"Ah!!!"
A miserable scream resounded, the clothes on the masked man's body were burnt to tatters, and his skin showed charred black marks.
"Even the Qingqiu Fox Clan can't withstand the Thunder Sword Technique, let alone you?" Lin Ji sneered, preparing to strike again.
Suddenly, a sharp pain struck his chest.
The spiritual energy in his body was being consumed as if burned, replaced by a burst of malevolent energy erupting from his chest.
"Soul Sealing Talisman? When?!" Lin Ji widened his eyes.
"Just when you used the Thunder Strike on me," the masked man sneered, "The Thunder Sword Technique is indeed powerful, but within the thunder, even the one wielding the technique will find it hard to resist the might of the thunder! Didn't your teacher tell you that if the Thunder Sword Technique cannot ensure the enemy's death, you must be cautious?"
Lin Ji fell silent.
No one taught him the Thunder Sword Technique; it was a benefit he received upon being promoted to the position of a constable.
Upon being promoted, he could choose a weapon and a cultivation technique from the Treasure Vault of the Monitoring Bureau.
The weapon was the nameless long sword in his hand.
The technique was the Thunder Sword Technique.
He saw this technique placed at the innermost part of the vault, separately guarded on a counter, appearing to be one of the most precious techniques. So, he learned it.
And then he mastered it.
Seeing Lin Ji's silence, the masked man couldn't be bothered to say more and struck again.
"With the Soul Sealing Talisman restraining you, dare to summon the thunder again, and you won't know who you'll strike!" The masked man laughed heartily, "The Thunder Sword Technique is like walking on a tightrope; a slight misstep will lead to a backlash! Now, with your unstable spiritual energy and the thunder being summoned but not released in mid-air, haha."
"Kid, this is called trapping oneself!"
Lin Ji didn't hesitate to turn and run, but his speed was far inferior to the masked man. Just as he took two steps, the sound of breaking wind came from behind.
Before he could turn around to defend, the man in black landed a palm on his back, sending him crashing into the wall of his own courtyard.
The intense pain made Lin Ji spit out blood, but he gritted his teeth.
At least, he had to lure this demon out of Qingyang County.
He was the constable of Qingyang County, and at this moment, he couldn't rely on anyone else.
Once out of Qingyang County, he would immediately summon the thunder in the sky, regardless of who it struck, as long as it hit this demon.
Surviving was a matter of fate; if he couldn't withstand it, it would be over.
Since his first day as a demon hunter, Lin Ji had already made up his mind.
But at that moment, a thunderous shout suddenly rang out in the distance.
"Sinner!"
The voice echoed like rolling thunder.
Lin Ji felt a palpitation in his heart, shaken by this roar.
Turning back, he saw a noticeable change in the expression of the masked man.
In the distant sky, a figure emitting light swiftly flew over and appeared in front of the masked man in the blink of an eye.
A palm was struck.
The masked man's face changed abruptly as he raised his hand to block.
But in Lin Ji's eyes, their palms did not collide; there was clearly a distance between them. However, the masked man was sent flying, crashing into the wall on the other side just like Lin Ji.
This scene brought immense relief to Lin Ji.
Looking at the glowing figure, Lin Ji finally realized that the person in front of him was not human but a soul.
"A soul?" Lin Ji was puzzled.
In the ruins on the other side, the masked man had already climbed up, his eyes filled with fear, "Riyu of the Qingcheng Sect? How did you arrive so quickly?!"
Hearing this, Lin Ji also reacted.
"Is it a cultivator of the sixth realm, the Riyu realm? A senior of the Qingcheng Sect?" Lin Ji felt that his horizons had been broadened.
The fourth realm was the Insightful Realm, the fifth realm was the Night Roaming Realm, and the sixth realm was the Day Roaming Realm.
Soul leaving the body, roaming the heavens and earth, increasing lifespan.
This was the first time Lin Ji had seen a soul leaving the body.
"Sinner! How dare you harm my disciple, I will make you pay with your life!"
As soon as the words of the Day Roaming Realm cultivator fell, the entire soul had already turned into a golden light and disappeared.
The next moment, the masked man was once again sent flying!
"If it weren't for this weak body, how could you, at the sixth realm, be like this?" The masked man gritted his teeth.
Harsh words may be said, but escaping for one's life was also necessary.
The masked man's speed in fleeing was even faster than Lin Ji's.
But under the pursuit of the Day Roaming Realm cultivator, it wasn't so easy to escape.
The masked man seemed to have no strength to fight back, only the ability to endure the beating, unable to escape.
It was only because of his tough skin that he barely held on.
He was starting to get desperate.
"Do you really want to fight me to the death? This body belongs to your disciple!"
"Sinner, how dare you mention it!" The Day Roaming Realm cultivator was visibly angrier.
"Hehe, if it weren't for me taking over his body, he would have remained at the second realm for his whole life. A mere beggar could have such a good life now, he should be grateful!"
In the midst of the conversation, the masked man kept moving.
It was unclear what method he used, but not only was he tough enough to withstand the beating, his speed was also extremely fast. Even the Day Roaming Realm cultivator was momentarily unable to deal with him.
"Old thing, your true body isn't here, right? If it's just the soul, even if I can't defeat you, I might still be able to escape."
"You can try!" The Day Roaming Realm cultivator sneered.
The masked man's expression changed unpredictably, suddenly saying, "Hey! You saw it too, if I don't avenge you, even your master has come! If I don't dissipate, my soul and this body are incompatible, and I won't be able to escape."
He seemed to be speaking to himself.
"What should I do then?! I said I would kill their whole family and leave, but you insisted on torturing them!"
"What do you mean I'm bragging? I was tortured in the Demon Sealing Tower for seven to eight hundred years. Now, I can still resist for so long with your broken body, it's not easy."
"Brother, just let it go, otherwise neither of us will survive."
"I have avenged you, you saw it, I did my best."
Upon hearing these words, the Day Roaming Realm cultivator's face changed drastically.
"Disciple, no! If you refuse to dissipate, and this demon's soul and body are incompatible, I still have a way to kill him, maybe I can still save you."
As soon as the words fell, the masked man coldly sneered.
He seemed to have changed.
"Hey, it's too late."
At the same time, Lin Ji finally removed the malevolent energy talisman from his chest.
Enduring the injuries on his body, he stared fixedly at the masked man.
He didn't realize it before, but now knowing that this person was taking over someone else's body, Lin Ji could see the discord between the soul and the body.
But after a moment, this strange feeling disappeared.
"So that's it, I was inexperienced."
Dealing with evil spirits' souls, he had the Demon-Sealing Staff.
Thinking of this, Lin Ji quickly returned to his room and took out the staff.
On the other side, the demon and the Day Roaming Realm cultivator were locked in a fierce battle in the sky.
Although most of the time it was the demon taking the beating, he was not completely defenseless.
"Hehe, old thing, your true body isn't here, so you can't do anything to me!"
"What kind of creature are you, controlling a body that is only at the second realm with the strength to rival the fifth realm?" The Day Roaming Realm cultivator became increasingly alarmed as the battle continued.
Just then, Lin Ji's voice suddenly came from below.
"Elder, use this to deal with him!"
Lin Ji tossed the Demon-Sealing Staff into the sky.
The Day Roaming Realm cultivator instinctively caught it, not having time to examine what it was.
On the other hand, the masked man's face changed drastically, not hesitating to flee into the distance.
"Demon-Sealing Staff? How did you get your hands on this?!"
As the masked man moved further away, it was clear that he couldn't be caught up to.
His voice echoed back.
"Haha, I must spread this news!"
"So the Demon-Sealing Staff is actually in this small Qingyang County!"
(End of this chapter)