Staying In The World Of Cultivation

Chapter 48: Mysterious Black Smoke

No matter how much Lao Hu tried to persuade him, Su Fan refused to let go.

Although he didn't know the origin of the monster on the street, it was definitely not something that ordinary martial artists could deal with.

He scanned with his divine sense, but it didn't resemble a monster, nor did it have the aura of ghosts, demons, or zombies.

At this moment, there was a commotion outside.

The two of them returned to the window and saw several government constables rushing over with a group of strong men.

"Shoot..."

The leading constable shouted.

Several strong men behind him, armed with crossbows, shot a round of arrows at the monster.

The monster, which was devouring a corpse, had an extremely powerful body. The arrows shot at it were all deflected.

The monster slowly turned its head, the sound of chewing in its mouth and the blood spurting out were chilling.

It suddenly turned around and pounced.

"Demon... it's a demon, run!"

Several constables and the group of strong men threw away their crossbows and fled in all directions, wailing.

The leading constable shouted and drew his waist knife, but before he could strike, he was slapped away by the monster.

It then rushed over and pounced on two strong men who hadn't managed to run far, tearing them apart frantically.

In a moment, the two strong men were torn into several pieces, and the entire street was stained red with blood.

"Lao He..."

Hu Guanghai took advantage of Su Fan's distraction and jumped off the building, running a few steps to the side of the constable.

Su Fan quickly turned around, ran into a nearby elegant room by the window, and jumped onto the roof several times in succession using Blink.

Looking down from the roof, he used "Shadowless Needle" and pointed his right hand downwards.

Swoosh!

The flying needle shot through the monster's head in an instant.

"Ahwoo..."

The monster let out a miserable howl, suddenly raised its head, and stared at Su Fan with resentful eyes. It then leaped onto the roof.

Su Fan was dumbfounded. Even after being pierced through the head by the "Shadowless Needle," it didn't die. What kind of thing was this?

He quickly retreated and took out a magic sword from his storage bag, his eyes fixed on the approaching monster.

At this moment, the magic sword in Su Fan's hand emitted a faint glow, flickering a few times.

Unfortunately, his attention was focused on the monster and he didn't notice the change in the magic sword.

The enraged monster roared and charged at him. Just as it was about to collide with Su Fan, his figure suddenly disappeared from the original spot and appeared beside the monster.

"Whirlwind Slash..."

Using his right foot as the axis, Su Fan swung the large sword in a full circle, with a ferocious momentum that lifted the fallen leaves on the rooftop, creating a whirlwind along with the sword energy.

The unparalleled sharp sword intent seemed to cut through the void, emitting a sharp and piercing sound. It ruthlessly slashed the monster's neck.

Splat!

The monster's ferocious head soared into the sky.

The uncontrollable body still took a few steps forward before falling off the roof and crashing into the alley below.

Su Fan was stunned. He had prepared for a tough battle, but he didn't expect it to be so easy.

It was too weak.

Su Fan walked over, picked up the monster's head, and found no bloodstains around the neck.

Moreover, the wound was already rotten, emitting a stench of decay, as if it had been dead for several days.

Su Fan jumped off the building, covering his nose, and squatted down next to the monster's corpse to examine it carefully.

Suddenly, a black smoke emerged from the monster's body and instantly drilled into Su Fan's body.

Without any defense, Su Fan's internal Dao seed exploded, and countless scorching purple electric currents rushed out.

Su Fan only heard a scream of despair and hoarseness in his ears. The eerie black smoke rushed out of his body, about to disappear in an instant.

How could Su Fan let it go? The purple electric currents enveloped the large sword, and with a fierce sweep, they instantly shattered the black smoke.

The black smoke scattered everywhere, although it recondensed, it had become extremely dim.

Su Fan rushed over and swung his sword wildly until the black smoke completely dissipated, then he put away his sword.

What kind of thing is this? It's too sinister.

If it weren't for the Dao seed inside his body, it would have been difficult to say what would have happened today.

Su Fan turned his head and looked at the monster on the ground, instantly dumbfounded.

He discovered that the originally ferocious and terrifying monster had turned into a completely rotten human corpse.

Su Fan frowned. That strange black smoke attached itself to the human corpse and could actually transform into a ferocious monster.

He had never heard of such a thing before.

At this moment, a commotion came from the street. Su Fan moved and floated to the rooftop.

He calmly returned to the Wangjiang Tower and went to the window by the street.

He saw dozens of soldiers holding long spears rushing past under the leadership of a general.

Su Fan went downstairs and saw Hu Guanghai supporting a constable sitting on the side of the street.

Hu Guanghai saw Su Fan and shook his head with a bitter smile.

"Brother, help me out and carry Lao He to the medical clinic over there..."

Su Fan hurriedly went over and helped Hu Guanghai carry the constable to the medical clinic across the street.

This constable was lucky to have survived.

But half of his body's bones were shattered. Even if he was healed, he probably wouldn't be able to stand up again in the future.

Because of the appearance of the monster, the city was in chaos, and it didn't calm down until evening.

Lao Hu arranged for Su Fan to stay at an inn and then left.

In the evening, Hu Guanghai returned with a dejected face and sat there without saying a word.

Su Fan poured him a cup of tea and sat across from him.

"Is everything alright in the city?"

Lao Hu picked up the teacup, took a sip, and shook his head.

"That monster came out from the Yizhuang. According to the people from Yizhuang, it was a corpse that turned into a monster."

After hearing Hu Guanghai's words, Su Fan nodded thoughtfully.

"Do you know that corpse?"

Lao Hu smiled bitterly and said, "That corpse drifted over from the Qingcang River yesterday and was picked up by the people at the dock and placed in the Yizhuang."

He paused here and said, "That corpse has already been found and burned by the authorities."

Su Fan had studied the "Ghost Dao True Solution" and had more than a dozen ghostly spirits in his hands.

He was quite knowledgeable about ghostly creatures and knew that the strange black smoke could never be a ghostly creature.

Not only was the aura wrong, but it was also impossible for a ghostly creature to attach itself to a human body and transform into that kind of monster.

The next day, Su Fan and Lao Hu went to the dock.

Hu Guanghai hugged Su Fan tightly, patted his shoulder.

"Brother, have a safe journey..."

Su Fan smiled and nodded. Just as he was about to turn around and board the ship, he saw someone on the dock pointing at the river and shouting loudly.

The two turned around and looked at the river, instantly stunned.

They saw several corpses floating on the distant river, moving towards the dock along the water flow.

The news of the Yizhuang corpse turning into a monster had already spread throughout Luqu County.

Seeing more bodies floating over, the people on the shore panicked, and the dock became chaotic.

"More bodies are floating over..."

A boatman standing on the mast shouted loudly.

Su Fan and Hu Guanghai jumped onto the boat and looked towards the distant river. They saw numerous bodies floating densely on the river.

Seeing so many bodies floating over, the dock was completely in chaos.

Some boats that had already left the dock quickly turned around and docked again. The people on the boats desperately ran towards the city.

(End of this chapter)