The horde of ghosts had already lost control, surging out of the black mist of evil energy as countless specters came rushing at me.
I could have continued wielding the Three-Skull Round Fan, but the ghosts were now too scattered. Continuing to use it would be terribly ineffective.
It would also drain me enormously. Since the drawbacks outweighed the benefits, it was time for close combat...
I put away the Snake Bone Whip and Fish Bone Sword, then drew Evil-Slaying Flowing Cloud.
With a flick of my hand, three yellow talismans shot out.
The three Evil-Suppressing Talismans exploded with three loud bangs, instantly blasting the weaker ghosts to the ground.
At the same time, I charged forward and threw an Evil-Slaying Talisman at a sedan bearer ghost.
That sedan bearer ghost was red-clad rank. It let out a savage howl and lunged at me.
My left hand swiftly formed a hand seal as I shouted:
"Above, I report to the heavens; below, I summon the underworld. I wield the true method to destroy its spirit and form. By decree!"
Boom!
The talisman instantly exploded. The sedan bearer ghost shrieked miserably and was blasted backward.
I rushed forward at once. Two ghostly fiends beside it tried to stop me, but I struck them with two swift sword blows.
Then I went straight for the sedan bearer ghost...
The sedan bearer ghost twisted its face into a vicious snarl and pounced, snapping at me.
My sword came down, but it blocked the strike.
Yet the Tong Ghost Hand shot out and clawed it directly, leaving it wounded.
I had intended to finish it off, but I noticed that two other sedan bearer ghosts were leading five or six ghostly fiends to surround me.
Both sedan bearer ghosts were red-clad rank.
Faced with