Divine & Bizarre: Increasing Points to Invincibility-Chapter 40: The Great Revered One Clinging Like a Stubborn Plaster_1
"But... I don’t think I felt any mana fluctuations from Fan Wu just now," Shen Ji Yue said with a face full of shock, whispering in a low murmur, "Did he... just crush the head of a malevolent ghost with his bare hands using only his physical strength?"
"With the Power of his robust physical body and the intense Yang Energy as scorching as a furnace, did he truly obliterate that malevolent ghost?"
Shen Ji Yue had heard some stories of Fan Wu’s exploits from Xie Jiu before.
But hearing from others and seeing with one’s own eyes...
Are two completely different experiences!
This was the first time she had seen someone crush a ghost into oblivion with their bare hands!
Wasn’t that a bit too exaggerated?
Just how vast was the Power within Fan Wu’s body? And how scorching was his Yang Energy?
That was almost like a living Magic Artifact!
Hiss!!!
...
Confronting the gaze of two people and a group of ghosts, Fan Wu showed not the slightest hint of fear.
He looked up at the pitch-black night sky.
Then, he turned his expressionless face toward the group of malevolent ghosts.
The attribute information of every single one of those ghosts appeared before his eyes.
He saw through all the malevolent ghosts in just one glance.
As for those common malevolent ghosts that were mere underlings, Fan Wu essentially ignored them, as their attributes were too low.
They were too weak.
Not worth his attention.
However, the Ghost Groom next to the palanquin and the Ghost Bride inside the big red wedding palanquin had attribute information worthy of Fan Wu’s slight side glance.
[Hundred-Year Ghost Groom——Life: 658——Power: 11.9——Skills: Dual Soul Embodiment, Ghost Possession, Dark Curtain Barrier, Yin Energy Corrosion...]
[Hundred-Year Ghost Bride——Life: 610——Power: 10.2——Skills: Dual Soul Embodiment, Dark Curtain Barrier, Soul Subjugation Technique, Female Ghost Enchantment...]
The attributes of the Ghost Groom and Ghost Bride were quite high, much higher than those of the common malevolent ghosts.
At the same time...
They were also a bit stronger than Shen Ji Yue and Xie Jiu of Qintian Division.
This was precisely why those two felt as if they had encountered a formidable enemy.
Even pessimistically believing that if they had to die in battle here, they could not let the Destiny Coffin fall into the hands of these strange creatures.
The Ghost Groom and Ghost Bride were formidable in their own right.
If possible... Fan Wu would prefer not to get too entangled with these malevolent ghosts, but who could have guessed that those few that burst into the inn would take him for an ally of Qintian Division.
Not only did they not rush to snatch the Destiny Coffin first, they actually thought of eliminating Fan Wu in the inn before anything else!
Then...
They paid a terribly heavy price for their foolish actions.
At the same time.
They got Fan Wu involved.
And that put him in a very bad mood.
When his mood soured, the violent killing intent inside him spread without any reservation at that moment.
The atmosphere suddenly became harsh and severe!
That aura, more terrifying even than that of the malevolent ghosts, caused Shen Ji Yue to feel waves of palpitations!
It left Shen Ji Yue utterly astounded!
"How many strange creatures has he killed, or... how many living people, to cultivate such an extremely violent killing intent?" Shen Ji Yue felt her throat go dry.
She had not understood before why Xie Jiu treated Fan Wu with courtesy that bordered on subservience.
Now, she understood.
In front of such a man, as fierce as a wild beast...
It indeed made sense to be a bit more humble.
Otherwise...
It would be even more hopeless than facing malevolent ghosts!
Shen Ji Yue knew she should not speculate about a person like this.
But the terrifying aura around Fan Wu really made it hard not to overthink!
And Xie Jiu, having witnessed Fan Wu’s abilities before, appeared a bit more composed than Shen Ji Yue.
However, he couldn’t help but swallow his saliva in secret, exclaiming with shock, "Fan Wu seems even more terrifying than a few days ago."
I don’t know if it’s just my imagination.
He felt that Fan Wu had grown even stronger than a few days before!
This...
Xie Jiu was startled by his own guess.
That shouldn’t be possible, right?
Only a few days had passed, how could Daoist Fan possibly have become stronger so quickly?
This must be my own illusion.
Yes.
Illusion!
Shen Ji Yue and Xie Jiu took advantage of this gap and immediately came together. Judging by their height, Shen Ji Yue was a whole head taller than Xie Jiu, making the difference in their stature particularly obvious.
"Something isn’t quite right," Shen Ji Yue struggled to shift her shocked gaze away from Fan Wu as she surveyed the evil spirits in Willow Alley, especially the Ghost Groom who had already revealed his form.
Shen Ji Yue took a deep breath and whispered, "Just now, these evil spirits were desperate to tear us apart, but when Daoist Fan appeared, they stopped? Were they intimidated? It seems like that’s the case, but I still feel that something isn’t quite right..."
"That Ghost Groom, his current state seems very wrong!"
"Ghost Groom?" Xie Jiu turned his head to look and also noticed the strange situation.
The Ghost Groom had stopped focusing on the two of them.
Instead, he was staring dead at Fan Wu, who had walked out from the inn, with a pair of hollow eyes full of endless enmity!
That look wasn’t like he was staring at a common enemy.
It was as if he was staring at an enemy of ten lifetimes or a father’s murderer!
That eerie gaze sent chills down one’s spine!
Xie Jiu seemed to recall something, his tone carrying a hint of reminiscence, "I remember, when I encountered that strange shadowy creature last time, it seemed...I also experienced this situation."
"Hmm?" Shen Ji Yue didn’t understand.
Xie Jiu couldn’t quite explain it either, but he always felt that these sinister beings, when facing Fan Wu...
It was like they were encountering their nemesis.
Which he found particularly strange.
...
At one end of Willow Alley.
The Ghost Groom had his gaze firmly locked onto Fan Wu.
Those lifeless eyes, filled with resentment, made it impossible for ordinary people to dare meet his stare!
If someone without cultivation locked eyes with him even for a moment...
They would surely fall gravely ill when they went back!
His upper and lower lips were curled back, revealing rows of teeth grinding against each other, producing a series of clear and grating sounds.
"Grind, grind..."
"Grind, grind..."
On his ghastly pale face, dark veins bulged and became visible, making his ghostly face even more sinister and horrifying!
It seemed as if he was angry.
As if he was raging!
The ceremonial robe of the Ghost Groom fluttered in the gusts of yin energy.
The yin energy in Willow Alley had become exceptionally thick.
The entire alley was shrouded in layers of white fog.
"The Great Revered One... commands, upon... seeing this person..."
"Kill!"
"Without!"
"Mercy!"
A strange voice, as if a spring had been caught, began to rumble low from the Ghost Groom’s throat.
This low, faint voice...Xie Jiu and Shen Ji Yue couldn’t hear it well.
But Fan Wu heard every word loud and clear!
Feeling deadly killing intent enveloping him, Fan Wu didn’t feel the slightest bit alarmed.
He just looked up at the sky, speechless.
Then let out a light sigh.
Indeed.
Earlier, when he learned that another sinister creature had come for what was called the Destiny Coffin, he had a bad premonition.
Because, before coming to Bai He County, the strange shadow he encountered also seemed to want to steal the Destiny Coffin. And it seemed that the shadow had some subtle connection with The Great Revered One.
Now, a group with the same purpose as the strange shadow appeared...Fan Wu’s first thought was of The Great Revered One.
Initially, he had held a bit of hope.
But now...
His sliver of hope was gone.
His premonition was right again.
Damn!!
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