518 An Idea (1/2)
”This means that if you do not unseal the ghost and fulfil the criteria of staying with it for one night, you will still die. This is the contents of the contract! It will not change because you have received the truth in advance!”
After hearing Lu Bingqi's description, Fang Yuan sighed. ”Interesting... A pawnshop which secretly harvests the souls of humans and spreads curses around?”
”None of this is interesting, okay?”
Lu Bingqi rolled his eyes. ”As soon as the pawnshop knows that I cannot pay the price, they will immediately confiscate the soul which I have pawned to them!”
”Alright, alright, it's just a ghost, right?”
Fang Yuan causally threw the piece of Enmity Blood Jade into the array.
”What are you doing?”
Jiese the monk was shocked. With that, the three of them witnessed the blood streaks flowing out from the jade, staining the entire floor of the room a blood-red hue.
”Bloop! Bloop!”
The blood was being absorbed by the floor as though the entire room had come to live.
Fang Yuan had a much easier time in initiating the array as compared to Lu Bingqi. In an instant, a sinister vibe filled the atmosphere.
”Oh, Buddha... what have you done?”
Jiese the Monk looked at Fang Yuan and was devastated.
”Since he will die if he cannot complete the task, let's try completing the task for him!”
Fang Yuan shrugged his shoulders. To him, it would cost him almost no effort to seal the ghost back.
”Even if you want to unseal the ghost, you have to let me be prepared!”
Even Lu Bingqi had given up all hope. At least unseal my eye first... That ghost will surely target me first!”
”There's no need for that!”
Fang Yuan raised his fist and smashed into mid-air.
”Bang!”
A female ghost in white appeared. As soon as she saw Fang Yuan, she shrieked, turned around and fled... fled...
”Amituofo, oh Lord Buddha... what have you done to the female ghost?”
Jiese the Monk mumbled to himself.
”Whoosh!”
Beside him, Fang Yuan had already turned into an illusionary shadow. In an instant, he appeared above the female ghost. Like a sun, he radiated heat and light and his shocking aura stunned the ghost. Quickly, he transformed into the shape of a giant eagle. ”Heavenly Eagle Claw!”
”Bang!”
As the claw struck down, the female ghost disintegrated into powder.
The sinister vibes which once filled the room quickly dissipated and was long gone.
”Mmm? What did you guys say? I didn't hear it too clearly...”
Fang Yuan turned around and looked at the both of them.
”No... Nothing much!”
Lu Bingqi and Jiese the Monk were both utterly confused. Was that the terrorizing ghost which had toyed with them and forced them into desolation?
Why did she seem like a piece of flimsy paper in front of Fang Yuan?
”Amituofu... This is a miracle! This is the first time I have seen the power of an Arhat[1] in a human!”
Jiese paid his greetings to Fang Yuan and treated him like a living Arhat.
”You are able to use martial arts to destroy a ghost? I'm afraid that even the number one martial artist in the world is unable to do that, right?”
Lu Bingqi's eyes were wide open. ”I now trust in your abilities. I hope that... you are able to seal that Hell up!”
”This of course... We still have an entire night. You can repeat everything that you have said just now, but don't miss out on a single detail!”
Fang Yuan forcefully stomped on the ground, creating a hole in the floorboards. A white shadow seemed to have disintegrated once more.
”If you are smart, leave us alone. Otherwise, I will destroy you!”
The female ghost in white was destroyed by Fang Yuan too many times and could not restore its form in such a short time. Therefore, it was temporarily forced into hibernation.
Indeed, she had obediently left them alone and no longer pestered them.
”Take a look... Isn't she reasonable?”
Fang Yuan dusted his hands, crossed his legs and sat down while looking at the both of them.
'Compared to that female ghost, you're more like the ghost!'
Jiese the Monk and Lu Bingqi were speechless. Slowly, they accepted reality and their speechlessness turned into relieve and happiness.
”Who would've thought that we will have such a powerful person among us humans that is able to counter ghosts with pure martial arts! This is unbelievable!”
Jiese the Monk mumbled under his breath.
”This is because of my unique physical stats!”
Fang Yuan shook his head. For a normal person, having 2 to 3 times the stats of the average human would already be impressive enough.
Such physical properties were still too weak against ghosts and curses. Therefore, most humans had already lost all hope in resisting.