Chapter 119
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Chapter 119: The Might of Exterminating Evil
Puff!
A fist-sized hole instantly appeared on the wrinkled trunk of the ancient tree.
Dark green tree sap gushed out!
The towering, thick ancient tree shook violently, causing the countless vines sprouting from its body to thrash about wildly.
They slapped against each other, producing loud cracking sounds!
An abstract, twisted face emerged on the trunk, with a dark, gaping mouth.
It seemed to let out a silent scream: “It hurts!”
Metal overcomes Wood.
Wang Chen’s Metal Finger Technique was quite ineffective against wandering souls and lantern puppets, which were soul forms of Evil Spirits.
It was far less sharp than the Fire Crow Technique.
But Tree Granny’s situation was different.
Her true form was a centuries-old ancient tree, and after being transformed into a beast, her shell was invaded by Evil Spirits.
All her strength and essence were largely concentrated within her wooden body.
Therefore, Wang Chen’s master-level Metal Finger Technique dealt significant damage to Tree Granny.
It was like a massive loss of her sap, the equivalent of blood.
Moreover, the fierce Metal energy continued to rampage within her.
How could she not feel pain? How could she not feel anger?
Yet, along with the pain and anger, Tree Granny also felt deep fear!
Having cultivated for hundreds of years, her wooden body was as hard as iron and gold, and ordinary magical tools hardly left a mark upon it, let alone fears from knives and axes.
To be pierced through by Wang Chen’s strike, the sharpness of his spell made her tremble with fear!
This black-level Evil Spirit seized the moment and shook its massive treetop violently.
Crash! Crash! Crash!
With a series of cracking sounds, the countless vines attacking Wang Chen snapped apart.
Some of the vines were struck by Falling Fire talismans, turning to cinders.
The intact vines transformed into wooden puppets, complete with limbs, poised and fierce in appearance.
They bounced and shrieked, recklessly leaping toward Wang Chen.
Wooden Minions!
They were white-level Evil Spirits parasitic on Tree Granny.
At the same time, countless wandering souls and lantern puppets gathered from all directions, surrounding Wang Chen for a joint attack!
Meanwhile, Tree Granny quickly coiled her body, wrapping her trunk tightly with layers of branches and leaves for protection.
Its thoughts were quite simple.
First, strengthen its defenses to protect itself, then use a vast amount of cannon fodder to wear down the opponent.
This Evil Spirit was rather clever.
It realized it had underestimated Wang Chen and immediately altered its tactics.
After all, Wang Chen was a newcomer to higher-level Qi Training, practicing the rather unremarkable Five Element Technique.
His magical power was highly compatible.
But it was too moderate and stable to sustain continuous bursts of power!
As the saying goes, many ants can kill an elephant.
Tree Granny did not care at all about the casualties of her minions.
As long as they could cause trouble for Wang Chen and find a flaw, it was worth it even if they all perished!
However, it still underestimated its opponent.
Facing the swarm of Evil Spirits and the turtle-like Tree Granny,
Wang Chen immediately flew backward.
But he did not intend to flee.
Instead, after creating some distance, he suddenly raised his right arm.
His five fingers spread wide, and as his robe sleeve retracted, the mysterious golden armor wrapped around his forearm was revealed!
In the next moment, the mysterious golden armor silently transformed, instantly changing into a small net that flew forward.
Heavenly Net for Exorcising Evil!
This was the first time Wang Chen deployed this treasure in actual combat after successfully refining it.
The small net swelled in the wind, and in an instant, it expanded into a large net covering an area of three yards square.
It enveloped hundreds of wandering souls, lantern puppets, and Wooden Minions within!
All the Evil Spirits caught in the Exorcising Net instantly cried out in agony as if doomsday had arrived, vanishing into nothingness.
The destructive power of Exterminating Evil was indeed formidable!
However, while Wang Chen marveled at the true destructive power of the Exorcising Net, his heart bled secretly.
So much Virtue.
He gained not a bit of it!
This was perhaps the most unique aspect of the Heavenly Net for Exorcising Evil.
Previously, Wang Chen thought it was due to the treasure being unsealed, but he did not expect that even after being unsealed, it would still be the same.
But Wang Chen was never the greedy type.
As the saying goes, you cannot have both fish and bear’s paw.
With such a powerful Exterminating Evil treasure, what more could he want?
Wang Chen reached out to retrieve the Exorcising Net.
However, the moment he grasped it, Wang Chen couldn’t help but shudder.
A surge of pure spiritual energy erupted from the Exorcising Net and instantly flooded into his body!
Wang Chen’s Five Element Technique automatically activated, converting the incoming spiritual energy into magical power and storing it in his dantian.
The dantian, which had just been depleted of much of its power, was instantly replenished!
Holy cow!
Wang Chen’s shock at that moment was beyond description.
The Heavenly Net for Exorcising Evil wasn’t merely a tool for exterminating Evil Spirits; it could actually transform the power of the Evil Spirits into pure spiritual energy and feed it back to the wielder!
What’s more, the spiritual energy converted by the Exorcising Net was utterly pure, free from any foreign influence or impurities.
It was infinitely more potent than the Qi Recovery Pills he had taken in the past!
Wang Chen’s greatest weakness in combat was his mediocre root bone and primary technique.
Although he had mastered his spells to a master-level, his dantian’s power couldn’t sustain prolonged high-intensity output.
Once caught in a drawn-out battle, he had no choice but to rely on Qi Recovery Pills to compensate for the deficit.
The problem was, taking a few pills in an emergency wasn’t a big deal.
But consuming too many would lead to a buildup of pill toxins within his body, requiring significant effort to purge.
Moreover, frequent use could damage his meridians and harm his foundation!
In the heat of battle, a split-second delay could mean the difference between life and death.
There might not even be a chance to swallow an elixir.
But the Heavenly Net for Exorcising Evil was entirely different!
Not only was the spiritual energy it transformed supremely pure, but the speed at which it replenished magical power was astonishingly fast.
What’s more, this treasure could store spiritual energy, allowing Wang Chen to draw from it as much as he needed—it wasn’t a one-time use item!
What did this mean?
It meant that from now on, he had an automatic, energy-storing super-sized blue bottle!
Mom wouldn’t have to worry about me running out of mana anymore.
Wang Chen was nearly moved to tears!
With a flick of his wrist, the Exorcising Net shrank back to its original form, and a crystal-clear pearl rolled into his palm.
An Evil Energy Pearl!
Alright then.
In that instant, Wang Chen was overwhelmed with shame.
Just moments ago, he had felt a twinge of resentment for not gaining any Virtue points.
Now he realized.
What the Heavenly Net for Exorcising Evil could offer him far surpassed that!
“Creak!”
Just as Wang Chen was lost in thought, a swarm of Evil Spirits closed in around him, their claws and fangs bared, ready to devour him.
Snapping back to reality, Wang Chen let out a cold laugh and drew the Autumn Water Long Sword with his left hand.
His true opponent, from beginning to end, was only Tree Granny.
The gray level and white level Evil Spirits could only serve to deplete his magical power.
Even if Wang Chen dispelled the Spirit Light Shield and removed his robe, he could still rely on his Heavenly Dragon Golden Body to withstand their attacks!
These Evil Spirits were completely unaware.
The more of them there were, the more spiritual energy would be channeled into the Exorcising Net!
Such reckless bravery was truly moving.
Wang Chen swung his long sword with his left hand, and blazing flames instantly erupted along the blade, taking on the form of a Fire Crow soaring into the sky.
This was the effect of the Fire Crow Technique imbued into his weapon.
Several Wooden Minions that had just lunged at him were caught off guard and instantly decapitated.
The headless wooden bodies were immediately set ablaze, turning to ashes in the blink of an eye!
【Virtue +9】, 【Virtue +10】, 【Virtue +9】…
Since Wang Chen was the one doing the killing, the Virtue points naturally accumulated.
The Wooden Minions were not much different from the lantern puppets.
At the same time, Wang Chen cast the Exorcising Net with his right hand once more.
It ensnared dozens of Evil Spirits!
He stood firm, wielding his sword in one hand and the net in the other, slashing at close range and capturing at a distance, transforming the oncoming wandering souls, lantern puppets, and Wooden Minions into Virtue points and pure spiritual energy.
In less than half the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Wang Chen’s storage bag had gained three Evil Energy Pearls!
However, the Evil Spirits in the graveyard were not infinite.
Under his increasingly adept harvesting, their numbers dwindled rapidly, and the siege began to collapse.
Some lantern puppets even grew fearful, daring not to approach Wang Chen at all!
At that moment, Wang Chen suddenly sensed something unusual beneath his feet.
It felt as though something was about to burst forth from the ground!
Another trick?
Without a second thought, Wang Chen raised his right foot and stomped down with great force.
Earth and Stone Technique!
When a spell is cultivated to the master level, many inherent limitations are overcome.
Not only could Wang Chen activate the Earth and Stone Technique with his foot, but if he wished, he could even create a patch of rock by simply sitting down!
The moment his foot struck the ground, the soil beneath transformed into hard stone instantly.
This transformation spread at an astonishing speed, extending to the surrounding and lower soil layers, trapping dozens of living tree roots within!
Under the immense pressure, these tree roots shattered, splattering dark green sap.
“Hiss~”
