The Stitched Ghoul, its throat pointed at by the sharp tip of the Demon-Slaying Sword, was panic-stricken. Although its emotions were not as varied as those of a living person, it was still more emotional than ordinary supernatural entities.
Perhaps... this was the difference between it and the strange shadow Fan Wu had encountered earlier.
Fan Wu remembered that the strange, eerie shadow had not displayed much emotional fluctuation.
However, the panic faintly showing on the Stitched Ghoul's face did not diminish its reverence for that "Great Venerable."
In the tone of a devout believer, it spoke in a hoarse, halting voice: "You... you ignorant stinking Daoist! You... blasphemed the Great Venerable who was enshrined among the ranks of immortals and received the incense offerings of all people..."
"The Great Venerable of Heaven and Earth, Compassionate Savior of the Suffering... will never... allow a madman like you to remain alive in this world!"
"We"... will hunt you down..."
"To the ends of the earth!"
"To the ends of the sea!"
"Those who blaspheme the Great Venerable—"
"Die!"
"Die!"
"Die!"
Pfft!
Fan Wu did not want to hear that name that made him frown.
He merely pushed the Demon-Slaying Sword forward lightly, and its sharp tip pierced through the Stitched Ghoul's throat!
In an instant, a tremendous amount of Yin energy erupted wildly, just like blood gushing from a living person whose main artery had been pierced.
The Stitched Ghoul could no longer speak another sentence, nor could it spit out another word.
Its body trembled violently.
It was as if it had suffered an epileptic seizure.
Especially the area of its throat pierced by the Demon-Slaying Sword, which let out a sizzling sound like butter melting over a hot fire.
The Stitched Ghoul could no longer hold on.
Its ghostly body had become incomparably ethereal. One could already see the bluestone ground below through its body.
Its soul-body was covered in densely packed cracks.
Faint golden light radiated from within every one of those cracks.
It was as if a raging inferno were burning inside its soul-body.
It looked to be in terrible pain.
Enduring torment beyond measure.
Bang!
A sound like a ball bursting rang out. The Stitched Ghoul's ghostly body exploded with a boom, transforming into scattered specks of ghostly light like fireflies.
It dissipated between Heaven and Earth!
[You successfully killed "Ultimate Stitched Form of the Ghost Bride and Ghost Groom (three-minute countdown)." Congratulations, you obtained 10 Free Attribute Points!]
The system's kill notification appeared before his eyes, proving that the Stitched Ghoul had truly been annihilated.
At that same moment, within Willow Lane...
The scenery in every direction gradually returned to normal.
The night sky was filled with twinkling stars.
A crescent moon hung high overhead.
The flames within the large lanterns beneath the inn's eaves had now returned to a normal orange-yellow color. They no longer looked eerie in the slightest and appeared quite ordinary.
Most of the Yin energy permeating Willow Lane had also dissipated.
However, quite a lot of Yin energy remained. It would probably take several days at the very least for the Yin energy in Willow Lane to completely disperse.
But Fan Wu felt that it had nothing to do with him.
Everything was over!
"Another smooth 'salvation' process."
Fan Wu muttered this sentiment to himself.
He suddenly felt that although his identity as a Daoist was fake, he was actually doing a pretty good job of it.
In just a few short days, the evil ghosts he had "saved" were already approaching a hundred!
Among them...
There had also been several powerful supernatural entities, and he had "saved" every single one of them.
Oh, right.
He had almost forgotten that he had also "saved" a living person—Xuan Shizi.
Which Daoist in the Great Zhou Dynasty was as dedicated as Fan Wu?
If he took these achievements to the underworld...
Fan Wu felt that he might even be able to land himself a position as a ghost constable!
As for why he had encountered so many supernatural entities in such a short time...
Wasn't it all because of that Great Venerable?!
Fan Wu felt that after offending one Great Venerable, it was as if he had indirectly offended half the supernatural entities in Yinghe Prefecture.
There were countless supernatural entities in Yinghe Prefecture...
He, Fan Wu, had offended at least half of them, right?
Damn!!!!
One complaint after another flashed through Fan Wu's mind, but he remained outwardly composed.
The only thing that could comfort him was... the considerable number of Free Attribute Points he had obtained this time.
[Name: Fan Wu] [Life: 89＋] [Strength: 25＋] [Skills: Star Constellation Sword Art lv1 (0/10)] [Free Attribute Points: 15.2]
With 15.2 attribute points, Fan Wu could completely raise his [Strength] attribute to the terrifying value of 40.2 in one go. His strength would surely undergo a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering transformation.
However... Fan Wu still insisted on saving a few attribute points for emergencies.
He thought it over for a moment.
Then he distributed them.
'Add 5 points to the [Strength] attribute!'
'Add 5 points to the [Life] attribute!'
Having plenty of Free Attribute Points was truly lavish. With so many attribute points, Fan Wu could finally try adding points to the [Life] attribute and see what kind of effect it would have on his physical body.
Once his 15.2 Free Attribute Points had shrunk back down to 5.2...
Fan Wu felt the changes brought about by adding the points!
That change was as familiar as ever!
Every single knot of muscle throughout his body trembled faintly with excitement.
The sinews and bones wrapped in muscle seemed to ring out with the sound of sinews and bones resonating together.
An invisible aura slowly swirled around Fan Wu.
It made even his hair drift lightly!
The blue veins beneath his skin, resembling dragons and pythons, constantly throbbed. The Daoist robe on his body seemed almost ready to burst apart from being stretched, but fortunately, its quality was quite sturdy.
The fierce-beast-like aura around his entire body also rose steadily at this moment.
He increasingly resembled a terrifying demon!
These were the physical changes brought about by adding points to the [Strength] attribute.
And this time, when distributing the points...
Fan Wu had also added points to the [Life] attribute!
He sensed that his entire mind had become incomparably clear. A unique sense of pleasure, seemingly originating from the level of his soul, filled every nerve throughout his body.
Strength surged like bubbling spring water, continuously accumulating in every inch of his skin, every inch of his sinews and bones, every inch of his muscles, and even every inch of his soul...
His five senses were sharper than ever. The dim scenery at night looked no different from broad daylight in his eyes.
Even from an unknown distance away, he could clearly smell that a woman had gotten her period.
The skin on his body seemed capable of sensing the direction of the air currents.
It allowed him to react even with his eyes closed!
Fan Wu felt as though he had fallen into a gentle embrace, and that pleasure and excitement were utterly impossible to describe in words.
He did not know how to express it either.
He knew that his attribute panel had undergone tremendous changes.
[Name: Fan Wu] [Life: 94＋] [Strength: 30＋] [Skills: Star Constellation Sword Art lv1 (0/10)] [Free Attribute Points: 5.2]
Fan Wu's [Life] attribute had now reached 94, while his [Strength] attribute had broken through the major threshold of 30.
All he could say was that the Ghost Groom, the Ghost Bride, and all those evil ghosts had given him an extravagant attribute-point gift pack tonight.
"Fan... Fan Wu?!"
Just then.
A voice Fan Wu really did not want to hear rang out from one side: "You... why have you stopped moving? Are you injured?"
It was Xie Jiuyi's voice.
He no longer addressed Fan Wu as "fellow Daoist," but as "Daoist Master."
And furthermore...
He had even started using the respectful form of "you"!
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