Before the Black-and-White Ghosts' bone-white fingers could pierce the young man's chest, an intense, chilling aura suddenly surged in their hearts.
When they instinctively turned their heads, they saw that three female spirits had appeared behind them at some unknown moment.
The Three Maiden Spirits had delicate skin and seductive looks. Seeing the Black-and-White Ghosts turn around, each opened her mouth wide—so wide it was bigger than a human head—and the three spirits lunged to bite them without hesitation.
"Ah!"
The Black-and-White Ghosts let out a piercing shriek, startled by the sudden appearance of the female spirits.
They tried to retreat and regroup before striking again, but the Three Maiden Spirits relentlessly pursued them, entangling them in a whirlwind of yin wind. In the blink of an eye, they were locked in fierce combat.
Ever since following Evan Lin, the Three Maiden Spirits had devoured countless corpses and absorbed endless baleful qi, greatly increasing their power. Dealing with the Black-and-White Ghosts was almost trivial—after just a few exchanges, the once-spirited enforcers were devoured, leaving not even a trace of their remains.
"The enshrined ones... the enshrined ones were eaten!"
"What the hell are those three things?!"
Nearby, the Medicine King Valley Guardians lying on the ground in agony were left speechless, their eyes wide as they witnessed the scene unfold.
Beside them, Queenie Tong and Hanyuan Yuan trembled slightly.
Did Evan Nine Mysteries Lin really defeat two Vajra Realm experts without even moving himself—just relying on his subordinates?
The whole place fell silent.
After a short while, Evan Lin slowly raised his eyes and looked ahead.
Ahead lay rows of small houses, looking like a village. Many people were already poking their heads out, watching in this direction.
All these people were Medicine King Valley disciples, each performing their assigned duties.
Seeing the Black-and-White Ghosts dispatched so cleanly, many faces changed.
Is that Evan Nine Mysteries Lin?
This guy actually dared to break into our Valley!
Is he really planning to take on Medicine King Valley single-handed?
In the eyes of the onlookers, the young man approached, three female spirits floating behind him, moving slowly in this direction.
Just now, the Black-and-White Ghosts were completely devoured, not even bones left behind. Experts at the Vajra Realm like them are rare in the Valley.
At that moment, in a wheat field, an elder in yellow robes walked over with a young man of about twenty, heading toward Evan Lin.
Elder Thomas Tu's eyes lingered on the three female spirits floating above Evan, his expression grave. The young man beside him looked sturdy and honest, about 1.7 meters tall, not exactly handsome but with the solid air of a mountain villager. Yet a flicker of killing intent in his eyes made him seem cold and intimidating.
"Grant, did you get a good look at the moves those three female spirits under Evan Nine Mysteries Lin used just now?"
Elder Thomas Tu spoke indifferently, asking the young man beside him.
The young man was Grant Tu, Elder Thomas Tu's personal disciple, raised and trained from childhood. His body had been refined to copper skin and iron bones. He'd just stepped into the pseudo-Vajra Realm, and his ability to take a beating was downright scary.
"I saw everything clearly."
Grant Tu nodded.
"If you had to tangle with those three female spirits, could you hold out for half a stick of incense?"
Elder Thomas Tu clasped his hands behind his back, stepping through the medicinal fields, eyes growing sharper as he closed the distance to Evan Nine Mysteries Lin.
"I'll stake my life to hold them off."
Grant Tu nodded resolutely, his face set with determination.
"Good. In a moment, I'll handle Evan Nine Mysteries Lin, you deal with the Three Maiden Spirits. Don't let your guard down. Once the Valley Master activates the Heaven-Slayer Earth-Shade Formation, our job will be done." Elder Thomas Tu smiled faintly. "Hopefully you'll still be alive by then. Medicine King Valley has dominated Seacrest Prefecture for over a century. Now a teenager dares storm our gates. Is the world overflowing with geniuses, or is Medicine King Valley just getting weaker?"
Grant Tu said nothing.
Elder Thomas Tu straightened up, face serious. Now, he and Grant Tu were less than fifty meters from Evan Nine Mysteries Lin.
"Evan Nine Mysteries Lin, Medicine King Valley has never had any grudge with you. Yet you steal our spirit medicines, kill our disciples, cripple our elders, and the Water, Fire, and Metal Elders who still haven't returned—were they all done in by you?" Elder Thomas Tu stopped, eyes locked on Evan Lin.
Beside him, Grant Tu stared unblinkingly at the Three Maiden Spirits floating behind Evan.
"Yeah."
Evan Lin nodded slightly, offering no explanation.
Seeing Evan's straightforward admission, Elder Thomas Tu narrowed his eyes and spoke coldly: "Why have you come to our Valley today?"
"Medicine King Valley sent people to kill me again and again. If I wasn't stronger, I wouldn't be standing in front of you now. I'm here to settle the score. I don't have to destroy Medicine King Valley—if you submit to me and hand over all your spirit medicines, I'll spare your lives."
Evan Lin spoke calmly, never stopping as he walked forward.
The Medicine King Valley crowd all looked furious at Evan's words.
"Is Evan Nine Mysteries Lin out of his mind?"
"What an arrogant punk!"
"He thinks killing an elder means he can run wild in our Valley? Once the Valley Master takes action, Evan Nine Mysteries Lin is doomed!"
The crowd started shouting one after another.
Elder Thomas Tu snorted coldly. "You're too arrogant. Let me see for myself what kind of skills this Evan Nine Mysteries Lin has to talk so big!"
As soon as Elder Thomas Tu finished speaking, the Three Maiden Spirits beside Evan Lin bared their fangs and claws, charging forward.
Grant Tu's face darkened. He let out a guttural cry, his body instantly bulking up. Stomping the ground, energy surged through him as he rushed at the Three Maiden Spirits.
"Mutation technique?" Evan Lin raised an eyebrow. After Grant Tu collided with the Three Maiden Spirits, he wasn't instantly defeated. He struggled, but he held his ground.
The so-called mutation technique was similar to the zombie force Evan Lin had given to Duan Gaoyang before—a method of transforming the human body with special arts.
"You've got some tricks, but your opponent is me!" Elder Thomas Tu's robes billowed as he formed several seals with his fingers. Suddenly, within a five-meter radius around Evan Lin, the earth and stones churned and rose up, forming solid walls of packed soil.
In an instant, those walls completely surrounded Evan Lin.
At the same time, a deafening roar erupted from beneath Elder Thomas Tu's feet. A giant azure python burst out from the earth and stone.