Chapter 9

The sudden change left the cavalry, who were charging at high speed, unable to react. Of course, even if they had reacted, it would have been futile.

A loud boom shook the air, forcing Rosene, who was watching from a distance, to cover her ears. Her eyes widened in disbelief.

Jia Kedao, transformed into a heavy cannonball, slammed into the ground, creating a crater over five to six meters in diameter. Countless chunks of earth and rocks shot out like angry bullets, covering all the cavalry.

The cavalry closest to Jia Kedao didn't even have time to scream before they turned into a pile of flesh riddled with holes. Even those farther away had numerous bloody wounds.

In an instant, the cavalry closest to Jia Kedao all fell, including the knight who had used a short spear to break open the town gate.

Even if he had activated all his martial qi, it would have been impossible for him to withstand the stone fragments that hit like cannonballs at such close range.

Only the two cavalrymen at the edge were less severely injured, but even they were terrified by such a brutal attack. Their horses were also in a panic, some circling wildly before charging in a random direction, while others were so frightened that they collapsed and trembled on the ground.

Jia Kedao naturally did not let the remaining cavalry off. The fastest one to charge was the first to suffer, caught by Jia Kedao in a few steps, and with one punch, both the man and the horse were reduced to a pile of shattered flesh. Even the best coroner would not be able to reassemble them.

This fighting style made Jia Kedao feel incredibly exhilarated. One punch at a time, and in a moment, Jia Kedao had reached the last cavalryman.

It was only then that Rosene, who had been stunned, came to her senses and, despite the pain, shouted, "Leave the horses!"

Jia Kedao, who was still somewhat lucid, changed his punch into a grab, seizing the head of the terrified cavalryman and throwing him with great force. The cavalryman's neck snapped, and his body flew away.

The battle finally ended.

Jia Kedao also noticed that his state was not right. Without a moment's hesitation, he made a hand seal and shouted, "Disciple Mingyang sincerely thanks you, respectfully sends the divine warrior back to heaven. If I have any requests in the future, I will respectfully invite you to descend and preside! Disciple Mingyang respectfully sends you off!"

With this shout, a grayish-white mist emerged from Jia Kedao's eyes and, in a moment, transformed into a divine warrior floating in the air.

At this moment, the gray-turbaned divine warrior was different from before, with a hint of yellow.

Jia Kedao, upon seeing this, inwardly called out in alarm. The gray-turbaned divine warrior was not originally summoned from heaven, and now it could not be sent back. The hint of yellow on its body was the result of the many ghosts enjoying the power of the talisman.

The Daoist method of summoning deities was a mutually beneficial arrangement.

To summon a deity for assistance, one needed to worship and offer incense to the deities in heaven. When the time came to summon the deity, it could be called upon to provide aid.

The summoned divine warriors and the like could also absorb the incense from the talisman, using it to enhance themselves.

As previously mentioned, the gray-turbaned divine warrior was originally formed from the mixed spirits of many ghosts in this place. Therefore, Jia Kedao's attempt to send it away did not actually send it away.

However, it was still good that he had driven it out of his body. Otherwise, if the ghost had possessed his body, even a Daoist of Jia Kedao's cultivation would eventually suffer a decline in yang energy.

Not to mention, just from that short time, Jia Kedao already felt weak and his legs were trembling.

After several attempts to drive the gray-turbaned divine warrior away with the hand seal failed, Jia Kedao had no choice but to shake his head. Fine, if it wants to follow, let it follow. When he had the time, he would hold a water and land ceremony to see if he could resolve this issue and send it to be reborn.

Thus, Jia Kedao led a trembling warhorse, with the grayish-white divine warrior following behind, back to Rosene.

In Rosene's eyes, the grayish-white divine warrior was a ghost. Of course, the ghosts Jia Kedao knew and the ghosts Rosene thought of were not much different, just with some variations due to the different worlds.

It was Rosene's first time seeing a undead creature. To be precise, this area was not suitable for the formation of undead, so even as a noble lady, Rosene had only heard of such creatures from a young age but had never seen one in person.

Of course, the undead in this world were not limited to ghosts. There were also well-known skeletons, zombies, ghouls, and more advanced ones like black knights and undead knights. Ghosts were considered to be among the more advanced undead.

Of course, most of the undead stories Rosene had heard were known for their terror, used to scare children who wouldn't sleep. As a result, Rosene's feelings towards the undead were not good, and even with her swordsman's strength, she felt some fear when she first saw the ghost.

After all, humans always feel fear towards the unknown and mysterious.

With the horse, the journey ahead was much easier.

The only problem was that when Jia Kedao sat behind Rosene, it was a bit awkward.

Apart from not knowing how to ride a horse, more importantly, he was still a young man with strong desires.

Sitting in front of a young lady made it difficult to control his physiological changes.

Of course, Rosene, wearing leather armor, did not notice that certain parts of Jia Kedao had become hard.

For Jia Kedao, this could be described as a difficult and restless journey, so much so that he had to continuously recite the Taishang Xinyin Jing to calm his restless heart.

Of course, as previously mentioned, this was just the natural vigor of a young man. As for Rosene, Jia Kedao did not have any thoughts of admiration.

From Jia Kedao's perspective, the humans in this world were not much different from gorillas, and Rosene, no matter how beautiful, was just a slightly more evolved female gorilla. In short, Jia Kedao did not look favorably upon these barbarians.

On the journey ahead, whether because the pursuing cavalry had been completely annihilated or because they had lost the trail, Jia Kedao and Rosene did not encounter any more pursuers.

Following Rosene's advice, Jia Kedao did not insist on continuing in the twilight but instead found a small stream, caught a few fish, and solved their dinner problem.