I subdue demons and monsters, and cultivate immortality in hell to become a saint.

Even if it was a death order from the ghost general, these vengeful ghosts couldn't care less!

Overwhelmed by utter terror, they turned their souls around, wishing they had two more legs, desperately trying to escape this place of evil!

But it's not that easy.

Zhong Jiu's sword shadows were like maggots clinging to bones, relentlessly biting at their souls and pursuing them without letting go!

"Don't kill me! I'll never do evil again!"

"My lord, have mercy! I was wrong! I'm willing to surrender to the underworld and serve as your slave!"

"I was originally a kind ghost, and I always wanted to be reincarnated as a human, but I was forced into this position by that old hag Yan Xiao!"

The vengeful ghosts cried out in despair, their faces covered in snot and tears (though they had no physical form, they still displayed the expressions they had in life). They were filled with regret, wishing they had known there was such a fierce god in Guiling City, they would never have dared to get involved in this deadly situation!

But Zhong Jiu's heart was as cold and hard as iron, showing not a shred of pity!

With flashing sword shadows, it was like cutting leeks, swish swish swish!

Hundreds of begging ghosts were instantly annihilated, leaving not a wisp of black smoke!

He swung his sword again, the black sword light like a nimble dragon, with a sharp whistling sound that tore through the air, and slashed straight at Yan Xiao!

Pfft—!

With a single sword strike, Yan Xiao's body was almost severed at the waist!

Her soul instantly became mostly illusory, her face was as pale as paper, and the hideous sword marks tore through her carefully maintained delicate skin, revealing a layer of wrinkled, dark old skin underneath, which was nauseating!

In just a few breaths, her beautiful facade shattered completely, revealing her true appearance. She was no longer the charming and beautiful woman she once was.

She was clearly an ugly old woman with a face full of wrinkles and a sinister look in her eyes!

"Rhombus! You dark-faced devil, aren't you going to make a move? Are you really going to just watch me die?!"

Yan Xiao roared fiercely, his voice filled with fear and anger, all traces of his previous arrogance gone.

The thing she despised most in her life was bowing down to the ridge, but now that she was at a critical moment of life and death, if she didn't call for help, she would be annihilated!

Face is nothing! Staying alive is the most important thing!

"Coming, coming, what's the rush?"

Lingjiao watched with his arms crossed, thoroughly enjoying the spectacle. Seeing Zhong Jiu's fierce performance, he was already hatching his own scheme.

Fight? We definitely can't win!

Retreat? But I came here on the orders of the Demon King. If I stand by and watch someone die, the King will hold me accountable, and I'll be in deep trouble!

Rather than a lose-lose situation, we should save this old hag first and make a quick getaway. Let whoever wants to fight in this wretched place, Guiling City, fight it out!

He floated forward leisurely, his tone dismissive: "Yan Xiao, let's work together to force this kid back, then run away as fast as we can. Let whoever wants to fight this stupid battle do it!"

He wasn't stupid. Zhong Jiu's strength was undeniable. Even if the two of them joined forces, they could barely escape. Win? Pure dream!

If you can't beat them, run away—that's the true essence of being a ghost!

"Neither of you are leaving here today!"

Zhong Jiu sneered, and his sword light suddenly circled around, directly encompassing the sharp edges into the attack range!

He fought the two ghost generals alone, his sword flashing and his momentum unstoppable. He forced the two ghost generals to retreat repeatedly, unable to fight back at all!

"The Yin-Yang Brush, appear!"

Zhong Jiu flipped his hand, and a black brush with a gold and silver tip appeared out of thin air in his palm!

With a flick of his pen, he sketched the character "Yang" in mid-air, each stroke powerful and penetrating the paper.

boom!

In an instant, the character "Yang" suddenly burst forth with overwhelming heat, like a small, burning sun, radiating golden light and intense heat!

Wherever it passed, whether ordinary evil spirits or surviving fierce ghosts, they all let out mournful screams, instantly turning into ashes and disappearing without a trace!

"Wow... such strong yang energy! It's going to melt our souls!"

Yan Xiao's eyelids twitched wildly, and he was so scared that his soul almost flew away. Ghosts could improve their cultivation by absorbing yang energy, but this yang energy was so concentrated that it was practically a death warrant!

They wouldn't even dare to get close, let alone absorb it!

They couldn't hide, so they could only pin all their hopes on the angular figure: "Black-faced devil, you better step up! Otherwise, we'll both be dead here today!"

"What a disaster! I must have been incredibly foolish to get involved in this mess!"

Looking at the "Yang" character that was comparable to a small sun, he regretted it. If he had known that this Yin God was so abnormal, he wouldn't have cared whether Yan Xiao lived or died.

Wouldn't it be better to stay safely in your own backyard?

But when the time comes, it's too late for regrets!

He could only grit his teeth and join forces with Yan Xiao, unleashing all his ghostly power in an attempt to withstand the attack!

boom!

The ball of light formed by the character "Yang" crashed into the two demons!

The two souls instantly emitted a hissing burning sound, billowing black smoke, and their ghostly power dissipated. They were both severely injured, and their souls became even more transparent!

"Negative!"

With a flourish of his brush, Chung Kau wrote another large character in mid-air without hesitation!

The moment the last stroke was made, an endless chill swept across the heavens and earth, and the entire battlefield instantly fell into deathly silence!

The dense yin energy surged like a tide, instantly condensing into countless ice shards, which transformed into extremely sharp ice blades that shot towards the two heavily injured ghost generals with a whooshing sound!

They were already at their last gasp, how could they possibly withstand this fatal blow?

The ice blade pierced through the soul, leaving it riddled with holes. The two ghosts' souls were weakened to the extreme, making it difficult for them to even maintain their form!

One stroke of Yang, burning away all ghostly power; one stroke of Yin, freezing the soul!

The Yin-Yang Brush connects the Yin and Yang of Heaven and Earth, instantly suppressing the two ghost generals!

Zhong Jiu's figure flashed, appearing in front of Lingjiao like a ghost. The black light of the Ghost-Slaying Sword in his hand surged, and he slashed it with ease.

Click!

The enormous head with the ridge was sent flying into the sky, spun several times in the air, and roared in resentment before its soul was scattered!

"Angular shape!"

Yan Xiao's pupils shrank sharply, and he finally understood what it meant to make an example of someone!

She had fought horns to the death her whole life, and never thought that one day she would be afraid of his death, because she knew better than anyone that she would be next!

"My lord, spare my life! I am a ghost general, and I am of great use! I am willing to join the underworld and serve as a lowly soldier under your command, ready to go through fire and water for you!"

Yan Xiao immediately knelt down and begged for mercy, speaking softly and gently, trying to recreate her previous seductive charm. But she forgot that she was still in the form of that ugly old woman!

With a deeply lined old face and fierce eyes, yet speaking in a delicate, pleading tone, it only makes one feel utterly disgusted and gives one goosebumps!

"I will not tolerate such a wicked and wicked creature as you under my command!"

Zhong Jiu, carrying the blood-dripping Demon-Slaying Sword, walked towards her step by step, his expression dignified, surrounded by black aura, like an executioner stepping onto the execution ground, his aura terrifying!

"You dare kill me? I am a powerful ghost general under the Thousand-Eyed Demon King! If you kill me and Lingjiao, the King will never let you off! In his wrath, he will surely raze Guiling City to the ground, scattering your soul to the winds, so that you may never be reincarnated!"

Seeing that begging for mercy was useless, Yan Xiao immediately changed his tune, threatening Zhong Jiu with bluster and cowardice, trying to scare him off with the title of Demon King!

But Zhong Jiu remained unmoved, his eyes not even flickering. The Demon King? In his eyes, he was nothing more than a chicken or a dog waiting to be slaughtered!

A flash of sword light, and crack! Yan Xiao's head fell to the ground!

Zhong Jiu, holding Yan Xiao's hideous head, stood in mid-air like a god descending to earth. His gaze, sharp as lightning, surveyed the entire battlefield, and a furious roar shook the heavens and earth: "The Ghost General is dead! You wretched creatures, why don't you kneel down and beg for surrender?"

All the surviving ghost soldiers looked up at the same time and saw the two ghost general heads that Zhong Jiu was holding. They were instantly terrified!

"Lord Demon General... has been slain!"

"It's over, it's over, both of them are dead, what do we do?"

"Run! Run now! It'll be too late if you don't run!"

Just as Zhong Jiu had predicted, this group of ghost soldiers was a rabble with no discipline whatsoever!

With the death of the Ghost General, the morale of the army collapsed instantly!

The evil spirits, already terrified by the Xuanjia Army, were now like frightened birds, scattering and fleeing in all directions, seeking out secluded and dark corners, fearing that Zhong Jiu would target and hunt them down!

Some of the evil spirits were so terrified that they didn't even have the strength to run away. Just as Zhong Jiu had said, they knelt down with a "thud" and kowtowed repeatedly until their heads were almost bleeding, begging Zhong Jiu to spare their worthless lives!

"Arrest all these wretches who are kneeling and begging for mercy, and hand them over to the Inspectorate for punishment according to the law!"

Chung Kau waved his hand and gave the order.

Instantly, all the ghost messengers in Guiling City came out, wielding soul-hooking ropes, like divine soldiers descending from the sky, firmly locking up the helpless evil spirits and escorting them to the City God Temple.