The Strange Black Smoke

No matter what Old Hu said, Su Fan still wouldn't let go.

Although he didn't know the origin of the monster on the street, it was definitely not something ordinary martial arts experts could handle.

He scanned it with his divine sense. It didn't have the aura of a Demonic Beast, nor did it have the scent of ghosts, evil spirits, or zombies.

At this moment, a commotion came from outside.

The two returned to the window and saw several government constables arriving with a group of strong men.

"Shoot..."

The constable in the lead shouted.

Several strong men behind him, holding crossbows, fired a round of bolts at the monster.

The monster, which was gnawing on a corpse, had an extremely tough body. Several crossbow bolts that hit it were all deflected.

The monster slowly turned its head, its chewing sounds and the blood spraying from its mouth sending chills down one's spine.

It suddenly turned and leaped forward.

"A demon... it's a demon, run!"

Several constables and strong men threw down their crossbows, wailing as they scattered.

The leading constable roared, drew his saber, and charged forward. Before he could even swing, he was swatted away by the monster.

It then pounced on two strong men who hadn't managed to escape far, tearing at them ferociously.

In a short while, the two strong men were torn into pieces, and the entire street was stained red with blood.

"Old He..."

While Su Fan wasn't paying attention, Hu Guanghai leaped off the building and ran a few steps to the constables' side.

Su Fan quickly turned, ran into a private room by the window, flipped onto the roof, and used several instantaneous movements to appear on the adjacent rooftop.

He glanced down, summoned the Shadowless Needle, and pointed his right hand downwards.

Whoosh!!

The flying needle shot out like lightning, instantly piercing the monster's head.

"Awooo..."

The monster let out a miserable howl, suddenly raised its head, and stared at Su Fan with hateful eyes. It leaped onto the rooftop.

Su Fan was stunned. It didn't die even after being pierced through the head by the Shadowless Needle. What kind of thing was this?

He quickly retreated, pulled out his Magic Sword from his Storage Bag, and stared intently at the monster charging at him.

At this moment, the Magic Sword in Su Fan's hand emitted a faint glow, flickering slightly.

Unfortunately, his attention was entirely focused on the monster, and he didn't notice the sword's abnormality.

The enraged monster roared and charged forward. Just as it was about to collide with Su Fan, his figure suddenly disappeared from his original spot and reappeared beside the monster.

"Whirlwind Slash..."

With his right foot as the pivot, he swung his greatsword in a full circle. Its ferocious aura stirred up the fallen leaves on the rooftop, spinning with the sword's light.

The incomparably sharp sword energy seemed to cut through the void, emitting a piercing sonic boom as it ruthlessly slashed at the monster's neck.

Pfft!!

The monster's hideous head instantly flew into the sky.

Its uncontrolled body still lunged forward a few steps before tumbling off the building and landing in the alley below.

Su Fan was stunned. He had prepared for a tough fight, but it turned out to be so easy.

It was too weak.

Su Fan walked over and picked up the monster's head. He discovered that there was no blood at the severed neck.

Moreover, the wound was already rotten, and the stench of decay filled the air, as if it had been dead for several days.

Su Fan jumped off the building, holding his nose, and squatted beside the monster's corpse to examine it carefully.

Suddenly, a wisp of black smoke rose from the monster's corpse and instantly burrowed into Su Fan's body.

Completely caught off guard, the Dao Seed within Su Fan exploded with a bang, and countless scorching purple currents surged out.

Su Fan only heard a shrill, hoarse wail in his ears. The strange black smoke rushed out of his body, about to vanish.

How could Su Fan let it escape? The purple currents enveloped his greatsword, and he swept it fiercely, instantly slicing the black smoke into pieces.

The scattered black smoke, though it condensed again, was already extremely dim.

Su Fan rushed forward and swung his greatsword repeatedly until the black smoke completely dissipated and annihilated before he sheathed his Magic Sword.

What kind of evil thing was that? It was too sinister.

If it weren't for the Dao Seed within him, today would have been uncertain.

Su Fan turned to look at the monster on the ground and was dumbfounded.

He found that the once ferocious and terrifying monster had turned into a completely rotten human corpse.

Su Fan frowned. That strange black smoke had attached itself to a human corpse and actually transformed into a ferocious monster.

This was something he had never heard of before.

At that moment, a commotion erupted from the street. Su Fan's figure flickered, and he appeared on the rooftop.

He calmly returned to the Wangjiang Tower and went to the window by the street.

He saw dozens of soldiers armed with spears, led by a general, whistling past below the building.

Su Fan went downstairs and saw Hu Guanghai helping a constable, who was sitting by the side of the street.

Hu Guanghai saw Su Fan and gave a wry smile, shaking his head.

"Brother, give me a hand and carry Old He to the clinic over there..."

Su Fan quickly went over and helped Hu Guanghai carry the constable to the clinic across the street.

The constable was lucky to be alive.

However, half of his body's bones were shattered. It was estimated that even if he recovered, he would never be able to stand again.

Because of the monster's appearance, the city descended into chaos, and it wasn't until nightfall that things finally settled down.

Old Hu arranged for Su Fan to stay at an inn and then left.

In the evening, Hu Guanghai returned, his face full of dejection. He sat there without saying a word.

Su Fan poured him a cup of tea and then sat down opposite him.

"Is everything alright in the city now?"

Old Hu picked up the teacup and took a sip, then shook his head.

"That monster escaped from the morgue. The people at the morgue said it was a corpse that transformed."

Hearing Hu Guanghai's words, Su Fan nodded thoughtfully.

"Did anyone recognize the corpse?"

Old Hu gave a wry smile and said, "That corpse floated down the Qingcang River yesterday. The dockworkers fished it out and took it to the morgue."

He paused here and continued, "The corpse has been found and was burned by the authorities."

Su Fan had studied the "Ghost Path True Understanding" and had over a dozen wisps and fierce ghosts in his possession.

He had a decent understanding of ghostly entities and knew that the strange black smoke could absolutely not be a shade soul or a ghostly entity.

Not only was the aura wrong, but ghosts attaching themselves to people wouldn't transform into that kind of monster.

The next day, Su Fan and Old Hu went to the docks.

Hu Guanghai hugged Su Fan tightly and patted his shoulder.

"Brother, have a safe journey..."

Su Fan smiled and nodded. Just as he was about to turn and board the ship, he saw someone on the dock pointing at the river and shouting loudly.

The two turned to look at the river and were stunned.

They saw several corpses floating on the distant river, drifting towards the docks with the current.

The news of the corpse from the morgue transforming into a monster had already spread throughout Luqu County.

Seeing more corpses floating over, the people on the shore immediately panicked, and the docks became chaotic.

"More corpses are floating over..."

A boatman standing on the mast shouted loudly.

Su Fan and Hu Guanghai jumped onto a boat and looked towards the distant river. They saw countless corpses floating on the water.

Seeing so many corpses drifting over, the docks completely descended into chaos.

Some ships that had already left the docks quickly turned around and docked again. The people on board desperately ran towards the city.