It was our first clash. In my mind, Vivian Maple dashed swiftly to Luo Yichen's side, her blade slicing multiple times, instantly chopping Wei Chengwu into several pieces. Even then, Luo Yichen remained motionless. On Vivian's second attack, her blade struck only once—as if it targeted the location of Luo Yichen's Golden Soulstone.
I saw a piece of brown-yellow material inside Luo Yichen's body get sliced off. Just as Vivian moved away from him, Luo Yichen flashed a sinister grin. From his spine, a hand emerged and pierced into Vivian's body, as if something black was writhing in his grasp.
Vivian kept coughing up blood. I stared in shock at the shattered, red-black centipedes strewn across the ground—I recognized them. Vivian looked at me and shook her head, telling me not to worry, but the situation was dire.
"This must be the handiwork of Ji Yuner, right? Ethan Zhang, your body contains the power of revenants, so you’re completely unaffected by Brother Owen’s poisonous insects. Heh."
At that moment, I turned in shock—it was Luo Yichen. He smiled, half his body transformed into a mass of mud. After Wei Chengwu emerged from the sludge, he let out a long sigh of relief.
"That was close—I almost got finished off. Thanks again, brother Yichen."
Luo Yichen chuckled coldly.
"You came out unscathed, but look at me—just look."
Luo Yichen produced half a chunk of brown-yellow, diamond-like material. As sparkling, crystalline brown-yellow dust shimmered and scattered, the thing in his hand began to vanish, turning into ash.
"Two-thirds of my Golden Soulstone are gone. If I weren’t me, anyone else would’ve lost their entire form."
Vivian Maple staggered to her feet, trembling. I rushed to support her.
"It worked. Brother Owen’s poisonous insects really are effective, even against high-level Blue Wraiths."
Speaking of Brother Owen, I’d seen him before on Ghost Rakshasa’s turf. Back then, he wanted Huangfu Ruofei. The second time, I heard about him from Master Swallow—he was Master Swallow’s mentor. Last time, when the Breaking Precepts Sect tried to snatch the Buddha’s Statue, those poisonous insects appeared again. The Blue Wraiths nearby were subdued in an instant, including Lord Yan.
"Miss Vivian, I knew you’d share your ghostly energy with Ethan Zhang. These poisonous insects only take effect when your ghost energy drops. That’s why I wiped out all of Ethan Zhang’s ghost energy at the start."
I stared at Luo Yichen in shock. A sinister glint flickered in his eyes. Suddenly, Wei Chengwu roared and appeared before us, fists raised.
"Quadruple Extreme..."
It was Vivian—he was targeting her. I roared, and in an instant, power surged through me. A massive block of ice formed in front of Vivian and me, but suddenly, Vivian kicked me aside.
"Miss Vivian..."
I shouted, and with a thunderous crash, dust billowed beneath my feet. Huge chunks of stone shot out in all directions, reshaping the entire landscape.
I watched everything quietly, clenching my fists and spreading my wings. I charged into the swirling dust, sensing Vivian’s presence within.