Having lost the simultaneous suppression of the three people, Lu Li clearly had more room to maneuver.
Before The Girl who had been knocked away by Lu Li earlier could return to help, the other two had already been sent flying by Lu Li, one with a single sword strike each.
"Damn it, why is she so strong? We're at the same realm, yet we got beaten up three-on-one."
The boy in blue stood up from the ground, clutching his left waist, where there was a wound. The area around the wound was withered, and black energy flowed around it, clearly struck by the Sword of Desolation.
Lu Li, facing them, also radiated the aura of a mid-Scholar Rank Professional.
Although Lu Li couldn't gather resources as quickly as Gu Xiao, she needed far fewer Cloud and Mist Monsters compared to Jing Yuan and Gu Xiao.
Furthermore, although she couldn't sweep through areas on a large scale like Gu Xiao, Lu Li had a very high degree of natural affinity in her gemini state.
While in the forest, she would have an inexplicable feeling, allowing her to locate where the Cloud and Mist Monsters were, and she could avoid those far stronger than herself.
Therefore, although Lu Li's speed was not as high as Gu Xiao's, she was actually slightly faster than Jing Yuan.
After her breakthrough, since she couldn't achieve a second breakthrough in a short period, Lu Li left the forest.
Before entering the ruins, Lu Li naturally had a map of the interior, which indicated a cultivation spot that would be very helpful to her.
While passing through this town, Lu Li discovered a fingernail-sized Life Crystal, which emitted a strong aura of vitality, perfectly beneficial for her gemini class.
However, she wasn't the only one who found this crystal; the three people opposite her also did.
They agreed to fight, and the winner would take the Life Crystal.
And thus, the current scene unfolded.
"Haven't you ever seen a genius? The kind that fights a whole group alone. Although we are all Professionals, we're the academic failures, and she's the academic ace."
Another boy, dressed in black, walked over, grimacing while rubbing his butt, which was slightly smoking from being dragged across the ground when he was sent flying.
He felt like he was going to catch fire.
"Why are you diminishing your own prestige and boosting the morale of others?"
The boy in blue looked displeased; failing to win three-on-one at the same realm was truly embarrassing.
"I'm just stating the facts."
The boy in black said that without Duan Qing's help, the three of them alone really couldn't defeat that stunningly beautiful girl.
"Do you two really have the mood to bicker right now?"
The Girl who had been kicked into the clothing store by Lu Li earlier also walked out, her abdomen still aching faintly.
Lu Li's gemini state involved wearing high-heeled boots, and that kick to the stomach felt incredibly intense.
"Since you lost, that item belongs to me."
Although the three of them looked battered, Lu Li hadn't actually struck them hard.
Both Lu Li and the three boys had just emerged from the ivory tower of high school and clearly hadn't developed the concept of killing people for treasure.
Therefore, during the fight just now, neither side used highly dangerous fighting styles, lest they couldn't hold back at a critical moment.
Moreover, within the territory of the Dixia Republic, even Professionals are forbidden from killing others.
Here, things like a Dragon King shaking someone into a mist of blood in a fit of rage are absolutely prohibited.
However, the management regarding this aspect is not strictly enforced in the Free Federation, the Apocalypse Alliance, or the Sharen Empire.
Especially in the Sharen Empire, they view Professionals as people chosen by heaven, and those who haven't awakened as Professionals are natural slaves meant to serve them.
Consequently, in the Sharen Empire, Professionals have the power of life and death over ordinary people.
"Lost? Who said we lost?"
Hearing Lu Li's words, the boy in blue stiffened his neck.
"So you're good at fighting? What good is being good at fighting? When you're out in the world, you need influence, you need connections."
The boy in blue brushed the dust off his body, his expression gradually becoming arrogant.
"What's your status? Oh~ So you're... Ouch."
Before the boy could finish his sentence, he suddenly hit the wound on his kidney area, causing him to grimace in pain.
"Are you okay?"
Seeing his reaction, the other two quickly stepped forward to check on him.
"Hiss, given the location of your wound, maybe you shouldn't look for trouble anymore? Save yourself from harming other girls."
Seeing the location of the wound on the boy in blue, the boy in black said.
"Go to hell! It's just a minor injury, what can it do to me?"
The boy in blue immediately straightened his back, though the slight twitching of his eye corner proved he was truly in pain.
"Duan Qing, come out! Let her see our connections."
The boy in blue's expression returned to arrogance as he pointed at Lu Li opposite him.
Hearing that the opponents still had someone hiding in the dark, Lu Li immediately became vigilant.
However, after a moment passed, no one came out.
At this moment, everyone present felt as if they saw a crow cawing as it flew over their heads.
"Duan Qing, come out quickly! Let your brother finish showing off first! Stop messing around, this isn't funny."
The boy in blue thought Duan Qing was joking with him, but the only response he got was silence.
"Duan Qing, Duan Qing?"
"Is Duan Qing there?"
"Hello?"
"Excuse me?"
"Moshi Moshi?"
The boy in blue called out several more times, but still, no one answered him.
At this point, the boy in blue and the other girl also realized something was wrong.
"Duan..."
Just as the boy in blue was about to call out again, a voice came from behind them.
"Are you looking for him?"
The group looked in the direction of the voice and saw a boy, dressed in clothes with ancient-style patterns, carrying a person as he emerged from behind a house.
When the three boys in blue looked, wasn't the person being carried by the boy none other than their good buddy, Duan Qing?
"Jing Yuan."
Seeing Jing Yuan arrive, Lu Li was also slightly stunned.
But then she remembered that the location Jing Yuan was heading to on the map also passed through this area.
"Is this your friend? He suddenly fell asleep just now."
Jing Yuan carried Duan Qing over to the three, and the boy in blue stepped forward to take Duan Qing from Jing Yuan's hands.
"Oh, this guy? He has low blood sugar, and he never remembers to carry any candy or anything, so he often just collapses and falls asleep."
The boy in blue didn't know who Jing Yuan was, but Duan Qing hadn't been far from them when they split up earlier.
Since they hadn't heard any fighting sounds, it meant Duan Qing had been subdued easily.
Unlike them, Duan Qing's family ran a company, and his cultivation resources were much better than theirs; he was already at late Scholar Rank.
Yet, even Duan Qing had been taken down so easily, let alone them.
"Right, what were you talking about just now?"
Jing Yuan walked up to Lu Li, pretending not to have heard their previous conversation.
"Oh, I was just saying, it's just a Life Crystal. Take it. When you're out in this world, you need connections. Why bother being polite to small-time guys like us?"
The boy in blue signaled with his eyes, and the boy in black, being quick on the uptake, handed the Life Crystal to Lu Li.