Chapter 73

Bu Ye had always thought that ghosts had no mass. Even the cold wind and the chill on the skin when a ghost appeared were merely psychological sensations, not real physical phenomena.

However, this time, Zhu Kuan's ghost clearly broke this perception. He truly felt the impact, almost falling backward.

Then, his head began to spin, and he could not focus on the battle between the cancer cells in his body and Zhu Kuan's ghost.

Fortunately, he didn't look, which allowed him to notice Lu Qi's approach in the first place.

Without a second thought, Bu Ye ran. The first two steps were a bit unsteady, but he quickly gained his balance.

As Lu Qi rushed forward and slashed with his sword, Bu Ye's body finally calmed down. The cancer cells had completely dealt with Zhu Kuan's unprecedentedly powerful ghost!

Bu Ye was delighted and didn't care about his appearance. He immediately sidestepped and did a forward roll before standing up again. He could clearly see that Zhu Kuan's ghost had produced a lot of black energy, which might activate the specialized small star on his left leg!

"Die!!"

Bu Ye used the same trick again, and all the black energy quickly flowed into the small dried well in his left calf.

One-third, two-thirds...

Full...

Bu Ye almost cursed aloud. Zhu Kuan's ghost was just a little short of filling the small dried well!

But at this critical moment, what difference did a little make?

It ultimately didn't activate!

Now, he had more or less figured out the pattern: only those he killed in extreme accidents would appear as spirits after death and seek revenge. For example, Yang Yuanda, Yang Zhaocai, and the third leader all fell into this category.

But now, in the midst of battle, where could he create such an "extreme accident"?

Relying solely on speed to evade would not last forever. Should he really retreat?

Bu Ye was truly unwilling, but it seemed there was no other choice.

At this moment, no one knew that in a tent far away, white vapor was spreading from a fresh corpse.

Four days ago, a soldier had tried to take advantage of Luo Xiu at night. He hadn't seen Bu Ye lying on the ground looking at the moon and unfortunately retreated to Bu Ye's side, where his neck was broken by Bu Ye. However, the soldier didn't die immediately but lingered on his last breath, eventually starving to death. He had been unconscious and starving for four days. Just now, when Zhu Kuan's ghost unleashed its power, the cold wind affected him. With only half a breath left, he finally died, and his body gradually cooled.

His ghost was clearly summoned by some force. After a moment of preparation, it suddenly rushed out of the tent!

Bu Ye had already started running away and decided not to tangle with Lu Qi and the others.

While running, he looked back to see how close Lu Qi and the others were and whether they would use any tricks.

However, he first saw a ghostly figure flying toward him from the distance.

Another one?

After the initial confusion, Bu Ye immediately turned from anger to joy. No matter where it came from, as long as he could absorb it!

The ghost quickly overtook Lu Qi and the four others and rushed straight at Bu Ye.

Under the watchful eyes of Lu Qi and the others, Bu Ye's expression changed slightly as the ghost pounced on him, causing him to stagger and almost fall.

Lu Qi and the others were overjoyed and quickly closed the distance with Bu Ye.

At this moment, Bu Ye had already completed the threat to the cancer cells and directed the black energy from the ordinary but crucial soul into the small dried well in his left calf!

It overflowed!

Bu Ye "painfully" bent over, blocking the light from his heart cloud. The red star cloud quickly transmitted energy, filling Bu Ye's left calf in leaps and bounds!

A faint "buzz" seemed to sound, and the specialized small star in Bu Ye's left calf was finally activated!

Blood, muscle strength, bone resilience, explosive power, and more were all instantly and comprehensively enhanced!

Since his left leg was behind him and he was crouching, the light from the activated small star was not seen by anyone. After complete activation, the light of the small star quickly dimmed along with the heart cloud, making it hard to notice even with a careful look.

"Be careful, it's a trick!" Yu Dachen shouted as a reminder before making his move.

Before Yu Dachen finished speaking, Bu Ye sprang up from the ground and rushed straight at Lu Qi, who was in the lead!

Lu Qi sneered, sidestepped to avoid Bu Ye, and thrust his sword diagonally!

"This kind of trick is too naive!"

Although Lu Qi's sword was dodged by Bu Ye, he still taunted him, hoping to anger Bu Ye and make him abandon the idea of escaping.

In an instant, Bu Ye rushed past Lu Qi, and Yu Dachen on the left front thrust his spear at him! This man, with eleven stars in his heart cloud, was indeed skilled with the spear, giving Bu Ye a lot of trouble.

Bu Ye narrowed his eyes, suddenly sidestepped to the right, and raised his left arm to clamp down on Yu Dachen's spear! This move was learned from Lu Qi, and he used it without any hesitation.

Yu Dachen was not alarmed but delighted. He suddenly released his left hand and grabbed the spear with his right hand, shaking it like a blanket! The ordinary spear suddenly came to life, the front end rising sharply and lashing at Bu Ye's arm like a whip!

This was Yu Dachen's proud whip-spear technique! Due to the length of the spear, Bu Ye couldn't reach him at all!

But...

Lu Qi and Yu Dachen were already used to Bu Ye's speed, but at this moment, they saw Bu Ye's left foot push off the ground normally, yet his speed suddenly increased dramatically!

This change in rhythm made everyone uncomfortable. By the time Yu Dachen reacted, Bu Ye had already covered the distance of two steps with one step, reaching him!

The spear did indeed whip up, but Bu Ye was already at the spear's tail! His arm was not hit by the powerful whip-spear technique, as the force was concentrated at the front, not the tail!

His left arm tightly clamped the spear, and his right hand's knife slashed down like lightning!

Yu Dachen screamed and released the spear, retreating in a panic.

But it was too late!

"Swish!"

The blade cut into the junction of Yu Dachen's shoulder and neck, even embedding the back of the blade!

He pulled the knife out!

"Whoosh!"

Blood spurted out like a suddenly opened fountain, drenching Bu Ye and the two team leaders!

Yu Dachen desperately tried to press the wound but couldn't stop the bleeding. He fell backward, staring at Bu Ye, trying to speak, but only blood foam came out of his mouth.

Bu Ye didn't look at Yu Dachen again because the two team leaders were already charging through the blood rain!

The battle had now truly entered a white-hot phase. The intensity of the fight left a lasting impression on all who witnessed it, even haunting their dreams.

Bu Ye wanted to kill, and Lu Qi and the others knew that if they didn't kill Bu Ye this time, Bu Ye would kill them!

"Swish!"

"Whoosh..."

"Bang!"

"Thud!"

Weapons were used, fists and feet were used, and even foreheads became weapons!

The result was...

Bu Ye, who had killed Yu Dachen with a sudden attack, quickly gained the upper hand!

He took a knife to the chest in exchange for stabbing the eight-star heart cloud team leader in the stomach.

Then, he took a sword to the left shoulder from Lu Qi and a kick to the abdomen from the ten-star heart cloud team leader in exchange for cutting off the latter's right leg at the knee!

Amid the screams of the team leader with the severed leg, only Bu Ye and Lu Qi were still able to fight.

Without hesitation, Lu Qi turned and ran, shouting as he fled toward the battlefield, "Attack me!"

But Bu Ye was faster!

When Lu Qi was still twenty meters from the battlefield, Bu Ye caught up with him.

Lu Qi had no choice but to turn and fight while retreating.

But Lu Qi was completely panicked, and his techniques were almost unstructured.

While running, Bu Ye slashed with his knife, and Lu Qi almost used all his strength to block it, "Clang" cutting through Bu Ye's steel knife. But at the same time, he left himself wide open!