Chapter 24

Slaying the Mother and Child Demons, a Bountiful Harvest!

Immediately, Lu Ze used his lightness skill to flash his figure and protect Feng Yue and the other demon-suppressing guards in front of him.

Although he was quite strong, he was only at the peak of the Bone Refining stage in terms of body tempering cultivation, so there was no need for him to easily reveal his strength.

Moreover, the resentment of this pregnant female ghost is extremely terrifying and should not be trifled with!

Let the other demon-suppressing guards test the waters first, so as not to be accused of stealing credit.

Feng Yue was speechless at Lu Ze's shameless behavior. But after all, Lu Ze was just a newly recruited Demon Suppression Guard who had been suppressed by Xiao Qi Xiang Chen. To expect him to fight the female ghost to the death was really wishful thinking.

However, the Demon-Suppressing Guards were quite skilled; they channeled their vital energy into the blade, causing the crimson runes on the Demon-Suppressing Blade to light up.

At this moment, the evil-slaying runes engraved on the Demon-Slaying Blade have been activated, giving it the ability to slay demons.

Normally, like a body-tempering martial artist, only upon reaching the Refining Realm can one condense a blood and qi power similar to internal energy. However, the Demon Suppressing Guards primarily rely on this blood and qi power when fighting ghosts.

The power to ward off evil of the Demon-Suppressing Guardian Pixiu Robe and the power to slay evil of the Demon-Suppressing Blade both need to be activated by the power of Qi and blood!

Therefore, the Demon Suppression Guards all cultivated a secret method to condense their qi and blood power in advance.

Of course, prematurely gathering qi and blood will also delay the progress of body strengthening of muscles, bones, skin and flesh. If excessive consumption occurs, it will also damage lifespan. There are gains and losses.

Immediately, a young demon-suppressing guard who had mastered bone refinement flashed by and swung his sword at the pregnant female ghost.

However, in the next instant, the young demon-suppressing guard was struck by the female ghost's sleeve, and his body flew out like a cannonball.

This female ghost is quite fierce; she's at least a high-level wandering ghost!

Feng Yue was secretly surprised. He took out a low-grade exorcising talisman and activated it with his blood and qi. The talisman transformed into a red exorcising spiritual light and hit the pregnant female ghost.

Inferior-quality exorcising talismans are the same as inferior-quality warding-off talismans, and are worth 10 taels of silver each. The internal price for the Demon Suppression Guard is 5 taels each.

Therefore, when he encountered a powerful ghost, he decisively used a low-grade exorcism talisman.

The yang power of exorcising evil eroded the ghost's body, causing the female ghost to lose a lot of yin energy. The hatred in her eyes deepened, and a terrifying, chilling aura permeated the air.

Suddenly, Lu Ze was in a daze, and the entire street was suddenly empty except for him, with more than a dozen ghosts surrounding him.

Feng Yue and the others cannot teleport; they cannot suddenly disappear.

So, is this an illusion or a trick of the mind?

Thinking of this, Lu Ze immediately focused his Nine Yang Inner Force into his eyes. The illusion dissipated, and he discovered that many Demon Suppressing Guards had been misled by the ghosts and were killing each other, mistaking the other Demon Suppressing Guards for ghosts.

He quickly activated the immense Yang energy of the Nine Yang Golden Body Technique, and with a palm strike, enveloped several members of the Demon Suppression Division who were bewitched by the Ghostly Blinding Spell.

Although this would expose some of his strength, saving people would also allow him to truly establish himself in the Demon Suppression Guard.

Immediately, crimson internal energy swept out, the yin energy dissipated, and the several bewildered demon-suppressing guards regained their senses.

Just then, the pregnant female ghost conjured a huge black ghost claw, about ten feet long, and attacked Lu Ze.

Lu Ze flashed, dodging the rapidly approaching black ghost claw.

Immediately, Feng Yue and the others attacked simultaneously, their Demon-Slaying Blades, radiating crimson light, slashing at the rapidly approaching black ghost claws.

The shockwave rippled outwards, shattering the black demon claws and repelling the Demon-Suppressing Guards.

"Such formidable strength!"

When Lu Ze saw this scene, a look of surprise appeared in his eyes. He thought he was already very strong after easily killing a mid-level wandering ghost last time, but he didn't expect this female ghost to be even stronger!

It took the combined efforts of all nine Demon-Suppressing Guards to block the female ghost's full-force attack.

This female ghost's strength is probably close to, or even has reached, the level of a top-tier wandering ghost!

Immediately, Lu Ze, Feng Yue, and the other nine Demon-Suppressing Guards activated their blood and qi, wielding their Demon-Slaying Blades, and launched an attack on the female ghost.

Although the female ghost was powerful, she was still at a disadvantage when faced with the combined attack of a group of demon-suppressing guards.

Just then, a mournful baby's cry suddenly rang out, and a strong yin energy was released from the pregnant female ghost's abdomen. Her aura surged rapidly, and the surrounding temperature dropped sharply. In everyone's eyes, a vision of a sea of ​​blood appeared, with large amounts of blood gushing from the ground, as if to drown everyone.

Upon seeing this, Feng Yue's face turned deathly pale. He said in a deep voice, "These are the Mother and Child Ghosts, a fusion of the powers of two ghosts. Their strength has probably reached the level of a vengeful ghost. Use whatever trump cards you have up your sleeve, or we're doomed!"

Four demon-suppressing guards simultaneously took out a low-grade demon-slaying talisman, activated it with their blood and qi, and transformed it into four beams of demon-slaying spiritual light that struck the mother and child ghosts.

However, although the Yin energy of the mother and child ghosts was nearly halved under the attack of the Supreme Yang Exorcising Spirit Light, their ferocity remained undiminished, and they attacked Lu Ze and the others.

Just then, a spirit talisman appeared in Lu Ze's hand. It was originally a first-grade inferior evil-repelling talisman, but now, with the enhancement of 10 source points, it instantly transformed into a low-grade evil-slaying talisman.

Driven by the Nine Yang internal force, the Demon-Slaying Talisman transformed into a crimson Demon-Slaying Sword Light, striking the Mother and Child Ghosts.

The power of a low-grade exorcising talisman is three times that of an inferior-grade exorcising talisman. The mother and child ghosts were hit by this powerful blow, and their originally dignified ghost bodies instantly became illusory. Their souls were also severely damaged by the attack of the exorcising sword light.

Immediately, Lu Ze's figure flashed, and the Demon-Slaying Blade in his hand emitted a crimson blade light that struck the mother and child ghosts, completely shattering their ghostly bodies and soul cores.

At the same time, a notification sounded: "Congratulations, host, you have killed the novice-level fierce ghost mother and child ghost and gained 100 source points."

A look of surprise appeared in Lu Ze's eyes. He looked at the attribute panel and found that his source points had reached 154, and he could now add points to his inferior wood spirit root.

He can cultivate immortality now!

Unfortunately, Lu Ze's source points were only enough to upgrade his spiritual root, not enough to strengthen his cultivation techniques!

Therefore, he did not strengthen it immediately.

At the same time, Feng Yue and the other Demon-Suppressing Guards breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the mother and child ghosts dead.

Then, Feng Yue looked at Lu Ze and said, "Lu Ze, you saved us twice tonight. From today onwards, you are my brother. If there's anything you need in the future, as long as it's within your power, you'll help without hesitation! Also, we will report this to the Commander-in-Chief and award you the greatest credit!"

He could tell that the Demon-Slaying Talisman that Lu Ze released at the end was definitely a low-grade talisman, far more valuable than inferior talismans. If one wanted to buy it, it would cost at least a hundred taels of silver. Clearly, Lu Ze was quite wealthy and had considerable resources.

Moreover, Lu Ze is skilled in both internal and external cultivation, and his demonstrated strength is in no way inferior to his own. Such a promising young man is naturally someone worth befriending.

"That's right, Lu Ze, from today onwards, you're my brother, Hu Hai's brother!"

"And me, Dong Yu!"

Li Qinian, Zhao Bin, Zhang Yong, and all the other Demon Suppression Guards also spoke up.

These nine demon-suppressing guards weren't fools. They weren't just expressing gratitude; they also wanted to befriend someone powerful who could save their lives in a critical moment.

Lu Ze laughed and said, "Brothers, there's no need for such formalities!"

Immediately, everyone began collecting the spoils.

Although the vengeful ghost had no physical body, a pile of black crystalline powder was left behind at the place of death, which was the soul ash that fell after the ghost died.

However, generally only vengeful ghosts can drop their soul ash.