Flesh Like a Demon! A Sword Strike from Afar!

The massive ghost inn compressed into a pile of ruins right before everyone's eyes.

A large amount of dust billowed several yards high. Seeing the scattered wooden debris, the escorts quickly ducked down.

A wooden plank flew past 镖头 Lin's head.

It startled him, causing cold sweat to break out on his forehead!

If he had raised his head even a little higher just now, half of it would have been sliced off.

Looking at the large mass of inn ruins falling in front of him...

The caravan leader, Lin, swallowed hard.

He had seen all sorts of scenes in his life, but this was the first time he had witnessed something of this magnitude.

It made him murmur in shock, "If I had led a group of my men inside, we probably would have already turned into a pile of mush?"

He couldn't help but shudder. This anomalous entity they encountered tonight was too ferocious!

Even the most skilled martial artists...

would probably not be able to withstand it!

"It's over..." Just then, Xie Jiuyi, not far from the caravan leader Lin, wore a regretful expression, gritting his teeth. "I never imagined that I, a dignified Imperial Astronomy Bureau Lieutenant, would be unable to help much when encountering an anomalous entity..."

He took a deep breath, then immediately shouted to the caravan leader Lin, "Don't just stand there blankly! Quickly have your men take the goods and leave, I'll cover your retreat! That anomalous entity will definitely come out, and when it does..."

Before he could finish speaking.

A piercing shriek, filled with malevolence and chaos, echoed through the sky!

It choked the rest of Xie Jiuyi's words in his throat.

Only to see...

A massive black shadow emerged from the inn's ruins.

Its scarlet eyes covered its entire body, and an atmosphere of ill omen and death enveloped everyone's hearts!

Dense Yin energy emanated from the strange shadow.

Even from a dozen paces away, it felt like falling into an ice cave!

The escorts of the Huwei Escort Agency collectively gasped!

It was their first time...

seeing such a terrifying anomalous entity!

And at such close range!

As for some of the younger escorts, it was their first time seeing an anomalous entity at all!

"Can... can this kind of monster really be dealt with by human strength?" one escort's voice trembled. He tightly gripped the white wax spear in his hand, his palm turning pale from excessive force.

"镖头... what... what do we do?" Some escorts looked to 镖头 Lin, believing that the experienced 镖头 would surely have a plan to deal with this situation.

The caravan leader Lin had no words for his woes.

He also really wanted to follow the orders of the Imperial Astronomy Bureau official, Xie Jiuyi, and quickly take the goods and run.

But, they were currently within the anomalous entity's illusion formation...

How would he know how to escape?

As for his own men, asking him what to do now?

In his entire life, he had encountered no more than five ghosts and monsters, and he had only seen them, never fought them.

How would he know how to deal with such a situation?

From the anxious look on the Imperial Astronomy Bureau official's face, it could be seen... that this official was also likely struggling to deal with that terrifying anomalous entity!

Could it be that they were going to perish here today?

Team Leader Lin's heart...

was filled with despair!

Suddenly!

An anomaly occurred!

The massive anomalous entity, covered in dense scarlet eyes, seemed to be suddenly dragged by someone. It actually lifted off the ground!

The next moment!

The strange shadow was flung to the side like a sack, crashing fiercely into the woods and snapping a tree trunk in half!

Within the smoke and dust-filled ruins of the inn, a sturdy and imposing figure became faintly visible.

The figure stood like a pagoda...

erect there!

The dust and smoke at the inn ruins were blown away by gusts of Yin wind.

With the help of the moonlight, everyone finally discovered that the Daoist Master Fan Wu, who claimed to be from the Dragon-Imprisoning Monastery...

was standing completely unharmed atop the inn's ruins!

"It... it's that Daoist priest!" one of the escort guards exclaimed in shock. "Was he... was he inside the inn just now? But how is he completely fine now?!"

The caravan leader, Lin, slapped him on the head and whispered nervously, "Don't you dare shout so loud! What if you attract that anomalous entity? Are you going to deal with it yourself?!"

The caravan leader, Lin, also turned his gaze towards Fan Wu in the ruins. Having traveled the martial world for many years, he "saw" more than others!

He felt a beast-like aura emanating from Fan Wu!

That aura made his heart pound with fear!!

"This Daoist Master is actually so sturdy... Is he really a cultivator? Even a fierce general in the army doesn't have such an exaggerated physique."

The caravan leader, Lin, saw the muscles on Fan Wu's body, like iron cast and carved by a master, and murmured in shock, "If he were to throw a punch at me, it would probably shatter my head into pieces."

The caravan leader shivered!

The anomalous entity was indeed terrifying.

But this Daoist Master Fan...

was also horrifying!

Beside him, Xie Jiuyi's expression was not much different from escort leader Lin's.

He hadn't expected Fan Wu to still be alive.

Even more so, he hadn't expected Fan Wu to be completely uninjured!

As a lieutenant of the Imperial Astronomy Bureau, Xie Jiuyi had seen many people with extraordinary abilities within the bureau. However, he had never encountered someone like Fan Wu, whose physical body was like that of a demon.

In the common understanding, a person's physique had its limits.

Even with certain cultivation techniques to temper the body, there were still limits.

But...

Where was the limit of this Fellow Daoist Fan's physical body?

"The strange shadow anomalous entity was inexplicably flung away just now. Could it be that Fellow Daoist Fan tossed it away?" Xie Jiuyi's eyes widened further at this possibility.

What kind of monstrous strength was this?

On the other side.

Fan Wu pulled the Demon-Slaying Sword from the ruins. The blade was as new and clean as ever, its chilling aura undiminished, even seeming more formidable!

The scene of the entire inn being compressed and crushed just now was the most exaggerated he had ever witnessed.

But...

The power seemed to be just that.

He felt as if he had just received a full-body massage. Not a single inch of his skin felt any pain, nor did any muscle feel any discomfort.

Fan Wu held the Demon-Slaying Sword.

He took a step forward!

His agile posture was like a coiled dragon descending a mountain!!

The strange shadow that had been flung away earlier crawled up. It seemed completely unaware of the vast difference in strength between them, and it showed no sign of "fear" or hesitation.

The strange shadow spread its massive body, like a black curtain covered in red pupils, attempting to engulf Fan Wu entirely!

However, Fan Wu stopped...

when he was still five steps away from it.

Fan Wu stared directly at the shrieking, charging strange shadow.

The muscles in his arms began to tremble violently.

The Demon-Slaying Sword in his hand seemed to tremble with excitement, emitting faint sword hums.

His arm muscles bulged by a full circle, and his veins stood out like gnarled tree roots, looking terrifying.

At this moment, all the muscles in his body were mobilized.

His feet were already set in a stance.

A fierce glint flashed in his eyes!

His foot twisted!

This movement engaged the muscles and tendons of his thighs! Engaged the muscles and tendons of his waist! Engaged the muscles and tendons of his arms!

One sword strike!

He slashed through the air!!!

The sword blade tore through the air, emitting a sharp sonic boom. Although Fan Wu's strike was aimed at empty air, he felt an unprecedented resistance, as if something was preventing his blade from falling.

However...

His strength was clearly still superior.

The Demon-Slaying Sword's blade swept down from above in a crescent arc, unleashing a terrifying gust of wind!

To the naked eye, only a crescent-shaped shockwave could be seen, flashing past in the blink of an eye!!

BOOM!!!!