Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

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Beep! Beep! Beep~

Wang Chen had just conducted the ritual for the murdered family of Huang Ze, when the urgent and sharp sound of a bamboo whistle suddenly entered his ears.

Xiao Hong, standing to the side, instantly turned pale, "There's trouble!"

Village hunters often went hunting in the mountains in groups, and in order to communicate with each other in the complex mountainous terrain, they used homemade bamboo whistles to send messages.

A third of the members of Datian Village's Guard Squad were of hunter origin and were all familiar with this method of communication.

Earlier, Xiao Hong had assigned his men to search for the missing Huang Ze, and now, hearing the emergency whistle, he immediately had a bad feeling.

Wang Chen, however, reacted even faster than him; at the sound of the whistle, he abruptly soared into the air.

Sky Skip!

Following the direction of the sound, Wang Chen shot off like an arrow released from a bow, flying west for several li before landing at the foot of a hill.

"Sir!"

Two members of the Guard Squad were supporting each other, looking utterly terrified, and upon seeing Wang Chen, they clung to him like a lifeline.

One of them held a bamboo whistle in his hand—it was clearly he who had sent the warning.

The other member, shivering, pointed toward the hill and stammered, "Huang, Huang Ze is up there, he, he's eating... Wah!"

He couldn't finish his sentence before he couldn't help but vomit.

"You two go back to the village."

Wang Chen frowned, and in an instant, he used Shrinking Ground into Inches to move swiftly above the hill a hundred paces away.

With a sweep of his Divine Sense, he immediately found his target.

The hill was a graveyard, tombstones and burial mounds scattered everywhere, and despite it being broad daylight, the atmosphere was still eerily chilling.

And between two tombstones squatted a man in plain clothes.

With both hands, he was holding something that resembled a human arm, with his back to Wang Chen, he was engrossedly gnawing at it.

At the same time, emitting a chilling sound of chewing.

On the ground in front of the plainly dressed man, there scattered some bloody and mutilated corpses.

These corpse limbs were covered in bite marks from being gnawed!

No wonder the two members of the Guard Squad were scared out of their wits, even to the point of throwing up.

"Roar!"

Just as Wang Chen appeared, the man in plain clothes suddenly turned around.

Clutching the limb in his hands tightly, he glared at Wang Chen with a pair of blood-red eyes, as if the latter was trying to snatch his "food," his eyes full of bloodthirsty savagery and hostility.

Indeed, it was Huang Ze!

Wang Chen had seen Huang Ze several times and therefore could still recognize him.

This Cultivator, who had reached the third layer of Qi Cultivation, now had a ferocious look, his previously fair skin turned a ghastly greyish-blue, and dark purple lines, twisted like blood-sucking worms, covered the surface of his skin!

Evil Wraith has infiltrated the brain!

Wang Chen immediately understood; the other's body and Divine Soul had been completely overtaken by the Evil Wraith, and he had lost all humanity.

Not even a Daluo Golden Immortal could save him now!

"Ha!"

The next moment, "Huang Ze" suddenly opened his gaping maw, and countless tiny blood mosquitos burst forth from his throat.

They swept towards Wang Chen!

Wang Chen raised his hand and conjured a huge Fire Crow, meeting the swarm of blood mosquitos head-on.

The Fire Crow unfolded its wings in the air and fanned out thousands of scorching flames. The moment the blood mosquitos collided, they were instantly incinerated to ashes, with the crackling sounds of bursting unceasing to the ear.

At that moment, "Huang Ze" fiercely stomped his foot, and the ground immediately cracked open with a fissure several feet long.

He leapt into it, his whole body disappearing into the ground below.

In the blink of an eye, he was gone.

Wang Chen snorted coldly, bent his right knee forward, and with his right arm drawn back, he clenched his fist and smashed it fiercely into the ground.

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Boom!

The ground rumbled and grumbled like thunder, dust flying into the air, and a ten-foot wide pit appeared on the ground.

After the mighty Vajra Fist's energy burrowed into the ground, it instantly extended in different directions, shattering all the mud and rocks into bits.

Bang!

"Huang Ze," who had just submerged underground, suddenly broke through the earth to the right of Wang Chen.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

The distance between them was less than ten steps!

This Evil Wraith had apparently sought to attack Wang Chen from beneath the ground, but Wang Chen's Vajra Fist forcibly expelled it, leaving it with its clothes completely shredded, revealing a twisted body that was not human-like.

Its bones, many broken from the impact, still maintained the ability to fight, with sharp hook-like claws extending from its fingers and ferocious fangs visible on its split face.

The fully wraith-transformed "Huang Ze" twisted a few times and then suddenly opened its arms to pounce at Wang Chen in midair.

The speed was unbelievably fast!

However, what met it was a net that suddenly unfolded.

The Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net!

Wang Chen had not used this wondrous object for a long time, wearing it all this while in the form of a bracer.

Its might did not diminish in the least because of that.

"Huang Ze" couldn't dodge in time and was instantly enveloped by the Demon-Slaying Net.

It was like colliding with an iron wall, crashing down to the ground.

The net immediately tightened, wrapping and binding the Evil Wraith tightly, its threads mercilessly draining its evil power.

Evil power is the foundation of an Evil Wraith. To compare with Cultivators, that would be akin to a combination of life essence and mana.

An impeccable source of power.

"Huang Ze" instinctively realized its end had come. It struggled desperately, emitting sharp wails in an attempt to escape the Demon-Slaying Net's restraint.

The more violently it struggled, the tighter the net constricted, draining even more fiercely!

Wang Chen was somewhat surprised.

Ordinary Evil Wraiths could not last under the Demon-Slaying Net for more than a few breaths, and although this one had possessed a cultivator, it was rare for one to sustain this long.

It was worth noting that Huang Ze's original cultivation level was merely the third level of Qi Cultivation. After being possessed, the power it exhibited was comparable to that of Qi Cultivation Perfection.

The wraith controlling him must harbor an enormous grievance!

But under the Demon-Slaying Net, "Huang Ze" only persisted for a dozen or so breaths. Its body rapidly shriveled, and finally, after emitting a reluctant scream, it turned into ashes.

Completely obliterated!

[Human Virtue +489]

Wang Chen retracted the Demon-Slaying Net with a sweep of his hand.

He returned to Huang Ze's house and instructed Xiao Hong to send a message to all Guard Squad members, ordering all villagers to stay indoors and not to go out.

Wang Chen was worried that there were other Evil Wraiths lurking in Datian Village.

Discovering one cockroach often meant a whole nest was in the house.

Without clearing these Evil Wraiths, Datian Village wouldn't have a peaceful year ahead.

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Clang! Clang! Clang!

Loud gong sounds echoed through the village as Guard Squad members went door-to-door instructing everyone not to go outside.

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

Otherwise, this task would not have been easy.

Once everyone was indoors and no villagers could be seen in the streets, Wang Chen activated his mana and soared into the sky, then hovered above the Village Head Residence.

With focused and calm spirit, he fully deployed his Divine Sense, scrutinizing every inch of the village from his high vantage point.

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