Divine & Bizarre: Increasing Points to Invincibility-Chapter 73: The Pitiful Pleas of the Strange Object? Utterly Disregarded!_1

Chapter 73: Chapter 73: The Pitiful Pleas of the Strange Object? Utterly Disregarded!_1

At nightfall.

The nights in Yinghe Prefecture were unexpectedly quiet, even quieter than those in Qiulong County.

Perhaps because the birthday of the City God was imminent, many people were worried that in the next few days, strange beings might cause trouble.

Even those strange beings that usually didn’t cause trouble...

Ordinary people dared not encounter them.

Some strange beings had intellects; they might not harm humans.

However, on them lingered strange powers to various degrees, which could unknowingly affect the common people without any cultivation.

It wasn’t just touching them; a mere glance could bring disaster to ordinary people!

Catching a minor illness could be the least of their troubles!

Thus, those daring to stroll out at night were few and far between.

Most were cultivators.

"Daddy, what’s the hurry?" Chen Xiaoxiao, out of breath, didn’t understand why her father was so anxious.

This morning, she had followed Daoist Priest Fan without rest to Yinghe Prefecture, nearly exhausting herself to stupidity.

And then came evening.

She had to get tired out all over again!

Chen Zhuan was walking so fast he was nearly running.

He was clutching some talismans tightly in his hand, his face tense with worry as he said, "What’s the hurry? Of course, it’s to save your life, girl! If you hadn’t accidentally gotten a stomach ache and squatted in the latrine until sunset, would I need to be in such a rush?"

He kept a vigilant eye on his surroundings as he explained, "These nights in the cities of Yinghe Prefecture will certainly not be peaceful! If we happen to encounter some powerful strange being, both of us, father and daughter, could perish right here!"

"Ah?"

Chen Xiaoxiao paused and then asked in a low voice, "Isn’t it said that the City Lord God’s birthday celebration is starting in several days? What kind of audacious strange being would dare to commit evil under the City Lord God’s nose?"

"Ha! There are plenty!" Chen Zhuan said, "Some strange beings lack complete rationality, and it’s quite normal for them to do anything."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiaoxiao gasped in shock!

She finally understood why her father was acting so nervously.

If there truly were such irrational strange beings...

Then the two of them were indeed in great danger!

"Wait!"

Suddenly, Chen Zhuan stopped in his tracks.

Chen Xiaoxiao was startled and quietly asked, "What... what’s happened?"

Chen Zhuan looked extremely troubled. "We’ve been here before!"

Chen Xiaoxiao widened her eyes. "Ghost hitting the wall?!"

"I’m afraid so, and I haven’t taught you in vain. If you had blurted out ’Are we lost?’ I would have hung you on the city wall for you to remember well what your father has taught you."

Chen Zhuan took a deep breath and continued, "Wait here. I’m going to break the ghost hitting the wall, and you run first."

With that said,

He didn’t wait to see what his daughter thought before his hand was already gathering mana, and the talismans he held burst into flame!

Chen Zhuan’s expression was solemn as he chanted, "Chen Zhuan, eleventh-generation descendant of the Chen family, beseeches the true spirits of our ancestral lineage to reveal themselves! Heaven and Earth are profound and serene, all magic cannot invade. Penetrate the evil ghosts; may our incense offerings thrive!"

"I implore our ancestors to lend their power!"

"Urgent like a decree!"

Boom—!!!

The sound echoing like a struck bronze bell slowly reverberated; the scene before Chen Zhuan and Chen Xiaoxiao began to distort until it finally turned into an entirely different one from before!

Chen Zhuan was about to heave a sigh of relief when in the next moment, the scene before him twisted again.

It changed back!

The expression on Chen Zhuan’s face instantly stiffened.

He seemed to realize something.

As if facing a great enemy, he said, "This isn’t good; the mischievous creature creating this ghost hitting the wall is more formidable than I imagined!"

"Hm?"

Chen Zhuan suddenly felt something.

He pushed his daughter to the side and clumsily rolled on the ground like a donkey.

Then they saw a giant head whistle past between them,

Emitting bursts of piercing, shrill laughter.

A strand of hair from the head brushed against Chen Zhuan’s clothes, and he saw that his clothes were torn open with a large hole!

And the skin that showed through...

Everyone could feel a chill so icy it made them shiver violently!

"What a fierce creature!" Chen Zhuan gritted his teeth and shouted to Chen Xiaoxiao, "Protect yourself well!"

Immediately.

He sat cross-legged on the spot, tossing out talismans with yellow backgrounds and red characters, which floated around him, radiating an enigmatic power.

"I beseech our ancestors to lend me their magic!!"

Chen Zhuan bellowed angrily.

A dozen talismans turned into beams of red light, shooting out in all directions!

For a moment.

He thought he heard a scream from the creature, and the scene before him twisted into illusion once again.

But before he could revel in it for a second, an angry and terrifying howl followed!

Four gigantic heads, attacked him from the front, back, left, and right!

This caused Chen Zhuan’s expression to change dramatically!

He bit his fingertip and dripped blood onto a talisman, which he struck outward with his palm, instantly shattering the head that was flying toward him in the front.

Chen Xiaoxiao on his left was no pushover either.

Knowing the grave danger, she didn’t just protect herself; she opened the large bundle she was carrying and suddenly tossed it forward forcefully, scattering a mass of talismans.

A dense array of talismans formed a barrier like a wall, as if scattered by a heavenly maiden.

The ghastly head approaching from the left struck the talisman barrier.

The talismans burst into vigorous flames.

Turning the ghastly head into ashes!

But...

That wasn’t enough!

Chen Zhuan hastily dodged to avoid the head attacking from the right, but at that moment, he felt his back being struck as if by a massive elephant weighing thousands of pounds.

He was propelled forward uncontrollably, a mouthful of old blood surged to his throat and spurted out.

When he crashed down a few steps away, he gasped for air, unable to breathe in.

And his back was chilling to the bone!

He saw a ghastly head clinging stubbornly to his back. Its fierce mouth was incessantly biting at him.

While it didn’t blur his flesh with blood, Chen Zhuan could feel his soul being gnawed by the creature!

It was biting not at Chen Zhuan’s flesh,

But at his three souls and seven spirits!!!

"Dad!"

Chen Xiaoxiao was horrified and ran forward to grab the creature’s hair. Immediately, her palms got frostbitten, twisting her face in pain.

Yet she still tried to pull the creature away, but it remained immovable!

Chen Zhuan felt extremely weak.

His mana was rapidly draining away.

For a moment.

He thought he caught sight of a towering, burly silhouette—could it be Daoist Priest Fan? But how was that possible... he feared he was having a hallucination as death approached.

Until.

Chen Zhuan heard his daughter, Chen Xiaoxiao, cry out with overwhelming joy, "Daoist... Taoist Priest!!!"

Afterward.

Chen Zhuan felt a lightness on his back, the bone-chilling sensation was still there but was not as severe as before.

What was this?

Chen Zhuan shook his head, trying to clear his mind and struggling to turn over. Then, he saw a scene that left him completely dumbfounded.

—Daoist Priest Fan was holding the creature’s head with one hand, his fingers digging into it.

The creature’s face was filled with pain and pleas for mercy.

Daoist Priest Fan paid no attention to the creature’s abject pleading.

With a gentle squeeze.

Boom!

The creature’s head burst open instantly!

Its soul scattered to the winds!

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