My sword struck with tremendous force, aimed straight at the fat female ghost.
The fat female ghost could no longer react in time. If this sword struck, it would surely take her life.
Even if she did not die, Zhang Yuchen, close behind me, could finish her off in time.
The fat female ghost's face was covered in ghost blood.
As she watched my sword come down, her eyes filled with terror.
"No, don't..."
Amid her shriek, my sword instantly cleaved into the fat female ghost's forehead. Just as I was about to split her in two, something unexpected happened.
A mass of sinister energy shot toward us like a cannonball.
None of the three of us had time to react. With a boom, it slammed directly into me.
Sinister energy surged, and fierce winds howled.
I was already standing in midair and had no way to maintain my balance.
The blast of sinister energy instantly sent me flying sideways. I rolled three or four times across the ground before coming to a stop.
"Brother Jiang!"
Zhang Yuchen, who had been following close behind, was greatly alarmed. Mao Jing on the other side also revealed a look of surprise, clearly caught off guard.
The fat female ghost was likewise blasted to the ground by the fierce wind. Yet disaster turned to fortune for her, and she avoided my fatal strike.
Only a huge gash had been cut across her forehead.
Black energy continuously seeped from it, and ghost blood ran all over her face.
That was all refined sinister energy. Once it left a spirit body, it would quickly turn into black smoke...
Though Zhang Yuchen was surprised, he did not stop moving.
He leaped forward, his sword aimed directly at the fallen fat female ghost, preparing to finish her