The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 307 - 211: Possession

Chapter 307: Chapter 211: Possession

Hearing the method given by Sword Coin, Li Yi’s face immediately darkened.

If they had known such important information earlier, they wouldn’t have chosen to act at night; they would have waited until daylight to make their move. Moreover, Liu Yan actually knew immobilization techniques. Together with the night’s invincible yin corpse that could also conceal its form, this was simply a deadly strike for everyone.

No wonder during the recent clash, everyone had a tough time.

If they hadn’t known this information, continuing this way would probably doom everyone.

Realizing this, Li Yi didn’t impulsively confront Liu Yan but quickly retreated to the rear and used his Guiding Skill to retrieve the Hanging Man Spear he had placed aside.

The reason Li Yi did not want to use the Hanging Man Spear was that holding this weapon for a long time was a great burden on himself, as it required the constant use of the Guiding Skill. However, after Li Yi had broken through to the Refining Realm, he didn’t need to rely on the spear’s power to deal with Walking Corpses; he could easily advance using his own abilities.

Holding the Hanging Man Spear, Li Yi felt somewhat more confident.

With a weapon in hand and the opponent unable to hide her form, the only thing to be wary of now was her immobilization technique.

However, during the back and forth time, all the Spiritual Perception Masters who had previously fought fiercely had now all been defeated.

Every one of them was injured, some even narrowly escaped death, but fortunately, at that moment, no one backed down. They chose to share the attacks, so there were no casualties, yet the situation not only did not improve but became extremely dire, as there were not many Spiritual Perception Masters left who could continue to fight.

"Sister Lin, fall back, I’ll fight her," Li Yi called out, gripping the Hanging Man Spear and charging again.

Upon hearing Li Yi’s voice, Lin Yue subconsciously turned her head to look and saw that Li Yi was already rushing over. She immediately said, "Don’t act tough; this thing is very powerful. We might have a chance to win only if everyone joins forces."

However, she had barely finished speaking.

Liu Yan’s cold eyes had already fixed on Li Yi. She sensed a threat from the Hanging Man Spear in his hands, but Liu Yan wasn’t an unintelligent Walking Corpse. Her eyes shifted, then fixed on Lin Yue, as she deemed it better to kill the others first.

Immediately, she let out a strange laugh, then her figure suddenly vanished from the spot.

At that moment, Lin Yue’s whole body tensed, her Spiritual Sense wildly warning her.

Danger was right behind her!

Lin Yue swiftly turned around and clenched her fist to strike, attempting to force the opponent back.

Bang!

However, accompanied by the explosive sound of Fist Power, her punch actually landed solidly on Liu Yan, but under her full force attack, Liu Yan merely swayed slightly and was not significantly injured.

"She’s alright after taking a direct hit?" Lin Yue was shocked; she felt that her fist had left a mark on the opponent.

But it was just a shallow Fist Mark, not very useful.

Clearly, what Sword Coin had said was right; at night, this yin corpse was indestructible, and even Lin Yue, proficient in boxing, couldn’t handle her.

After taking such a hit head-on, Liu Yan’s creepy smile appeared again.

"Not good!"

Lin Yue was terrified, realizing the opponent’s intention, but it was already too late to retreat.

An ice-cold hand with corpse spots, like a sharp steel knife, stabbed straight towards Lin Yue’s heart.

This strike could neither be dodged nor resisted.

Lin Yue felt as if she saw her own heart being penetrated, and as a Spiritual Perception Master, even with a high physical value, a pierced heart meant certain death.

Bang!

However, at that moment, a gunshot rang out.

The bullet, with some anticipation, flew swiftly and actually hit one of Liu Yan’s arms.

Even the indestructible yin corpse couldn’t withstand a bullet of a special model.

The powerful force tore open a ferocious wound on that arm, congealed blood mixed with a dense smell of corpse stench spread out, and the hand that could have penetrated Lin Yue, due to insufficient follow-through power, only tore open a ferocious wound on her body instead of succeeding.

Lin Yue seized this opportunity to quickly back away, her face both shocked and fearful.

Without that gunshot, she would have been dead.

"That was close." At that moment, from inside a nearby building with a sniper rifle set up, Yuan Mingjin’s forehead was covered in cold sweat.

He was the one who had fired that shot.

The pressure was tremendous when he fired that shot; a slight misjudgment could have killed Lin Yue too, but fortunately, the worst-case scenario didn’t happen, and he managed to hit Liu Yan and save Lin Yue.

"Good shooting," Master Pete immediately praised upon seeing this.

He hadn’t expected Tianchang City to have such an outstanding sniper; even he was not sure of making that shot, but a sniper without Spiritual Perception dared to fire and did not cause collateral damage. This was not just courage but talent.

"Death wish,"

However, at that moment, Li Yi’s furious voice resounded as he was already rushing forward, swinging the Hanging Man Spear so tightly that Liu Yan had no chance to dodge. In the blink of an eye, he felt a tremendous resistance from the illusory spear, as if it had struck a stone.

Liu Yan’s head took a hit, and she emitted a sharp, strange scream, then a spectral figure detached from the body and appeared outside.

But it quickly returned to Liu Yan’s body again.

Obviously, the fierce ghost possessing her was not willing to give up the yin corpse that had been refined with difficulty.

Li Yi didn’t give the opponent a chance, the Hanging Man Spear struck horizontally, hitting Liu Yan again. The phantom that had just returned to her body was knocked out once again, and darker streams of energy began to emanate from the fierce ghost, indicating it had been wounded.

With the appearance of such soul injuries, the corresponding part of Liu Yan’s body began to visibly and rapidly decay.

"Is it effective?"

Zhang Lei, seeing this, joyfully shouted, "Everyone attack together and hold this thing down, give Li Yi a chance."

Everyone’s expressions changed slightly, but at this moment there was no time for second thoughts, if they didn’t cooperate, probably no one in this old town district would make it out alive.

Soon, Li Shaqing, Master Pete, Zhang Lei, Gu Mengping, and several others, gritting through their injuries, charged forward again.

Liu Yan seemed to sense her advantage waning and suddenly lifted her head, opened her mouth, and emitted a bone-chilling, mournful scream. This scream carried a power that attacked the soul, causing everyone’s heads to feel as if they’d been kicked hard, instantly becoming dizzy, stumbling, and almost collapsing on the spot.

Luckily, there were many people around, spreading out the attack among them; otherwise, taking a direct hit like that could result in soul damage and unconsciousness, just like what initially happened to Zhang Lei.

Nevertheless, everyone suffered, with blood flowing from their noses, ears, and eyes, the light in their eyes quickly dimming, leaving their bodies trembling weakly.

Li Yi was no exception.

Having heard the piercing scream, he almost fainted, but fortunately, he had consumed a Resurrection Pill beforehand. His soul was slight stronger than those of the Spiritual Perception Masters. Inside his consciousness, his true self sat on the Lotus Platform, roaring in an attempt to fend off the attack but eventually slamming back, appearing terribly frail.

"My Divine Soul is damaged..." Li Yi gritted his teeth and clutching the Hanging Man Spear, roared as he charged forward again.

His Divine Soul was damaged, but the opponent was also suffering from several hits from the Hanging Man Spear.

Qi-Blood surged forth, clinging directly to the Hanging Man Spear.

He tried to amplify the power of the Hanging Man Spear with the Martial Artist’s Qi and Blood Gang Qi.

However, this action seemed to trigger some hidden ability in the Hanging Man Spear. Suddenly, a ghastly Ghost Fire appeared on the previously phantom-like spear, burning vigorously with Li Yi’s Qi-Blood as fuel.

Hmm?

This anomaly surprised Li Yi, but then a similar scene from his memories emerged, where he had seen a ghost soldier wielding the Hanging Man Spear in the same way; when the spear was ignited with Ghost Fire, its power greatly intensified.

At this moment, a look of fear emerged on Liu Yan’s pale face, and she seemed reluctant to come into contact with the Ghost Fire from the Hanging Man Spear, now trying to flee.

But then, several gunshots rang out.

In the distance, Zheng Gong and Yuan Mingjin opened fire, trying to block Liu Yan’s escape routes and deny her any chance to flee.

While Liu Yan dodged the bullets, Li Yi already charged at her.

The burning Hanging Man Spear swung, and even though Liu Yan tried her best to avoid it, she was still struck. The Ghost Fire touched her and immediately ignited the yin corpse, which then began to burn fiercely, showing no signs of dying down.

Liu Yan’s body now melted rapidly, like a candle under the scorching flames of the Ghost Fire.

But amidst such agony, Liu Yan still managed to stretch out her palm and formed a hand seal.

An immobilization spell?

Li Yi’s expression changed drastically, but before he could retreat, it was already too late.

He was instantly paralyzed, unable to move.

And the next moment,

Liu Yan’s body abruptly collapsed to the ground, then a phantom burst from Liu Yan’s corpse and rushed straight towards Li Yi.

"Not good, the fierce ghost is abandoning that woman’s body and trying to possess Li Yi," everyone exclaimed in shock.

If the possession succeeded, they would all be doomed.

But Li Yi was already immobilized, able only to watch everything unfold.

Though others were willing, they couldn’t stop it.

The fierce ghost was a soul body, bullets couldn’t hit it, and it could only be dealt with through special methods.

Although Li Yi held the Hanging Man Spear, which could repel the fierce ghost, he was now immobilized by the spell, just like Li Shaqing before him, unable to move and thus helpless.

The fierce ghost entered Li Yi’s body right before everyone’s eyes.

"It’s over, he really got possessed,"

Upon seeing this, everyone went silent.

Frozen in place, Li Yi felt a chilling force forcefully squeezing into his body, causing his entire body to lose sensation, and his consciousness felt like it had been crushed, nearly causing him to faint.

Clearly, on a soul level, he was not a match for this fierce ghost.

After all, this fierce ghost was a being that had crossed borders along with Sword Coin.

As it continued, Li Yi felt his consciousness fading, his body becoming a mere shell for the fierce ghost.

"Li Yi,"

Lin Yue, though bloodied and injured, was filled with intense urgency upon seeing him being possessed.