Chapter 173: Long Tian'ao's Likely Pre-Death Fantasy

The atmosphere on the field was tense, almost ready to snap at a touch.

Lu Ren, however, did not feel any tension.

Even though his current cultivation realm had already fallen under the suppression of the Secret Realm, and he had to face two cultivators whose talents were no match for his own, he remained calm and composed.

Long Tian'ao looked at this composure of his and felt a surge of irritation in his heart.

He sneered and said, "Lu Ren, I advise you to be careful."

"Do you really think that just because you have contracted so many Fierce Beasts, you can safely escape from my hands?"

"Ha! You are nothing more than someone who relies on the contracted beasts in your hands. Once you lose them, what are you even worth?"

The more Long Tian'ao thought about it, the more he felt this was the truth.

That's right...

Although it was rumored in the outside world that Lu Ren's strength was extremely formidable, it was rare to see him take action personally.

Most of the time, it was his subordinates, Qiongqi and Zhu Yan, who cleared the obstacles on his path.

The number of times Lu Ren had taken action was extremely rare.

Long Tian'ao had once tried to purchase some Battle Dharma Stones regarding this Lu Family Head in the cultivation world, but he had gained nothing.

Lu Ren had left behind almost no battle scenes!

This was impossible.

One must know...

He was also considered a rather prestigious and famous figure; there was no way he could have left no images of himself in the cultivation world.

Yet, there simply were none.

Among the Image Recording Stones that could be purchased, the battle scenes involving this Lu Family Head were almost all of him commanding his contracted beasts to do the work.

As for himself...

Most of the time, he was just watching from the sidelines.

In other words, even if Lu Ren's current strength was not fake, his ferocity mostly came from the contracts in his hands.

Long Tian'ao's heart suddenly steadied.

His originally hesitant expression became resolute at this moment, as if he had discovered some earth-shattering secret, and he pointed his blade at Lu Ren.

"Lu Ren, I have discovered your secret!"

"Are you still unwilling to surrender?"

"If you are willing to kowtow and admit your mistake obediently, I might still leave you an intact corpse!"

Long Tian'ao sneered as he spoke, "It is fortunate that I was prepared for this, otherwise I might have really fallen for your tricks."

"Lu Ren, if you lose those Fierce Beasts in your hands, what will you do?"

When Long Tian'ao's voice fell, he did not give anyone else a chance to react; a Jade Ring shattered in his hand, falling straight to the ground with a crisp sound.

This Jade Ring rippled with a watery hue, and as it hit the ground, that watery hue suddenly exploded, surging toward the surroundings like a turbulent sea wave, covering everything in its path.

However, it did not have a physical form. Most of the cultivators, seeing the sea waves about to engulf them and destroy their sects, panicked and moved to defend themselves.

But that seawater passed right through them, without a single drop remaining on their bodies.

"This is a fake sea wave..."

"No, this thing is probably not a sea wave, but some kind of weapon aimed at that Lu Family Head."

"Why don't I feel anything wrong?"

"Me neither."

"What exactly is it acting upon?"

The surrounding cultivators were all somewhat bewildered.

However...

Long Tian'ao laughed somewhat wildly at this moment.

His demeanor carried a hint of a villain who had gotten his way.

Taotie, who was standing beside Lu Ren, suddenly felt his legs go weak and knelt straight down.

However, he did not manage to kneel all the way; just as he was about to, he transformed back into a round little ball and clung to Lu Ren's leg.

There was a trace of panic in Taotie's voice.

"What's wrong? What's wrong?"

"What's going on?"

"Why do I feel so uncomfortable..."

A gloomy smile appeared on the corner of Long Tian'ao's mouth.

He let out a mocking laugh, "Lu Ren, can you still summon other Fierce Beasts now? I'm afraid you can't!"

"While I was doing everything I could to guard against you, I obtained this Jade Ring. As long as this ring is activated, it will seal the Contract Space of everyone present!"

"And it will also greatly weaken the abilities of the contracted beasts."

"Lu Ren, you finally cannot escape this time."

"Today, I will kill you here to wash away the humiliation of that year!"

Lu Ren raised his eyebrows slightly.

Even when facing such a panic-inducing situation, he never panicked, but instead remained composed and steady.

However...

Taotie was already panicked.

He was young and had not been with him for long, so he completely did not understand what means or confidence his new master possessed.

Now, hearing this stuff that clearly sounded like a big villain talking nonsense, he didn't understand the rest, but he did understand that his master was about to die.

Although he felt that Lu Ren would not fall so easily.

However.

The Taotie was still inevitably panicked.

"What should I do?"

"I am only a Taotie in the Juvenile Stage, I haven't even had the chance to enter the Growth Stage yet!"

"Master, I cannot protect you! I, Aotian, does not want to die at a time like this! Sob sob sob! I, Aotian, hasn't had the chance to grow up yet, hasn't had the chance to devour the cultivation world yet!"

Lu Ren glanced at this little ball with indifference.

Come to think of it.

This tiny body certainly has grand ambitions.

Even thinking about devouring the cultivation world...

Lu Ren gently patted the Taotie's head and casually retracted him into the Contract Space.

Long Tian'ao, who was watching this action from not far away, suddenly had a flash of confusion in his eyes.

What is he doing? He could not help but speak: "Lu Ren, you are truly seeking your own death; if that Taotie were still here, you could have held on for a while longer."

"It's a pity..."

"You are actually courting death by putting that Taotie away!"

"With my Beast Trapping Array here, any Fierce Beast you have put away cannot be summoned back out!"

Lu Ren did not simply take his word for it.

He felt around slightly and discovered that there was indeed a faint obstruction between himself and the Contract Space.

But...

A look of mockery suddenly appeared in Lu Ren's eyes.

Who said that a contracted Demon Beast must be kept inside the Contract Space?

The Contract Space... most people's Contract Sea is extremely narrow.

And they always do everything in their power to contract more Demon Beasts to assist themselves.

To the point that Demon Beasts with massive bodies find it unbearable within the Contract Sea.

Therefore.

Lu Ren felt that the space, which looked like a Crescent Moon, was an extremely exquisite thing.

Not to mention that its interior is extremely vast... just the fact that it forms its own small-world system is enough to drive all cultivators in the world mad.

Although his Contract Sea is large, it ultimately cannot compare to a separate small world.

So.

Long Tian'ao and the others saw his contract beast being put away and assumed it was put into the Contract Sea, which is to say, the Contract Space.

In reality...

All of Lu Ren's contracted Demon Beasts were placed within the space.

Lu Ren looked at the self-satisfied Long Tian'ao with some pity.

His mood was quite good today; after all, he had obtained the Wanzhen Liuli Fire, so he would not puncture Long Tian'ao's pitiful fantasy.

Lu Ren calmly assumed a stance and beckoned with his hand.

"Come."

(End of chapter)