Ghost Abuser: Middle

Zhou Yi concentrated all his Vital Energy onto the New Moon, to the point that the blade couldn't withstand it and began to tremble.

Enraged, Zhou Yi slashed at the Weirdness. With a flash of the blade, the Weirdness actually dodged the attack, and the blade landed behind it.

With a rumble, the strike actually caused the house to collapse. Zhou Yi retreated to the doorway in time, but the Weirdness wasn't so lucky. The collapsing house buried it. Since Zhou Yi was guarding the entrance, the Weirdness dared not advance and escape the house, only to be crushed by the collapsing structure.

However, Zhou Yi's senses told him the Weirdness wasn't dead. The chilling aura beneath the collapsed house still existed, and its intensity hadn't decreased at all. It seemed the collapsed house had caused it no harm.

As expected, a strange hand stretched out from the ruins. But Zhou Yi wouldn't let the Weirdness escape so easily. He slashed at the outstretched hand again.

The strike hit the Weirdness's hand directly, severing it and sending it to the ground. Black blood flowed from the wound. The Weirdness cried out in pain from beneath the ruins, then crouched down and burrowed out from in front of Zhou Yi.

Once free, the Weirdness stared at Zhou Yi with a cruel expression, seemingly contemplating how to torture him to make up for the harm inflicted.

Understanding the Weirdness's expression, Zhou Yi's face turned cold as he slashed at it again.

Seeing Zhou Yi's blade approach, the Weirdness dodged to the side, evading the attack.

Immediately after, Zhou Yi saw that the bleeding from the severed arm had stopped. A new hand then grew back at a visible speed. The Weirdness raised the hand, looked at it, then clenched it into a fist and glared at Zhou Yi.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yi didn't show any shock upon seeing this. Instead, he burst into laughter at the Weirdness.

"Hahahaha, if you died that easily, I wouldn't be happy!!!"

The onlookers, however, widened their eyes in shock, unsure how to defeat this Weirdness that could rapidly heal its wounds. Hearing Zhou Yi's laughter, they wondered if the young master had been driven mad.

Soon, Zhou Yi's actions dispelled their confusion. He took a blue Talisman Spell from his pouch and affixed it to his blade. The blade stopped trembling and a faint white light emanated from the edge, as if speaking of its current sharpness.

That's right, Zhou Yi had applied the upgraded version of one of the three Talisman Spells he knew, the yellow Evil Exorcising Talisman – the Exorcism Talisman, which greatly enhanced a weapon's sharpness.

After applying the Talisman Spell, Zhou Yi once again aimed his blade at the Weirdness.

"Seven Great Limits: Wind."

Countless gusts of wind gathered towards Zhou Yi's blade. In an instant, the surroundings grew calm again, as if nothing had happened.

Just as the onlookers thought Zhou Yi had failed to cast his Spiritual Skill, Zhou Yi moved. His blade tip began to tremble, then the blade, and finally Zhou Yi himself. He swung the blade at the Weirdness with an action that appeared slow yet was incredibly fast, before anyone could react.

Innumerable winds erupted from Zhou Yi's blade, blowing towards the Weirdness. However, this wind seemed different from before; it was mixed with specks of white light, appearing infinitely sharp.

The strong winds quickly reached the Weirdness. The countless white lights lunged at its body. Wherever they touched, a wound appeared. Though the wounds were small, they were incredibly numerous. Soon, the Weirdness was covered in dense, overlapping wounds, and streaks of black blood began to flow out. At this point, the Weirdness had become a "bloody" mess.

The Weirdness howled in agony within the wind. It tried to use its speed to escape the storm's embrace, but as soon as it moved, the wind, as if waiting for it, was faster, arriving ahead of it.

The tormented Weirdness was battered by the wind and collapsed to the ground.

Seeing this from afar, Zhou Yi waved his hand slightly, and the wind dissipated without a trace, leaving the Weirdness to wail in pain on the spot.

Don't misunderstand, Zhou Yi wasn't being soft-hearted and letting the Weirdness go. He was afraid it would be blown to death by the wind, which would be too easy for it!

The onlookers were stunned into silence, their jaws agape. Soon, they saw Zhou Yi stop the wind.

Did that last move exhaust the master too much? Is that why he stopped? Is he expecting us to step in now? the onlookers thought.

Then, they saw the Weirdness, battered by the wind, slowly get back on its feet. The wounds on its body began to disappear. However, with each disappearing wound, the Weirdness's face grew paler – a subtle change the onlookers didn't notice.

Zhou Yi, however, nodded as he watched the Weirdness. It seemed his guess was correct. There was no creature in this world that could heal indefinitely. Every recovery consumed its own life force. The more severe the injury, the more life force it would expend.

Seeing the wind dissipate, the Weirdness mistakenly believed Zhou Yi had exhausted his energy. A cruel expression appeared on its face as it slowly walked towards Zhou Yi.

Seeing the Weirdness approach him, Zhou Yi was initially confused. Then he realized the Weirdness probably thought his Vital Energy was depleted and he was defenseless. However, Zhou Yi made no move. He simply withdrew the Vital Energy covering his New Moon and silently watched the Weirdness slowly approach.

The watching crowd also noticed the Vital Energy on Zhou Yi's blade disappear. They couldn't help but gasp inwardly, then tightened their grip on their weapons, ready to rush forward and rescue Zhou Yi.

Seeing no fear in Zhou Yi's eyes, the Weirdness grew suspicious. But then it looked at the blade in Zhou Yi's hand, noticing that the color that had harmed it was gone.

So it was all a pretense.

Reassured, the Weirdness boldly continued towards Zhou Yi. But just as it got within six paces, Zhou Yi smirked at it.

A sense of dread washed over the Weirdness. How could this person be so despicable, luring me in? It immediately tried to retreat.

At this moment, Zhou Yi's blade quickly lit up with a faint red glow again. The onlookers also stopped in their tracks, realizing the master had been toying with the Weirdness.

"Seven Great Limits: Wind."

Zhou Yi softly spoke the words to the Weirdness again.

Gusts of wind once more gathered towards Zhou Yi's blade, then fell silent. The blade began to tremble. Zhou Yi swung it gently towards the Weirdness again, and countless winds, mixed with specks of white light, surged towards the Weirdness.