Shocking! The female protagonist unlocked her powers by killing people!

"Her cultivation is not low, do not underestimate her." The city lord looked at the group of elders: "No matter how you view her, kill her immediately."

Having received orders from the city lord, the elders had no choice but to attack Ling Yi.

As the group of elders attacked, Ling Yi flashed away, creating distance between herself and them. The moment she landed, a gust of wind rose, instantly condensing into a blade that flew towards the elders of the city lord's mansion.

Seeing the wind blades flying towards them, the elders' expressions changed. This was definitely not the strength of an eighth-level Spirit Master!

At this point, the elders finally understood the city lord's meaning and dared not underestimate him any longer, launching a full-scale attack on Ling Yi.

Ling Yi looked at the approaching group but did not rush to kill them. Instead, he kept his distance and asked, "The city lord promised those guards a great reward for killing me, but he did not make the same promise to you."

As soon as Ling finished speaking, the city lord couldn't wait to say, "Then the promise will not only apply to the guards, but also to all the elders."

The elders who came were originally from the city lord's mansion. Regardless of whether there was a reward or not, they were going to kill Ling Yi, but if there was a promise, they would work even harder.

No sooner had the city lord finished speaking than Ling Yi couldn't help but sneer, "These pieces of trash won't be able to kill me!"

Before the city lord could respond, the elder who had launched the attack couldn't help but speak up: "You're not that old, but you've got quite the nerve!"

"I'd like to see how long you can remain arrogant!"

"court death!"

Seeing that people were angry, Ling Yi continued: "Useless people like you can only serve someone like him. I wonder if he sent you any of the people he gathered?"

"Probably. After all, you're people he supports, so he wouldn't mistreat you."

"You too, City Lord," the elder said after Ling Yi finished speaking. "Keeping these useless people is already an act of kindness, and to have to give them away is really putting you in a difficult position."

Upon hearing this, the elders' already grim expressions turned even uglier, their disgust for Ling Yi rising sharply. Their attacks became even more ferocious. Seeing that things had gone far enough, Ling Yi stopped wasting words with them. His blade flashed out, and the person being attacked tried to retreat, but was suddenly entangled by vines. Their movements slowed, and the blade struck them, causing blood to splatter.

Upon seeing the elder killed, Steward Li immediately looked at the city lord and said, "Master, you should go first."

The city lord nodded and was about to leave when, just as he was about to step out of the courtyard, a barrier rose up, blocking his way.

After trapping the people, Ling Yi didn't bother with them anymore. Only after dealing with the elders and guards did he slowly walk towards the city lord.

Butler Li, seeing Ling Yi approaching, blocked the city lord's path: "Miss, we have no grudge against you, why do you want to kill us all?"

"No grudges or enmities?" Ling Yi sneered. "How dare you say that? What do you want to do with us here?"

Before Butler Li could speak, Ling Yi said, "We can't exactly keep us here as honored guests, can we?"

Butler Li had no way to refute this, so he could only say, "Miss, you killed our city lord. The others will not let you go. If you let the city lord go, we can guarantee that we will not pursue this matter for the rest of the day."

"Is that so?" Ling Yi smiled slightly. "It's something I can consider."

Hearing this, Steward Li breathed a sigh of relief. However, the next moment, a white light flashed, and Steward Li's head fell to the ground, leaving only his body standing still.

The city lord was right behind Steward Li. Steward Li's head fell to the ground, and blood splattered all over the city lord's face. Seeing Steward Li's head fall at close range, the city lord's face turned extremely pale. He no longer had his previous composure. His eyes were filled with terror, and he looked at Ling Yi as if he were looking at a demon.

Ling Yi chuckled as he looked at the city lord's terrified expression, and slowly placed the bone knife in his hand against the city lord's neck: "Thank you for giving me your head."

The city lord was completely bewildered; he didn't understand why things had turned out this way.

Seeing that the city lord had no reaction, Ling Yi felt bored and was about to finish him off when he caught a glimpse of someone running over out of the corner of his eye. That person was none other than Xu Qingping, who had come just yesterday.

Xu Qingping arrived and was shocked to see the corpses scattered on the ground and the city lord being held hostage. When he saw Ling Yi preparing to kill the city lord, Xu Qingping disregarded his shock and hurriedly said, "Spare his life!"

Ling Yi looked towards Xu Qingping, and the bewildered city lord, upon hearing Xu Qingping's voice, also looked over.

Xu Qingping stood outside the barrier, looking at Ling Yi: "Miss, spare her life."

Ling Yi raised an eyebrow: "You're here to save him?"

Xu Qingping shook his head: "I'm here to kill him."

Upon hearing this, the city lord's expression changed, and he asked in confusion, "Xu Qingping, I have treated you well, why?"

"You've treated me well?" Xu Qingping gave a bitter laugh. "Do you mean you treated me like a plaything, or do you mean that those people you colluded with forcibly kidnapped my mother and beat my father to death in order to curry favor with you?"

“Lord City Lord, ever since I came to your side, I have been thinking about killing you every single moment.” Xu Qingping looked at the City Lord, his eyes no longer showing their usual obedient and docile demeanor. His expression was twisted with anger, like a demon crawling out of hell. “But I can’t act rashly. I only have one chance. I must kill you with one blow. Every moment I’ve spent with you, I’ve been thinking about how to kill you.”

"But you valued your life, and you were always secretly protected. I never found an opportunity." Xu Qingping looked at the city lord, his eyes filled with disgust: "Finally, those vicious dogs protecting you are finally dead!"

"Finally, I have a chance!" Xu Qingping said, looking at Ling Yi and pleading, "Miss, please give me this chance. I want to kill him with my own hands!"

"No." Ling Yi rejected Xu Qingping's suggestion and, under Xu Qingping's gaze, directly slit the city lord's throat.

Unable to take revenge himself, Xu Qingping felt somewhat disappointed, but seeing the culprit dead, he was overjoyed and burst into laughter, though his laughter looked like he was crying.

Ling glanced at him, removed the barrier, and turned around to search the corpses on the ground. Any storage artifacts were put into her space.

Seeing the barrier disappear, Xu Qingping ran over, picked up his weapon, and hacked at the city lord's corpse as if it were meat. When Ling Yi finished collecting his things and turned around, all he saw was a pile of flesh.

Xu Qingping stopped, looked at the unrecognizable flesh in front of him, and collapsed to the ground.

Ling Yi walked over, found a storage artifact among the pile of minced meat, washed it with water, and threw it into his spatial storage. As he was about to leave, he saw Xu Qingping still sitting there and asked, "Are you going to be buried with him?"

Xu Qingping looked at Ling Yi, his great revenge finally achieved, and the thoughts he had held for so many years vanished. He suddenly lost all life and became as wooden as a puppet: "I don't want to, but I don't want to live anymore."

"Oh." Ling Yi didn't try to persuade him, but simply asked, "Are you planning to die in that disgusting place?"