Chapter 263: Human! You've exposed a flaw!

Shen Qing felt a greedy gaze as soon as he entered.

Its reaction was already quick; it closed its eyes the moment Shen Qing entered, but how could it possibly outpace Shen Qing's innate six senses?

But even though Shen Qing spoke, the Daoist kept his eyes closed, perhaps holding out hope.

The golden flame in Shen Qing's pupils never faded, letting him see the Daoist clearly.

His flesh and blood were desiccated; conservatively, he'd been dead over eighty years, and each joint bore a copper nail—Shen Qing recognized them as the nails used to set up a Feng Shui Grand Formation.

Moreover, Shen Qing's False-Destroying Golden Pupil detected a wisp of strange black qi within the Daoist's body.

This must be the evil spirit that Shen Wendao mentioned, right?

Shen Qing chuckled: "You like playing dead? Then I'll let you die for real."

Having said that, his gaze locked onto the black qi's location—right in the heart.

Hum!

Obliteration Light pierced the Daoist's heart in an instant, and the black qi could no longer endure, flaring open its dark pupils.

"Human, stop!"

Shen Qing looked at it meaningfully: "You're the evil spirit?"

A wisp of smoke appeared in its black eyes as it said: "Human, don't call me an evil spirit."

"I am the great Evil Spirit Clan; call me Evil Spirit Sir!"

"Another idiot."

Shen Qing laughed, then sent an Obliteration Light toward the Daoist's lungs.

The Evil Spirit panicked: "Human, what are you doing?!"

Shen Qing's mocking voice rang out: "Of course I'm killing you—what, did you want to date instead?"

The Evil Spirit roared: "Human! This Daoist trapped me with his flesh! In your words, he's a hero—you should be protecting his body!"

Shen Qing laughed, "Moral blackmail? But you know he's never had much morality."

Seeing that Shen Qing's Obliteration Light was about to fire again,

The Evil Spirit grew frantic; black mist spread, and the copper nails at its joints began to tremble—before the Obliteration Light could utterly crush it, the Evil Spirit turned into a black mist and fled the Daoist's corpse.

It hovered in midair for a moment, then condensed before Shen Qing into a humanoid black mist, faceless, its voice carrying a mechanical, raspy tone.

"Human! Do you really think I can't escape? Sure, breaking free comes at a great cost—I might die—but you've truly enraged me!"

"I'll make you die with me."

Before he finished speaking, Shen Qing casually slashed, cutting off the black mist's arm.

Although the Evil Spirit's features were unseen, one could still sense its smugness.

"Human, your ordinary attacks are useless against me; only a Martial Saint among humans can wound our Evil Spirit Clan, and your pupil technique is indeed effective—it can hurt me."

The Evil Spirit confidently said: "But it's just your pupil technique; this slash of yours I can regenerate at any time..."

Yet the Evil Spirit's imagined regeneration never appeared; the severed black mist simply dissipated into the air.

And the Evil Spirit's aura dropped a notch.

Shen Qing narrowed his eyes; this evil spirit truly matched what the Martial Emperor said—neither human nor ghost, as if the black mist were the Evil Spirit's true form.

But it seems any random Colorful Trait could strike him.

The Evil Spirit looked at Shen Qing in disbelief: "You're not even an Origin Elixir Realm cultivator—how could you possibly attack my true form?"

But Shen Qing had no intention of entertaining him; his only reply was a flashing golden Heavenly Dragon Finger.

Bang!

The Evil Spirit's abdomen burst open again with a hard-to-heal hole.

Shen Qing's voice rang out: "I thought you were tough—this is it?"

The Evil Spirit's voice tinged with doubt: "Human, what exactly are you? Why can an Origin Elixir Realm cultivator attack my true form?"

Damn, this is upside-down!

A thing that's neither human nor ghost actually dares call Shen Qing a monster?

Shen Qing teleported in front of him, threw an uppercut that struck the Evil Spirit's chin, sending it flying as the black mist continually dissipated.

The Evil Spirit darted through the air, quickly distancing itself from Shen Qing.

"Human! Being able to wound me is enough to make you proud—know that my Evil Spirit Clan is an Imperial Clan! Now let you witness our true power!"

"Although you wield Martial Saint Realm power, your spirit is still just Origin Elixir Realm—sorry, but our Evil Spirit Clan excels in the Spirit Path!"

"Human! You've exposed a flaw!"

A fierce Spirit surge swept out, even causing pebbles on the ground to levitate slowly, the entire mountain trembling faintly.

The Evil Spirit spread its arms, lifted its head: "How's that? Human? Can't even stand, huh?"

"Feel fear!"

Bang!

Shen Qing kicked the Evil Spirit's abdomen, folding it like a screen.

"Feel you? Feel?"

Shen Qing's Spirit Path is indeed somewhat inferior compared to his Body and Qi Paths.

The Body Path boasts the Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique and the Colorful Trait Ancient Origin Universe Body.

The Qi Path features the Myriad Laws Golden Core, Overbearing Technique, and an immeasurable reserve of qi.

The Spirit Path only has a Red Trait Spirit Like Dragon and the Martial Arts Vast Sea Boundless Momentum manual.

But it's relatively weak—compared to his own Body and Qi, not to you, an evil spirit.

Even Shen Qing's weakest Spirit, compared to an evil spirit, is an insurmountable peak.

By now the Evil Spirit was battered, having swallowed two Obliteration Lights inside the Daoist's corpse, then emerging to be slashed, punched, and kicked.

The black mist on his body is about to dissipate, almost done.

He looked at Shen Qing: "Human, you have earned my approval; dying at your hands, I am convinced. Go ahead and strike!"

Shen Qing spoke: "Don't rush, you said you are the emperor of the evil spirits' side? Then you should know quite a bit. So I ask you, how did you come to Great Wu? Does Great Wu still hide other evil spirits?"

The evil spirit's voice low and deep: "Human, do you think an emperor would betray his subjects?"

Shen Qing snorted: "As expected of an emperor, your mouth is just stubborn."

Shen Qing's pupils flashed with golden flame; a ray of annihilation light shot out, precisely striking the evil spirit's body, instantly erupting a scorching heat wave. Shen Qing deliberately controlled the intensity of the annihilation light; this intensity was enough to destroy the evil spirit's true form, but not instantly kill him.

Just now, when Shen Qing was destroying the evil spirit's true form, he felt the painful thought transmitted by the evil spirit.

Since there is pain sensation, there will be fear, and collapse.

Then that falls within Shen Qing's domain.

The Embroidered Uniform Guard's set works just as well on the evil spirit!