm, she was still pretty damn strong.

After taking down Feng Yulin with a single slash, Lu Sangjiu didn’t kill him. Instead, she rushed over and shoved the elixir pill he had given her earlier into his mouth.

"This little thing of yours is interesting. I’ll let you live for now so you can test this pill for me."

As she spoke, she waved her hand, creating a small restrictive barrier around Feng Yulin to prevent his escape.

After completing this series of actions in an instant, Lu Sangjiu suddenly put away her Domination Map Blade, preparing to use Xue Rang and Fang Ling’er to test out her moves.

After she went through a few of her standard moves, Xue Rang and Fang Ling’er were already utterly routed, both desperately trying to figure out how to escape.

Unfortunately, before they could act, Lu Sangjiu unleashed her finishing move: Immortal Demon Attraction.

Although her two energies had now merged into one, the principle was the same. By deliberately controlling the energy as she released it, she could make it unstable enough to cause an explosion.

In fact, she was now even more adept at using Immortal Demon Attraction than before.

She no longer needed to charge the attack; any energy she released *was* the Immortal Demon Attraction.

However, to achieve a powerful effect, she needed to release a larger amount of energy instantly. So, to kill opponents of a higher cultivation level, she would likely still need more time to prepare.

But all in all, it was far more flexible than before. She could use it in any fight, big or small, rather than saving it as a final, decisive finishing move.

At this moment, Lu Sangjiu tentatively used Immortal Demon Attraction. Even though she held back, the power it unleashed was still staggering!

Xue Rang was instantly incapacitated, collapsing to the ground, his fate uncertain.

Seeing things were going south, Fang Ling’er tried to flee, but Lu Sangjiu blocked her escape with Thousand Silk Entanglement.

At the same time, she struck the Snow Leopard with another Immortal Demon Attraction. She put a little more energy into it this time, and the Snow Leopard was killed on the spot, its body going still.

As Fang Ling’er watched her Snow Leopard die a gruesome death, the backlash from their Power of Contract hit her. She abruptly vomited a mouthful of blood, her strength rapidly draining away.

And with that, all three had fallen, becoming Lu Sangjiu’s captives.

’Three living captives are more useful than three corpses.’ Lu Sangjiu wasn’t worried about them counter-attacking. She shot the Thousand Silk Entanglement directly into their bodies, planning to get some information out of them before finishing them off.

She tossed the three of them into a pile, then walked over to the Snow Leopard’s corpse. She efficiently extracted its inner core, then butchered the carcass for any valuable parts and stored them in her storage ring.

Afterward, she did the same with the Weaving Flame Beast’s corpse, quickly amassing a good number of treasures.

After a moment’s thought, she tossed the Snow Leopard’s inner core to Duoduo. "Its frost energy is pretty good. Eat this inner core; it’ll be good for you."

The core was indeed highly nutritious for Duoduo, who thanked Lu Sangjiu profusely with delight. Inside the Spirit Beast Bag, it clutched the inner core tightly and immediately began cultivating with all its might.

After taking care of all this, Lu Sangjiu walked up to the three, unceremoniously took their storage bags, and only then looked at Feng Yulin.

The pill’s effects had likely kicked in by now. Already severely injured and weakened, he looked even more pained.

After observing him for a moment, Lu Sangjiu started to understand. "So that pill locks a person’s Spiritual Energy?"

Feng Yulin now looked as if he had no Spiritual Energy left, which was why his injuries were causing him so much more pain.

Although he was suffering, Feng Yulin remained defiant in the face of Lu Sangjiu’s question. "If you’re going to kill me, then kill me! Stop wasting your breath!"

Lu Sangjiu looked at Xue Rang. "Same for you?"

Xue Rang’s face was ashen. Lu Sangjiu had broken his sword, and he too was gravely wounded.

"Who are you really? Did you disguise yourself on purpose to lure us into a trap?"

Lu Sangjiu gave him a baffled look. ’This guy sure thinks highly of himself.’

She explained earnestly, "You’re overthinking things. I really was just trying to earn some money. It’s you who decided not to play fair."

Fang Ling’er shouted angrily, "Bullshit! If you were here to make money, why did you hide your strength?"

Lu Sangjiu scoffed. "What, so you think you’re in the right for robbing someone? I’ll hide my strength if I want to. Does me hiding my strength mean you get to rob me? Where’d you get that brilliant idea!"

Lu Sangjiu was disgusted to see them still playing the victim.

"Doing this kind of thing in Luzhou... aren’t you afraid you’ll get caught and bring disaster on your own heads?"

Xue Rang said coldly, "We’re all Loose Cultivators. What trouble could there be?"

"You must have just ascended, right? To actually have any faith in Luzhou’s law and order. Did you think someone would come arrest us if something happened to you? How naive!"

Lu Sangjiu nodded with understanding. "So, what you’re saying is, I can kill you here without any repercussions. Is that right?"

Xue Rang’s face fell. He instantly realized his mistake and scrambled to correct it. "You can’t kill us!"

"An ordinary Loose Cultivator might die and that’s that, but if something happens to well-known Loose Cultivators like us in Luzhou City, the patrol team will definitely investigate!"

"You left the city with us in broad daylight. If we die, the investigation will definitely lead to you. You don’t want to cause trouble for yourself, do you?"

Lu Sangjiu’s expression flickered. Xue Rang thought he had a chance, and a hint of joy appeared on his face. "You’ve already taken all our things. How about you be merciful and let us go? I promise we won’t cause you any trouble!"

Lu Sangjiu gave him a very friendly smile. "Really?"

This time, even Fang Ling’er couldn’t help but nod. "Of course!"

Too bad. The next moment, with a swift fall of her blade, Lu Sangjiu lopped off all three of their heads.

Then, she slowly added, "...I don’t believe you."

’She wasn’t some naive rookie on her first adventure. Why would she leave behind loose ends to cause her trouble later?’

’As for that so-called patrol team, she’d just have to handle it carefully. From the way they talked, the patrol wasn’t all that diligent anyway.’

’Besides, worst-case scenario, she could just use Thousand Faces of Life to change her face. No big deal.’

After looting everything of value, Lu Sangjiu used the little Spirit-killing Water she had left to completely destroy the bodies, leaving no trace behind.

Just as she was about to take stock of her loot, she suddenly sensed High-level cultivators approaching!