Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall? Your Charm is Just Excessive Pheromone Secretion!

The shadows of the trees swayed, and that cloying, sweet fragrance grew even more intense, as if it could soften a person's very bones.

A long leg clad in golden, skintight leather stepped out, followed by a face capable of making any man's blood boil.

Hu Liena.

This member of the Martial Soul Hall's golden generation was currently leaning against an old tree, her fingers gently twirling a lock of hair at her temple, her eyes hooking into Qin Feng as they roamed over him.

"That commotion just now really gave this big sister a fright."

She let out a coquettish whine, and two yellow and one purple spirit rings quietly emerged beneath her feet.

Second Spirit Skill, Fox Charm.

A pink mist of light instantly permeated the area, and the concentration of that cloying, sweet scent in the air doubled.

"Ugh..."

Yu Xiaogang, sitting on the ground, instantly glazed over. The empty lunchbox in his hand clattered to the ground, a suspicious trail of liquid leaked from the corner of his mouth, and he mumbled incoherently, "Bi... Bibi Dong..."

Even Grey Wolf, who was in the middle of inserting tubes into the Thunder Tyrannosaurus, froze in his tracks.

His dead-fish eyes turned into heart shapes, his tongue lolled out, and he began to rub against the thigh of the Tyrannosaurus, crying, "Wife! Red! I caught a sheep! Don't hit me with the frying pan..."

The corners of Hu Liena's mouth curled upward.

No one could resist her charm.

Not even that cold-looking little brat.

She swayed her waist, walking toward Qin Feng step by step, her voice soft and sweet: "Little brother, why don't you give that big lizard to big sister? Big sister can..."

"Hiss--!!!"

A harsh, piercing sound of pressurized air violently interrupted her spellcasting.

Qin Feng had somehow produced a massive iron canister, and he sprayed it directly at Hu Liena's exquisite face.

The white mist, carrying a pungent scent of menthol and heavy-duty disinfectant, instantly overpowered the sweet fragrance.

"Cough, cough, cough! Cough!"

Hu Liena was choked by this sudden chemical attack, tears streaming down her face, and the ambiguous atmosphere vanished in an instant.

She covered her nose and stumbled back in a panic, her alluring eyes now filled only with shock and rage.

"You... what are you doing?! What is this damn thing?!"

Qin Feng wore a gas mask, his voice muffled as it emerged, carrying a tone of business-like indifference.

"High-concentration deodorizer, mixed with five percent ammonia."

He shook the canister in his hand as if he were reviewing an experimental report.

"So-called charm is nothing more than the release of high-concentration pheromones to stimulate the olfactory bulb of male organisms, subsequently affecting the hypothalamus and causing abnormal secretions of dopamine and adrenaline."

"Simply put, it's hormonal interference."

Qin Feng pointed at the still-coughing Hu Liena.

"As long as I use a more intense, irritating odor to mask your pheromones and block the psychological suggestion of your visual signals, your spirit skill is nothing but a fart."

"A mint-scented fart, at that."

"You--!"

Hu Liena was so angry that her chest heaved violently, the thin leather outfit threatening to burst at the seams.

She was a saintess of the Martial Soul Hall! A proud daughter of heaven!

When had she ever been looked at with such trash-like disdain? And sprayed in the face with disinfectant, no less!

"If you won't drink the toast, you'll be forced to drink the forfeit!"

Hu Liena shrieked, the phantom of the Demon Fox behind her swelling rapidly, sharp blades extending from her fingertips as she transformed into a pink blur and charged at Qin Feng.

If charm didn't work, she would just break his legs!

Just then.

The bushes nearby suddenly shook.

"You shameless old hag! Stay away from him!"

A pink figure shot out like a cannonball, blocking the path in front of Qin Feng.

Xiao Wu.

She had been hiding in the shadows, watching the whole time.

She hadn't wanted to come out, especially since that pervert Qin Feng was still busy dissecting a spirit beast.

But after seeing Hu Liena's exaggerated figure and looking down at her own flat chest, a surge of inexplicable jealousy rushed to her head.

Why did this woman have so much meat on her?

She must be an evil spirit master!

"Who are you calling an old hag?!" Hu Liena was even more furious; she was only in her teens!

"I'm talking to you! Dressing so scantily, have you no shame?" Xiao Wu stood with her hands on her hips; although her legs were trembling, she didn't back down in the slightest.

Qin Feng looked at Xiao Wu blocking his path, his brow furrowing into a deep frown.

"You're in the way."

He reached out, grabbed Xiao Wu by her long rabbit ears, and hoisted her up as if she were a common rabbit.

"Hey, hey, hey! That hurts! What are you doing!" Xiao Wu kicked her limbs wildly in the air.

"Go aside, don't get in the way of my data collection."

Qin Feng gave a casual flick of his wrist, tossing the 100,000-year-old hooligan rabbit behind Grey Wolf.

"Brother Wolf, keep an eye on this rabbit. Don't let her cause any trouble."

"You got it! Should I braise her or steam her?" Grey Wolf wiped the drool from his mouth, finally snapping out of his earlier hallucinations.

Xiao Wu rolled on the ground in a fit of rage: "Qin Feng! You jerk! I was trying to help you!"

Qin Feng ignored her completely.

Because Hu Liena's attack had already arrived.

Her sharp claws whistled through the air, aiming straight for Qin Feng's throat.

"Go to hell!"

Qin Feng stood his ground, not even blinking an eye.

"CLANG!!!"

A crisp, teeth-gritting sound of metal striking metal rang out.

Hu Liena felt as if she had clawed into a steel plate, her fingers vibrating until they went numb.

A pitch-black, greasy frying pan had abruptly appeared before her, blocking her lethal strike.

Grey Wolf had teleported over at some point, holding the frying pan in one hand and his wrench in the other, looking thoroughly annoyed.

"Hey, you woman wearing all that perfume."

"You want to lay a hand on my boss?"

Grey Wolf rolled his dead-fish eyes and flicked his wrist.

"Don't you know what I built my reputation on?"

"WHOOSH—THWACK!"

The frying pan carved a perfect arc through the air, moving so fast that not even a blur remained.

Before Hu Liena could even react, she felt as if her left cheek had been slammed by a Savage Bull.

Her entire body spun three and a half times in the air before crashing heavily to the ground.

On that face, originally exquisite and alluring, there was now a bright red frying pan imprint, complete with the carbon buildup from the bottom of the pan.

"AHHH!!!"

Hu Liena covered her face, letting out a hysterical scream.

She was disfigured!

"Brother Wolf, go easy. Don't break the bones; that's crucial data."

Qin Feng walked up from behind, holding something that looked like a flashlight.

"ZZZT—"

A blue electric net shot out, instantly wrapping around Hu Liena just as she tried to scramble up.

This was the High-Voltage Electromagnetic Capture Net; the more she struggled, the tighter it would constrict, while also releasing pulse currents to paralyze her nerves.

Hu Liena convulsed all over, collapsing to the ground, able only to glare at Qin Feng with eyes filled with malice and terror.

"You... what are you trying to do..."

"I am from Martial Soul Hall... my teacher will not let you get away with this..."

Qin Feng crouched down, completely ignoring her threats.

He pulled a pair of vernier calipers and a measuring tape from his pocket.

His eyes were filled with a feverish intensity, but there wasn't a shred of desire in that fervor—only a pure, chilling rationality.

"Don't move, just cooperate."

Qin Feng took the calipers and clamped them directly onto Hu Liena's shoulder.

"Shoulder width 42 centimeters... hmm, the skeletal structure is perfect."

He then took the measuring tape and, under Hu Liena's terrified gaze, measured the circumference of her thigh.

"The thigh muscle density is extremely high, with strong explosive power; this is exactly the subject data needed for the Assault-Type Exoskeleton Armor."

"Waist-to-hip ratio 0.7... center of gravity is stable, suitable for mounting heavy firepower."

Qin Feng muttered to himself as he measured, scribbling notes rapidly into a small notebook.

"Tsk tsk, this pelvic structure—simply born to be a pilot."

Hu Liena was completely stunned.

She had thought this pervert was going to do something indecent to her.

And yet... he was taking measurements?

And talking about exoskeletons? Pilots?

This was more insulting than killing her!

"You... are you even a man!" Hu Liena was consumed by shame and fury, tears welling up in her eyes.

"I am a scientist."

Qin Feng put away the tape measure, pushed up the goggles on his face, and looked at her with disdain.

"Don't lump me in with those low-level creatures who only think with their lower halves."

"In my eyes, your body is just a pile of data, a pile of biological material that hasn't been developed yet."

Xiao Wu, watching from the side, was dumbfounded.

She had been fuming with anger, but now she suddenly felt a chill run down her spine.

This Qin Feng...

He had no interest in beautiful women; he was far more interested in turning them into machines!

He was a total freak!

"Alright, data collection complete."

Qin Feng closed his notebook and stood up.

He glanced at Hu Liena, who was still on the ground questioning her existence, and waved at Grey Wolf.

"Brother Wolf, give her a shot of 'long-acting sedative' and toss her aside."

"This specimen will be useful later, so don't kill her yet."

"You got it!" Grey Wolf pulled out a syringe thicker than an arm, grinning with a sinister expression.

Qin Feng turned around, not sparing Hu Liena another glance.

He raised his wrist and checked the radar screen.

The green dot representing Tang San was flickering in a valley a few kilometers away.

Moreover, right next to that dot was a red signal representing a soul beast.

"A four-hundred-year-old Ghost Vine?"

Qin Feng looked at the signal's characteristics, a playful curve forming on his lips.

"It seems our 'protagonist' has good luck, finding a second choice so quickly."

"What a pity, though."

Qin Feng drew the modified revolver from his waist and spun it around his finger.

"Since I've arrived, every blade of grass and every insect in this Soul Hunting Forest..."

"Must bear the name Qin."

"Let's go, Brother Wolf, bring the master along."

"We're going to see student Tang San's new soul ring."

"And while we're at it... teach him what 'ecological destruction' really means."