Chapter 488: How Is This Possible?

The moment Lu Sangjiu smeared her fingertip blood on the disc, the man on the mountaintop’s expression changed in an instant!

He stared at her in disbelief, never imagining that she wouldn’t just drop dead, but would actually try to seize his Magic Treasure!

Rage filled him in an instant, but Lu Sangjiu’s Divine Soul was already contending with his for ownership of the Magic Treasure. Even if he wanted to swat her dead right now, he couldn’t spare the energy.

A vicious glint appeared in his eyes. The man gritted his teeth and spat, “You’re courting death!”

With that, he closed his eyes, attempting to use his Divine Soul to devour Lu Sangjiu’s.

‘I’ve already checked,’ he thought. ‘She’s just an Earth Immortal, while I’m at the Peak Level of Heavenly Immortal. What’s more, I’m the Magic Treasure’s original owner, so I have the upper hand.’

‘How could I possibly lose to her under these circumstances?’

Yet, when he confidently sent his Divine Soul to clash with hers, he was shocked to discover that her Divine Soul was not the least bit weaker than his.

This was to be expected. Having lived two lives and cultivated twice, Lu Sangjiu’s Divine Soul was naturally stronger than an ordinary person’s.

This was why she had the confidence to put up a fight.

The man was surprised, but he knew that since their Divine Souls were of similar strength, he still had a chance to win.

After his brief surprise, he calmed down and tried to command the Magic Treasure to help him devour her Divine Soul.

And then… he was surprised yet again.

The Magic Treasure, which should have obeyed his commands, showed no reaction. Instead, he had the vague feeling… that something new was gradually being added to her Divine Soul.

He didn’t recognize what it was at first. Only when Lu Sangjiu’s Divine Soul viciously tore a huge chunk out of his did he finally realize.

“How is this possible! Why is there Divinity in your Divine Soul?”

His eyes flew wide. “You devoured the residual Divine Power inside my Magic Treasure? That’s impossible!”

This time, he was well and truly shocked.

He knew that although this former Divine Artifact still contained a trace of Divine Power, not just anyone could absorb it.

He had entertained the same idea himself, but reality had proven that even this residual Divine Power was far too potent; it was simply not something his ordinary Immortal body could withstand.

The instant he made the attempt, the power had nearly torn him limb from limb.

That was why he had ultimately abandoned the idea, deciding instead to simply focus on refining it into his own unique Magic Treasure.

‘And yet now… this woman before me can actually devour Divine Power?’

He stared in terror at her Divine Soul, which was still brutally trying to devour his. “Who… who in the world are you?”

Lu Sangjiu paid him no mind from start to finish, because she couldn’t understand a word he was saying anyway.

‘Divine Power? Aren’t Gods the stuff of legend? Where would Divine Power even come from?’

‘Did I piss him off so much he’s lost his mind?’

‘As for him asking who I am, there’s no way I’m telling him.’

‘In any case, I should just ignore his rambling and devour him in one go!’

Unfortunately, her opponent soon snapped out of his shock. Realizing he would be completely devoured if this continued, he began to bite back with everything he had.

But by now, Lu Sangjiu had devoured more than half of his Divine Soul, making her own much stronger. Even though he managed to bite back a few times, it was no use.

Finally, the sliver of the man’s Divine Soul that he had imprinted on the Magic Treasure was devoured completely by Lu Sangjiu.

However, when Lu Sangjiu tried to follow that connection to attack his primary Divine Soul, he decisively severed the link.

At the same time, the man on the mountaintop turned deathly pale and violently coughed up a mouthful of blood.

His Divine Soul had been damaged, and his entire being rapidly withered, leaving him severely injured.

Meanwhile, the victorious Lu Sangjiu was bursting with energy, feeling even more invigorated than before.

During their struggle, Lu Sangjiu’s body had been automatically absorbing the Evil Qi and the mysterious power from the disc.

By the time she came to her senses, she could no longer feel any pain.

Even the disc, which had been radiating an evil aura, had reverted to its original appearance.

The evil aura was gone, and so was the mysterious power, leaving only its somewhat broken physical form.

It seemed this Magic Treasure was ruined.

But Lu Sangjiu didn’t find it a pity. She had never intended to use such an evil item anyway; she had only seized it to stop the person behind it from continuing their rampage.

‘Now that the Magic Treasure is ruined, the crisis in the valley… should be mostly resolved, right?’

With this thought, Lu Sangjiu hurriedly turned to look.

She had expected the Ghost Infants to disappear, but unexpectedly, they were still there.

Just as she froze in surprise, she heard Lie Rufeng’s voice. “Their power has weakened! Now’s our chance, kill them!”

‘So, it wasn’t completely useless. By ruining the Magic Treasure, I cut off the Ghost Infants’ power supply, and that’s why they’re weaker?’

Realizing this, Lu Sangjiu couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief. “The fifteen minutes are up! I’m coming to help you!”

The man on the mountaintop watched his painstaking efforts crumble to dust below. Even the Ghost Infants he had gone to such lengths in refining were about to be destroyed. He gritted his teeth so hard he could have drawn blood.

“You destroyed my life’s work… I will kill you!”

At that moment, his hatred for Lu Sangjiu eclipsed all else. The man suddenly produced a Bone Flute and began to play.

The people below immediately heard the melodious sound of a flute and looked up, surprised.

Everyone had been too busy fighting to notice before, but now they could faintly make out a figure standing on the distant mountaintop.

The appearance of the flute’s music at this juncture was definitely not a good sign, and everyone immediately became wary.

However, they then discovered that the Ghost Infants, whose power had just been weakened, suddenly seemed to grow strong again!

Then, as if they had received a command, they all flew into a frenzy and lunged at Lu Sangjiu!

The others were distracted by the flute’s sound and couldn’t react in time. As they watched all the Ghost Infants lunge at Lu Sangjiu, only Lie Rufeng, who was closest to her, was able to help.

But before, the two of them had been locked in a stalemate against a single Ghost Infant. Now, with the two of them against four, how could they possibly have the upper hand?

Lie Rufeng only had time to block one for her. As he watched the other three viciously leap to attack her, a flicker of anxiety crossed his eyes. “Lin Dao You!”

Lu Sangjiu hadn’t expected her opponent to be such a sore loser. ‘He’s actually singling me out?’

‘As much as I want to charge up there, drag that man down, and beat him senseless, he’s standing on the mountaintop. He’s in an unassailable position… We can’t even get to him.’

‘And from this distance, a long-range attack would be almost impossible to land. It would just be a waste of energy.’

So, as frustrated as Lu Sangjiu was, she wasn’t foolish enough to try attacking the man at a time like this.

‘Facing an attack from three Ghost Infants, this is clearly no time to be holding back. Any longer, and I’ll lose my life.’

“…Immortal Demon Attraction!”