Chapter 352

Chapter 352: Exorcism

Beep! Beep! Beep!

Just after Wang Chen had performed the ritual for the victims of Huang Ze’s family, a sharp and urgent whistle suddenly pierced the air.

Xiao Hong, standing nearby, immediately changed his expression: “Something’s wrong!”

Hunters from the village often ventured into the mountains in groups, using homemade bamboo whistles to communicate in the complex terrain.

Among the members of the guard team in Datian Village, one-third came from hunting backgrounds and were well-versed in this method of signaling.

Earlier, Xiao Hong had dispatched team members to search for the missing Huang Ze, and upon hearing the warning whistle, he felt an unsettling premonition.

Wang Chen reacted much faster. As soon as the whistle sounded, he soared into the air.

Air Snatching Technique!

Following the direction of the sound, Wang Chen shot westward like an arrow for several miles, landing at the foot of a hill.

“My Lord!”

Two guard team members leaned on each other, clearly still shaken, but upon seeing Wang Chen, they felt as if they had found a lifeline.

One of them held a bamboo whistle, obviously the one who had sounded the alarm.

The other member trembled and pointed at the hill, stammering, “Huang, Huang Ze is up there, he, he is eating… Ugh!”

Before he could finish speaking, he couldn’t hold it in and vomited.

“You two, return to the village.”

Wang Chen frowned, then performed Shortening the Earth, vanishing to the top of the hill a hundred steps away.

With a sweep of his divine sense, he immediately spotted his target.

The hill was a graveyard, dotted with numerous tombstones, giving off an eerie feeling even in broad daylight.

Between two tombstones, there squatted a man in plain clothes.

He held what appeared to be a human arm in both hands, his back turned to Wang Chen as he devoured it with great relish, producing horrifying crunching sounds.

Scattered on the ground before him were blood-soaked remains.

The severed limbs bore numerous signs of having been gnawed at!

In such a ghastly scene, it was no wonder the two guard members were so frightened that they lost their composure, even vomiting.

“Roar!”

The moment Wang Chen revealed himself, the man in plain clothes abruptly turned around.

He clutched the severed limb tightly, glaring at Wang Chen with blood-red eyes, as if the latter intended to snatch away his “food,” his gaze filled with bloodthirsty brutality and hostility.

It was indeed Huang Ze!

Wang Chen had seen Huang Ze a few times before, so he recognized him.

This practitioner at the third level of Qi Training now had a twisted face; his once fair skin had turned grayish-blue, covered with dark purple veins that twisted like blood-sucking worms!

Evil Spirits had invaded his mind!

Wang Chen immediately realized that the other party had been completely overtaken by Evil Spirits, losing all semblance of humanity. Not even a great celestial being could save him now!

“Ha!”

In the next instant, “Huang Ze” suddenly opened his bloodthirsty mouth, and a swarm of tiny blood mosquitoes gushed out from his throat, surging toward Wang Chen!

Wang Chen raised his hand and conjured a massive Fire Crow to meet the oncoming blood mosquitoes.

The Fire Crow spread its wings in the air, unleashing thousands of scorching flames. Any blood mosquito that touched the flames was instantly incinerated, accompanied by a continuous crackling sound.

At that moment, “Huang Ze” stomped his foot heavily, causing the ground to split open with a fissure several feet long.

He shrank his body and leaped, vanishing into the ground in an instant.

Wang Chen let out a cold snort, bending his right knee and raising his right arm, clenching his fist before slamming it into the ground with tremendous force.

Boom!

The earth shook with a thunderous rumble, dust swirling up as a ten-foot-wide crater formed on the ground.

The powerful force of the Vajra Fist, upon striking the ground, instantly radiated in all directions, pulverizing rocks and soil into fine powder.

Bang!

“Huang Ze,” who had just disappeared underground, suddenly burst out of the ground to Wang Chen’s right side.

The distance between them was less than ten steps!

This Evil Spirit had clearly intended to ambush Wang Chen from below, but instead was forced out by Wang Chen’s Vajra Fist. Now, his clothes were completely torn, revealing a grotesque, inhuman body.

It was unclear how many bones had been shattered, yet it still retained the ability to fight, with sharp claws extending from its fingers and jagged fangs bared.

The fully corrupted “Huang Ze” twisted a few times before suddenly spreading his arms and lunging toward Wang Chen mid-air.

Its speed was unbelievably fast!

But what awaited it was a large net that suddenly unfurled.

Heavenly Net for Exorcising Evil!

Wang Chen had not used this magical item for a long time, having worn it as an arm guard all this while.

Yet its destructive power had not diminished in the slightest.

“Huang Ze” had no time to evade and was instantly ensnared by the Exorcising Net.

It was as if he had crashed into an iron wall, causing him to plummet to the ground.

The Exorcising Net immediately tightened, binding the Evil Spirit firmly, ruthlessly draining its dark forces.

Dark forces were the essence of Evil Spirits; to compare it to cultivators, it was akin to vital blood combined with magical power.

It was an undeniable source of strength.

“Huang Ze” instinctively realized his doom was at hand. He struggled desperately, letting out piercing shrieks as he tried to break free from the Exorcising Net’s grip.

But the more he struggled, the tighter the net became, and the more forcefully it pulled!

Wang Chen was somewhat surprised.

Ordinary Evil Spirits couldn’t withstand the Exorcising Net for more than three to five breaths, yet this Evil Spirit, despite possessing a cultivator, had managed to endure for so long. This was rare.

It was known that Huang Ze’s original cultivation level was only at the third level of Qi Training, yet the power he displayed after being possessed by the Evil Spirit rivaled that of perfect mastery in Qi Training.

What immense resentment must the Evil Spirit have harbored to achieve such strength!

However, under the Exorcising Net, where all evil spirits trembled in fear, “Huang Ze” lasted only a dozen or so breaths. His body continued to wither until, with a final, unwilling howl, he suddenly turned to ashes.

He was utterly annihilated!

[Virtue +489]

Wang Chen reached out and retrieved the Exorcising Net.

He returned to Huang Ze’s home and instructed Xiao Hong to relay a message to all guard team members, ordering the entire village to stay indoors and not venture out.

Wang Chen was concerned that there might be other Evil Spirits lurking in Datian Village.

Just as finding one cockroach often meant there was a nest nearby, the presence of one Evil Spirit likely indicated more.

If these Evil Spirits weren’t eradicated, the villagers of Datian wouldn’t be able to enjoy a peaceful year.

Ding! Ding! Ding!

The loud sound of the gong echoed through the village as the guard team members went door to door, instructing everyone to stay inside.

Fortunately, it was the depths of winter, and most villagers were already at home.

Otherwise, this task would have been far more difficult.

Once everyone was indoors and no villagers could be seen in the streets, Wang Chen channeled his magic power and soared into the air, hovering above the village chief’s residence.

He focused his mind and unleashed his divine sense, conducting a meticulous and thorough scan of the entire village from his elevated position.