"What are you all crowding here for? Who trampled my tent? Get out of here, go back, fools..." Jiang Gongming came out of the tent and found that outside was a mess. The nearby military tents had collapsed, and he couldnt help but shout loudly.
Its unclear whether it was because he drank the Blood Wine, but for some reason, all of the Blood Warriors would unconditionally obey his commands, except for direct orders from Xu Haifeng. This was also why Andrew and others were willing to put aside their dignity and accompany him to dig up the ancestral grave.
After hearing his words, the crowd on the periphery began to disperse in an orderly manner. Just as Qin Yong was about to leave with the crowd, he was tightly grabbed by Xu Haifeng, who refused to let go of his sleeve.
In Xu Haifengs view, Qin Yong has a strong and masculine aura, even if he is a ghost, he would still be feared. Moreover, Qin Yongs tall and sturdy physique gives people a sense of security, having him by their side makes them feel much safer psychologically.
Jiang Kongming saw the crowd dispersing and walked up to Xu Haifeng, bowed and asked: "Sir, why did you suddenly storm off, is there something that didnt satisfy you?"
Xu Haifengs soul was still unsettled, and by now he certainly knew that all of this was Jiang Gongmings doing, only he couldnt see through his methods. He couldnt help but get angry, pointing at Jiang Gongming: "Good you, Military Advisor Jiang, fabricating a play to scare me, what is the meaning of this?"
Jiang Kongming shook his head and said slowly, "The students have not arranged any tricks. What the general saw just now was a performance by the special abilities team using their real skills."
"Real ability? Are you saying that the wine cup can move on its own, the skull can come back to life, and that... sudden disappearance is also possible? Can these things be done with real skills?" Xǔ Hǎifēng said disbelievingly. If it were someone else, he would have ordered them to be taken down and punished for spreading heresy.
"Its exactly as I said, the above actions were all a collaboration between Numbers One to Three among themselves, without any deception. Its precisely because they possess this special ability that the students hope to gather them together and organize them into an independent squad, making it easier to control." Jiang Kongming explained.
Xu Haifeng was half-believing and half-doubting, thought for a moment, and asked: "If so, why havent I heard of them having this ability before?" These people with special abilities were all drawn from the Black Flag Army, and if someone in the Black Flag Army had grasped such a terrifying ability, wouldnt someone have known about it?
"My lord, these members of the special ability teams, including students, were only confirmed two days ago. As for before that, these abilities had not been discovered yet." Jiang Kongming said with a hint of pride.
Xu Haifeng furrowed his brow, looked up at the bright red sun overhead and thought to himself that even if it were a ghost, it probably wouldnt come out on such a fine day. He already believed seven or eight parts of what Jiang Kongming had said. But then he thought again and asked in doubt: "That thing you mentioned, the...the special something, what exactly is it?"
Jiang Kongming sighed and smiled: "Students just know that in this era, people are unable to accept this thing. Special functions refer to the special abilities that some people exhibit beyond ordinary people, which is also beyond the explanation of modern science. In other words, I dont know how to explain the principle of this ability to you either, but it does exist."
Xu Haifeng listened more and more confused, looking at the crowd around him had dispersed almost all, he wanted to enter the account but also had reservations. Suddenly, a movement in his heart, thinking of the old man at home had said that no matter what kind of evil spirit, can not be made under the scorching sun, in his heart suddenly had a plan: "Military strategist, you say this is not a ghost, then let them come here to perform again, I will believe you."
Jiang Kongming gently swayed his feather fan and smiled: "A trivial matter, whats difficult about it?"
After finishing, he ordered a few soldiers to move out the wine table and cups from the camp, but the white bones were smashed into powder by Xu Haifengs fatal palm. Even if Jiang Kongmings magical powers were doubled, it would be impossible to restore them. Fortunately, this pervert had collected dozens of white bones early on, although they couldnt compare in quality to the previous one, he picked one out and barely made do.
Jiang Gongming was very clever, he ordered the soldiers to surround this place, if someone spied from afar, they could only see a large group of people gathered together, as for what they were doing, it was all just a blur.
This matter was too shocking, Jiang Kung-ming deeply understood that if the special function was used properly, it would have a huge impact on modern society. Moreover, this was the Black Flag Armys trump card, so he was extremely cautious about keeping secrets and made sure to do everything perfectly, even ordering Lin Wan-yin and her three servants to be placed under house arrest and not allowed to watch.
The scorching sun was high in the sky, shining brightly, but that strange scene played out once again.
However, this time, Xu Haifeng was well-prepared, while Qin Yong, a heartless and ruthless person, watched with great interest. The only difference was that when the disappearing skull suddenly appeared in front of him, he crushed the skulls head with his palm as big as a lotus leaf.
Jiang Kongming didnt dare to blame Xu Haifeng, but as for Qin Yong, he had no qualms at all. Seeing that he had ruined the skull he had worked so hard to get, his face sank and he immediately wanted to scold him severely.
Qin Yongtian was not afraid of heaven or earth, the only two people he feared were Xu Haifeng and Jiang Koming. Knowing he had stirred up trouble, seeing Jiang Komings unpleasant expression, he didnt say a word, turned around and ran away, leaving behind a caught-off-guard Jiang Koming pointing at his back and scolding loudly.
Knowing that this matter had nothing to do with ghosts and monsters, his courage increased greatly. Xu Haifeng puffed out his chest, thinking about his loss of composure earlier, he felt a little ashamed. As the leader of the Black Flag Army with over 3,000 men, his bravery was actually not as good as one of his generals. However, thinking that Qin Yong was not someone who could be measured by ordinary standards, he let it go.
Facing the no longer fearful Xu Haifeng, Jiang Kongming explained: "The special function of No. 1 is photography, and the special function of No. 2 is manipulation, but he can only manipulate corpses and skulls. As for No. 3s special function, it is extremely rare, that is teleportation, which can transport the target to be teleported without a trace to a designated location, but his spiritual power is not enough, and he can only move objects within a hundred meters. As for others, their spiritual power is particularly strong, and they have strange abilities."
Xu Haifeng nodded and said: "Awesome, awesome. If you dont experience it personally, you really cant know how awesome they are."
Jiang Kungming burst out laughing: "Actually, special abilities arent that impressive. For ordinary people, martial arts are also a kind of special ability."
Xu Haifeng snorted in disdain, saying: "The military strategist is not proficient in martial arts, dont talk nonsense. Although my current martial arts skills are not yet fully developed, I am at least a high-ranking master of the second grade. If practicing martial arts can also practice techniques such as object manipulation, control techniques, and teleportation techniques, would I not know?"
"Sir, no need to doubt, I ask you, can the three great masters of todays martial arts achieve the ability to harm people without a trace and take things from afar?"
Xu Haifeng pondered for a moment before saying, "Injuring someone without leaving a trace is not a difficult task, but can they take things from afar... With their internal strength and cultivation, they should be able to do it." Legend has it that when martial arts are practiced to the extreme, one can take things from thin air and snatch an enemys life away without leaving a trace. Although Xu Haifeng couldnt do it yet, it didnt mean the three great masters couldnt.
"This is it, then these abilities are extremely similar to photography." Jiang Kongming asked back.
Xu Haifeng was suddenly speechless, but the three great masters were what kind of people? Even if they could do something, how could it be imitated by others at will?: "The military advisor means that they are already comparable to the three great masters?" After finishing speaking, he shook his head and immediately denied this possibility.
"Of course, it cant be said that way. When martial arts are practiced to their level, its equivalent to another kind of special function, which well call external special function. What Ive discovered is internal special function, also known as the Six Supernatural Powers: Celestial Eye, Celestial Ear, Mind-reading, Past Life Recall, Spiritual Realm, and Exhaustion of Karma."
Xu Haifeng listened with great interest and asked: "Whats different?"
"Innate special functions are special functions cultivated and induced from adolescence, generally single-item and unstable. Simply put, they are innate talents that do not require cultivation, but can be triggered under certain conditions. In contrast, those like the three great masters have achieved a state of spiritual refinement through diligent self-cultivation, which is an entirely different matter."
The Tao of Chinese martial arts is vast and boundless, but in a nutshell, the superior man cultivates his spirit, the middle-ranking man cultivates his energy, and the inferior man cultivates his essence. Essence and energy are merely the basic materials for cultivating ones spirit. As long as one has not reached the realm of the grandmaster, he is only cultivating the essence and energy within his body, and only by breaking through the limits of the human body can he reach the realm of spiritual cultivation at the level of a grandmaster.
Xu Haifeng remained silent for a long time before speaking: "Are you saying that if one day I reach the realm of a Grandmaster, will I also possess those extraordinary abilities you spoke of?"
Jiang Kongming thought for a moment and said, "Its hard to say. The realm of the Grandmaster also has its highs and lows. If a cultivator can reach the extreme, they should be able to possess all extraordinary abilities. But human life is limited, who can cultivate without restrictions? If people could live to be a thousand years old, maybe they could practice all extraordinary abilities."
Xu Haifengs double eyelids twitched slightly, a thousand years old? Are you cursing me to be a turtle, who else can live to be a thousand years old except for a turtle? He then recalled when he met with Emperor Han Xian, the officials all called out "Wan Sui" (ten thousand years), wasnt that also a curse for him to be a tortoise? Thinking of this, his mouth couldnt help but curve into a smile.
Jiang Kongming didnt know what funny thing he had thought of, but he didnt ask either. He just bowed to Xu Haifeng and said: "The blood you gave me last time has been used up, please give me some more."
Xu Haifeng shuddered, ever since Jiang Kongming arrived, his blood had been massively extracted by him, saying it was for research purposes. Now the results are out, but why wont he let up? Although he could convert Zuiyue wine into blood, theres no risk to his life, but watching his own blood being openly and honestly extracted is truly a deeply depressing thing.