Qiao Yu gained the upper hand with a single strike and pressed forward, continuing to chase and hack at the female ghost.

However, the female ghost vanished strangely into thin air.

Qiao Yu stood his ground, warily observing his surroundings.

The next second, he saw Tang Aotian and the others covering their mouths and looking at him with expressions of horror.

A chill ran down Qiao Yu's spine. He felt a pair of ice-cold hands placed on his shoulders.

Qiao Yu's Adam's apple bobbed as he stiffly turned his head.

He found himself face to face with a hideous, pale ghost face.

Qiao Yu forced a smile.

"Hehe, sister, your complexion is so pale. What kind of foundation are you using? Recommend it to me, I'll go buy one too."

"Hah!"

The female ghost opened her mouth wide and exhaled a thick stream of Yin energy towards Qiao Yu's face. At such close range, Qiao Yu had no way to avoid it.

Just when everyone thought Qiao Yu was about to kick the bucket, a silver lion with bared fangs and brandished claws appeared above Qiao Yu's head and roared at the Yin energy.

The thick Yin energy was instantly dispersed by the lion's roar, and even the female ghost was momentarily stunned.

Qiao Yu naturally knew that this was the passive effect of the Silver Lion Helmet being triggered. He seized the opportunity to activate his Gale Boots, performing a switcheroo with the female ghost, instantly appearing behind her.

He swung the Golden Dragon Crescent Blade down with force, the dual enchantments taking effect – one to slay ghosts, one to slay females. With the combined effect of these two enchantments…

This strike directly cleaved half of the female ghost's body open, the wound emitting thick black smoke.

The female ghost let out a shrill cry and pounced on Qiao Yu again.

Qiao Yu slashed again, but this time the female ghost dared not meet the blow head-on and dodged away.

[Golden Dragon Crescent Blade effect Dragon's Roar Consecutive Slashes triggered!]

Hearing the system notification, Qiao Yu was instantly overjoyed.

He didn't expect that Dragon's Roar Consecutive Slashes could even work on ghosts. What was he afraid of then?

Qiao Yu's attacks became more and more vigorous. As the Dragon's Roar Consecutive Slashes stacked up, the baleful aura on the Golden Dragon Crescent Blade became increasingly terrifying!

A hint of terror finally appeared on the female ghost's狰狞 face.

"Little darling, don't be afraid~ Let me cut you once, just once!" Qiao Yu licked his lips, his voice like that of a strange uncle from the village trying to lure a little girl with candy.

The onlookers outside the dungeon were dumbfounded by Qiao Yu's antics.

"I don't know why, but I feel like he's so annoying…"

"Yeah, I especially have the urge to beat him up…"

The female ghost, chased by Qiao Yu, turned and fled towards the pool, seemingly wanting to dive into it.

Qiao Yu directly threw the Golden Dragon Crescent Blade. The moment it left his hand, the Golden Dragon Crescent Blade completely transformed into a lifelike golden dragon.

*Kacha!*

The golden dragon bit the female ghost in its mouth. The female ghost let out a shrill scream as the black energy on her body constantly dissipated, slowly disappearing into the golden dragon's mouth.

After resolving the female ghost, the golden dragon slowly dissipated as well, turning back into a large blade stuck in the ground.

*Clang!*

Qiao Yu pulled out the blade, and the system notification of the Inner World rang out.

[Baleful Aura +100]

Qiao Yu was instantly delighted. It seemed that the calculation method for baleful aura wasn't so rigid after all. The number of points increased was completely determined by the strength of the ghosts he killed.

"Young Brother Qiao Yu, thank you for your help." Zhang Erhe, having regained his sight, cupped his fist in thanks to Qiao Yu.

If it hadn't been for Qiao Yu stepping forward this time, he would probably have had to risk his life against the female ghost.

"Daoist Zhang is too polite. It's still thanks to you for weakening the female ghost's strength at the beginning." Qiao Yu gave Zhang Erhe a kind smile.

He had already discovered Zhang Erhe's usefulness. Putting aside everything else, he could have Zhang Erhe give the ghosts they encountered a set of Daoist massage techniques first, and then he could go up and deliver the final blow. Wouldn't that be wonderful?

The three Tang Aotian, who had been scared away, also shamelessly returned.

After experiencing the female ghost incident at the pool just now, they had already recognized who the real boss was.

Tang Aotian's expression was somewhat awkward. The female ghost who had been beating him up was killed by Qiao Yu just like that.

Every time he thought of how he had been spouting nonsense to Qiao Yu at the foot of the mountain, he felt a burning shame on his face.

"Tang Wumou, you old thing! The so-called son-in-law you sent in isn't a mage at all! He lied just now! You have to give me an explanation for this!" Xiao Tianze, outside the dungeon, roared at Tang Wumou.

Tang Wumou raised his eyelids and glanced at him, "Oh, then call the police and arrest him."

"What did you say?" Xiao Tianze was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.

"I said go call the police and arrest him. See which law says that lying about your profession is illegal?" Tang Wumou said calmly.

"You old scoundrel!" Xiao Tianze rolled up his sleeves, ready to fight Tang Wumou.

As a result, Tang Wumou slowly opened his eyes, and a terrible sense of oppression instantly froze Xiao Tianze in place.

Cold sweat streamed down Xiao Tianze's forehead as he said in disbelief.

"You actually, you've actually advanced to that realm!"

"Humph."

Tang Wumou coldly snorted and refused to pay attention to Xiao Tianze anymore, and Xiao Tianze could only slink back to his position.

"Family Head, if that's the case, should we put the plan against the Tang family on hold..." A member of the Xiao family asked Xiao Tianze.

Xiao Tianze slowly shook his head.

"There's no need. Although this old scoundrel's realm has increased, a human's lifespan is ultimately limited. He won't live past this year!"

Xiao Tianze looked at Tang Wumou's hunched body and the old age spots on his face, a murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

In the Ghost Mountain dungeon, after Zhang Erhe rested for a while to recover his strength, Qiao Yu and the others set off again.

Without the female ghost, the originally eerie pool looked much more normal.

This time, Tang Xiaoxiao didn't stick with Tang Aotian anymore, but instead closely followed behind Qiao Yu.

When Qiao Yu looked at her, she would secretly give Qiao Yu a few flirtatious glances from time to time. Tang Aotian naturally saw this kind of behavior.

Unable to vent his anger, he could only secretly curse her in his heart, calling her a slut.

Qiao Yu, however, turned a blind eye to Tang Xiaoxiao's overtures.

Putting aside the fact that Tang Xiaoxiao wasn't even as good-looking as Tang Lan, he couldn't stand this kind of opportunistic woman. Who knew if this woman would suddenly stab him in the back?

However, Tang Xiaoxiao obviously lacked any sense of self-awareness. Seeing that Qiao Yu was ignoring her, she took the initiative to come over and hug Qiao Yu's arm.

"Brother Qiao Yu, why aren't you paying attention to me?"

This scene made Tang Lan, outside the dungeon, turn completely dark. The Tang family members were furious. What a disgrace to the family!

Tang Aotian was even trembling with anger. He had been cuckolded! His head was green! Glowing green!

Seeing that Qiao Yu was ignoring her, Tang Xiaoxiao pouted, acting cute as she coquettishly said.

"Brother Qiao Yu, I'm a little scared. Can I get a little closer to you?"

This time, Qiao Yu finally reacted. He pulled back his arm and glanced at Tang Xiaoxiao.

"Stay away from me, or I'll fucking punch you."