A terrifying aura rose from within him, the Divine-Demonic Power surging through his limbs and bones, as if a Demon God truly resided within his body!

Feeling that aura, the Murder Ghost’s expression changed too. The playful look on his face vanished, replaced by an excited madness!

His greatest joy in life was hunting those stronger than him.

And those geniuses revered as the strong were his primary focus!

He was intoxicated by the process of step-by-step planning, ultimately hunting down an existence far stronger than himself, deriving a strong sense of accomplishment! He was intoxicated by dancing on a tightrope, where a single misstep would lead to eternal damnation! He was intoxicated by escaping time and time again from the hands of his enemies, while they could do nothing despite gritting their teeth in frustration!

Each successful hunt brought forth a huge thrill that surged throughout his body!

For him, that feeling was a thousand times more addictive than any power or beauty!

Moreover, he was not afraid of failure.

To him, failure was like temporarily storing fine wine; the more failures there were, the more aromatic the wine would become the moment it was released!

Once he set his target, it was a fight to the death!

All of these things combined made the Murder Ghost a fearsome, notorious existence!

Originally, Chu Xiu was just a random practice target for him, and he did not care much about the first failure. He was confident that over time, he would soon find an opportune moment to kill Chu Xiu easily, because in the past, as a genius of Civilization Envoy Level, almost no one could keep up with his leveling speed.

Yet, on the second meeting, the Murder Ghost was shocked to find himself being crushed! The gap between him and Chu Xiu was even larger than the first time!

And afterward, with every encounter, the Murder Ghost could feel a frightening leap in Chu Xiu’s strength, the growth speed of which far surpassed his own top-notch genius rate by who knows how many times!

Upon advancing to Heroic Spirit Level, he hoped to avenge his past humiliation, only to find, to his shock, that he still wasn’t a match for Chu Xiu!

After repeated failures, Chu Xiu had become the target he most eagerly desired to hunt in his entire life!

Abandoning cautious measures for self-preservation, facing such an opponent head-on didn’t instill fear; instead, every cell in his body was screaming in excitement!

"Come on, Qin Yu, I’m already tired of running, let me see who between us will be the final victor!"

As he spoke, all the barbs on the Murder Ghost’s armor suddenly extended, like sharp fishhooks, piercing his skin, then suddenly tearing outward! At the same time, dozens of long needles protruded from his helmet, piercing through his skull!

With brain damage and extreme pain, the Murder Ghost was jumping crazily like a madman, continuously letting out excited howls!

This scene triggered bad memories for Chu Xiu.

"God of Pain..."

"It’s that Outer Realm Demon who gains power through self-harm..."

Under Chu Xiu’s serious gaze, the Murder Ghost’s body expanded rapidly, becoming as tall as a three-story building in the blink of an eye, transforming into an entirely pitch-black, muscular monster!

Only his eyes remained frenzied!

Suddenly, with a push of his feet, despite his enormous size, the Murder Ghost’s body was still incredibly agile, leaving only an afterimage as he vanished!

At the same time, Ghost Hand in the sky spewed out a large amount of black mist again, this time ten times more than before! It swallowed the entire cavern almost instantly!

Darkness fell before Chu Xiu’s eyes, and in the next moment, two cold lights rose from the darkness!

This time, however, Chu Xiu was prepared. With a wave of the Chiwen, domineering Sword Qi forced them back, but at that moment, a spatial rift opened around him without warning, slicing toward him like the sharpest longsword in the world!

Faced with a Heroic Spirit Level Spatial Cutting, Chu Xiu didn’t dare meet it directly with Chiwen, instead twisting his body to evade it, while a large amount of Demonic Qi transformed into a dozen long spears, shooting toward the Murder Ghost’s position!

Yet the latter merely let out a sinister laugh, using his mutated hands to forcibly deflect Chu Xiu’s Demon Energy Weapon! Simultaneously, a Tang Saber and a Guan Saber slashed out from the black mist!

"Clang!"

Although Chu Xiu raised his sword to block, the Swordsman took the opportunity to pull out a dagger, carving a wound on his arm.

At this moment, Chu Xiu finally understood what a terrifying opponent he faced.

With the aid of the black mist, a Military General and a Swordsman were equivalent to two top-notch Heroic Spirits whose bodies and weapons could repair infinitely and whose combat skills were honed to perfection, while the Murder Ghost himself was a Heavy Armor Assassin with incredibly strong physical prowess and deadly attacks!

Moreover, the black mist could obscure senses, masking the trio’s offenses!

With the three combined, even a Demigod could suffer greatly if caught off guard!

"No wonder even Zhao Jie with the Eye of Past and Future fell, no wonder he had the confidence to face me directly!"

"But..."

Chu Xiu’s eyes flashed with cold light: "I, too, am prepared!"

A vast Divine Sense burst forth from his Spirit Platform, sweeping all around!

Previously, Chu Xiu might indeed have been forced into a desperate situation, possibly needing to summon the Ghostly Legion, relying on human wave tactics to exhaust the opponent.

But after cultivating the Subduing Ghosts and Slaying Souls Yama Scripture, his Divine Sense had become strong enough to penetrate the black mist’s barrier!