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Chapter 72: How Could He Be So Terrifying?
Chapter 72: How Could He Be So Terrifying?
In Qingzhou, within Yongle Prefecture, lies Xuan'en Mansion.
As the political and economic heart of Qingzhou, this is the province's largest city.
Its prosperity far surpasses that of the other prefectural capitals in Qingzhou.
At this moment, in a spacious mansion, a room is brightly lit, and the sound of someone softly reciting scriptures emanates from within.
A figure approaches the study and says quietly, "My Lord, Qin Lihu's men have gone to Must Not Exist Mountain."
Inside the study, the recitation abruptly stops, and after a moment of silence, a voice continues, "Has that cursed one's deeds been exposed?"
The figure outside the door adds, "A young man appeared in Black Goose City with decent martial talent. He entered Must Not Exist Mountain to slay demons, and Qin Lihu's men are likely there because of him."
"But if that's the case, the actions of the Eighth Young Master will also be hard to keep hidden."
From within the study, a voice responds, "Hmph! That cursed one has a sinister mind and acts with arrogance. It's time to teach him a lesson!"
After a brief silence, the voice speaks again, "Send Su Wu and Xu Mu to warn Qin Lihu's men not to meddle in unnecessary matters!"
After saying this, the sound of scripture recitation resumes.
"Yes!"
Outside, the dark figure responds and then merges back into the night.
Bang!
Qin Zheng releases his grip, and Xu Weisan and Liu Shiyeh fall to the ground.
Qin Zheng's shoulders tremble, and he grips the Ghost Head Saber in his hand.
In front of him, dense fog gathers rapidly in an irregular manner and condenses into a human figure.
"How could you possibly discover me?"
From within the fog, a slightly surprised voice speaks.
Immediately, a figure that Qin Zheng loathes emerges slowly from the mist.
The visitor is Gao Wusheng! But at this moment, Gao Wusheng appears somewhat peculiar.
Holding a chain whip in both hands and clad in blood-red armor, his entire being exudes a chilling aura, unlike his previous weak state.
"It seems I underestimated you, growing to this extent right under my nose."
"However, this is where it ends. Swallow my Great Restoration Pill now, and I might spare your life."
Gao Wusheng's face is filled with arrogance as he looks at Qin Zheng with a mocking smile.
Qin Zheng's gaze turns colder, his right hand tightening around the saber as immense power surges within him like a raging river.
Bang!!
The ground suddenly explodes.
Qin Zheng's figure shoots forward like an arrow!
Nonsense!!
At the sight of his opponent, his anger finds an outlet, and his fury erupts.
A mighty force roars within him, as if it could tear apart everything in its path! He has no time for words with Gao Wusheng; enduring two sentences of his gibberish is already an act of mercy!
Bang!!
The saber gleams like a crescent moon.
Qin Zheng holds nothing back, and with the force of ten thousand jin, even the air is sliced apart!
Upon witnessing Qin Zheng's formidable display, Xu Weisan and Liu Shiyeh, who were casually tossed aside by Qin Zheng, widen their eyes in terror.
They cannot fathom who could withstand such a powerful strike. Meanwhile, as Qin Zheng's saber descends, Gao Wusheng's pupils constrict slightly, seemingly unprepared for Qin Zheng's overwhelming strength.
However, his expression is more of surprise than panic.
Just as Qin Zheng's saber is about to strike, Gao Wusheng's body suddenly turns transparent and instantly dissipates into fog.
Boom!!!
As the saber slashes down, a crack over ten meters long appears on the ground.
A powerful gust of wind sweeps across, causing the surrounding tree branches to shake violently.
Qin Zheng's eyes narrow, and a hint of astonishment appears in his gaze, followed by a sense of heaviness.
Gao Wusheng has cultivated the Shadow Soul Path, a more challenging path than physical martial arts.
The figure here seems to be his shadow soul, while his physical body is likely still in the Black Goose City government office.
Qin Zheng raises his head, his blood boiling in this moment.
Heat waves emanate from his body.
Across from him, Gao Wusheng's shadow soul reappears.
Seeing Qin Zheng's reaction, Gao Wusheng speaks disdainfully, "Having reached a state where my shadow soul can leave my body, I'm no longer afraid of a martial artist's blood energy!"
He smiles cruelly and continues, "Even with your great strength, if you can't hit me, it's all for naught!"
"And I can directly attack your weak soul!"
After saying this, he vigorously swings the chain whip with both hands, lashing it towards Qin Zheng.
Bang!
Contrary to expectations, the chain passes through the flesh and directly lashes at Qin Zheng's soul, but Qin Zheng firmly grasps the chain, his gaze cold as he stares at Gao Wusheng.
"How is this possible?!"
Gao Wusheng's face finally changes in shock.
The Shadow Soul Path he cultivates is significantly more challenging than physical martial arts.
But correspondingly, once mastered, its effects are incredibly peculiar.
For instance, his attacks directly affect the opponent's soul, not their physical body.
In this situation, any martial artist who opposes him cannot block his chain whip lashing.
Because it is a soul force condensed into a weapon, not a real one.
Without specific cultivation in soul protection techniques,
they are helpless against his whip.
Even if a martial artist channels their energy to protect themselves, they can only weaken its power, not block it.
Not to mention, like now, where Qin Zheng grabs the chain whip directly.
"How did you do this? Who are you?"
Lord Gao Wusheng's face paled in fear as he roared at Qin Zheng.
Qin Zheng didn't respond; he merely exerted force, and Gao Wusheng's figure flew uncontrollably towards him.
The weight of the divine soul was even lighter than he had imagined!
Then, Qin Zheng swung the Ghost Head Saber with his right hand.
This time, Qin Zheng didn't unleash his full strength of tens of thousands of pounds.
He merely swung lightly, as if it were an ordinary strike.
But the terror on Gao Wusheng's face intensified at that moment!
This strike could hit him, and it could even kill him!!
Gao Wusheng cried out, "I'm a descendant of the Quanyang Gao family! I'm the son of the current Qingzhou Governor. Let me go, and I'll grant you a lifetime of wealth and honor!"
But his words had no effect.
Qin Zheng's eyes turned cold, and in an instant, his saber sliced through Gao Wusheng's dark soul.
Swish!
Sizzle!
The sound was like a scorching hot iron passing through ice and snow, emitting a sizzling noise.
Immediately after.
Ahhhh!
Gao Wusheng let out a miserable howl.
With a single strike, his soul body was instantly cleaved in two! But even in this state, Gao Wusheng's soul showed no signs of dissipating.
Qin Zheng's eyes narrowed, and he was about to swing his saber again.
Hum!
At this moment, a blazing white light suddenly emerged from Gao Wusheng's soul body.
The two severed parts of his soul body instantly fused back together.
Then, enveloped in white light, it transformed into a flash and broke free from Qin Zheng's restraint, swiftly flying towards Black Goose City.
Qin Zheng quickly grabbed the large bow, drew an arrow, and pulled the bowstring into a full moon.
Then
Boom!
A flash of light shot out first.
Then, a thunderous roar echoed.
The arrow, transformed into a flash of light, caught up and pierced through the white light.
Ahhhh!
Gao Wusheng's shrill scream rang out again.
The white light instantly dimmed, but it didn't disperse; instead, it continued flying back towards Black Goose City and disappeared at the horizon.
Qin Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly, his face turning slightly pale.
In that instant, he had not only stimulated his own blood and energy but had also summoned the mental energy from his brow ridge.
Covering his hands with mental energy, he indeed grabbed the chain whip formed by Gao Wusheng's soul power.
Then, covering the saber with mental energy, he also sliced Gao Wusheng into two.
Ordinary martial arts were ineffective against dark souls, but mental energy could!
Even the last arrow, with a strand of mental energy attached to it, struck true.
Therefore, the so-called dark soul cultivation method was just a paper tiger; it could still cause harm if the right means were found!
Unfortunately, this method couldn't fully utilize the strengths of Qin Zheng's martial arts.
After all, his current combat power relied heavily on the Bodhimanda Wisdom Technique's mighty force as its foundation, with several other perfected martial arts as extensions.
Moreover, attaching mental energy to strike Gao Wusheng caused damage but also consumed Qin Zheng's mental energy.
Fortunately, his mental energy, empowered by the Secret Tibetan Consciousness Spirit Art, had significantly improved in both quantity and quality.
At least, killing someone like Gao Wusheng was no issue!
With this thought, Qin Zheng sheathed his saber, took a step, and swiftly flew towards Black Goose City using his lightfoot techniques.
Gao Wusheng, having suffered consecutive injuries, had an extremely weak dark soul and needed to absorb a large number of life essences for repair.
If he delayed, more innocent lives would be in danger! As for Xu Weisan and Liu Shiyeh.
One had suffered from his Black Demon Palm and could only wait for death unless he undid it himself.
The other was already old and had endured several ordeals this night; half his life was likely gone, and he wouldn't last much longer.
Qin Zheng had no time to spare for these two.
Meanwhile, in Black Goose City.
A faint white light streaked across the void and eventually fell into a quiet chamber within the government office.
Inside the chamber, a fat man dressed in luxurious brocade was sitting cross-legged.
The white light instantly merged into the fat man's body.
Pfft!
In an instant, Gao Wusheng spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
His face turned pale, and his veins bulged!
He clutched his head, screaming in pain.
Qin Zheng's previous saber strike and arrow had inflicted severe injuries on him.
If not for a precious treasure protecting him, he might not have made it back!
And even now, having returned, he felt a splitting headache, as if his brain were being stirred and torn apart.
But he had no time to struggle in the quiet chamber; he quickly got up and left.
Qin Zheng would surely not let him off, and he was probably rushing towards Black Goose City at this very moment!
With his soul severely damaged, he needed to quickly absorb life essences to replenish himself; otherwise, he truly had no resistance left! With this thought, his face turned grim.
According to his investigation, Qin Zheng was just an ordinary executioner with no notable background.
How could he possess such terrifying martial talent!
In such a short time, he had gained such formidable strength!
As he thought, he headed towards the neighboring room.
"Lord Gao? Do you need it now?"
Inside the room, a woman with a decent appearance, her eyes still sleepy, asked Gao Wusheng.
She was one of his concubines.
Gao Wusheng didn't reply but placed his hand on the woman's forehead.
The Soul Capture Secret Technique activated!
(End of Chapter)
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