The Spring and Autumn Sect disciples, along with five criminals, were flayed and bloodied by the Sword Rain infused with Aura of Sorrowful Death. Bodies pierced with Sword Light fell like hedgehogs, with only two powerful individuals barely surviving but injured, fleeing in panic.

These two, one was a disciple of the Spring and Autumn Sect at the Great Luo Golden Immortal Eight Liquid Realm, and the other was a criminal whose cultivation base was not very high, only at the Great Luo Golden Immortal Six Liquid Realm. This criminal wore a jacket-style armor that glowed blue, a strange defensive Magic Treasure that somehow didn't let the Sword Rain harm the vital parts.

In terror, the two desperately flew to escape, but they had not flown far when Old Ge and Little Yin, these two Peerless Fierce Ghosts, transformed into shadows, urgently chasing them down, each targeting one, launching into a fierce battle.

As the sides engaged in combat, Wang Xiaoqiang watched the fight leisurely, taking out the Sun-Shooting Bow, aiming the Bow and Arrow at the head of the criminal armored in blue.

Swish!

The Immortal Liquid Arrows, carrying electric arcs, shot out swiftly, directly targeting the criminal's head.

The criminal had a jacket-like armor for defense, leaving only his head as the vulnerable spot, always protecting it during the fight. Hearing the sound of breaking air rushing towards his head, he immediately turned his head aside to dodge.

The arrow missed him.

Wang Xiaoqiang was not discouraged, his expression calm, as he drew the Sun-Shooting Bow once more. An Immortal Liquid Arrow formed in his left hand, the arrow crackling with electric arcs, poised to strike.

The second arrow, Wang Xiaoqiang didn't shoot. He kept aiming at the criminal's head, waiting for the right moment.

The criminal, fighting fiercely with the Fierce Ghost embodiment of Old Ge, knew well of the strong defense of the blue-glowing armor, even his Ghost Claw couldn't break it, so he focused all efforts at attacking the head.

The criminal guarded his face tightly with a Great Sword Magic Treasure, constantly dodging, never exposing his head.

Suddenly...

Old Ge's Ghost Claws suddenly extended, grabbing the criminal's Great Sword Magic Treasure unawares. Old Ge's cavernous, fanged mouth lunged forward, biting towards the criminal's head.

The criminal's eyes widened in terror, pulling back his head to avoid.

Just as he avoided, there was a plop sound. An Immortal Liquid Arrow pierced through his head, the arrow's electric arcs crackling, leaving his head charred and blackened.

This arrow was Wang Xiaoqiang's second shot,

Arrow poised on the bowstring, waiting for the opportunity, launched precisely when the criminal's head showed vulnerability or just shifted, ensuring a direct hit.

Old Ge saw the criminal struck down by an arrow through the skull, waved his Ghost Claw sharply, slicing off the criminal's head amid spraying blood. Before the head could fall, he waved the Ghost Claw again, sending the head flying towards Wang Xiaoqiang.

When the head reached him, Wang Xiaoqiang took out a Dragon Tendon, tying the criminal's head to it.

After dealing with the criminal, Old Ge attacked the Spring and Autumn Sect disciple, who, despite his Great Luo Golden Immortal Eight Liquid Realm cultivation base, struggled against Little Yin's attacks for several rounds. With Old Ge joining, he couldn't hold out, falling swiftly under their combined assault.

The body was torn to pieces by the two Fierce Ghosts, blood rained down like a shower of red rain.

The battle concluded.

Neither the Spring and Autumn Sect disciples nor the criminals escaped; the battle was a complete success.

"Bring me all the criminals' heads..." Wang Xiaoqiang commanded Old Ge and Little Yin.

Old Ge and Little Yin immediately acted, beheading all seventeen criminals and delivering them before Wang Xiaoqiang, eventually tying all these heads onto the Dragon Tendon.

Then, Wang Xiaoqiang instructed the two Fierce Ghosts to take the storage rings from the four Spring and Autumn Sect disciples and hand them to him.

Old Ge and Little Yin complied accordingly.

With these tasks complete, Wang Xiaoqiang offered the bodies to Old Ge and Little Yin, and the Patterned Beast. The two Fierce Ghosts and one Pet Beast, seeing the savory flesh, immediately pounced to devour.

As these three feasted, Wang Xiaoqiang wiped the Divine Consciousness Imprints off the Spring and Autumn Sect disciples' storage rings, binding them with Blood-Recognition, then extracted all the stored items from the Ring Space.

These four Spring and Autumn Sect disciples, having banded together to capture criminals' heads, didn't gain much. Altogether, their Dragon Tendon held two hundred and twenty-two heads, plus eighteen criminals' heads gave Wang Xiaoqiang a total of two hundred and forty heads this battle.

Adding last night's acquisition from two Spring and Autumn Sect disciples, Wang Xiaoqiang now had nearly four hundred and four criminal heads.

This number far exceeded any other contestant's results.

Moreover, these four storage rings contained not only criminals' heads but also some Qi Gathering Pills and Healing Pills, which Wang Xiaoqiang added to his own ring.

Though little, it was better than nothing.

By now, night had fallen.

Nighttime brought dense Yin energy, causing frequent appearances of Beast Corpses and zombies; Wang Xiaoqiang planned to stay put, intending to spend the night in this valley. Decision made, his eyes turned to the cave entrance.

He thought, with this cave capable of hiding criminals for a whole week without detection, it must be a secure place,

He planned to sleep in this cave overnight, resting fully to prepare for tomorrow's battle.

With a thought, the Patterned Beast became a shadow tattoo on his back, while the two Fierce Ghost Puppets guarded the entrance, Wang Xiaoqiang stepped into the cave.

The cave was as vast as it appeared through Divine Sense, about the size of two small courtyards, with some wild fruits left by the criminals.

Wang Xiaoqiang ate two clean ones, while keeping an eye on the two Fierce Ghosts at the entrance, with contemplation in his eyes.

After eating, he quietly withdrew the Holy Path of Courage inside himself, the character "Courage" gleaming before retreating, the Power of Enlightenment also vanishing with it.

Wang Xiaoqiang stood up, walked to the entrance, finding Old Ge and Little Yin not only hadn't run away but stood guard like sentinels, bowed at him.

Wang Xiaoqiang was delighted, returned inside the cave, sat down to rest, after about an hour, he walked back to the entrance, noting Old Ge and Little Yin still stationed there like loyal guardians.

Seeing him come, they bowed respectfully once more.

Wang Xiaoqiang was overjoyed, realizing from their behavior that after a day of incessant enlightenment, they were indeed thoroughly controlled by the Holy Path of Courage, completely becoming his Puppets.

This meant that from now on, he needn't use the Holy Path of Courage to restrain these Fierce Ghosts; they would obey his commands at any time. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com) with recommendation votes or monthly tickets; your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)

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