Extreme Almightiest Young Master

Chapter 813: The Soul-Bewitching Technique Failed

Hearing Catherine say this, Lin Feng also discarded the cards in his hand and with a wave, indicated Huang Shi to take back the chips. A million US dollars was still money, after all, and accumulating small amounts could lead to a substantial win.

Huang Shi saw Lin Feng’s gesture and immediately gathered the chips without hesitation, while Catherine’s assistant and the croupier were completely baffled by the situation. Having followed Catherine for many years, they had never encountered such a scenario. Not once had Catherine folded directly... What was going on today? The two of them truly didn’t understand what had happened to make Catherine act so out of character today.

Similarly, Catherine’s unexpected move also triggered confusion among the people in the main hall. They were unable to comprehend why she would do such a thing. To them, Lin Feng appeared to be merely bluffing. Catherine should have followed at least once to assess the situation before folding... What exactly was going on? It was not like Catherine’s usual style! Everyone was staring at the large screen, internally speculating about her motives, wondering if this foreigner Catherine had learned the Huaxia tactic of "catching by releasing."

"What are you staring at? Deal the cards," Catherine said, "Mr. Lin, you truly impress me. Can’t you see I’m just a weak woman, and cut me some slack, being so harsh on me by raising immediately to a hundred million US dollars? How do you expect me to follow that? Can’t you just let me off this once?"

After the first two rounds, Catherine finally realized that she had met her match today. Lin Feng was indeed a master gambler, and although she had never seen him in the gambling circles before, the previous two rounds had sufficiently proven that his gambling skills were no less than hers. At this point, Catherine knew there was no turning back. Thinking this, she finally decided to use her "Soul-Bewitching Technique," a secret technique against Lin Feng—she would win this round or she wouldn’t be called Catherine!

She simply told the croupier to deal the cards and without any hesitation, used her Soul-Bewitching Technique. Her voice, filled with seduction, alongside the fragrance emitted from several special plants, caused Huang Shi, the croupier, and Catherine’s assistant in the private room to lose their minds completely, all falling under Catherine’s spell...

However, Catherine’s main target was still Lin Feng, so she focused all her attention on him, hoping to bewitch him as well so that he wouldn’t be able to use any special gambling techniques. That way, she could control the entire situation according to her plans, ensuring that Lin Feng could not escape today’s inevitable loss.

But as good as the plan was, things didn’t turn out the way she had hoped...

Lin Feng had been wary of Catherine from the beginning, so how could she possibly control his mind?

At that moment, Lin Feng was the same as before, showing no influence from Catherine. The so-called Soul-Bewitching Technique could hardly affect Lin Feng. On the contrary, Lin Feng even gave Catherine a faint smile. It was brief, and unnoticed by others, but Catherine, sitting opposite him, saw it clearly—she noticed the mocking expression in Lin Feng’s smile...

What!

That’s impossible!

How could Lin Feng possibly withstand her Soul-Bewitching Technique!

This... It’s impossible!

...

Seeing Lin Feng’s expression made Catherine panic. She knew her usually infallible Soul-Bewitching Technique had no effect on Lin Feng. Despite deploying her full strength, Lin Feng hadn’t lost his mind, which shocked Catherine immensely. She never expected such an anomaly to occur. The previously unbeaten Soul-Bewitching Technique was now showing deviations... Could it be that today she was bound to lose to Lin Feng—and lose all her possessions as well? How could this be!

Thinking this, sweat had formed on Catherine’s forehead. She had never anticipated such an event. It was simply inconceivable. How on earth had Lin Feng resisted her Soul-Bewitching Technique? Could it be... that Lin Feng was also a top-level expert, even of an S-tier level or above? Otherwise, how could he possibly possess such strong willpower? What... What’s going on...

Impossible, how could this be? Lin Feng is so young; how could he be a top-level expert, and an S-tier one at that? It’s simply impossible!

Just as this thought crossed her mind, Catherine immediately dismissed it. Looking at Lin Feng, she couldn’t believe he was such a high-level expert. Being a cultivator herself, she certainly knew the common knowledge in the Cultivation World. Consequently, in Catherine’s eyes, there was no way Lin Feng could be an S-tier top-level expert.

Then... What was really going on? How had Lin Feng withstood her Soul-Bewitching Technique? This was too strange, no matter how much Catherine pondered, she couldn’t fathom how Lin Feng had resisted her technique...

Lin Feng, observing Catherine in this state, found it even more amusing. Attempting to use a Soul-Bewitching Technique on him, he wondered what Catherine was really thinking. This was just the beginning, and Catherine was already sweating; the coming events promised to be even more interesting. Moreover, Catherine’s mental fortitude was clearly lacking; she had already gotten this flustered, and there were still more exciting arrangements to come.

"Soul-Bewitching Technique, isn’t it? Well then," Lin Feng thought to himself, "if Catherine is using the Soul-Bewitching Technique against him, next he would use the Soul-Bewitching Technique to deal with the croupier. This would be the perfect example of using her own tactics against her, letting Catherine taste the consequences of the Soul-Bewitching Technique."

With this thought, Lin Feng turned his gaze toward the croupier...

Suddenly, the croupier felt his head become foggy, and he couldn’t recall what had happened. However, after a brief moment, he regained consciousness and immediately, following Catherine’s instruction, opened a new deck of cards to start shuffling. Yet, all the while, he couldn’t help but wonder what exactly had happened in that strange moment!

Soon, the croupier had finished shuffling the cards with great skill and scattered them thoroughly before placing them on the table to proceed with the standard procedure of letting Catherine and Lin Feng cut the deck.

"Deal the cards," Lin Feng said, signaling the croupier not to bother cutting the deck and to just start the game. However, his look toward Catherine carried an additional, hidden meaning.

"Deal the cards," said Catherine, noticing the intensity in Lin Feng’s eyes. She realized she was facing the strongest opponent she had ever encountered and could only helplessly speak out, anxiously watching the events unfold without a way to intervene.

After hearing them, the croupier began dealing. Catherine’s face-up card was the Jack of Spades, while Lin Feng’s was the Five of Diamonds.

Catherine didn’t rush to speak this time. Instead, she first picked up her hole card to see if it was the card she had anticipated. She was determined not to lose over her arrogance again, as losing this hand wasn’t an outcome she desired. What did reputation matter in this scenario? She knew very well that the man sitting across from her, Lin Feng, was undoubtedly a master gambler. Catherine’s thoughts were no longer about cleaning Lin Feng out, but rather about how to protect her assets...

"Ah..."

"It’s not right!"

"Why is Catherine looking at her hole card from the start?"

"Exactly, isn’t Catherine the Gambling King? She should know the cards without looking!"

"What’s going on here? Could it be that Catherine feels unsure of victory?"

...

In the hall outside, the watchers were glued to the screen, unable to believe what they were seeing. Catherine’s behavior had changed too rapidly; just two hands into the game, and she was already peeking at her hole card willingly. This situation looked dire. Wasn’t she a real Gambling King? Why did she now lack confidence? Could it be... could it be that Lin Feng was also a real Gambling King? Otherwise, why would Catherine display such abnormal behavior!

But the current situation was indeed bad. It was utterly bizarre; such things were not supposed to happen, yet they were happening right before their eyes. They couldn’t help but believe it, even if they still couldn’t accept that Lin Feng was any kind of Gambling King. What a joke; where have you seen a Gambling King like Lin Feng, so young and unknown? A young Gambling King would surely cause an uproar!

So, Lin Feng couldn’t possibly be the Gambling King, but... what was actually going on? Why had Catherine become so cautious, as if facing a formidable enemy, while Lin Feng sat there nonchalantly? This was truly bizarre!

No matter how hard they thought, they couldn’t figure out what had transpired in that private room to make Catherine so cautious. It was utterly inconceivable...

Catherine picked up the cards slowly and lifted the corner, revealing a Ten of Diamonds – exactly the card she had in mind. Seeing this, she was greatly relieved. It seemed that Lin Feng hadn’t tampered with this hand. Relieved, Catherine thought there might still be hope in this game and decided to bet and see how things would unfold.

"Ten million," Catherine called out first, thinking to herself that it should have been a winning hand and she could have bet more. But the memory of the last two hands cast a shadow over her confidence. She couldn’t afford to be reckless and lose a massive sum to Lin Feng after saving money for so long, sending it his way was simply out of the question. Thus, Catherine adopted a wait-and-see approach to test the waters.

However, no matter what she pondered in her mind, her eyes stayed firmly locked on Lin Feng, unwilling to allow any negligence on her part to let Lin Feng cheat. The first hand had already left her deeply frustrated; she absolutely wouldn’t allow such an occurrence again.