"Little Yan, how does your arm injury feel?"
After Fang Qiu and Yin Hongniang died, the "accompanying doctor" Old Jin rushed over to examine Yan Shouyi's wound.
Only then did Yan Shouyi relax and feel the pain at the severed end of his arm.
Old Jin lifted Yan Shouyi's clothes and saw that the wound had already healed, with a small arm faintly visible growing outward.
"I feel like… my arm will grow back within three days," Yan Shouyi said.
Old Jin couldn't help but exclaim, "Your Heavenly Corpse Puppet body is indeed quite formidable."
Luo Ning, however, frowned, "That's not right. Based on your usual abilities, your arm should have healed by the next day… Has your self-healing ability declined?"
Hearing this, Yan Shouyi also felt a hint of worry.
He didn't doubt Luo Ning's judgment, as she dealt with corpses and would know better.
But this was not the time to dwell on such matters.
Yan Shouyi asked Old Jin to help him loosely bandage his severed arm.
Then he looked up the stairs.
Behind the beaded curtain, Liu Jingkang and Bai Shixi had yet to decide the winner!
Bai Shixi was indeed powerful. Although Liu Jingkang's strength was far from its peak, he was still a Ghost King, while Bai Shixi was not. Yet, they were locked in an intense struggle.
The two traded blows, and the ferocity of their battle was in no way inferior to the fight between Lu Jing and Fang Qiu.
However, Bai Shixi was clearly becoming impatient.
Although he was fighting Liu Jingkang, he was also constantly monitoring the surrounding situation.
When the魑魅魍魉 died, Bai Shixi felt nothing.
But with the deaths of Fang Qiu and Yin Hongniang, Bai Shixi began to grow anxious.
If things continued like this, he might truly meet his end today!
Damn it, why hadn't Bai Yusheng and the others returned yet?!
Bai Shixi didn't know that Bai Yusheng and the others had only pretended to leave.
But they encountered Yan Shouyi's formation and were held up for quite some time. After finally escaping the formation, they ran into the ghosts Yan Shouyi had arranged as an ambush.
These ghosts harbored no less hatred for the Bai family than Yan Shouyi and his group.
Moreover, they attacked with all their might.
Bai Yusheng, thinking he had everything under control, had instead fallen into Yan Shouyi's trap.
Instead, he had pushed their ancestor into a fiery pit!
At this moment, they were still dealing with the ghosts from Ping'an Building.
It was precisely because Yan Shouyi had calculated this that he had decided to take a gamble!
Because only today did they have a chance to kill Bai Shixi!
"Bai Shixi, your Bai family's actions are heinous and unforgivable! The vengeance for my Liu family cannot be borne with!"
Liu Jingkang roared and, with overwhelming force, pinned Bai Shixi to the ground and beat him severely.
Both were giants several meters tall, and their fight could be described as earth-shattering.
The top floor of Ping'an Building trembled incessantly.
"Everyone who has rested, go and help!" Yan Shouyi reminded them.
They all picked up their weapons again, ready to join the battle.
But at this moment, Liu Jingkang had already found Bai Shixi's weakness!
Seizing the opportunity, Liu Jingkang picked up two sabers from the ground and fiercely thrust them into Bai Shixi's chest!
"Ah!!"
Bai Shixi cried out in pain and retreated repeatedly, only to be pushed against the wall by Liu Jingkang!
"Hah!!!"
The sabers, like nails, pinned Bai Shixi to the wall!
Liu Jingkang, being a seasoned warrior, let go of the sabers and pounded Bai Shixi's face with his fists, one after another.
With each punch Bai Shixi took, a puff of smoke escaped his mouth.
As the smoke dissipated, his body also weakened!
"Go, Great Grandfather!!!" Liu Jiaren, seeing a glimmer of victory, couldn't help but cheer for Liu Jingkang.
The other members of the Liu family also let out excited shouts.
After so many years, they finally saw their ancestor in action again!
Seeing Liu Jingkang thrashing Bai Shixi, every member of the Liu family felt a deep sense of pride!
Yan Shouyi and the others, seeing Liu Jingkang's absolute dominance, did not rush to intervene.
With a barrage of punches, Bai Shixi was beaten to the brink of death.
Liu Jingkang grabbed Bai Shixi by the hair and whispered coldly in his ear:
"A little ghost is still a little ghost. Even if this old man hasn't consumed living souls for a hundred years, you are no match for me… Today, I shall act on behalf of heaven and slay you, this old beast of the Bai family!"
Liu Jingkang drew a saber and placed it at Bai Shixi's neck.
Everyone watched with bated breath, their eyes wide with excitement.
Bai Shixi was about to meet his end!
But just as Liu Jingkang was about to strike the killing blow.
Bai Yusheng and his group burst out from the stairwell!
Seeing the devastated state of the top floor, Bai Yusheng's face turned ashen.
He had miscalculated!
Due to his arrogance and foolishness, he had fallen into Yan Shouyi's trap, resulting in the deaths of Fang Qiu and all the魑魅魍魉.
Even their ancestor, Bai Shixi, had a saber at his neck!
Bai Yusheng hastily produced a Taoist talisman, chanted a spell, and the talisman transformed into a golden light that flew towards Liu Jingkang!
Yan Shouyi's expression changed, "Stop Bai Yusheng!"
But they were all too slow.
The golden light instantly pierced Liu Jingkang's body. Liu Jingkang stiffened and temporarily lost consciousness!
"Great Grandfather, strike quickly!" Bai Yusheng shouted.
Bai Shixi, regaining his senses, grabbed Liu Jingkang's shoulders with all his might.
Then, he opened his mouth wide, bit fiercely into Liu Jingkang's neck, and tore off a chunk of flesh!
Due to the damage to his soul, Liu Jingkang finally came to his senses.
But he had no time to resist. Bai Shixi's second bite landed on his forehead!
With one bite, half of his head was gone!
"Great Grandfather!!"
"Ancestor!!"
The paper figures of the Liu family screamed in disbelief at this scene.
The two successive fatal blows left Liu Jingkang with no power to resist.
On the contrary, Bai Shixi, after consuming Liu Jingkang, began to solidify!
Not only did his previous injuries heal, but he also showed signs of advancing further!
"Liu Jingkang, I should thank you. After consuming you, my promotion to Ghost King will be effortless! Hahahaha!" Bai Shixi laughed wildly.
Liu Jingkang gritted his teeth and said weakly,
"Alive, I am of the Liu family; dead, I am a ghost of the Liu family… Even if I die, my Liu family will never let you go…!!"
"Hahahahaha! Foolish!!" Bai Shixi roared with laughter. "Today, I will not let anyone leave alive! They wish for revenge? They will have to wait for the next life!!"
With that, Bai Shixi opened his gaping maw.
He swallowed Liu Jingkang whole!!
His body grew accordingly!
He stood at seven meters tall, his head touching the ceiling!
"Satisfying! Hahahaha!"
Having consumed Liu Jingkang, Bai Shixi was still not sated. With a wave of his hand, the several boxes of residual souls that Bai Yusheng had brought out floated forth.
They flowed into his mouth!
Seeing this, Bai Yusheng's face lit up with excitement, and he knelt on the ground shouting,
"Congratulations, Great Grandfather, on your promotion to the rank of Ghost King! With you here, our Bai family will be immortal!"
That's right.
Bai Shixi was about to ascend to the rank of Ghost King.
This sudden and earth-shattering reversal left Yan Shouyi and the others with ashen faces.
All their previous efforts had become futile in this moment.
Liu Jingkang was dead, and Bai Shixi was about to become a Ghost King.
Even in Lu Jing's prime, he might not have been able to defeat the current Bai Shixi!
How could they fight this battle?
Could they still fight?
Lu Jing's ruddy face gradually revealed a look of despair.
Only Yan Shouyi gritted his teeth, his gaze unwavering.
He had calculated that today was the only day to kill Bai Shixi.
Even though they were in a desperate situation now, there had to be a chance to turn the tide.
There had to be a way to kill Bai Shixi!
He would not surrender!
He would not accept his fate!!