That being, who called himself Miao Nanzi, was not human.
Seeing Daoist Tang make a sudden move, he let out a cold snort.
“Ignorant fool!”
As he spoke, he drew out a black talisman from somewhere.
He waved it in front of his chest and slapped the red-clothed female ghost beside him on the back.
After the black talisman was slapped onto her back, the female ghost trembled violently, letting out a roar, “Ah!”
Her scream was piercingly sharp, and black mist emanated from her entire body.
On her deathly pale face, spiderweb-like black veins emerged, making her look extremely bizarre and terrifying.
Even from a distance, I felt waves of icy coldness.
After her roar, the red-clothed female ghost suddenly turned her head.
Her blank white eyes fixed intently on Daoist Tang, who was attacking.
With a ferocious expression, she lunged forward with a howl.
Daoist Tang swung his sword down, but the red-clothed female ghost, instead of dodging, met the blow head-on.
After a few exchanges of “bang bang,” she was surprisingly on par with Daoist Tang.
It was important to note that this red-clothed female ghost had already been heavily injured by Daoist Tang and had been fleeing here in defeat.
Yet, at this moment, she had become even more ferocious than before, her attacks even surpassing Daoist Tang’s.
Mo Ting and I watched from afar, our hearts filled with dread.
My master’s expression was grave.
But Daoist Tang, locked in combat, suddenly shouted at my master:
“Old trash, are you still watching the show? Aren’t you coming to help?”
My master did not retort with mockery this time.
Grasping his copper coin sword, he said to Mo Ting and me:
“You two stay back, get further away.”
With that, he turned and charged forward.
Master’s steps were incredibly swift.
As he rushed forward, he tossed his copper coin sword, releasing it from his hand.
He uttered a low incantation:
“Chi!”
The copper coin sword, now in flight, accelerated with a “swoosh” towards the red-clothed female ghost, aiming directly for her neck.
By the time the red-clothed female ghost realized the copper coin sword was coming, she could no longer dodge.
Her left neck was sliced open by the copper coin sword, creating a large bloody gash.
“Ah!”
The red-clothed female ghost screamed in pain and retreated repeatedly.
The wounded neck continuously spewed black blood.
However, as soon as this black mist left her body, it turned into ethereal mist and then evaporated into nothingness.
Master’s copper coin then lodged itself into the trunk of a tree by the wooden shed.
Master followed swiftly.
Before Daoist Tang could make a move, he unleashed a punch, striking the red-clothed female ghost directly in the face.
With a “bang,” the red-clothed female ghost was sent flying by my master’s punch.
She rolled several times on the ground before stopping at Miao Nanzi’s feet…
Seeing this, Mo Ting and I stared with our mouths agape in astonishment.
My master, so powerful!
This was also the first time I had witnessed my master truly exert himself.
The rampaging red-clothed female ghost could not even last a single move against him.
She was knocked down with a single punch.
Such strength, such cultivation, was truly awe-inspiring.
And the female ghost, already severely wounded,
though she had gained a sudden burst of combat power after being imbued with the black talisman, even managing to nearly overpower Daoist Tang,
now, with her neck wounded by the copper coin sword and then struck down by my master’s punch,
the black talisman attached to her back shattered and broke apart.
Suffering severe damage once more, she lost her fighting ability.
Lying at Miao Nanzi’s feet, she struggled in agony.
Her face contorted, she looked at Miao Nanzi before her and pleaded:
“Sir, save, save me…”
But Miao Nanzi cast a disdainful glance at the red-clothed female ghost and rasped:
“Useless trash!”
Upon hearing this, the red-clothed female ghost seemed to sense something.
A look of sheer terror spread across her face.
But before she could utter a single word,
Miao Nanzi, standing before her, stomped down on her head.
With that stomp, a “bang” was heard.
Like a bursting balloon, the mighty red-clothed female ghost was crushed to death by Miao Nanzi’s foot, her soul scattered to the winds.
Miao Nanzi didn’t even spare her a glance, merely taking a deep breath.
He inhaled all the scattered black mist in the surroundings into his nostrils…
As the black mist was absorbed by him,
I saw several black veins appear and writhe on the old man’s face, extending down to his neck before disappearing.
My master then pulled out the copper coin sword embedded in the tree trunk and said with a cold sneer:
“Truly a demonic cultivator, practicing by absorbing foul miasma!”
Daoist Tang, holding his broadsword, spoke with palpable irritation:
“No matter who he is or how he cultivates, I’ll cut him down later.”
But the old man Miao Nanzi, at this moment, regained a placid expression:
“My humble disciple’s skill is insufficient, causing you two Daoist friends amusement.
Since you two Daoist friends are so eager to kill me,
then this humble Daoist can only indulge you.
For instance, I could kill your disciples first.”
He said this, then slightly raised his head, looking towards Mo Ting and me not far away, a sinister smile on his face.
Master and Daoist Tang instinctively turned their heads.
Hearing his words, Mo Ting and I felt our hearts lurch.
Our pupils suddenly dilated, and we felt as if we were being stared at by a ferocious beast.
A strange sense of fear suddenly gripped us.
Moreover, at the same instant,
I also felt a chill creeping up my back.
An invisible sense of crisis washed over me, as if something had appeared behind us and was rapidly approaching…
Looking at us, Master and Daoist Tang’s expressions turned to shock.
Terrified, they shouted at us:
“Be careful!”