chapter 26
The ability he gained was akin to a superpower, allowing him to temporarily transform his body into a spiritual form like a Fierce Ghost, rendering himself immune to physical harm.
He could even phase through the ground and walls, and because he was a living person, his spirit form was unaffected by Daoist arts.
In other words, Daoist arts aimed at Fierce Ghosts could not harm him when he was in Phantomization.
This was a truly game-changing ability. If he used it in combat, no blade, spear, or staff could touch him-he would be virtually invincible.
The only regret was that for now, he could only enter the Phantomization state for three seconds, but even so, it was already remarkable.
In life-and-death battles, every second counts. These three additional seconds of invincibility would be enough to decide an enemy’s fate.
Having crossed into this supernatural world where Fierce Ghosts roamed freely, Li Yi never thought his enemies would be limited to creatures like Fierce Ghosts and monsters.
From the incident with Zhang Na, it was clear that sometimes the human heart could be even more terrifying than a ghost.
Ghosts killed out of instinct, but humans killed out of desire. People with intelligence were far more dangerous than ghosts who only acted on impulse.
Now that he was quite famous on the internet, it was inevitable that some ill-intentioned people would try to use him as a stepping stone.
As for the Daoist arts he had mastered-Palm Thunder, Yin Five Thunders, Yang Five Thunders, and the Golden Light Incantation-these were all designed to target Fierce Ghosts.
When facing humans, their effectiveness would be greatly reduced. If he ran into a Spirit Binder specializing in close combat, he would surely die.
Don’t be misled by how easily he killed Fierce Ghosts; that was thanks to the formidable Daoist inheritance he carried. Without any Daoist arts, even a regular thug with a few years of training could finish him off.
Li Yi saw himself as a mage with high offensive power but weak defense.
Now, however, the appearance of the Fierce Ghost Crystal gave him another possibility.
If he could collect and fuse the power crystals of a hundred ghosts, the resulting strength would be truly terrifying.
He looked forward to that day.
Li Yi glanced at the Live Streaming Room. The audience was a motley crowd: some were his fans, while others could well be cultivators hiding in the mountains.
Would these people become his enemies in the future? That remained an open question. He could not expose all his strength.
The matter of the Fierce Ghost Crystal had to remain his trump card.
Fortunately, his Phantomization just now was very brief, and the lighting in the room was so dim that the Live Streaming Room audience had not noticed his transformation.
The System’s notification sounded in his ear again.
[“To investigate the cause of Fierce Ghost Zhang Na’s death, you came alone to the Ghost Building.
You have uncovered part of the truth. Now you face two choices. You decide…”]
[“Option One: Close the case hastily. You will receive a reward of twenty years of Cultivation Base.
However, you will then face the relentless pursuit of Fierce Ghost Zhang Na, until death.”]
[“Option Two: The righteous path is harsh; I cannot allow the slightest corruption. Continue the investigation, and the reward will be doubled.”]
The System once again offered Li Yi two choices. This time, both rewards were extremely generous-either would be a tremendous boost for him.
His current Cultivation Base was only about twenty years; if he gained another twenty years, his combat strength would double.
And to think that he was only in his twenties, yet already possessed sixty years of Cultivation Base. Not even a lifetime of training could match such a cheat-like advantage.
When playing games, Li Yi absolutely hated players who used cheats, as they seriously disrupted the fairness of the game.
But when the one using cheats became himself, Li Yi could only say, “Damn, this feels awesome.”
Without hesitation, Li Yi chose to take a gamble-maybe his bike would turn into a motorcycle, maybe he’d end up with a seaside villa.
A Cultivation Base of twenty years was simply incomparable to one of forty years.
Besides, Sister Zhang Na was so beautiful and so pitiful-how could he bear to send her to Reincarnation?
Alright, Li Yi admitted it: he was a hopeless face-con.
Even if it meant facing the pursuit of a Blood-clad Fierce Ghost, the choice was neither too heavy nor too light for him.
As long as Zhang Na dared to come after him, he dared to send her to Reincarnation on the spot.
Li Yi walked to the door, where the Ghost Seeking Talisman still had some remnants left, just as the System had indicated.
Only when the Exorcism Talisman was completely burned out would it lose its effect entirely.
He quickly infused it with True Qi.
Which lucky Fierce Ghost would be the next to be dealt with by him?
A cold glint flashed in Li Yi’s eyes-hopefully, it would be one of that family of three.
[“Streamer, what do you plan to do next? After you find Sister Zhang Na, you’re not thinking of sending her to Reincarnation, are you?”]
[“Wow, this is the first time I’ve ever worried about a Fierce Ghost. This Streamer is even scarier than the ghosts.”]
“How could that be? What made you misunderstand your Streamer like this? Ghosts are really scary, I’m terrified,” Li Yi said expressionlessly, following the Ghost Seeking Talisman.
The fans in the Live Streaming Room were instantly covered in black lines.
Did this Streamer take them for fools? If he was afraid of ghosts, why did he keep chasing after them?
“Don’t worry, everyone. I’m here this time to seek justice for Zhang Na’s death. I won’t kill her,” Li Yi said with a smile.
The style of this Live Streaming Room was truly unique. In other Streamers’ ghost-hunting streams, the audience always worried the Streamer might be killed by a Fierce Ghost, their hearts in their throats.
But in this Live Streaming Room, the audience was all begging the Streamer to be careful and not accidentally kill the Fierce Ghost.
Even when it came to top-tier monsters like the Blood-clad Fierce Ghost, they had no hope at all.
After watching so many of Li Yi’s streams, they understood one thing very well:
Li Yi equals invincible.
Li Yi still didn’t know that, in the eyes of the Live Streaming Room audience, he had already become an invincible existence. At this moment, he was pondering what pose he should use to send the next Fierce Ghost to Reincarnation.
“Audience Friends, the Female Ghost just now was named Zhang Jing. After a friendly exchange, I successfully awakened a trace of humanity in her ghostly nature and sent her into Reincarnation.”
“From her memories, we learned that there are two other Evil Ghosts in this hospital besides her. Next, we’ll visit them one by one and have a very friendly exchange.”
When he said “friendly,” Li Yi deliberately emphasized the word.
[“I don’t believe a word the Streamer says. Last time he said he’d have a friendly exchange with a Fierce Ghost, and the next moment that ghost was completely obliterated. But we love it.”]
[“Charity Streamer followed.”]
[“May there never be a Streamer in the Hall.”]