Chapter 237 - 102: [I’m Actually Pretty Awesome, Aren’t I......] (11,000 words)_4
Chen Yan used the Escape Rune Technique to swiftly retreat nearly ten meters away, feeling a burning pain in his chest. Looking down, he saw not only his sweatshirt torn but also several bleeding wounds on his chest, with flesh rolling back and almost exposing his bones!
Moreover, black energy was frantically invading his body through the wounds. The flesh at the injury site rapidly darkened, and then the black energy seemed to be pressing madly into his body through the wounds!
Chen Yan took a deep breath, quickly pulled out a Six Yang Righteous Qi Talisman, and forcefully slapped it on his chest!
With a burst of golden light, the black energy at his chest immediately ignited and dissipated into vapors, and fresh blood began to flow from Chen Yan’s wound again.
After dispelling the black energy, Chen Yan shivered in pain, and saw the old man already standing in front of the iron altar, blocking it with his body. Gritting his teeth, he glared at Chen Yan and said, "Youngster, how do you want to die? How about I boil you into corpse oil and pour it into my altar, using your corpse oil to nourish my Ghost Body!"
Chen Yan smiled. "Good idea, but I’m skinny, won’t yield much oil. I think Zhong Hongliang, who lives in ease and luxury, white and fat, is a much better candidate for oil extraction."
As he spoke, Chen Yan took a deep breath, opened his ten fingers, and a series of Finger Swords shot out!
The old man’s figure twisted rapidly, and his body, like a phantom, darted toward Chen Yan at high speed!
Standing his ground, Chen Yan missed several Finger Swords, watching the old man’s figure getting closer, suddenly sneered and twisted his thumb. A
Finger Sword avoided the old man and shot toward the distant iron altar!
The old ghost instantly became furious and cursed, "Brat!"
He gritted his teeth, twisted his body, and rushed toward the iron altar, stretching his hand to block the Primordial Qi of the thumb Finger Sword!
With a buzz, the old man’s palm was pierced again!
But this time, black energy enveloped his hand and quickly wrapped the injured palm layer by layer.
Chen Yan laughed heartily, his fingers pointing consecutively, Finger Swords burst forth! The old ghost was enraged, but this time he didn’t even dodge, swiftly darting toward Chen Yan, enduring three Finger Swords with his body!
Chen Yan immediately used the Escape Rune Technique to move quickly, and the old ghost pursued fiercely. But Chen Yan was extremely cunning, running a few steps before suddenly turning and shooting a Finger Sword at the iron altar. Every time, the old ghost had to twist himself to save it.
Using this repeated tactic, the two fought for three to four minutes, and the old ghost couldn’t take down Chen Yan, instead, he got hit by five to six Finger Swords.
However, Chen Yan’s situation wasn’t great either. Apart from the chest wound, his shoulder was also scratched during the pursuit, bleeding profusely. He had to use another Six Yang Righteous Qi Talisman to dispel the corrosive black energy.
Chen Yan realized...
Young Lady Gu was right! The cultivators in this world are all weak chickens!
Although the old ghost belonged to the Ascension Realm, he clearly lacked significant attack techniques! He could only rely on his ghostly speed and corrosive black energy to attack.
If he encountered other opponents, the old ghost might have won long ago. But he happened to meet Chen Yan, who had comprehensive cultivation techniques and was proficient in spells!
The body technique of the Escape Rune Technique diminished the advantage of the old ghost’s ghostly speed, and the corrosive black energy could be dispelled under the Six Yang Righteous Qi Talisman.
Most importantly...
The old ghost’s physical body is weak!!!
If he were a real Domain Realm cultivator with complete cultivation techniques and a body nourished by Primordial Qi, cultivated to the Ascension Realm, his physical body could be comparable to a superhuman, capable of smashing Chen Yan with bare fists!
But the old ghost, despite his cultivation, used the body of Zhong Hongliang—an elderly man—how good could his physical condition be?
The old ghost, seeing his physical body suffering extensive damage, grew increasingly impatient!
"Youngster! I wanted to save some energy, but you forced my hand!" The old ghost suddenly stopped pursuing Chen Yan, clasped his hands together, and rapidly formed several fingerprints.
Chen Yan, seeing the opponent’s stance, knew a major move was coming!
He stood firm, took a deep breath, and flipped his hand, shooting a Finger Sword!
Swish!
The old ghost waved his hand, blocking the Finger Sword with a burst of black energy!
The old ghost sneered coldly, and suddenly black energy surged explosively! Countless strands of black energy shot out from him, and the sky filled with black energy, transforming into more than a dozen meteors, rushing toward Chen Yan!
Chen Yan watched, and saw more than a dozen strands of black energy rushing toward him, while the standing old man’s body—Zhong Hongliang—suddenly slumped. His already old face became instantly dried up!
The old man’s true form turned into black energy and flew out. Zhong Hongliang immediately regained his consciousness and screamed loudly, "Master, spare my life..."
But before he finished shouting, he fell to the ground, his body instantly drained of blood, becoming a dry corpse!
Chen Yan snorted, swiftly retreated to the window. Seeing more than a dozen strands of black energy approaching, he quickly raised his little finger and then flipped his wrist!
The weakest Finger Sword shot out, piercing through the gaps between several strands of black energy...
The black energy pounced on Chen Yan’s body, and Chen Yan roared loudly, scattering a stack of Six Yang Righteous Qi Talismans! Under a burst of golden light, several strands of black energy were repelled by the golden light, but two strands of black energy directly collided with Chen Yan’s body!