"You dared to use illegal self-defense!"
With a cry of anguish from the Nightwatchers captain, his entire body was engulfed by the rising flames and reduced to ashes.
All the miners, including the Little Raincoat who brought Shion into the mine, were lying on the ground, their fingers bleeding from gripping the ground so tightly, staring Ruomu at Shion.
I can no longer feel the pain of my broken finger.
At first glance, countless black flames floated above the garbage, as if separated by a thin vacuum, perfectly isolated from it.
The mechanical dog lay on the ground, its mangled body convulsing. Amidst the crackling electricity, it emitted the same dark magic. In the sky, the surface of the giant worm, melted by the intense heat, dripped down like lacquer.
The night Nightwatchers were also twisted and kneeling on the ground, their bodies still burning with viscous flames, and the modified technology, such as the titanium alloy skeletons that made up their bodies, was decomposing in the flames.
In the end, only the remains of a skeleton remained, twitching and trembling on the ground.
The crackling flames did not cause a larger explosion, and the melodious alarm sounded from the junkyard in all directions, but was quickly cut off.
"Do you have the money to pay compensation? Using magic without a license is no small matter."
One of the miners couldn't help but ask a question, but when Shion's self-light swept over him, he swallowed his words back.
The remaining head of the Nightwatchers captain rolled on the ground and finally landed at Shion's feet.
He stepped into the newly dyed, ornate black boots without hesitation.
Crisp like a biscuit, the head silently exploded on the sole of the boot, the jumbled metal fragments flying out as if crushed by a road roller.
Shion didn't linger. Instead, she stomped her foot hard on the ground, causing the entire junkyard to shake. Huge cracks spread from Shion's feet all the way to the distant mine!
Cracks continued to spread across the platforms, like a spider web, and the corpse disposal area below plummeted even deeper, with debris constantly falling from the platform's ceiling.
It looks like it's about to collapse!
The Little Raincoat glanced at the distant mine, and although she felt a little uneasy, she quickly looked towards Shion.
With that kick, the girl shot straight towards the giant worm above like a cannonball!
Ignoring the screams of the other miners around him, Little Raincoat immediately flew up as well.
"Etc!"
His tone was not only anxious but also quite worried.
As she stepped inside the insect, the dog collar around Shion's neck exploded again.
Tilting her head slightly, Shion grabbed the dog collar.
By disrupting magical control through interference with the brain and Personal Reality, this thing is indeed very well done in principle.
"Don't take it off!"
The Little Raincoat below loudly warned, but Shion merely glanced at her before pulling the dog collar off.
The moment it was removed, a thin layer of flesh on my neck felt as if it had been suddenly drained away.
Fine beads of black blood seeped from the gaps in her snow-white neck, flowing down her neck and into her chest.
Shion already understood that the dog collar was fused with a part of the flesh, making it an external organ. Removing it now was equivalent to forcibly tearing off her ear.
The entire part of the neck that connects to the dog collar was removed.
Ultimately, Chongxu Technology does have some merit.
But you can't stop her.
The Little Raincoat next to him had her pupils contract, and after a moment of stunned silence, pain and despair surfaced in her eyes.
It's somewhat like the expression on a mother's face when she sees her child being hit by a car.
" Shion!"
When he saw Shion's neck dislocated and her head slowly beginning to slide down, he called out her name in a slightly broken voice.
It had become somewhat hysterical and frantic.
However, Shion held her head and gently pushed it back.
The head, which had fallen off the neck, simply grew back.
The Little Raincoat paused, staring at the fine lines of blood trickling down her neck, which quickly disappeared, leaving her neck smooth and soft again, without even a trace of blood.
The hysterical despair, still carrying a lingering momentum, froze in her pupils, and then she rushed over—this girl was clearly no ordinary person; she could also use magic.
After running over, he touched Shion's head in disbelief, even rubbing her neck and pinching her skin repeatedly. "She's not dead? She's not dead—it's impossible!"
"You wish I were dead?"
"Huh? No, there isn't any—"
The Little Raincoat was speechless at the question, and Shion ignored her and continued walking inside.
The inside of this giant insect was very empty, but you could see a person lying on the Chongxu.
Wearing headphones and listening to music, he seemed completely unaware of what was happening outside.
When Shion came in, she knocked on the table.
The people who were Chongxu were caught off Chongxu. As soon as they stood up, Shion grabbed one of them by the forehead and slammed it down, shattering the glass table in front of him.
Then, he planted a talisman seed in the wound on the other person's forehead.
"Now, return to Chongxu immediately."
"Don't kill me, don't kill me—" the man cried and begged for mercy, "My mother is waiting for me at home. My elderly mother is all alone now. I've always grown up in a single-parent family. If I die, there will be no one to take care of my mother—"
"If you don't go back, I'll cut your mother in half so you can have two parents."
The Little Raincoat, who had originally intended to call herself Shion's mom, trembled upon hearing this.
If I call myself "Mom" in front of her, will I get split in two and given a dual-parent family?
Under Shion's intimidation, the person from Chongxu immediately activated the return-to-city button.
Then, a beam of light scanned the entire body of the person Chongxu repeatedly from his pupils.
[Invalid, cannot be opened.]
[Invalid, cannot be opened.]
[Invalid, cannot be opened.]
[----]
No matter how many times I try to start it, the system only reports an error.
Shion wasn't unusual, but the man Chongxu was so terrified he wet himself, frantically clutching the button, his expression almost insane, yelling, "Death Gate, open it now!"
So Shion took back her talisman seed.
[Detection passed, permission granted to return to Chongxu ]
The next second, the figure of the person Chongxu disintegrated and disappeared!
Even Shion was taken aback. She had originally planned to follow the direction of the teleportation if there were any spatial fluctuations or teleportation.
She can still tear through space.
The result was that the person simply disappeared.
As expected of the Upper Realm, they were extremely cautious and their methods were ingenious enough that they couldn't find any clues leading to Chongxu.
But she didn't care, and just turned back to ask the Little Raincoat, "Can this airship return to Chongxu?"
The Little Raincoat immediately shook her head, "These warships are disposable; they're sent here as transit points and won't be going back."
That's incredibly extravagant.
Just as they were about to dismantle the giant worm, the inside of the worm suddenly began to flicker.
Immediately afterwards, a holographic projection flashed and appeared directly in front of the giant insect.
It was a mature woman wearing glasses, around thirty years old, dressed in a standard white-collar suit. At that moment, she was looking at Shion, who was writhing around inside the giant worm, with a tired and angry expression.
"Ms. Miner No. 40721, do you realize the extent of the damage you've caused?"
The Little Raincoat looked terrified, but Shion became excited instead.
They've arrived.
As the saying goes, "If you beat the young one, the old one will come!"
As is tradition in the cultivation Immortal Realm, the next step will probably be for Chongxu to send even more powerful individuals to attack him.
Shion had anticipated this; in fact, it was part of her plan.
Since we can't go to Chongxu, let's move Chongxu here!
By constantly provoking and crushing those who come to attack Chongxu, we can provoke the entire population of Chongxu to come out and seek revenge.
If a person has six people willing to avenge her, and if each of those six people also has six people willing to avenge her, it can inspire people all over the world to come and seek revenge!
This is called the principle of six degrees of separation.
Killing just one person is enough to kill the whole world!
"The multi-functional cargo boat, the three company Nightwatchers, labor dispatch fees, maintenance and repair costs, compensation, and their outstanding loans, totaling 8.4 billion Chongxu Coin. We hope you can repay all the amounts as soon as possible, otherwise your daily interest rate will reach 13.8%—"
The Little Raincoat shuddered upon hearing this and whispered, "This person doesn't seem friendly."
"Don't get it wrong, I'm the one who came here."
Shion sat down and casually put on a pair of sunglasses she had found.
His small face was almost entirely covered by large sunglasses—giving him a mature air about him.
Shion adjusted her sunglasses.
Seven minutes.
"What seven minutes?" The white-collar woman's anger paused for a moment.
"I'll only play with you for seven minutes."
Playing with the dog collar in her hand, Shion looked at the holographic projection. "I have resolved all the disputes in this outer area for you, which, in the long run, has created huge benefits for you."
The Little Raincoat listened with its mouth agape.
The white-collar woman, who had been furious, was also stunned for a moment, "Where's the benefit?"
"Once the mine is destroyed, a large number of miners will die, and there will definitely be a landfill explosion. Mining machines will be damaged, reducing the mining speed. Do you know how much you can earn from mining in a day? Half a million a day!"
Shion spoke eloquently, "I disposed of them at minimal cost, maintained the operation and safety of the landfill and the mine, and ensured that the mine's profits wouldn't disappear. You should immediately compensate us for our labor costs and emotional distress."
"No." The mature woman adjusted her glasses, somewhat puzzled. "Our Nightwatchers wouldn't do something so outrageous; they always fight for the company's interests—"
"But I will." Shion patted her small chest. "The fact that the junkyard and mine survived is all thanks to my efforts to restrain myself and prevent myself from accidentally destroying this place! This is my contribution, the benefit I created for you, understand?"
Not to mention the holographic projection of the woman, even the Little Raincoat was dumbfounded.
Holy crap, I've never seen such a shameless person!
But even when she's shameless, she's so cute! My little Shion ----
The holographic female figure took two deep breaths, as if just catching her breath. "Ms. Miner 40721, regarding your requested compensation, the company can approve it. Given your—well, your—excellent mining performance, meeting the company's criteria for the annual Twelve Mining Kings, we have prepared a low-interest Mining King bonus for you as compensation. The estimated amount of up to two billion is already in place, with an annualized rate of only 66.6%. Click to receive it—"
The Little Raincoat gasped in shock.
Having spent so much time on the periphery, this was the first time I'd seen a company from Chongxu back down, even willing to offer compensation.
An annualized rate of 66.6% is far too low.
What's the difference between this and giving it away for free?
Baby Shion, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
"As for the 8.4 billion, it can be compensated using the profits you make from mining at the factory—"
"Oh, that's exactly what I was thinking. Now that I've saved the factory, I plan to split the profits 90/10 with you."
The woman in the white suit frowned. "You want 10% of the factory's profits? The company probably won't allow it."
"That 10% is yours."
The woman in the Little Raincoat laughed in anger, "Are you fucking crazy?! The company will be canceling your mining account and kicking you out of the local area network from now on!"
"Furthermore, your actions, such as violating the perimeter management regulations, attacking our company's Nightwatchers, and forcibly occupying the garbage dump outside Chongxu, have caused huge losses to the company and even the Chongxu community. We will report your case to the credit bureau and transfer it to the collection department for a series of investigations. At that time, you will be permanently blacklisted from Chongxu, unable to set foot in Chongxu, and forever burdened with huge debts."
" The Chongxu people who were just sent back."
Shion didn't care. She simply picked up a glass of water from the table, took a sip, and said, "Guess what she has on her, and how much damage it will cause your company?"
"What? You----"
"Seven minutes are up." Shion put down her cup, took off her sunglasses, and casually smashed the communication projection device with a flick of her wrist. "I said, I'll play with you for a maximum of seven minutes."
The Little Raincoat looked left and right, "Seven minutes? One minute, maybe?"
Oh no, my baby seems to be bad at math!
"One minute in heaven requires seven parts effort on earth."
Shion sat on the sofa, spreading her hands. "From this moment on, I am the sky."
Capital-based cultivation of immortality?
Permanent blacklist?
Shion stared in the direction where the projection had disappeared and let out a cold laugh.
From now on, anyone who Chongxu will be permanently blacklisted by the outside world.
I will prove here that we, the underworld, cultivate immortality.
That is the true and orthodox path!
Jiang Si opened her eyes and let out a long sigh.
Although he already possessed Sonora's ticket to enter the Chongxu.
--
However, you can never have too many backup plans; you have to do both well.
Jiang Si didn't think Chongxu could keep shutting her out forever.
After all, the landfill and mining area should still be relatively important territories for Chongxu.
Even if Chongxu has other entrances and exits, they can forget about the junkyard and the mine.
On the other hand, Jiang Si had long been dissatisfied with the capital-driven cultivation of immortality.
They monopolize cultivation resources and actually require money to cultivate—this is utterly outrageous!
Relationships between people have become alienated, with money used to measure all value. The passion and excitement of helping each other and fighting side by side as fellow disciples have completely disappeared.
Think back to when the disciples of the Dao Sect shouted in unison, begging the Martial Ancestor to strengthen our Dao Sect.
Suddenly, the Martial Ancestor said, "Use first, pay later. Sixty-year loan, high interest, no bargaining."
How can you still get excited then?
If it were truly a matter of capital in cultivating immortality, then Flame Emperor shouldn't have lost his temper with Nalan Yanran, and Yang Qi shouldn't have sought revenge against Yun Hailan. Instead, he shamelessly squeezed more benefits out of them.
The saying "Don't underestimate a young person's potential" has been distorted.
Some might find this very realistic, but Jiang Si only felt it was a form of dependence.
He is determined to establish a traditional underworld-style cultivation system within a capitalist society, characterized by brotherhood, mutual respect, and protective unity, which will surely utterly annihilate those capitalist cultivators who only care about their own interests.
Jiang Si's long-dormant passion rekindled as she plotted how to transform Chongxu into a new generation of the Chaotic Star Sea.
The screams coming from afar finally brought him to his senses.
Looking up, they saw that the Shuangsheng and Sonora, the two girls who had escaped from the Azure Cloud Sect, were surrounded by the Azure Cloud Sect disciples.
He kicked her repeatedly.
The Shuangsheng and Sonora were captured together. After the Land of Mirrors was dealt with, Sonora was the first to be captured, and her interrogation and supervision were the most stringent.
However, the Azure Cloud Sect later discovered that Sonora truly knew nothing.
Even with Shuangye's control, this guy's brain is practically empty; it's likely that the Chongxu Witch Society cleaned it out beforehand.
So arresting them is pointless.
Later, the Shuangsheng took her away to escape, intending for her to lead the way, clean up the remaining Witch Association, and also to contact the Witch Association of Chongxu through her.
After the Land of Mirrors, the Shuangsheng lost contact with Jialan, and the Witch Association completely cut off contact with her, leaving her with no choice but to rely on Sonora.
They had barely escaped when they were surrounded by disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect again.
It even contains the true teachings of two traditional arts: Blue Flower and White Porcelain and Yarrow.
The result was predictable.
Jiang Si squatted down beside him, holding the boxed lunch Yumo had bought for him on the way, and ate it bite by bite.
Although the scene of a group of people surrounding and beating up the two of them looked like bullying, once everyone saw that they were disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect, no one dared to say anything, not even in the city, let alone in the remote suburbs.
Our orthodox cultivation system is like this: it's domineering. The master of the Azure Cloud Sect is the master!
Jiang Si only put down her lunchbox and stood up after Sonora, in her magical girl form, suffered a cardiac arrest from the blow.
It was time to make a move that moved her.
People always misunderstand Jiang Si; they misunderstand him today, and they will misunderstand him tomorrow.
People might think he doesn't understand love, but he's read countless classic texts; how could he not understand it?
He understands everything, but he finds it boring and meaningless.
If it's like this, just find someone to beat the woman up, then show up at the crucial moment to save the damsel in distress.
Making a girl's heart flutter and fall in love with you is a piece of cake.
This is what's known as the hanging effect.
"Oi."
Jiang Si first climbed to the top of a tall building. In the suburbs where they were located, there were still factory buildings nearby. Standing on the top of the building, just as Sonora was about to be stepped on, she spoke to draw everyone's attention to them.
Then, like a peerless hero, he descended from the sky and crashed onto the concrete ground!
The disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect quickly scattered in all directions!
Jiang Si slowly rose from the pit and stood in front of Sonora, "I never imagined that the prestigious Azure Cloud Sect could be so corrupt. So many people bullying two girls, it's outrageous—"
Before he could finish speaking, Sonora pounced on him from behind and bit his neck!
Jiang Si was slightly taken aback.
How could the hanging effect cause such a rapid descent?