Tianjin, starting with unorthodox methods to achieve immortality

On the altar stone platform, countless purplish-black tentacles began to emerge from the cracks on the surface of the divine child, waving wildly in the air.

The Soul-Sealing Woman slumped down beside the altar, her face ashen, her eyes filled with despair, as if she had no strength left even to harbor resentment.

The butcher and Wu Tong were also stunned by this sudden accident. They temporarily stopped fighting, stepped back, and stared in horror at the constantly mutating tumor.

At this suffocating moment.

"BOOM!!"

In the backyard passageway, the already dilapidated wooden door, along with part of the brick wall, was completely blasted open by a violent force!

Amidst the flying gravel and wood chips, a figure covered in blood burst in!

The visitor was none other than Yue Shan!

His uniform was almost completely torn to shreds, and his exposed skin was covered with wounds. The deepest wound ran diagonally from his left shoulder to his right abdomen, with the flesh torn and the bone visible. He had clearly been through an extremely brutal fight.

However, his back remained straight as a spear, and he gripped a long, goose-feathered saber that gleamed with a cold, eerie light in his hand, the blade stained with a mixture of black and red filth.

Yue Shan's eyes were sharp as an eagle's; in the instant he scanned the room, he had already taken in everything.

His gaze then settled on the wildly twisting tumor on the altar, and his brows furrowed.

"This wicked creation... deserves to be punished!"

Without the slightest hesitation, he pushed off with his feet, his figure moving like lightning, and actually charged towards the out-of-control divine child!

The crimson light on the goose-feather blade intensified, the blade tore through the air, emitting a sharp wail, and fiercely slashed towards the core of the tumor!

The tumor seemed to sense the intense threat emanating from Yue Shan, and countless tentacles coiled towards him like living things. A powerful mental shock mixed with a frenzied will suddenly erupted.

"Exorcise evil! Suppress the soul!"

Yue Shan roared, and his blood and qi erupted, forming a layer of scorching blood and qi armor.

The longsword in his hand transformed into a crimson streak; wherever the blade passed, the tough tentacles melted away like ice and snow.

The blade slashed deep into the tumor, triggering an even more violent spasm.

The battle between the two sides instantly intensified.

The longsword flashed, its crimson light crisscrossing, the blade's brilliance like a sudden storm, colliding wildly with the ever-regenerating tentacles.

The blast wave rolled and shook the already dilapidated walls inside the house, causing dust to fall in a flurry.

Although Yue Shan was brave and his swordsmanship was fierce and domineering, even if this divine child lost control, the power he contained far exceeded that of ordinary evil spirits. In addition, he himself was seriously injured, so for a time a stalemate was reached.

On the other side, seeing that Yue Shan was entangled by the divine child and that the Soul-Sealing Woman was already useless, the butcher began to consider retreating.

He knew that the situation was hopeless tonight, and staying would only lead to his death. He glanced fiercely at the heavily injured Wu Tong, and then at Yue Shan, who was fighting fiercely with the monster.

With a sudden burst of determination, he stopped hesitating and turned to rush towards the gate leading from the main house to the courtyard!

"Trying to run?!" Wu Tong tried to stop him, but was forced back by the other party's backhand slash, which aggravated his wound, causing him to spit out another mouthful of blood.

The butcher rushed to the door, kicked open the already crooked door, and stepped into the front yard.

The moment his feet touched the ground.

Suddenly, four beams of earth-yellow light appeared on the ground in the four directions of east, west, south, and north!

The beams of light quickly connected, forming a simple square formation that trapped him in the center!

Within the formation, earth energy rose, carrying a heavy binding force that made the butcher feel as if he were stuck in quagmire, his movements instantly becoming sluggish and sticky!

These were the Yin-Locking Stakes and the simple trapping formation that Zhao Tie had set up on the perimeter according to Yue Shan's instructions!

Although it is mainly used against evil spirits and escaping techniques, it also has a strong binding effect on living people, especially people with vigorous blood and energy like Butcher Liu!

"Damn it! There's an ambush!" The butcher was both shocked and furious. He roared and swung his machete, trying to break through the invisible restraints.

His strength was immense; as he swung his cleaver, the earthen-yellow light fluctuated violently, as if it could be torn apart at any moment.

However, the formation is connected to the earth's energy, which is inexhaustible, and it is difficult to break free from it in a short time.

Just as he was struggling to break through the formation.

"Bang!"

A crisp gunshot rang out from a dark rooftop somewhere to the side and above!

The one who fired the shot was Zhou Ling, who was lying in ambush on the roof!

She had been occupying a high vantage point with a good view outside the dyehouse, as planned, and was observing the situation inside the courtyard with binoculars.

The bullet pierced the night sky, carrying a faint whistling sound, and struck the butcher with perfect accuracy, who had his door wide open!

This shot didn't use ordinary rifle bullets, but rather a specially made armor-piercing and anti-evil bullet designed to deal with difficult targets!

The bullets are specially treated to be sharper and harder, and are also mixed with silver powder and copper powder inside, making them specifically designed to break through hard skills and evil magic protection!

The butcher sensed a deadly danger, but being surrounded by enemies restricted his movements. He could only barely turn to the side and hold his cleaver in front of him.

"puff!"

The bullet didn't hit his heart, but it pierced deep into his right shoulder blade!

Although the muscles there were thick, it wasn't the area where his defenses were strongest!

The specially designed bullet easily tore through tough skin and muscle, and even shattered a small piece of bone!

More importantly, the exorcising power contained within the bullet, like a maggot clinging to a bone, surged wildly into his body through the wound, violently clashing with his blood and qi refined by evil magic.

"Ah—!!" The butcher let out a bloodcurdling scream, his right arm went limp and the cleaver clattered to the ground.

The power of exorcism raged within his body, causing pain ten times more intense than a normal gunshot wound, and severely disrupting the flow of his qi and blood.

Hearing the gunshot and screams from inside the house, Wu Tong's spirits lifted, realizing that Zhou Ling and Li Tie had made their move!

On the rooftop, Zhou Ling calmly cocked the gun and aimed again.

The butcher was terrified, knowing that if he didn't break free, the next shot might be his life!

He roared and, ignoring his severely injured right arm and the rampant evil energy within his body, slammed his left hand into his chest.

He spat out a mouthful of blood essence, which turned into a cloud of blood mist and merged into his body's blood and qi. This temporarily and forcibly enhanced his strength, causing the surrounding earthen yellow array light to shake violently and momentarily weaken!

He seized the fleeting opportunity and charged like a bull towards the weakest point of the formation!

"Boom!" His desperate collision actually created a gap in the formation!

Just as he staggered out of the gap in the formation...

"Bang!"

The second shot rang out as expected!

This time, the bullet's target was his shiny bald head!

Given Zhou Ling's marksmanship, at this distance and with her opponent severely injured and slowed down, there was virtually no possibility of her missing.

The bullet pierced the butcher's skull with pinpoint accuracy, carrying shredded brain tissue and splattering black and red blood, before exiting from his forehead!

His forward momentum came to an abrupt halt, and his massive body, as if all its bones had been removed, crashed to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

It twitched twice, then became completely still.

Those fierce and cruel eyes remained wide open, still filled with terror.

In the shadows of the corner of the courtyard, Chen Mo looked at the butcher's fallen corpse, summoned back the paper puppets of swords and weapons that were about to be used, and hurriedly walked into the house.

The captain is fighting hard inside, so it would be a bit inconsiderate for him to stay outside and slack off.

Inside the house, the battle between Yue Shan and Shen Zi had reached a critical moment.

After a prolonged and fruitless battle, he began to feel his strength waning. A fierce glint flashed in his eyes as he plunged his longsword deep into the fleshy tumor. The blade shone with a brilliant crimson light, firmly anchoring itself to the core of the tumor.

Then, with his left hand, he quickly pulled out a dark gold talisman from his pocket.

This is no ordinary yellow talisman, but a Yangyan Posha Talisman issued by the high-ranking officials of the Zhenyi Division. It is extremely powerful and difficult to make.

"The righteous energy of heaven and earth, the blazing sun, burns away evil! By imperial decree!"

Yue Shan gave a low shout and slapped the talisman onto the joint between the hilt and the blade of the longsword.

"boom--!!!"

The talisman instantly transformed into a blinding, scorching golden flame, which surged wildly into the tumor along the blade.

The extremely yang and powerful force of destruction clashed most fiercely with the yin and chaotic power within the tumor.

"roar--!!!"

The divine child let out the most agonizing scream in history, as countless black and red slime and broken tissues were scorched from the inside by golden flames and gushed out!

The immense, sinister aura dissipated rapidly, like the receding tide...