Chapter 170: Such a Powerful Being!
Xu Yi looked around as shadowy figures emerged from hidden areas of the house; these individuals were shrouded in black robes, revealing expressionless faces.
He felt a familiar aura from these people; like Hunter, they were all heretics from the Church of the Ram.
After a moment of thought, Xu Yi understood what was happening.
Jack the Ripper's dagger and the Deformed Person's Iron Thorn, these cursed items had been discovered in such quick succession, obviously alerting the Ram Cult.
The murderous spree of the maniac wasn't yielding enough souls yet—they weren't ripe and sweet enough, so it wasn't time to harvest; hence, they deliberately leaked the information and set up an ambush here.
It seemed that "undercover" Hunter had been discovered after all, which was inevitable. Considering Hunter's condition, surviving was indeed a bit suspicious.
A bloody array rose from beneath his feet; the heretics joined hands to construct the Array which prohibited phasing abilities, leaving him unable to transform into black smoke and escape.
The Ghost Samurai armor acted as the Evil God's vessel; dealing with a murderer like Vincent was an easy catch, but against these professional heretics, it didn't quite measure up.
"Thank goodness I ran into the Kerry siblings earlier!" Xu Yi felt somewhat relieved.
Logically, the Kerry siblings should have already reported the descent of the Evil God, and government exorcists would soon arrive. All he had to do was stall these heretics.
His gaze landed on a decorative long sword hanging on the wall. He strode toward it, his fist shattered the outer glass, and he drew the sword from its scabbard—its blade was sharp.
This turned out to be a real sword, not a mere decoration!
But that also made sense, how could a deranged murderer tolerate having a fake sword at home?
Xu Yi swung the long sword, feeling an inexplicable familiarity as if he was not wielding it for the first time but had swung it thousands and thousands of times.
"I didn't expect that the Ghost Samurai armor still retained the impression of the previous swordsman who wore it."
He suddenly regretted not equipping the "Swordsmanship Grandmaster" Entries.
The Ghost Samurai was clearly very compatible with the long sword; if he had swordsmanship abilities, he would definitely be able to exert greater power.
The Ghost Samurai charged straight at Vincent; Xu Yi planned to deal with this deranged murderer first. But the array underneath burst into intense bloody light, a heavy force acted on the armor, making it suddenly sink into the wooden floor, leaving deep footprints.
The murderer with the pig-head mask seemed unaffected by the array—in fact, the array had enhanced his power, his pupils speckled with bloody dots, brimming with the desire to kill.
The Boning Knife stabbed toward the Ghost Samurai—the knife was common, purchased from a supermarket, but with the array's blessing, it had the ability to cut down Xu Yi.
Xu Yi held the long sword with both hands, bracing it in front of his chest, ready to face whatever came from any side.
He was now in the body of the Ghost Samurai, unable to use the Fog of Obscurity and without the Alchemical Revolver Messiah in hand.
Yet now he faced a grim murderer and eight heretics, who coldly watched him as if he were a lamb in the slaughterhouse.
"I don't know if I can use it?"
After taking a deep breath, Xu Yi no longer hesitated, gripping the long sword tightly in his hands.
The murderer was the first to charge, but with a "bang," he fell to his knees. The faces of the heretics also changed, turning deathly pale, their pupils filled with terror.
Black and golden flames surged from the body of the Ghost Samurai, instantly annihilating the bloody array and spreading in all directions.
The heretics felt the immense Demon-Suppressing Power within the flames, their bodies involuntarily wanting to kneel. They desperately clenched their teeth to resist, but their knees couldn't bear the pressure and emitted an overwhelmed cracking sound.
Outside the farm, the government exorcists, having received the information from the Kerry siblings, hurried over in haste.
They suddenly halted in their steps, staring blankly at the towering black and golden flames erupting from the farm. Even from such a distance, they could feel the oppressive power contained in the flames.
They murmured involuntarily, "Can we really handle such a being?"
As the soaring black and golden flames dissipated, it took them a while to muster the courage to enter the farm.
They arrived at the processing room of the farm and saw the scene inside. Relieved to not find that terrifying figure, they breathed a sigh of relief.
The floor was scattered with corpses, including the pig-mask-wearing farmer Vincent, and eight strangers dressed in black robes.
According to the forensic examination, the manner of their deaths was essentially the same; they knelt on the ground like sinners confessing their sins, then were beheaded with a single strike.
Upon learning this news, everyone gasped in shock.
The government's exorcist looked even more distressed, "Why do these horrific beings keep appearing in New York so frequently?"
......
The horrific being mentioned by the exorcist was at that moment frantic like ants on a hot pan.
The Fog of Obscurity rushed into a warehouse in the suburbs, transformed back into the Ghost Samurai Armor, and with the return of consciousness to its body, Xu Yi, who had been on the brink of sleep, suddenly woke up and dashed to the Ghost Samurai Armor like a rabbit, pressing his hand against it.
The Ghost Samurai Armor had previously only had a crack at its lower edge, but now cracks nearly covered the entire armor, which seemed on the verge of falling apart as if it would shatter the next second.
Xu Yi hurriedly infused the Power of Faith to stabilize the Ghost Samurai Armor which was about to disintegrate.
Regarding the Ghost Samurai Armor, he originally felt it was optional, mostly preparing for the refinement of the Bone of Nightmares and getting used to it in advance.
But unexpectedly, he had stumbled upon a treasure!
The black-golden flames were naturally the Demon-Suppressing Power of Bastet, the Fire of the Evil God driven by the authority; he had briefly tried it once before and had since been terrified, daring not to use it again.
The human body cannot withstand the oppression of the Fire of the Evil God, and other objects with Divinity also struggle to withstand it; Xu Yi suspected that even if the Bone of Nightmares were used, it would still be difficult.
Yet just now, on a whim, he ramped up the authority of the Evil God to its maximum.
Beneath the surging black-golden flames, neither the murderers nor the heretics could bear the load, being forced to the ground.
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But the Ghost Samurai Armor managed to hold on until returning here, and even though it looked like it was about to shatter, it had a tenacity akin to a cockroach, always clinging to "one last breath."
"The origins of this Ghost Samurai Armor must be anything but simple!"
Xu Yi stopped infusing the Power of Faith, and the Ghost Samurai Armor remained in a state of "about to break but not yet broken."
He felt a bit regretful, using the Fire of the Evil God so freely; he didn't know if he would have such an opportunity again in the future.
"In the future, I must find a way to repair and strengthen the Ghost Samurai Armor!"
Xu Yi packed away the Ghost Samurai Armor and drove to the outskirts of Vincent's farm, where he arrived under a tree, moved a stone from under it, and revealed a small booklet.
The booklet had been found on a cultist because the Ghost Samurai could not carry items, it had to be left there.
He opened the booklet, inside were names: miner Harry, gourmet Shawn... all of them were murderers influenced by demonic thoughts.
Xu Yi pocketed the "Maniac's Manual," his eyes shining.
His guess was not wrong; the stronger the soul, the more Soul Stealing Seeds it could carry.
In the murderer "Farmer" Vincent, he planted a total of twelve Soul Stealing Seeds.
Twelve was not the limit, but Yu Yi was afraid of causing the victim's soul to collapse, which would be a loss not worth the gain, so he did not plant more.
The Evil God of the Ram's attention appeared once again, taking Vincent's soul away; Xu Yi was very much looking forward to it, hoping the other party would swallow those "extra-flavored" souls.
"Adding the Deformed Person from before, there are still less than twenty Soul Stealing Seeds; to go against the powerful Evil God of the Ram, this is far from enough!"
Xu Yi gazed at the booklet in his hand, knowing what he had to do.