Chapter 1132: Already Honest

He brought down the Five-Magnetite Mountain, intending to suppress her directly. This was also a good opportunity to test the woman's true strength.

The girl regained her composure. She was eager for this, as it would allow her to test Jiang Fan's strength. By observing him, she could infer the strength of mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators in the Central Plains today, gathering reference information for the Ancient Giants' descent upon the Central Plains.

Therefore, not only did she not explain, but she defiantly yelled, "Dog man! Do you think I'm afraid of you?"

She formed hand seals, condensing a long spear made of Yin energy, and hurled it towards the Five-Magnetite Mountain. However, she used too much force, and the attack reached the level of a five-aperture Nascent Soul!

The girl secretly clicked her tongue: "Oh no, I didn't control my strength again. I hope I didn't kill him with that spear."

To her relief, Jiang Fan detected the attack and immediately formed hand seals, striking the Five-Magnetite Mountain. "Five-Magnetite Divine Light!"

A twenty-zhang divine light was released, engulfing the spear. The attack's power was reduced by a full ninety percent. Then, the Five-Magnetite Mountain crushed the Yin energy and rapidly pressed down on her head.

"Not bad, you've got some skills," a hint of surprise flashed in the girl's heart. "Combined with this small mountain, his four-aperture Nascent Soul cultivation can display the strength of a six-aperture Nascent Soul! Compared to a thousand years ago, the elites of the Central Plains have made significant progress in this era. It seems that over the past thousand years, not only have we Ancient Giants been preparing, but the Central Plains has also never relaxed. Good, let me see your ultimate strength then!"

Seeing the Five-Magnetite Mountain pressing down, she swung both arms, condensing a fist as dark as ink, and punched towards the Five-Magnetite Mountain. This strike had the power of a six-aperture Nascent Soul. The Five-Magnetite Mountain pressed onto the Yin energy fist, and its downward speed significantly slowed.

Jiang Fan attacked again. Forming hand seals with both palms, a green lotus emerged from his palm. As the lotus descended, it immediately exploded. The powerful Nether Ghost Fire had a strong restraining effect on Yin energy. The potency of this strike was immense. The Yin energy fist was instantly blasted apart, and the powerful shockwave caused the girl to stagger a few steps.

Another wave of surprise flashed through her mind. "His mastery of fire is quite profound too! Wait! Why is there a trace of Fire Origin energy? Isn't he a four-aperture Nascent Soul cultivator? Where did the Origin come from?"

The girl was a little bewildered. "Has the cultivation system in the Central Plains changed? Origins, which could only be mastered by Soul Transformation cultivators, can now be cultivated by Nascent Soul cultivators!"

Thinking this, she attacked again, determined to thoroughly test Jiang Fan's true capabilities. She immediately opened her mouth and shouted, "Who's afraid of you?" A hundred-zhang tall black phantom appeared behind her, raising its fists and smashing them fiercely towards Jiang Fan!

Jiang Fan's eyelids twitched: "A strike from a seven-aperture Nascent Soul? This girl looks like she's only a five-aperture Asura cultivator, yet her strength is so formidable?" He dared not be careless. He decisively activated his Fire Origin, then drew his Snow-Listening Sword. He slashed at the giant with a single strike! The dragon patterns on it immediately spewed out dragon's breath that could freeze even space. *Crack, crack!* The giant was instantly frozen, unable to move at all.

"Huh? A top-grade spiritual artifact?" The girl opened her mouth wide in surprise: "He's only a four-aperture Nascent Soul, how does he have a top-grade spiritual artifact? A thousand years ago, most Soul Transformation Venerables didn't even possess top-grade spiritual artifacts. What has the Central Plains gone through in these past thousand years? Top-grade spiritual artifacts are practically overflowing!"

Before he could fully react, Jiang Fan suddenly launched another attack. "Soul-Shocking Spike!" A soul spike instantly pierced into the girl's body. Thanks to the new jade paper Heavenly Scroll rubbings given by Gu Xin'er, his soul had already reached the five-aperture Nascent Soul level. With a soul attack, even a seven-aperture Nascent Soul would experience intense pain. The girl's soul, being hit by the soul attack, naturally suffered no damage. However, it still surprised her greatly.

"A soul attack? Moreover, his soul power has reached the five-aperture Nascent Soul level. This is enough to show that cultivators in the Central Plains focus on soul cultivation. And soul is precisely the weakness of us Ancient Giants." Her expression became solemn. Judging by the various methods Jiang Fan displayed, the Central Plains' development over the past thousand years could be described as rapid and transformative. Compared to a thousand years ago, it was on an entirely different level.

"You're actually fine?" Jiang Fan's surprised voice came. This girl, supposedly only a five-aperture Asura, took his spike attack and was completely unharmed!

Only then did the girl react. If she didn't show any reaction to such a powerful attack, wouldn't that expose her true strength? She quickly clutched her head, revealing a pained expression.

Jiang Fan frowned. Only now feeling pain? Is this woman too slow, or does she have a way to delay soul damage? *Never mind!* Subdue her first!

"Divine Lord Vast!""Heaven and Earth, Only I!""Beginning of All Things!"

A divine statue, an emperor, and a golden bell appeared simultaneously. The golden bell froze her, the divine statue punched, and the emperor slashed with his sword. The girl was secretly alarmed: "How does he have more techniques? Just how many high-level secret arts has this guy learned? Are high-level secret arts so common in the Central Plains now? And don't they require powerful comprehension to master?"

Feeling the attack coming, she knew she couldn't resist any longer, or her true strength would definitely be exposed. She still wanted to extract some important information from him and couldn't reveal her identity yet. So, she forcibly endured the strike. *Thump, thump!* The eight arms and one sword struck her body. It hurt so much her mouth twitched. Although it didn't cause damage, it really did hurt! She pretended to be heavily injured, screaming as she flew backward.

Jiang Fan brought down the Five-Magnetite Mountain, suppressing her beneath it. The battle ended. The girl's strength was roughly estimated to be that of a seven-aperture Nascent Soul.

"Are you honest now?" Jiang Fan said with a cold face.

The girl was pressed to the ground, enduring the humiliation as she said, "Yes, I am."

*Dog man, once I get the information I need, I'll make you pay! To humiliate me like this!*

Only then did Jiang Fan move the Five-Magnetite Mountain, but he did not let her go. Instead, he took out the Bodhisattva Kasaya.

"W-what are you doing?"

Jiang Fan swung the kasaya, wrapping her up like a rice dumpling. Only her head was left exposed. Then, amidst her cries of surprise, he hoisted her onto his shoulder.

"Lead the way!"

This woman was too dishonest. If she tried to escape again on the way, wouldn't he have to go through the trouble of subduing her again? It was better to tie her up.

The girl bit her red lip lightly. She had never been treated with such humiliation! *Damn him!* For a moment, she even considered giving up the pretense and revealing everything. But remembering the important information she needed, she could only suppress her shame and let Jiang Fan carry her on his shoulder like prey.

"Fly straight ahead," she pointed the direction. Jiang Fan immediately used Cloud-in-Shadow to travel.

The girl's eyes darted around, and she began to try to get acquainted: "My name is Luzhu, and yours, Young Master?"

Jiang Fan scoffed. *Trying to get information out of me?* "I am Wang Chongxiao, a disciple of the Great Seal Sect in the Central Plains. If you want revenge, feel free to come find me in the Central Plains!"

Luzhu pursed her lips: "You still think you're going back to the Central Plains? Fool, don't you know your current mission was exposed long ago? The Heaven-Connecting Black Pillar you used to arrive has already been sealed off by us Ancient Giants. You're already fish in a barrel!"