Chapter 211
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Chapter 211: No Loss
The skeletal centipede’s counterattack against Zuo Yongjun was ferociously relentless.
Its chain of moves was devastatingly effective, driving Zuo Yongjun into a corner and forcing him to adopt a mutually destructive strategy.
Even as Zuo Yongjun risked his life, ensuring mutual destruction with the Evil Spirit was a daunting task.
Zuo Yongjun was acutely aware of this, yet he had no alternative!
The innate martial artist never imagined that, at the critical moment, a divine weapon would descend to rescue him from his dire predicament.
As his sword thrust met empty air, an invisible force enveloped him, propelling him backward against his will.
Simultaneously, a familiar voice reached his ears, "Leave the rest to me."
Wang Chen!
The tension in Zuo Yongjun’s heart eased instantly. He suppressed the surging Qi and blood within his body, allowing the external force to whisk him away, swiftly piercing through the dense mist.
He landed on the outskirts of a desolate village!
"My lord!"
Wu Song and the Imperial Guards, who had been stationed outside, immediately gathered around him, their faces alight with joy.
Though they had complied with Zuo Yongjun’s strict orders to withdraw from Wu Family Village, they couldn’t bear to abandon their lord to fight alone in such peril.
Thus, the Imperial Guards waited outside, hoping to assist Zuo Yongjun should he manage to break through.
Seeing him emerge safely, they were overjoyed.
Wu Song asked eagerly, "My lord, are you unharmed?"
"I’m fine,"
Zuo Yongjun shook his head, his expression peculiar. "The Immortal Master has arrived."
While surviving the ordeal was a relief, it also left him deeply puzzled.
How did Wang Chen know of his plight?
Wu Family Village was nearly three hundred miles from South Shao County, and those aware of the situation, like Wu Song, were outside. Could this Immortal Master truly foresee the future?
Otherwise, it was inexplicable!
Wu Song scratched his head, "I used a help talisman."
Zuo Yongjun suddenly understood!
Wang Chen must have seen Wu Song’s distress signal, prompting his timely arrival.
The methods of cultivators were indeed beyond the comprehension of mere mortals!
In reality, Zuo Yongjun had overestimated Wang Chen’s abilities.
Had Wang Chen been at the Celestial Guardians’ residences, Wu Song’s help talisman would have been futile.
Previously, Wang Chen had been cultivating the Five Suns Thunder atop Lightning Strike Peak, enabling him to spot the signal from two hundred miles away.
Upon realizing the Exorcism Hall’s members were in danger, Wang Chen swiftly summoned the Willow Leaf Flying Boat, expending a great deal of spiritual energy to reach Zuo Yongjun at the crucial moment.
This act consumed a significant portion of the spiritual energy stored in the Heavenly Net for Exorcising Evil.
Otherwise, in this land devoid of spiritual energy, his own magical power could not sustain high-speed flight over long distances.
As he pierced through the skeletal centipede with a single strike, Wang Chen retracted the Willow Leaf Flying Boat and landed on the ground.
Crack!
The skeletal centipede, though mortally wounded, was not yet lifeless. Its life force was extraordinarily tenacious; despite being struck in a vital spot, it managed to wrench itself free from the Fire Crow Sword that had pinned its head.
Even at the cost of half its head crumbling away, the Evil Spirit managed to escape.
Realizing Wang Chen’s overwhelming power, it had no intention of counterattacking and immediately coiled its body to retreat.
It attempted to vanish into the mist!
But how could Wang Chen stand idly by as such a substantial source of "spiritual energy" slipped away before his eyes?
With a flick of his hand, he unleashed ten Exorcism Talismans!
Bursts of radiant spiritual light erupted, each one resembling a shell imbued with pure Yang energy, striking the skeletal centipede’s head and body.
The Evil Spirit was pummeled, its flesh and bones scattering in all directions as it writhed and howled in agony!
But this was merely the beginning.
Under Wang Chen’s command, the Fire Crow Sword soared into the air and pursued the skeletal centipede, darting around the Evil Spirit like a nimble dragon, severing its legs one by one.
In the blink of an eye, the skeletal centipede had lost a third of its legs.
Escape was now an impossibility!
This Evil Spirit couldn’t even dream of fighting back.
Under Wang Chen’s relentless assault, it lost all its legs, and then its tail was severed, reducing it to a bare "long worm" that lay helplessly on the ground, unable to move.
Wang Chen’s Sword Control, honed to perfect mastery, revealed its true destructive power at this moment!
Wang Chen didn’t give it a moment to recover, casting the Exorcising Net to envelop it.
As soon as the Exorcising Net descended, the skeletal centipede’s body began to emit thick plumes of white smoke. It thrashed and twisted violently, its remaining mouthparts spewing venom in a desperate attempt to break free.
However, the more it struggled, the tighter the Exorcising Net constricted.
The dark forces within its body poured out relentlessly, completely absorbed by the net.
The Heavenly Net for Exorcising Evil was truly formidable!
The skeletal centipede’s body rapidly shrank, clearly on the brink of death.
Wang Chen swiftly retrieved the Exorcising Net, and the Fire Crow Sword, hovering in the air, suddenly plunged downward, its surging fiery sword energy instantly engulfing the Evil Spirit.
[Virtue +68]
That’s it?
Seeing the message flash in his vision, Wang Chen felt a twinge of disappointment.
This Evil Spirit was far weaker than Tree Granny, and the Virtue points he gained were barely worth mentioning.
Considering the cost of using the Willow Leaf Flying Boat, he felt somewhat shortchanged.
No significant gain meant it was a loss.
Wait!
Wang Chen reached out to retrieve the Exorcising Net.
Inside, he found a crystal bead glowing with a silvery light.
Evil Energy Pearl!
Ha!
Wang Chen couldn’t help but grin—now it was worth it!
This was the first Evil Spirit he had slain since arriving in the Mortal Realm, and it had unexpectedly dropped a valuable Evil Energy Pearl.
His luck was truly exceptional.
Wang Chen suddenly recalled something.
Cao Chengping, the overseer of Yunyang, had instructed the new celestial guardians to gather spiritual materials as offerings.
Could this Evil Energy Pearl be one of those spiritual materials?
He didn’t dwell on the question for long. After storing the Evil Energy Pearl, he began to hunt down the remaining fleeing Evil Spirits.
Even the smallest mosquito is still meat. Wang Chen needed a vast amount of spiritual energy to break through to the Qi Training ninth level, and the few spirit stones in his storage bag were far from sufficient. Thus, he had no choice but to target the Evil Spirits.
The BOSS had already been dealt with, and the remaining minions were insignificant.
Wang Chen no longer bothered to calculate Virtue points; whenever he spotted an Evil Spirit, he cast the net to drain it completely.
Under his relentless pursuit, the number of Evil Spirits in the desolate village dwindled rapidly, and the mist began to dissipate, leaving no trace of malevolent aura.
After circling the village to ensure no Evil Spirits remained, he finally reunited with Zuo Yongjun and the others.
Zuo Yongjun bowed deeply, "Immortal Master, I owe you my life!"
Wu Song and the Imperial Guards followed suit, offering their deep bows.
Wang Chen shook his head, chastising them sternly, especially Zuo Yongjun.
Relying on brute courage is foolish; when faced with Evil Spirits, the priority is to ensure your own safety. If you can’t win, you should flee—why engage in a futile struggle?
The blood talismans Wang Chen had given to the Exorcism Hall were meant to save their lives.
As for eradicating Evil Spirits, that task clearly fell to him, the celestial guardian!
Zuo Yongjun and the others were reprimanded until they could barely lift their heads.
Yet, they felt that being able to follow such a celestial guardian was truly a great fortune!
