"How is this possible! Who are you? How can you be this strong?"
Lei Pengwang's voice boomed from the sky, and a fist-sized ball of light appeared a hundred zhang below.
This was Lei Pengwang's Nascent Soul.
Cultivators and demon beasts above the fifth rank condensed Nascent Souls, and as long as the Nascent Soul was not destroyed, they were not truly dead.
However, a Nascent Soul without the protection of a physical body was extremely vulnerable.
"Eh? You're not dead yet?
That's good."
Upon seeing that Lei Pengwang was still alive, Yu Kewei was delighted rather than surprised.
Since this fellow had damaged the clothes her master gave her, she would hand him over to her master as compensation.
She suddenly remembered the task Yang Hong had given her.
Collecting cultivation techniques. A demon beast that had condensed a Nascent Soul must know many cultivation techniques. If she took him back and tortured him, she could surely extract many of them.
Her excitement grew, and the green whip that had not yet been retracted instantly transformed into a net, enveloping the small Nascent Soul.
"Scoundrel! You have no martial ethics!
Don't you know that demon beasts are not supposed to capture each other's Nascent Souls?"
Lei Pengwang in the air also realized something was wrong and immediately flew towards Yu Liu City.
"Heh heh~ I really didn't know."
As Yu Kewei spoke, she flashed into the air.
Her right hand opened and transformed into a green vine, which then instantly became a new net, cast over Lei Pengwang's Nascent Soul.
"Dong~"
A clear impact sound was heard. Lei Pengwang still crashed into the net.
Yu Kewei seized the opportunity to close the net and snatch Lei Pengwang's Nascent Soul.
"Fellow Daoist, please show mercy. My great-great-grandfather is the Golden-Winged Great Roc Demon Saint of Myriad Demon Island, an ultimate expert of the ninth rank.
As long as you release me, I guarantee you satisfactory compensation."
Seeing that escape was impossible, Lei Pengwang calmed down and begged in a peaceful voice.
"Don't worry, I won't kill you, but I can't let you go now.
I'm going to hand you over to my master to deal with.
If you behave well, you might even benefit from this misfortune."
After retracting her vine net, Yu Kewei's hand returned to its fair and smooth appearance.
A circle of golden magical energy shielded the fist-sized Nascent Soul, holding it firmly in her palm.
"May I ask who your esteemed guest is? Perhaps I know them."
"Hee hee~ I'm not telling you."
"Fellow Daoist, this was just a misunderstanding. I apologize for my previous rashness. As for damaging your clothes, I am willing to compensate you tenfold."
Seeing that Yu Kewei truly had no intention of killing him, Lei Pengwang lowered himself and began to plead.
"Hmph~ That was the only piece of clothing my master gave me. It was a Grade Two magical artifact, a brocade robe."
Speaking of clothes, Yu Kewei became angry again.
"Fellow Daoist, how can a Grade Two magical artifact be worthy of your sixth-rank status?
My mansion has several sets of Grade Six magical robes, including a very beautiful one called 'Rainbow Garment,' which is most suitable for your esteemed identity."
Hearing that Yu Kewei was only bothered about a Grade Two magical artifact, Lei Pengwang breathed a sigh of relief and began to entice her.
"Hmph, my master gave it to me, it's very precious."
At Gai Zhu Mountain, clothes were indeed precious.
Yang Hong only had one pair of pants left, and on his person, he only had a Grade One magical artifact cotton robe.
The others had all been damaged by Yu Kewei during her usual wear.
Her cultivation had grown too quickly, and she couldn't control her strength well, so her clothes were easily torn.
If she hadn't learned the method of condensing clothes with magical power from her innate memories when she advanced to the fifth rank, Yang Hong might not even have clothes to wear now.
Hearing that Lei Pengwang had many clothes, Yu Kewei was also a little tempted.
If she brought back lots and lots of clothes, her master would surely be happy.
Thinking of this, she was no longer in a hurry to return.
"Alright, I've decided to go to your place first and see what nice clothes you have.
However, I want to see what good things you have in your home first."
"That's great, please release me, Fellow Daoist. I will lead the way for you."
Seeing that Yu Kewei was actually persuaded, Lei Pengwang's Nascent Soul beamed with joy.
"Heh heh~ I will release you, but I need to place a restriction on you."
Yu Kewei had only recently emerged into the world, with almost no experience, and possessed a naive and innocent nature. However, with Yang Hong's [Spiritual Light Transmission of Dharma], she was quite intelligent.
Furthermore, in order to obtain cultivation techniques, Yang Hong had taught Yu Kewei several restriction methods.
"Soul Washing Spirit Binding Technique!"
Nine golden threads shot out from the golden shield in Yu Kewei's hand, directly binding Lei Pengwang's Nascent Soul.
The magical power of the [Great Brightness Buddhist Scripture] washed back and forth on the Nascent Soul, finally transforming into nine golden runes that merged into the Nascent Soul.
Seeing the golden runes disappear, Yu Kewei directly released her palm, dispelled the golden shield, and freed Lei Pengwang's Nascent Soul.
"Alright, lead the way."
"Alright, Fellow Daoist, follow me."
Lei Pengwang had not resisted, but he was utterly unable to resist. The power of a top-tier Earth-grade cultivation technique was not something a mere sixth-rank Nascent Soul could contend with.
No matter what methods Lei Pengwang used, he could not prevent the golden runes from merging into his Nascent Soul.
He had a feeling that with a single thought from Yu Kewei, he could be blown to ashes.
Circumstances were beyond his control, so he could only accept his fate and obediently led the way toward Yu Liu City.
Just then, fourteen demon beasts flew out of the city walls at high speed, positioning themselves between Lei Pengwang's Nascent Soul and Yu Kewei.
"City Lord, run quickly! We'll hold off this demoness."
"City Lord, hurry back and activate the city protection formation! We'll use the formation to kill this demoness."
"City Lord..."
The fourteen demon beasts were all in human form, and they were all fifth-rank Demon Kings whose heads were beginning to transform into human shapes.
As soon as they stabilized, the fourteen demon beasts immediately began casting spells, attacking Yu Kewei, intending to give Lei Pengwang an opportunity to escape.
For a moment, multicolored beams of magical light illuminated the heavens and the earth.
"Earth Escape~"
The cautious Yu Kewei immediately performed an Earth Escape. Not only did she dodge all the attacks, but she also retreated more than three hundred zhang.
At the same time, she moved her divine sense and activated the restriction on Lei Pengwang.
"Stop! Stop quickly~ everyone stop!"
Lei Pengwang, who had just entertained the thought of escaping, immediately let out a terrified roar.
His voice was so loud that the entire Yu Liu City could probably hear it.
"City Lord, why? If we work together, we can definitely kill this demoness."
A demon beast asked in confusion.
"If you don't stop, I don't know if that Fellow Daoist will die, but I will surely die!"
Lei Pengwang roared angrily, then quickly shouted.
"Fellow Daoist, it's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding. Please calm down."
Although Lei Pengwang's subordinates were bewildered, they dared not disobey his orders and ceased their attacks.
Only then did Yu Kewei reappear. And the words she spoke upon her reappearance were earth-shattering.
"From now on, I will be the City Lord of this city.
Who agrees? Who opposes?"
At this moment, her expression had turned completely cold.
She had been in this city for less than a cup of tea's time and had been under siege the entire time, which had greatly displeased her.
"What right do you have to be City Lord? Our City Lord has been enfeoffed by Myriad Demon Island. He is..."
A demon king whose head still retained some of its hawk-like features was unhappy and directly retorted.
Unfortunately, his response was Yu Kewei's [Lightning Five Consecutive Strikes].
Along with a cold reply: "Does anyone else have an opinion?"
As the words fell, with a "snap," the hawk demon's Nascent Soul was shattered.
This time, it was truly dead.
"..."
The scene was silent, and even Lei Pengwang dared not utter a sound.
He was very fortunate that he was smart and sensible.
Otherwise, this hawk demon would have been his fate.