"Spare me, young master!"

As Wang Junze's gaze swept over them, the brother and sister instantly turned pale with fear, their bodies trembling involuntarily. The man was so terrified he fell to his knees with a thud.

Though the siblings were cultivators, their cultivation was only at Condensing Truth. Seeing how Wang Junze killed without hesitation, they didn't have the slightest thought of resistance.

"What use is kneeling to me?" Wang Junze sneered dismissively, "Show some sincerity. How about this, give me ten thousand Spirit Stones, and I'll let this matter go."

Since he needed to disguise himself as a demon, Wang Junze couldn't let them off easily. Extorting some Spirit Stones was undoubtedly the best choice.

Besides, Wang Junze was planning to check out the Netherworld Auction, and it wouldn't do to have no Spirit Stones at all.

"... Young master, even if you kill us, we can't come up with that many Spirit Stones!"

Trembling with fear, the man replied bitterly, "We siblings only have a little over a thousand Spirit Stones together. We'll gladly give them all to you, just spare our lives."

As he spoke, he hurriedly pulled out a Storage Pouch from his body and placed it on the table in front of Wang Junze.

"So poor?" Wang Junze complained discontentedly, curling his lip, "I thought you were a fat sheep. What bad luck!"

Speaking, Wang Junze's gaze then landed on the woman, and he feigned flirtation, saying, "Tsk, your sister seems to have some charm..."

"... No, no, I'm very ugly... I... I beg you to spare me."

These words almost made her faint from fear, and she stuttered uncontrollably.

"I also have this Treasure Sword, I'm willing to offer it to you, just spare my sister."

Quickly taking off his sword, the man pleaded once more.

"Fine, I'm in a good mood today, I won't make things difficult for you."

Wang Junze naturally had no intention of actually taking advantage of them, and with a change of tone, he let them go, thinking about it, he continued, "Alright, don't look so mournful. Search these corpses for any Spirit Stones and bring them to me."

With a glance at the surrounding bodies, Wang Junze casually ordered.

"You, come pour me a drink."

In a commanding manner, Wang Junze turned to the woman once more and said.

"... Yes!"

The two didn't dare to refuse Wang Junze's request, quickly agreeing.

Taking a sip of wine, Wang Junze asked again, "Tell me, what's your name and what are you doing here?"

After a stuttering explanation from the woman, Wang Junze learned that the siblings were surnamed Liang, the brother named Liang Zidong and the sister Liang Xinyi. They were from a small family in another region, forced to flee here after offending someone.

Upon hearing this, Wang Junze internally shook his head.

These siblings clearly had no cunning, being the type of simple-and-honest kids with weak strength, yet they dared to escape to a place like the Nether Sea, practically courting death.

If they hadn't encountered him today, they would undoubtedly have been killed in this black market.

Thinking of this, Wang Junze felt a slight pang of compassion.

After all, having taken their Spirit Stones, if he let them leave, the siblings probably wouldn't survive long in a place like this.

During this conversation, Liang Zidong had already searched the bodies in the tavern, handing over all the Spirit Stones honestly.

"Young master, there are over ten thousand Spirit Stones on these people..."

Ordinary patrons naturally didn't carry many Spirit Stones, but the shopkeeper of this black market had quite a few, all of which now benefited Wang Junze.

"Not bad, you work quickly."

Nodding in satisfaction, Wang Junze said, "Alright, I'm currently lacking a runner, you two can follow me temporarily."

"..."

Upon hearing this, the siblings were dumbfounded, wanting to refuse but not daring to say no when looking at Wang Junze.

"What are you scared of, I'm not going to eat you."

Rolling his eyes, Wang Junze scolded impatiently, "It's settled, when I'm in a good mood, I'll naturally let you go."

"... Yes!"

"Alright, I'm done eating. Go prepare a room, we'll stay here tonight."

Stretching as he stood up, Wang Junze casually ordered.

Having killed everyone, Wang Junze couldn't be bothered to find another place, he planned to leave after staying just one night.

After Liang Xinyi prepared the room, Wang Junze went in and lay down to sleep.

As for whether the siblings would take the opportunity to escape, Wang Junze didn't care at all. Keeping them was originally intended to save their lives in this way; if they insisted on leaving, so be it.

Silence reigned through the night.

The next morning, upon waking, Wang Junze found that the siblings had stayed put.

Instructing Liang Zidong to buy a carriage, Wang Junze lazily lay inside as they headed toward Yunxiao City.

It must be said, the areas around the Nether Sea were truly chaotic.

The distance to Yunxiao City was only about five hundred miles, yet along the way, they encountered seven or eight instances of banditry.

Of course, most of the robbers were weak, and the Liang siblings were able to handle them, but twice they ran into tough opponents, requiring Wang Junze's intervention.

For these people, Wang Junze felt no mercy. Whenever he struck, he would kill every single one, leaving no survivors.

Two days later, the carriage slowly entered Yunxiao City.

Compared to the previous small towns, this place felt much more normal. There were even patrolling soldiers in the streets, making it seem less chaotic.

Wang Junze randomly chose an inn to stay in and soon heard about the Netherworld Auction.

The Netherworld Auction wasn't held in the city but outside. Anyone wishing to attend had to first purchase a Netherworld Order, which was brazenly sold for five hundred Spirit Stones apiece.

However, the Netherworld Order wasn't entirely useless; it had an array attached that concealed one's aura. At least when Wang Junze tried it, he couldn't see through the Netherworld Order's effect with his ability.

Unable to distinguish strength through auras, others would naturally be more hesitant to rob.

If cautious, one could buy a mask. After acquiring a treasure at the auction, it would be even easier to escape.

However, precisely because of these restrictions, it highlighted the underlying chaos. Inevitably, some would try to seize an opportunity to plunder.

Of course, Wang Junze wasn't concerned about any of this. If anyone dared to act blindly, he wouldn't mind turning the tables and robbing them instead.

With his strength, as long as he didn't provoke anyone above Divine Travel, even those at Void Shattering, he was confident of being able to kill them.

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