First Allocation! A Gift from the True Martial Great Emperor!

At present, Fan Wu's [Life] attribute was 89, while his [Strength] attribute was 4.

After thinking it over, he felt that putting his only 2 Free Attribute Points into [Life] did not suit his current circumstances.

Living a long life was certainly very important.

But the prerequisite was having enough strength, so he could live even longer!

If his own strength was too feeble...

What use was a long lifespan?

Wouldn't he still be dead meat when danger came knocking?

"Put them all into [Strength]!" Fan Wu quickly made his decision. He watched the Free Attribute Points he had won by risking his life tonight drop from 2 to 0.

His personal attribute panel also changed, with [Strength] rising from 4 to 6!

[Name: Fan Wu]

[Life: 89+]

[Strength: 6+]

[Skill: None]

[Free Attribute Points: 0]

BOOM!!!!

At that moment, Fan Wu felt as though an invisible force had struck his internal organs.

Every organ in his body became wildly stimulated, all of them trembling.

His entire body felt scorching hot.

His skin had already begun to flush faintly red.

Sweat seeped from millions of pores, only to be evaporated by an invisible force.

It turned into wisps of mist that curled around his body.

His entire person stood within white fog.

His heartbeat boomed like a jar drum. The veins beneath his skin had bulged out, twitching rapidly again and again.

He could feel the muscles throughout his body tearing apart...

Then swelling!!!

The bones inside him were thickening as well...

Growing harder!!!

"Phew—"

Fan Wu felt as though there was a breath trapped inside him, about to burst free.

He opened his mouth and exhaled heavily.

A stream of white mist shot straight out for two meters before slowly dispersing.

The changes in his body made him clench both fists, but not because the pain was unbearable.

It was because the pleasure was unbearable!

It felt incredible!!

Incredibly good!!!

That unique sensation was as though every muscle, every inch of skin, every bone, every organ, every inch of blood vessel... was tasting forbidden fruit for the first time!

Who knew how long that blissful feeling lasted before Fan Wu's imposing body shuddered!!

The white mist surrounding him exploded away.

His figure emerged.

Fan Wu lowered his head and looked at his arm. Its circumference had visibly grown larger, and his muscles bulged more than before.

He did not know if it was an illusion.

But he felt as though he had grown taller.

Thoughtfully, Fan Wu walked over to the door. Standing on the threshold, the top of his head pressed right against the upper doorframe. He could not even rise onto his toes unless he wanted to ram through the none-too-sturdy frame.

Beyond that, Fan Wu's most profound feeling... was that he seemed stronger, and his five senses had become sharper as well.

"Two Free Attribute Points can actually achieve this much?"

Muttering to himself, Fan Wu picked up the Demon-Slaying Sword leaning nearby.

Even with his natural divine strength, he had previously still been able to feel a bit of weight when lifting this sword one-handed.

But now, when he lifted it with one hand...

He discovered that he could no longer feel its weight at all.

Light as a swan's feather!

If not for the comfortable grip coming from the hilt, he might have suspected he was holding air.

For one fleeting instant...

Fan Wu did not want to return the sword.

Not only did this Demon-Slaying Sword fit comfortably in his hand, it also possessed the power to kill ghosts.

Two slashes had nearly physically sent the Blue-faced Water Ghost to its next life.

And Fan Wu felt...

This thing would probably be quite useful against people too.

Of course, the moment that suicidal thought surfaced, he dismissed it the next second.

This belonged to the True Martial Great Emperor.

In this World of Gods and Anomalies, Fan Wu felt it was better not to provoke gods and Buddhas.

Carrying the Demon-Slaying Sword, he arrived at the main hall of the Daoist temple.

"That feeling of being watched seems to be gone..." Fan Wu looked up at the face of the True Martial Great Emperor statue, then cautiously climbed onto the altar again, planting both feet on the statue's knees.

There was no helping it...

The True Martial Great Emperor statue held both hands too high. He could not put the sword back otherwise.

After placing the Demon-Slaying Sword in the True Martial Great Emperor statue's hands...

Fan Wu was just about to turn around and climb down.

The next second.

The sword fell.

He froze for a moment.

"Could it be that after my swindler master died, he gave me a bit of protection down below?" Fan Wu was startled. By all rights, he had placed the sword quite securely just now...

Did that mean the True Martial Great Emperor statue had bestowed this sword upon him?

Hiss!!

Without another word, Fan Wu picked it up. He immediately lit three incense sticks, then respectfully bowed several times to the True Martial Great Emperor statue, muttering, "Master, if your spirit is watching from heaven, discuss it with the True Martial Great Emperor and ask whether he can take out those four thousand-plus taels of silver in his belly..."

Several seconds passed...

Nothing happened.

Fan Wu sighed.

Forget it.

Getting a weapon capable of banishing demons and killing ghosts for free was already a huge profit.

As for the silver inside the True Martial Great Emperor statue, he should not hope for that...

It was too unrealistic.

Meanwhile.

The County Yamen.

The County Yamen of Prison Dragon County was exceptionally quiet late at night, so quiet that even breathing could be heard clearly.

Constable Liu and several other Runners walked along while yawning repeatedly.

They had just brought back the shackle from the Blue-faced Water Ghost's ankle.

Then they carefully placed it inside the Archive Vault.

The Archive Vault was a place within the Great Zhou Dynasty's government offices specially used to store documents and evidence.

Constable Liu cared greatly about this thing.

Because it concerned his future!

"Chief, I saw words carved onto that ankle shackle just now. Could they be related to that evil ghost's identity? If we investigate along those lines, maybe we can find out who it was when it was alive, and then learn how it died..."

One Runner was so sleepy that he could only force himself to stay alert as he made the suggestion to Constable Liu.

"Find out how it died, and then what? Are you planning to overturn its case?" Constable Liu rolled his eyes at him. "How could something that turned into a malevolent ghost that harms people possibly have been a good thing when it was alive?"

"The only use for this shackle is to prove before the County Magistrate that we helped Daoist Master Fan kill a ghost! We need to use this thing to trade for our futures!"

"That is its greatest use. Otherwise, why would I bring this unlucky thing back?"

"Hiss... speaking of bad luck." Constable Liu looked around suspiciously. "Why do I feel like the County Yamen is a little chilly today?"

"Huh?" His words made the surrounding Runners tense up as well.

After all, they had just seen a ghost tonight!

Even though Daoist Master Fan had dealt with that ghost, recalling what had happened still left lingering fear in their hearts!

Suddenly!

Several lanterns hanging beneath the eaves began swaying violently, as though blown by some strange wind, causing the light within the County Yamen to flicker bright and dim.

Constable Liu and the others bristled like startled cats, even the hair at their temples standing on end.

Cold sweat burst out in an instant!

Before they could cry out, the pale yellow candlelight inside the lanterns suddenly changed...

Turning into a ghastly oily green!

Dense yin energy.

Spread through the County Yamen!

Run!!!!