Dominator's Necklace

On the official road leading to Yunzhou City, a donkey cart slowly moved along, carrying Uncle Yan's coffin. Luo Jun and Fang Ming walked alongside it.

At this moment, Luo Jun had taken off his mask, dressed in coarse cloth and short clothes. In addition, he hadn't groomed himself much in the past few days at [Utopia], and his face was covered with stubble. He looked like an inconspicuous country bumpkin. Compared to Fang Ming beside him, he looked like a servant accompanying his Young Master.

But after a few more glances, one can see that the "Young Master" is unusually respectful to this "house slave," following behind him without daring to utter a single word.

This mysterious master was not only proficient in manipulating corpses and controlling ghosts, but also possessed extremely strong personal abilities. When he beheaded the bandit leader, his movements were so fast that even the master himself couldn't see it. Such a master should not be an unknown figure in the martial arts world...

Although Fang Ming came from a noble family, he was quite fascinated by the martial arts legends of the Jianghu and knew all sorts of Martial World anecdotes like the back of his hand, but he had never heard of such a master before...

Luo Jun walked ahead, ignoring the boy's opinion behind him, and focused on fiddling with a black pendant in his hand.

This was something he casually removed from Douglas's neck when he took off Douglas's head. Unlike other things, this thing faintly carried fluctuations of vital energy. Out of curiosity, Luo Jun scanned it with his aura and indeed found an explanation.

Name: Dominator's Necklace

Grade: Epic

Introduction: A powerful pirate captain, in order to better control his men, commissioned a mage to create this magical artifact. From then on, his three chieftains became extremely loyal to him and were invincible in battle.

Function 1: Loyalty: When wielding this Noble Phantasm, one can accept the loyalty of other beings as Master. Loyalists cannot actively harm the Master, nor can they disobey the Master's orders. The Master can know the location of the loyalists at any time and can contact them at any time.

Master can have up to three loyalists at the same time. Master can cancel a loyalty at any time, and a loyalist who wants to withdraw their loyalty needs the Master's consent.

Function Two: Blessing. While wearing the necklace, the Master must allocate 10% of their total vital energy to each loyalist to enhance their power and serve as the energy source for them to unleash their abilities.

Function Three: Valiant Aura: When activated, all friendly creatures within a 50-meter radius will receive a boost to Strength and Courage, consuming three Breath Vital Energy per minute.

Note: Pledge allegiance to me, and you will gain the power you've always dreamed of!

This thing is incredibly powerful. It seems Douglas gained not only power from the mysterious ruins, but also this ancient artifact... With this, he can not only make his bandits even more ferocious, but also gain three loyal followers. No wonder the Fanged Hounds is infamous in the Parami Region, and even the City Defense Army are wary of it.

Luo Jun secretly tried out the function of the Valiant Aura while in town. The so-called friendly units need to be designated by him. After using it, the surrounding people were somewhat excited, and their strength and courage were indeed enhanced, but the effect was limited. It could barely raise ordinary people to the level of the low level of the Body Refinement Realm. It did not improve the strength of experts at all, and it was almost useless in high-level battles.

The main effects are still the loyalty and blessing mentioned earlier. There can be a maximum of three loyalists. According to the description, it's basically like signing a contract of servitude, with no freedom at all... Although the function is very convenient, under normal circumstances, no one should be willing to be loyal to someone else... As for the blessing, it forcibly allocates 10% of the energy to each loyalist, which means that after recruiting three people, the Master's energy cap will only be 70%.

For most Cultivators, exchanging 30% of their Qi for three loyal subordinates seems like a good deal. But don't forget, Luo Jun's current Qi exceeds 500,000; 10% is 50,000!

This 50,000 breaths of vital energy is an inexhaustible resource for anyone who receives it. This blessing he bestows is far more valuable than those from other Master!

After all, many Cultivators possess powerful abilities and magical artifacts, but are often limited by their own magnanimity, unable to unleash their true strength... I wonder if this could be used to entice two experts to pledge their allegiance?

Lost in thought, Luo Jun and Fang Ming drove the donkey cart, bumping along the way. The sun was already setting, but they still hadn't seen a glimpse of Yunzhou City...

Passing through a small village, I inquired and learned that it was about thirty or forty miles away from Yunzhou City.

That's overestimating the donkey's abilities. Even though the road is flat, it can't go very fast pulling a cart and dragging a coffin.

Fang Ming sighed, "It seems we'll have to stay here for the night. We should reach Yunzhou City tomorrow."

"Tomorrow?" Luo Jun glanced north. He had agreed to escort this Young Master mainly because he felt somewhat responsible for the bandit attack on the town, and he felt a sense of compensation. However, he was in a hurry to meet up with his classmates, and it wouldn't be worth wasting another day here.

"Do you still want this donkey?" Luo Jun asked.

"Huh?" Fang Ming blinked, not understanding what his benefactor meant.

"Of course we have to... otherwise how will we get here..."

"Never mind, take them all..."

Luo Jun asked the village for some ropes, took out the Cinerary Urn, and summoned several Undead Warrior and two Undead Centurion. They hurriedly unloaded the donkey cart, and then the warriors themselves pulled it onto the cart.

Luo Jun jumped onto the cart, sat directly on the coffin, and patted it, saying, "Come on, get on."

"Huh?" Fang Ming was still a little confused. "Sitting on Uncle Yan's lap... isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

"Time is of the essence, so let's not be too picky." Luo Jun pulled Fang Ming up directly.

"That donkey..."

With a snap of his fingers, Luo Jun sent the two centurions, one in front and one behind, to hoist the donkeys onto their shoulders. Working in perfect unison, they sped off towards Yunzhou City.

Then several Undead Warrior also began to exert their strength, pulling the cart at a jog, faster than donkeys!

Although the Undead Soldier were limited in strength, they were still much stronger than ordinary people. More importantly, these mummies were tireless and moved forward at a steady pace while pulling the cart. They covered more than 30 miles in just over an hour, and the sun had not yet set when they saw the Yunzhou City.

Upon arriving at the destination, Luo Jun recalled several Undead Warrior. The poor donkey, its four hooves barely touching the ground, was already unable to walk, its legs wobbling and swaying. It brayed twice before it could barely stand.

As for Young Master Fang, he was in a daze the whole way...

"That's enough for now." Luo Jun pointed to the city gate. "Let's hurry and get into the city before the gate closes. I won't keep you company any longer. Until we meet again."

After saying that Luo Jun turned and left, leaving Fang Ming alone, leading the donkey and leaning against the cart, looking bewildered in the wind.

(End of this chapter)