Chapter 187
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Chapter 187: Try and You Shall Perish
The Pure Yang Body failed to activate, leaving Yuance panicked and confused.
Mu Lin calmly explained that while the Pure Yang Flame did indeed counter most evil spirits, the Seven Spirits formed the foundation of human existence. The Nail the Seven Spirits technique targeted this vital core rather than causing simple curse contamination, rendering Pure Yang energy ineffective.
The curse technique’s persistence not only alarmed Yuance but also darkened Chu Hongxuan’s expression. Even his immense vitality proved useless against the Seven Spirits attack, filling him with bitter regret.
"I shouldn’t have tested this. Now ‘trying’ has become ‘dying’."
As heirs of noble families, these Qi Practitioners possessed greater knowledge than commoners. Despite their panic, they swiftly analyzed their condition.
"This isn’t ordinary cursing but advanced soul magic involving the Three Souls and Seven Spirits! How did he master such complex techniques so quickly?"
Huameng interjected: "Only the Seven Spirits are affected. We’ll endure six more strikes. When all Seven are nailed, we perish."
Chu Hongxuan snapped: "You’ll die alone! We never provoked Mu Lin or got marked."
Yuance added: "Right. We’re safe if we don’t foolishly accept your curse transfer."
"Really?" Huameng giggled, unaffected. "We’re competitors in this trial. You think Mu Lin will spare anyone?" She adopted an innocent pout: "I didn’t provoke him either. If he’d curse me unprovoked, you’re all targets too. Though you could always kneel and beg…"
"Silence!" No one believed Huameng’s claims of innocence, knowing her troublemaking nature. Yet they shared her suspicion – in this high-stakes competition for rankings and prestige, mercy seemed unlikely.
"This is war," someone muttered. "We all fight for advantage. That makes Mu Lin everyone’s enemy."
"Form an alliance. Eliminate Mu Lin first."
"Agreed. His silent long-range curses are too dangerous."
"I won’t rest until he’s dead!"
Yuance hesitated, reluctant to oppose the man possessing the True Meaning Diagram of doppelgänger cultivation. Clearing his throat, he suggested: "This trial values point accumulation, not slaughter. Peaceful coexistence remains possible."
Yan Zhanpeng sneered coldly at these words. "Yuance, when did you become so naive? While peaceful coexistence is possible, there’s a greater chance Mu Lin will suddenly curse us. Would you dare gamble on that?"
"I won’t allow such a dangerous enemy to hide in darkness, nor surrender initiative to others."
"…You’re right."
Seeing conflict unavoidable, Yuance stopped arguing. With his concession and Huameng’s meddling, Yuhu Academy members soon formed a joint strategy to eliminate Mu Lin first.
Once decided, Yan Zhanpeng, Chu Hongxuan, and Huameng immediately took action.
…
Mu Lin remained unaware of Yuhu Academy’s plan. Hidden underground, he kept moving while deploying paper figures to attack evil spirits and monsters.
He also used the Paper Figure Curse, though nailing the Seven Spirits required deep connections between his Cursed Paper Figures and targets. Each coffin nail demanded extensive time to stabilize the link with Huameng.
Her formidable power caused fluctuating presence, making connection-building difficult. Each nail took several hours. "Capturing all Seven Spirits needs two to three days… Remote-cursing geniuses isn’t easy."
"No matter. I’ve got time."
Assigning a Substitute Paper Figure to handle curses, Mu Lin focused on monster-slaying. Facing overwhelming numbers, he abandoned frontal assaults with Yin soldiers, opting instead for bait tactics.
Spectators saw paper figures emerging from his Yin Spirit Coffin during underground travel. These grew into lifelike humans – old, young, big, small – all screaming and fleeing in terror.
Monsters and evil spirits pounced eagerly:
"Jijiji! This body’s mine…"
"Fresh meat!"
"Starving!"
"Die now!"
Some evil ghosts possessed fleeing humans. Others attacked with blades. A few gaped jaws to swallow victims whole. Seeing such weakness, creatures grew careless. Some even toyed with their prey.
This proved fatal.
Possessing ghosts got sealed inside paper figures. Gulping paper humans tore monsters’ guts open. Overconfident attackers fell to counterstrikes. Worse for them, paper figures ignored Life and Death.
Even when losing arms, Mu Lin’s puppets waited until attackers relaxed before stabbing. Their realism and fearlessness let Mu Lin slaughter nearly 100 monsters quickly.
This display drew greater attention, now including Demon Exorcism Division generals with shining eyes – no longer just ordinary nobles.
