0p0 Chapter 224 I also really need a squad leader
Chapter 224 I also really need a squad leader
The vengeful spirit's pale face instantly turned ferocious: "I don't care if you're crazy or what, I'm indiscriminate in my eating habits, I'm going to eat you today!"
He was like a cloud of black mist, and in the blink of an eye, he pounced on Yu Cinian.
Its mouth suddenly opened wide, forming a dark hole, as if it wanted to put it on Yu Cinian's head.
"Tsk!" Yu Cinian was genuinely disgusted this time.
Ghosts don't drool, but that doesn't stop them from feeling physically uncomfortable to the point of wanting to kill.
There's no one here, so killing a ghost is fine too.
The last remaining ghostly hand tried to grab his shoulder, but Yu Cinian quickly retreated as the vengeful spirit pressed closer.
Until there was nowhere left to retreat, Yu Cinian nimbly and supplely bent his knees and bent over, mercilessly cleaving the vengeful spirit in two along the central axis with his sword.
"Ah—" The vengeful spirit let out another miserable scream, hopping around, looking at its two fragmented souls with grief and indignation.
How could this be?
Isn't he an evil spirit?
If this continues, he'll really start to doubt his existence as a ghost!
The vengeful spirit immediately raised its head and let out a series of sharp screechs, its body emanating a chilling aura.
He was a young male ghost, but his screams were exceptionally high-pitched, like those of a castrated eunuch.
He was summoning his companions using a eunuch's voice.
Yu Cinian tilted his head and patiently waited with him.
One isn't fun; more is more interesting.
Unfortunately, the vengeful spirit failed to summon its companions.
The response to his howl seemed to come from distant outer space, sounding somewhat exasperated.
—Scream! Scream! Call back my soul! This one's even more troublesome! Damn it! Don't come any closer!!!
The whites of the vengeful spirit's eyes rolled back even wider.
It's one thing if one person in a team isn't human, but it's not like all of them are human?
Wouldn't that be a complete disaster?
As he pondered whether to retreat first and wait for his soul to recover—he was now only grateful that the madman wielding the evil blade was someone with little cultivation.
Otherwise, if he had been struck by those two blows, his soul would have been scattered long ago, and there would have been no chance for his soul to be repaired.
Suddenly, another cold male voice came from the horizon: "Fools! Don't fight them! Have you forgotten you're ghosts?!"
It's Luo Yaozu.
The vengeful spirit was stunned for a moment, then slapped its thigh.
Yup!
What are ghosts best at?
Intimidation and manipulation – causing people to overeat uncontrollably until their stomachs explode.
Blinded by a ghost – there are people in front, but the driver can't see them, or there is a cliff in front, but in people's eyes it is a road, making them jump down on their own.
Ghostly illusions, sleep paralysis, and possession—ghosts enter dreams, creating near-realistic hallucinations to frighten someone into illness or madness, then seize the opportunity to take their life…
Ghosts kill people in countless ways, why would he insist on fighting a madman who just wields a big cleaver and hacks and slashes wildly?
Thinking of this, the vengeful spirit, with only half its face remaining, grinned maliciously and began to rub its fists together.
He's going to have to show off his skills and reclaim his dignity as a ghost.
Yu Cinian laughed: "Have you forgotten? You already used it."
The vengeful spirit was startled again.
Yes, he just tried to drown this person using illusions and seduction.
Why was he completely unaffected?
Just then, Luo Yaozu screamed again: "Aaaaaah! Why the hell are you still conscious?! Aaaaaah!"
The vengeful spirit trembled in fright.
Are these guys completely unresponsive to any tactics?!
"Looks like your companions can't come." Yu Cinian curled his lips, picked up his sword and said quietly, "Then it'll just be you who will have some fun with me."
"Aaaaaah!" The vengeful spirit immediately let out a terrified howl, and with its two fragments of soul, it fled into the shadows, decisively hiding itself away.
The vengeful spirit ceased its fluctuations, and Yu Cinian stood there listlessly.
The vengeful spirit, its soul concealed, quietly approached him from behind.
His expression was fierce, his claws sharp, as he attempted to pierce Yu Cinian's heart.
However, a dark shadow flashed before his eyes, and as if sensing something, the man turned around and chopped off his head with a single stroke!
"Aaaaaah!" The ghost head, which had rolled onto the ground, went completely mad. "Are you even human, or a ghost that's even scarier than me?!"
"Of course he's a human being."
A clear, melodious voice echoed throughout the courtyard.
The next second, a rift opened in the void, and Lin Sui and Tang Xi walked into this space one after the other.
She immediately went to see Yu Cinian and looked him up and down.
Seeing that he had no obvious external injuries, Lin Sui breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the ghost head to continue his unfinished words: "People with strong spiritual power are not afraid of any ghosts or monsters, so they naturally won't care about your ghost tricks."
Lin Sui also found it unbelievable when she said this.
She thought it was already abnormal enough that they could deal with the lowest level of ghouls with their ordinary bodies, but she never expected that they could be fearless even against vengeful spirits.
In addition, they all carried amulets, which also protected them from the influence of ghosts and monsters.
If they weren't taken advantage of after exhausting themselves like Lu Xiang was last time, they would likely not suffer fatal injuries.
There were still people missing, and Lin Sui immediately took action to eliminate the vengeful spirit after finishing speaking.
Yu Cinian looked at her with a smile: "The squad leader came so quickly. Are you the first one to come to me?"
"Fu...found it!" Tangxi said with a straight face, telling him not to flatter himself.
The tracking talisman floated in mid-air, and Lin Sui was about to make another hand seal.
Seemingly sensing that the vengeful spirits in this space had been eliminated, a gust of cold wind swept in, and three more vengeful spirits appeared out of thin air.
When I looked up, I was face to face with them, their faces contorted in a menacing grimace.
Lin Sui casually drew a talisman and slammed it down, causing the vengeful spirit to vanish on the spot.
He was about to turn back to help Tangxi when he saw Yu Cinian accidentally step on a stone, causing him to pause.
This almost allowed the vengeful spirits to take advantage of the situation. Tang Xi, who dodged the attack, snatched the horizontal sword from his hand and began hacking at the two vengeful spirits.
Seeing this, Lin Sui decisively threw out two exorcism talismans.
With a flash of golden light, the two vengeful spirits vanished without a second thought.
On the other side, the woman who was fighting Mao Yang paused, and said in a gloomy voice, "Among you, there is actually a powerful, stinky Taoist priest?"
At this moment, Mao Yang's face was somewhat pale, and bright red blood was spilling from the corner of his mouth.
While locking them in different spaces, the woman absorbed most of the remaining vengeful spirits and became a malevolent spirit.
Evil spirits that have become malevolent are even more troublesome than vengeful ghosts, which are born with powerful resentment.
The evil spirits, however, rely on absorbing other vengeful spirits to strengthen themselves, accumulating even stronger resentment and power—similar to raising ghosts, except that raising ghosts is done by humans, while the evil spirits are done naturally.
Mao Yang found it quite difficult to cope with the situation.
Hearing the woman ask this question, Mao Yang calmly replied, "They are all ordinary people who came to record the program, only I am a Taoist practitioner."
"Heh, I'm dead, not stupid." The female demon sneered, turning to look for the one who had ruined her plans. "I'll deal with you later."
Startled, Mao Yang quickly pulled out a gleaming golden Bagua mirror, bit his tongue, and spat a mouthful of blood onto it.
He then quickly recited a spell and raised the Bagua mirror to shine it at the female demon.
The moment the golden light enveloped the female demon, she fell from mid-air.
“Your opponent is me.” Mao Yang said, as his peach wood sword floated up, its tip pointing directly at the female demon’s brow.
He formed a hand seal: "Lin, Bing, Dou, Zhe, Jie, Zhen, Lie, Qian, Xing! Zhu!"
The next moment, the peach wood sword shone with golden light and pierced towards the female demon with a whoosh.
Regardless of whether his attack succeeds or not, he must buy Lin Sui and the others more time.
That way she can rescue the fluffy creature.
After all, with his cultivation level, it would be difficult for him to even get out of the parallel space that had trapped him, let alone defeat the other ghost realms one by one.
Lin Sui is different.
That was a piece of cake.
……
Tang Xi, carrying the ghost-headed sword, raised her chin and looked down at Yu Cinian with disdain: "I... will save you!"
"Do you expect me to be grateful?" Yu Cinian shrugged, appearing extremely nonchalant.
Tangxi doesn't need him to be grateful; she just wants him not to take Suisui away.
As if knowing what she was thinking, Yu Cinian raised an eyebrow and smiled provocatively at her: "That won't do, I also need a squad leader."
But then Lin Sui suddenly said, "You're staying here, and you're not allowed to go anywhere else."
Yu Cinian was taken aback and wanted to say something, but Lin Sui added firmly, "If you don't listen to me, I will never talk to you again."
Yu Cinian suddenly thought of the days when Li Ye was neglected.
Although he didn't understand why, he had witnessed Lin Sui's stubbornness before, so he could only obediently nod: "Okay, I will be a good little captain."
Lin Sui's inexplicably cold expression softened a bit, and when she spoke to Tang Xi again, her tone was much better: "Tang Tang, stay here too and watch over him."
Tangxi pursed her lips unhappily, clearly unwilling.
Then she remembered that Lu Xiang and the others had not been found yet. Although her worries had lessened after witnessing Yu Cinian's abnormality, she still wanted to avoid any unforeseen complications.
Tangxi nodded obediently and hooked Lin Sui's finger with her little finger: "Go... quickly, back!"
Come back soon!
Lin Sui couldn't help but pat her head: "Okay."
She had a premonition that the most powerful female demon was with Mao Yang.
She needs to find everyone quickly before she can help him.
The woman, in order to become a malevolent spirit, left behind only a few vengeful ghosts.
Now that she has eliminated them all, the other side has no other henchmen left to use, so it is relatively safer for Tangxi and the others to stay here.
Finally, after quickly setting up a protective array, Lin Sui followed the tracking talisman and rushed to the next parallel space without stopping.
Soon, only Tangxi and Yu Cinian, who had never gotten along from the start, remained in the courtyard, looking at each other in silence.
Lin Sui found Si Xingran the second person.
When Lin Sui tore open the spatial rift, he had just used up all his exorcism bombs.
Undeterred, it grabbed the vengeful spirit's head with both hands and spun it around: "...Why does your neck have to be so long? Did you think you could eat me like that? Well, you're not cut out for it. You're just making things easier for me, though. Look how fun it is to spin like this!"
"Aaaaaah! Don't turn my head!" The vengeful spirit screamed as it was turned around, unable to escape.
Si Xingran curled her lips and raised an eyebrow playfully: "Weren't you so arrogant when you saw that my exorcism bomb was gone? Keep it up, I love your unruly attitude."
Lin Sui remained silent as he watched this scene unfold.
Who is truly unruly?
"Stop playing around, come with me." Lin Sui tossed out a talisman, helping the vengeful spirit escape its torment.
Si Xingran pouted: "This is really boring."
The third one was furry, holding a peach wood sword and running away with his head in his hands.
Upon seeing Lin Sui, he rushed towards her as if he had seen his own mother, yelling, "Senior Lin! Help me, please!!"
Perhaps because he was also a cultivator, while others only had to deal with one vengeful spirit, he had to deal with two.
The fluffy creature, covered in claw marks, was almost in tears.
He's just a junior apprentice who hasn't even finished his apprenticeship yet, why treat him like this!
The fluffy creature was extremely aggrieved and desperately wanted to seek comfort from Lin Sui.
Unfortunately, before he could get close to Lin Sui, Si Xingran blocked his head with one hand, preventing him from moving forward.
"I just turned a ghost head, I haven't tried a human head yet, why don't you let me try?" Si Xingran put one hand in his pocket, tilted his head and smiled in a roguish and wicked way.
Fluffy: "..." He immediately stood still and obediently.
It's as if being even a second too slow is disrespectful to Si Xingran.
Lin Sui found it amusing and walked over to pat the furry creature.
The ghostly claw imprint, filled with black energy, rose and dissipated like a wisp of smoke.
Being grabbed by a ghost, with its chilling aura penetrating the body, will not only cause damage but also cause great pain; it's truly bad luck.
Lin Sui's slap was meant to dispel bad luck.
The furry creature suddenly felt the heavy, damp coldness on its body disappear, and it became exceptionally relaxed.
He admired Lin Sui even more, muttering to himself: I really want to kick that master out and become Lin Sui's disciple.
"Achoo!" Mao Yang, who was engaged in a passionate battle with the female demon, sneezed without warning.
He muttered to himself, "It must be the furry thing. It must be worried sick about its master."
……
Next up is Li Ye.
He had run out of cinnabar bullets, but he still had cinnabar left. He smeared it on the axe and swung it to chop.
When Lin Sui and his group arrived, they saw him with his fierce and tough face, coldly uttering a line that sounded like something out of a melodramatic teenager's speech: "Me, the dignified leader of the Axe Gang, do you think you can mess with me?"
"Pfft!" Si Xingran burst into laughter, clutching his stomach. "Hahahaha, I never expected this, Ice Big Head! You had such a secret dream? Leader of the Axe Gang, hahahaha..."
Lin Sui suppressed a laugh, watching as Li Ye froze on the spot, his cold, hard face gradually cracking.
Lin Sui dealt with the vengeful spirit easily, coughed, and said to defuse the situation, "Let's go find Lu Xiang and Daoist Mao Yang quickly."
Otherwise, she really felt that Li Ye was about to shatter.
Li Ye took a deep breath and walked past Si Xingran, who was laughing exaggeratedly, without looking at her.
He looked very calm and nonchalant—if you ignored his uncoordinated movements.
When they found Lu Xiang, she was hanging up a vengeful spirit and whipping it.
While smoking, he smiled and said, "I really want to know how to whip someone without hurting them, but still teach them a lesson. You've come to be my experiment. You're such a kind person. I'll be grateful to you for the rest of my life."
Lin Sui: "..." She had no desire to know who would ultimately benefit from the results of this experiment.
It took some effort to finally find Mao Yang.
Surprisingly, the female demon was not here.
Mao Yang lay on the ground covered in blood.
Lin Sui quickly slapped a hemostatic talisman on him, and heard him panting as he said, "Female demon, female demon went to find someone who was alone."