Yang Zhi Knelt and Begged for Mercy
"Da da da."
Footsteps approached from outside the door.
Yang Zhi's lips slowly curled into a smile.
Speak of the devil, and he appears; this kid has come at just the right time!
Soon, Qin Ming pushed open the door and entered.
"Qin Ming! You're late on the very first day! Do you even respect this Demon-Hunting Team anymore?"
Yang Zhi immediately launched into a accusation.
"Late? I only need to report in the morning, so it's not late. How can it be late?"
Qin Ming saw that Yang Zhi was deliberately picking a fight, but his face showed no fear.
"These are the rules I set, you know? In the Demon-Hunting Team, my rules are the rules!"
Yang Zhi was enraged by Qin Ming's attitude.
How dare a newcomer publicly contradict him, the Temporary Captain! It's outrageous!
"Who do you think you are? A temporary player who actually considers yourself the captain?"
Qin Ming coldly rebuked him, and Yang Zhi's face instantly turned ashen. The other team members also looked on incredulously.
They didn't expect Qin Ming to be so confrontational with Yang Zhi. After all, Yang Zhi was at the Great Perfect Mastery of the Flesh Refining Realm and had one foot in the Bone Refining Realm. With some further refinement, Yang Zhi could break through at any time.
Even if Qin Ming, a Skin Refining Realm, could defeat Yan Yue-Ren, he would still be no match for Yang Zhi.
"Looks like I need to teach you a lesson, you little brat who doesn't know your place!"
Enraged, Yang Zhi laughed and threw a punch at Qin Ming, unleashing all his Perfect Mastery Qi and Blood at the peak of the Flesh Refining Realm, creating a series of booming sounds.
"Good timing!"
Qin Ming's lips curled into a wicked smile. He was just looking for a place to test the true power of the "Fire Poison Art," and he couldn't miss this easy target that had come to him.
Qin Ming raised his palm and struck out, seemingly unremarkable, but in reality, he had summoned all the Fire Poison in his Dantian. The moment the two made contact, all the Fire Poison erupted.
"Bang!"
Despite the clash of fists and palms, Qin Ming remained completely still, while Yang Zhi was forced back several steps, his face flushed an unnatural crimson. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly let out a shrill scream.
"Look, his hand!"
People around shouted.
Yang Zhi's right fist had turned a dark purple color and swelled several times over, with a strong smell of burning filling the air.
"It's Fire Poison!"
Everyone was taken aback.
Is this really the Wild Wolf Gang's Fire Sand Palm?
Even Yang Zhi, who had one foot in the Bone Refining Realm, couldn't withstand it.
Yang Zhi immediately pressed acupoints on his body to temporarily slow the spread of the Fire Poison, but the Fire Poison was more terrifying than he had imagined. Even so, the Fire Poison still spread rapidly, reaching his Five Viscera and Six Bowels.
Once the spread ends, given the terrifying nature of this Fire Poison, even if he doesn't die, he'll be crippled!
"Qin... Qin Ming, save... save me!"
Yang Zhi begged Qin Ming for mercy.
He didn't want to die.
He had finally cultivated to his current level, joined the Demon-Hunting Team, and was on the verge of breaking through to the Bone Refining Realm. How could he be willing to die like this?
"I was wrong. From now on, I will follow your lead. Please spare my life."
Faced with the fear of death, Yang Zhi ultimately chose to submit to Qin Ming.
The rest of the Demon-Hunting Team were terrified by what they saw.
Yang Zhi's strength was among the top tier of theirs, Qin Ming had made Yang Zhi kneel and beg for mercy with a single palm strike. Wouldn't it have the same effect if he were to strike them?
Upon realizing this, everyone's face turned pale.
They had only heard that Qin Ming had mastered the Fire Sand Palm to Perfect Mastery and seemed to have also learned some other Horizontal Training Martial Arts, so they hadn't paid much attention to it. But now it seems they were completely wrong!
Are you sure you'll follow my lead from now on?
Qin Ming looked calmly at the man in front of him, whose face was full of terror and who kept begging for mercy.
"I'm sure, I'm sure! As long as you save me, I'll listen to you from now on."
Yang Zhi nodded hurriedly, afraid of being even a step too late.
Qin Ming didn't say much. He placed one hand on Yang Zhi's head, and as he circulated his internal energy, he absorbed all the Fire Poison from Yang Zhi's body.
"Alright."
Qin Ming never intended to kill Yang Zhi.
Yang Zhi can die, but he cannot die at Yang Zhi's hands.
He just joined the Demon-Hunting Team and killed someone on his very first day. He'll definitely be kicked out. Yu Qing could use this as an excuse to openly issue a wanted notice for himself, which is extremely unwise.
This is also why Qin Ming spared Yang Zhi's life.
Soon, the Fire Poison in Yang Zhi's body completely subsided. He collapsed to the ground, panting heavily, as if he had been pulled out of the water from drowning, his eyes filled with the ecstatic joy of being reborn.
"That little bastard, once I break through to the Bone Refining Realm, I will definitely avenge myself today! Even if Xiong San comes then, I won't be afraid!"
A sinister glint flashed in Yang Zhi's eyes.
Qin Ming glanced at Yang Zhi, fully aware of his little scheme, but he didn't care. Yang Zhi didn't even know if he would live to see that day, and even if he did, it was uncertain who would live and who would die.
"From now on, the Demon-Hunting Team will be under my command. Anyone have any objections?"
Qin Ming's gaze swept over the crowd like lightning.
The crowd exchanged bewildered glances, many with expressions of anger, but ultimately managed to suppress their rage.
Even Yang Zhi suffered a great loss, and they certainly didn't want to follow in Yang Zhi footsteps.
"Bring the case file here."
Qin Ming felt a surge of excitement.
A large part of the reason he joined the Demon-Hunting Team was for the sake of Ghost Monsters. By hunting enough Ghost Monsters to obtain a massive amount of Free Attribute Points, he could max out all his martial arts skills and even have the strength to fight against the Master behind Yan Yangtian!
Xiong San had previously told him that Ghost Monster and monsters vary in strength, and encountering a powerful Ghost Monster could easily lead to death. This is where the importance of the case file becomes apparent.
The Demon-Hunting Team's files record all the Ghost Monster incidents around Qingyang County. Qin Ming can roughly judge the strength of the Ghost Monsters based on the records in the files before deciding whether to take action.
Qin Ming began to look through it.
Qin Ming was startled when he saw it.
This file is densely packed with Supernatural Incident that have occurred in recent decades, and 99% of them remain unresolved!
Moreover, Qin Ming also discovered that the frequency of Supernatural Incident gradually increased as the story progressed.
Looking at recent events, in addition to Qingshan Town becoming Ghost Town, four or five surrounding villages and towns were also shrouded in Ghost Fog overnight, and all the villagers and living things disappeared without a trace.
"So many people have disappeared, it must have been that Red-Clad Female Ghost who did it, and maybe other Ghost Entity were involved too." Qin Ming thought of the Master that Yan Yangtian mentioned before she died.
The transformation of Yan Yangtian and the Ninth Boss of Clearwind Stronghold into Ghost Entity must have been the work of that Master.
The Ninth Boss of Clearwind Stronghold is now so powerful that even Xiong San would flee in terror if he encountered him. It's not hard to deduce that the Master's strength is definitely above the Bone Refining Realm!
Qin Ming immediately eliminated these villages.
He was lucky to escape last time; if his Master had intervened, even if Xiong San had been there, he probably wouldn't have escaped death.
Qin Ming's gaze swept over the other cases.
Just then, his gaze sharpened as he saw a strange, supernatural case that had occurred the previous day.
And it's right in the city.