Chapter 178: Black Market Rules
The two followed the sound, gradually nearing the inner area. At a rather large stall, a commotion was growing. The girl from before was surrounded by five or six large men at the stall, while the people from the surrounding shops watched with expressions of enjoyment.
Those large men wore black combat suits, their faces marked with small, pit-like scars, giving them a somewhat ugly appearance. Each wore an energy shield, exuding the aura of an Advanced Stage Warrior.
Leading them was a woman in a rather sexy leather outfit, adorned with a silver necklace, seemingly the stall owner.
She eyed the Black Skirt Girl with narrowed eyes, appearing to be contemplating something, with occasional glints of sharp light appearing in her eyes.
The Black Skirt Girl stared back at her coldly, remaining silent, her eyes displaying a crimson glow, like a rabbit about to pounce at any moment.
“Little sister, you don’t have money, do you?”
The Female Vendor licked her lips and smiled gently, but her words were chilling: “It’s okay, come with me. You’re quite pretty, I’m sure many men will like you.”
“Of course, Sir Priest, what you say is absolutely right. I’ve had my eyes on this girl for a long time.”
“Damn it, just looking at this little face makes me angry. Don’t you try to steal my first time, old man!”
“Get lost! Damn your mother, last time a girl about the same age was directly played to death by you, and I didn’t get any enjoyment.”
Following the Female Vendor’s words, those large men also let out lewd laughter and began to speak crassly. After all, very few humans who walked in this chaotic Black Market were decent.
Su Jiu found these people somewhat unbearable, but this was the Black Market. She couldn’t suddenly intervene for a stranger. What if this girl had actually stolen something?
However, the title “Sir Priest,” and these people… could they be from the Ancient God Sect?
“This girl is likely a local resident here. This black shop set up a jewelry stall just to trick girls like her who lack strength. It’s said that yesterday, a girl was turned into a human stick and thrown into the trash.”
A stall owner who was watching out of curiosity spoke up, seeming rather nonchalant, with a hint of pity in his tone.
When Su Jiu and her companion, who had been watching quietly, heard this, Su Jiu’s brows furrowed, her gaze turned completely cold, and she asked the Female Vendor in a deep voice, “Are you from the Ancient God Sect?”
This was certainly running into enemies.
A few people turned to look upon hearing the sound. The Female Vendor’s expression sank. She slightly turned her head to the side, and upon seeing Su Jiu and her companion, her face showed even more excitement, even a somewhat morbid smile.
She replied in a voice that sounded quite gentle, “Of course! Are you two little sisters interested in joining? Only by playing with those big brothers can you join.”
As soon as she finished speaking, the surrounding large men burst into laughter, as if they regarded Su Jiu and her companion the same way as the Black Skirt Girl.
The Black Skirt Girl, clad in a black dress, was Bairnis who had snuck out.
She glanced at Su Jiu, then at Yun Xi behind her. She thought she might have been mistaken. Given that person’s nature, how could they come to such a place? They looked like children who had stumbled in by accident.
“Cannot involve these passersby.”
Thinking this, she took a small breath, her eyes flashed with blood red, and a pale blue energy liquid emanated from her body. The corners of her eyes creased slightly.
A scythe constructed from external qi hovered upside down beside her. Gripping the handle in reverse, an aura of an Initial Stage Battle General pressed outwards. She coldly shouted, “If you push your luck, don’t blame me for being impolite.”
The surrounding people were stunned by Bairnis’s aura. This was merely the outer area of the Black Market, and an Initial Stage Battle General was already a very powerful existence.
The Female Vendor was surprised by the aura emanating from Bairnis. In the next moment, she found it strange. Looking again at the unstable aura, the frequency of the other party’s breathing did not seem like that of an ordinary Battle General.
It was too rapid, and there was no oppressive feeling that should have been there.
“Impolite? With you, an Initial Stage Battle General, and still injured, how can you be impolite?”
Not to be outdone, a stronger aura erupted from her body. Looking at it, it had already faintly reached the level of a Middle Stage Battle General. It was clear that she could already set up a stall in the inner area, yet she was deliberately fishing here.
“Oh, my dear… this old hag from the Ancient God Sect is actually a Middle Stage Battle General. No wonder she’s been seducing me all day. She probably wants to sacrifice me?”
The stall owner who had spoken earlier, the one who enjoyed the show, yelled out and quickly dodged far away. For ordinary people, there was a natural chasm between Initial Stage Battle Generals and Middle Stage Battle Generals, most notably in their control of external qi and the solidification of energy liquid.
The external qi shield of an Initial Stage Battle General had low refinement. Compared to a Middle Stage Battle General, their refined energy shield was like the difference between clear water and sesame paste – one was almost like paper, while the other could withstand powerful attacks.
In contrast, there was also the control of external qi. Ordinary people, when their internal liquids were not compressed, had very poor control over them, and the transformed objects were merely roughly shaped.
Of course, all this was limited to ordinary people. Those talented individuals and the monstrous Su Jiu did not fall into this category.
“This Blood Clan girl seems to be in danger. Her aura is somewhat similar to that of Gemini’s descendants… Hmph, servant, go help her.” Yun Xi looked at Bairnis’s retreating figure. From the scythe, she sensed a life force—was this person a support?
The support with the scythe? It must be related to the Gemini whom she had once pierced with a sword.
“Blood Clan? Okay.”
Su Jiu was first stunned, then nodded. Without Yun Xi’s instruction, she would have intervened anyway.
Immediately, the blade in her hand extended, and her body vanished from its original spot, reappearing amidst those large men.
Su Jiu skillfully used the initial moves of “Cloud Piercing.” As the blade swept, it stirred up a bloody wind, scattering bloodstains all around.
“Slice—” The sound of flesh being cut echoed, like a slaughterhouse.
Before the several large men could react, they felt a sharp pain in their arms, which immediately went numb. Looking down, they saw that their arms were gone. Their faces contorted in horror as they looked at Su Jiu in the center, shouting in disbelief, “Monster!!”
The Female Vendor’s expression became uncertain. She shouted at Su Jiu, “Friend, we had a misunderstanding just now, but this is the Black Market, managed by many high-ranking Blood Clan Battle Generals. I hope you won’t make a mistake.”
This person is too strong. Not only skill but also strength, she is probably of the top Battle General level.
Unable to contend!
Having done all this, Su Jiu completely ignored the Female Vendor’s words and charged directly towards her.
The nails on her hands emitted a red stream of light, and her figure seemed to blend with the night. Before the Female Vendor could speak again, Su Jiu had already maneuvered behind her, then swung her hands, easily cutting through the energy shield and severing her arms.
The Female Vendor endured the pain and suddenly knelt down, her expression filled with panic as she pleaded, “Mercy, my lord!! You can have some of the small items in my stall.”
Su Jiu stopped her hand, glanced at the magic crystal jewelry and small bottles on the stall, and without a word, used the carpet to pack them all up.
She slung it over her shoulder like a backpack, looked at Bairnis who was staring at her blankly, pouted, tugged at her sleeve, and said softly, “What are you looking at? Let’s go.”
“Although this girl is powerful, she lacks social experience. She’s already caused trouble and still let the other party live. This is leaving a loose end.”
“What do they know about the rules of the Black Market?”
Everyone around chuckled in low voices as they saw them actually showing mercy in the Black Market. The Female Vendor, as if to validate their words, coldly ordered the howling large men around, “Later, investigate their identities and residences. Let the master help us get revenge.”
Several large men responded in agreement.
“Now quickly find a Priest! My hands must not be lost.”
She glared resentfully at Su Jiu’s retreating back, as if wanting to cut her body into pieces as well.
…
Not far away, a sinister smile flickered across Su Jiu’s lips. She raised two fingers, forming a sword shape, and pointed upwards slightly. The sound of several geysers erupted at the original stall.
“Blood Surge!”
