73: God, save me

Four Clones.

It was impossible for all of them to be real.

Xu Le activated the "Mind Link" Skill, only to discover that all four identities had mental connection points and were all Immortal Masters possessing consciousness.

Then kill them all together!

Xu Le cast a "Hurricane Howl" Skill at the front door; anyone who dared to pass through would get a taste of being in a tumble dryer.

He then switched his staff for the demon slaying blade; previously, when looking for a sparring partner, he could take his time.

Now that the sparring partner was going to carry the train, he naturally had to go for the kill.

With a tap and a pull, he skillfully parried the dagger of the Clone in front of him and seized the opportunity to strike three times.

Ghost Executioner's body was like a falling leaf; as the blade wind rose, his body drifted along with it.

Xu Le's blade speed was very fast, but none of the three consecutive strikes landed solidly, only managing to inflict a few flesh wounds.

On the other side, Zhuang Xiaoyan directly unleashed "Savage Charge," actually pinning down a careless Clone.

Xu Le rushed over, hand rising and blade falling, killing that Clone with a single strike.

"Brat, you're courting death!"

The three Clones roared viciously, their bodies not stopping for a moment as they fled toward the front and back doors.

The Clone fleeing to the back door was besieged by the pack of dogs; his body swayed as he met the deep, dark eyes of Little Silly Crow.

Spiritual Interrogation!

"Born a human, why submit to an evil god?"

"Why strike down innocent people one after another?"

"Only able to hide in dark corners and struggle to survive, having to keep half an eye open even while sleeping—is there really any meaning in living like this?"

"If life could start over, what kind of life would you lead..."

Countless thoughts emerged from his heart; the Clone's figure paused, and he stood dazed in place.

Then he was bitten to death by the six surrounding Little Dog Clones.

It took only 0.5 seconds in total, but this 0.5 seconds was enough to decide life and death.

"Ah—"

"I'll fight you to the death!"

The Clone who had been entangled with Xu Le, originally planning to escape to the front door, stayed behind to intercept Xu Le and the pursuing Little Dog Clones.

He had to protect the last Clone.

As long as the last Clone escaped, he would only lose 3/4 of his health.

If he wanted to escape together, the probability of dying together was as high as 90%.

Zhuang Xiaoyan raised her shield and took the lead; seeing that she was within a meter, she aimed at his figure and used "Shield Bash."

The Clone was furious!

He had originally lost a Clone due to carelessness, and now Zhuang Xiaoyan wanted to stun him—it was simply a slap in the face.

And it was a slap after a slap.

A mere level 62 heavy tank!

His ghostly figure dodged, and with a backhand, he stabbed a dagger into Zhuang Xiaoyan's back.

Heart Gouge!

The Skill activated, and just as the dagger was about to twist, Xu Le had already caught up and slashed at his head with his blade.

If he insisted on killing Zhuang Xiaoyan, he would also surely die.

Ghost Executioner withdrew his blade to dodge, but even so, that strike directly took away a large portion of Zhuang Xiaoyan's health bar, almost achieving a one-shot kill.

Xu Le cast "Life Recovery" on Zhuang Xiaoyan; her original health was instantly restored, and she even gained a health shield of over twenty thousand points.

The Ghost Executioner Clone completely abandoned the thought of killing, only defending and not attacking, like a ghost, managing to make Zhuang Xiaoyan miss several Skills.

A few times, he even almost landed crowd control on Xu Le.

He held on until the fifth second before his health bar was emptied by Xu Le.

But it was enough!

The "Hurricane Howl" Skill at the front door had already disappeared.

The Clone fleeing to the front door dodged the two dogs pouncing over, stepped out of the doorway, and laughed loudly: "Xu Le, Zhuang Xiaoyan, I'll remember you two!"

"We shall meet again; remember to keep your eyes open even when sleeping."

At this position, it was enough for him to escape.

Xu Le sprinted with all his might, chasing out the door, but Ghost Executioner had already reached the main entrance; he was only one step away from stepping out of the temple.

After that, he could activate a teleportation talisman and easily escape back to the Shadow Hall.

Zhuang Xiaoyan's face turned pale; thinking about being targeted by Ghost Executioner, cold sweat broke out on her back.

She hurriedly looked at Xu Le.

She saw Xu Le sheath his blade and produce a small metal sword the size of a toothpick.

Xu Le activated the Sword Qi inside according to the method Liu Rufeng had described, and the Sword Qi, containing the power of his full-strength strike, suddenly erupted.

As the violent Sword Qi appeared, the surrounding space became faintly distorted.

The sword emerged, the sword fell.

The moment it was unleashed, the Sword Qi had already struck Ghost Executioner's back.

Ghost Executioner, with more than half of his body across the threshold, felt his scalp tingle; knowing it was the work of an old acquaintance, he had no intention of resisting at all.

He couldn't withstand it even at full health.

Let alone when he only had 1/4 of his health bar remaining.

He quickly formed hand seals with both hands and shouted before the Sword Qi erupted: "Venerable God, save me!"

Boom!

The Sword Qi erupted!

Ghost Executioner's entire body exploded.

Xu Le cast the "Mind Link" Skill again and thoroughly checked the surroundings twice, but found nothing.

Only then was he certain: Ghost Executioner was dead.

Zhuang Xiaoyan was a bit worried: "Xu Le, he formed hand seals to call upon the Venerable God at the end; do you think the god he worships will really descend?"

Xu Le looked back: "What do you think?"

"I... I don't know!"

Zhuang Xiaoyan thought to herself, I'm asking you precisely because I don't know, what's the point of you asking me back?

A second later, she slapped her thigh, suddenly enlightened: "I know, you mean to say that you don't know either, right?"

Xu Le shook his head: "I meant to say, if you were a god and some miscellaneous person wanted you to help them without giving you any benefits, would you be willing?"

Zhuang Xiaoyan: "..."

So that was what he meant!

Xu Le picked up the ring left behind by Ghost Executioner and was suddenly a bit annoyed; he had acted too quickly and forgotten to take out the scythe of death staff.

He hurriedly took out the staff, only to find that Ghost Executioner's departed soul had already been collected.

Only then did he feel at ease to check the assets left by Ghost Executioner.

One legendary grade dagger, one legendary grade ring, two legendary grade items, one anonymous black card with an amount written on it: 1.32865 billion. Four pieces of inferior Divine Stone, two stacks of special-grade displacement talismans, and various daily supplies.

It was a pity that all his top-tier equipment, whether because it was already on the verge of destruction or because the final sword strike was too powerful, had all shattered.

The dagger required level 90 to be used and was a melee weapon, so it could only be sold for money.

The key was the ring.

[Accessory] Shadow Ghost Ring

[Quality] legendary grade

[Usage Requirement] Agility ≥ 600

[Equipment Characteristics] Agility + 200, comes with the "Shadow Ghost Step" Skill, can transform into a ghost form, consuming 100 mana per second, hiding one's figure, and increasing speed by 100%. Cooldown: 60 minutes.

[Item] Banshee Heart

[Quality] legendary

[Item Details] Taken from the heart of the ocean monster, the Banshee; every 24 hours, it can generate a light shield lasting 3 seconds that can block one instance of Skill damage.

[Item] Azure Phoenix Reverse Feather

[Quality] legendary

[Item Details] Dragons have reverse scales, and birds have reverse feathers. This is the most important feather in an Azure Phoenix's life; carrying it increases movement speed by 20%.

Mind Link active.

Little Yellow Chicken's anxious thoughts came through.

Having been one-shot again, it was almost depressed after respawning and had been too ashamed to see Xu Le.

Seeing the Azure Phoenix Reverse Feather now, it finally initiated communication.

After Xu Le let it out, he handed over the Azure Phoenix Reverse Feather; Little Yellow Chicken bit the feather in one go and swallowed it into its stomach in a few gulps.

???

This is food?

Xu Le hadn't reacted at all, watching helplessly as the legendary grade item disappeared.

Then he sensed Little Yellow Chicken's thought about wanting to sleep; he saw it stagger a few steps, its whole body ignited with raging flames, and its form grew wildly—it was about to reach maturity...

PS: Little Yellow Chicken: Mature readers all know to give a five-star review. I am about to mature, don't force me to kneel down and beg you!!!