Chapter 47: Good Habits Are Important

Fang Yue heard this and was startled.

There's such a good thing?

Without hesitation, he parried the Guiyi, leaped high into the air, and caught the small bottle thrown at him.

Landing, he pulled the wooden stopper, and the medicinal scent spread everywhere.

He activated the Analysis Pupil.

"Name: Zha Yuan Pill."

"Rank: Mortal Grade Low."

"Effect: Restores a small amount of Internal Breath."

"Description: A pill made primarily from a trace of black ash, blended with large quantities of auxiliary herbs; its effect is poor and it easily accumulates Pill Toxin—do not consume excessively."

"Note: My advice is to eat it like candy."

Fang Yue glanced briefly, took out one Zha Yuan Pill, swallowed it whole without even tasting it.

With a gulp, the pill entered his body and began to dissolve.

Fang Yue felt a warm current surge through his body—here it comes! Here it comes!

He excitedly opened his stats, staring fixedly at the Internal Breath bar.

Then he saw the Internal Breath value painfully climb from 0 to 1.

Fang Yue waited for it to keep rising—but the value just… didn't move… didn't… move!

Like a glitch, completely frozen.

No way, bro! Isn't this supposed to restore Internal Breath? Then restore it already!

At that moment, the Guiyi charged forward, but Fang Yue wasn't paying attention to it; after two exchanges, he quickly pulled away.

He checked the Internal Breath value again—still no increase.

Fang Yue's face darkened.

Why do I feel like Lin Ling is messing with me? He never gives me anything useful.

First the Rusty Blade broke, now this Internal Breath pill doesn't restore Internal Breath—can you be reliable for once?!

Fang Yue led the Guiyi on a short chase before the Internal Breath value finally rose from 1 to 2.

My god! Is this turtle speed for real?!

Fang Yue was stunned.

Far away, Lin Ling seemed to notice Fang Yue's shock and shouted immediately: "Eat more pills!!"

Eat more pills?

One Zha Yuan Pill raises Internal Breath by 1 point, and it takes forever to get another 1 point.

So if I want to restore my Xian-level combat power immediately, I'd have to…

Fang Yue looked at the eighteen Zha Yuan Pills left in the bottle, hesitated, then poured them all out and swallowed them in one gulp.

This sight shocked Lin Ling— I told you to eat more pills, not to eat them all!

Others who knew about Zha Yuan Pills also stared in shock.

Swallowing dozens of Zha Yuan Pills at once? That's way too extravagant.

Extravagance is the least of it—eating too many Zha Yuan Pills at once accumulates massive Pill Toxin.

It's said someone once ate over a hundred Zha Yuan Pills in a single day and died outright from Pill Toxin.

Fang Yue's intake wasn't that extreme, but swallowing over a dozen at once would definitely generate Pill Toxin.

Fang Yue didn't know what they were thinking—he was now feeling a massive, all-encompassing warmth surging from within, filling his entire body.

Internal Breath! The Internal Breath is rising!

Fang Yue stared at the Guiyi charging at him again, his whole body brimming with strength!

He felt a song begin looping in his mind—How lonely it is to be invincible!

The sun is out, the rain has stopped—I'm back in action!

Boom!

At that moment, the Guiyi leaped high into the air and lunged at Fang Yue.

"Perfect!"

Little Guiyi, let me show you the full power of this old man!

He pulled up an Iron Blade from the ground…

Starfire Heart Method!

+5 Control Power.

+5 Discharge Power.

Directly negated the 【Gui Curse】 attribute reduction.

Starfire Blade Technique!

Lifespan burned again, starfire ignited along the blade's surface—hiss! —bursting into roaring flames that wrapped around the blade.

The Iron Blade glowed red-hot, as if transformed into a blade from hell.

The Guiyi was about to land, both fists swinging toward Fang Yue's head.

A thunderous boom.

Fang Yue didn't dodge—he took the punch head-on, a terrifying -188 prompt flashing above his head.

But he held his stance, using the moment of impact to seize the opening.

With both hands gripping the blade, he slashed upward with all his strength, from below, carving a brilliant arc through the night.

Hum!

The swift blade sliced through like water, instantly severing the maid ghost's strange belly.

177!

Boom!!

Flames burned like blades, instantly tearing open the wound, rising from below, accompanied by crackling pops of bursting fire, carving a path from the belly all the way to the left shoulder…

252!

301!

347!

382!

The familiar damage stacking reappeared, layer upon layer, each higher than the last.

When Fang Yue finally slashed clean through the ghost's left shoulder, passing it by, a massive crimson critical hit number erupted heavily.

666!

This was Fang Yue's limit.

The damage dealt by Captain Lin and the others couldn't match it, but it was already terrifying enough.

Meanwhile, the ghost, after passing Fang Yue, collapsed heavily with its body nearly split in two, thudding loudly behind him, rolling several times, spilling black blood across the ground, trembling, then falling still.

This moment of crossing was brilliant and swift.

It was over almost the instant they collided.

Even the onlookers hadn't reacted yet when they saw the maid ghost, amid flames, pass Fang Yue and crash to the ground.

They stared blankly at the maid ghost on the ground—its head pierced by a hollow, its upper body split wide open from belly to left shoulder, nearly severed in two—their minds utterly empty.

"Did… did we succeed?"

"Is the ghost dead?"

"So strong… Ye Ge is incredibly strong!"

"Great! Great! Finally killed this ghost…"

The man had barely finished speaking when Fang Yue, after a brief gasp, immediately charged toward the maid ghost's corpse, casually discarding the broken blade he'd been holding and snatching up a new Iron Blade.

When he reached the maid ghost's body, Fang Yue's blade instantly ignited with flame, burning lifespan, and he brought down the Starfire Blade Technique in one strike.

Crack!

With a flash of fire, the maid ghost's head separated from its body, the hollow-headed skull rolling away.

The onlookers froze again.

What… what was that for?

Desecrating the ghost's corpse? That hatred must be insane…

As the crowd murmured in confusion, Fang Yue frowned, raised his blade again, and furiously slashed at the ghost's chest.

1885!

1456!

"Damn! Is it still not dead yet?"

"So it was playing dead just now!"

Fang Yue's damage was outrageous—especially the final numbers, reaching terrifying heights.

This wasn't because Fang Yue had grown stronger, but because the ghost had weakened after being severely wounded.

Just like when he killed the 【Bound Egg Ghost】, once a ghost was heavily injured, the damage inflicted on it increased dramatically.

With Fang Yue's final slash, the maid ghost's waist was cleaved in two, and only then did the system prompt sound.

"System Prompt: Congratulations, player 【Yese Liming】, you have slain the ghost 【Power Body Ghost】. Reward: Power Control +8, Power Dissipation +8, Lifespan +1 day."

1. Congratulations to the author of 【The Tongue of Hogwarts】, 【You Mengzhiyu】, on her wedding today! May she enjoy a long, happy, and harmonious life together!

2. I have something tomorrow, so the update will be late.

Just like when 【Trapped Bullet Wraith】 was killed earlier, once the wraith is grievously wounded, the damage dealt to it will increase dramatically.

With Fang Yue's final slash, the maid's grotesque waist was severed in two, and the system prompt finally sounded.

System Prompt: Congratulations, player 【Yese Liming】, you have slain the anomaly 【Li Qu Gui】. Reward: Power Control +8, Power Dissipation +8, Lifespan +1 day.

1. Congratulations to the author of *The Tongue of Hogwarts*, 【You Meng Zhi Yu】, on her wedding today! May she enjoy a long and happy marriage, boundless joy, and white-haired harmony!

2. I have something to attend to tomorrow, so the update will be late.

(End of Chapter)