17: Looting corpses

Inside the spirit taming space, Lin Luoxue could observe the situation outside through the Spirit Taming Contract from Zhang Daobai's perspective.

Seeing Zhang Daobai lure the enemies deep and then wipe them all out with full force, she couldn't help but nod in appreciation.

Although this approach was somewhat risky, under Zhang Daobai's absolute suppression of strength, it could maximize the damage.

Outside, as the Golden Thunder vanished, the dozen or so people besieging Zhang Daobai turned into charred corpses lying on the ground, and the surrounding trees and grass were also reduced to charcoal.

Meanwhile, Zhang Daobai sat on the ground with a pale face, recovering his spiritual energy.

The shield around his body had become dim and lusterless, as if it would shatter at a single touch.

Those hidden in the shadows who thought of themselves as the oriole saw this and their eyes lit up, but they soon hesitated, fearing it was another of Zhang Daobai's traps.

But just then, a sharp arrow flew out from a thicket and accurately struck Zhang Daobai's shield.

Although this arrow didn't break the protective shield, it caused several cracks to appear on it.

Sensing something was wrong, Zhang Daobai, who was sitting on the ground, stood up abruptly as if startled.

Ignoring the recovery of his spiritual energy, he hurriedly fled in the direction of Yunshan City.

But in the next second, another arrow shot over and landed on Zhang Daobai's protective shield, instantly shattering it.

Seeing this, Zhang Daobai accelerated with a face full of terror.

"Chase him! He's out of spiritual energy!"

"Haha! The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind! I'm definitely going to be the oriole today!"

"He's trying to escape, chase him!"

Seeing Zhang Daobai's panicked flight, those in the shadows were overjoyed and immediately emerged, quickly pursuing him.

Soon, Zhang Daobai was cornered in front of a giant rock; he stopped as if he had reached the end of his rope.

The pursuers who followed surrounded Zhang Daobai with great tacit understanding, yet none dared to step forward to confront him.

After all, the terrifying combat power Zhang Daobai had displayed earlier was still fresh in their minds.

"A bunch of trash! You don't even dare to kill a brat with no spiritual energy, yet you have the nerve to want a share of the loot?"

Just then, a burly man holding a large black bow stepped out from behind the crowd, mocking those around him with a face full of sarcasm.

"Black Arrow Zhang Kuanglong! He actually came too!"

The moment the burly man appeared, someone quickly recognized his identity.

Black Arrow Zhang Kuanglong, with a cultivation at the Late stage of Qi Refining, possessed superb archery skills. He once had the record of solo-hunting an injured first-rank Perfection Yao Beast and was somewhat famous among the Loose Cultivators of Yunshan City.

"Kid, don't blame me; just blame your bad luck for running into me."

Zhang Kuanglong drew his bow and notched an arrow, aiming at Zhang Daobai with a sinister grin.

"Is everyone here? Just these people?"

Zhang Daobai, cornered before the giant rock, suddenly changed his expression; his panicked look instantly turned into a playful sneer.

Seeing this, the crowd opposite him felt an ominous premonition rise in their hearts.

"Playing tricks! Die!"

Zhang Kuanglong's gaze narrowed as he released the bowstring and shot the arrow.

But at that moment, Zhang Daobai's figure vanished. Before Zhang Kuanglong could react, he felt a chill on his neck.

"Pfft!"

Under the terrified gazes of the crowd, Zhang Kuanglong's head flew off his neck. Behind him, Zhang Daobai, holding the qingfeng sword, looked at them with eyes full of killing intent.

"Run!"

Someone shouted, and in the next second, the crowd that had been thinking about how to divide Zhang Daobai's belongings scattered in terror.

"Want to run? Too late!"

Zhang Daobai didn't know the meaning of showing mercy; he only knew to pull up the weeds by the roots.

Amidst the flashes of Golden Thunder, Zhang Daobai's figure flickered behind the crowd. Each time he appeared, a head would fly.

Those still hiding in the shadows saw this and fled one after another, fearing that Zhang Daobai would go into a killing frenzy and kill them too.

After a while, Zhang Daobai finally stopped, not because he was tired, but because there was no one left around.

After waiting for a while and seeing no one else appear, Zhang Daobai then released Lin Luoxue.

"You're quite decisive in killing; you killed over fifty people your first time."

After Lin Luoxue came out, she looked at Zhang Daobai with an odd gaze and said.

"They wanted to kill me, so naturally, I couldn't let them go."

Zhang Daobai took out a Spirit Replenishing Pill and swallowed it, replying calmly.

"Your thinking is correct," Lin Luoxue nodded.

After recovering some spiritual energy, Zhang Daobai began the joyful process of looting the bodies.

This process was like opening mystery boxes—thrilling and full of anticipation.

"The highest cultivation among these people was only the Late stage of Qi Refining; what good things could they have?"

Lin Luoxue looked at the excited Zhang Daobai and asked with some confusion.

"Who says those with low cultivation can't have good things? When I saved you, wasn't I only at the Middle Stage of Qi Refining?"

"If they have good things on them and I don't take them, wouldn't that just benefit someone else?"

Zhang Daobai retorted while looting the bodies.

Hearing Zhang Daobai's words, Lin Luoxue also felt they made sense, so she started helping him loot the bodies.

With the help of her Divine Sense, Lin Luoxue could quickly and precisely find where the valuable items were on the corpses.

So, with Lin Luoxue's assistance, Zhang Daobai soon gathered a pile of Storage Pouches and a silver storage ring.

"I told you these people would have good things; this storage ring alone is worth at least ten thousand Spirit Stones," Zhang Daobai said, smiling with satisfaction as he held the storage ring.

"He probably stole it."

Lin Luoxue looked at the exquisite storage ring and speculated.

"I don't care where it came from; it's mine now."

As Zhang Daobai spoke, he put the storage ring on his finger.

"Let's leave first; more people will be here soon," Zhang Daobai urged after packing up the loot.

"Mhm."

Lin Luoxue nodded, then took out a long sword and infused it with spiritual energy.

In the next second, the long sword in Lin Luoxue's hand grew more than three times larger and hovered in front of her.

Lin Luoxue moved and landed steadily on the long sword.

"Get on."

After standing firm, Lin Luoxue turned and spoke to Zhang Daobai.

"Sword kinesis flight!" Zhang Daobai was stunned; he had seen others fly before, but this was his first time.

"What? Scared?"

Seeing this, Lin Luoxue thought Zhang Daobai had a fear of heights; after all, such a condition wasn't unheard of in the cultivation world.

"No, just a bit surprised."

As he spoke, Zhang Daobai leaped onto the long sword and stood behind Lin Luoxue.