Controlling a Hundred Ghosts! Is Fellow Daoist Fan Still Human?

The strange shadow's enraged roar pierced the eardrums like thunder.

The ghosts within the inn, those closest to the strange shadow, seemed to be struck by an invisible force, their faces contorted in pain and despair.

Fan Wu watched with his own eyes as those unlucky ghosts were directly annihilated by an invisible force, their souls scattered!

Of course, Fan Wu wasn't worried about those unfortunate ghosts.

His only concern now was the three words the strange shadow had spoken—Great Venerable!!!

This could actually be connected?

Fan Wu was stunned!

The strange shadow before him was actually related to this "Great Venerable."

Doesn't that mean...

It's in league with Xuan Shizi?

The strange shadow recognized him, doesn't that mean the Great Venerable has set his sights on him?

Could it be that the group who believes in the Great Venerable has received some sort of kill order?

And the primary target on that kill order... wouldn't it be him, Fan Wu?

Damn it!!!

"Blaspheme against the Great Venerable... Die!!!"

"The item, leave it behind..."

"And leave the person too!!"

The strange shadow's shriek caused the ghosts and monsters in the inn to stir restlessly.

Their ghastly faces were twisted into terrifying grins.

The corners of their mouths split open to their ears, revealing rows of fangs.

The boundless hostility and malice directed at him alone.

Fan Wu knew, even with his sensitive skin, that if he didn't slaughter everyone here tonight...

He probably wouldn't be able to leave.

Who would have thought that an anomalous event encountered halfway, an anomalous entity encountered halfway, could be related to the Great Venerable.

What rotten luck!!

As for Xie Jiuyi, who was behind Fan Wu, he had no idea what was going on. He only knew that a casual remark from Fellow Daoist Fan had enraged the other party to the extreme.

Xie Jiuyi, an Imperial Astronomy Bureau Lieutenant, also had no knowledge of the "Great Venerable" mentioned by the strange shadow.

However, Xie Jiuyi knew that Fellow Daoist Fan was now on his side.

"Fellow Daoist Fan, you and I..."

Xie Jiuyi's words were cut short, the rest of his sentence stuck in his throat.

Because he was shocked to discover that Fan Wu's aura had completely changed at that moment.

A terrifying aura, like that of a ferocious beast, spread outwards from Fan Wu.

Xie Jiuyi, who was closest to Fan Wu...

Almost stopped breathing for a moment!

Xie Jiuyi's eyes widened as he gazed at Fan Wu's exaggeratedly tall and sturdy back.

He finally realized...

This Fellow Daoist Fan, from an unknown Daoist monastery, was even more powerful than he had imagined!

Even though that aura wasn't directed at him, Xie Jiuyi.

He still felt a tremor of fear!

Fan Wu didn't care about Xie Jiuyi's thoughts.

The Demon-Slaying Sword in his hand, illuminated by the dim green candlelight, emanated a chilling glint that would make even ghosts tremble!

The cumbersome Daoist robe he was wearing had already been shed by Fan Wu.

Leaving only a slightly thin, yet perfectly fitting inner garment.

This inner garment clearly outlined his bulging muscles, one by one.

His calm eyes stared directly at the dozens of ghosts and monsters in front of him.

There wasn't a shred of fear in his heart.

His surging blood energy blazed like a torch, and his yang energy, far more vigorous than that of ordinary people, burned like the midday sun, causing the terrifying grins of the restless evil ghosts to stiffen on their ghastly faces.

They even showed a hint of fear!!

"Blaspheme against the Great Venerable... Die!!!"

The strange shadow continued to repeat the same sentence, but its voice was like a ghost's, layered and echoing.

An unspeakable power was applied to the Inn, affecting all the evil ghosts within.

The hint of fear that had just appeared on the evil ghosts' faces instantly vanished.

Replaced by a frantic madness, as if they had lost all reason!

Dozens of evil ghosts seemed to be blind to the chilling gleam of the Demon-Slaying Sword, as if they couldn't see the surging blood energy emanating from Fan Wu.

One by one...

They charged at him like madmen!

Trying to tear Fan Wu to shreds!!!

[Unjustly deceased hanged ghost -- Vitality: 110 -- Strength: 3.2 -- Skill: Life-claiming rope]

This was the closest evil ghost to Fan Wu, and it was the first to charge at him.

Illuminated by the dim green candlelight, this scene appeared even more chilling!

And even more terrifying!

The next second--

A flash of sword light!

The hanged ghost lunging at Fan Wu was cut in two by the Demon-Slaying Sword at a tricky angle before it could even get within a step of him.

The hanged ghost's [Vitality] attribute was instantly depleted.

It didn't even have time to let out a miserable howl before it dissolved into wisps of faint light and vanished from the world.

Its soul was completely scattered!

[You have successfully killed an "Unjustly deceased hanged ghost", congratulations on obtaining 0.2 Free Attribute Points!]

Fan Wu felt that this sword strike was very effortless, and the speed of his sword was much faster than before.

This was definitely not because he had added points.

The 4 attribute points obtained from killing Xuan Shizi were still sitting in his panel, untouched by Fan Wu.

The reason he could wield his sword more skillfully than before...

Was because he had previously obtained a skill called Star Constellation Sword Art from Xuan Shizi.

This granted him superb swordsmanship!

Fan Wu stepped with peculiar footwork, actively confronting the surging horde of evil ghosts!

In his eyes, these evil ghosts were all attribute points!

Since he couldn't avoid this trouble this time...

Fan Wu decided to fight his way through them!

His muscular arms gripped the exaggeratedly long Demon-Slaying Sword, making him look like a reaping machine. In the blink of an eye, several more evil ghosts were cut in half!

All of this happened in just two breaths, with four or five not-so-strong evil ghosts being slain by Fan Wu's sword.

Such immense power left Xie Jiuyi, who was behind him, utterly astonished!

He realized he had still underestimated Fan Wu...

Dispatching several evil ghosts with ease, and remaining completely unharmed!

What profound cultivation was this?!!

Dragon-Imprisoning Monastery? How could a monastery that produced such a powerful Daoist Master have never been heard of before?

Was it some reclusive monastery?

Countless thoughts flashed through Xie Jiuyi's mind, but he wasn't just watching from the sidelines.

At some point, he had already taken out two talismans with yellow paper and red writing. Holding one talisman in each hand, he simultaneously formed a hand seal. The two talismans were then squeezed into a ball with the movement of his fingers.

Xie Jiuyi's cultivation was clearly not low. Unlike Yang Yizi, he didn't need to recite a long incantation to mobilize the magical power within him.

He simply uttered in a deep voice, "Supreme Elder Lord, teach me to kill ghosts!"

The next instant--

The two talismans, squeezed into a ball in his hand, erupted with dazzling golden light. A beam of golden light shot out like an arrow from a bowstring, instantly piercing through two evil ghosts.

The two evil ghosts let out simultaneous, piercing screams, pinned to the Inn's wall by the beam of golden light.

They could only struggle feebly.

Then they turned into green smoke.

And disappeared.

Xie Jiuyi's ghost-killing ability was not to be underestimated.

After all, he was an Imperial Astronomy Bureau Lieutenant, and as a lieutenant, he was already considered a grassroots official within the Imperial Astronomy Bureau.

As for why this lieutenant hadn't brought his subordinates with him on this outing?

Perhaps it was because the Imperial Astronomy Bureau was transporting something special.

It needed to be kept under wraps.

It needed to be kept low-key.

What a pity...

This seemed to be useless.

Xie Jiuyi encountered bandits again this time. And the ones robbing him weren't human, but ghostly entities!

And the number of these ghostly entities...

Was enough to make his scalp tingle!

"There are too many..." Xie Jiuyi took a deep breath. He was already going all out, and in a short period, he had eliminated several powerful evil ghosts, but the efficiency was still too low.

Moreover, as he continued to consume the magical power within his body, more and more cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

His stamina was also being rapidly depleted.

"I wonder how Fellow Daoist Fan is doing..." Xie Jiuyi gathered his magical power and sent a charging evil ghost flying with a palm strike. He then took the opportunity to glance at Fan Wu's situation.

The result of that glance...

Made him gasp!

His eyes widened!

"Is he... sure he's human?"

Xie Jiuyi was utterly stunned, his mind almost shutting down.