Soul Land: Power Of Space - 23. The Villain's Bad Taste
“Tasty” Lu Yuan remarked with great interest, raising his head.
Helpless and humiliated, Xiao Wu stared at the demon before her, tears streaming down her face.
“Why are you crying?” A sharp shout made Xiao Wu involuntarily halt her sobs.
Observing her stop crying, Lu Yuan smiled, slowly releasing his grip and adding the second half of the sentence, “You cry like this, it makes me feel like I have done something outrageous.”
Xiao Wu glared at the demon in front of her with resentment.This person has no shame; he’s completely lost his dignity. A fitting name for him would be—Shameless.
Glancing at Tang San, who was still unable to stand up, Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows.
“I’ll be waiting for you on the fourth level. I hope you won’t keep me waiting too long.”
Lu Yuan reached out his hand to grab Xiao Wu by his side, and with Tang San’s unwilling gaze, the two vanished.
After a while, Tang San rose from the ground with a grim expression. Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, he muttered to himself “Xiao Wu, wait for me.”
“What’s the matter?” Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows and casually picked up a carrot from his storage space, handing it to Xiao Wu.
“Forget it. You’re mine now. Show me a rabbit eating a carrot first. I’ve never seen what a 100,000-year-old rabbit looks like while eating carrots.”
Xiao Wu took aim at Lu Yuan’s face and forcefully threw the carrot back. If he wants to kill her, he can go ahead; if he wants to harm her, he can go ahead. Who needs to be humiliated with a carrot?
Lu Yuan remained motionless as the carrot disappeared into thin air. Fortunately, it was just a carrot. Anything else Lu Yuan puts into his storage space would likely be destroyed.
“Speaking of which, are all your hundred-thousand-year-old spirit beasts this brave?” Lu Yuan asked, touching his chin.
Xiao Wu didn’t answer the question and instead looked into the distance. “When are you going to kill me to obtain the ring?”
“We might have to wait for that,” Lu Yuan smiled, counting on his fingers
“You see, I’m currently at level 46. Considering the usual cultivation speed, it’ll take me one to two months to gain four level spirit power. In other words, you can become my spirit ring in one to two months. You must be thrilled. So, do you still want to act like a submissive rabbit munching on carrots?”
Xiao Wu’s eyes twitched. She ignored the latter part of his statement and asked angrily “Can you absorb a hundred thousand-year spirit ring at level fifty?”
She definitely won’t sacrifice herself. At the very least, not for this demon. So, even if he wants to absorb her spirit ring, he must become a Spirit Doulou. Because the physical condition of a Spirit Sage is insufficient to absorb a hundred thousand-year spirit ring.
If forcibly absorbed, there is only one outcome—death by explosion. One could say that she is like a chicken rib to Lu Yuan at the moment—tasteless to eat but a pity to discard.
Lu Yuan shrugged helplessly. “If I can’t absorb the spirit ring, can I not absorb the spirit bone?”
Xiao Wu’s heart sank. Things were truly heading in the worst direction. Although there are absorption restrictions on spirit rings, there are none on spirit bones!
Discarding the ring and keeping the bone, while a bit wasteful, is indeed a good choice for this demon.
Gritting her teeth, Xiao Wu made an incredibly difficult decision. “I’m willing to sacrifice myself to you, but you have to promise me one condition!”
Lu Yuan extended his hand in front of Xiao Wu with a peculiar expression. “Sacrifice is not allowed, and the conditions are non-negotiable.”
Xiao Wu ground her teeth instinctively, wishing she could rush up and bite this demon to death. What does he mean by “sacrifice is not allowed, and the conditions are non-negotiable”? Isn’t a hundred thousand-year spirit bone more valuable than a spirit ring?
Moreover, it’s not like she won’t give him the spirit bone.
Lu Yuan took a melon from the storage space and cut it into eight equal pieces with a slight movement of his fingertips. He picked up one piece and handed it to Xiao Wu.
Xiao Wu didn’t take it, so Lu Yuan reluctantly placed the melon on the ground beside her.
“Don’t worry, girl,” Lu Yuan said. “Although you’re a hundred thousand years old, your spirit ring and spirit bone aren’t suitable for me.”
After taking a bite of the melon, Lu Yuan pretended not to notice Xiao Wu’s increasingly darkening expression and continued slowly
“Moreover, I have my own unique thoughts and ideas regarding spirit rings. Your spirit ring and spirit bone would only become variables in my thinking. So, if I can’t absorb them, I won’t. In other words, unless there are special circumstances, I won’t do anything to you under normal circumstances.”
Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow. “Do you feel better now that you’ve heard that?”
Xiao Wu nodded, her face dark. Though she found the demon’s words infuriating, no one wants to die if they can live.
Lu Yuan snapped his fingers. “That’s right! According to an unreliable study, food that dies in a state of joy tastes different from that which dies in a state of sadness. So, try to maintain a happy mood and reduce unnecessary workload for me.”
“I’ll fight you!” Xiao Wu exclaimed, and threw a series of punches and kicks at Lu Yuan as if her world was falling apart.However, she was swiftly subdued by Lu Yuan with a backhand.
That’s what Ma Hongjun witnessed when he arrived.
An envious expression appeared on his already swollen face. “Boss!”
Lu Yuan turned around, nearly getting startled. How could he be scared by a pig-headed monster running towards him?
“And you are?” Lu Yuan inquired, easily restraining Xiao Wu and leaning against the trunk of a nearby tree.
“Beaten up by Mr. Zhao,” Ma Hongjun replied, shivering as if recalling a terrible memory.
Lu Yuan carefully examined the welt on Ma Hongjun’s face and couldn’t help but admire. “Master’s approach… It hurts the flesh but not the bone. The strength is well controlled, and the landing point is precise enough. It will cause you pain for three to five days but won’t affect your cultivation.”
Blinking his small eyes, Ma Hongjun welled up with tears of grievance.
Now is the time to comment on the severity of the technique! Even if you don’t take me for revenge, you should at least verbally condemn it. What’s with that expression of admiration on your face?
Fortunately, after Ma Hongjun finished his silent complaints, he remembered the primary purpose of his visit and looked at Lu Yuan pitifully, saying, “Boss, I just came from Xiao Ao.”
Lu Yuan absentmindedly patted his forehead. There’s nothing wrong with that. After being beaten, Oscar’s sausages are indeed the best choice for quickly recovering from injuries and replenishing spirit power.
However, Ma Hongjun won’t be able to get any sausages. Lu Yuan had already drained Oscar earlier. He truly has no spirit power left.
Stretching out his hand, Lu Yuan opened the storage space and squeezed out several sausages. Ma Hongjun caught them eagerly and immediately stuffed one into his mouth.
The wound on his face began to heal at a visible speed. Of course, one sausage wasn’t enough, so Ma Hongjun stuffed another one into his mouth.
While Lu Yuan munched on melons and Ma Hongjun chewed sausages, Xiao Wu was left alone, pressed against the tree trunk.
After hesitating for a moment, Lu Yuan finally put down the melon in his hand and took out a carrot from the storage space. He handed it to Xiao Wu, saying, “My biggest flaw is that I’m too soft-hearted.”
Lu Yuan shook his head and sighed. Xiao Wu glared fiercely at him. Even if she died, she wouldn’t eat the carrot handed to her by this demon.
Lu Yuan suddenly had an expression of realization. Against Xiao Wu’s ominous premonition, the demon actually stuffed the carrot into her mouth.
In her heart, Xiao Wu burst into tears, she just wants the demon to let go and stop pressing her against the tree trunk. She’s fine with not resisting.
As if wanting to speak, her cheeks squirmed, and Xiao Wu’s eyes suddenly lit up ‘This scent… it’s the carrot from Star Forest. Tasty…’
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