The instant the Shrimp and Crab Soldiers charged straight at them, Su Jiu and the other three scattered, rushing toward four different corners of the storeroom.
They swept through like a gale stripping away clouds, gathering every ownerless item into their Storage Rings.
Outside, this would have been called daylight robbery.
Their actions stunned not only the Shrimp and Crab Soldiers; even the Queen had never imagined they would be so bold.
Fury surged within the Queen. "How dare you steal from my storeroom!"
With that, she transformed from a beautiful woman into an enormous black snake.
Su Jiu's cool gaze swept over the Black Water Snake's massive body. A little larger, and this snake might well have been able to transform into a flood dragon.
With such aptitude, neglecting proper cultivation of spiritual qi and constantly seeking crooked paths to increase her strength was nothing short of casting herself into exile.
Even the finest aptitude would likely get her no further than this.
To Su Jiu, it was a pity in the end.
Perhaps stung by the faint sympathy in Su Jiu's eyes, the Black Water Snake unleashed tremendous pressure the instant she returned to her true form.
Even Su Jiu felt her sea of consciousness churn. Little Pearl released a faint golden light, enveloping Sui Ju within it, and urged, "Hurry."
Su Jiu glanced at the few remaining Jade Slips and swiftly gathered them into her space.
"Come back!" she notified the other three through her divine sense.
Qi Song was the first to reach Su Jiu. He was in poor condition. Although she had warned them beforehand to take protective measures, his strength was ultimately too meager. In the end, the pressure had forcibly made him cough up blood.
The vivid red at the corner of his