Su Lai suddenly gripped the Kang Long Jian and slashed horizontally towards the evil spirit's head.
Su Lai's sharp strike caught the evil spirit off guard, and it was directly hit as it couldn't dodge in time.
The evil spirit retreated, its entire face contorted and deformed, with ghost qi constantly seeping out.
Su Lai tightened his grip on the Kang Long Jian, preparing to destroy the evil spirit in one go.
The evil spirit's face was filled with killing intent, looking as if it wanted to skin Su Lai alive. "You forced me."
As soon as the evil spirit finished speaking, all its ghost qi surged towards its forehead, and a pair of blood-red ghost horns grew out.
Yu Daohen felt the iron chain holding the evil spirit suddenly become heavy. When he saw the pair of ghost horns growing from the evil spirit's head, his expression changed drastically. "Not good, could this be Ghost Horn? Old Su, no."
Before Yu Daohen could finish, Su Lai, with a disdainful look, gripped the Kang Long Jian and struck again. "Your last struggle before death? Too bad it's useless!"
Su Lai leaped high, and the Kang Long Jian, held above his head, was brought down in a sweeping motion.
This unstoppable blow would surely scatter the evil spirit's soul.
Just as Su Lai leaped, the evil spirit appeared in front of him with incredible speed, condensing its ghost qi into sharp claws that slammed into Su Lai's chest.
"What!"
Su Lai's face was filled with shock. The sudden surge in the evil spirit's strength caught him completely off guard. Everything happened so fast that he doubted its reality for a moment.
However, before he could think further, a heart-wrenching pain almost made him faint. Blood spurted from his mouth, and the Kang Long Jian in his hand flew out, embedding itself in front of Yu Daohen.
Su Lai was sent flying backward violently, crashing heavily into the wall behind him and falling unconscious.
This sudden turn of events was too swift, too fast for Da Hu and Yu Daohen to react.
Yu Daohen could hardly believe it; the attack was so fast that even he couldn't clearly see it.
Da Hu quickly rushed to Su Lai's side, helped him up, and checked his condition.
Da Hu extended his finger to check Su Lai's breath, then let out a sigh of relief and shook his head at Yu Daohen, indicating that Su Lai was fine.
Seeing that Su Lai was unharmed, Yu Daohen also breathed a sigh of relief, his tense heart finally calming down.
The ghost horns on the evil spirit's forehead slowly dissipated. It walked towards the three of them step by step, looking as if it intended to kill them on the spot.
Da Hu watched the evil spirit advance, gripping the piece of wood in his hand, his heart filled with extreme tension. It seemed they were in dire straits this time.
Yu Daohen pulled the Kang Long Jian from the ground and stood in front of Da Hu and Su Lai, still holding the iron chain.
Watching the evil spirit approach step by step, both of them knew in their hearts that they could not defeat it together. Even a master from the Black List might not have been able to defend against that last strike.
Yu Daohen's nerves were stretched to the limit. That single blow had knocked out Su Lai, who had the strength of the Heaven Ranking. He had only experienced such pressure once before, from a great demon of three thousand years.
Was this evil spirit truly this terrifying?
As the evil spirit drew closer, Yu Daohen's eyes were resolute. He gripped the Kang Long Jian and slashed at it.
If it were in the past, Yu Daohen would have been so intimidated by this pressure that he wouldn't dare to attack. But now, it was different.
"I dared to confront a three-thousand-year-old great demon, why would I fear a mere minor ghost king like you!!"
Yu Daohen unleashed his full strength and slashed fiercely at the evil spirit.
Yu Daohen expected the evil spirit to block this attack with ease, but to his surprise, the evil spirit actually retreated and dodged the strike.
The Kang Long Jian slammed heavily into the wooden floor. The already rotten planks could not withstand Yu Daohen's full-force attack. Wood chips flew everywhere, and the floor was smashed into a large hole.
Seeing the evil spirit dodge, Yu Daohen rejoiced in his heart. So, this guy was just putting up a front.
The evil spirit condensed ghost qi in its palm and fiercely struck the iron chain.
"Crack!"
The iron chain broke. Seeing this, Yu Daohen's joy grew. It seemed his guess was correct; it was at the end of its rope.
The evil spirit's smug expression vanished completely. After defeating Su Lai, it had forcibly used its ghost horns, and now its strength was likely inferior to even a冥鬼 (Ming Gui - Underworld Ghost).
It had merely been bluffing, looking for an opportunity to escape. But it hadn't expected this brat to still dare to attack.
This caught the evil spirit somewhat by surprise. When facing an opponent it couldn't defeat, whether human or ghost, the body's instinct was to evade and not attack. But this brat was an exception.
What kind of courage and boldness did this require?
Suddenly, the evil spirit transformed into a mass of blackness and fled towards the door. Now was not the time for a fight to the death. If you keep the green hills, you don't have to worry about firewood.
"Da Hu, take care of Old Su." As soon as Yu Daohen finished speaking, he gripped the Kang Long Jian and pursued.
In the darkness of the night, a figure darted through the forest.
Arriving at an open space, Yu Daohen suddenly stopped. He quickly formed a hand seal, took a deep breath, and spat out flames, directly attacking the black mist ahead.
The black mist transformed into a figure, dodging Yu Daohen's flames.
The evil spirit stared fiercely at Yu Daohen. "Brat, do you really want to fight to the death?"
Yu Daohen smiled faintly, gripping the Kang Long Jian, ready to attack. "At this point, what do you think?"
"I am indeed at the end of my rope, but if I burn myself as a price, I will die, and you will not survive either," the evil spirit threatened.
The young man before him was not weak. In its current state, it was no match for him. The only option was to burn itself.
Evil spirits that reached the冥鬼 (Ming Gui) realm possessed a technique where, at the cost of burning themselves, they could temporarily recover from injuries. However, this technique had limitations. Once that limit was exceeded, they would instantly perish, and this damage was irreversible.