Chapter 18

After all, he was still too young!

Although the ghost was powerful, a low-level ghost clearly lacked intelligence.

Shen Changqing walked back and forth in the courtyard, his purpose being to find the object that the ghost had truly possessed.

The previous confrontation

had already made that thing wary.

Without absolute certainty or unless it was absolutely necessary, it would never make a move.

Similarly,

if the other side made a move,

it would prove one thing: he had already become a threat to it.

Originally, as Shen Changqing walked around the courtyard, he couldn't be 100% sure where the ghost had possessed.

But after walking in all directions, the thing remained still.

If he had to say which place was the most conspicuous, it could only be the tree in the courtyard.

The branches and leaves were lush.

They should have been green.

It wasn't autumn yet, and there was no way the leaves could be withered and yellow.

The only explanation for the withered leaves

was that there was an external factor causing this.

The ghost was extremely cold and yin,

and to any living being, it was a deadly poison.

Therefore,

it explained why the tree, which should have been full of vitality, was in such an abnormal state.

Of course,

Shen Changqing couldn't be 100% sure; he only had some suspicions in his heart.

Now that the ghost couldn't hold back and made a move, it undoubtedly confirmed his suspicion.

Eight layers of Pure Yang Gong!

Fifteen layers of Thirteen Protectors' Hard Qi Gong!

Instantly,

Shen Changqing's strength reached an unprecedented peak, and he struck out with two palms at lightning speed.

The palms were crimson red!

Like red-hot irons!

Iron Sand Palm!

Boom—ah—

The two pale hands seemed to encounter a terrifying attack and instantly dissipated like smoke, while a sharp, ear-piercing scream echoed through the courtyard.

Clearly,

this palm had injured the ghost.

As the other side retreated,

Shen Changqing lunged forward, his hands bulging with veins like coiling dragons, and he gripped the long sword, slashing fiercely at the tree in front of him.

Swish!!

The sharp long sword, combined with unmatched strength, plunged directly into the tree trunk.

Because the trunk was too thick, Shen Changqing couldn't cut it in one stroke.

He pulled out the long sword,

and from the wound on the tree trunk, black blood gushed out like a spring, emitting a pungent odor, accompanied by a piercing scream.

Then—

the roots of the tree suddenly rose, like arrows, piercing towards Shen Changqing at incredible speed, breaking the air with a whistling sound.

Facing such an attack, Shen Changqing's expression was fierce, and he had no intention of turning to defend. He gripped the long sword tightly and slashed fiercely at the tree trunk again.

Pfft—

Bang!

The roots broke through the air and struck Shen Changqing, and even with the Fifteenth Layer of Thirteen Protectors' Hard Qi Gong, he couldn't completely resist such an injury.

His skin cracked,

his flesh was pierced,

and blood flowed down the wound.

At the same time,

the long sword had fiercely slashed at the original wound on the tree trunk.

The trunk, which was already about to break, finally reached its limit under such an attack.

Crack!

The tree was completely severed, and the lush branches and thick trunk fell to the ground with a loud noise.

At the moment the trunk broke,

a piercing scream echoed.

The source of the sound was no longer around the courtyard but came from the broken gap, and a large amount of black blood spurted out.

A vague, ethereal shadow rose from the gap, trying to escape to a distance.

Shen Changqing naturally wouldn't let it escape.

He took a step forward,

and the long sword, enveloped in Pure Yang Qi, slashed directly at the vague, ethereal shadow.

Rip!!

Like a piece of cloth being torn, the vague, ethereal shadow screamed one last time and then completely dissipated.

As the ghost dissipated,

a cold aura climbed up the long sword and quickly seeped into Shen Changqing's hands.

That familiar feeling

brought a smile to his face.

Name: Shen Changqing

Force: Great Qin Demon Suppression Bureau

Identity: Apprentice Demon Slayer

Martial Arts: Thirteen Protectors' Hard Qi Gong (Fifteenth Layer, Upgradable), Pure Yang Gong (Eighth Layer, Upgradable), Seven Kill Blade Technique (Second Layer), Iron Sand Palm (Second Layer)

Killing Points: 15

"Indeed, to gain more killing points, one must act personally!"

Looking at the fifteen killing points on the panel, Shen Changqing smiled.

He had wandered in the Demon Suppression Prison for so long, and the killing points he had gained did not exceed twenty.

Now, just by slaying a low-level ghost, he had gained fifteen killing points.

This showed that

slaying a ghost personally yielded more killing points.

The killing points in the Demon Suppression Prison,

Shen Changqing suspected, were remnants left on the corpses of demons, which had already dissipated when the demons were slain.

As for the exact source of the killing points,

he couldn't be 100% sure.

"Perhaps— they are equivalent to the energy contained in the ghost's body!"

If the killing points were compared to the energy in the ghost's body, it would explain why slaying a ghost personally yielded more killing points than in the Demon Suppression Prison.

Fifteen killing points!

In Shen Changqing's view, this could significantly enhance his strength.

At this moment,

his wounds had stopped bleeding, and the Fifteenth Layer of Thirteen Protectors' Hard Qi Gong provided strong self-healing abilities.

Looking at the two martial arts on the panel,

Shen Changqing fell into deep thought.

Fifteen killing points seemed like a lot, but how to use them to maximize their effect was a problem.

"The Fifteenth Layer of Thirteen Protectors' Hard Qi Gong played a significant role in this ghost slaying, otherwise, I would have been defeated by Zhang Long's hands.

But the Thirteen Protectors' Hard Qi Gong can only be considered a defensive martial art.

Despite its astonishing defensive capabilities, it is not very effective against powerful ghosts.

On the contrary, the Pure Yang Gong has a significant restraining effect on ghosts—"

Shen Changqing recalled the battle, and even with the Fifteenth Layer of Thirteen Protectors' Hard Qi Gong, the ghost's attack still broke through his defenses.

What truly forced the ghost to refrain from attacking was the Pure Yang Qi.

"The strongest defense is attack!"

"Since that's the case, I might as well enhance the Pure Yang Qi."

Making the decision,

Shen Changqing focused his mind on the panel.

With a thought,

five killing points were consumed, and the Pure Yang Gong was directly upgraded from the eighth layer to the ninth layer.

Ninth Layer of Pure Yang Gong!

A current of energy, nearly twice as powerful as before, suddenly rose from his dantian and instantly swept through his entire body—

Rumble!!

The powerful true qi surged like a raging river.