Ascending to Immortality by Slaying Spirits

Chapter 80 - Slaying Shao Hu
Tap, tap, tap... Footsteps sounded, neither too loud nor too soft, and a figure gradually walked into the hall under the torchlight.

Seeing the shadow enter, the bandits all breathed a sigh of relief, since ghosts don't have shadows.

In other words, it was people who came.

They are not afraid of humans. Compared to ghosts, which are untouchable, humans will die if they are cut by a knife.

Shao Hu did not let his guard down, after all, anyone who dared to come at this time must be extremely strong.

He stepped one foot through the gate, and then the bandits saw a handsome young man enter carrying a long spear.

child?
Looking at the handsome young man's appearance, the bandits couldn't help but feel a sense of absurdity. Shouldn't a young nobleman like him be staying in a warm and beautiful place? Why would he come up the mountain at night to kill them?

While the bandits were still in shock, Shao Hu was the first to attack the handsome young man.

The talisman in his hand burned to ashes, and a layer of golden light immediately enveloped Shao Hu.

Black Tiger Mountain-Splitting Blade!

Shao Hu swung his sword down, and a tiger's roar followed.

Seeing the long sword coming at him, Lin Le also thrust out with his spear.

Point out the stars!

Guns are longer than knives, so theoretically Lin Le's side has the advantage.

But this is not the purely physical world.

Shao Hu glared fiercely at Lin Le, gambling that Lin Le would put away his gun.

Lin Le's gun would pierce him, but the blade's edge would also detach from his body and cleave him in two.

Playing with fire?

Lin Le also saw through Shao Hu's intentions, but his expression remained calm. Did Shao Hu have the ability to fight him to the death?
With a soft thud, the spearhead pierced Shao Hu's chest, while the blade's edge struck Lin Le right before Shao Hu's eyes.

Golden and red lights shone, and the Universe Ring and the Chaos Ribbon spun, constantly eroding the blade's edge.

Shao Hu was shocked by what he saw and immediately withdrew.

Damn it, I actually have two magical artifacts protecting me!
But Lin Le wouldn't allow him to retreat. He quickly caught up and slashed at Shao Hu with his spear.

Sunset!

Shao Hu immediately drew his knife to retaliate, but then a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.

clang!
Shao Hu gripped his knife tightly with both hands, blocking the incoming spear.

Veins bulged on his forehead as Shao Hu struggled to defend himself. Logically, he shouldn't be struggling so much, but for some reason, his left hand seemed powerless, as if it were dead.

Because of the wound—no, it was poison!
Shao Hu glared at Lin Le and gritted his teeth, saying, "Despicable! He actually poisoned the blade!"

"Poison?" Lin Le chuckled lightly, his laughter laced with sarcasm. "Fool!"

With another swing of his spear, a clang rang out, and Shao Hu was sent flying.

"Cough!" Shao Hu spat out a mouthful of blood and took the opportunity to examine the wound. It wasn't bluish or black, so it didn't look like he had been poisoned.

and many more!

Shao Hu's pupils suddenly contracted. He remembered using a defensive talisman earlier, so why didn't it work?

unless……

Shao Hu looked at Lin Le as he walked towards him step by step, and uttered a single word with difficulty: "Power!"

Only momentum could possess such destructive power, piercing through his defenses in an instant.

"Yes."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Le appeared in front of Shao Hu like a ghost.

How could he not see clearly? He must have been holding back his strength.

Seeing Lin Le appear in front of him in the blink of an eye, Shao Hu was filled with shock. He could still catch Lin Le's movements just now, but now he couldn't? At this distance, there was obviously no time for Shao Hu to react.

Sunset!

The spear slashed down, and with a loud bang, Shao Hu's head shattered like a watermelon.

'The illusion technique is really useful; I'll try to develop a footwork based on it later.'

Lin Le thought to himself, how could he walk slowly when facing an enemy? Just now, he had used illusion magic to block Shao Hu's vision, which caused him to rush in front of Shao Hu before Shao Hu reacted.

Golden light flashed, red ribbons danced, and twin swords flew... Lin Le swiftly killed the remaining bandits.

The bandits seemed to be trapped in a maze, running around the hall aimlessly, but none of them managed to escape.

Bang! A ring smashed his head. Lin Le looked around the hall. At this moment, there was no one alive in the hall except him.

Lin Le began cleaning up the battlefield.

Soon after, a solemn voice rang out from within the Tiger Head Bandit Stronghold, dispelling the newly generated death energy and resentment.

Lin Le entered the Lin family compound carrying a large package.

"You're all covered in murderous aura, did you go and wipe out another family?" The white snake transformed into human form and reached out to take the package Lin Le handed over.

"Pretty much, wiped out a bunch of bandits." Lin Le lay back in the rocking chair, took a deep breath, and relaxed completely.

"Take whatever you can use inside. I'm going to sleep now." After saying that, Lin Le closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

Having killed over six hundred people and having to maintain illusion and transformation techniques, even with the support of Soul-Gathering Dew and Blood Elixir, the mental fatigue was something neither of them could alleviate.

"Sigh." Qingli sighed, her slender fingers stroking Lin Le's jade-like face. "Idiot, why bother? I can help too."

Lin Le didn't reply, but feeling a little itchy, he took Qingli's finger into his mouth and started sucking on it.

"Hehe." Seeing this, Qingli couldn't help but chuckle. "You little rascal, you love milk so much, huh? Too bad I don't have any milk for you."

Holding Lin Le in her arms, Qing Li rested her chin on Lin Le's forehead and hummed softly.

"Rock-a-bye baby, rock-a-bye baby, the crescent moon hangs on the treetop, the breeze gently blows the curtains..."

Lin Le nuzzled the "pillow" and slept more soundly.

The next day, Lin Le got up and stretched.

"Oh, you're awake, my good son." A teasing voice came from the side.

Lin Le's forehead immediately creased with annoyance: "Are you never going to get over this joke?"

"Of course." The White Snake Beauty blinked, a playful look on her face. "I can make fun of you about this for the rest of my life!"

Lin Le rolled her eyes, ignoring the vixen, and silently recited the cleansing incantation for mouth and body, which counted as washing up.

"What about yesterday's stuff?" Lin Le asked.

"There it is, I've sorted it for you." Qingli pointed to the neatly arranged items on the side.

Lin Le nodded, walked over, put the silver notes and spirit stones back into his storage bag, and then poured the pills into his mouth one by one. The Hun Tian Ling automatically rolled up the medicinal materials and refined them into a medicinal liquid, which was then sent into the gourd at Lin Le's waist.

After eating, you can eat; what's left is inedible: a few ritual implements and a few books.

Lin Le simply tossed the magical artifacts into his storage bag, planning to use the fire from the alchemy room to try and melt them into the Demon Slayer Spear.

The remaining books contained spells, which Lin Le memorized. He planned to further improve his Thirteen Transformations of the Heavenly Battle Technique, as it wouldn't hurt to learn more spells.

However, there is one technique that Lin Le plans to practice. It comes from Shao Hu and is called Tiger Eye Technique. After learning it, one will have the ability to dispel illusions and capture the mind.

Having experienced the convenience of illusion magic, Lin Le was also worried that he might be controlled by similar spells in the future. Now that there was a way to counter it, he naturally had to learn it for self-defense.

After climbing over the wall and leaving the house, Lin Le transformed back into "Zhou Botong" and headed to Danxia Pavilion.

(End of this chapter)