I moved and chanted extremely fast; I had long since mastered it all, without the slightest hesitation or wasted motion.
As an arc of electricity leaped forth.
A thunderous boom rang out, and the extinguished lights in the room flickered at that very moment.
The old ghost woman rushing at me let out a miserable scream on the spot.
"Ah!"
With a bang, she was blasted to the ground, yet she did not immediately scatter into nothingness.
This ghost was somewhat unusual.
"Wife!"
Old Ghost glanced at her, rage filling him.
He pulled the Fish Bone Sword, now somewhat blackened, from where I had stabbed it into his abdomen.
His body suddenly grew tall and robust. Just moments ago, he had looked like a small old man of around five foot seven.
Now, he had transformed into a burly old ghost over six feet tall, as muscular as Zhang Yuchen.
Raising both claws, he pounced at me again, exuding immense pressure.
But this time, intense heartbeats sounded from within his body: "Thump, thump, thump..."
As those powerful heartbeats rang out, my own heart seemed to beat in rhythm with them, leaving me in unbearable agony.
It felt as though my heart could burst at any moment.
"Kid, if you won't sell your lifespan, then I'll take it by force!"
"You're dreaming!"
Enduring the intense discomfort in my chest, I raised my sword to meet him.
After exchanging seven or eight blows with a series of bangs, I discovered that his strength was actually no less than mine.
Even with the Tong Ghost Hand assisting me, it was difficult to take him down quickly.
But this was my territory, and I had numerous magical artifacts.
Having come here, he was as good as dead.
I retreated to the edge of the