Chapter 55: Battlefield
Lu Ren hesitated no longer, returning the longsword to its sheath, he took a quick step forward, facing Old Xu with a smug smile on his face, and his fists rained down like a storm.
Swish swish swish!!
A full three seconds, the old man was directly suspended in mid-air by Lu Ren’s fists, then blasted a dozen meters away by the last punch.
At this moment, his skin was completely shattered, revealing his true form—a withered mummy-like appearance—as Old Xu struggled to raise his head to look at Lu Ren.
"I didn’t expect that your Fist Technique... is even more powerful than your Swordsmanship, I, Old Xu..."
Before he finished speaking, Lu Ren stomped on Old Xu’s head, crushing it, and no sound was heard thereafter.
"Ding, you stomped and killed Earth-bound Spirit Old Xu, your Phoenix Falcon Fist Skill Level +1"
If he guessed correctly, this Old Xu should be similar to an Earth-bound Spirit, still conscious, yet forever stuck at the moment of his previous life.
Lu Ren turned back to look at the sunlit town, now bathed in the slanting evening sun, fearing that once night fell, this place would instantly transform into a Ghostly Realm.
Without looking back, he left, and just as the town was about to disappear from view, Lu Ren couldn’t help but glance back, and was suddenly shocked.
Unknowingly, at the town’s edge, there stood a large silent crowd, each staring at him with blank expressions, eyes fixated, unblinking.
The eerie sensation was spine-tingling.