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Chapter 47 Soul Summoning Bell

Chapter 47: Chapter 47 Soul Summoning Bell

According to the intel they received, Jiang Feng had only undergone simple Body Refining, reportedly four times, and had no martial arts experience.

"Second brother! What’s going on?"

The voice of the man in white was both shocked and furious, maintaining his posture holding the Soul Summoning Bell, blindsided by everything unfolding in front of him.

Originally, under the guidance of the Soul Summoning Bell, Jiang Feng’s mind was completely controlled and he was trapped in a dream. They had planned to take him directly to collect the bounty, as the grievances in society...

Taking a cold corpse and taking a lively person to deal with as one pleases, the value of the two was completely different. The two brothers also relied on these two treasures to commit crimes everywhere and amassed a great fortune, until not long ago, a mysterious master at the Foundation Establishment Realm sought them out.

At first, they thought he was seeking revenge. Although the two brothers had inadvertently obtained two magic treasures, they were still only at the Qi Refinement realm and felt somewhat uneasy when facing a much stronger Cultivator.

Unexpectedly,

The man simply wanted to offer them a business deal.

To go to Qingshui County and kill a white-faced scholar named "Jiang Feng," then take the scholar’s head to "Xue Ming" to collect the reward, not giving the brothers a chance to refuse before directly informing them about everything regarding Jiang Feng.

Including that the youth had just begun Body Refining, and had killed a martial artist at the ninth tier of Body Refining.

Confused, the brothers initially thought it would be a tough bone to chew, but they never expected it to be so simple: a young lad just starting Body Refining needing them, brothers with magic treasures, for an assassination?

Although perplexed as to why the mysterious man didn’t act himself, since a master at the Foundation Establishment Realm should be able to easily kill someone at the Body Tempering Realm, they hesitated, but upon hearing the reward, their hearts harbored no hesitation.

Body Tempering Pill.

In the Cultivation World, aside from prominent sects no one else even gets a glance at such a treasure. Although they didn’t know why such a treasure would appear in the small Qingshui County, consuming it would significantly enhance their physique...

Bang!

A burst of pain reverberated from the nether region, snapping the man in black back to his senses, his expression revealing a moment of agony as his eyes looked ready to pop out!

Cultivators also have weaknesses; anyone subjected to such pain would likely be curled up on the ground, rolling in pain—and they were no exception.

Especially since they were not particularly strong Cultivators.

Seizing the opportunity, he fiercely punched the back of his hand, compelling the man in black to release his dagger. Although there was still a physical disparity between them, having also undergone Body Refining, he could at least match the strength of the opponent head-on.

But the man in black reacted quickly, pressing down on his body and pinning the youth beneath him, lifting his left hand to strike towards the temple!

Turn his head!

In urgent desperation, he turned his head to dodge the lethal blow, but his cheek was not spared, taking a heavy punch. The next second, Jiang Feng directly spat a mouthful of blood onto the man in black’s face.

To be precise, into his eyes, causing him to instinctively close them.

The situation immediately reversed, hooking his legs to forcefully pull down the man in black, elbowing his ribs mercilessly. The battle, erupting unexpectedly in the heavy rain, was thrillingly brief.

Dingling-ling!

Dingling-ling!

Desperately shaking the bell in his hand, the man in white was obviously inexperienced, his expression still anxious.

Normally, when the two brothers went out to kill and plunder, they just needed to sneak up at night, then one would handle the Soul Summoning Bell to bewitch the minds of others, while the other handled the Soul Summoning Banner to lead the targets to follow them.

For several years this method had been foolproof. However, it was the reliance on magic treasures that led the man in white to hardly ever engage in hand-to-hand combat. He lost his composure instantly when he saw two people tangled up in a fight, and because their body sizes were similar, he couldn’t differentiate one from the other at that moment.

He continued to shake the object in disbelief, even the man in black who was exchanging punches with Jiang Feng couldn’t help but curse.

"I... your stupid *thing, why don’t you draw your sword and stab this kid to death... Ah!"

But in a split second, Jiang Feng seized the chance and threw a punch at his chin, nearly causing him to bite off his tongue.

"Damn it!"

He kept cursing inwardly, genuinely puzzled why this teenager, who looked only about a dozen years old, could put up such fierce resistance. Wasn’t it said that this kid had no martial arts training?

The man in black failed to notice that the teenager swinging his arm bore no emotion in his eyes, likewise his expression, which was quite indifferent, as if he was looking at livestock.

Attempting to flip his body over, the teenager merely shifted his knee slightly and hit a specific acupoint on the thigh, causing instant paralysis and rendering him immobile.

However, just as the teenager’s fist was about to strike the temple...

His body twisted unexpectedly.

The searing copper sword brushed against his clothes, leaving a scorched mark.

"Does this kid have eyes on the back of his head?"

The man in white was stunned, obviously not expecting his sword thrust from behind to miss.

Glancing sidelong at the man in white, the lifeless look in the teenager’s eyes made the man unconsciously retreat two steps, as if he had seen something horrifying.

Not to mention this sword strike, given the opponent’s speed and strength, even a hundred more strikes wouldn’t hit him. The intensive cramming style education from Liu Tangxi had brought him to a level where he could react just by the sound of the whistling air.

Biting his teeth, he hung the Soul Summoning Bell at his waist and lifted the copper sword, though the Soul Summoning Bell could be considered a real magic treasure, it’s a pity that in the hands of a Qi Refinement cultivator, it could not exhibit even half of its power.

The copper sword was ablaze with an eerie blue light, known as "Ghost Fire," a kind of cold flame that would not weaken even in torrential rain, and had the sword stabbed into his heart, Jiang Feng would likely have died instantly.

With a single-hand seal, spiritual energy surged through his body, making the copper sword appear even more sinister. However, just as he was about to thrust, he found Jiang Feng suddenly pouncing towards his brother!

The two tumbled into one.

Covered in mud, with similar body sizes, he struggled to distinguish who was who in the grappling fight, merely clutching the copper sword anxiously without knowing where to strike.

Unable to make a move.

This was a predicament he never encountered during practice with his brothers, but the man in black had slightly more experience. Though he also always depended on the Soul Summoning Banner, he was still a few years older.

"Soul Summoning Banner... rise!"

He forcefully spat out a few words.

With a flick of his finger towards the Soul Summoning Banner tossed on the muddy ground, a vague phantom started to emerge from it, heading straight towards him, its shape monstrous and ghastly, even Jiang Feng was stunned by this scene.

This was his first real sighting of a "soul."

But Jiang Feng was not some young master who idles away at home and waits for death. He stretched out both arms and embraced the other tightly, enduring the pummeling on his back from fists as large as pots, and while his opponent was summoning the soul to approach him, he locked both arms and legs around him simultaneously!

A suffocating sensation instantly overwhelmed his mind.

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