Chapter 49

Just then, the sound of footsteps came from a nearby forest, and three male disciples dressed in the attire of the Savage Ghost Sect suddenly appeared. They were all in their twenties and, upon seeing Liu Ming by the pond with a fish basket on his back, all slightly froze.

Seeing this, Liu Ming frowned slightly but merely nodded and continued to urge the levitation technique, causing a gray cloud to condense beneath him.

At this moment, the middle disciple, a fair-skinned young man in his twenties, glanced at the bamboo pole slanted by the pond and the few fish scales scattered on the ground nearby. His eyes immediately lit up, and with a movement of his arm, a palm wearing a golden glove struck out at the space where Liu Ming was.

With a "pu" sound, a golden misty gas shot toward Liu Ming.

Liu Ming was startled and, without hesitation, moved his feet, immediately flying down from the gray cloud and landing steadily a few dozen feet away.

The gray cloud that had just condensed, however, dispersed with a muffled sound after being struck by the golden gas.

"What do you three mean by this!" Liu Ming's face darkened as he stared at the three disciples.

"Haha, this junior brother, there's no need to be angry. I just want to ask if the eagle-mouthed fish here has already been caught by you," the fair-skinned young man said with a chuckle.

The two other young men, who were about the same age, also looked at the fish basket behind Liu Ming, their eyes revealing a greedy expression without any attempt to hide it.

"So what if it has, and so what if it hasn't!" Liu Ming sized up the three and said indifferently.

"If it has, then it's simple. By coincidence, my three brothers have also accepted the task to capture the eagle-mouthed fish. Now that we've arrived here, junior brother can't let us make this trip in vain, can you?" The fair-skinned young man said with a yawn.

"Hmm, what do the three of you plan to do?" Liu Ming sighed inwardly and asked.

This kind of situation had already happened three times since he had taken on contribution point tasks alone.

The first two times, he had only encountered one Savage Ghost Sect disciple, whom he had beaten until they were bruised and swollen. Now, however, three had appeared at once, which was a bit more troublesome.

No wonder most of the sect disciples took on contribution point tasks in groups.

Through his mental power, he could roughly sense that the two on either side had about the same magical power as himself, while the fair-skinned young man in the middle had a clearly higher level of magical power.

After four months of intense cultivation, he was about to complete the second level of the Nether Bone Technique, indicating that the fair-skinned young man was most likely a mid-stage Spirit Apprentice, not as easy to deal with as the other two.

While Liu Ming was analyzing the strength of the opponents, the fair-skinned young man replied with a sinister smile:

"It's very simple. This sect task has ten contribution points and thirty spirit stones. Junior brother can either compensate each of us with twenty spirit stones, or hand over the eagle-mouthed fish to us, and I will compensate you with twenty spirit stones. How about that?"

"Twenty spirit stones? It seems the three of you are planning to rob me. Aren't you afraid of breaking the sect rules?" Liu Ming said expressionlessly.

"If junior brother thinks it's a robbery, then let it be a robbery. As for the sect rules, haha, junior brother doesn't need to worry. On the surface, the sect prohibits disciples from fighting, but in reality, it encourages the law of the jungle among disciples of different lineages. As long as we don't act directly in front of uncles, aunts, or law-enforcing disciples, there won't be any trouble. Haha, it seems junior brother has only been in the sect for a short time and hasn't fully understood this. But after today's incident, you should have a profound lesson," another disciple with a slightly larger head said, laughing and speaking with a mocking tone.

"Enough talk. Since this little junior brother is unwilling to hand over the eagle-mouthed fish, let's act quickly. If we delay, others might come, and it will be troublesome," the fair-skinned young man said with a cold snort.

As he spoke, he threw two punches, and two more golden light balls shot toward Liu Ming.

The other two men also chanted incantations, and with a wave of their hands, a spray of white silk shot out.

"Spider Silk Technique"

Liu Ming's eyes narrowed, immediately recognizing the source of the white silk.

This technique, which could capture enemies alive, was one of the most commonly used spells among Savage Ghost Sect disciples when they fought each other.

He took a deep breath, and the Tiger Bite Ring on his wrist suddenly glowed. His calves instantly thickened, and the veins on his skin bulged. Then, he transformed into a green shadow and rushed forward.

With "pa" "pa" sounds, the two sprays of white silk turned into large nets and landed where he had been standing, while the two golden shadows whistled past above him, missing their target.

The fair-skinned young man's face immediately changed.

At this moment, there was a loud "bang."

One of the disciples who had just used the Spider Silk Technique fell to the ground, his face flushed.

Liu Ming had pulled a fist wrapped in a faint black aura out of the disciple's abdomen and then struck his neck with the back of his hand, causing him to lie on the ground unconscious.

Using the Light Body Technique and the acceleration secret technique, he had quickly approached the opponent and delivered two powerful blows.

"Junior Brother Lu... You little brat, I'll kill you!"

The other disciple with the larger head, seeing his companion fall in an instant, shouted in shock and anger. He drew a black iron ruler from his waist and fiercely struck at Liu Ming.

The iron ruler flashed with a yellow light, and an invisible force immediately pressed down on Liu Ming.

But Liu Ming twisted his body, dodging the invisible force, and swiftly darted to the large-headed youth.

The youth was startled and tried to recall his talisman weapon to protect himself, but it was too late.

A fist with a faint black aura struck the youth's abdomen, causing his eyes to roll back as he fell to the ground, unable to move.

These two inner disciples of the Savage Ghost Sect were in their twenties and still at the mid-stage Spirit Apprentice level, indicating their poor cultivation aptitude.

Seeing Liu Ming's youth and knowing he was a new disciple, they had underestimated him, which led to their quick defeat by Liu Ming's lightning-fast actions, enhanced by the Light Body Technique and the acceleration secret technique.

"You... You're a Body Cultivator?" The fair-skinned young man, seeing his two companions fall in an instant, looked as if he had seen a ghost and exclaimed in shock.

"Maybe," Liu Ming said expressionlessly, slowly walking toward him.

"Hmph, even if you are a Body Cultivator, how long can you cultivate at this age?" The fair-skinned young man's eyes darted around, quickly regaining his composure. However, the golden hoop in his hand suddenly blurred, forming a golden shield in front of him. He continued to chant incantations and form seals with his other hand.

In an instant, a blue light flickered, and a half-foot-long crystalline ice spike began to form in his hand.

Seeing this, Liu Ming's pupils constricted, and he suddenly exerted force with his feet, transforming into a green shadow and rushing forward.

The fair-skinned young man's face showed a ruthless expression, and with a movement of his wrist, the ice spike shot out as a cold light.

With the power of the Ice Spike Technique and its accompanying extreme cold, if Liu Ming were hit, he would likely be severely injured or even die.

But the rapidly approaching Liu Ming merely twisted his waist, and his body, like a boneless snake, swayed sharply.

The ice spike grazed past his shoulder.

At this moment, the fair-skinned young man's face showed a cunning smile, and he suddenly changed his hand seal, shouting "Explode!"

With a "bang," the ice spike flashed and immediately exploded into a cloud of blue ice fragments, releasing a wave of extreme cold.

Liu Ming was startled and, without thinking, his wrist suddenly trembled, and a misty small round shield appeared, flashing to block his shoulder.

But this action was still a bit late.

Liu Ming felt a cold sensation on his shoulder, followed by a numbness, and a layer of frost covered a small area. His originally swift movement slowed down.

The fair-skinned young man's face showed a smug smile. Changing his incantation, he raised his hand and spat out a thick white line, which blurred and transformed into a large silk net, descending over Liu Ming's head.

The same Spider Silk Technique, when used by the fair-skinned young man and the other two Savage Ghost Sect disciples, had vastly different power.

Liu Ming stopped abruptly, standing in place, and, after silently chanting a few incantations, raised his hands, and two large fireballs instantly shot out.

One aimed at the silk net, the other at the fair-skinned young man, who was a few dozen feet away.

With a "pu" sound, the silk net, before it could land, was reduced to ashes in the rolling flames.

On the other side, the young man was startled and hurriedly poured his magical power into the light shield formed by his talisman weapon.

Even a regular fireball, if it hit at such close range, he couldn't guarantee that his talisman weapon could block it completely.

With a "boom," the fire exploded in front of the fair-skinned young man, and the light shield shook violently, emitting a few crisp sounds, and several fine cracks appeared.

Seeing this, the fair-skinned young man's heart relaxed slightly. Just as he was about to continue his attack on Liu Ming, he suddenly felt a tightness around his waist. A black rope had somehow wrapped around him.

"Soul Refining Rope"

The fair-skinned young man was terrified and tried to use his golden glove talisman weapon, but it was too late.

The black rope, like a venomous snake, quickly coiled around him several times and tightened, causing a black aura to swirl around his waist and intense pain, rendering him unable to move.

Liu Ming, however, walked over calmly and, without a word, struck the young man's neck, causing him to black out and fall unconscious.

Liu Ming took a deep breath, then activated the Nether Bone Technique, gathering his magical power to his shoulder.

As the black aura swirled, the ice on his shoulder quickly melted and disappeared, and he returned to normal in an instant.

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