Bai Ye pulled back an extra distance, with no particular reason other than to stall for time.
The Back Spirit's duration was three minutes, calculated from the moment the black smoke began to condense. So, Bai Ye started running the instant he saw the black smoke appear. After creating distance, by the time the Back Spirit had formed and caught up, about half a minute would have passed.
"I'm such a clever little devil!"
As Bai Ye shamelessly thought this, the Back Spirit finally finished condensing.
It was a silhouette formed from smoke and vapor, without legs. Black smoke swirled around its body, resembling a cloak. The only part of its body with substance was a pair of skeletal claws!
Then...
The moment it finished condensing, the Back Spirit suddenly raised its skeletal claws and struck the empty air ahead.
Boom, boom, boom!
As the strike landed, the sound of the ground cracking echoed instantly, kicking up countless shards of rock into the air. Three extremely deep claw marks appeared.
Bai Ye had been prepared. He seized the opportunity and leaped to the side, pushing off the ground with one hand to evade the Back Spirit's attack.
Bai Ye licked his lips. The Back Spirit was powerful, at the level of a supervisor. Then again, if it wasn't strong, it wouldn't be a punishment. The intention of punishment was, after all, to kill.
After the initial miss, the Back Spirit didn't hesitate. It floated close to the ground, moving towards Bai Ye.
So fast!
Bai Ye's vision blurred for a moment, and the Back Spirit was already in front of him. Bai Ye instinctively pulled the trigger of the Evil Dragon's Roar.
Bang!
The muzzle spun!
Five energy beams shot forward, and then...
With a boom!
As the five energy beams blasted forward, the Back Spirit's body was actually shattered by Bai Ye's shot, scattering into wisps of black smoke in all directions.
However, this seemed to have no effect on the Back Spirit. The shattered black smoke quickly condensed again, and its skeletal claws swept out once more.
Bai Ye decisively moved to the side and darted into the funhouse maze. Immediately after, Bai Ye heard the sound of mirrors shattering behind him. The Back Spirit had swept its hand, shattering a large section of the mirrors.
Then...
The Back Spirit entered the funhouse maze but found that Bai Ye had vanished.
Using the refraction of the mirrors and the dim environment, Bai Ye hid himself immediately.
But it was also useless. The Back Spirit's characteristic was to relentlessly pursue its host. After moving slightly, the Back Spirit headed straight for a funhouse mirror and, with a claw strike forward, shattered it.
The next instant, Bai Ye's figure was revealed, still holding a burning Taoist charm.
"Fire Curse!"
Bai Ye whispered and threw the charm forward.
The charm burned as it flew forward, quickly transforming into a massive ball of fire that enveloped the Back Spirit.
In an instant, the Back Spirit writhed in the flames, its skeletal claws constantly flailing outwards, shattering the surrounding mirrors, appearing extremely pained.
Bai Ye sneered. Since he had memories from his previous life, he had to make good use of them. Therefore, the route Bai Ye planned was naturally well-considered.
Why go to Mount Bagong in the celestial realm first, and then come to the "Death Amusement Park" in the supernatural area?
It wasn't just about the distance. It was because...
Things from the immortal cultivation world had an innate restraint over ghosts and spirits.
In its normal state, the Five Spirits Incantation might be considered an ordinary Taoist technique, but against ghosts and spirits, its power would suddenly surge.
However, the Back Spirit did not die. The flames covering its body eventually dissipated, and as soon as Bai Ye saw the flames vanish, he immediately took off running.
The Back Spirit fiercely pursued, but after only about ten meters, it suddenly stopped and then dissolved into smoke, vanishing.
Three minutes were up.
Bai Ye let out a sigh of relief. Defeating it was not impossible, but there was no need to waste his Taoist charms. All he needed to do was last for three minutes.
Having wasted a bit of time, Bai Ye felt he needed to hurry. He passed through the funhouse maze and pushed open a wooden door, only to be momentarily stunned. It wasn't an exit, but a staff restroom.
"Sigh!"
Bai Ye sighed, knowing what was about to happen.
The funhouse maze was shaped like a giant tent, similar to an enlarged yurt. A frame was set up inside, and then an outer layer was covered.
With this kind of structural design, where would a restroom come from? Thinking about it carefully, a wooden door was quite strange.
Bai Ye went to the washbasin, washed his face with water from the faucet, and then, when Bai Ye tried to get water a second time, the water suddenly turned the color of blood.
Bright red!
Drip, drip...
The light bulb in the restroom began to make strange noises and then flickered, plunging the surroundings into dimness.
Bai Ye looked up at the mirror directly in front of him.
At first glance, the mirror was empty except for himself. But the next moment...
The lights suddenly flickered, and blood began to flow from the mirror. Then, when Bai Ye looked at the mirror again, a woman had appeared behind him.
The woman wore a bright red dress and had long black hair. She had shackles on her hands and feet. Her lowered head slowly lifted, revealing a rather beautiful face, but one devoid of color, exuding a sickly aura, completely unlike a living person. Blood slowly trickled down from the corners of her eyes.
Then...
Slap!
Bai Ye suddenly turned and slapped the female ghost in the face. "Are you trying to scare me?"
The female ghost was a bit stunned by the slap, covering her face and remaining dazed for half a second. Then, she bared her teeth in anger, making a ferocious expression, but at this moment...
Slap!
Bai Ye backhanded her again, slapping the other side of her face. "Are you still trying to scare me?"
Bai Ye rolled up his sleeves and smashed the female ghost's head with the butt of his gun, knocking her to the ground. He then stepped on her.
"For trying to scare me, for trying to scare me! Do you know you can scare people to death? Even if you only hurt my young heart, that's still a sin."
The female ghost was completely bewildered by Bai Ye's onslaught. After a moment, she finally recovered and suddenly opened her mouth to let out a shriek.
"Ah!"
In the piercing scream, the mirrors and the light bulbs shattered. Then...
Slap!
Bai Ye slapped the female ghost on the head again. "What are you screaming about? Do you see a ghost?"
The female ghost hugged her head, looking wronged. "But I am a ghost."
"Forget it!" Bai Ye raised his gun. "I'll send you on your way now. I'll burn some more paper money for you later. Don't bother me anymore!"
Seeing the gun barrel pointed at her, the female ghost's expression immediately turned ferocious again. Her fingernails grew rapidly, transforming into a pair of sharp claws, which she then swiped towards Bai Ye.
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