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“Waaah~~ Ah!” The despairing scream of the evil spirit inside the Puppet echoed as it was torn in half, leading to the demise of the spirit within.
I felt as if every part of my body was being scraped with a knife, the pain piercing deep into my mind. My body trembled instinctively, blood oozing from every orifice on my face.
Suddenly, everything went dark, and I fainted. Yet, deep within my consciousness, I remained aware. I thought to myself, “Huh! Am I really going to die? But I’m only eighteen! Is this how it ends?”
At that moment, regrets from my life flashed before my eyes, all the things I had yet to do surfacing one by one.
“Right! I’ve grown up without ever meeting my mom. Dad said he would take me to see her after I graduated from college! He told me she’s a stunning beauty named Zhao Xingyue! What a pity that I’m about to die and won’t get to meet her!”
“And then there’s my girlfriend Qu Liang. She’s the best girl I’ve ever met, and I was planning to marry her! It seems I won’t have that blessing now. I hope she finds someone better than me in the future!”
“What about my master and my brother Jiang Bao? Are they doing well? I still don’t understand why my master kicked me out of Ghost Street! And why did Jiang Bao take my inheritance? I wanted to find out what really happened in Spirit Ghost Street. Looks like I won’t get that chance!”
“Master, you told me to find you during this year’s Ghost Festival; it seems that opportunity is lost!” My lips moved slightly, and the sound escaped my throat, reaching my own ears.
“Huh? What’s happening? How can I speak? I’m not dead!” A wave of joy surged through me; just when despair was closing in, it turned out I was still alive—there truly is no dead end!
“Haha! I'm still alive!” I let out a wild laugh as I opened my eyes, regaining control of my body. Though injured, at that moment, I felt no pain—this was the power of survival against all odds.
“How can this be?” Wang Xinyu's smile froze on his face, disbelief flashing in his eyes. He had just witnessed my dire state and thought I was dead.
“Master He, why isn’t he dead yet?” Wang Xinyu shouted towards He Naixing in the distance, his voice filled with irritation and devoid of any respect.
If it had been before, He Naixing would have punished Wang Xinyu for speaking to him like that, but now, he had no mind for such details.
"What went wrong?" He Naixing's expression turned bewildered as he rummaged through the Puppet in his hands. Soon, he found the previously crafted nail inside the Puppet's body.
"This nail isn't yours!" He Naixing's face twisted in rage as he pinched the fragments of the nail between his fingers. If this nail were mine, it should have already merged into the Fool, rather than remaining intact.
"Wang Xinyu, this is the good deed done by the person you sought!" He Naixing threw the nail onto the ground, his gaze filled with murderous intent. "Don't think that just because you didn't die at the hands of the Fate Puppet, you can live! Your fate has long been sealed; you will die at my hands today!"
I got up from the ground and picked up the Demon-Subduing Staff from one side, my voice cold as I said, "Ha! Surviving a great disaster must bring future blessings! You, a Western Wizard, think you can take my life! But now, you can go die!"
Murderous intent flickered in my eyes. Just moments ago, He Naixing had tried to kill me; if it weren't for a mistake made by his Fate Puppet, I might already be dead. For someone like him, violence was the only answer; he needed to taste death himself.
"He Naixing, let me teach you how to be a person!" I shouted and swiftly charged at He Naixing. With my right hand holding the Demon-Subduing Staff and my left drawing out the Broken Sword from my waist, I attacked him fiercely from both sides.
Though He Naixing had spoken arrogantly earlier, his face was no longer calm. The Western Wizards preferred to scheme behind people's backs and did not practice martial arts; if it came to a one-on-one fight, he wouldn't last three minutes.
He Naixing kept retreating, unwilling to take my attacks head-on. Occasionally grazed by my strikes, he pretended to be unfazed.
"Thud~~ Thud~~" He Naixing continuously pulled out strange items from his body: a black unknown liquid, long white mysterious worms, and a foul-smelling red semi-liquid. After consuming these items, his previously emaciated body began to swell up, emanating an unsettling aura.
"I must take him down immediately; I can't let this continue!" I frowned and resolved myself as my attacks became even more ferocious. While I didn't intend to actually kill He Naixing, I planned to disable his limbs and then hand him over to the police. He had caused the deaths of many, including Yellow-Haired Leopard; once captured, he wouldn't escape the death penalty.
"He Naixing, go die!" I shouted and seized an opening while he was eating. My Demon-Subduing Staff struck his left arm with force, breaking it instantly.
"Ah!" He Naixing let out a chilling scream, his left hand hanging limply at his side, his eyes filled with venomous hatred as he glared at me. He swallowed the contents in his mouth, a sinister smile creeping across his face. His voice was icy as he said, "Jiang Ling, you were too late! Now I have enough power to cast my sorcery; you can go die!"
"Come forth! My children!" He Naixing shouted loudly, removing his black robe to reveal numerous horrifying skull tattoos adorning his body.
"Gurgle~~" Those skulls were not mere tattoos; they were opening their mouths wide, greedily devouring the flesh and blood from He Naixing's body, creating an extremely bizarre scene.
"What the hell is this?" I frowned deeply, having never encountered anything like it before. I could vaguely sense that those skulls emitted a faint Eerie Aura, likely a type of Ghostly Being crafted by He Naixing.
"Haha! This is made from grinding the skulls of Living Persons into powder, soaking them in human blood for forty-nine days, and then using sorcery to refine them into ghostly bones! They usually reside within my body, feeding on my flesh and blood while also protecting me from other sorcerers' spells!"
"This is the first time I've summoned them; your death will be worth it!" He Naixing's expression was chilling.
(End of Chapter)
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