Hua Rong was prepared; a sly smile crept across his lips.
"You want me to touch your skin and get poisoned? Think again!"
Lu Shu's expression changed drastically. Before he could retract his hand, a tightening force came from his neck, causing his face to turn purple.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Hua Rong retreated, and several more black beads appeared in his hand.
Lu Shu's eyes widened, and he cried out in a hoarse voice, "Lei Zhenzi!"
"You got it right!"
One Lei Zhenzi is equivalent to a full-force attack from an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, let alone four or five Lei Zhenzi together.
Lu Shu, who was only at the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage, was no match for him, not to mention the unknown magical artifact around his neck.
"Senior! Help!"
At the critical moment, Lü Shu roared, and blood-red light immediately appeared on his body.
The next moment, Lei Zhenzi exploded with a "boom".
Where the explosion occurred, Lü Shu was nowhere to be seen.
Several figures flew over and appeared beside Hua Rong.
Looking at the deserted bombing zone, he frowned and said, "He got away!"
Dong Rou said with some worry, "Those cultivators couldn't be saved."
“Those people are all dead,” Hua Rong explained, his face solemn.
"However, their souls are imprisoned within that painting, and they cannot even be reincarnated!"
"Damn it!" Duan Long's brow furrowed with anger; this method was simply too cruel.
Shen Tianming didn't speak immediately. After a moment of silence, he looked at Hua Rong.
"What's the use of that magical artifact that he absorbed into?"
Hua Rong glanced at Shen Tianming again; this man, who didn't talk much, had extremely sharp observation skills.
Although she already knew that an illusion array had been set up at the entrance of the Heavenly Cave, Shen Tianming was still able to discover it so quickly and successfully find the array's core to break it, which was quite remarkable.
Hua Rong nodded, formed a hand seal, and his lips moved slightly.
Then everyone saw a white bead fly down from the horizon and land in Hua Rong's hand.
Seeing that the others were puzzled, she explained, "This is a Soul-Gathering Pearl, which can automatically collect the souls of the surrounding living beings. The soul trapped in the Lu Shu painting is already inside."
She tossed the Soul-Gathering Pearl to Duan Long: "I'll leave the task of performing the rituals for their souls to you."
After saying that, Hua Rong took out several bottles of pills from his Qiankun bag and distributed them to them one by one: "Eat them."
She poured herself a bottle, leaving the others speechless.
This is simply... outrageously extravagant!
Hua Rong sat down to recover his spiritual energy. Although it was only a brief exchange, he had consumed a lot of his spiritual energy.
A large portion of the spiritual power comes from using magical artifacts.
The reason why the Nascent Soul puppets were not used against Lü Shu was that they were made by the Nascent Soul puppeteer himself and were tainted by his karma. Using them against Lü Shu would only allow him to escape in the end.
Moreover, revealing our hand now would be really bad.
Not to mention, there were two guys in their team that she didn't like.
"Senior Brother, what is the background of your friend? And those magical treasures..."
Dong Rou sent a telepathic message to Duan Long. It wasn't that she was flustered, but Hua Rong was just too extravagant.
Duan Long's expression was also very complicated. He suddenly remembered what Hua Rong had told him about the importance of experience.
I find it very confusing.
However, since Hua Rong had done them a favor by standing up against Lü Shu this time, he naturally wouldn't speak ill of her.
Not to mention her identity.
"Don't make wild guesses. As for Miss Hua Rong's background... I can only say that I can't say."
Unspeakable?
Dong Rou and Shen Tianming exchanged a glance and then fell silent.
Both of them heard Duan Long's telepathic message just now; it was clearly Duan Long reminding them.
After the group recovered their spiritual power, they headed towards Cong Xuan and Dong Che. Upon arrival, they found only Dong Che lying unconscious on the spot.
Duan Long's expression changed drastically: "What happened? Where are Junior Sister and that vixen?!"
After Duan Long captured Chi Yaoguang, he ordered Cong Xuan to guard her.
After all, he wasn't planning to let Hua Rong fight someone alone.
Hua Rong pointed at Dong Che on the ground and said, "Why don't we just ask him?"
The group looked unwell. Dong Rou gave the remaining pills that Hua Rong had given her to Dong Che, and Dong Che quickly regained consciousness.
"A-Che, where is Junior Sister?"
Upon hearing this, Dong Che's expression shifted between light and dark. He glanced at everyone before lowering his eyes and saying, "She...she was captured by the demoness."
"Oh? Is that so?" Hua Rong asked in a puzzled tone.
Upon hearing this, Dong Che suddenly glared fiercely at Hua Rong: "What, do you think I'm lying?"
"Ah Che!" Dong Rou scolded with a stern face, "That's not what Miss Hua Rong meant."
Seeing that his sister had spoken, Dong Che stopped saying anything.
He sat up and began to heal his wounds on his own.
"What did Miss Hua Rong mean just now?" Duan Long transmitted his voice to Hua Rong while performing the ritual to release the soul in the Soul-Gathering Pearl.
Hua Rong leaned against a rock, his expression indifferent: "Your junior sister is quite infatuated with Lü Shu. What do you think she would do if that vixen told her she would take her to find Lü Shu?"
Duan Long's heart sank; he already had his own considerations.
He didn't ask why Dong Che would cover up this problem for Cong Xuan.
Anyone with eyes can see that Dong Che has feelings for Cong Xuan.
Shen Tianming remained expressionless, holding a sword in his hand, his gaze occasionally sweeping over Hua Rong, thoughtful in his eyes.
Dong Rou seemed to have sensed something, but because Dong Che was her younger brother, she couldn't say anything.
None of them suggested rescuing Cong Xuan. From the moment she released the demoness and left with her, the other four, except for Dong Che, had already given up on her.
Hua Rong could only sigh and say that he had witnessed the brilliance of a Mary Sue this time.
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