More than sixty horse bandits clashed with over six hundred young and strong men from Renjia Town.
Half of them were members of the security team and Ren family retainers, while the other half were hunters and farmers, all strong and sturdy men in their thirties.
Some wielded firearms, others wielded cleavers, broadswords, iron rods, their fighting prowess was extraordinary.
But in the face of the horse bandits, whose bodies were impervious to blades and who possessed killing skills honed through countless massacres, they were as fragile as paper!
Even with the exorcism method provided by Master Jiushou, using child blood to imbue their weapons, they still struggled against the horse bandits, outnumbered and outmatched, they had to kill seven or eight of them for every one they lost!
If it weren't for the fact that they were fighting to protect their fathers, mothers, wives, and children, the young men of Renjia Town would have already crumbled.
Even so, the terrifying casualty ratio still filled every participant and observer in Renjia Town with a deep sense of despair!
In this battle, no one could help them.
Not even Master Jiushou, who had always been seen as the protector of Renjia Town!
Because…
Master Jiushou's situation was no better than the young men's, even worse!
He was facing a Red-robed Ghost!
“The workings of Heaven are truly profound, even before death, I was wary of you, but now I see… how weak you are.”
Wang Wangwang was surrounded by a vast aura of Yin energy, like a death-bringing Yin spirit, within a radius of tens of meters from him, all vegetation withered at a visible speed.
Every attack sent Master Jiushou, wielding his magical artifacts, reeling back, narrowly escaping danger.
Master Jiushou's face was grim: “Heaven has no eyes, you such a creature can actually break through to Red-robed…”
“You have no idea what my sister sacrificed for me to take this step!”
Wang Wangwang's eyes were cold and menacing, radiating a murderous aura.
To help him break through, Wang Po had burned her soul, forever denied reincarnation!
This debt he had placed on Mu Chen, on Master Jiushou, on the entire Renjia Town!
His attacks became even more brutal and ruthless, Master Jiushou was like a tiny boat in a vast ocean, every parry was a struggle, every exchange shook his abdomen, his precarious position becoming increasingly unstable!
Suddenly.
Wang Wangwang, as if sensing something, relaxed his attack, giving Master Jiushou a chance to breathe.
But the next second, he was consumed by madness!
“Sister… dead?!”
“It was Mu Chen who killed her!!!”
He had received Wang Po's three souls and seven spirits, nourished by them, his aura soared like a rocket!
In an instant, he broke through from the first level of Red-robed to the second level!
Master Jiushou's face was instantly filled with a heavy expression!
The higher the realm, the harder it was to break through, and the greater the gap between levels!
On an equal footing, a second level Red-robed Spectre was harder to deal with than three to five first level Red-robed Spectres!
Master Jiushou was inwardly lamenting, even though he came from Maoshan and practiced superior Daoist arts and techniques, he couldn't withstand such a vast difference in realms!
Brother Mu Chen, if you don't return, Renjia Town… will be doomed!
Looking at Wang Wangwang, Master Jiushou took a deep breath, his eyes gradually becoming resolute.
He had spent his life cultivating, for the sake of protecting all living beings, what did it matter if he was Red-robed, he would fight to the death!
Under his gaze, Wang Wangwang's face twisted in rage, he leaped into the air and flew towards the group of people watching the battle with worry!
Master Jiushou: ???
I've already decided to die, why are you running?
“You killed my sister, I’ll kill your wife, when you come back, I’ll kill you again!”
Wang Wangwang howled in his madness.
Master Jiushou: !!!
With this reminder, he thought of Ren Tingting, looking closely at the direction Wang Wangwang was flying towards, he could see Ren Tingting in the crowd!
“You fiend! Don't harm my brother's wife!!!”
Master Jiushou's eyes turned red in an instant, if Mu Chen hadn't intervened last time, facing Ren Wei Yong, fourteen bronze armored corpses, and Wang Wangwang, he would have surely died.
It could be said that Mu Chen had saved his life!
If Mu Chen's wife were to die before his eyes, how could he face Mu Chen?!
Thinking of this, Master Jiushou pulled out a white, ancient, dust whisk from behind!
This was an artifact used to dispel magic passed down to him by his master, a lifetime's cultivation of his master's soul artifact, he had not dared to use it even when he was in trouble!
“White as snow reflects the blue sky, dispelling evil and purging filth, with the power of the gods!”
“Today I dispel evil, with the power of my ancestor, I command!”
Master Jiushou chanted, with just two short sentences, beads of sweat the size of beans appeared on his forehead.
His entire aura weakened.
But the white dust whisk in his hand, as if it had come alive, emitted a bright white glow!
Master Jiushou threw it towards Wang Wangwang with all his might!
The dust whisk flew towards Wang Wangwang like a flash of lightning, its white strands of whisk hair grew wildly, winding their way up Wang Wangwang's body, binding him up entirely!
The overwhelming power of exorcism poured out as if it were free!
The vast Yin energy dissipated from Wang Wangwang's body!
He struggled frantically, the dust whisk trembled, the whisk hair crackled with the sound of sizzling!
Seeing this, Ren Fa's pale face regained a hint of color, he quickly said to Ren Tingting, “Tingting, this fiend holds a grudge against your husband, now that he's gone, you should stay away from him, go quickly!”
With the support of her personal maidservant, Ren Tingting hurriedly left the crowd.
Seeing this, Wang Wangwang's face became even more ferocious!
“Get out of my way!!!”
The vast Yin energy rolled and surged, whipping up a strong wind.
Although the dust whisk was the soul artifact of a profound Heavenly Master, its master was already gone, and its current wielder was only a nine-level cultivator of Nourishing Dan…
To be able to restrain Wang Wangwang to this point was already the limit.
The dust whisk was broken free!
Master Jiushou was also heavily injured from the backlash, he spat out a mouthful of stale blood, falling to the ground in a sorry state!
Looking at Master Jiushou with a triumphant smile, Wang Wangwang flew towards Ren Tingting, sneering: “You can't escape, I will have you die at the third watch, I will never let you see the fifth watch!”
He had already reached Ren Tingting's side.
“Brother, I… did my best!”
Watching this scene, Master Jiushou's eyes were filled with bitterness.
Ren Tingting's face was pale, her eyes filled with fear, but more than that, a deep sense of reluctance: “I would have loved to see you one last time…”
She, she was so reluctant to part with Mu Chen…