However, this was not the end.

Burning yangshou (lifespan), combined with the inner force of the Liehuo Xinfa (Fierce Fire Heart Sutra), an invisible wind pressure suddenly and violently pressed down, forming a fierce wave of flames the instant it left the blade.

The flame wave, centered on the rapidly moving Judan Gui (Giant Egg Ghoul), covered a wide area.

*Whirr! Whoosh!*

-550!

-670!

-686!

The flames immediately caused damage to the Judan Gui, and the strong wind pressure suppressed its speed, making its figure clear and visible from its fleeting shadow state, slowing it down.

"Now's the time!"

Jiu Zhuan Lian Huan Dao (Nine Cycle Linked Blade)!

+100 Force Control!

The Kuang Dao (Mad Blade) cleaved down with the force of splitting a mountain, gathering the surrounding flames and wind pressure.

Fire Dragon Twister! Fierce Blade Strike!

The gathered fire dragon twister inflicted damage while lifting the bewildered Judan Gui high into the air, hoisting it directly toward Fang Yue, who was striking down with his raging fire blade!

"Roar!!"

*Boom!!!*

Amidst the intense roaring, the violent strike, stacked with several buffs, had struck the Judan Gui!

A total of more than 1300 points of force control, plus the 15 sharpness of the fire blade, delivered a full-force strike.

-2667!

A not particularly high amount of damage appeared above the Judan Gui's head, but the effect was significant. It directly shattered and sent flying the Judan Gui's hardest outer shell. The body stiffened in mid-air, unable to move, as if caught in a [stiff] mechanic.

Moreover, this was not the end for Fang Yue.

The fire blade, like high-temperature magma, melted the dark matter inside the Judan Gui like melting wax after breaking its eggshell, cutting off a large number of dark, flocculent clusters within its body!

Smooth as silk, the fire blade continued to slash down, severing the Judan Gui's connection to the dark matter and flocculent clusters, directly striking the core area where countless large white legs were coiled. It madly melted and severed all the large white legs, and in a spurt of black blood, it continued downwards, cutting open the lower half of the eggshell, finally cleaving the entire Judan Gui in two in mid-air!

-18762!

-17655!

-27621!

-52921!

Almost the instant the eggshell shattered and the fire blade entered the body.

High amounts of damage exploded out crazily, burning the Judan Gui to death in mid-air before it could even react.

By the time Fang Yue landed, the Judan Gui was no longer moving, and scattered parts fell like dead objects.

"System Notification: Congratulations to player [Ye Se Liming (Night Dawn)] for killing the ghoul [Judan Gui (Giant Egg Ghoul)]. Reward: Force Control +4, Force Dissipation +4, Yangshou (Lifespan) +1 month."

"System Notification: Congratulations, you have obtained Black Stone x10."

A reward of 1 month of yangshou?

Fang Yue was slightly stunned, and immediately realized that this ghoul must be a rather special one, with the reward leaning towards yangshou rather than attribute points.

It was just that he hadn't even experienced the ghoul's prowess before he killed it with a single strike.

On closer thought, its bizarre movement speed, comparable to the Green Silk Horse, was already a special ability in itself.

Moreover, this strike of his... was not just any strike.

It was basically Fang Yue's ceiling-level strike under normal circumstances.

Of course, one-shotting the ghoul was also a fact!

Fang Yue estimated that the Judan Gui's strength should be mid-stage Black-rank, and considered elite among the mid-stage Black-rank ghouls.

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He glanced at his stats.

"Force Control: 905 [Base: 925] [State/Buff: -20]."

"Force Dissipation: 805 [Base: 825] [State/Buff: -20]."

"Lifespan: 8 years, 7 months, 22 days."

Not bad, as long as there were gains.

Of course, the most important thing was that the Green Silk Horse was not damaged.

The reason why Fang Yue struck with thunderous force was that he was afraid of being entangled by the ghoul, and then the Green Silk Horse would be affected by the battle, or that the commotion of the battle would attract other ghouls to approach.

Either situation would be extremely dangerous.

Alone in the wilderness, if he could quickly resolve the battle, he must not dawdle.

After putting away the black stone, Fang Yue mounted his horse and continued galloping along the Ningguang Changdao (Coagulated Light Long Road).

During this time, he encountered two more waves of ghouls on the road.

However, Fang Yue relied on the Green Silk Horse's speed to shake them off.

When Fang Yue rode his horse to the foot of Ningguang Mountain, he saw a young man dressed in fine clothes but carrying a basket of medicinal herbs on his back, about to walk up the mountain path.

The scene was a bit strange, as if the young man was both poor and rich.

He was able to wear silk clothes that ordinary people couldn't afford, but he was carrying a basket that only poor children would carry, and the medicinal herbs inside were probably collected by himself.

What kind of puzzling behavior was this? Rich enough to find pleasure in collecting herbs in the mountains?

Without thinking too much, Fang Yue called out to him, and the young man stopped and turned back in confusion.

"Who are you?"

Fang Yue had dismounted at this time, and quickly ran to his side, leading his horse.

"I am Ye Baiyi, the newly appointed officer of Qingsi County. I am ordered by Qing Yi to find Ning Laotou (Old Ning) to inquire about important matters. Do you know where he is?"

"You're here to find my dad?"

The young man was stunned for a moment, then revealed a carefree and sunny smile.

"My name is Ning Wudian, and my dad lives on the mountain. He hasn't been down the mountain for a long time. I'll take you to see him."

Good luck, he met Old Ning's son as soon as he arrived.

But Old Ning's son is really... young.

Looking at Ning Wudian's age, Fang Yue guessed that this was a case of having a child late in life.

Generally speaking, in this situation, the elderly are more protective of their children, so he must be careful with his words later.

Because the mountain road was relatively steep, the Green Silk Horse could only suffer, and complained several times, but Fang Yue ignored it.

"This horse... could it be the Green Silk Horse that only the Qing Si cultivates?" Ning Wudian looked at it for a long time before he couldn't help asking.

"Yes."

Ning Wudian immediately looked like a child who had discovered a new toy, and circled around the Green Silk Horse. "Can I touch it?"

Fang Yue didn't care: "It's in a bad mood, be careful not to get kicked."

Ning Wudian immediately smiled and happily touched the Green Silk Horse here and there.

"So green! The patterns on its body are as green as in the legends!"

"Haha! It wanted to kick me, but I dodged it."

At first, the Green Silk Horse was very grumpy and uncooperative, but after kicking a few times and finding that it couldn't kick Ning Wudian, it could only huff angrily from its big nostrils, ignoring Ning Wudian.

"Have you practiced martial arts?" Fang Yue asked, slightly surprised.

"Of course! Don't look at me like this, I am a third-rate Houtian (Acquired) martial artist!"

Ning Wudian waved his small fist, but Fang Yue was stunned.

Such a young martial artist... it seems that Old Ning really had a child late in life and invested a lot in Ning Wudian.

As far as he knew, [Ghoul Forgers] generally didn't have much strength.

The cultivation method is also biased towards assisting in ghoul forging, otherwise they would be one step behind other peers from the start.

"Then all your skills were taught to you by your dad?"

"Of course, my dad is the sect leader of the Ningguang Sect!"

"Ningguang Sect?"