The Side Character Who Wins by Doing Nothing

Duoduo reacted quickly, conjuring an Ice Wall to defend. But there were too many Spells bombarding it. The Ice Wall only held for a moment before shattering, leaving the ground covered in ice shards.

Lu Sangjiu’s reaction was just as fast. The moment the Ice Wall shattered, she unleashed a Nine Dragon Roar, intercepting all the remaining attacks.

The Spells from both sides collided, creating a massive energy fluctuation that seemed to make the entire underground palace tremble.

It was then that Lu Sangjiu finally got a clear look. There were ten Cultivators before her, and the one with the lowest cultivation was at Mid-stage Foundation Establishment!

Her gaze instantly grew serious... ’One against ten. This is going to be a little difficult.’

So she didn’t hesitate. Her hands flew through a series of seals, and countless fine threads, condensed from Spells, shot toward the ten men in an instant.

”What is this?”

Apparently, these men didn’t recognize Lu Sangjiu’s Thousand Silk Entanglement. Although they knew they should defend carefully, a bit of carelessness was inevitable.

Soon, after one of them formed a Protective Shield, he immediately cast another Spell to attack Lu Sangjiu.

Lu Sangjiu was prepared. After she sent out the Thousand Silk Entanglement, Duoduo’s Ice Wall once again rose to protect her.

Several Spells bombarded the Ice Wall, but since only a few people attacked this time, they couldn’t shatter it like before.

They were about to attack again when several of them suddenly stiffened, their bodies seemingly frozen against their will, standing dumbfounded on the spot.

The people next to them noticed something was wrong and subconsciously reached out to ask, ”What’s the matter with you?”

But just as the question was asked, the men who had been standing rigidly suddenly had blood trickle from the corners of their mouths before collapsing limply to the ground... They were already dead!

Half of the ten men were gone in an instant. The others were terrified but quickly realized, ”It’s these threads... Everyone, be careful!”

Now, none of them had the luxury of attacking Lu Sangjiu anymore.

But Lu Sangjiu had already seized the opportunity to form a hand seal, once again unleashing a Nine Dragon Roar at the two men in the very front!

However, this attack wasn’t as effective. The opponents had kept their Protective Shields up, and one of them even had a Defense Treasure activate.

She failed to heavily injure the two men, but she shattered their defenses, instantly creating an opening for the threads.

In a flash, the threads entered their bodies. A moment later, those two also fell to the ground, dead!

Lu Sangjiu’s Thousand Silk Entanglement might not be an overwhelmingly powerful offensive move, but it was absolutely disgusting to deal with.

As long as she used it and her Spiritual Power supply remained constant, the threads would not disperse.

They swirled around her enemies, and the moment an enemy’s concentration wavered, the threads would exploit the opening. It could be called the ultimate support Cultivation Technique.

In the blink of an eye, the Thousand Silk Entanglement had killed seven people. The remaining three saw that Lu Sangjiu was no easy opponent. How could they dare continue fighting her?

One of them quickly formed a hand seal, and the heavy Stone Gate began to slowly open. The three immediately scrambled madly through the entrance!

As the last man slipped inside and the Stone Gate was about to close again, Duoduo’s Ice Condensation Technique struck it.

The Stone Gate was instantly covered in a thick layer of ice, completely frozen. Even the Rune Array on it lost its effect at the same time.

The Stone Gate failed to close as they had hoped, and Lu Sangjiu charged right in after them.

She heard someone shout in terror, ”Great Elder, this is bad! This woman is too strong! She’s a monster!”

’Who’s ever heard of an Early-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator being this powerful? If that’s not a monster, what is?’

Along with that shout, Lu Sangjiu entered the Stone Gate.

The stone chamber was vast, with the most conspicuous feature being the altar at the far end.

A middle-aged man stood before the altar. He seemed to be the Great Elder the men had spoken of.

Not far away, she also saw two people tied to the center of the altar—it was Feng Lin and Shen Yuzhao.

The two of them seemed to have had their five senses blocked by some Spell. They were just tied there quietly, showing no reaction.

Lu Sangjiu let out a sigh of relief... ’It’s better that they’re in this state. Otherwise, this would be much more awkward for me.’

Besides them, there were eighteen other people in the chamber, all of them currently guarding the Great Elder.

Lu Sangjiu didn’t attack immediately. Instead, she put on a friendly, easy-to-talk-to smile.

”Sir, I’m not a bloodthirsty person. There’s no benefit for you if we continue this fight.”

”How about we make a deal? You let my friends go, and I promise I’ll take them and leave immediately. What do you say?”

The Great Elder stared at her, then suddenly laughed.

”Heh heh... Little girl, that move you just used was the Thousand Silk Entanglement of the Demon Cultivator Gu Huang, wasn’t it?”

”After using that move in front of us, are you sure there’s still room for negotiation?”

Lu Sangjiu hadn’t expected him to be able to see what was happening outside from in here. The smile on her face faded. ”Oh? So you recognize the Thousand Silk Entanglement. You’re quite knowledgeable.”

The Great Elder spoke slowly and deliberately, ”I have lived for several hundred years and was fortunate enough to have witnessed that person’s prowess.”

”The Spell you just cast, though powered by Spiritual Energy, is essentially no different from that person’s Thousand Silk Entanglement.”

”If I couldn’t even tell that much, then I’d have truly wasted these past few centuries.”

He paused, his tone laced with deep interest. ”However, I am quite curious. Where did you learn the Thousand Silk Entanglement?”

”As far as I know... that person should have perished, her Dao extinguished, a hundred years ago. Could it be that you’ve found her inheritance?”

Lu Sangjiu had only been talking to him to stall for time. On one hand, she needed to recover the Spiritual Energy she had just consumed in battle. On the other, she wanted to get a clear view of the terrain here, so she wouldn’t let anyone escape when the fighting started again.

But upon hearing this, her expression suddenly grew grave.

Her eyes fixed on the Great Elder, she said with a half-smile, ”I heard that the Moon Palace announced back then that Gu Huang had merely gone missing. The claims of her death were just outside speculation.”

”Yet now you claim she is dead, and with such certainty... What, could it be that you are also an old member of the Moon Palace and know the inside story?”

Of course, Lu Sangjiu knew this man wasn’t from the Moon Palace. She was just saying it to bluff him.

She wouldn’t normally be interested in other people’s conspiracies, but since this one involved her, she had to get to the bottom of it.

The Great Elder just laughed heartily at her words. ”I am certainly not from the Moon Palace, but I can confirm that the Demon is dead.”

”It matters not how you learned her Cultivation Technique. Today, you are ultimately outnumbered... Little girl, if you are willing to tell me what you know, I might just give you a chance to live.”

”Otherwise... you’ll have no choice but to be obediently drained of all your blood.”

”Is that so?” Lu Sangjiu chuckled lightly. ”Then... let’s see you try.”

’Since I can’t trick any information out of him, I’ll just have to capture him and interrogate him properly.’

In the next instant, Lu Sangjiu unleashed her Thousand Entanglement Silk once more, aiming directly for the Great Elder who was being protected by the crowd!

The Great Elder showed no fear, laughing loudly as he summoned a ring-shaped Magic Treasure.

The Magic Treasure floated in mid-air, and the surging Thousand Entanglement Silk was suddenly sucked completely inside it!

”Heh heh, didn’t expect that, did you? My Magic Treasure just so happens to be the perfect counter to your Thousand Entanglement Silk.”

”I am curious, though... Besides this, do you have any other trump cards?”