Yu Daochen's sudden strike caught the demon-faced ghost completely off guard. By the time it reacted, it was too late. Yu Daochen's unstoppable knee strike landed squarely on the demon-faced ghost's face.
The demon-faced ghost felt an intense pain in its face. As it stumbled backward, it still managed to lash out with its claws, aiming for Yu Daochen's left cheek.
*Bang!*
Yu Daochen's left cheek was hit squarely by the demon-faced ghost's palm as he was forced back.
Yu Daochen steadied himself and watched the retreating demon-faced ghost. His left cheek throbbed with pain, and he knew without touching it that it had already swollen.
The demon-faced ghost on the other side also regained its footing. Although Yu Daochen's knee strike had been powerful, it couldn't use its qi, so it hadn't caused any substantial damage, only pain.
The demon-faced ghost stared at Yu Daochen with hatred, clearly enraged by him.
"Kid, I'm going to devour you whole today."
Yu Daochen grinned. Despite the excruciating pain in his left cheek, he forced a calm demeanor. "This young master can deal with a thing that is neither demon nor ghost like you without using any magic."
The demon-faced ghost, being an unholy creature, was neither demon nor ghost. It was not recognized by the laws of heaven and earth, and it didn't even have the chance to reincarnate.
Calling it "neither demon nor ghost" was not inaccurate.
The demon-faced ghost's body seemed to shrink, and then it lunged at Yu Daochen like a coiled spring, its speed more than double what it was before. It extended its sharp claws, aiming for Yu Daochen's throat.
Seeing this, Yu Daochen dodged sideways, barely managing to evade the demon-faced ghost's grasping claws.
The demon-faced ghost's attack missed, and it raised its claws again to attack. Yu Daochen was forced into a defensive stance.
Each time he blocked a blow from the demon-faced ghost, his arm felt numb, and he was pushed back slightly. He inwardly marveled at the sudden increase in its strength. If this continued, he would truly be caught off guard.
The demon-faced ghost also sensed this, its attacks becoming faster and more powerful with each strike.
Yu Daochen knew that if this went on, he would surely die. He narrowed his left eye, and black liquid rapidly filled it.
The demon-faced ghost, caught up in its attack, felt a sense of foreboding upon seeing the black liquid in Yu Daochen's eye. It stopped its assault and retreated.
Yu Daochen seized the perfect opportunity, condensed a drop of reincarnation blood tear, and shot it towards the demon-faced ghost's heart.
The demon-faced ghost quickly dodged sideways. However, the reincarnation tear was extremely fast. Although it avoided a fatal blow, its shoulder was pierced by the reincarnation blood tear, creating a gaping hole from which yin energy continuously leaked.
Yu Daochen, taking advantage of the demon-faced ghost's surprise, condensed another drop of reincarnation blood tear and fired it.
This time, the demon-faced ghost was prepared and dodged Yu Daochen's reincarnation blood tear. It then lunged at Yu Daochen.
"Are you planning to fight to the death?" Yu Daochen grinned, clenching his fist and preparing to strike.
Just as the demon-faced ghost reached Yu Daochen, it suddenly transformed into a black cat and flashed past, heading towards the intersection behind them.
Yu Daochen realized something was wrong and turned around. The demon-faced ghost had already reverted to its ghostly form and was less than three meters from the intersection.
Just as the demon-faced ghost thought it had escaped Yu Daochen's grasp, a golden-haired little loli dressed in a Lolita outfit suddenly appeared.
Seeing the golden-haired little loli, the demon-faced ghost's mouth widened, revealing its bloody fangs. It prepared to bite her neck for a killing blow.
This was a free meal.
Yu Daochen's heart tightened when he saw Yu Yijun suddenly appear. He immediately condensed a drop of reincarnation blood tear, ready to fire it, and shouted, "Quick, dodge..."
But before Yu Daochen could finish his words, Yu Yijun took a deep breath, puffed out her cheeks, and then exhaled.
Yu Daochen felt a wave of heat wash over him, followed by a torrent of flames several times taller than himself, so vast that the entire street couldn't contain it.
"Holy crap!" Yu Daochen blurted out instinctively. Looking at the approaching flames and the lack of any cover on either side, he could only quickly turn and run forward.
He couldn't use his qi due to the seal of that strange black liquid, so he couldn't cast the Water Mirror to defend himself. He could only flee forward and take cover around the next corner from the flames.
Yu Daochen ran desperately forward, feeling the intense heat on his backside.
Just as the flames were less than half a meter from his rear, he reached the corner. With a turn, he dashed into the corner, narrowly escaping the flames.
Yu Daochen panted heavily, patting his thumping heart. "Oh my god, that scared the life out of me. I almost got roasted."
The sudden flames had caught him completely off guard.
Fortunately, he ran fast enough, or his life would have ended there.
However, speaking of which, how could this little girl possess such powerful magic?
The range of those flames was incomparable to his own Flame Devouring Art, and even Elder Tai couldn't achieve such a wide area.
Yu Daochen looked up at a rooftop somewhere. "Hey, why didn't you tell me this little girl had such powerful magic?"
On the rooftop opposite Yu Daochen, Qin Muyu's figure appeared.
"You didn't ask," Qin Muyu said, finding Yu Daochen's disheveled state somewhat amusing.