Chapter 496: The Hard-to-Kill Wicked One

As Wu Xian locked eyes with the Wicked One.

He ignored Zhao Licheng, first flicking out a poker card, then drawing the Macedonian spear from Zhao Licheng's body and assuming a charging stance to build up momentum.

Shi Ji slapped a talisman onto himself and shouted at the Wicked One.

"Eat shit, you!"

"You yin-yang freak with a rotten ass!"

The talisman Shi Ji had just used was called the Foul Language Technique; its effect was similar to the 'Word-of-Law Technique' but less flexible, only taking effect when profanity was spoken.

As soon as these words were uttered.

The candle flame held by the Wicked One flickered violently.

"You..."

Although Shi Ji's two sentences did not take effect on the Wicked One, they disgusted it so much that it twisted its body slightly and coughed incessantly, causing it to lose focus for a split second.

And that was exactly the moment Wu Xian had been waiting for.

This time, he didn't just charge up for three seconds; his feet erupted with flames, and he shot toward the Wicked One like a rocket-propelled vehicle.

Yet, even when caught in a pincer attack, the Wicked One was not easy to deal with.

Wu Xian passed right through the Wicked One's body, but that body slowly dissolved into a phantom image, while the real Wicked One had already appeared elsewhere.

Shi Ji released a third cloud of yellow smoke.

And lunged at the Wicked One with a slash, but the Wicked One repeated its trick, appearing in yet another spot, right where many corpses lay scattered.

"Eh!"

The Wicked One exclaimed in surprise.

Its foot had been grabbed by a giant hand! Wu Xian's face lit up with joy.

One of the corpses on the ground had bloated up, looking like a giant corpse soaked in river water for days—this was the Corpse Giant-View Technique Wu Xian had released while moving!

This talisman could turn a corpse into a giant-view state and control it for battle!

Just as the Wicked One was about to be grabbed and slammed by the corpse, blood surged up from behind it! Wu Xian looked at Zhao Licheng, only to see him, despite his shoulder wound, forming a 'Summoning Hand Seal'! The blood gathered before Zhao Licheng, compressing into blood-colored paper, which folded itself into a ferocious Blood-Paper Heavenly Soldier! The soldier swung its longsword with immense force, slicing the giant-view corpse in two!

"Ha, hahaha..."

Zhao Licheng laughed uncontrollably.

"You cultivators rely on external objects to cast spells; the same spell can be used at most three times!"

"Now you have no way to break my Blood-Paper Heavenly Soldier with that stench anymore!"

The Blood-Paper Heavenly Soldier held its sword with both hands, crouched slightly, and the blood-light on the blade grew intense. This strike looked incredibly powerful, and Wu Xian and Shi Ji had run out of cards to play!

Whoosh! The longsword slashed out, the blood-colored sword energy tearing through the ground.

And then.

The Wicked One's upper body slid onto the ground, its internal organs spilling out with a wet mess, and the candle it held rolled twice on the floor before vanishing.

The Blood-Paper Heavenly Soldier's strike had been aimed at the Wicked One!

The tension on Wu Xian's face eased slightly.

Long before the Wicked One appeared, Wu Xian had slipped a poker card into Zhao Licheng's clothes while patting his shoulder, and activated the talisman on that card when he pulled out the Macedonian spear.

Spirit Servitude Technique!

It was very difficult for Wu Xian and Shi Ji to defeat the Wicked One through conventional means; to survive, they had to rely on a surprise attack.

The Spirit Servitude Technique could only be used once, and if it hit, it could enslave a living being, with the effect depending on the strength of the enslaved.

For someone like Zhao Licheng, this enslavement might only last for a short while.

But that short while was enough to launch one effective sneak attack! Shi Ji rubbed his hands in excitement.

"So this is a Wicked One. Killing a Wicked One must be worth a lot of money. You did the killing, Xian-ge, but I participated, so the Chenghuang Office should let me have a sip of the soup."

But Wu Xian shook his head. "It's not over yet. Wicked Ones are hard to kill; usually, one victory isn't enough to finish them off."

"You're right."

A candle flame lit up in the darkness again.

The Wicked One, who should have been dead, reappeared, walking toward the two of them. This time, it was not as relaxed as before; its footsteps were heavy, and its voice was filled with thick rage.

Although the Wicked One hadn't died.

That sneak attack had still caused it losses.

Financial losses!

Therefore, this time the Wicked One had no intention of playing with them, and as it appeared, it already began to attack the two of them.

Wu Xian instinctively wanted to retreat.

But he found his legs wouldn't move; two eyeless ghosts in white clothes were hugging his thighs, staring at him with hollow sockets.

It wasn't just his legs.

Unbeknownst to him, several such ghosts had already climbed onto Wu Xian, restraining his limbs and preventing him from moving.

Shi Ji was in a similar situation; both of them had been caught in the trap without realizing it.

Then, two invisible shadows appeared, each holding a red brush, dipping them into the blood on the ground and beginning to draw and write around Wu Xian and Shi Ji's feet; it looked like they were drawing a large talisman array.

But Wu Xian's expression remained calm.

He had done all he could.

It was time for the professionals to handle the rest.

Whoosh! A wind blew through the building out of nowhere.

The ghosts on Wu Xian and Shi Ji clutched their heads simultaneously, letting out painful wails before vanishing into thin air, and the two brushes snapped in half.

Wu Xian and Shi Ji scrambled away.

Looking back, they saw a plain-looking man standing behind the Wicked One.

It was Yu Rang! Yes, Yu Rang had been there all along.

When he came down from the Golden Eye Building, he realized something was wrong, so he hailed a taxi to leave first, but in reality, he hadn't gotten in; he had openly turned back.

Yet, no one, including Wu Xian, had noticed him.

He watched as everyone took taxis away, and only when the red taxi found Wu Xian and Shi Ji did Yu Rang confirm the problem lay with that red taxi.

Upon discovering the taxi's abnormality.

Wu Xian originally hadn't wanted to take the risk of getting into the taxi.

But Yu Rang had whispered a few words to him, which changed his mind.

This incident involved a Wicked One, and with a big shot by their side, he and Shi Ji would be in no danger; as long as they participated in the siege, there would be a bonus to collect.

Moreover, Wu Xian himself had a grudge against the thief who stole his hubcaps, so why not?

Afterward, the fact that Wu Xian and Shi Ji were unharmed in the crash, and that the hunter aiming at Wu Xian had his gun jam, were all Yu Rang's secret interventions.

Wu Xian could have rushed over to stab Zhao Licheng a hundred times when he was forming his hand seals, but he deliberately left Zhao Licheng for last to lure the Wicked One out.

Originally, Wu Xian thought that as long as the Wicked One appeared, his mission would be accomplished.

But after he caught Zhao Licheng, Yu Rang whispered to him to work with Shi Ji to deal with the Wicked One, at least to resolve the Wicked One's first phase.

Therefore.

Wu Xian had slipped the poker card for the 'Spirit Servitude Technique' into Zhao Licheng's clothes before the Wicked One even appeared...

(End of Chapter)