Chapter 169: Chapter 116: Hundred Ghosts Hall Master

He truly felt a desperate need for that Lightweight Technique.

’It was so damn frustrating, being unable to catch someone you were chasing.’

’But the problem is, Miao Feichan has a huge issue with me right now... She probably won’t teach me, will she?’

’I can’t just tie her up and force it out of her, can I?’

’Besides, the woman is as nimble as a startled rabbit and as fast as a shadow. Catching her would be anything but easy.’

’Even if I could catch her, I could never actually do something like that...’

’I haven’t sunk that low.’

Fortunately, the Hundred Ghosts Hall Master’s Lightweight Technique wasn’t that much better than his own. The Cyan Cloud Step did have its unique strengths, and with Fang Shuwen’s Inner Strength on top of that, catching this man was likely just a matter of time.

He decided to stop talking and focused completely on the chase.

The sight of the two of them, one chasing the other, sent the morale of the Yuqing Pavilion members soaring.

Everyone had just heard Fang Shuwen call out the man’s title: "Hundred Ghosts Hall Master."

And now he was chasing him, making him flee in utter disarray.

Zhou Qingmei was so excited her face flushed red. The Wind Shock Sword in her hand seemed to grow a little sharper as she cut down several Vermilion Bird Guards in a row. She then looked toward Zuo Qingshuang, who wasn’t far off.

"Master, it’s him!"

Zuo Qingshuang drew her gaze back from the sky, her expression somewhat complex.

Yu Yaoguang wanted to break away and help, but the handful of Undead posed too great a threat. While it wouldn’t be difficult for her to kill them, if she ignored them to help Fang Shuwen, they would become a huge danger to everyone else.

Fortunately, it looked like Fang Shuwen had the upper hand, chasing the Hundred Ghosts Hall Master down. Seeing this, she suppressed her impatience and focused on dealing with the situation before her.

While morale on the Yuqing Pavilion’s side soared, it plummeted for the Hundred Ghosts Hall, and their ranks grew unsteady.

The tide of battle, which had already begun to turn with Yu Yaoguang’s appearance, now shifted even more decisively.

Fang Shuwen didn’t know that while his taunts hadn’t affected the Hundred Ghosts Hall Master himself, they had had an enormous impact on the battle as a whole.

He sprinted madly, his senses locked firmly onto the Hundred Ghosts Hall Master. Slowly, he began to realize that the man’s speed was actually inferior to his own.

The difference wasn’t huge, but the distance between them was definitely closing.

After more than two hours of this mad chase, one right behind the other, Fang Shuwen abruptly thrust out his right palm.

Unskilled Palm Technique, Fourth Form: Stone Carving!

The Palm Wind condensed to a single point, a swirling vortex of energy aimed straight for the vital acupoint on the Hundred Ghosts Hall Master’s back!

The Hundred Ghosts Hall Master sensed the vicious wind at his back. He dodged abruptly, evading the palm strike and landing atop a large tree.

He looked up just in time to see Fang Shuwen’s palm descending from the heavens!

At this point, even the Hundred Ghosts Hall Master couldn’t easily escape. He had no choice but to raise a hand and meet the blow head-on.

The moment their palms met, a muffled BOOM echoed in all directions. Immense force blasted downward, driving the Hundred Ghosts Hall Master’s body irresistibly toward the ground. The tree beneath his feet offered no support. BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

A continuous series of cracks and snaps followed, sending a shower of splinters flying.

Fang Shuwen’s single palm strike had driven him from the treetop all the way to the ground.

The moment his feet touched solid ground, the Hundred Ghosts Hall Master roared. A series of CRACKS and POPS emanated from his body as his muscles bulged. His entire frame began to expand, and his strength surged, wave after wave, as he abruptly channeled all his power in an attempt to shove Fang Shuwen away.

But Fang Shuwen’s Palm Technique was like the weight of a mountain. No matter how hard the Hundred Ghosts Hall Master struggled, he couldn’t push him back an inch.

He cursed inwardly, ’This kid is a complete monster!’

He abruptly shifted his Inner Strength. ’If I can’t go up, I’ll go down.’

Fang Shuwen suddenly felt the resistance from the Hundred Ghosts Hall Master vanish. His own Palm Power drove straight through, pushing the man directly into the ground.

Just as he was processing this, he saw a mound of earth bulge upward and rapidly move away into the distance.

This wasn’t one of the Hundred Ghosts Hall’s Martial Arts. It was an Earth Travel Technique that the Hall Master had learned by chance in his early years of roaming the Jianghu.

The technique used Inner Strength to part the soil, allowing for unimpeded travel as long as one didn’t hit bedrock.

And at the Hundred Ghosts Hall Master’s current level, even bedrock could be shattered on impact.

Seeing that Fang Shuwen was in relentless pursuit, with no intention of talking and only a desire to see him dead, he was forced to use every trick he knew to try and escape his grasp.

But would Fang Shuwen let him get his wish?

A single glance was all it took for him to understand. He immediately leaped into the air, his right fist clenching tight. In an instant, he punched out like a spear.

The punch slammed viciously into the ground.

The Stunning Spear technique activated, followed by a tremendous BOOM!

Dirt and soil erupted in an instant, a massive crater blasted into the ground. The Hundred Ghosts Hall Master was blown out with a muffled grunt.

He was a wretched sight, covered in dirt and dripping with blood. In some places, the wounds were deep enough to show bone.

But in that same instant, his flesh began to squirm. The blood that had flowed from his wounds actually seeped back into his body. His skin and muscles tightened, and in the blink of an eye, his injuries had completely healed.

Fang Shuwen wasn’t surprised. If the Bone King and Flesh King possessed such terrifying regenerative abilities, it stood to reason the Hundred Ghosts Hall Master would too.

’At this rate,’ Fang Shuwen suspected, ’unless I burn him to a pile of ash, he can probably recover from anything.’

After recovering, the Hundred Ghosts Hall Master held out a hand.

"Stop... Wait..."

Why would Fang Shuwen pay any attention to that?

’Chattering endlessly before a fight isn’t my style.’

’Once we start, we fight until one of us is dead!’

At the thought, a Dharma Aspect erupted from his back.

Celestial Intent Four Symbols Technique: Wind God’s Fury!

The Wind God Dharma Aspect towered behind him. As Fang Shuwen struck out with his palm, the Dharma Aspect’s giant hand pushed forward in unison.

The Hundred Ghosts Hall Master’s face went dark.

He actually had a thought similar to Fang Shuwen’s. After roaming the Jianghu for so many years, what kind of person hadn’t he met?

But he had never encountered anyone quite like Fang Shuwen...

’Anyone else would have at least given me a chance to speak, right?’

’Forget everything else, I designed such an intricate scheme! Anyone else would have at least demanded to know all the details before making a move.’

’But Fang Shuwen doesn’t ask questions... He just attacks!’

Even though the Hundred Ghosts Hall Master was a truly sly old fox with an unfathomably deep and calculating mind, at this moment, he was genuinely enraged.

"Fine, fine, fine! Since you insist on pushing me to the brink, then let’s just see... who will be the one left standing!"