Chapter 61: Guess

  As the ghostly figure pounced, Shen didn't react at all, just staring at the little girl. The bloodstains that appeared around him were almost drowning him, everyone had disappeared, only the constantly appearing ghosts and more and more blood, Shen seemed to be able to smell the nauseating bloody smell.

  "Hiss!"

  A wound suddenly appeared on Shen Cong's chest, as if it had been scratched by a ghostly claw. Blood beads seeped out from the wound and merged into the surrounding sea of blood. The little girl's eyeballs turned darker and darker, almost filling her entire eye sockets, making people feel chilled to the bone. But Shen Cong looked at this scene with great interest.

  "Hmmph!"

  The sharp cries pierced Shen Cong's ears, but the sound that could have burst an ordinary person's eardrums did not elicit any reaction from him. Shen Cong simply gripped the Long Que knife and calmly looked at the little girl. The ghosts around him almost presented all the most terrifying appearances that this world could offer in front of Shen Cong, yet he regarded them as if they were nothing.

  "Bang! Bang! Bang!"

  Some ghosts that tried to get close to Shen Cong suddenly burst open, and some ghosts that had already touched Shen Cong's body were unharmed. A thread of knife intent spread out from Shen Cong's body, at this moment Shen Cong was like a peerless treasured sword, warning people not to approach.

  "If these means are not enough, then you're too disappointing." Shen Cong suddenly laughed and took a step towards the little girl.

  The little girl didn't say a word, staring straight at Shen Cong for a moment before suddenly turning around, her figure becoming blurry and disappearing in an instant.

  "Why the hurry to leave, you've found me for several days now. If you leave like this, won't it be boring?" Shen Cong let out a cold laugh and slapped his hand on the Dragon Bird Knife, releasing a powerful suction force that suddenly made the blurry figure of the little girl clear again.

  "Ah!"

  A scream rang out, and the little girl who had not moved suddenly opened her eyes wide, with eyeballs that seemed to be about to burst, blood-red tears streaming down from them. Her pale face melted like a candle, revealing a terrifying appearance inside: rotting flesh, maggots crawling in and out of her eye sockets.

  Able to spread the icy breath that freezes people's hearts, making their bodies completely frozen. Not only can't they move their bodies, but it seems like even their hearts don't want to move at all, and would rather remain sealed forever.

  A little girl appeared in front of Shen Cong, her small palm transformed into a black ghost claw, grasping his neck and tightening it constantly. He couldn't breathe in or out, and there seemed to be a bloody smell flowing from the corner of his mouth. Shen Cong looked at the reflection of the little girl's eyes, where he saw his own face turning pale, on the verge of suffocating to death.

  "Scatter!"

  Furious power shattered the ice block on his body with a single punch from Shen Cong. His true energy burst out, and the air seemed to be pierced through. The little girl's seemingly powerful attack was instantly dismantled by Shen Cong, and her figure directly dissipated into the air.

  "Come back and chat for a bit before leaving!"

  The dragon bird knife vibrated, and the little girl's figure appeared again. Only compared to before, at this moment the little girl's appearance became a bit blurry, as if her energy had been consumed, not as vivid as it was seen before.

  The two of them stared at each other, Shen Cong looked normal, where was the blood flowing everywhere, it was all an illusion.

  "How would you like it." The little girl suddenly spoke out, but the voice that came out was a male voice, which was particularly strange.

  "So you can speak human language, I thought you were a ghost." Shen Congxiao laughed.

  The little girl narrowed her eyes, looking fierce, "You can't kill me!"

  "Don't try, how can you know." Long Que's knife moved, the blade cut through and went straight to the little girl's arm, cutting it off directly. But in just a moment, that arm was restored as usual, only becoming a bit blurry, and standing out from other positions.

  "It seems that it's not that he can't be killed, but rather that he needs to be killed multiple times. Although it's a bit troublesome, there's always a way."

  The little girl smiled, "Do you think this is my true form? Even if you destroy this body, I'll only be injured and won't die. On the contrary, it's you who will suffer the consequences of provoking me, and in the future, it will be a life-and-death struggle. You'd better think carefully!"

  "Clang!"

  The dragonfly knife emitted a soft hum, clearly expressing Shen Cong's attitude. The little girl's expression suddenly turned gloomy, but the current scene was not erupting, everything around her was controlled by Shen Cong, and what she relied on was completely useless against him.

  "Why aren't you afraid of these ghosts? The pressure on your heart doesn't seem to work either!"

  "Why should I be afraid of these!"

  "What did you mean by saying you're not human just now?!"

  "Guess." Shen Cong smiled slyly and said.

  "How dare you!" The little girl shrieked, a bunch of ghostly objects flew towards Shen Cong, but before they even reached his face, they were cut into pieces by the knife energy and couldn't get close.

  "You're a ghost now, not human, your words are improper." Shen Cong burst out laughing loudly, while the little girl's face became increasingly gloomy. An ordinary person would have been frightened to death by this sight, but unfortunately, they were facing Shen Cong.

  "How can you let me go!" The little girl's voice was high and low, and it was heart-wrenching to listen.

  "I'll never let you go, just accept your death." Shen stepped forward step by step towards the little girl, his entire aura enveloping her.

  "You can't really kill me, why bother!" the little girl shrieked, her eyes full of resentment towards Shen Cong, "I'll pay for what I did before!"

  "Your death is the greatest compensation." Shen Cong smiled, "Besides, who says I can't kill you!"

  Shen's eyes suddenly emitted a faint, dark glow, as if they could completely absorb a person's soul. The little girl was startled and tried to retreat, but found herself unable to move.

  A streak of sword energy descended from the sky, similar to the previous one, yet different. A force that seemed to want to drag people in permanently was transmitted, and the little girl was greatly shocked. If she were hit by this force, her body would not be as simple as being injured.

  "Boom!"

  An explosive force burst out, the little girl self-destructed and knocked the dragon bird knife away. At the same time, a mini infant escaped from inside with a look of horror on its face. Not daring to look back, it fled frantically towards the distance, "Today's matter will be repaid a hundredfold in the future!"

  "No need to drag it out, let's settle it once and for all today."

  Shen suddenly appeared in front of the infant, his eyes glowing crimson, his fangs exposed, and a completely dark aura emanating from his body. His true energy was completely withdrawn, and now Shen's body was completely filled with zombie blood.

  "This is..." The little girl looked at Shen Cong incredulously, just as she was about to say something, a dark light flashed down, unobstructed, and cut off both ends.

  The dark night's vital energy swept away all the ghostly aura, then absorbed it into the zombie's blood. Shen Cong's body shook and he returned to his original appearance. The surrounding sea of ghosts had already disappeared, but Shen Cong was now in a desolate wilderness. Unbeknownst to him, he had been quietly transported to this location at some point. Even with Wang Shilin's keen spiritual awareness, he hadn't detected this phenomenon, which was quite formidable.

  "What a weird cultivation method, unfortunately." Shen Cong smiled and identified the direction, rushing towards the campsite. Returning to the campsite didn't attract anyone's attention, and the campsite was normal too. It seemed that the previous battle had been moved to another location from the very beginning. The ghost cultivator's combat power wasn't as weak as imagined, it just so happened that they encountered Shen Cong, a guy who wasn't human but possessed the Dark Night Spring energy.

  In the camp, Zhao Shi was meditating with his eyes closed, and a faint fragrance of medicine wafted from the bottle in front of him, which he absorbed through his mouth and nose, enhancing his true energy cultivation.

  The Lotus Fragrance Bottle, one of the treasures obtained by Zhao Shi in that strange encounter, is one of the few precious items he cherishes. It can help cultivators accelerate their cultivation without any side effects and is a rare excellent product. It was also because of this Lotus Fragrance Bottle that Zhao Shi reached his current position in such a short period of time.

  Three-tiered power peak, Zhao Shi is not unable to break through the fourth-tier condensed origin, but rather intentionally compresses his cultivation, waiting for the opportunity to mature before breaking through and entering, his combat strength will be much stronger than that of an ordinary fourth-tier. With such a rare foundation, how could Zhao Shi not plan for himself? As for some people who covet his possessions, they have long since disappeared from this world.

  "Brother Zhao!"

  A dense footsteps came, a Luo Shui sect disciple shouted carefully outside. Other tents were shared by several people, but Zhao Shi occupied one alone, and others couldn't say anything about it.

  "What's going on? Has something happened?" Zhao Shi opened his eyes and said calmly.

  "It's got results, but they're not very good." The disciple didn't know what to say and looked quite hesitant.

  "What, didn't achieve the expected result?" Zhao Shi smiled, "After probing a few times, I should know that Shen Cong is not a good guy. Even if we fail tonight, it's nothing. We'll come again several times and leave a shadow in his heart."

  "No, Master Zhao!" The disciple wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Li Kuai is dead, but it can't be considered death. Now he's mentally deranged, which is no different from being dead!"

  "What!" Zhao Shi suddenly stood up, his eyes narrowing slightly.

  Half an hour later, Zhao Shi appeared in a desolate wilderness where someone was lying on the ground with their limbs twitching slightly. Zhao Shi walked forward and kicked the person over with one foot, revealing their face.

  Deathly pale, with a faint aura of green and black swirling around his face, his eyes rolled back constantly, saliva uncontrollably dripping from his mouth, the whole person seemed to be in a state of madness, completely unaware of his surroundings.

  "How could this be!"

  "I don't know either. I was originally sent to deal with Shen Cong, but in a short while it became like this, as if being counterattacked by my own evil spirit." The disciple carefully explained.

  "Ghost cultivator being counter-attacked by ghost energy? Ha!" Zhao Shi sneered, "A ghost cultivator would never be in this state unless someone directly destroyed their original ghost infant. Are you trying to tell me that Li Ku's ghost infant was exterminated?"

  "I...I don't know either!" The disciple trembled with fear as he looked at Zhao Shi's icy face, and his words became unclear.

  "Is Shen Cong still in the camp?" Zhao Shi suddenly asked.

  "Yes! I went out earlier and took a look. He's still in the camp, and his figure doesn't seem to have changed much after the intense battle." The disciple hurriedly nodded and said.

  Zhao Shi looked at Li Kuai on the ground, his eyes narrowing, "In other words, this Li Kuai was harmed by some unexpected event? Which master is so meddlesome, wanting to eliminate the ghost infant with normal means, either a ghost cultivator or a cultivator whose cultivation is above the fifth stage of opening meridians!"

  The disciple next to him did not dare to say more and just listened quietly, afraid that Zhao Shi would blame all the mistakes on him.

  "You're lucky to have escaped this time, Shen Cong! But next time won't be so easy, humph!" Zhao Shi let out a cold snort, glanced at Li Ke one last time, and turned to leave. "Kill that Li Ke, make it clean and don't leave any traces."

  "Yes!"

  The disciple responded in a low voice, looked up again, and found that Zhao Shi's figure was nowhere to be seen. He glanced at Li Kui on the ground, and a hint of sadness appeared in his eyes. The rabbit dies, the fox grieves; this Li Kui is not a member of the Luoshui Sect, but just does things for money, yet he also did his best. Unexpectedly, he ended up with such an outcome in the end, it's really pitiful.

  PS: Has everyone seen the relevant works today?