The female ghost looked at Yu Daohan with disdain, "Stop struggling. It's impossible for you to delay time and break free from this ghost hook lock. This chain has another name, the life-bound lock. Once someone weaker than me is locked, they can never break free."
Upon hearing this, Yu Daohan's expression turned completely grim.
This was truly the end.
The female ghost didn't want to waste any more words with Yu Daohan. She closed her eyes and began to circulate her energy to heal herself.
Just as Yu Daohan was at a loss, a figure poked its head out from the nearby bushes.
Yu Daohan recognized the person immediately.
Grandpa arrived at the perfect time.
Yu Shuntian, hidden in the bushes, made no sound. He pulled out a silver needle and muttered, "Spirit Extermination Needle of the Ten Thousand Evils!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, the silver needle shot out from between his fingers.
The female ghost reacted swiftly. She opened her eyes abruptly and, seeing the incoming silver needle, raised her hand and condensed her ghostly energy to block it.
Yu Shuntian seized the opportunity and ran to Yu Daohan's side. Looking at the chains on his hands and feet, he pulled out another silver needle and muttered, "Myriad Needle Dissolution of Array Breaking."
The silver needle, emitting wisps of white mist, shot down towards Yu Daohan's feet. The chains instantly turned into ghostly energy and vanished.
Yu Daohan was overjoyed. He watched his grandfather stretch his limbs and said with a smile, "Grandpa, let's join forces and take this guy down."
Yu Shuntian did not agree. He simply cautioned, "You leave first. I'll handle this."
Yu Daohan was about to nod, but then he noticed something was wrong with his grandfather's expression.
His grandfather's face was extremely pale, a sign of being at the end of his strength, merely holding on.
Yu Shuntian knew he couldn't hide it from his grandson. He said, "Henhen, Grandpa can't hold on much longer. You should leave quickly."
"No," Yu Daohan shook his head, a confident smile on his face. "Grandpa, leave this evil spirit to me."
"Henhen..." Yu Shuntian was about to stop him when he saw Yu Daohan take two steps forward.
"Hmph."
At this moment, the female ghost pushed away the silver needle and turned to look at the two who had not fled, a hint of confusion in her eyes, "Oh, have you two given up resisting?"
Yu Daohan narrowed his eyes and channeled the ghostly energy in his arms.
Ghostly energy emerged from Yu Daohan's body, and his eyes slowly turned red.
"What is this!?" The female ghost instinctively took a few steps back upon seeing this.
Yu Daohan's body began to swell, veins bulging all over, his skin turning blood red, muscles expanding, and his eyes crimson.
Even more bizarrely, a pair of blood-red demonic horns grew on his forehead, making him look like a demon.
The female ghost felt the ghostly energy emanating from Yu Daohan and frowned.
Was this still human?
Yu Daohan savored this familiar power, a smile playing on his lips as he looked at the female ghost disdainfully, "Come on, try me with your ghost hook lock."
"Hmph, arrogant!" The female ghost stomped on the ground and unleashed the ghost hook lock again.
Several chains emerged from the ground beneath Yu Daohan's feet.
Yu Daohan did not dodge. He raised his hands, allowing the chains to bind him.
The chains wrapped around his hands and feet, rendering him immobile.
Yu Daohan simply tugged at the chains with his hands, a confident smile on his face, "It seems my current strength has surpassed yours."
The female ghost dared not be careless. She glanced at Yu Daohan, then at Yu Shuntian behind him, and muttered to herself.
This old fellow was merely at the end of his rope.
Now, this brat had erupted with this strange power. Who knew how much his strength had increased, and it was also unclear if it had a time limit.
Yu Daohan grabbed the chains behind him, took a deep breath, and then exerted his strength.
*Crack!*
The sound of chains breaking echoed.
Seeing that the chains were about to give way, the female ghost stomped her foot and threw a punch.
Suddenly, Yu Daohan broke free from the chains and raised his left hand to catch the incoming fist.
The female ghost's expression turned serious.
She hadn't expected his strength to be on par with hers after unleashing his power.
Yu Daohan's lips curled into a wicked grin as he slowly uttered a few words, "I am an idiot."
The female ghost was instantly bewildered, not understanding why Yu Daohan had suddenly cursed himself.
Just then, a suction force emanated from Yu Daohan's palm.
The female ghost watched as her ghostly energy flowed continuously into Yu Daohan's palm, her expression changing drastically, "What is this!?"
The female ghost wanted to break free from Yu Daohan's grasp, but Yu Daohan's strength was simply too immense.
This couldn't go on.
The female ghost kicked towards Yu Daohan's abdomen.
Seeing this, Yu Daohan could only meet the kick with his own. He was forced back two steps, and his grip on the female ghost's hand loosened.
The female ghost also retreated, stabilizing herself, and looked at Yu Daohan's left hand with apprehension.
This left hand was extremely strange; it seemed to absorb ghostly energy.
Fighting like this would be very disadvantageous for her.
She had to escape!
Yu Daohan's demeanor had completely changed. He looked at the female ghost and mockingly said, "We, grandfather and grandson, have cut off your path to the Ghost Immortal realm. Don't you want revenge?"
The female ghost knew that Yu Daohan was using a provocation tactic.
She couldn't fall for it.
As long as the green hills remained, there would be wood to burn. She had to save her life first.
The female ghost channeled her ghostly energy to her fingertips, then slashed out fiercely before turning to flee.
Seeing the incoming sword energy, Yu Shuntian was about to pull Yu Daohan to safety.
But he saw Yu Daohan not dodge, but raise his hand to meet the incoming sword energy head-on.
As the sword energy reached him, Yu Daohan grabbed it and crushed it with a sudden squeeze.
Yu Shuntian looked at his grandson, his brow furrowed.
The power of these demonic horns was indeed formidable, but it also caused a drastic change in a person's personality.
If this change in temperament couldn't be controlled, it would be very dangerous.
It could even turn him into a ticking time bomb.
He had to find a way to help Xiao Hen learn to control this furious temperament, otherwise, the power of these demonic horns would only harm him.
Yu Daohan watched the fleeing female ghost and chuckled as he looked at Yu Shuntian behind him, "Grandpa, wait here. I'll go kill this female ghost."
"Be very careful..." Before Yu Shuntian could finish speaking, Yu Daohan had already given chase.
Seeing Yu Daohan pursuing her, the female ghost transformed into a wisp of smoke and drifted forward.
Yu Daohan's lips curved into a smile, "Trying to escape? It's not that easy."
Yu Daohan's left eye condensed, and black liquid filled his entire eye socket. Three drops of Samsara Blood Tears formed, sealing the female ghost's escape route.
The female ghost transformed back into human form from the smoke and turned to glare at Yu Daohan, her voice icy, "Are you really going to hunt me down to the death?"
Yu Daohan shook his head helplessly and said with a smile, "We're all old hands at this. Don't ask such childish questions."
"Fine, it's either you die or I die," the female ghost said, clenching her fist and attacking.
Yu Daohan sneered, "You die or I die... When did you ever have the ability for that?"
Yu Daohan condensed several drops of Samsara Blood Tears, forming a short sword. He grabbed it and lunged at the female ghost.