I rarely used the Vajra Pestle because it needed the Black Lotus Seal to activate it.
And it consumed far, far more than the Three-Skull Round Fan.
It was also a close-combat magical artifact, which was why I seldom used it.
But now that I was going all out, it was time for it to come into play.
I thrust the pestle forward.
The crawling fiend raised its other ghost claw to block.
Bang! It blocked the Vajra Pestle's attack again.
But this evil treasure's ability was a mental assault. Blocking was useless; as long as there was contact, it would trigger a mental illusion.
In that instant, the blue crawling evil creature's expression and eyes visibly changed.
Seeing that it worked, I followed up with a kick.
I sent the evil creature sprawling to the ground, raised Evil-Slaying Flowing Cloud, and brought my sword down again.
"Break!"
Arcs of electricity crackled across Evil-Slaying Flowing Cloud.
The evil creature rolled over to evade, but I caught the exact instant it turned. With a flick of my hand, I launched the Vajra Pestle straight at its torso.
This strike was risky. If it failed, I might lose control of the Vajra Pestle.
But if I wanted a quick victory, I could not afford to proceed cautiously anymore.
Fortunately, my grasp of the opening was impeccable.
The Vajra Pestle pierced directly into its left waist.
The physical wound was almost negligible and posed no real harm to the evil creature.
But the mental blow made the blue crawling ghost shudder violently and freeze in place.
It lasted less than 0.2 seconds, almost too brief to matter.
But at my level of combat, forget 0.2 seconds—even a 0.1-second delay could be fatal.
Evil-Slaying Flowing Cloud came crashing down with the force of Mount