Chapter 276

At this moment, Li Yi could ignite the letter paper and make the Ghost Post Office's path appear, which meant he had just completed the delivery task—a good thing, but the ghosts in the collection hall showed no intention of letting them go.

A strange, chilling aura enveloped them, and darkness surged from all sides.

All escape routes seemed sealed; even Li Yi, an evolver, could not find a way out.

In that instant, he understood why the Ghost Post Office provided letter paper: without it, even if you completed the delivery, you might still die within the supernatural event—unfair to the messengers.

"This level of supernatural power alters the environment, distorts space—even the strongest evolvers cannot break through under such conditions. Is this what's called a ghost domain?" Li Yi's expression turned grave; he extended his spiritual sense to its limit.

Afraid the ghost might appear before him and strike at any moment.

"Li Yi, is the Ghost Post Office's path ready yet?" Guo You asked anxiously.

"Just a little more time," Li Yi said.

He had ignited the letter paper at maximum speed, but burning it still required a moment—even if brief. The ghost came too fiercely; in mere seconds, one messenger had been killed, and the attacks had not ceased. No one knew who the ghost would strike next.

The darkness nearby grew denser.

This supernatural darkness obscured everything; Li Yi could not see through it. He had lost sight of the ghost and could rely only on his spiritual sense.

Suddenly.

Rapid footsteps echoed again—ghosts running through the darkness. The sound appeared, then vanished briefly. When the ghost reappeared, it was already beside another messenger, who held an old hand warmer—an eerie artifact, yet one he had not yet learned to use.

He tried to use it against the ghost, but it was useless. In the blink of an eye, he was flung away by the ghost's impact. Before he even hit the ground, his breath had already ceased.

Clearly, this ghost did not kill by collision—it seemed that merely brushing against a person was enough to kill instantly.

The old hand warmer the dead messenger had obtained was dropped, but no one cared now. The remaining few waited anxiously for the Ghost Post Office's path to appear so they could flee immediately.

Three people remained. Who would be attacked next?

Li Yi gripped his cracked short staff tightly. He had discovered how to use this eerie artifact and now possessed a means to fight the ghost—some confidence stirred within him. But the most terrified was Guo You, an ordinary man with no protective eerie items. If the ghost chose to attack him, death was certain.

Here it comes!

Suddenly.

A powerful sense of danger surged in Li Yi's heart; his body instinctively warned him—as if danger was about to manifest.

Is the ghost coming for me?

His spiritual sense and reflexes as a Spiritual Perception evolver instantly alerted him to danger. He unleashed his inner qi, and the ground beneath his feet exploded. In an unimaginable burst of speed, he vanished from his original spot.

The next instant,

Two ghosts—one large, one small—appeared where Li Yi had just been, their faces deathly pale.

Relying solely on his own strength, Li Yi had barely avoided the attack.

But the ghost, once fixed on Li Yi, would not stop.

Rapid footsteps echoed again. The ghost vanished once more, then reappeared beside Li Yi in the blink of an eye.

"Can it track me at this speed? It seems the ghost doesn't lock onto targets by sight—it uses some supernatural judgment." Li Yi broke into a cold sweat. He dared not stop. His body's warning pushed him to vanish again before the ghost could strike.

Though within the ghost domain the ghost could appear anywhere, there remained a brief interval before it could kill. To ordinary people, this gap was nonexistent—but for evolvers like Li Yi, it was a chance to escape.

"Li Yi, the Ghost Post Office's path has appeared—hurry and run!" Liu Qingqing's voice rang out. She had spotted the winding, crooked path and shouted urgently.

Guo You, the ordinary man, no longer cared for anything else—he sprinted desperately toward the path.

Soon, he successfully stepped onto the path, barely saving his life.

"Understood," Li Yi replied. His figure moved at its absolute limit, flickering like afterimages across the area. But the ghost's attack speed was increasing rapidly—it would catch up at any moment.

Facing two ghosts, even with the cracked short staff in hand, Li Yi knew: if he stopped to fight, the moment he struck, the ghost would strike him.

The result would be his death—and the ghost's brief unconsciousness.

That was not worth it.

"Li Yi, I'll hold off the ghost's attack—use the chance to break free," Liu Qingqing said, realizing Li Yi was trapped.

She did not want him to die here. As a powerful individual, he could aid her in future Ghost Post Office missions.

But the moment she spoke,

Li Yi's figure appeared beside her, and he immediately said: "Now."

Liu Qingqing was stunned.

So fast?

Red light erupted from Liu Qingqing's body. She seemed to wear a red qipao. A supernatural force spread, causing the two ghosts—vanished and reappeared—to halt.

Though brief, it was enough to block the ghost's attack.

Seizing the gap, Li Yi struck instantly. His short staff swung twice, striking hard against the heads of both ghosts.

Thud!

Both ghosts collapsed to the ground, slipping into brief unconsciousness.

"Go!"

Li Yi exhaled in relief, grabbed Liu Qingqing, and sprinted toward the Ghost Post Office's path without looking back. In mere seconds, they vanished from the city and appeared at the center of the winding path.

Yet now,

The ghosts, which should have remained unconscious for thirty seconds, slowly rose again.

This attack had not even forced them to faint for ten seconds.

As Li Yi had suspected, the two ghosts—large and small—combined were terrifyingly powerful.

And the ghost showed no intention of letting Li Yi go. With rapid footsteps echoing again, they stepped onto the path leading to the Ghost Post Office.

"What? Can ghosts follow this path too?" Li Yi was stunned.

Is this a joke?

Or has this ghost somehow begun to resist the Ghost Post Office's supernatural power?

"This has never happened before, Li Yi—we must not stop, keep running," Liu Qingqing urged. She had thought stepping onto the path meant safety, but reality left her in despair.

And such a powerful ghost should not appear in a second-floor delivery mission—it belongs on the fourth or fifth floor.

Without a messenger like Li Yi, all of them would have been wiped out—no one could have survived.

"I know."

Li Yi gripped Liu Qingqing tightly and surged forward again, racing across the path at top speed. When he caught up to Guo You, he grabbed him too.

Even carrying two people, his speed was unaffected.

Soon, he smashed through the Ghost Post Office's main door, entered the lobby. Though it was night and pitch black inside, movement was unimpeded. Li Yi swiftly climbed the stairs upward.

This time, Li Yi did not appear on the second floor. Having completed the third letter's task, he arrived directly on the third floor.

Li Yi no longer cared for anything else. He found an empty room and rushed inside.

As the door slammed shut, he finally halted, exhaling softly.

"You—you're too fast."

Liu Qingqing stared in disbelief, stunned again by Li Yi's extraordinary skill—from sprinting onto the path, returning to the Ghost Post Office, to entering the third-floor room.

The entire process flowed seamlessly, taking less than ten seconds.

Such skill—no wonder he could outmaneuver ghosts in a ghost domain.

Had that ghost not been in a ghost domain, she even believed Li Yi could have led it on a chase through the city, lost it, and returned.

Beyond "ferocious," Liu Qingqing could find no other word to describe Li Yi.

Guo You was equally stunned, dazed. He truly stood in a third-floor room—not dreaming. Hadn't he just been fleeing along that winding path?

"It's already slow. Your reaction speed is too sluggish—your brain processes information poorly," Li Yi shook his head. "We should be safe now. Those two ghosts shouldn't be able to chase us all the way to the third floor of the Ghost Post Office."

Gazing at the yellowish light above, he felt a measure of security.

"Impossible. If that ghost were truly that terrifying, the Ghost Post Office wouldn't send us on such a mission," Liu Qingqing glanced at Li Yi and sighed in relief. "I was right to help you. With your skill and a ghost-controlling cultivator, no letter would be impossible to deliver."

She was glad she had teamed up with Li Yi—and now they were both on the third floor. There would surely be more opportunities to work together.

"My skill is severely restricted in a ghost domain. At critical moments, I must rely on eerie artifacts to fight ghosts," Li Yi looked down at the short staff in his hand. "Even with an eerie item, if I strike, I die instantly—I'm still just an ordinary person, too fragile before the supernatural."

"You're too modest. I've never met an ordinary person who can punch with a sonic boom, whose fist-wind can lift people. Too bad I'm a messenger—I don't know how long I'll live. Otherwise, I'd kneel and beg to become your disciple," Guo You said.

"Become my disciple? Why not become a ghost-controlling cultivator instead? It's more promising than learning martial arts from me," Li Yi said. "And about my skills—keep it secret. Now we're on the third floor, things are different. Other messengers could be friend or foe. Unless necessary, all critical information must be hidden."

"Of course. Don't worry—I'm tight-lipped, won't say a word," Guo You said immediately.

"I'm not a gossip either. I don't talk about others," Liu Qingqing added.

Li Yi said: "Stay in this room for the next couple of days. Don't go out. I need to confirm the ghosts haven't followed us."

"Understood," the two nodded, still shaken.

Those two ghosts—large and small—were too terrifying. They still couldn't be sure they'd truly escaped. The safest course was to stay in the Ghost Post Office for several days, surviving one or two nights.