bdsm-fiction 73. Ridiculous! Pathetic!
73. Ridiculous! Pathetic!
"stop!"
With a furious shout, a claw-like shadow, steaming hot, came from afar and shot straight at the young man who wanted to kill the chef of Yuquan Village.
The young man felt the immense pressure emanating from the claw shadow and was startled. He quickly turned and lunged in another direction, narrowly avoiding the claw shadow.
"Whoosh—"
The claw-like shadow flew past, but instead of hitting the young man, it struck an old tree nearby.
The scorching claw shadow left deep scorch marks on the old tree, demonstrating the immense power of the claw shadow.
Only then did the chef from Yuquan Village realize that he had just escaped death. Terrified, he could no longer stand and collapsed to the ground, unconscious. Even in his unconscious state, his lips continued to tremble involuntarily.
"Who is it?"
The young man, who had also narrowly escaped death, looked in horror toward the direction from which the claw shadow had come. The power of this claw shadow was stronger than his second soul skill, and the person who released it was definitely more than one level above him.
Soon, the young man saw three boys riding horses toward him. One of them had white hair mixed with a lot of fiery red hair, which made him look like a Soul Master. The two Soul Rings shining behind him shocked the young man even more.
yellow! purple!
The person who unleashed this claw-like attack was also a Great Soul Master, and even possessed a Soul Ring configuration that surpassed the optimal Soul Ring ratio!
Most importantly, this person's position, like the other big-nosed person, was clearly behind the other one of the three.
Although the clothes worn by the three were somewhat disguised, they could not hide the fact that the young man had studied the nobility for many years.
They wore the finest of the upper class, clothes made from fabrics that even their superiors might not be willing to buy.
Although the three of them were pretending to be commoners, at least one of them was definitely a first-class noble young master!
The three men looked at him with great displeasure, especially the boy who had unleashed the claw-like shadow; his eyes were filled with rage.
This made the young man realize that things were very bad. He was just an ordinary Great Soul Master who also served as the Awakening Division under Dragon City, and even his Soul Rings were not the optimal combination.
Pretending to be powerful in front of ordinary people and killing a couple of civilians is no big deal. But if you really offend a nobleman, then you're no different from the ordinary people you usually bully.
The most important thing now is to save my life!
Thinking of this, the young man quickly stood up, simply patted the dust off his clothes, and then knelt down on one knee in the direction of the three people who were getting closer to him, saying without any dignity, "Wu Xin, an official of the Dragon City Awakening Division, greets the three lords."
This sentence was meant to point out Wu Xin's only identity that might make the three noble youths somewhat wary.
An official of the Dragon City Awakening Division.
Although it wasn't a particularly valuable status, it was still enough to deter many nobles.
In the northern border of the Heavenly Soul Empire, Dragon City still holds considerable prestige.
Unfortunately, Wu Xin was unaware that the three teenagers standing in front of him came from the true elite families of the Northern Territory of the Heavenly Soul Empire!
The newcomers were none other than Ling Bingtian and his two companions, who had come after seeing the smoke rising from the chimney. The one who had just intervened to stop Wu Xin's evil deeds was none other than Yuan Chao, now possessed by his Martial Soul.
That fiery claw shadow was naturally Yuan Chao's first soul skill.
The first soul skill of the 900-year-old Dragon Claw Flame Wind Ape—Flame Wind Dragon Claw!
Back then, when Yuan Chao cultivated to level ten, his physical condition had already reached the level where he could absorb a thousand-year soul ring, but there was still a risk that his body might explode.
At that time, in the Star Dou Great Forest, a high-ranking member of the Extreme Ice Army led him to a nine-hundred-year-old ape-like soul beast with a trace of the Flame Dragon bloodline, and Yuan Chao took the opportunity to absorb its soul ring.
The absorption of this spirit ring not only allowed Yuan Chao to break through the level 10 bottleneck, but also slightly enhanced the quality of his martial spirit once again.
This spirit ring also grants Yuan Chao powerful spirit skills.
When Yuan Chao uses the Flaming Dragon Claw Soul Skill, he can conjure a dragon claw in his hand that is full of fire and wind attribute energy, and increase his claw sharpness bonus by 20%.
Most importantly, by learning a claw technique from Ling Bingtian, Yuan Chao was even able to unleash the claw shadow. The claw shadow just now was the Flaming Wind Dragon Claw that Yuan Chao had unleashed.
Looking at the trembling villagers of Yuquan Village kneeling to the side, staring at them, the village chief who was almost fainting from fright, and the cook-dressed man who had already fainted but was still trembling, Ling Bingtian's eyes darkened.
Dragon City Awakening Division? What a Dragon City Awakening Division!
Over the past few years, Ling Bingtian has fought alongside the Soul Master squads in the Extreme Ice Army and has heard about the hardships faced by ordinary Soul Masters.
He didn't take it seriously at first, but he never expected that the situation would become this serious.
Within the territory of Extreme Ice City, things were alright. The Ling family was a typical people-friendly Soul Master family. For eligible children in their jurisdiction, they would either bring them to the central square for unified awakening like Wang Dayu, or send someone to awaken them.
Furthermore, there will be a special inspection team to investigate. If any case of profiting from the Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony is discovered, the Soul Master involved can be killed on the spot, and his family will also be implicated.
Therefore, the awakening of martial spirits within the scope of Extreme Ice City is quite guaranteed.
Ling Bingtian never expected that, just a hair's breadth away in the Dragon City area, he would witness a Martial Soul Awakening Master openly soliciting bribes and even attempting to kill someone in an attempt to establish his authority.
How ridiculous!
How tragic!
Thinking about how the Heavenly Soul Empire had maintained a disadvantageous position in its foreign wars over the years, Ling Bingtian immediately understood why.
If even the most important foundation of the people is lost, it would be truly strange if they could gain an advantage on the battlefield.
Ling Bingtian sighed to himself. Yuan Chao was not idle either. He first dismounted and went forward to try to help the old village chief who was kneeling on the ground up.
After glancing at Wu Xin, who was still kneeling respectfully on the ground, Village Chief Xie quickly waved his hand, refusing Yuan Chao's offer and indicating that he would stay kneeling and thank the Soul Master for his concern.
Several times, Village Chief Xie refused Yuan Chao's offer of help. Helpless, Yuan Chao had no choice but to give up on helping him up and turned his gaze to Wu Xin, who was kneeling on one knee to the side.
"Why did you attack this uncle just now?" Yuan Chao asked Wu Xin, pointing to the chef who had fainted from fright.
"Sir, I'm just following the rules and regulations. The rules of the Awakening Division state that we will only awaken a child's martial spirit if our subordinates meet our requirements. If they don't satisfy us, they can do whatever they want with us."
Unexpectedly, Wu Xin felt innocent instead.
The techniques I'm using now were all taught to me by my former master; they are "truths" that have remained unchanged for many years.
His self-righteous attitude only further enraged Yuan Chao.
This would remind him of the bullies who had wronged him and acted with such self-righteousness.