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Chapter 250: Bewitching Technique
🕑 Added 2025-06-23 21:48:31 +0000 UTCAll Novels || Martial God
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Moving instantly along a straight line was a power that He Yiming only mastered after comprehending the true essence of Wind.
Although he had used it several times, the only ones who knew this secret and were still alive were Yuan Lixun and One Hundred and Eight.
Having chased all the way here, He Yiming finally felt safe enough to unleash this extreme speed.
This was his life-saving move, and he didn't want any outsiders to know about it unless absolutely necessary.
The Giant Wolf's speed was incredibly fast, especially in the jungle, where it was no slower than He Yiming by a hair. As a Spirit Beast of the mountains, it was very confident in its endurance and perseverance. Although the enemy behind it was a bit too terrifying, it still had the confidence to eventually shake him off.
However, just as it unleashed its wolf legs, sprinting at maximum speed, it suddenly felt an extremely dangerous aura appear in front of it.
Its speed at this moment had reached its limit; it was absolutely impossible to change direction midway.
With a thunderous crash, the Giant Wolf slammed heavily into the suddenly appearing figure in front of it.
It was like hitting a wall of bronze and iron, like colliding with a giant peak that had stood for tens of thousands of years. Though incredibly fierce, the Giant Wolf was sent tumbling heavily, spinning in mid-air before falling to the ground.
He Yiming withdrew his palms, secretly amazed. His two palm strikes had used the power of Earth Element and Metal Element, making them incredibly powerful. But after the two strikes, although he had sent the Spirit Beast flying, his palms were subtly aching.
This showed that the Spirit Beast's bones, muscles, and hide were even stronger than those of the Two-headed variant Spirit Beast.
However, the next moment, something even more shocking happened.
The Giant Wolf, after falling to the ground and rolling several times, actually leaped up suddenly, changed direction, and fled at a speed no less than before.
Only, this time the Giant Wolf's tail was tightly tucked between its legs. The enemy behind it had risen to a terrifying level in its mind, and it no longer had any thoughts of provocation.
He Yiming's eyes widened abruptly. This wolf, after taking such powerful palm strikes, continued to flee as if nothing had happened. This was too exaggerated.
A chill ran down his spine, but his feet pushed off, following closely behind the Giant Wolf, relentlessly pursuing it.
This time, He Yiming became much more cautious. He did not continue to use his elusive ability but instead stuck to the Giant Wolf like a leech, refusing to give up no matter how it tried to escape.
Half an hour later, He Yiming finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The Giant Wolf's speed was now slightly slower than it had been initially. Although it was only by a small margin, it completely reassured He Yiming.
This indicated that the two palm strikes earlier had some effect; at least they had injured the Giant Wolf.
If he couldn't even injure the Giant Wolf, then there was no point in pursuing it; he might as well go back to sleep.
Subconsciously touching his back, he realized he had been too overconfident. If he had brought his Guan Broadsword this time, that one strike would have surely laid the Giant Wolf flat on the ground.
After crossing a Mountain Valley, the Giant Wolf suddenly stopped. It turned its head, its eyes fixed intently on He Yiming, like a wounded beast, despairing yet simultaneously becoming fierce.
He Yiming also stopped, smiling faintly. "I know you can understand me. Spirit Beasts are very intelligent. As long as you come back with me, I won't kill you."
His words contained powerful confidence. If this Spirit Beast was ownerless, then He Yiming would have killed it without hesitation; obtaining its Innate Inner Core was better than anything.
But this creature was clearly a Spirit Beast nurtured, or rather revered, by the Wolf Totem Clan. So, while He Yiming had the intention to kill it, he didn't want to act on it immediately.
If killing this wolf caused an irreparable feud between the Wolf Totem Clan and the Hengshan Mountain lineage, it would be a loss greater than the gain.
After all, the whereabouts of the six missing disciples of the Hengshan Mountain lineage still depended on this Spirit Wolf.
The Giant Wolf seemed not to have heard his words, its four limbs slightly lowered, and an extremely violent aura emanating from its body.
A wounded beast is a truly dangerous beast. And this cornered Spirit Beast in front of him was undoubtedly just that.
A black light flashed, and the Giant Wolf soared into the air. Within its gaping maw, sharp teeth gleamed with the light of death, and a foul, pungent odor assailed him.
However, witnessing this truly immense, blood-red mouth, He Yiming remained unconcerned.
He clenched his fists, which subtly gleamed with a metallic luster. To injure or even cripple this bronze-skinned, iron-boned Giant Wolf, only the Metal Element Cultivation Technique, the most powerful attack among the Five Elements, would suffice.
Taking a step, He Yiming's body suddenly vanished.
In his original spot, a thin mist, like a misty rain, seemed to appear.
A gust of wind blew, and the Cloud Mist instantly spread, completely enveloping the Giant Wolf. And almost simultaneously, within the Cloud Mist, loud thuds, like an axe swinging, and mournful, spine-chilling wolf howls could be heard.
A quarter of an hour later, all the misty rain disappeared. He Yiming stood calmly in his original spot, his hands clasped behind his back, a faint, self-satisfied smile on his face.
At his feet, a Giant Wolf lay prostrate, but its appearance had undergone a drastic transformation from before.
Its once sleek, shiny black fur was now patchy and missing in places. Several large swellings protruded from its massive head. Its entire body was covered in wounds. Although it still had a breath in it, being injured to this extent was truly a gruesome sight.
Looking at the unconscious Giant Wolf at his feet, He Yiming felt a surge of heroic spirit.
A year and a half ago, on his way to Hengshan Mountain, he had also encountered a powerful Spirit Beast. In that battle, he had exerted his utmost, even unleashing the Five Elements-combined Guan Broadsword technique, to kill the Two-headed Spirit Beast.
But now, facing a Giant Wolf that was even stronger than the Two-headed Spirit Beast, he could knock it unconscious with his bare hands.
Such a change, he could never have imagined when he first entered Hengshan Mountain.
After a moment of emotion, He Yiming grabbed the Giant Wolf and departed like a flying arrow.
When He Yiming returned to Hengshan Mountain Main Peak with the Giant Wolf, the place was already in an uproar.
He Yiming's long laugh, Wolf Totem Emissary Yishibao's angry roar, and Medicine Daoist and the others' echoing howls had all awakened everyone in the Hengshan Mountain lineage.
What happened on Main Peak spread like wildfire throughout Hengshan Mountain.
The authorities of each peak, besides instructing their disciples to be on guard, those with status and position rushed towards Main Peak, wanting to get first-hand information.
He Yiming had chased the Giant Wolf for a bit longer. By the time he returned, Medicine Daoist and the others had already arrived and had been waiting for a long time.
Upon seeing the Giant Wolf in He Yiming's hands, Medicine Daoist's face showed a hint of shame.
He Yiming was slightly surprised. "Elder Yao, did you lose track of the person you were chasing?"
On Hengshan Mountain, there were five Innate experts. After receiving guidance from He Yiming, they had all gone together. According to He Yiming's calculations, Yishibao was actually heading into their encirclement, and the possibility of him escaping successfully was one in ten.
Medicine Daoist smiled bitterly. "Elder He, that person was exceptionally cunning, and he also possessed a cultivation technique that could stimulate potential and instantly accelerate his escape. The five of us were careless for a moment and actually allowed him to escape. It's truly a shame."
He Yiming shook his head slightly. "Never mind. Since this person has escaped, so be it. But what about his several followers? They didn't all escape, did they?"
Medicine Daoist quickly said, "The six people who came with him were all Acquired Stage experts whose Inner Energy had reached the Ninth Layer or Tenth Layer of the Acquired Stage. They, like that person, fled down the mountain in batches. After interception by numerous disciples, one was killed on the spot, three were captured alive, but two others, although internally injured, still managed to escape."
He Yiming nodded slowly. The performance of the Hengshan Mountain disciples was much better than that of these five Innate experts.
He threw the Giant Wolf onto the ground, instantly kicking up a cloud of dust.
"This is the Giant Wolf I captured, also an Innate Spirit Beast," He Yiming said proudly.
An Innate Spirit Beast fighting an ordinary Innate Master has a very high chance of winning. He Yiming, capturing the Giant Wolf single-handedly, naturally made the five Medicine Daoist feel their faces burning.
He Yiming mused for a moment. "Elder Yao, where are the three people you captured alive? Have you asked them why they came to Hengshan Mountain?"
In fact, He Yiming was the first to discover them, and having overheard their conversation beforehand, he understood that they had come here seemingly to find something.
From Yishibao's demeanor, it seemed this item had some connection to him, which made He Yiming all the more curious.
Medicine Daoist shook his head. "Although those people have been captured, their lips are sealed. They refuse to speak no matter what."
He Yiming's brow furrowed, but then he heard Xu Chengchang suddenly speak. "Elder Yao, please bring them up. Perhaps I can try."
Medicine Daoist looked at him in surprise. "Brother Xu, those people are from the Totem tribe after all. If we torture them, I'm afraid..."
Lian Yi snorted softly. "Brother Yao, don't forget, we have six disciples missing."
Among these six missing disciples, two were from Wind-Fire Peak. Lian Yi naturally harbored immense resentment towards these people.
Lu Zhengyi also nodded slightly. "Brother Yao, we have already killed one of them. This enmity is definitely forged. Instead of dragging it out, it's better to inquire in detail so we can adapt in the future."
Medicine Daoist nodded slightly. "Since everyone feels this way, I also want to know why they came to trouble our Hengshan Mountain lineage."
Everyone's gaze simultaneously fell on Yu Xichen. Not only was this Main Peak, but Yu Xichen was also the Innate elder in charge of miscellaneous affairs in the sect. Those captives were personally arranged by him. To interrogate them now, they naturally had to find him.
Yu Xichen wasted no words. He gave a few instructions, and soon Main Peak disciples brought the three men up.
These three men were dressed identically in black clothes, their faces grotesquely patterned.
Before entering the room, they seemed to know their fate was sealed, so they appeared extremely defiant. But when they entered the room and suddenly saw the prostrate, unconscious Giant Wolf on the ground, their faces instantly changed dramatically.
One of them even howled, speaking in a language no one could understand.
However, the Giant Wolf on the ground had long since lost consciousness, so how could it respond to him?
Xu Chengchang suddenly snorted softly. "Don't talk nonsense. This Giant Wolf was captured by Elder He, the Supreme Elder of the Hengshan Mountain lineage. It's not a trap or anything."
The man's gaze sharpened, and he stubbornly said, "Spirit Beasts are much faster than Innate experts. It's impossible for one of you to catch it alone. You must have used despicable and shameless methods to ambush it."
He Yiming looked on in surprise. So, this person could speak the popular language of the Northwest, and quite fluently at that.
At this point, he also understood. Yishibao had fled alone because of his unparalleled confidence in the Giant Wolf's speed. If he knew that the Giant Wolf's speed might not be faster than his own, he probably wouldn't have been willing to separate from the Giant Wolf so easily.
However, the Giant Wolf's speed was indeed very fast. If it encountered an ordinary Innate expert, even a Single-Line Sky Realm expert like Yu Jinglei, in terms of speed alone, they would likely be left far behind by this Giant Wolf.
These Wolf Totem tribesmen's confidence in the Giant Wolf's speed was indeed not unfounded.
Medicine Daoist laughed loudly. "A frog in a well, not worth talking to."
The other elders, who had all witnessed He Yiming's Light Body Technique, now also showed a hint of mockery in their eyes.
Xu Chengchang turned his head and said, "Don't you Wolf Totem Clan members reside in Wolf Mountain? Why did you leave your home and come to Hengshan Mountain?"
The man, initially excited upon seeing the paralyzed Giant Wolf, had calmed down after hearing Xu Chengchang's question. He spat heavily and said, "Kill me, or show me what you've got. Let's see if we Wolf Totem tribesmen are cowards."
After hearing his words, everyone's brows furrowed slightly.
They were all people of great status. If only one of them were present, they might resort to torture, but with so many Innate experts together, no one was willing to act easily.
Xu Chengchang smiled faintly. "I advise you to speak honestly, otherwise it will be too late."
The man burst into laughter, his eyes filled with strong disdain. "I'm a hundred catties of flesh right here. You try to squeeze something out of me."
Xu Chengchang still wore a gentle smile on his face. He said softly, "Good."
With that, he turned and went to the other two men, lightly touching their necks.
The two immediately closed their eyes and fell unconscious. If not for the lingering breath in their nostrils, one might have suspected they were dead.
Then, Xu Chengchang turned back, his gaze fixed intently on the big man.
Even though he saw his companions collapse, the big man's gaze remained firm, without the slightest wavering. There was even a hint of disdain in his eyes. "Innate expert, if you're so capable, go fight the Totem Emissary. Why are you showing off here, for the monkeys to see?"
Xu Chengchang smiled in surprise. "You seem to have forgotten who fled in disarray today, and even your tribe's Spirit Beast was captured."
The man was speechless for a moment, but then he retorted stubbornly, "You Innate experts are too many. If the numbers were equal, you would have all died long ago."
A hint of an unusual expression suddenly appeared on Xu Chengchang's face. "You keep talking about fairness, but do you know that among the six Hengshan Mountain disciples who went missing, the strongest was only at Inner Energy eighth layer, and the weakest was only at Inner Energy sixth layer? What are they in front of you? And why did you target them?"
The man was momentarily stunned, and a hint of wavering finally appeared in his eyes.
At this moment, Xu Chengchang suddenly shouted, "Look at me!"
The voice was sudden, and to the man, it was like a bolt of lightning exploding in his heart. He instinctively turned his head, and as his gaze met the light in Xu Chengchang's eyes, he immediately became dazed.
At this moment, Xu Chengchang's eyes were filled with a strange color, and his pupils seemed to subtly expand, like the boundless ocean, mesmerizing one's mind.
He Yiming and the others all noticed his eyes, and each marveled inwardly.
They exchanged glances, finally understanding why Xu Chengchang said he had confidence in eliciting the truth. It turned out he had cultivated such a powerful Spiritual Secret Technique.
However, not everyone was suitable for cultivating this miraculous cultivation technique. So, although Medicine Daoist and the others were envious, they were only happy in their hearts, knowing that this time they would definitely gain something.
He Yiming, however, couldn't help but glance at Xu Chengchang more often.
He wondered if he could cultivate this technique. But no matter what, he had made up his mind: once the interrogation was over, he would try to establish a connection and find a way to openly learn it.
The man's eyes were like thumbtacks attracted by a magnet; it was impossible for him to look away. His mind slowly became confused; he seemed to have forgotten who he even was.
At this point, Xu Chengchang slowly asked, "What is your name, and why did you come to the Hengshan Mountain lineage?"
This question was undoubtedly the simplest, but precisely because it was so simple that it required no thought, the man answered without hesitation, "My name is Angda, a Wolf Totem tribesman. This time I came out of the mountains, following Envoy Yishibao, to find the Totem."
"Totem?" He Yiming asked softly.
Xu Chengchang made a gesture for him to pause, and Angda immediately stopped. Then, Xu Chengchang said solemnly, "The divine beasts worshipped by each tribe are different, but every tribe has at least one Totem. This is a witness to their history and is indispensable..."
