The strange entity watched the gale surge toward it, and despair immediately rose in its heart. It tried once more to evade with its speed, but in the end, it was still not faster than the wind before it.
The strange entity was once again blasted into a crouch by the gale, screaming out. Its cries grew more shrill with each passing moment, while blood flowed nonstop from its body. In the end, its throat seemed to have gone hoarse, and its howls grew weaker and weaker.
Seeing this, Zhou Yi immediately withdrew the gale.
After the gale receded, the strange entity lay on the ground for a long while without getting up. The wounds on its body healed far more slowly than before, and its face had turned so pale that even the onlookers noticed something was wrong.
"So its face turns pale when it heals its wounds!"
The leading martial artist said excitedly to his subordinate beside him. He wanted to tell Zhou Yi about this discovery, but recalling Zhou Yi's earlier actions, perhaps the lord had already noticed. Still, to be safe, he decided to tell Zhou Yi anyway.
In Zhou Yi's perception, nearly half of the strange entity's frigid Yin Energy had vanished. By all rights, it should not have been this weak.
"My lord, that strange entity needs to consume life force to heal its wounds!"
The leading martial artist reminded Zhou Yi.
Zhou Yi had known that long ago, but he still turned his head and thanked the leading martial artist.
Just then, the wounds on the strange entity's body instantly healed. Its eyes turned blood-red, and with one palm slammed against the ground, it sprang up and lunged at Zhou Yi.
The leading martial artist beside them looked behind Zhou Yi. His pupils instantly widened, and he opened his mouth to shout at Zhou Yi, "My lord! Watch out!"
As soon as the leading martial artist's words fell, Zhou Yi's body began to swell in height. Muscles bulged across him in slabs, his black clothes nearly bursting apart, while veins rose one after another along his neck.
Clang~
The strange entity's claws raked across Zhou Yi's back with the sound of metal striking stone, and sparks actually flew.
What kind of monster is this? Such a thought surfaced in the strange entity's mind.
At that moment, Zhou Yi suddenly turned around, seized the strange entity by the throat, and lifted it into the air. He mocked it, "I knew what you were planning. You're this stupid, and you still dare call yourself a strange entity? In your next life, go be a pig!"
Zhou Yi paused, scratched his head with his free hand, then said to the strange entity, "No, that's not right. Once you fall into my hands, you won't even get to be a pig!"
The strange entity continued struggling in Zhou Yi's grasp, slashing claw after claw at him. Claws that could normally split gold and shatter stone felt like nothing more than scratches against Zhou Yi's body.
After hearing Zhou Yi's words, the strange entity became even more enraged. It opened its mouth to howl at Zhou Yi, but before it could make a sound, Zhou Yi's hand abruptly tightened, forcing the howl back down its throat.
Zhou Yi's expression gradually turned cold, and his hand tightened more and more. Only when the strange entity before him seemed on the verge of suffocation did Zhou Yi loosen his grip slightly. In an icy voice, he said, "I'll make you suffer ten times, a hundred times, a thousand times more than the people you ate!"
Hearing Zhou Yi's frigid words, fear appeared on the strange entity's face.
Seeing this, Zhou Yi gave a soft laugh. "So you strange entities know fear too! Then why do you still eat people?"
The strange entity wanted to force some words through its throat, but Zhou Yi clutched its neck tightly, giving it no chance to speak.
"I saw you in a book!"
Zhou Yi continued, then recited a passage.
"Ghost Abuser takes pleasure in watching others suffer. Once a person's spirit has gone numb, it gradually devours that person, seeking its final enjoyment from them. After devouring them completely, it goes on to search for the next person..."
"See? Was I right?"
Zhou Yi shook Ghost Abuser in his hand, not giving it a chance to speak. He tightened his grip again, as though he intended to crush Ghost Abuser alive. Ghost Abuser's eyeballs gradually bulged outward, and its tongue began to hang from its mouth.
"Don't worry. You won't die so quickly!"
After saying that, Zhou Yi loosened his hand. Ghost Abuser once again gained a chance to breathe, gulping down fresh air in great mouthfuls.
Zhou Yi sensed the frigid Yin Energy on Ghost Abuser. Compared to when they had first met, only one-third remained now, but that was enough for Zhou Yi.
Zhou Yi pressed Ghost Abuser onto the ground, took out New Moon, and drove it in through Ghost Abuser's spine. Ghost Abuser began struggling madly on the ground, but in Zhou Yi's hands, it could not break free no matter what.
"This is only the beginning."
Zhou Yi calmly said to the strange entity beneath his feet.
The people nearby broke out in cold sweats at such brutal methods. But then they remembered that Ghost Abuser had never shown mercy to humans, and its methods had been even crueler than this. At that thought, they felt that Zhou Yi was still not being ruthless enough. Very soon, Zhou Yi made them dismiss that notion.
New Moon's blade trembled slightly as small gusts gathered around it. This time, Zhou Yi did not unleash Seven Great Limits with all his strength. He was afraid of killing the strange entity in one stroke.
Once the sound of wind stopped, the blade trembled again. This time, the sound of wind actually came from Ghost Abuser's stomach. Ghost Abuser wanted to ease its pain with a howl, but Zhou Yi still held its neck in an iron grip.
Black blood began seeping from Ghost Abuser's eyes, its eyeballs seeming ready to burst from their sockets. Its entire body shook like a sieve.
When Zhou Yi sensed that Ghost Abuser's frigid Yin Energy was about to disappear completely, he stopped, preserving Ghost Abuser's life. He flipped Ghost Abuser over with his foot and saw that its eyes were already filled with numbness.
Seeing this, Zhou Yi pulled out the blade. Before Ghost Abuser could cry out, he severed its head with a single slash.
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Black blood covered the blade, concealing its original gleam. Blood dripped from the tip onto the ground, drop by drop, shattering the silence of the night.
Zhou Yi quietly watched the corpse before him for a while. When he came back to himself, he tore a piece of cloth from his clothes and wiped the blade clean. Only after its silvery-white gleam was revealed did he return it to its sheath.
Only then did Zhou Yi turn to look at the others. The little girl's mouth hung slightly open, her gaze fixed tightly on the wooden house behind Zhou Yi. Tears streamed endlessly from her eyes as she walked step by step toward the collapsed shack.
With tears constantly blurring her vision, Little Beggar Girl began digging through the ruined wooden house with both hands. Before long, wooden splinters had pierced her hands until they were covered in blood. The people nearby remained silent. After watching for a while, a young Patrol Team member silently walked over to the little girl and began digging with her.
Then came a second Patrol Team member, a third, a fourth...
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