Chapter 23 Power +5
"Ahhhh!"
Qiao Feng's face changed dramatically.
The evil ghost's momentum was too strong. As soon as it appeared, he knew he stood no chance against it. In his fear, he stepped back, simultaneously striking with the Descending Dragon Palm.
"Descending Dragon Palm!"
He met the sharp claw of the evil ghost with the Descending Dragon Palm, attempting to block it and buy himself some time to escape the ancestral hall.
He had completely lost the intention to battle the evil ghost. Upon encountering such a creature, there was only one thought in his mind - run for his life.
"Hehe!"
The evil ghost sneered sinisterly. Its sharp claw suddenly became transparent and completely ignored Qiao Feng's Descending Dragon Palm. It went through his palms and clawed right at his forehead.
"Splat!"
Qiao Feng's skull was punctured by the evil ghost's claw as if it were tofu. Bloody black mixture flowed out on the spot.
"I..."
Qiao Feng's eyes rolled back, barely managing to utter a word before collapsing to the ground and swiftly succumbing to death.
Outside the ancestral hall, Zhao Xuewen was terrified, "Master Mu, what is this thing?"
"Shush!"
Xiao Mu didn't have time to explain, he drew a deep breath.
Sure enough, this evil ghost was unusually powerful. If he were in Qiao Feng's place, he might not necessarily survive either.
Luckily, he had sensed something was amiss beforehand and led Zhao Xuewen out of the ancestral hall. Otherwise, the consequences of being entangled by the evil ghost would be devastating.
"Hehe!"
The green-skinned evil ghost glanced at Xiao Mu standing at the door, its eyes filled with a bloodthirsty and brutal light. In the middle of its eerie laughter, it impudently brought the sharp claw, which had just killed Qiao Feng, up to its mouth, licking the brain matter off its razor-sharp nails.
"Ugh!"
Zhao Xuewen vomited on the spot.
"Get away!"
Xiao Mu coldly uttered a sentence.
Having Zhao Xuewen stay by his side at this moment would just be a distraction.
"Master, be careful."
Zhao Xuewen warned Xiao Mu, then without a moment's delay, he turned and ran. He didn't want to face the evil ghost for a single second longer, the farther he could get away from it, the better.
"Hehe!"
The green-skinned evil ghost glared with a bloodthirsty gaze at Zhao Xuewen's retreating figure, then abruptly moved. In its sight, no one was allowed to flee.
"Boom!"
The wall of the ancestral hall was instantly ruined by the blow of the green-skinned ghost, collapsing like tofu. Meanwhile, the ghost's sharp claw extended, bringing with it the roaring wild wind, aimed directly at Zhao Xuewen who was attempting to flee.
"Master, save me!"
On hearing the movement, Zhao Xuewen looked back and was so terrified that his legs went weak. He loudly appealed to Xiao Mu for help.
"Arise!"
Xiao Mu looked serious, paying no heed to Zhao Xuewen. He only stretched out his Peach Wood Sword, pointing towards the pre-existing golden light circle.
Buzz!
The golden light shot out, and the previously drawn golden light circle emitted a brilliant radiance. In the blink of an eye, it was activated. A golden light ascended, forming a wall of light, which trapped the green-skinned evil ghost in the middle.
Sizzle!
The green-skinned evil ghost slammed into the light wall, immediately repelled, while the sound of sizzling came from its body - the sound of corrosion.
Ghost Qi and Yin Qi can corrode a human's body -- the same applies in reverse, the Dao Method Spiritual Energy can corrode the body of an evil ghost.
The evil ghost, under attack, was immediately enraged. It whipped its head around, glaring fiercely at Xiao Mu.
Raging Fury!
A green luster, half an inch out, shot from the eyes of the evil ghost. It harbored unfathomable hate towards Xiao Mu who had dared harm it, vowing to see him dead before it could be at ease.
"Die!"
It spat out a word from its mouth, the sinister aura seeming like a cold wave descending from the sky, causing one to shiver all over.
"Swift!"
Xiao Mu was the first to act -- with the Peach Wood Sword in hand, he attached a Fire Talisman to the blade.
By using the Peach Wood Sword to cast Dao Talisman, its power was greatly increased.
"Spiritual Fire —— Burn!"
Xiao Mu pointed the Peach Wood Sword, and a fireball blasted towards the green-skinned evil ghost.
"Puff!"
The fireball hit the green-skinned evil ghost directly, immediately setting a layer of flames on its body, as if covering it with a net of fire.
This net of fire held spirituality and carried a strong corrosive effect, directly igniting on the body of the evil ghost.
Sizzle!
"Ahh!"
His body being corroded, the Evil Ghost emitted a mournful howl. However, the very next moment, the Evil Ghost extended its sharp claws, reached directly towards its own body, and a surge of Yin Qi sprouted from its claws, extinguishing Xiao Mu's Spiritual Fire.
Xiao Mu's face instantly changed.
The fire talisman was his strongest attack method, and yet, it still couldn't kill this green-skinned Evil Ghost.
"Die!"
At the same time, the Evil Ghost roared in fury and charged at Xiao Mu once again.
Hum!
The Golden Light blocked the Evil Ghost once again, yet it began to tremble, dimming considerably.
This Golden Light couldn't possibly block the Evil Ghost indefinitely. In fact, it couldn't hold out much longer.
Xiao Mu's face changed once again.
"Hehe!"
The Evil Ghost, with a ghastly smile, charged towards the Golden Light once more.
The Golden Light held a strong corrosive power, but it didn't care. Even though it could corrode its body, it couldn't kill it.
After several collisions, patches of corrosion began to appear on the green-skinned Evil Ghost.
However, the Golden Light wall had become weak, clearly it couldn't hold out for much longer.
"Quick!"
In his urgency, Xiao Mu pulled out another Dao Talisman and threw it directly at the Evil Ghost.
This was the Suppressing Evil Talisman, a first-level Dao Talisman that has some special effect.
Struck by the Suppressing Evil Talisman, the Evil Ghost was instantly immobilized, like a spell had been cast on him, and it didn't move.
However, this kind of Dao Talisman worked well against common Evil Ghosts; it was hardly effective against a stronger one like the green-skinned Evil Ghost. After a moment, the green-skinned Evil Ghost regained its movement and charged at the Golden Light wall once again.
"Quick!"
Xiao Mu again pulled out a Suppressing Evil Talisman, and placed it on the body of the Peach Wood Sword, to amplify its effect using the sword.
Using the Peach Wood Sword to amplify the power of the Dao Talisman can damage the sword. If used too much, the Peach Wood Sword would become useless.
But by now, Xiao Mu couldn't care less about the sword becoming useless. If the Evil Ghost doesn't die, he would die.
With a point of his Peach Wood Sword, the Evil Ghost was immobilized once again.
This time, it was clearly immobilized for a longer period.
Barely managing to find this opportunity, Xiao Mu didn't dare to lose any time. He took out a fire talisman and placed it on the body of his Peach Wood Sword.
"Quick!"
As the fire talisman was placed onto the Peach Wood Sword, the sword immediately turned red and a ball of flame spurts out from it.
"Fall!"
Xiao Mu, who had been prepared beforehand, roared and directly pressed the flame back with his hand.
He immediately took out another fire talisman and placed it onto the Peach Wood Sword.
"Quick!"
This was another method of using the Dao Talisman that he had learned—stacking the Dao Talismans on the Peach Wood Sword. With his current strength, he could stack up to three Dao Talismans.
Puff!
A much larger flame spurted out from the body of the Peach Wood Sword, breaking the sword in the process.
"Fall for me!"
Xiao Mu once again pressed his hand towards the flame, pressing it down. At this point, however, the Peach Wood Sword had turned pitch-black.
The Spiritual Fire was too hot — it had scorched the body of the Peach Wood Sword.
This way, after using up three Dao Talismans, the Peach Wood Sword would probably become useless. But right now Xiao Mu couldn't care less about that.
If the Evil Ghost doesn't die, he will die.
He pressed the third fire talisman onto the body of the Peach Wood Sword.
"Quick!"
"Hehe!"
The green-skinned Evil Ghost finally broke free from the restraints of the Suppressing Evil Talisman and made a bizarre laugh as it charged towards the Golden Light wall.
At the same time, Xiao Mu was finally ready with a grave expression, he pointed the flaming red Peach Wood Sword towards the green-skinned Evil Ghost.
"Furious Flame - Burn!"
A Fire Dragon roared and blazed towards the green-skinned Evil Ghost.
Ahh!
The temperature generated from the stacking of three fire talismans was definitely beyond that from one. The green-skinned Evil Ghost was howling in pain as it was being burned. It was frantically flailing its claws around its body, attempting to extinguish the fire using Yin Qi.
But it was all in vain. The fire kept burning more and more vigorously, and in a short period, the green-skinned Evil Ghost was reduced to ashes.
Simultaneously, Xiao Mu heard a prompt: Power +5.