Chapter 72: Chapter 72: Soul Hooking Skill_1
These dozen or so adherents, the weakest among them was a first-rank Samurai and the strongest a rank-eight martial master.
Their combat strength was not to be underestimated!
However, in front of Qin Feng, they were but a group of ants flexing their muscles to an elephant.
Fists and feet fell like raindrops, but Qin Feng stood his ground.
Unmoved!
With just his hands, he struck left and right.
One punch sent one flying, and a palm strike flipped another.
In less than three minutes, the dozen or so adherents were all beaten into a disarray,
lying on the ground, rolling about, wailing miserably.
Ouyang Bingbing was shocked.
She had originally thought that Qin Feng was only exceptional in medicine, but who would have expected that his Martial Tao was also so formidable?
No wonder Xue Xiaochan wanted to rope this guy into a sham marriage?
So this boy wasn’t as ordinary as he appeared!
Could it be that Xiaochan was really harboring designs on him?
At the thought, Ouyang Bingbing became somewhat unsettled.
It felt as if the man she fancied was about to be stolen away.
Ouyang Yide was also shocked, but he was only slightly taken aback.
With Ouyang Bingbing’s financial power, hiring a Martial Tao expert as a bodyguard was definitely not a problem.
After all, he had hired Sha Yidao as a bodyguard for just ten million a year.
The ones who had just made a move were merely disciples of the Zhengtian Sect.
Sha Yidao was different; not only was he a hall master of the Zhengtian Sect, he was also a first-rank Grandmaster.
Ouyang Yide believed that Sha Yidao could absolutely defeat Qin Feng.
Because Qin Feng, being so young, could not possibly be a Grandmaster.
There indeed were young Grandmasters in Dragon Country, but they all had names and reputations.
The list of Grandmasters in Dragon Country was something each of the eight major families had a copy of.
Young Grandmasters were marked as key individuals.
They were talents coveted and wooed by the eight major families.
In this world, on the surface, it was all about social niceties, but in the shadows, it was all about fighting and killing.
The key figures in the eight major families each had bodyguards of Grandmaster level.
The Sha Yidao that Ouyang Yide had found was considered the least powerful among them.
However, even the least powerful was still a Grandmaster!
This Qin Feng in front of him, Ouyang Yide had never heard of him.
"Sha Yidao, the disciples of your Zhengtian Sect seem a bit lacking! This kid looks weak and feeble, as if he couldn’t even truss a chicken. Yet he so easily, in less than three minutes, beat all ten-plus disciples you brought here to the point where they’re rolling in their own filth."
"Fourth Master, these few disciples I brought with me just joined our Zhengtian Sect. They are indeed weak, but they don’t represent the true strength of our sect. However, I must admit, this youngster named Qin Feng is somewhat capable. But in front of me, he is merely a weakling. I only need one hand to cripple him," Sha Yidao stood out, his eyes bright and fixed on Qin Feng.
He was indeed a first-rank Grandmaster, but even a third-rank Grandmaster would have to die by his hand.
Because what the leader of the Zhengtian Sect cultivated wasn’t Martial Tao but rather mystical techniques.
The Zhengtian Sect had three primary mystical techniques, respectively the Soul Hooking Skill, Beast Control Skill, and Invisibility Skill.
Sha Yidao, being only a hall master, could only cultivate one of the three techniques.
He cultivated the Soul Hooking Skill!
The Soul Hooking Skill was the easiest to begin among the three techniques, yet the hardest to master completely.
Nevertheless, the Soul Hooking Skill was the most convenient to use.
Even just mastering the basics was enough to use it in practice.
In contrast, the Beast Control Skill was not only difficult to initiate,
but even several years of practice after initiation could only enable one to control rats or toads.
To control wild beasts like tigers or lions required decades of cultivation.
The Invisibility Skill was even harder to initiate, and mastering it could allow one to become invisible for seven days and nights.
But without decades of cultivation, one might be able to make their arms invisible but not their legs, and it would last only a few minutes.
In the Zhengtian Sect, after making it to the rank of hall master, more than half chose the Soul Hooking Skill.
Very few people chose the other two techniques.
The Soul Hooking Skill had nine ranks, and Sha Yidao had already attained the fourth rank.
Thus, with some luck, he could hook the souls of Grandmasters of the fourth rank.
As for those of the third rank, he could do it with ease.
Sha Yidao’s reputation was largely built on his use of the Soul Hooking Skill.
Based on the strength Qin Feng had just shown, Sha Yidao judged that he was at most a ninth-rank martial master.
Because, if there were any Junior Grandmasters, Sha Yidao was certain he would have heard of them.
When walking the martial world, to avoid disadvantage one must learn to bully the weak while fearing the strong.
Go with the wind.
Anyone below a Grandmaster, bully at will.
For those above Grandmasters, even if one can win, one must consider their background.
A ninth-rank martial master might appear only a step away from a Grandmaster, but this step is as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
Many martial talents with extraordinary potential have been halted at the ninth-rank martial master level.
Because when Grandmasters encounter a ninth-rank martial master, as long as the latter has no powerful backing, they would kill them.
Having one more Grandmaster is a threat to the existing ones.
The cake is only so big; nobody likes an extra person to come out and share it.
After watching Qin Feng’s eyes for a while, Sha Yidao started to doubt something.
Logically speaking, after having watched him for so long, Qin Feng’s soul should have long been hooked by now, right?
But this kid, he seems totally unaffected and is even smiling at him?
And his smile is so brilliantly sunny!
Since staring wasn’t enough to hook Qin Feng’s soul, Sha Yidao had to resort to mouthing off.
He opened and closed his mouth, mumbling an incantation in gibberish.
Strange syllables, one by one, penetrated Qin Feng’s ears.
Is this the Soul Hooking Curse?
Interesting!
After listening carefully, Qin Feng realized that the Soul Hooking Curse Sha Yidao was reciting was just a short segment with many mistakes in it.
However, it was sufficient to hook the souls of those who hadn’t practiced any spells.
If one were ignorant in magical arts, even a Grandmaster of the fourth rank might fall for it.
In fights, Qin Feng loved to "fight fire with fire."
Since Sha Yidao chose to mouth off, he naturally did the same!
At twice the pace of Sha Yidao, he began to recite the Soul Hooking Curse that Sha Yidao had just uttered.
However, Qin Feng recited the correct version.
Halfway through, Sha Yidao’s eyes lost their luster.
His soul had been hooked by Qin Feng.
Pointing at Ouyang Yide, Qin Feng commanded, "Aren’t you Sha Yidao? Then use the Golden Blade in your sleeve to chop off one of his arms."
Sha Yidao turned around and, like a wooden puppet, walked towards Ouyang Yide.
Ouyang Yide was stunned and extremely frightened.
"Sha Yidao, what are you doing? Don’t come any closer, get away from me! Go fight that kid!"
Seeing Sha Yidao approach step by step, Ouyang Yide retreated in panic.
As he stepped back, he kicked Crew Cut and stumbled.
He fell down on his bottom.
By then, Sha Yidao had already reached him.
Looking at Sha Yidao whose eyes had turned into two white beads, Ouyang Yide shook with fear.
Sha Yidao grabbed Ouyang Yide’s arm.
Whoosh!
The Golden Blade slid out from his sleeve.
Ouyang Yide was so scared he wet himself.
A puddle of liquid appeared on the ground, emitting a strong and foul stench.
