After getting hold of two "Ghost Thorns," Li Yan felt they were little different from two sections of wolf-toothed clubs.
Without the slightest hesitation, he hurled the two sections of "Ghost Thorn" in his hands. With Li Yan's physical strength, the two "Ghost Thorns" instantly became two afterimages slicing through the air.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Amid two shrill whistles, the "Ghost Thorns" flashed and had already reached the water ghost's back.
The water ghost immediately raised both hands. The pooled water on its long sleeves flew up at once, blocking the two sections of "Ghost Thorn," while its figure drifted erratically as it flashed toward Li Yan.
Once Li Yan sprang into motion, he did not stop again. Instead, he skimmed close to the ground, darting continuously, yet running in swift circles along a wide arc.
"Come, don't run!"
The water ghost let out a dull voice, hoarse and awkward, as though it had not spoken for a very long time.
At the same time, it pursued Li Yan with ghostly, flickering movements.
Li Yan immediately displayed the power of his physical body. While keeping his waist bent and skimming close to the ground, he continuously snapped off one "Ghost Thorn" after another.
In an instant, his hands turned into a blur. As his wrists flicked repeatedly, they resembled a pair of repeating crossbows.
Under Li Yan's skillful flicks, each "Ghost Thorn" did not stab straight ahead, but spun rapidly through the air with its body full of sharp spikes.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
The piercing shrieks rang without end. Whenever the water ghost drifted close, it always fell just short, unable to catch Li Yan.
The white little insects it spat out were also dodged by Li Yan. As Li Yan ran in irregular circles, the force in his hands grew