After a thorough fleecing of Bai Shixi, Yan Shouyi felt thoroughly satisfied.
He felt the time was about ripe.
He casually said, "Your Soul Transferring Spell..."
Bai Shixi vibrated with excitement, "When will you take it for me?"
"Sorry, I can't!" Yan Shouyi said with a smile.
Bai Shixi froze, "You can't?... What do you mean?"
Yan Shouyi spread his hands, "From beginning to end, did I ever say I knew how to remove the Heavenly Sound Soul Transferring Spell? I didn't, did I?"
Bai Shixi's mind hadn't caught up yet, and he stared blankly at Yan Shouyi.
"It was just wishful thinking on your part that I could, but this Heavenly Sound Soul Transferring Spell is a secret technique of the Lu Shan Sect. Do you really think a descendant of Lu Ban is omnipotent?"
"Sorry, unfortunately, we descendants of Lu Ban do know many of the Lu Shan Sect's magic techniques, but we simply don't know how to resolve this Heavenly Sound Soul Transferring Spell."
"You don't have much time left. Given how many treasures you've given me, feel free to say any last words, and I'll record them to be carved on your tombstone."
If the circumstances had allowed, Yan Shouyi feared he would have burst out laughing right then.
How would he possibly know how to resolve the Soul Transferring Spell!
He had never claimed to know how to resolve the Soul Transferring Spell!
But for some reason, Bai Shixi was convinced he could.
And he had even given away all his treasures.
Now that Bai Shixi heard Yan Shouyi's words, he was likely to be scared out of his wits!
"You... you can't?"
As expected, even Bai Shixi, who had lived for several hundred years, could not accept Yan Shouyi's words for a moment.
He stared blankly at Yan Shouyi, repeating the words as if trying to convince himself to believe the reality.
"I'm sorry, I really can't."
Yan Shouyi smiled.
Then, he picked up the Soul Slaying Blade from the ground and plunged it into Bai Shixi's chest!
Perhaps because Bai Shixi was gradually losing control of his own body.
The Soul Slaying Blade hadn't completely severed Bai Shixi's neck before.
But now, the Soul Slaying Blade could easily pierce through Bai Shixi's chest!
Yan Shouyi knew victory was within reach.
Bai Shixi's body trembled.
He looked in disbelief at the Soul Slaying Blade piercing his chest.
Finally, he came to his senses, and endless fury erupted in his eyes!
"You can't?! If you can't, why did you dare to demand so many treasures from me! If you can't, why did you pretend to be so profound! You can't... Damn you!"
If he had more time, Bai Shixi would have wanted to grab Yan Shouyi and curse him for three days and three nights!
But now, all he could do was turn his countless unspoken words into four strong exclamations!
Within these four exclamations lay unspeakable resentment.
Yan Shouyi snorted, withdrew the Soul Slaying Blade, turned, and decapitated Bai Shixi!
This time, it was effortless and unobstructed, head and body separated!
Even a Ghost King, once beheaded, had no possibility of revival.
Especially since the Soul Slaying Blade was no ordinary weapon.
Bai Shixi's head rolled to the ground, barely retaining a shred of consciousness.
His lips moved incessantly, and Yan Shouyi could read his lips; he was still cursing his family.
But what of it?
Bai Shixi was destined to die.
Even if he cursed himself a thousand or ten thousand times, it would be meaningless!
And he, Yan Shouyi, had truly achieved victory tonight!
Yan Shouyi stepped on Bai Shixi's head and said coldly,
"Bai Shixi, you gave me quite a few treasures, after all. How about this! You obediently wait over there. When I send Bai Yusheng and your Bai family's ancestors over, you can seek revenge then!"
Bai Shixi glanced at Yan Shouyi.
Then, his vital essence began to drift out from his five orifices and seven senses.
This time, the old villain was truly so enraged that his soul had scattered.
Watching Bai Shixi's head and body gradually turn into vital essence, Yan Shouyi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Bai Shixi was finally dead.
The remaining Bai Yusheng was no threat at all.
Looking around, the ghost energy, like thick fog, also began to dissipate.
Yan Shouyi searched the surroundings and found A Gong, lying on the ground with broken limbs and temporarily unconscious.
He carried A Gong on his back and then found Luo Ning, covered in blood.
Luo Ning was still conscious, but severely injured, too weak to even speak.
Yan Shouyi could only find a safe place to temporarily settle the two of them.
Then, he dragged his exhausted body and slowly walked out of the ghost energy.
With everyone's abilities, dealing with Bai Yusheng and the others should not be difficult, right?
Tonight's battle was over, the Bai family should be greatly weakened, and his plan had succeeded.
Thinking this, Yan Shouyi finally walked out of the range of the ghost energy.
However—
Outside, there was silence.
The scene before him made Yan Shouyi freeze in place.
It was different from what he had imagined.
The disciples of the Lu Shan Sect had all dropped their weapons and were kneeling on the ground with their hands clasped behind their heads.
The paper figures of the Liu family were prostrate on the ground, trembling.
Lu Jing sat slumped on the ground, his face filled with anger and helplessness.
Long Feicheng, Old Jin, and the others deliberately turned their heads away, appearing ashamed to face Yan Shouyi.
What was going on?
What exactly was happening?
Yan Shouyi looked up.
He saw that on the top floor of the Ping'an Building, a sinister sedan chair had appeared at some point.
Around the sedan chair were paper figures carrying coffins.
Yan Shouyi had seen that sedan chair before.
It was at the Shanghang Art School.
The sedan chair that the Bai family's Ghost King had ridden during his procession!!!
Upon seeing the sedan chair, a bolt of lightning flashed through Yan Shouyi's mind.
So it was... the Ghost King who had arrived.
No wonder everyone had given up resistance and surrendered.
Yan Shouyi gave a wry smile.
After finally dealing with Bai Shixi, he hadn't expected that Bai Yusheng's true trump card would be the Bai family's legitimate ancestor!
If he had known from the beginning that Bai Yusheng could summon the Bai family ancestor, Yan Shouyi probably wouldn't have led everyone to attack tonight.
This was simply a battle they could not win.
In front of the sedan chair, Bai Yusheng's white suit was stained with a lot of blood.
He himself had also sustained many injuries.
But Bai Yusheng felt no pain; instead, a smile graced his face.
"Yan Shouyi, I must say, you are truly a big trouble!"
Bai Yusheng said with a cold smile, "This was clearly my trap, yet you managed to wear us all down to this state!"
Yan Shouyi put away the Soul Slaying Blade.
He patted his pants, sat on the steps, and looked down at Bai Yusheng and the sedan chair behind him.
He smiled and said, "Let them go. Let's settle our old and new grudges properly."
Bai Yusheng smiled and shook his head, "You are still too naive. Things have escalated to this point. Who can leave the Ping'an Building alive today?"
Seeing Bai Yusheng's smug expression, Yan Shouyi felt annoyed.
So he decided to give Bai Yusheng a piece of major news.
Yan Shouyi took a deep breath and said casually,
"It's a pity Bai Shixi can't see me like this now. He absolutely hates me."
Bai Yusheng was slightly stunned by this remark, "What do you mean?"
Then, he suddenly realized.
Why had Yan Shouyi come out?
Where was Bai Shixi?!