Yu Daohen struck instantly, stomping hard on the ground, his Blood Tear Longsword already unsheathed.
Shen Fengqing intended to step forward and engage, but to his surprise, Shi Bingzhi beside him was faster, swinging the cleaver in his hand to meet the attack.
Seeing it was Shi Bingzhi, Yu Daohen frowned. He wanted to retract his move, but it was too late.
Clang!
After a crisp sound of cold weapons colliding.
Yu Daohen remained motionless.
Shi Bingzhi, however, retreated several steps before stabilizing himself.
Yu Daohen was slightly surprised that Shi Bingzhi had only retreated a few steps.
Shi Bingzhi's strength had surged so quickly!?
But upon seeing Shi Bingzhi's newly attached arm, Yu Daohen's face was filled with shock.
The arm exuded waves of ghostly energy. It was not a human arm at all, but the arm of an evil ghost, at least a Ghost King level.
Shi Bingzhi had actually attached an evil ghost's arm!
No!
Yu Daohen's expression turned extremely grim.
Humans belonged to Yang, ghosts belonged to Yin.
The two could not be combined.
The reason he himself could fuse with the Ghost Horns back then was due to the augmentation of the Qiankun Mirror and True Dragon Blood.
Even with that, he had nearly failed, becoming a monster that belonged to neither the human nor ghost realms.
How had Shi Bingzhi managed it?
He had clearly succeeded in fusing, otherwise, he would have long since become a monster that only ate people.
Yu Daohen's mind raced, and then a terrifying method surfaced.
Humans and ghosts were two conflicting entities. To achieve perfect fusion, a medium was needed.
He himself had no medium back then because he had the augmentation of magical treasures and rare treasures like True Dragon Blood.
Shen Fengqing clearly could not gather these things.
But there was only one thing that could be used as a medium.
That was the soul!
By burning one's soul as a medium, perfect fusion could be achieved.
Thinking of this, Yu Daohen was about to warn Shi Bingzhi, but he forcefully swallowed the words back.
Damn it!
If he warned him now, all their efforts would be in vain.
This was something neither he nor Shi Bingzhi could bear.
Yu Daohen suddenly had an idea and changed his tone, sneering, "A cultivator attaching the arm of an evil ghost, don't you find it utterly shameful?"
Shi Bingzhi looked at his new arm with satisfaction, a sinister smile appearing on his face. He then looked at Yu Daohen and said dismissively, "As far as I know, the pair of ghost horns on your forehead are also from an evil ghost, aren't they?"
Seeing Shi Bingzhi take the bait, Yu Daohen was secretly delighted but maintained a mocking expression, sneering, "Achieving perfect fusion by burning one's soul, while I relied on my own willpower. This is the difference between you and me."
He thought, he should be able to understand this.
The dissipation of the soul meant complete disappearance from this world.
This was what every cultivator feared the most.
Even when a person died, their soul remained, at least allowing for reincarnation.
But once the soul dissipated, it meant...
"It doesn't matter!"
Shi Bingzhi said indifferently, sneering dismissively, "As long as I can defeat him, what does it matter if I burn my soul?"
Hearing this, Yu Daohen fell silent.
Shi Bingzhi, could this also be part of your plan?!
Are you truly willing to do this for this human world?
Yu Daohen had his own selfish motives for doing what he did.
He wanted to use these evil ghosts to deal with those guys in the heavens.
But Shi Bingzhi had no need to go this far.
Even if Wang Ming, Liang Jing, Wang Fubao... they sacrificed, at least they had a next life.
But you don't!
Of course, Shi Bingzhi could not hear Yu Daohen's inner thoughts.
He now had only one goal.
That was to increase his strength and defeat the man before him!
"Mr. Shi, stop the nonsense. Let's attack at the same time, so you can check the effect of this new arm."
As soon as Shen Fengqing finished speaking, he handed his compass to Minshan Ghost Immortal and asked, "Ghost Elder, please take the compass. Shi Bingzhi and I will hold this guy off!"
"Kid, thank you for that sword strike earlier."
Minshan Ghost Immortal first looked at Shi Bingzhi, then at Shen Fengqing, and cautioned, "This kid's current form is difficult to deal with. Be careful!"
Shen Fengqing nodded and smiled, "Don't worry, Ghost Elder. We'll handle the rest."
Minshan Ghost Immortal no longer hesitated, nodded, and turned into a wisp of green smoke, drifting away.
Shen Fengqing then looked at the surrounding apostles of the Divine Ming Sect and commanded, "You all leave immediately. You are of no use against an expert like this."
With Yu Daohen's current strength, these apostles were no match for him.
Killing them would be as easy as slicing through vegetables.
The reason Ghost Elder was defeated was because Yu Daohen's magic was the opposite of his own.
He could absorb all magic, while Yu Daohen could absorb all ghost arts.
In other words, any ghost entity fighting him would be at a disadvantage.
Ghost arts could not be used, leaving only close-quarters combat.
But this guy was notoriously invincible in close combat.
Even a true Ghost Immortal like Minshan Ghost Immortal was no match for Yu Daohen.
But... he was different.
Shen Fengqing drew the long saber at his waist, the corners of his mouth curling up.
He could absorb all magic, and Yu Daohen's magic could all be absorbed by him.
His only concern was Yu Daohen's strange black liquid.
He feared nothing else.
He was skilled at fighting ghosts, while Shen Fengqing was skilled at fighting humans.
And Yu Daohen happened to be human!
Thinking of this, Shen Fengqing looked at Shi Bingzhi, who was already eager for a fight, and warned, "You are not his match yet."
Shi Bingzhi nodded, a sinister smile on his face, "I understand."
Seeing the two join forces, Yu Daohen dared not be careless.
After the fierce battle with Minshan Ghost Immortal, he was already severely weakened, and the ghostly energy within him was almost depleted. His Ghost Horn mode likely wouldn't last much longer.
Now, trying to cripple Shen Fengqing's arm was probably unrealistic.
Although crippling his arm was unrealistic, escaping was more than enough.
But... not crippling his arm would not quell his hatred!
Whoosh!
The three attacked simultaneously.
Shen Fengqing struck first, his long saber cleaving downwards.
Yu Daohen swung his sword to meet the attack, then with his other hand, he controlled the Blood Tear Longsword, which had been knocked away by Shi Bingzhi, and thrust it towards him.
Seeing the Blood Tear Longsword thrusting towards him, Shi Bingzhi dared not be careless and could only temporarily evade its sharpness.
Meanwhile, Yu Daohen attacked Shen Fengqing with full force.
That's right, he couldn't use magic against this guy.
But he could still kill him with his Ghost Horn mode and the Blood Tear Longsword.
The two immediately became locked in combat, exchanging over ten blows within five breaths.
At this moment, Yu Daohen was clearly severely weakened, fighting Shen Fengqing to a standstill.
He had already taken several sword wounds during his fierce battle with Minshan Ghost Immortal. If not for his Ghost Horn mode, he would have long since lost all strength to fight.
Furthermore, he had to simultaneously control the Blood Tear Longsword to prevent Shi Bingzhi from getting close.
Shen Fengqing was a top-tier expert on the Black List. Fighting him required divided attention.
Battles between experts on the Black List were all about lethal blows; a moment's carelessness could lead to death.
One could imagine the immense pressure Yu Daohen was under.