The bald monk chanted with full vigor, and his attacks were simple, brutal, and unrestrained.
The ghostly shrieks mingled with the chanting of Buddhist mantras, creating a symphony of sorts.
Wen Wen recognized this monk, as he had just taken him down from the ceiling earlier.
No wonder everyone else had turned into strange corpses, and only this monk had persisted until now; this guy was truly fierce.
Watching this guy fight was akin to enjoying a show, but Wen Wen soon discovered that the monk's incantations and chants were merely for show.
Phrases like 'Great Majestic Heavenly Dragon' were loud, but held no actual power.
The reason he could knock out opponents with a single punch was simply due to the exaggerated strength of his fists.
Even if he replaced everything he shouted with 'I'll kill your entire family' or 'Die, all of you,' it would not have felt out of place.
Moreover, the intense killing intent emanating from him seemed to manifest as a colossal, fierce-looking Vajra figure, suppressing the ghostly energy of the hundred specters.
This was a seasoned killer disguised as a monk!
With someone willing to step forward, Wen Wen saw no need to act himself. He pulled up a small stool, sat by the doorway, and enjoyed the grand spectacle.
Though the monk was strong, the specters were not to be trifled with. Even fighting a hundred men would be taxing, let alone over a hundred ferocious spirits and malevolent ghosts.
So, once they reacted, these specters bared their grotesque and terrifying appearances, unleashing various insidious abilities upon the monk. Thus began a fierce battle between man and ghost.
If only he could produce his cat ear cup, Wen Wen would have loved to have a glass of his favorite fizzy drink.
However, it was a shame that this battle ended without a clear victor.
The sky began to show the pale white of dawn, and a ray of sunlight appeared. The specters, whether in the midst of combat, alive, dead, or half-dead, rapidly became translucent and vanished into the air.
For this place of slumber, daytime was a safe period. The specters formed from the community's residents and the pursuers resembling the "wash, cut, blow" trio were unable to operate during the day.
Therefore, people who had been hiding in the shadows emerged from who-knew-where, bringing a touch of humanity to the place.
The nights here were grueling, making the daytime a rare moment of respite. If one did not use the daylight to relieve the pressure of the night, many would likely go mad.
Oh, well, actually, many had already gone mad.
Wen Wen stood up from his stool, clapping his hands with a wide grin, and walked towards the monk.
"Thank you, Master, for saving me. Otherwise, I might have been in some trouble. And Grandmaster Bulu Baba and I..."
"Stop right there. Do not approach me further. I can tell at a glance that you are not human!" the monk shouted, pointing at Wen Wen.
Wen Wen: "???"
Tao Qingqing covered her mouth and chuckled softly. She had met this monk yesterday.
The fact that so many who accidentally entered here had survived was all thanks to this master. If he hadn't been hunting malevolent spirits year in and year out, those people would have long been consumed by the specters.
The reason this master had come here this time was likely because he sensed Tao Qingqing was under siege and had come to rescue her.
Wen Wen rolled up his sleeves and asked through gritted teeth, "Hey! Which one of your eyes sees that I'm not human..."
The female vampire was still standing beside him. How dare he say he wasn't human?
The monk let out a cold snort, "I am the eldest disciple of Grandmaster Bulu Baba of the Mingwang Esoteric Teachings. Do not waste my time with your prattling."
"Fine, it seems your head needs some correction."
Wen Wen raised both his middle fingers at him, and Tie Yi, emerging from his back, extended its agile steel wings, each displaying four middle fingers.
The bald monk was stunned, "What kind of esoteric divine seal is this? You're showing off in front of an expert!"
"Da Wei Tian Long, Da Luo Fa Zhou..."
He then shouted again, performing several hand seals. Although these seals looked passable, they lacked any power augmentation.
When the bald monk was trapped here, the middle finger, a universal gesture, had not yet spread. Thus, he mistook the gesture on Wen Wen's wings for a divine seal.
However, calling it a divine seal was not entirely inaccurate, as the gesture carried a strong mocking effect.
"Showing off my behind!"
Wen Wen flashed in front of the monk and threw a punch. The monk reacted swiftly, meeting Wen Wen's punch head-on. The surrounding glass shattered from the shockwave.
Both the monk and Wen Wen retreated two steps. Wen Wen raised an eyebrow; his hand felt numb.
This guy's physical strength was almost equal to his, perhaps even superior. Based on his physical resilience alone, this monk possessed top-tier strength.
But did they think Wen Wen would engage in a fist-to-fist brawl with this muscular bald man?
Wen Wen unleashed his full arsenal, displaying true upper-tier strength. The monk, on the other hand, could only match him in physical power; in all other aspects, he was a mere novice. Soon, Wen Wen had him pinned to the ground and was beating him soundly.
In the end, the monk could only raise his hands in surrender. Since he was outmatched, he had nothing more to say.
In reality, the monk had merely sensed that Wen Wen was an intentionally trespassing malevolent spirit, not someone forced in like Tao Qingqing.
Therefore, he intended to first clarify Wen Wen's affiliation. However, the monk was not very good with words, his speech was unrestrained, his killing intent was too heavy, and he hadn't had a proper conversation with anyone in over thirty years, which is why Wen Wen's anger was provoked.
Finally, with Wen Wen's fists and Tao Qingqing's persuasion, he decided to put away his bad temper and cooperate with Wen Wen.
This monk's Dharma name was 'Fo Hai,' and he was Grandmaster Bulu Baba's most prized disciple.
However, within the Mingwang Esoteric Teachings, he was more commonly called 'Sha Seng' (Killing Monk) because if he could settle matters with his fists, he would never resort to words, and his logic towards enemies was too straightforward.
He had only two attitudes towards bad people.
If he could defeat a bad person, he would eliminate them.
If he couldn't defeat a bad person, he would lie low and eliminate them once he was strong enough.
There was no possibility of peaceful communication, turning enemies into friends, or imprisoning enemies for a minor punishment. The concept of 'setting down the butcher's knife and attaining Buddhahood instantly' was useless to him; only dead bad people were good bad people.
Despite Fo Hai's intense killing intent, conversing with him was actually easier than talking to others.
Wen Wen simply presented his Hunter Association identification and explained that he had transformed into this ghostly state to enter and rescue people, which easily dispelled Fo Hai's hostility.
Fo Hai had come to Lingyuan County thirty years ago. He was a monk of the ascetic branch of the Mingwang Esoteric Teachings.
Carrying nothing, he wandered the Qingji Plateau, subduing demons and monsters as part of his cultivation.
The year he arrived in the vicinity, he immediately sensed that the Muyuan Community was not right.
After investigating, he discovered that the Muyuan Community was full of hidden, deranged serial killers.
Such a significant destabilizing factor could not be ignored, so he planned to eliminate all the mentally twisted individuals in the Muyuan Community on a dark and windy night.
However, to his surprise, the moment he jumped over the Muyuan Community's wall, before he could even kill a few people, his soul had departed and entered the place of slumber. His body was then hung like dried meat from the cellar ceiling.