Su Xi stood motionless not to show off, but because the matter before her was not yet resolved.
If the spirit cat were left unchecked, who knew how many souls it would devour. What made Su Xi even more unwilling to let the spirit cat go easily was that she herself had suffered a considerable loss at the spirit cat's hands.
An eye for an eye, so her heart would not ache.
As for Zheng Yuan, who had fled, True Person Tiangang had already pursued him.
Su Xi had no doubts about True Person Tiangang's strength.
It was utterly unrealistic for Zheng Yuan to escape from his grasp. Now it was just a matter of when the Ancestral Master would be willing to act and bring him back.
Su Xi was not worried about Zheng Yuan; her current headache was how to deal with the spirit cat before her.
After all, the spirit cat before her was a creature from hell. Although she had temporarily trapped it, she could not easily eliminate it. Cats have nine lives, let alone a spirit cat from hell. Once the spirit cat's current life was ended, it would break free and be reborn the next moment.
If the spirit cat escaped after suffering such a great loss, it would not be easy to capture it again next time. Moreover, cats held grudges fiercely, and it might cause trouble again at any moment.
After considering for a moment, Su Xi instantly had an idea.
The spirit cat was powerful, but she was not made of paper.
Could she not find a way to deal with a beast?
Therefore, Su Xi waved her hand and voluntarily released the spirit cat frozen in the ice.
Freed from its restraints, the spirit cat immediately flinched and tried to escape.
Being trapped in the ice did not mean it couldn't see what was happening outside, and it knew it couldn't defeat Su Xi. It wasn't foolish, so it wouldn't fight to the death.
Seeing the spirit cat about to escape, Su Xi smirked and struck out fiercely.
"Soul Ferryman."
Who couldn't soul-snatch? She could too, and it seemed far more powerful than the spirit cat's.
With this thought, Su Xi's movements quickened, and a dark red light quickly enveloped the spirit cat.
Sensing the terrifying atmosphere around it, the spirit cat's fur bristled, its body arched like a bow, and it let out a mournful cry.
It tried to struggle but could not break free from the physical restraint.
From its body, black threads began to be pulled towards Su Xi's hand, and its soul was being gradually drawn out.
"Meow~"
Even though a cat had nine lives, Su Xi clearly had no intention of letting it live. All nine souls were slowly being drawn from its body.
The spirit cat knew clearly that if Su Xi extracted all its souls, it would have no chance of survival.
"Meow meow meow~"
The spirit cat tried its best to break free but found it utterly useless. Its souls were still being dragged away by Su Xi bit by bit.
Seeing that it was about to be separated by Su Xi, it desperately spoke human words, "Please spare me. I am willing to become your spirit pet."
Although becoming a spirit pet meant becoming someone's tool for life, with its life and death in its master's hands.
But it was clear that it had no other choice now.
To refuse meant certain death. To submit meant a sliver of a chance to survive.
Su Xi paused her movements upon hearing the spirit cat speak human words, but quickly resumed them. She said with disdain, "I'm not interested in keeping cats. It's too much trouble."
She didn't want to be a cat servant.
If she couldn't even take care of herself, how could she take care of other pets?
Hearing Su Xi's words, the spirit cat was so angry that it almost spat out its accumulated old blood.
It was a growing spirit beast, after all. Which of the people who saw it did not kneel and beg it? And Su Xi actually found it troublesome?
Was there such a lazy person?
Could she be more thoughtful?
Despite its constant internal grumbling about Su Xi, the spirit cat dared not be careless.
One slip-up and it would be damned forever.
Therefore, if the situation allowed, it wanted to live a little longer.
"If you take me as your spirit pet, you will gain an additional skill, the ability to see through the void of the world. Any disguise will be useless before you..."
To survive, the spirit cat could only reveal its biggest secret.
Su Xi stopped her movements upon hearing the spirit cat's words.
If what the spirit cat said was true, then keeping it as a pet would indeed enhance her abilities. If she could possess the ability to see through the void, then in the future, any formation would be a mere display before her.
At the same time, if this ability were extracted and transferred to a supercomputer, her capabilities would increase by more than a little.
"Are you telling the truth?" Su Xi still held a degree of doubt about the spirit cat's words.
If it truly possessed such a powerful ability, how could the spirit cat not have been captured by someone?
The spirit cat dared not conceal anything and quickly explained, "I swear by the Heavenly Dao that there is absolutely no falsehood. Otherwise, I will suffer eternal damnation."
As the spirit cat finished speaking, a thunderous roar echoed from the heavens, indicating that it had accepted its oath.
Seeing that the spirit cat had sworn to the Heavenly Dao, Su Xi confirmed that what the spirit cat had said was true, and thus stopped her spell.
Who wouldn't want more abilities?
Moreover, this ability was so powerful.
Understanding this, Su Xi looked at it and said, "Since you show such sincerity, let us sign a contract."
"Meow~" The spirit cat let out an unwilling whimper and then squeezed a drop of blood from its head.
This drop of blood emitted a golden light, and a miniature version of the spirit cat was peacefully closing its eyes within it.
As it appeared, a sound like wailing ghosts and howling demons filled the surroundings.
Seeing that the spirit cat had summoned its origin essence, Su Xi knew it had truly submitted. Without further hesitation, she separated a portion of her divine sense and wrapped it around the essence blood floating in the air.
Upon contact, Su Xi felt a strange connection in her mind.
This feeling was incredibly marvelous, as if in every action she controlled the spirit cat's life and death. One move could keep the spirit cat alive, or cause it to die.
After becoming Su Xi's spirit pet, the spirit cat no longer had any intention of resisting. It rubbed affectionately against her feet, seeking an embrace.
At this very moment, while the spirit cat was seeking to appease Su Xi by rubbing against her.
Suddenly, Zheng Yuan, who had already fled, returned to everyone's sight in a peculiar posture and fell heavily to the ground.
Zheng Yuan looked at Su Xi in horror, then at the spirit cat fawning by her side, and spat out a mouthful of blood.
He had thought of many ways to gain the spirit cat's approval, but it had all been in vain. Yet Su Xi had only met the spirit cat once and had snatched his spirit cat and taken away his victory.
Compared to the pain in his body, he felt a deeper pain in his heart.
"Don't spit blood yet. I need you to answer a question." Su Xi had not killed Zheng Yuan precisely because she wanted to extract some information from him.
After all, these people seemed to be plotting against the Five Great Immortal Mountains.
As a disciple of the Five Great Immortal Mountains, she naturally could not stand idly by and had to understand Zheng Yuan's scheme.
Hearing Su Xi's question, Zheng Yuan snorted, "You won't get any information from me. I'm telling you."
Su Xi nodded upon hearing Zheng Yuan's stubbornness, "Fine. Since you want to die, you can't blame me. I am a straightforward person and don't like to waste words."