46: Chapter 46 The Fiery Junior Sister's Focus Was So Unique!

"Let me go!"

Liu Rumeng cried out in alarm, her legs kicking restlessly as she tried to break free from the restraints.

However, Cao Kun's current Physical Body strength, tempered day and night by the Chaos Unity Art, had long since exceeded the scope of an ordinary Late Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

The meager strength Liu Rumeng possessed could not shake him in the slightest.

Cao Kun exerted force with his arm, dragging Liu Rumeng directly from the inner side of the bed.

Liu Rumeng lost her balance and fell backward onto the jade bed.

Before she could climb up, Cao Kun had already pressed his body over her, pinning her legs down with one knee and holding her shoulders firmly with his left hand.

"Don't move around. If I hurt you, Senior Brother will feel heartache."

While Cao Kun spoke with frivolous words, his right hand unhesitatingly brought the jet-black jade beast ring toward Liu Rumeng's slender, fair neck.

"Click."

A crisp metallic clicking sound echoed inside the stone chamber.

The jade beast ring fastened seamlessly around Liu Rumeng's neck.

The size was a perfect fit; it would neither affect her breathing nor could it ever be removed over her head.

The cold metallic touch against her skin made goosebumps rise all over Liu Rumeng's body.

The moment it fastened, the dark red formation patterns on the surface of the jade beast ring suddenly lit up, emitting an eerie red glow.

Immediately after, Liu Rumeng felt her brain go "buzz."

A domineering and mysterious power surged directly from the jade beast ring at her neck, forcefully rushing into her Sea of Consciousness.

This power was completely unreasonable, forcefully branding a complex rune deep within her Divine Soul.

The moment the rune formed, Liu Rumeng clearly felt a strange connection established between herself and the man before her.

A sense of absolute, irresistible submission spread from the depths of her Soul.

Even the Late Stage Foundation Establishment spiritual power she had just broken through to became incredibly docile under the suppression of this force.

"What... what is this?!"

Liu Rumeng panicked completely. She desperately clawed at the black jade beast ring on her neck. Her fingernails scratched against the metal surface, making a harsh, grating sound, and she even scratched until she drew blood.

But it was all to no avail. The jade beast ring seemed to have grown into her flesh, remaining motionless.

Liu Rumeng's eyes were filled with unprecedented fear. It was an absolute fear of the unknown, of losing control over herself.

"Don't waste your energy."

Cao Kun let go, stood up straight, and looked down at Liu Rumeng's futile struggle.

"This thing is called a jade beast ring."

"Once you put it on, unless I personally unlock it for you,"

"otherwise, don't even think about taking it off for the rest of your life. Even if your Baihua Peak Master came, she could only stare helplessly."

Liu Rumeng stared blankly at Cao Kun. Her hands hung weakly at her sides. Her lips trembled violently, but she couldn't even utter a complete sentence.

"Don't be afraid."

Cao Kun crouched down and reached out to pat Liu Rumeng's pale cheek.

"This is just a little trinket that can teach you the rules."

"As long as you are obedient, it's just a slightly special ornament."

"It actually looks quite good paired with your tattered red dress."

Cao Kun's tone paused, and his eyes instantly turned cold.

"But if you don't listen, or if you dare to harbor any murderous intent toward me again..."

He extended his right index finger and made a gentle gesture of an explosion in front of Liu Rumeng's forehead.

"Bang!"

Cao Kun added a sound effect.

"With just a single thought from me,"

"your beautiful head, along with your Divine Soul, will explode into a pile of rotten flesh like a smashed watermelon. Red and white, splattered all over the wall."

The scene Cao Kun described was too bloody and realistic. It terrified Liu Rumeng so much that she shuddered all over.

The rune that had just been branded deep in her Divine Soul was aching faintly.

This made Liu Rumeng not dare to doubt the truth of Cao Kun's words in the slightest.

She did not doubt for a moment that if this man before her wanted to, she would be annihilated, body and Soul, at any time.

Having enjoyed enough of the fear in Liu Rumeng's eyes, Cao Kun stood up and turned to walk toward the tunnel entrance.

"I'll give you one day to consider."

Cao Kun said with his back to her, his voice echoing in the empty stone chamber.

"Whether to obediently accept reality and become my Jade Beast,"

"or let me detonate it and turn you into a pile of rotten flesh."

The stone door slowly opened. The night wind from outside blew in, carrying a hint of chill.

"Tomorrow night, roll yourself over to the herb garden behind Lianxiang Peak."

Cao Kun dropped the ultimatum.

"Don't make me come catch you myself."

"If I have to take action, you cannot bear the consequences."

After speaking, he strode out of the Immortal Cave. The heavy stone door slammed shut behind him, cutting off all the moonlight and night wind.

The stone chamber fell into dead silence again. Only a night-luminescent pearl in the corner emitted a faint, cold light.

"Why..."

"Why did it turn out like this..."

Liu Rumeng hugged her knees, burying her face deep in her arms. Despairing sobs gradually echoed in the enclosed stone chamber.

She was a dignified Personal Disciple of Baihua Peak, a proud daughter of heaven. Yet within a single day, she had lost her purity and had been reduced to someone else's spirit pet. Her life and death were no longer under her own control.

As she cried, Liu Rumeng suddenly stopped.

She recalled the look of total devotion on Leng Qingyue's face in the plaza during the day. A terrifying thought surfaced in her mind.

"Qingyue... is she also wearing something like this?"

Is that why she obeys that old lecherous thief, and even goes so far as to contradict her fellow disciples in public?

"No."

"That's not right!"

Qingyue's neck was clean; there was nothing there!

She carefully recalled every detail of Leng Qingyue. Suddenly, she remembered.

A purple bell was tied around Leng Qingyue's ankle. That bell was very exquisite and emitted a faint fluctuation of spiritual power. At the time, she even teased Qingyue for playing so wildly.

"Could it be..."

"That purple gold bell is also something like this jade beast ring?!"

Liu Rumeng touched the cold, rough black iron ring on her neck. An inexplicable sense of grievance welled up in her heart.

Why is it that what Qingyue wears is such a pretty purple bell that can be worn on the ankle as an ornament, while she has to wear this kind of black iron ring, and it's clamped tightly around her neck?!

"Could it be..."

"Is it only by being obedient that one can exchange the jade beast ring for something else?"

"Is it because Qingyue was obedient that she got that pretty bell?"

Once this thought arose, it grew wildly in Liu Rumeng's mind like weeds.

Tomorrow night. Lianxiang Peak herb garden. What on earth should she do?

If she goes, it means completely abandoning her dignity and admitting her identity as a Jade Beast. If she doesn't go, it means her Divine Soul will be annihilated, and she will turn into a pile of rotten flesh.

The sobbing inside the stone chamber grew louder and louder. Tears fell drop by drop. She didn't want to die. She was only twenty-five years old, had just broken through to the Late Stage Foundation Establishment, and her great path of immortality had only just begun.

But to let her go and be a spirit pet for that shameless old lecherous thief...

Liu Rumeng's fingers gripped her tattered red dress tightly. In her mind, the exquisite purple gold bell on Leng Qingyue's ankle and this cold, rough iron ring on her neck flickered alternately.

"I... I am not afraid of death..."

Liu Rumeng muttered to herself in the empty stone chamber, her voice choked with sobs.

"I just... I just don't want to wear this ugly thing..."