This time.
Xu Yuan did not leave things on autopilot. He entered in person!
He found himself standing in a tree.
Let's go. Time to move!!
He was about to leave when he suddenly stopped.
An armored Ghost Entity climbed over the high wall nearby, landed, and hurried across the street in the other direction. Xu Yuan could not be bothered to fight it, so he stayed in the tree and waited for it to leave.
After all, every Ghost Entity had a mission and someone directing it. Kill one, and a whole pack might come.
And he had something he needed to do right now!
But after crossing the road, the Ghost Entity hesitated, then turned and charged straight at Xu Yuan, swinging a spiked club! "..." Xu Yuan stared.
There's a road to heaven, but you won't take it; there's no gate to hell, yet here you come.
The Qiong Iron Sword flew out in a simple, level thrust—
The armored Ghost Entity actually blocked it with its club!
It stared at Xu Yuan and sneered:
"A little Qi Refining runt can see me? Interesting. But your granddad's hungry. Watch me eat you, then I'll head to the battlefield." So it was hungry!
That explained its behavior.
The Border City Battle was hard work. Wanting a bite to eat was only natural.
And by ordinary reckoning, Xu Yuan was nothing more than a late-night buffet to it.
But an Immortal Species could not be judged by ordinary reckoning.
The armored Ghost Entity charged, swinging its club. Halfway there, it felt a twinge in its chest.
It looked down.
There was nothing there!
"What did you do?" it roared.
Xu Yuan could not be bothered to explain. He merely raised a hand toward it and said:
"Ghost Devour."
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