Han Li's face betrayed nothing when he heard "Qu Hun" say this, though inwardly he was rather surprised.
To be honest, when he took out this magical artifact, he had never intended to frighten the man with the Soul Refining Technique.
He had merely wanted to use the bowl's icy aura to make the man's primordial spirit suffer a little.
But now that the man believed he knew the Soul Refining Technique and was utterly terrified of it, an idea struck him. He decided to play along.
"I'll ask you one more time. Who exactly are you, and why are you pretending to be a cultivator from Spirit Beast Mountain?"
Rather than answer whether he intended to use the Soul Refining Technique, Han Li coldly repeated his questions.
His refusal to answer only strengthened the man's conviction, and his face grew ashen.
Yet even after his lips moved several times, he still showed no sign of speaking.
Seeing this, Han Li wasted no more words. He muttered a few incantations whose meaning even he did not understand, then unceremoniously raised the Soul-Gathering Bowl to the man's face.
Naruto and Hinata watched Han Li put on his act, struggling to suppress their laughter.
Back then, even a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator like Han Li had shuddered upon coming into contact with the bowl's icy aura.
Now that "Qu Hun" had fallen to the Qi Refining Stage, he was naturally even less capable of resisting it.
The moment the bowl was placed before him, he felt an unbearable chill envelop his entire body.
It was as though his primordial spirit was about to freeze solid, as though thousands upon thousands of steel needles were piercing the depths of his soul at once.
After only a moment, he could no longer endure the