Bang bang bang!
The intense pounding sound was stimulating A Long's nerves, as if something was about to break in at any second.
The small black dog stared intently at the window, silent, with its back arched.
But Lu Fei seemed to not hear anything, his palm pressing against Huang Mao's belly, which was covered in black markings, fully concentrated on wrestling with the ghost fetus.
Strands of spiritual power entered Huang Mao's dantian, then, guided by Lu Fei, spread outwards, merging with Lu Fei's own spiritual power. Together, they enveloped the entire ghost fetus from all sides.
The ghost fetus can no longer adhere to Huang Mao's body.
With this step successful, more than half of the job is done!
Lu Fei relaxed slightly, increasing the force in his palm to push the ghost fetus upwards.
The ghost fetus could not move, and could only obediently follow the motion of Lu Fei's palm.
Huang Mao, in extreme pain, seemed to have fainted. His body was trembling instinctively, but there were no more struggling movements.
Lu Fei kept a close eye on his condition, and whenever he saw that Huang Mao was in too much pain, he would immediately pause to let him recover.
At this moment.
The window suddenly stopped shaking.
This abrupt silence made Ah Long feel a bit uneasy.
Ah Long kept glancing at Lu Fei and then at the window.
Bang!
With a loud crash, the window was suddenly shattered, and glass fragments fell to the floor. A bluish-gray shadow ferociously darted in.
A chilling wind rushed into the room.
The ghost-repelling characters on the windows and doors rattled loudly, showing signs of loosening.
The small black dog immediately jumped up and lunged at the bluish-gray shadow.
Both were about the same size, and they instantly tangled together, rolling around the room.
A Long quickly stepped forward, shielding Lu Fei behind him, and only then did he see that the bluish-gray shadow was an infant-like figure that seemed to be underdeveloped.
Ghost Infant!
This little ghost looked extremely vicious, with a head larger than its body, resembling a small beast crawling on all fours. Its eyes were filled with venom.
Its mouth stretched to its ears, revealing sharp, interlocking teeth, as it let out a menacing growl at the small black dog.
Xiao Hei showed no weakness, his two pitch-black eyes devoid of their usual clear stupidity, filled only with coldness and murderous intent.
As the ghost infant moved, Xiao Hei followed suit.
The two small shadows, one black and one blue, tore at each other so fast they became a blur, making it impossible for Long to keep up with them.
But no matter how fast the ghost infant was, Xiao Hei always managed to block it firmly.
Long took a slight breath.
He never expected that this little dog by Lu Fei's side would be so ferocious.
He then turned to look at Lu Fei again.
Lu Fei's forehead was covered in sweat as he pushed the ghost infant toward Mao Huang's throat.
It was almost there.
Long held the soul-sealing jar tightly, readying himself.
But immediately after, the sound of pattering came from outside the window.
"Is there something else?"
A Long's heart felt heavy as he turned to look. In the night outside the window, pairs of green eyes were quickly approaching from afar.
It was a flock of crows in a dark mass!
"The ghost crows have arrived too!"
Lu Fei divided a bit of his attention and threw the Eight Trigram Mirror to A Long.
"Use this to deal with them!"
"Okay!"
A Long caught the Eight Trigram Mirror, immediately placed the Soul Sealing Jar by the bedside, and in two steps, rushed to the window. He aimed the mirror, inscribed with ghost-repelling characters in the blood of his middle finger, at the flock of crows outside.
Buzz!
A golden light emitted from the Eight Trigram Mirror.
The ghost crows would instantly turn to ashes upon touching this light.
Long felt greatly relieved.
Holding the Eight Trigram Mirror, he stood by the window, not allowing any of the crows to get close.
Meanwhile, Little Black had cornered the ghost infant.
Both sides were injured, but the ghost infant had more injuries.
Seizing this opportunity, Lu Fei increased his force, striving to expel the ghost fetus as quickly as possible.
But just as the ghost fetus was about to emerge from Huang Mao's mouth, an invisible and powerful force suddenly appeared, pushing the ghost fetus back in.
The ghost fetus began to slide down, trying to return to Huang Mao's belly.
Lu Fei was startled and quickly exerted his strength to block it.
That invisible force is also intensifying!
A magical duel!
It's the ghost raiser engaging in a magical duel with him!
"Fine, let's duel!"
Lu Fei is no longer the half-baked beginner he was when he first opened Sinisterium Pawnshop. Having absorbed the power of the demon core, he is now brimming with magical energy.
Right now,
he took a slight breath,运转丹田 (operated his dantian), and channeled more magical energy into his palm to confront that invisible force.
The two forces are not yielding to each other!
The ghost fetus moves up and down from time to time.
But it's causing great suffering to Huang Mao.
I wonder how long he can endure the torment.
But Lu Fei knew that the more critical the moment, the less one should show mercy or be soft-hearted.
He focused his mind and spirit, giving his full attention to the duel.
Fortunately, his dantian was abundant and could provide him with a continuous source of support.
There were hardly any ghost crows left outside the window.
The few remaining ones were circling around outside, not daring to approach.
A Long, of course, would not let them off. He aimed the Eight Trigram Mirror at the scattered crows, only letting out a sigh of relief when the area outside the window was clear.
As for the ghost infant and the small black dog, after a fierce struggle, the ghost infant ended up under the paws of the small black dog.
Though it was very unwilling and struggled with all its might, it could not escape from under the plump paws of the small black dog no matter what.
"Manager Lu..."
Along turned around and saw Lu Fei with a grave expression, which startled him so much that he dared not disturb.
He quietly moved the makeshift wardrobe to block the hole in the window, then picked up the soul-sealing jar again and stood beside Lu Fei.
Sweat dripped from Lu Fei's forehead as he pushed against the ghost fetus with all his might, showing no signs of letting up.
As the invisible force intensified, he increased his own strength to overpower it.
Huang Mao couldn't withstand the pressure and had completely passed out.
After a tense standoff, Lu Fei clearly felt that the other side was struggling to hold on.
Just a bit more force would be enough to completely overwhelm them.
He activated his dantian.
Lu Fei remained patient, gradually increasing his strength, inch by inch overpowering the opponent.
The ghost fetus started moving upward.
From the chest to the throat, and then to the mouth.
At this moment, the ghost fetus stopped moving.
In the final moment, it tried to struggle one last time, increasing its strength abruptly. In the air, it was as if a ferocious beast had appeared, opening its huge mouth and lunging fiercely at Lu Fei.
The yin wind was sharp and piercing.
With his clothes fluttering and sweat flying, Lu Fei's feet sank down, and his body as stable as a mountain. His palms firmly held the ghost fetus, not budging an inch.
At the same time.
The huge head of the ghost beneath the small black dog's paws suddenly twisted back, biting fiercely at the small black dog's neck.
Startled, the small black dog quickly arched its fleshy body backward, dodging the ghost baby while simultaneously lunging forward and biting the ghost baby's neck in return.
It shook wildly.
The ghost baby let out a piercing wail.
Lu Fei suddenly felt the opponent's strength slacken, like a flood breaching a dam, collapsing a thousand miles in an instant.
He took advantage of the momentum, increasing his force and pushing fiercely.
The ghost infant plopped out from Huang Mao's mouth, like a slippery and bloody ball of flesh, and slid to the ground, still trying to escape.
Lu Fei immediately grabbed the Eight Trigrams Mirror and shone it on the infant.
A golden light emanated.
The ball of flesh rolled forward in panic.
And A Long was waiting ahead with the Soul Sealing Jar.
Forced by the golden light, the ball of flesh rolled into the jar, and A Long quickly sealed the lid.