Bang!
Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang!
The Zhou family ghost king was attacked by Yan Shouyi's Bagua Palm in mid-air!
It couldn't understand how someone could simultaneously wield the Maoshan Palm Thunder, the Longhu Mountain Five Thunder True Law, and the Wudang Mountain Bagua Palm!
Yet, it had encountered it precisely now!
It felt Yan Shouyi's Bagua Palm striking from all directions, making it impossible to defend. It was even about to hit the ground when Yan Shouyi blasted it back into the sky with another palm, and the assault continued!
Since its birth, the Zhou family ghost king had never endured such a brutal beating!
Yan Shouyi treated the Zhou family ghost king like a ball, pummeling it for nearly ten minutes!
He wasn't in a hurry to kill this ghost king for two reasons.
First, the technique of controlling malevolent energy, Sha Qi, had never been used before. Yan Shouyi couldn't control too much Sha Qi this time, so he had to use the Bagua Palm to deplete his own Sha Qi. Otherwise, if he killed the Zhou family ghost king and his Sha Qi went out of control, he would lose his sanity.
Second, the Sha Qi had affected Yan Shouyi's mind, making him bloodthirsty and frenzied!
This second point was the crucial one!
Ten minutes later, the Zhou family ghost king, shrunk into a ball of ghostly energy, fell to the ground, on the verge of death.
Upon landing, it immediately reverted to its original form: a thin, short man.
Who would have thought that the mighty ghost king's true form would be so frail?
It lay on the ground, panting in pain.
Yan Shouyi also landed. By now, he had expended all his Sha Qi and his consciousness had returned to normal.
The previous beating had left the Zhou family ghost king barely clinging to life, completely incapable of retaliating. Now, Yan Shouyi had no fear of it regaining the strength to counter. Even if Yan Shouyi did nothing, the Zhou family ghost king would be scattered into ashes within minutes!
However, deliberately letting his Sha Qi run wild also caused some damage to Yan Shouyi himself.
As soon as his consciousness returned, Yan Shouyi felt a wave of exhaustion and slumped down beside the Zhou family ghost king.
"This technique of controlling Sha Qi really can't be used casually..."
Yan Shouyi was in a terrible state, lacking the strength to even lift a finger, his vision blurring.
Although the consequences of controlling Sha Qi were severe, in the situation he had just faced, not using it would have led to a far worse outcome than his current condition.
He cast one last glance at the Zhou family ghost king, which was about to dissipate into nothingness, before he could no longer resist, closing his eyes and falling into a deep sleep.
But the second he closed his eyes...
The Zhou family ghost king's finger twitched.
Using its forehead to push against the ground, it managed to turn its head and saw that Yan Shouyi had fainted.
"You brat... even if I'm scattered into ashes, I'll take you down with me..."
The Zhou family ghost king, mustering all its remaining strength, struggled to crawl to Yan Shouyi's side. Its fingernails became incredibly long and sharp, and were now pressed against Yan Shouyi's throat.
However, just as the Zhou family ghost king was about to ruthlessly strike...
A glow suddenly emanated from its body.
The Zhou family ghost king was terrified: "No... why now... I don't want this!!!"
In the next second, the Zhou family ghost king vanished instantly.
The Yin residence was empty, with only Yan Shouyi lying amidst the ruins. The Zanpakuto beside him gradually returned to normal, sealed once more by the Buddhist Six-Syllable Mantra...
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Lan Guang Pavilion!
Zhou Yu Hu and Yu Jin Hong had exchanged several rounds, fighting to a standstill, neither able to gain an advantage over the other.
Meanwhile, the subordinates of the Zhou and Yu families had already engaged in fierce combat, with casualties on both sides exceeding half.
As the situation had escalated to this point, neither side had considered offering any explanations. Both were in too deep, and one person was destined to remain at Lan Guang Pavilion forever today!
Zhou Yu Hu, covered in wounds, knew that if he didn't reveal his trump card, and Yu Jin Hong's elder brother, Yu Jin Bo, appeared, the Zhou family would be plunged into eternal damnation!
Thus, Zhou Yu Hu produced a jade slip and shattered it on the spot, shouting:
"Yu Jin Hong, watch closely. My Zhou family is not without its talents!"
Yu Jin Hong's pupils constricted. He realized the jade slip Zhou Yu Hu had crushed was no ordinary item; it seemed to be some sort of artifact capable of summoning souls!
Could it be that Zhou Yu Hu had reinforcements?
A streak of golden light pierced the sky, landing at Zhou Yu Hu's feet at Lan Guang Pavilion like a shooting star!
The aura emanating from it was like that of a ghost king!
Yu Jin Hong's expression changed drastically: "Zhou Yu Hu, your Zhou family truly has wolfish ambitions, secretly cultivating ghost kings?!"
Zhou Yu Hu sneered: "Are only your Yu family allowed to have two ghost kings? Yu Jin Hong, you're too naive!"
At this moment, Yu Jin Hong felt a desire to retreat. His elder brother had not yet arrived, and if Zhou Yu Hu and another Zhou family ghost king joined forces, he would surely be no match for them!
However, just as Yu Jin Hong's heart was filled with unease, the Zhou family's other ghost king finally revealed its true form.
But this highly anticipated ghost king was completely different from what Yu Jin Hong had imagined.
It should have been a tall, ferocious, cruel, and merciless being.
What Yu Jin Hong saw instead was a weak, utterly frail little ghost lying on the ground, on the verge of death.
Zhou Yu Hu was also shocked.
"What, what is happening?!" he asked, quickly floating to the Zhou family ghost king's side and supporting its body. "What happened? Why have you become like this?!"
The Zhou family ghost king weakly replied, "Someone... someone attacked our Yin residence..."
"What?!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yu Hu was enraged. He didn't need to ask to guess that it must have been someone from the Yu family!
"Yu Jin Hong!!!" Zhou Yu Hu roared, "A clever stratagem of luring the tiger away from its mountain!"
Yu Jin Hong was utterly bewildered.
What ghost?
What does this have to do with our Yu family?!
Although Yu Jin Hong couldn't figure out what had happened, the current situation was clearly very advantageous for him.
He couldn't help but burst into laughter:
"Zhou Yu Hu, it seems even heaven is not on your Zhou family's side! The Zhou family should obediently be trampled underfoot by our Yu family and remain the second-place contender!"
The ghost king he had painstakingly cultivated, on the verge of death before it could even be used, and now being mocked by Yu Jin Hong, Zhou Yu Hu felt an indescribable rage.
Before Zhou Yu Hu could reply, the Zhou family ghost king in his arms could no longer hold on and dissipated into nothingness!
"Yu Jin Hong... !! This King will fight you to the death!!!"
Enraged, Zhou Yu Hu adopted a desperate stance and lunged at Yu Jin Hong!
Yu Jin Hong also fought back fiercely, clashing with Zhou Yu Hu!
The two families were already at odds, and now it had escalated into a blood feud. Every move was aimed at a life-or-death struggle, and for a time, Yu Jin Hong and Zhou Yu Hu fought even more ferociously.
Just as they were locked in a fierce battle, a powerful aura descended upon them!
The temperature in Lan Guang Pavilion dropped several degrees once more!
Zhou Yu Hu sensed this change, and a look of despair appeared in his eyes.
The Yu family's most powerful ghost king had arrived.
With his arrival, the Zhou family had no hope of turning the tide!
[Author's Note]
I completely forgot about the voting! No wonder other people's works have fewer readers but higher vote counts than mine...
For those who have votes, please cast them actively. Although the burst of updates has ended, as long as I have time, I will still update more~~