I Can Strengthen Infinitely-Chapter 165 - 138: Each Displays Their Means, Subduing the Ghost Venerable

Chapter 165: Chapter 138: Each Displays Their Means, Subduing the Ghost Venerable

The Great Ghost Venerable skillfully swallowed the old beggar, preparing to capture him, but his expression suddenly changed, as if encountering something unbelievable.

"Fool, so much for being the Great Ghost Venerable," the little beggar, who had been thrown aside, slowly got up and said with a smile.

The little beggar raised his hands. It seemed there was nothing in his hands, but under the moonlight, if you looked carefully, you could be surprised to find that there were ten threads as thin as hair tied to his fingers, with the other ends unexpectedly in the mouth of the Great Ghost Venerable.

"Puppetry?!" the Great Ghost Venerable exclaimed.

"I want your power," the little beggar moved his hands, and instantly, the old beggar’s body burst out from the throat of the Great Ghost Venerable, as if it were his new body.

However, with the old beggar’s figure, the head the size of a wheel on his shoulders looked somewhat bizarre and peculiar.

"Human brat! Don’t you dare! No one can enslave me!"

The Great Ghost Venerable roared in anger and began struggling, attempting to rid himself of the old beggar’s body, but it was not that easy. The little beggar had been quietly hiding beside the old beggar, disguising himself as an inconspicuous presence, ensuring that others would focus their attention on the old beggar, allowing him to launch a surprise attack to achieve unexpected results.

Thus, the Great Ghost Venerable was fooled, never expecting that the seemingly lifelike old beggar exuding the aura of a human master was merely a puppet!

What a marvelous, masterfully crafted piece of work!

"Withdraw!" the little beggar pinched his fingers and commanded.

Instantly, no matter how the Great Ghost Venerable struggled, his head began to shrink at a speed visible to the naked eye until it was roughly the same size as the old beggar’s head, then the change stopped.

At this moment, the old beggar’s body was astonishingly adorned with the Great Ghost Venerable’s head.

"The puppet was painstakingly crafted by me, providing you a vessel for capture isn’t a bad deal," the little beggar tugged, and the Great Ghost Venerable immediately walked to his side, his movement devoid of stiffness, no different from a real person.

After conducting the capture with the old beggar’s body, the Great Ghost Venerable fell silent, keeping his mouth tightly shut, showing no intention of speaking. The little beggar reached out and held his hand, and everything returned to its original state.

"Let’s go," said the little beggar, and they quietly left the Cheng family’s mansion.

...

Nie Qingshan saw the Great Ghost Venerable being released, and his fierceness was overwhelming. If they were allowed to leave this place, Cyan Yang City would likely be in ruins tonight.

So Nie Qingshan immediately took action, drawing a yellow-lacquered wooden sword from his wide sleeve and holding it tightly in his hand.

He leaped up, and beneath his feet, there appeared a flash of lightning, as if an immortal stepping on thunder and wind, striding towards the nearest Great Ghost Venerable head.

"Yellow Heaven Sword Skill, heavy sword without a blade!"

Nie Qingshan lowly shouted, and a massive sword apparition more than ten meters long appeared in the air in front of him.

This colossal sword apparition was thick and bladeless but brought an overwhelming oppressive aura. The Great Ghost Venerable originally intended to devour a Seven-Star Inspector, but upon seeing Nie Qingshan, immediately changed his mind.

"Haha! You’re more suitable for me!"

The Great Ghost Venerable laughed fiercely and flew towards him.

With a headbutt, it collided head-on with the giant sword apparition. The blade of the apparition shattered piece by piece as Nie Qingshan advanced, the apparition continuing to shatter from the blade to the hilt.

The Great Ghost Venerable opened his mouth wide, lunging toward Nie Qingshan to bite him.

"Yellow Heaven Sword Skill, Three Thousand Sword Rain!"

Nie Qingshan’s sword style changed, and his yellow-lacquered wooden sword stabbed out like a fierce storm. In an instant, three thousand fine yellow swords enveloped the Great Ghost Venerable’s head from all directions, continuously striking upon it.

This sword momentum was fierce and sharp, instantly cutting the Great Ghost Venerable’s hair strand by strand, and even his skin bore dozens of sword marks, making him look quite miserable.

The once mighty Great Ghost Venerable was now reduced to just a head remaining in the world, his strength inevitably plummeting. Given Nie Qingshan’s extraordinary skill, the Great Ghost Venerable suffered a loss this time.

Without taking control, his strength could not return. The Great Ghost Venerable immediately turned away, abandoning Nie Qingshan, the difficult and thorny target, and flew toward the nearest Seven-Star Inspector.

"Still trying to harm others!" Nie Qingshan shouted, retrieving a Yellow Turban from his bosom and forcefully throwing it toward the Great Ghost Venerable.

Instantly, the Yellow Turban shot out like a meteor, extending in the wind.

Flying out faster than the Great Ghost Venerable, it intercepted him mid-flight, tightly wrapping around his entire head and quickly forming a yellow ball, plummeting to the ground.

The yellow ball trembled several times, but as the Yellow Turban tightened, it soon ceased moving altogether.

Nie Qingshan didn’t waste any time and immediately pursued another Great Ghost Venerable drifting in the air.

...

A Toad Officer was running fast, but in terms of speed, he was no match for the Great Ghost Venerable behind him. Seeing himself about to be devoured, he gritted his teeth, turned around, and slashed at the Great Ghost Venerable with a sword, unleashing a tyrannical Blade Skill, intending to give it his all.

However, the Great Ghost Venerable ignored everything. The blade energy hit him without any effect, and with a swift gulp, the man disappeared into the Great Ghost Venerable’s mouth.

"Ancestor, my grandfather is a Demon Wheel Body of our race, born to cultivate the Demon Wheel Evil Canon, the most suitable body for your descent." The faceless man respectfully led the Faceless Ghost Venerable to the side of the tall, thin faceless man and said.

Without hesitation, the Faceless Ghost Venerable could clearly sense that this was a powerful physique, so he directly bit and swallowed the tall, thin faceless man into his mouth.

Seeing that Qi Feng was about to be eaten by a Great Ghost Venerable with the head of an old woman, Qin Yuesheng let out a Soul-Shattering Roar. The massive sound wave instantly knocked the Great Ghost Venerable aside, saving Qi Feng in time.

Before the Great Ghost Venerable could react, as Qin Yuesheng approached her, the Soul-Catching Demon quickly wrapped up again, absorbing the head of another Great Ghost Venerable into its body.

There were just too many Great Ghost Venerables who escaped from the seal. Even with the help of the Soul-Catching Demon, Qin Yuesheng had only captured five of them so far.

"Are you okay?" Qin Yuesheng asked as he pulled Qi Feng up from the ground.

"Th-thank you," Qi Feng replied, looking terrified. He had just smelled the stench from the Great Ghost Venerable’s mouth and was saved from the brink of death by Qin Yuesheng.

"Quickly gather with Lord Bai and Lord Zuo with the others. Do not act alone. You are not their match."

"Yes, I’ll go now," Qi Feng nodded repeatedly and ran off.

At this moment, Qin Yuesheng suddenly realized why the Ghost Race had those three headless corpses in the underground chamber of Cold Mountain Temple. They were meant to serve as conduits for these Great Ghost Venerables.

The Ghost Race had prepared a trump card long ago, but unfortunately, Qin Yuesheng intercepted and thwarted their plan midway.

"Hahaha! This is what having a body feels like, so nostalgic!" A Daoist from West Qi Mountain Temple looked at his hands and laughed. Although he was clearly a male Daoist, there was the head of a young child on his neck, looking extremely odd. It was clear that this Daoist had been unlucky enough to be possessed by a Great Ghost Venerable.

"Brother Qingshi!" Daoist Qingfeng shouted with his sword in hand, his eyes nearly tearing apart.

Just moments ago, a Great Ghost Venerable had devoured one of his junior brothers without leaving any time to react, completing the process of possession.

This meant his junior brother was completely dead, with no possibility of return.

Daoist Qingfeng immediately took out his Magical Artifact, the Eight Trigrams Mirror, and shone it at the Great Ghost Venerable who now had a body.

A dazzling light shot out, directly targeting the head of the Great Ghost Venerable.

"Good timing!" The Great Ghost Venerable laughed and spat out a black blade, ready to contend with Daoist Qingfeng’s Magical Artifact.

Bang!

The black blade sliced through the dazzling light with ease, continuing swiftly towards Daoist Qingfeng.

Daoist Qingfeng’s expression changed instantly. He quickly used the Eight Trigrams Mirror to block, and it collided with the black blade.

The entire Eight Trigrams Mirror shattered with a sound, breaking into two halves in Daoist Qingfeng’s hand.

"I have always loathed you Daoists. It is your honor for your bodies to be used as conduits," The Great Ghost Venerable snarled maliciously, "Now you are useless. Just go die."

A gusty wind surged around him, causing his robe to flutter noisily. Black energy surged as a two-headed black figure appeared behind the Great Ghost Venerable. With a flick of his arms, over ten black blades were wildly unleashed, enveloping Daoist Qingfeng’s group.

The Daoists spun in circles with their swords, using the True Qi within them to form shield walls like air barriers in front of them, trying to resist the incoming black blades.

The cultivation of the Art of Cultivating Vitality allows the generation of True Qi within the body. Like Inner Strength, True Qi can be used to perform many amazing feats, employing many unique techniques. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

However, this requires learning various Taoist Skills compatible with True Qi. For someone like Qin Yuesheng, who was a half-baked learner, his use of True Qi was still at the rudimentary phase of ’detoxifying the body.’

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Piece by piece, the barriers shattered, unable to withstand the power of the black blades.

As the Daoists were about to meet their end under the black blades, there was a sudden loud noise from the sky.

Boom!

A huge Jade Token suddenly fell from above, perfectly wedging itself between Daoist Qingfeng and the black blades. All the black blades struck its surface, and the Jade Token bore the brunt of their impact.