Reigning Supreme in countless worlds With Beast taming

Chapter 101: Chapter 100 Soul Punishment Needle

Ma Jiu took a deep breath, his Silver Wolf suddenly flashed and leapt into his body, instantly merging with him to transform into a werewolf with a head full of silver hair.

At a distance, Qin Feng watched in astonishment.

What’s happening?

Ma Jiu had actually merged with a Spiritual Beast.

Although there were indeed a very few talented disciples in the Sect who could get ahead in cultivation, such as Fang Zheng and Qi Wushang, who could condense a Divine Power Seed during the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Kong Xuan, Long Qian, and Wei Yan stood out from the Qi Refining Disciples and were hailed as geniuses precisely because they could merge with a Demon Beast one step earlier, even when they were in the Qi Refining Realm.

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Nevertheless, Qin Feng had never imagined that Ma Jiu could accomplish this feat as well.

Such a thing was generally only seen among talented disciples; could it be that Ma Jiu was also a genius?

But if he truly was a genius, why was he still struggling in the Qi Refining Realm?

Qin Feng shook his head. There were many capable individuals in the Cultivation World, and everyone had their own fortunes. Although Ma Jiu was somewhat sly, it was not right to deny his efforts. Since Ma Jiu had cultivated to this level, he could certainly be considered a genius, albeit older than those young talents like Kong Xuan.

Seeing all the bandit cultivators fleeing towards the valley entrance, Qin Feng no longer just stood by, but with a light tap of his foot, he flew several zhang and quickly headed towards the valley entrance.

He did not take advantage of the chaos caused by Ma Jiu fighting the bandits to plunder their lair. It was better not to do such things when on a mission with fellow Sect members; otherwise, word would get out and tarnish his reputation within the Sect.

Ma Jiu had no idea what Qin Feng was thinking, and even if he knew, he would not care because Gu Cheng and the others had already approached, viciously attacking him.

Clearly, these bandit cultivators planned to repel, or even kill him, in order to carve out a path of survival for themselves.

However, when a Beast Taming Sect disciple merges with their Lifebound Spiritual Beast, the result is not as simple as just adding two individuals together.

At this moment, Ma Jiu’s combat power soared multiple times.

He himself had reached the peak of the Qi Refining Realm, and coupled with his Lifebound Spiritual Beast of the same Realm, although their merged form did not have as potent True Yuan as a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, in terms of combat power alone, it was not much less than a cultivator who had just entered Foundation Establishment.

Moreover, under such circumstances, he could also use the innate Divine Ability of the Silver Wolf—Illusion Clone.

Just as Gu Cheng, along with two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators wielding magic artifacts, combined forces to attack Ma Jiu, Ma Jiu’s figure flashed, and in an instant, he split into three, each attacking the three bandit cultivators.

Gu Cheng and his companions were taken aback; their joint effort instantly crumbled as they each wielded their magic artifacts to block the attacking Ma Jiu.

With two bangs, two clones shattered, dissipating into nothingness.

But at the same moment, a bandit cultivator to Gu Cheng’s left suddenly let out a scream, having been caught off guard by Ma Jiu and sent flying with a swipe of a claw.

Before the bandit cultivator could fall to the ground, a Giant Crocodile that had been relentlessly pursuing him lunged up and bit down hard. With a crunch, blood spurted out, and he was killed instantly by the Giant Crocodile’s bite.

The faces of Gu Cheng and the others changed again, not expecting to have one of their own cut down in just an exchange of blows.

However, no matter how strong the opponent was, they had to exert all their strength to break through; this was their only way out.

Thus, they all employed their abilities to the fullest, defending against the attacking Spiritual Beasts while also using Spirit Talismans and other magic artifacts against Ma Jiu.

The leading Gu Cheng even emitted a dense Yin Evil Qi, transforming it into a huge hand with a radius of several zhang, reaching out from the sky towards Ma Jiu.

“Eh?”

Ma Jiu’s figure flickered like a silver phantom, retreating more than a dozen zhang in an instant, casting uncertain glances at Gu Cheng’s Yin Evil Hand. Feeling the chilling Demonic Qi within, he couldn’t help but feel a shiver cross his face.

“This is a Demon Path technique; are you a Demon Cultivator?”

Gu Cheng remained silent, grimly manipulating the large hand to strike again at Ma Jiu.

The technique he cultivated was not something to be displayed openly, but now he had no choice but to use it. Otherwise, once his subordinates were killed, leaving him alone, he would definitely not be able to escape the besiegement of Ma Jiu and the many Spiritual Beasts.

Moreover, having now used this technique, even if he couldn’t kill Ma Jiu, he needed to escape the area quickly. Otherwise, once it became known that he practiced Demon Technique, he would undoubtedly become the target of many seeking his death.

With this in mind, not only did Gu Cheng continue to direct the Yin Evil Demon Hand at Ma Jiu, but he also quietly released a dark light from his sleeve.

This was the God Slaying Spear, a Demon Path magic artifact he had secretly refined, capable of wounding the Divine Soul.

However, despite being somewhat surprised by his tactics, Ma Jiu was not the least bit fearful, but instead sneered, “Boy, your Demon Path tricks might work on others, but they’re not good enough against me.”

As he spoke, his figure became like a beam of silver light, swiftly moving towards Gu Cheng and again creating two illusionary clones, making it difficult for Gu Cheng to discern which one was his true form.

With a bang, the Yin Evil Demon Hand dispersed one of the illusionary clones, and the Soul Punishment Needle also pierced through another form. However, both were mere illusions; the real Ma Jiu had already closed in, his wolf claws lashing out like iron hooks towards Gu Cheng.

A shock went through Gu Cheng’s heart, not expecting his strongest measures to hit merely illusions. It was too late to recall the Yin Evil Demon Hand and the Soul Punishment Needle. With no time to dodge and other Spiritual Beasts striking at him from behind, he quickly took out a Spirit Talisman from his Storage Bag and activated it, forming a barrier of water light to protect himself.

“A mere second-order Spirit Talisman won’t save your life.” @@novelbin@@

Ma Jiu sneered coldly.

His war power at this time was not much less than that of a cultivator who had just entered the Foundation Establishment, and with the assistance of other Spiritual Beasts, it would take just a moment with a single Defense Spiritual Talisman to overwhelm him.

Moreover, Gu Cheng had the protection of a Spirit Talisman, while the other bandits did not.

Ma Jiu’s figure flashed, suddenly appearing in front of the other bandit cultivators, raised his sharp wolf claws, and plunged them into the opponent.

He wasn’t worried about Gu Cheng escaping, because as soon as he had entered the valley, Qin Feng’s Ghost-Faced Spider had already started spinning webs at the valley entrance.

Even if Gu Cheng used Yin Evil Ghost Hand to destroy the spider’s silk, it would take some time, and with the extremely fast speed of Ma Jiu merged with his Lifebound Spiritual Beast, that little bit of time was enough to intercept the bandit leader.

Besides, Qin Feng had caught up by now.

He didn’t get too close either, to avoid being sneaked upon by Gu Cheng’s God Slaying Spear; so he stayed far behind several Demon Beasts, releasing the Demon Slaying Saber to harass the bandits.

There were only a few bandits left; although several of Qin Feng and his partner’s Spiritual Beasts were also injured, it wasn’t too serious.

Victory was now assured—eliminating these few bandits and relying solely on that bandit leader who practiced Demon Path Cultivation Methods would ensure his definite demise.

Seeing this, Gu Cheng’s eyes flashed with a fierce light, suddenly recalling the Yin Evil Demon Hand, merging all the Yin Evil Qi into himself.

In an instant, his figure swelled greatly, his originally slender frame suddenly becoming muscular and immensely powerful.

He then let out a roar and, ignoring the remaining few bandit cultivators, dashed toward the valley entrance.

His figure was as quick as lightning and, in the blink of an eye, he had reached the entrance of the valley. Facing the dozens of webs spun by the Ghost-Faced Spider, he recklessly charged through.

Bang, bang, bang!

A few light sounds, and Gu Cheng forcibly broke through all the spider silk, turning into a black whirlwind, dashing out with a remarkable speed.

“Eh?”

Ma Jiu’s heart skipped a beat, not having expected this guy to have such a technique up his sleeve—being able to draw Yin Evil into his body, temporarily enhancing his strength.

While this method had severe side effects and would surely cause great damage to his body, at this moment, it had significantly boosted the bandit leader’s strength, or else he wouldn’t have easily broken through the Ghost-Faced Spider’s silk.

“Junior Brother, you deal with these few bandits, I’ll chase after him.”

With that, Ma Jiu’s figure flashed, pursuing with an equally high speed.

Gu Cheng was the leader of these bandits, the one with the most treasures on him; Ma Jiu couldn’t bear to let him just run away.

Qin Feng agreed with a shout and turned to look at the few remaining bandit cultivators.

With the most concerning bandit leader having fled, the rest were simply of no concern to him, and there was no need to be as cautious as before.

The Swallowing Sky Toad, which had always been kept by his side for protection, finally showed its prowess, spitting out an Ice Spur directly piercing through one person, and then with its tongue flashing, it zapped the remaining bandit cultivators in cooperation with the other Spiritual Beasts in just a few moments.

Qin Feng leisurely began to collect the spoils of the battle, waiting for Ma Jiu to return.

Since the two of them killed these bandits together, he gathered the items, waiting to split them with Ma Jiu when he returned.

A quarter of an hour later, Ma Jiu returned with a sulky look.

“What, he got away?”

Qin Feng asked, somewhat surprised.

“Hmm.”

Ma Jiu grunted: “After all, I haven’t reached Foundation Establishment, so I can’t merge with a Spiritual Beast for too long, therefore, that guy got away.

But, he first stimulated his potential with a secret technique, and then I caught up and injured him; he shouldn’t get far. Let’s quickly tidy up here and follow the trail; we might still catch him.”

“Okay.”

Qin Feng had no objections.

Most disciples from the Beast Taming Sect have some tracking skills, otherwise, when encountering suitable Spiritual Beasts outside, it would be difficult not to know how to pursue.

Besides, even if they didn’t know how to track, it didn’t matter because they had Spiritual Beasts.

Many Spiritual Beasts had an innate sensitivity to various scents; unless that bandit leader knew some special Techniques to mask his scent, it would be hard for him to evade the pursuit of Spiritual Beasts.

The two then hurried, not bothering to patiently erase the Divine Sense marks left on the storage bags of the bandit cultivators, directly and equally divided the Magic Artifacts, and the Spiritual Objects scavenged from the bandits’ caves. They didn’t haggle over who should get more and immediately set off in the direction the bandit leader had escaped.

Considering that the guy was the bandit leader, the Spiritual Objects on him must be abundant, and capturing him would surely reap a good profit.

Moreover, that bandit leader was related to the completion of their mission, and if they did not eliminate him, Qin Feng’s task wouldn’t be considered fully accomplished, reducing the Sect’s reward by a lot.

ps: Brothers, don’t rush me; after finishing off the bandit cultivators, tomorrow I’ll start writing the scenario about the Lifebound Spiritual Beast. After all, a Lifebound Spiritual Beast can’t just pop out of nowhere; it always requires a scenario for buildup.

Additionally, asking for a recommendation ticket, after all, writing books still requires everyone’s support.