"You... what sorcery did you use?!"
Eisen wanted to shout, but his mouth wouldn't obey. He couldn't even swallow, a simple act he couldn't perform.
These words echoed endlessly in his mind.
"The True God Cult no longer needs any so-called righteous standing, because your authorized sects, who grant legitimacy, have rotten to the core!"
"In this Empire, where black is called white and truth is distorted, you have no right to accuse the True God Cult of anything!"
"Even... you don't deserve the True God's forgiveness!"
Tang Xueyao said, raising her Thousand Bone Blade and directly beheading Eisen!
*Splat!*
It wasn't until Eisen's body fell that blood gushed out.
At the same time, a surge of energy slowly flowed into Tang Xueyao's body.
A golden glint flashed in her eyes.
Her strength instantly increased to the fifth layer of the Hua Ling Realm.
"This... this is... a Fate Plunderer! Your talent is Fate Plunderer?!"
The City Lord exclaimed in shock.
He was astonished not only that a Hua Ling Realm expert was instantly killed by Tang Xueyao, a mere Heavenly Gang Realm trash, through sorcery, but also by Tang Xueyao's unique talent.
Fate Plunderer is an extremely rare talent in the world. Those who possess such a talent are either killed prematurely, not living past fifteen years of age.
Or they achieve extraordinary feats.
This is because only those with the Fate Plunderer talent can absorb energy by killing others.
Others can only achieve slow improvements by killing monsters and through daily cultivation.
As long as a Fate Plunderer has the opportunity to kill someone stronger than themselves, they can immediately absorb all of the opponent's energy, combined with their own, to skyrocket their cultivation.
"I don't know what you're talking about, but you are going to die today!"
Tang Xueyao, holding the Thousand Bone Blade, slowly walked towards the City Lord.
"No, no... I'll send troops, reinforcements! I'll send them out immediately! A thousand, five thousand, all for you! I'll give you all the troops in the city!"
The City Lord shouted in a panic, struggling desperately on his seat.
However, his corpulent physique was as if he were embedded in the seat; no matter how much he struggled, he couldn't move an inch.
*Splat!*
Before Tang Xueyao could get close,
The maid behind him pulled a hairpin from her hair and fiercely stabbed it into the City Lord's neck.
The other maids, one by one, grabbed whatever weapons they could find and stabbed the City Lord.
"Ah... it hurts... are you rebelling? *Gulp*..."
The City Lord cried out a few times, but then his trachea was severed, and blood poured into his lungs, rendering him speechless.
He could only watch himself drown in his own blood, helpless.
"This cheap, fat pig got off too easily!"
"We've suffered enough from this guy's abuse, now we've finally avenged ourselves!"
"Kill us, anyway. If you don't, the soldiers in the city won't let us go either!"
The maids, heads held high, bravely faced their deaths.
They felt they had gained something by being able to kill the City Lord for revenge before dying.
"You are not my enemies, and I will not kill you!"
Tang Xueyao reached out and touched the City Lord's corpse.
Taking advantage of his recent death, she absorbed the energy within him.
"Just this little bit of energy? He was merely an ordinary martial artist?!"
"I truly don't know how someone of this caliber became the City Lord!"
Tang Xueyao said with a look of disdain.
"Because his brother-in-law is a high-ranking official in the imperial capital, he became the City Lord of Green Pine City. He frequently sent women to those high-ranking officials in the capital."
"Not one of the sisters who left us has returned alive. At first, they wrote letters, but then they fell silent, likely all killed!"
"These detestable officials, using their military power to bully us, we should have revolted long ago!"
"We beg to join the True God Cult. We are useful. We know where all his treasures are hidden, and we know the location of the dungeon where the Holy Maiden of our cult is imprisoned. We have a lot of useful information, please take us with you!"
"Moreover... we are very good at serving people, whether men or women, we can do it!"
The maids knelt on the ground, bowing earnestly to Tang Xueyao.
"I permit you to join the True God Cult, but you must believe that the True God exists. He is always by my side!"
"If you harbor any disrespect towards the True God and the cult, I will kill you immediately, and you will surely die a more miserable death than this fat pig!"
Tang Xueyao said coldly.
"Understood, we know. Your killing of Eisen, the City Lord's top expert, just now was definitely the result of the True God's protection. We believe in the True God!"
The maids kowtowed and bowed to Tang Xueyao, one after another.
"These people don't truly believe in the True God!"
The Underworld Mushroom grumbled softly.
It could easily perceive people's inner thoughts. Although its strength was limited now, it was still easy to discern the thoughts of these maids, who were only at the warrior level.
"I know, Gu Gu. Actually, many followers of the True God Cult didn't believe in the True God at first."
"But as time passes, I will make them realize their mistakes. People need to be influenced!"
Tang Xueyao whispered.
"As you wish. If Master has no objections, then I naturally have no objections!"
The Underworld Mushroom shrugged indifferently.
"Now, we need to expand our scope. From now on, we will liberate the oppressed. Regardless of their sect, as long as they are willing to join the True God Cult, we welcome them all!"
Tang Xueyao waved her hand grandly and shouted.
"Long live the True God, long live the Cult Leader! We will unite all the other sisters now!"
"I'll go open the cages!"
"I'll have my lover, the Captain of the Guards, join the True God Cult as well. Since the City Lord is dead, we can finally be together openly!"
The maids cheered and dispersed.
Tang Xueyao followed behind the maid who was going to open the cages.
The cages would surely have guards, and she needed to help deal with them.
Moreover, there were likely surviving followers of the True God Cult there, and as the Cult Leader, she had to greet them personally.
Now Tang Xueyao was the top expert in the City Lord's mansion. Any soldiers who were not sensible and stood in her way were easily dealt with.
At the same time, her strength was growing rapidly.
Thanks to the City Lord's decadent and brutal reign, many people around him harbored resentment, and the True God Cult's scale was rapidly expanding.
For many who joined, the sect itself was not important. What was important was that Tang Xueyao had defeated the city's top expert, and everyone opposed the City Lord.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend, especially when Tang Xueyao was so powerful.
Thus, they joined Tang Xueyao's ranks one after another.