Chapter 10: First Battle, Fierce as a Tiger

Another scream rang out!

With those two spear thrusts from Li Lin, let alone a person, even an elephant would not have been able to endure them.

The masked man dropped to his knees on the spot.

Two bloody holes at his left and right waist gushed blood continuously.

He tried to turn around and see who had dared strike him so viciously.

Before he could turn his head, another stab struck the back of his neck.

The spear tip pierced through his throat.

Blood dripped down.

No matter how powerful this black-clothed man was, he no longer had any strength to resist.

A few hoarse sounds escaped his mouth.

Then he fell forward and stopped moving.

But Li Lin was afraid the man was pretending to be dead.

He stabbed another spear through the man’s left back toward his heart.

Then he twisted the spearhead three full circles.

The man still did not move.

He should be dead!

Li Lin stood up.

Just as he was about to let out a relieved breath, he saw the female gui ahead of him.

Her shattered head had regrown.

Then she glared viciously at Li Lin and prepared to charge over.

At first he was somewhat alarmed.

After all, this was a female gui!

But then he hardened his resolve.

Kill this thing.

Because he clearly remembered that it was very afraid of his yang energy.

Immediately, he rushed forward two steps and instinctively used a move called Skull-Shattering Knock at the Mountain Gate.

It was a fist technique he had learned earlier while reading the boxing manual.

Both fists shot out simultaneously toward the female gui before him.

Ordinarily, normal people could not strike a ghostly entity.

But Li Lin was a Spirit Hunter.

His qi and blood were special.

Moreover, when he threw those punches, he instinctively used the qi circulation method recorded in the boxing manual.

Although his cultivation method was not especially powerful, he had trained for more than half a year and refined Blood Rice through cultivation.

As his fists struck out, a faint red glow appeared upon them.

Then both punches landed squarely on the female gui’s cheeks.

The female gui screamed and flew back two metres (~6.6 ft), crashing into the wall.

It was exactly the same as when Wang Tianyou and the others had struck her earlier.

An intangible being had been forcibly turned into a tangible body.

It worked!

“Haha, you’re dead for sure!”

Li Lin roared and leapt forward.

Tiger’s Roar Tears the Moon!

Falling Star Seizes the Sun Elbow!

River Wind Tendon-Breaking Tail!

The moves recorded in the White Tiger Turning Frame boxing manual were unleashed one after another upon the female gui.

Although Li Lin was only a newcomer who had entered the profession recently, his extremely fierce yang energy completely suppressed the female gui.

The yin energy surrounding her had no effect on him whatsoever.

Her resentment was not especially strong, and it was further suppressed by the qi and blood within Li Lin’s body.

Thus began a completely one-sided beating.

In less than half a moment, the female gui had been beaten so badly that she was nearly dazed.

She let out a shriek and flew upward, trying to escape.

Without thinking, Li Lin lunged forward.

Wrapping his arms around her waist, he dragged her out of the air.

Then he pinned her to the ground and repeatedly punched her head.

The female gui screamed.

It was completely useless.

Every punch Li Lin landed on her face or body caused her form to fade a little further.

Even her screams gradually weakened.

After several more blows, the female gui transformed into a cloud of yin energy and dispersed into the air.

“Dead!”

Li Lin stood up.

His heart was pounding like a drum.

Alongside the tension was overwhelming ecstasy.

All the frustration he had accumulated over the past half year was released at this moment.

Heaven knew how terrified he had been when he first discovered that gui truly existed in this world.

Now I finally don’t fear you anymore.

After taking several deep breaths, Li Lin noticed the red light on his white jade token beginning to flash.

In other words, the female gui here had vanished.

The wild gui outside would soon enter.

In some ways, the wild gui outside were even more terrifying.

There were simply too many of them.

Li Lin put on the Gui-Hiding Cloak properly.

Just as he was about to find a hidden place to conceal himself, he suddenly noticed the masked man’s corpse.

A flash of inspiration struck him.

He quickly walked over, turned the corpse over, and began searching it.

Before long, he found a book, two small bottles, and several silver banknotes.

He had no time to examine them.

He stuffed everything into the cloth pouch at his waist.

Then, wearing the Gui-Hiding Cloak, he rushed out of the Earth God temple.

Beside the temple was a small grove.

He sprinted toward it.

The moonlight was bright.

So bright it almost felt dazzling.

Various hallucinated sounds rang in his ears.

Moreover, the sounds grew louder and louder.

At the same time, strange afterimages began appearing before his eyes.

Even with the Gui-Hiding Cloak, running around at night would still attract the attention of strange entities.

But he had no choice.

That Earth God temple was now a place of trouble.

If he hid there and some other terrifying monster arrived, would he not be easily discovered?

Fortunately, the grove was not far away.

Li Lin rushed into a clump of grass and immediately crouched down.

The hallucinated sounds and visions vanished completely at that moment.

[Stealth +1]

[Stealth +1]

Lines of text began floating upward one after another.

But...

The speed at which they appeared seemed slower than usual.

Li Lin took several breaths.

Then he slowly shuffled over to a large tree while crouching.

Leaning against the trunk, he shifted part of the strain away from his legs, making himself more comfortable.

Then he closed his eyes and rested lightly.

Time flowed by slowly.

When dawn arrived, Li Lin opened his eyes.

He carefully folded the Gui-Hiding Cloak and placed it back into the cloth pouch at his waist.

The thing was very thin.

It took up hardly any space.

Then he stood up and slapped his numb legs.

Returning to the Earth God temple, he found that the masked man had already become a skeleton.

Apparently, the flesh had been devoured by wild gui.

Li Lin headed toward Yulin County.

After walking for more than half a shichen, he arrived at the city gate and saw Wang Tianyou and Su Huafang rushing toward him.

Several imposing men accompanied them.

Wang Tianyou also spotted Li Lin.

A look of great joy appeared on his face.

He shouted toward him, “Brother Li, you’re actually still alive!”

“Wonderful, wonderful!”

Su Huafang also ran over.

After seeing Li Lin’s condition, he visibly relaxed.

“Were you planning to look for me?” Li Lin asked.

Wang Tianyou nodded.

His expression darkened.

“This time we suffered a heavy loss.”

“Six people went out.”

“Only three returned...”

“Senior Zhou and the others...”

Wang Tianyou gritted his teeth.

“They met with misfortune.”

“Patrol Hunter Su already told me.”

Su Huafang sighed.

“I ran fast.”

“They ran slower.”

“When I looked back, I saw them entangled by that masked man.”

“I also heard their screams.”

“They most likely met a tragic end.”

At that moment, Wang Tianyou asked curiously, “Brother Li, how did you survive?”

Li Lin answered naturally, “When I realized something was wrong, I put on the Gui-Hiding Cloak and hid in a dark corner.”

“The masked man and the female gui chased after Senior Su and the others.”

“I took the opportunity to escape from the Earth God temple and hide in the small grove nearby.”

“Relying on the Gui-Hiding Cloak, I barely endured until dawn.”

“Then I came back.”

Wang Tianyou and Su Huafang both nodded.

It sounded entirely reasonable.

The Gui-Hiding Cloak indeed had such an effect.

“It’s good that you’ve returned.”

“Surviving a great disaster brings future blessings.”

Su Huafang patted Li Lin’s shoulder.

Wang Tianyou said, “Brother Li, our Wang family dragged you into this.”

“I’ll still pay the agreed reward.”

“And I’ll double it.”