So Scary! System, Add Points!

The colossal anomalous entity exuded an incredibly chilling, dense miasma. It had completely transformed into a different form.

The left half of its face resembled a ghostly groom, while the right half resembled a ghostly bride.

The left ghostly face was filled with expressions of shock, anger, and malice.

The right ghostly face, however, held a hint of seduction and compassion.

When combined, they formed an extremely contradictory and bizarre visage, making the face appear exceptionally eerie!

Its body was like a giant wine barrel, with a strip of red silk hanging across its front. The red silk, like stitches on a wound, crisscrossed the enormous ghostly body.

Its four stout, muscular arms were very long, almost reaching the ground.

On the palm of each arm were five sharp claw blades!

Dense miasma and resentment swirled around this stitched-up vengeful spirit.

It looked incredibly terrifying!

Utterly horrifying!

"It has a [Vitality] stat of 1278 and a [Strength] stat of 22.1. These stats are truly exaggerated..."

Fan Wu looked up at the stitched-up vengeful spirit's yin-yang, grotesque face. He could clearly see its current attribute information.

The flaws of the stitched-up vengeful spirit's current state did not escape Fan Wu's eyes.

He saw through it at a glance.

"However, with such exaggerated attribute values, there must be certain limitations. This limitation is that this strange, stitched-together monster-like state can only last for three minutes."

"It's still very powerful. No wonder it dared to intrude into Baihe County and steal that coffin right under the Imperial Astronomy Bureau's nose. Without some real strength, it couldn't have done such a thing."

"Such an anomalous entity is truly terrifying!"

Fan Wu murmured to himself.

The opponent's [Strength] stat was 2.1 points higher than his own.

However, despite saying the entity was terrifying, Fan Wu's expression showed no panic at all.

Because...

[Name: Fan Wu]
[Vitality: 89+]
[Strength: 20+]
[Skill: Star Constellation Sword Art Lv1 (0/10)]
[Free Attribute Points: 9.8]

His own personal attribute panel still had quite a few unused free attribute points, a full 9.8 points!

8.2 of those points were obtained a few days ago at the ghost inn from the strange shadow.

The remaining 1.6 points were provided by those unlucky ghosts just now.

This was his current confidence.

It was the reason for his composure!

'System!'

'Add points!'

He thought silently.

On the other side.

Shen Jiyue and Xie Jiuyi, the two from the Imperial Astronomy Bureau, were not as composed as Fan Wu.

Especially after they saw the ghostly groom and bride merge into one...

They immediately felt an immense pressure bearing down on them!

They didn't know the stitched-up vengeful spirit's weakness. They only knew that this fiend was countless times more ferocious than any anomalous entity they had ever encountered in their lives!

It was by no means something the Baihe County branch of the Imperial Astronomy Bureau could handle!

"What kind of evil, mysterious technique is this?!" Xie Jiuyi was almost losing it. Why were the anomalous entities they encountered recently so exaggerated and terrifying?

The terrifying strange shadow they encountered at the ghost inn previously had already made him feel it was extremely troublesome.

The stitched-up vengeful spirit they were facing now was no longer just troublesome.

It made him feel a sense of hopelessness!!!

"...If the Captain of the Imperial Astronomy Bureau were here, perhaps they could fight this fierce creature." Shen Jiyue, standing beside him, took a deep breath, her tone grave yet resolute: "However, there is no Captain at the Baihe County branch of the Imperial Astronomy Bureau. The highest-ranking official is me, this Imperial Astronomy Bureau Squad Leader."

"If I truly see no chance of winning, I will use the Ghost Descent Art from the Hundred Killings Divine Path Technique to summon an Underworld Ghost King to possess me and have it fight this fierce creature."

Xie Jiuyi was stunned for a moment. He looked at Shen Jiyue beside him, incredulously asking, "Squad Leader, you... you've practiced that forbidden art? You know that will cost you your life! Moreover, the Underworld Ghost King that is summoned will definitely not leave the human world easily."

"If it's an evil Ghost King, the disaster it brings might be no less than the current anomalous entity, or even greater!"

Shen Jiyue nodded, "I know, it's a last resort. If it truly comes to that..."

"Hmm?!"

Before Shen Jiyue could finish her sentence, she and Xie Jiuyi simultaneously seemed to sense something.

Their eyes, filled with astonishment, fell upon Fan Wu, who was confronting the stitched ghoul.

They felt as if they were hallucinating.

When their gaze landed on Fan Wu, they didn't see a person. Instead, they saw a monstrous beast, its size blotting out the sky, exuding a terrifying aura!

It sent an endless wave of palpitations through them!

If the appearance of the stitched ghoul had given them both a sense of insurmountable powerlessness, then the current Fan Wu gave them a feeling akin to being in a temple, looking up at the statues of gods and Buddhas in the main hall!

The former might still inspire a desire to resist.

The latter made them completely unwilling to resist!

This feeling...

was shocking!

"What kind of cultivation does Fellow Daoist Fan possess? Could it be... he has already reached Qi Refinement into Spirit?" Shen Jiyue swallowed hard, feeling that calling Fan Wu "Fellow Daoist" was somewhat presumptuous.

She should have addressed him as "Daoist Master," because the gap between her and Fan Wu was simply too vast!

It was so vast that as she uttered the words "Fellow Daoist," a trace of fear arose within her.

It was as if she had accidentally addressed an elder as an equal!

She looked at Fan Wu and the stitched ghoul before her.

Shen Jiyue felt as if she were watching two demons confronting each other!

The surging, majestic aura made her heart pound.

The gravel on the ground trembled!

Suddenly!

She saw Fan Wu move.

But what exactly was the movement? Shen Jiyue found she couldn't see it clearly at all.

The astonishing speed had surpassed the range of what her eyes could perceive.

She could only see one of Fan Wu's arms blur into an afterimage.

Then, in the next instant.

An explosion rang out!

The stitched ghoul seemed to have no time to defend itself. Its stout, barrel-like body suddenly caved in, forming a massive indentation.

It was as if a soft piece of clay had been forcefully pressed in.

Waves rippled across the ghoul's body.

Its dark, gaping mouth opened as if unable to bear the pain, and a chilling, mournful howl followed.

Its massive body retreated explosively.

Its feet stomped on the ground step by step, crushing the bluestone slabs beneath it.

Its four arms dug into the ground, carving deep marks, forcing a halt to its backward momentum.

Its stitched monstrous face flickered with various emotions. Its two hollow eyes stared intently at Fan Wu ahead, letting out a deafening, soul-piercing roar of fury!

It charged towards Fan Wu!

The sharp claws on its four arms were wreathed in layers of deathly stillness. Its ferocious and terrifying posture seemed as if it wanted to tear Fan Wu to shreds!

All four arms swung out in unison!

The claws tore through the air, emitting piercing whistles. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they could cleave through iron!

The wisps of deathly stillness entwined around the claws could even harm the souls of living beings!

Fan Wu's expression was calm.

He raised his sword and slashed!