Chapter 431

Chapter 431: Suppressing for Three Days

“Young man, I don’t believe you have any treasures left that can withstand me,” the massive white-haired Yaksha said, his mouth moving.

As his voice echoed across the sea and sky, Li Hui threw out two dazzling gemstones. The Old Ghost underestimated him; most of his wealth was embodied here. These gemstones were carved into skull shapes, coming from an ancient tribe and used in their battles, so their power was significant.

The white-haired Yaksha raised his arm to shield himself, but after a roar, two large pits exploded in his arm. However, having just absorbed a large amount of dark energy, he brushed off this slight damage.

Next, Li Hui drew out a heavy treasure to face him.

Though he had spent a lot on his journey, it was still not a critical situation.

“Buzz, buzz…” The Old Ghost was startled; who exactly was this young man? How did he come by such incredible treasures?

He watched as a metallic bottle grew larger and shattered on its own.

A vast golden light surged outward; it looked like Buddhist light but was actually a purifying light with immense cleansing powers, far superior to mere Buddhist light! This purifying light was nearly toxic.

As the saying goes, “Too much purification is poison!”

The entire sea turned gold from the purifying light, and the white-haired Yaksha became its biggest obstacle.

“Damn it!”

The white-haired Yaksha waved his arm, trying to disperse the purifying light, but instead, it rushed towards him, forcing him to shrink in size from six hundred zhang to five hundred, then down to four hundred and three hundred, even pushing him back.

“Bang…” Black smoke billowed as the Old Ghost appeared in human form. The purifying light still pursued him, gathering from all directions, and he found it strange that this little brat hadn’t run away.

Li Hui’s current form was that of calamity essence and was not afraid of this kind of purifying light. Why didn’t he flee? Because a tremendous power from talismans surged from the Old Ghost, rapidly piling upward, a feeling only the one who initiated it could perceive.

That talisman originated from his hand, and the Impermanence Ghost Worms had obviously found a suitable breeding ground within the Old Ghost’s body. Instead of fighting among themselves, they multiplied in droves, the quantity beyond reckoning.

“Die!” The Old Ghost struck out with the dark energy measuring rod, which shot toward him with a black light trailing behind.

“Get ready, suppress!” Li Hui released the Golden Shell and pushed it forward, causing the dark energy measuring rod to vanish.

The Old Ghost sneered; how could this measuring rod be so easily collected? However, his expression changed suddenly as he sensed something amiss inside; the dark energy was rapidly depleting, and even his power was weakening fast.

“Just some bug worms actually breeding within me?” The Old Ghost’s body crackled loudly as he began to clear out the insignificant worms.

In a matter of moments, countless Impermanence Ghost Worms were shaken to death. Li Hui, feeling alarmed, also noticed that the Buddhist nation was trembling violently, and Han Wu and Lü E were struggling to suppress the measuring rod.

“Something’s wrong!” The Old Ghost gasped.

He had shaken off countless bug worms, leaving almost none, yet the last few hadn’t died but instead had become incredibly resilient, voraciously devouring the dead worms.

In the blink of an eye, the bug worms began to proliferate rapidly again, becoming far more tenacious, making it difficult for him to shake them off.

Li Hui patted his chest in fear; the bug worms were useful, clinging to the bones, depending entirely on what tricks this old fellow had to drive them out. The tremors from the Buddhist nation were subsiding, signifying that the Old Ghost was too preoccupied to act.

“Boom…” The purifying light and the bug worms launched a combined assault, trapping the Old Ghost.

A fierce wind gusted, causing the Old Ghost to swell, trying to revert to his true form as the white-haired Yaksha, but the purifying light sizzled against him like fire.

Li Hui did not let his guard down, continuously retreating to distance himself from the Old Ghost.

Being cautious paid off; the old fellow was too powerful, able to explode in such circumstances without a word and unleash a streak of purple light.

Seeing the purple light coming, Li Hui quickly released many Turtle Mountain Seals, transforming them into the forms of turtles that charged straight ahead. He didn’t expect them to block anything; they probably couldn’t even delay their demise, but just to gauge the strength of the attack.

In a few breaths, all the turtle figures shattered.

“How powerful! That’s a black dagger engraved with a purple dragon; I don’t know when it locked onto my energy. It’s hard to shake off.” Li Hui decisively dived into the sea, rapidly pushing aside the water to submerge beneath the waves, quickly reaching the deep ocean floor.

“Roar!” The white-haired Yaksha howled at the sky, realizing his dagger lost its target in the water. How had this brat managed it?

Li Hui looked at the dagger moving from afar; he had transformed into the plump monk, completely changing his appearance, making it hard to lock onto him!

“How dangerous! I should wait a bit before resurfacing. I don’t know how powerful these Impermanence Ghost Worms have become.”

On the surface, the white-haired Yaksha seethed with rage, surrounded by the purifying light from all sides, relentless and unforgiving, while the danger within him grew.

After all this time, the Old Ghost had not only failed to eliminate the Impermanence Ghost Worms but also trembled, his complexion changing drastically as he hurried to take big steps to leave. Staying any longer would mean he would go from chasing the little brat to being hunted himself, risking a calamitous downfall today.

Did he think he could escape? Too late!

Li Hui pointed from below the water, and the Old Ghost’s eyes widened in shock as he pressed his hand to his chest, fear gripping him: “What’s happening? What’s changed? Those worms should be quite troublesome, just finding a place to wash them away for a few days should do it. How have they suddenly increased in power so much?”

These Impermanence Worms were not mere bugs; they were talismans!

Through constant consumption and reproduction, most of the Impermanence Ghost Worms transformed into top-grade treasure talismans, unleashing their power. In the Old Ghost’s body, they nibbled like little tyrants, utterly ferocious.

With the support of pure dark energy, many of the Impermanence Ghost Worms broke through their bottlenecks and began advancing towards becoming Yuanyuan Treasure Talismans.

“Hmph, do you think summoning these little worms to rampage will be enough to take me down?” The Old Ghost, having lived to this day, was not easy prey; he quickly resolved to call back the purple dragon dagger, channeling all his power to strike a purple light towards himself.

“Crack…” Many parts of the white-haired Yaksha’s body split open. Li Hui winced at the sight but was soon confronted with an even more shocking scene.

His body split into two; the Old Ghost pulled away from the places not overrun by the bug worms. He rolled on the surface of the sea, standing up while leaving behind his shattered body and skeleton, cackling maniacally.

“Damn it, you can do that too?”

Li Hui’s understanding of ghostly beings grew another layer. Thankfully, this white-haired Yaksha shrank from six hundred zhang to two hundred zhang, undoubtedly inflicting significant damage.

Han Wu transmitted a message: “He’s just putting on a show; he originally had the strength of the late Wanxiang Stage, but the crazy pursuit has drained him. After a series of strikes and the consumption affected by the bug worms, he has now fallen to the early stages of Wanxiang. If you are willing to sacrifice your Buddha Treasures, Lü E and I can suppress him for three days in the Buddhist nation.”

“Are you confident?”

“Quite confident, but it also depends on those bug worms’ consumption; otherwise, he can still escape.”

“Okay, let’s do it! Out with the old, in with the new! After all, Buddha Treasures in my hands are also consumables.” Li Hui gritted his teeth and made a decision. The Golden Shell shone brightly and rose swiftly, while roars and thunder sounds erupted from the sea. The water surged upward, forming a golden ice field that enveloped the white-haired Yaksha, which was the Cold Armor Emperor’s signature skill: the Era of Cold Armor.