In this bizarre world, I can extract supernatural powers.

"Both defense and offense?"

Ding Huan wondered if he had misheard.

How to both defend and attack?

Ding Huan could understand each word individually, but when they were put together, he couldn't understand them at all.

Xu Bai stepped forward: "It means exactly what it says."

Upon hearing this, and seeing Xu Bai take a step forward, Ding Huan became anxious.

"Brother Xu, you absolutely mustn't!"

The two are currently back to back, and there is still a chance to search. However, if Xu Bai takes that step forward, the chance will be gone.

With its back wide open, if the supernatural finds an opportunity, it will surely die a gruesome death.

But Ding Huan realized it was too late after he spoke.

The moment Xu Bai stepped out, the attacks surrounding both sides suddenly disappeared.

Immediately afterwards, a sharp gust of wind rang out behind Xu Bai.

Ding Huan wanted to help Xu Bai stop him, but he found that it was too late.

"boom!"

A terrifying roar resounded.

Ding Huan's eyes widened.

The expected scene did not occur.

Before Ding Huan's eyes, a yellow light rose from Xu Bai's body.

Then, the true qi transformed into a suit of locust wood armor, completely protecting Xu Bai's surroundings.

On Xu Bai's back, a strange hand pressed down on him, but it could only break through halfway before being blocked by the Xuanjia armor.

"This...this...this..."

Ding Huan was stunned on the spot.

He never expected that Xu Bai not only possessed amazing lightning techniques, but also such a powerful protective method.

Although this strange attack and defense did not reach the fifth level of the Transcendent Realm, it was by no means something that the fourth level of the Transcendent Realm could resist.

But now, Xu Bai blocked it with ease.

"He must have entered the realm through technique," Ding Huan thought in astonishment. "But how could someone who entered the realm through technique possess two such powerful techniques?"

For ordinary people, cultivating even one skill is extremely difficult, let alone cultivating it to its ultimate level.

And someone like Xu Bai actually has two cultivation techniques that have reached such a powerful level.

Ding Huan couldn't help but be surprised.

Xu Bai didn't care what Ding Huan thought.

Taking advantage of the moment the strange creature launched its attack, Xu Bai pressed down on the creature's arm with his right hand and struck out with his left.

When he resisted just now, he had already used the Qi Extreme Heaven-Piercing Fist, compressing his true Qi to the extreme.

This is the moment to erupt.

The fist, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound, slammed into the eerie face.

A terrifying burst of true qi erupted instantly, centered on the fist, creating a fierce gale.

"boom!"

A loud roar rang out as true qi surged wildly into the strange creature's body.

The spot where the fist struck quickly turned into ashes.

Before my eyes, smoke appeared, then transformed into a line of text, twisting like a snake.

[Slaying a strange being at the fifth level of the Mortal Transformation Realm grants one hundred and twenty years of strange lifespan.]

Xu Bai narrowed his eyes slightly, a hint of joy rising in his heart.

The bizarre nature of the fifth stage of the Transcendent Realm actually brought about a strange lifespan of one hundred and twenty years.

He had already spent all his money on the Ghostly Life, but now he's suddenly rich again.

Just as the book says, murder and arson bring wealth and honor.

Xu Bai withdrew his fist.

At this moment, the surrounding scenery is gradually becoming blurred, as if with the eerie death, everything here will vanish into thin air.

After everything cleared up, Xu Bai found himself back in the ancestral hall.

Just then, footsteps sounded.

Xu Bai turned his head and saw Ding Huan slowly walking closer.

Ding Huan smiled wryly and said, "Brother Xu, you must have already figured out how to break this deadlock. No wonder you were so calm back then."

When he faced a life-or-death crisis just now, even a veteran like him couldn't help but think that he was doomed.

But Xu Bai remained calm and composed.

Therefore, Ding Huan felt that Xu Bai already knew the way to break the deadlock, but just hadn't said it.

After all, such a calm expression is something you would never see on a newcomer's face.

Xu Bai stroked his chin and said, "Not really, it's just that with more abilities, there are naturally more ways to break the deadlock."

Ding Huan was struck dumb, nearly spitting out a mouthful of blood, and pointed repeatedly with trembling fingers.

"Brother Xu, if you say that, you'll probably get beaten up!"

What does it mean to have more abilities?

It is already a rare achievement for ordinary cultivators to be able to enter a certain realm using a single technique, and they wish they could keep cultivating indefinitely.

But Xu Bai said he had many abilities?

While there are indeed a lot, this is still excessive.

Xu Bai approached the urn, took three sticks of incense, and then picked up the embroidered shoes, saying, "The credit is split 50/50. I'll take the strange object. Brother Ding shouldn't have any objections, right?"

Ding Huan realized what was happening and cupped his hands, saying, "If it weren't for Brother Xu, I'm afraid I would have died long ago. The strange object is just an external possession. Brother Xu took it, and it's already very kind of you to share half of the credit with me."

He said this entirely from the bottom of his heart, without the slightest element of falsehood.

Xu Bai nodded and said, "In that case, after we return, we will report to the authorities to handle the follow-up."

When it comes to slaying monsters, the natural order is to leave once the mission is completed, with no need to linger.

The guard duties are handled by designated personnel; they don't need to worry about it.

Ding Huan leaned closer and said, "Brother Xu, if you become successful in the future, don't forget the alliance we formed today."

Xu Bai smiled and said, "That's for sure."

Ding Huan breathed a sigh of relief.

He could see Xu Bai's potential, which was beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Putting everything else aside, with this potential alone, he will definitely be a top talent in the future.

The friendship we forge today may bring many benefits in the future.

With the matter settled, Xu Bai and Ding Huan made no move to linger.

The two walked out of the ancestral hall one after the other.

The night was still very deep.

But suddenly, oil lamps were lit in each household.

Then, screams of agony came from inside the house.

Every household carried out a body from the village; they were all male corpses.

Upon closer inspection, there were over a hundred bodies.

Seeing this, Ding Huan sighed and said, "It seems that when the monster attacked us, it also dragged all of these people into a dream, and none of them were able to come out alive."

Xu Bai shook his head and said, "Right and wrong are caused by cause and effect, and good and evil are rewarded accordingly. At least in my opinion, they died without cause."

Ding Huan nodded slightly, clasped his hands in a fist and said, "The mountains are high and the roads are long, Brother Xu, I hope we can meet again someday."

The Demon Hunter is always efficient and decisive in his work.

After saying this, Ding Huan did not linger and turned to walk into the depths of the night.

Xu Bai watched Ding Huan leave.

He didn't rush to leave, but instead found a quiet corner in the village and stopped only after he could no longer hear the crying.

"Since we're already here..."

Xu Bai took out the embroidered shoes, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Smoke appeared, condensed into words, and floated in mid-air.

【Bloodstained embroidered shoes: Originally worn by a bride, they became stained with blood from serving guests day and night, imbuing them with immense resentment】

[Burning twenty years of mysterious lifespan, extractable]

He planned to extract the supernatural powers from the strange object right here.

Xu Bai calmed himself down and scanned the words in front of him.

In a flash, his twenty years of strange lifespan vanished.

At the same time, the smoke in front of them quickly dissipated and condensed into new characters.