Zhang Lin frowned and struck the Headless Corpse Evil with "Shatter Void."
"Bang!"
The Headless Corpse Evil was sent flying in an instant, half of its body already gone.
"You deserve to die! You deserve to die! You deserve to die!..."
Zhang Lin was somewhat surprised by its vitality. It still had not died.
Seizing this opening, he hastily covered his face with the black cloth he had prepared beforehand, leaving only two black-rimmed eyeholes to prevent Old Daoist from seeing his true face.
At this moment, Old Daoist also arrived at Zhang Lin's side.
"Your strength is impressive, sir!"
Old Daoist sized Zhang Lin up, then offered a slightly incredulous compliment.
"Nothing special!"
Zhang Lin said in a lowered voice.
"Evil beast, why haven't you accepted death yet!"
Old Daoist nodded before turning to look at the Headless Corpse Evil lying on the ground.
"Stinking old Daoist, and that damned bastard beside you—you're both going to die!"
In an instant, the Headless Corpse Evil turned into a ball of flesh and charged toward the ten headless corpses that had been beheaded during the day.
"Not good!"
Old Daoist had not examined the surrounding environment earlier. By the time he noticed the Headless Corpse Evil's movements, it was already a little too late.
With a casual flick, he threw out more than a dozen talismans.
"Boom!"
With an explosive blast, that area was shrouded in thick smoke.
Not long after, the smoke dispersed, and a shadow suddenly stretched long.
Taking a closer look, they found that the corpses on the ground had vanished. In their original spot stood a towering giant of flesh and blood, its aura thick and powerful, countless times stronger than before.
Its entire body was ragged and battered, standing a full ten meters tall. It too had no head, while its body contained densely packed human heads, all with mouths open in soundless roars.
Some Yin Souls also wandered within its body, trying to break through the outermost layer of skin.
"Where there's smoke, there's no damage. The saying truly didn't deceive me!"
Zhang Lin looked at the flesh giant and tugged at the corner of his mouth.
Old Daoist gave Zhang Lin a speechless glance. He had not expected this man to still be in the mood for jokes!
A slit suddenly opened across the flesh giant's belly, quickly revealing a gaping bloody mouth. Two long tongues with feeding mouths extended from within and licked toward the two of them.
"Fuck!"
Zhang Lin flashed away from his original position, leaving behind only a huge pit.
Old Daoist reacted quickly as well, retreating backward.
"Sir..."
Old Daoist had just wanted to join forces with Zhang Lin against the enemy.
Before he could finish speaking, however, he saw Zhang Lin charging forward already!
"Sir, you're being too rash! This evil beast has now reached the ninth level of the Qi Refining Realm and is only a step away from the Half-step Foundation Establishment Realm. Without joining forces, I fear it will be difficult to handle!"
Old Daoist inwardly cursed the rashness and prepared to charge in as well.
"Ah..."
Suddenly, a miserable scream rang out. The flesh giant had been knocked to the ground by the masked man with a single punch.
"This..."
Old Daoist was stunned.
The flesh giant flung out its long tongues again, but this time there were not merely two—there were a full twenty.
The long tongues shot toward Zhang Lin like the wind.
"Hm?"
Zhang Lin focused his mind, blood qi enveloping his entire body. His figure moved like lightning as he dodged the tongue attacks while gradually closing in on the flesh giant.
"Four Symbols: White Tiger: Shatter Void!"
At that moment, an enormous tiger claw condensed from blood qi suddenly appeared above Zhang Lin, crackling with faint arcs of electricity as it viciously slammed down.
"Ah..."
A piercing cry rang out.
The flesh giant was blasted apart alive, chunks of meat scattering everywhere as the Yin Souls fled in all directions.
"You... I... It's been eliminated just like that!"
Unable to sense the Headless Corpse Evil's aura any longer, Old Daoist stared at the sight before him, unable to calm himself for a long time.
He himself was at the ninth level of the Qi Refining Realm. Although he could have slain the creature through his methods, he did not think he could have done it so cleanly.
He had not expected this masked man to be so powerful.
"Half-step Foundation Establishment Realm? Or was he already in the Foundation Establishment Realm?"
Though he could not discern the other party's cultivation realm, that did not stop him from making wild guesses.
He took out a gourd and muttered something incomprehensible. The Yin Souls were immediately sucked inside.
Zhang You did not see it that way. He had not received any blue-white qi, which proved that the creature was not dead yet!
"Don't let your guard down. It's still alive!"
Seeing Old Daoist's relaxed expression, Zhang You had no choice but to warn him.
"That's impossible! I can't sense its aura anymore!"
Moreover, Old Daoist had recognized that earlier move. It carried the power of lightning, one of the forces evil entities feared most.
After taking such a blow head-on, its physical body had already been torn into pieces. Could it possibly still be alive?
The evil entity was startled by their sharp senses, so it simply stopped pretending.
Very quickly, tentacles sprouted from all the chunks of flesh on the ground and attacked Old Daoist and Zhang You.
Those tentacles were covered in densely packed flesh spikes. If an ordinary person took even one hit, they would be crippled if not dead, not to mention the dense clusters of feeding mouths on those spikes.
The vortex-like teeth inside those feeding mouths were tiny, yet when they scraped against one another, sparks flashed violently.
Zhang You covered his entire body in blood qi and struck out with several consecutive palms, blasting apart the tentacles attacking from every direction.
At some point, Old Daoist had taken out a whisk. With several "smack, smack, smacks," he shattered the tentacles closing in on him.
Several talismans also floated around his body, forming a defensive barrier that blocked the tentacles he could not destroy in time.
Yet those tentacles seemed immortal and indestructible, always appearing again.
So this is the path of immortal cultivation! Damn, that's cool as hell!
Watching Old Daoist's situation, Zhang You felt a surge of envy.
He wondered whether he was suited for this path too!
He made up his mind. After dealing with this evil entity, he would "take down" Old Daoist and politely ask him about a few things!
Old Daoist suddenly felt a chill run down his spine!
Feeling the auras around him drawing closer and closer, Zhang You no longer intended to waste time.
These tentacles could not be wiped out completely. There had to be some core object.
But he had examined the surroundings and found nothing suspicious.
"Old Daoist, step back a little!"
Though Old Daoist did not understand why, he still retreated.
Zhang You raised his blood qi to another level and slammed his palm viciously against the ground. A powerful current of air spread outward.
The chunks of flesh on the ground were jolted free from the earth.
"Four Symbols: White Tiger: Thunderclap!"
The tiger's roar sounded once more, and the chunks of flesh hanging in the air were instantly turned into powder.
Meanwhile, he controlled his blood qi and sent it spreading outward!
A black shadow shot toward the side.
"Found it!"
Zhang You spun around in a flash and grabbed hold of a heart.
"Spare me!"
Ignoring it, he crushed the heart in one grip. A cloud of black mist rose from within.
"Ah!"
An arc of electricity flashed from his hand and instantly plunged into the black mist. Another piercing cry rang out, and before long, the surroundings fell silent.
A wisp of blue-white qi entered his body.
"That evil beast has been eliminated!"
Old Daoist hurried over at this moment and looked around.
Suddenly, Zhang You appeared behind Old Daoist and struck with a hand chop, swift and decisive.
"You..."
Old Daoist hastily set up a defensive barrier.
"Crack!"
Old Daoist fainted!
Zhang You happily slung Old Daoist over his shoulder and vanished into the alley in the blink of an eye.
Not long afterward, those people arrived at the marketplace. Looking at the mess covering the ground, they all guarded against one another.
As for the old woman controlling the blood shadow, she had sensed Zhang You's location in advance and changed direction midway, chasing after him.
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