Yu Shuntian could not let this excellent opportunity pass. He drew out a silver needle, channeled his entire body's qi into it, and shot it out: "Dragon Subduing Needle to Suppress the Common People!"
As the silver needle flew, the golden qi transformed into a colossal golden dragon.
Wherever the dragon passed, the surrounding space seemed to be torn apart.
"Not good!"
The female ghost dared not be careless as the dragon lunged at her. She condensed her ghostly qi onto her left palm, then slammed it fiercely onto the ground, muttering, "Asura Gate, open!"
Before the female ghost, a great gate emanating waves of ghostly qi appeared out of thin air.
The dragon was instantly swallowed by the gate. Seeing this, the female ghost shouted, "Close!"
The gate instantly turned into ghostly qi and vanished into thin air.
Seeing his dragon swallowed like that, Yu Shuntian was incredulous: "What kind of ghost art is this!?"
That was the Dragon Subduing Needle, which he had used half of his qi to manifest, and it was simply swallowed.
The ghost's lips curled into an evil smile, "This is the true power of a Ghost Immortal."
Yu Shuntian's expression turned grim. He dared not use any more grand moves and instead swung his fist.
He didn't know how many more times she could use that move, so he couldn't afford to waste his qi on grand attacks.
Seeing Yu Shuntian's fist coming, the female ghost raised her palm to meet it.
Although her face remained impassive, her heart was in a panic.
While the Asura Gate could block a fatal blow, it consumed a tremendous amount of ghostly qi.
More importantly, although the Asura Gate appeared to swallow the fatal blow, it didn't truly absorb it; rather, the damage would be unleashed all at once later.
It was equivalent to merely postponing the damage.
This one strike was manageable, but if it had to swallow two fatal attacks, this body might truly not endure.
It would be no different from dying a few days later.
The man and the ghost exchanged punches, each wanting to defeat the other quickly, but neither could.
Around them, the trees were snapped by the explosive force of their clashes.
Yu Shuntian knew that the longer this dragged on, the more disadvantageous it would be for him. He retreated, drew out a silver needle, and shot it, but the female ghost easily dodged it.
Seizing a blind spot of the female ghost, Yu Shuntian drew out another silver needle, channeled his qi into it, and muttered, "Ghost Exterminating Needle to Punish All Evils!"
The silver needle, emitting a blue flame, shot out and pierced towards the female ghost.
Seeing this, the female ghost channeled her ghostly qi to her fingertips and slashed out: "Ghost Qi Slash!"
A sword qi emanating ghostly energy directly slashed towards the incoming silver needle.
The two forces collided, exploding instantly. Energy spread, and fallen leaves swirled.
Yu Shuntian continuously drew out and shot silver needles.
The female ghost raised her hands, blocking them all and flicking them aside.
One... three, four, seven... twenty-seven.
A total of twenty-seven silver needles were shot. Although the female ghost blocked them all, Yu Shuntian's lips curved upwards. He then raised his index and middle fingers, muttering, "Thousand Silk Array to Break Formations?"
As soon as he spoke, the silver needles at the female ghost's feet and around her emitted red threads that coiled towards her.
"This move again." The female ghost instinctively retreated upon seeing this.
She had suffered a loss from this move last time.
"You can't escape." Yu Shuntian chuckled lightly, then formed hand seals and muttered again, "Heavenly Net to Break Formations."
The silver needles, which had been emitting red threads, instantly flew up and hovered in the air, eventually forming a giant net that descended.
"What kind of magic is this!" The ghost had intended to flee, but a suction force seemed to grip her feet, rendering her immobile.
She could only watch as the giant net descended, enveloping the female ghost and then tightening instantly.
Yu Shuntian's lips curved upwards. There were six needles for breaking formations.
The Thousand Silk Array and the Heavenly Net were designed to be used in conjunction.
Seeing the female ghost trapped, Yu Shuntian stomped the ground, drew out a silver needle, and thrust it forward, roaring, "Ghost Annihilating Yin Dispersing Needle."
With her hands trapped and unable to move, the female ghost could only unleash her ghostly qi to break free from the giant net.
Just as Yu Shuntian reached her and thrust the silver needle, the female ghost instantly broke free from the net, but it was too late.
The silver needle Yu Shuntian had thrown pierced her chest. The female ghost, reacting swiftly, condensed ghostly qi in her palm and slammed it out, hitting Yu Shuntian directly in the chest.
Struck by this palm, Yu Shuntian was sent flying backward, spitting blood, his face instantly turning pale.
Yu Shuntian fell to the ground, rolling several times before stopping.
This was enough to show the immense power of that palm strike.
Yu Shuntian knew in his heart that this was the best time to eliminate this malevolent ghost. Enduring the intense pain in his chest, he gritted his teeth and stood up.
The silver needle was embedded in the female ghost's body, and her ghostly qi spread out like a tide.
The female ghost looked at Yu Shuntian, wishing she could tear him to shreds, and roared, "What did you do to me?"
The female ghost tried to expel the silver needle from her body, but it was useless. Her ghostly qi continued to pour out uncontrollably.
A smile appeared on Yu Shuntian's pale face.
The Yin Dispersing Needle, as the name suggested, expelled yin energy and ghostly qi from the body.
Although this Yin Dispersing Needle was not powerful, it was perfect for dealing with a malevolent ghost like her, who possessed a large amount of ghostly qi within her.
She was merely at the pseudo-Ghost Immortal realm. No matter how strong she was, she couldn't possess the capacity of a true Ghost Immortal.
Once all the ghostly qi was expelled from her body, killing her would be a simple matter.
Watching the ghostly qi within her body continuously drain away, the female ghost shook her head, growing anxious, "No... don't!"
The female ghost looked at Yu Shuntian in desperation, "Quickly take out this silver needle, and we'll mind our own business from now on."
Seeing the female ghost's panicked state, Yu Shuntian chuckled, "Do you think that's possible?"
Upon hearing this, the female ghost went mad and lunged at Yu Shuntian, roaring, "I will kill you and drain the vital essence of your grandson!"
Seeing her charging at him in a frenzy, Yu Shuntian chuckled, drew out a silver needle, condensed all his qi at his fingertips, then drew out another silver needle, and muttered, "Tiger Subduing Needle to Suppress the Common People!"
As the silver needle shot out, it transformed into a white tiger and lunged at the charging female ghost.
This needle would surely scatter her soul!
Seeing the attacking white tiger, the female ghost could no longer care. She channeled her ghostly qi into her palm and pushed against the ground, summoning the Asura Gate once more to swallow the attacking white tiger.
"What!"
Yu Shuntian's expression changed when he saw that she could still use that move.
This was all of his qi.
The female ghost retracted the Asura Gate and ran towards Yu Shuntian again, seemingly intending to take him down with her.
Seeing this, Yu Shuntian raised his fist, ready to strike.
Now, he could only resort to brute force and a head-on clash.
Just as Yu Shuntian swung his fist, the silver needle embedded in his chest automatically flew out.
"Not good, time's up!" Yu Shuntian's face changed drastically as the powerful energy vanished.
Why did it have to be at this moment... he had reached his limit.
Seeing the female ghost's fist already upon him, Yu Shuntian could only brace himself and raise his fist to meet hers.