Nightmare Apostle

Chapter 1099: Chapter 753: From now on, I’ll take care of your meals.

"Wait... wait!" Yang Xiao struggled to support himself, still trying to resist.

The Pingsong Building Master stared coldly at him, not striking immediately, wanting to let him suffer more.

"I... I have a few good magic artifacts hidden nearby. If... if you can spare me, I’m willing to offer them." The Mirror Ghost had already been instructed by Yang Xiao to leave, and now he must buy time.

"Can these treasures bring back my daughter’s life?!" The building master remained unmoved after hearing this. He had been staking out this mountain hollow for two weeks.

The previous attacks on opposing forces were smoke screens; fortunately, all this effort was worth it. He finally caught the murderer who killed his daughter. Today, he would seek justice for her.

"I’ll take you back, break your limbs in front of my daughter’s spirit, skin you, dismantle your bones, drain every drop of your blood, then chop you into pieces to burn in the refining furnace!"

As soon as he finished speaking, footsteps echoed from not far behind. When the building master turned to look, he was astonished to see not only a puppet approaching but also a seemingly dim-witted girl.

Indeed, it was the Yin Token Buddha Girl. Yang Xiao, with his last ounce of spiritual power, had ordered the Mirror Ghost to summon reinforcements, commanding him to release the girl from the iron cage.

"Alive dad, help!!" Seeing the reinforcements arriving, Yang Xiao used his last bit of strength to cry out for help.

"Alive dad..." This address instantly stunned the building master. He stared at the girl, unable to comprehend the situation, his first thought being that Yang Xiao possessed a corpse-refining magic artifact and had crazily refined even his father into this seemingly young living corpse.

Seeing the girl blinking her big eyes at him, the building master sharply sensed something amiss. Though the girl looked non-threatening, she was extremely dangerous; it was an intuition.

Strike first to gain the upper hand; strike later and suffer. With seasoned combat experience, the building master acted like a whirlwind. The hammer tore through flesh, vanished from his hand, and with a bizarre spatial ripple, instantly appeared in front of the girl’s face to smash down.

"Got it!" A glint of ferocity flashed between the building master’s brows.

But the next second, his face changed dramatically. An unbelievable scene unfolded: the hammer that should have shattered the girl’s head inexplicably flew back, arcing in mid-air, heading towards him.

Even more bizarre, no matter how he dodged, the hammer seemed equipped with a targeting system, firmly locking onto him, with its speed increasing.

Seeing no escape, terror filled the building master’s heart. He glanced at the ground to see Yang Xiao grinning, then immediately lunged at him. While receiving Yang Xiao’s cheerful regards, he lifted Yang Xiao off his feet, using him as a shield.

"Damn you!" Yang Xiao cursed colorfully, being inverted as a human shield. He hadn’t expected the opponent to be so unscrupulous, doing something even he felt ashamed of.

Perhaps feeling Yang Xiao alone wasn’t secure, the building master also pulled out the Corpse Wrapping Cloth, summoning the dead child, doubling his protection.

The hammer smashed down swiftly, and at the critical moment, a mysterious force wave emanated. The next second, the dead child, acting as the second line of defense between Yang Xiao and the building master, suddenly twitched uncontrollably, then turned and leapt onto the building master’s face, wrapping its limbs around his head like a giant spider.

"Get off! Get down!!" The building master screamed hoarsely, caught off guard by the sudden treachery of the dead child.

This was, of course, Yang Xiao’s doing. He seized the opportunity to activate the Taoist Ghost’s ability, "converting" the dead child.

Seeing the building master flustered, the spiritually exhausted Yang Xiao painfully twisted his body. Seizing the chance, he delivered a Powerful Dragon Claw Hand right at the building master’s vital spot.

The building master, in pain, flung Yang Xiao off, and at this moment, the dead child also broke free. But it was already too late; as the dead child disappeared from the building master’s face, the hammer descended.

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The building master’s head burst like an egg, brain matter and blood splattering everywhere.

Yang Xiao, flung away, also fell to the ground. Fortunately, some shrubs cushioned the force, even though it still left him grimacing in pain, his insides feeling rearranged.

With a dull thud, the tall frame of the building master collapsed. Blood gushed from the headless corpse.

Physically and spiritually exhausted, Yang Xiao forced himself to stay conscious, fearing that if he slept, he might never wake again.

Resting on the ground for a while, gasping for air, Yang Xiao painstakingly maneuvered his limbs, using the Ghost Bamboo Stick found by the Mirror Ghost to barely stand up.

The Ghost Lantern was lit, emitting a dim glow, which had some healing and blood-stopping effects—discovered accidentally during a dark tournament at Ru Lin Academy.

Surveying his pitiful state, Yang Xiao spat out a bloody mix. Since becoming an Angel Envoy, this was one of the worst injuries he had sustained.

"I was careless. Didn’t expect that after half a month, the old guy would still be lying in wait." Looking at his twisted left forearm, Yang Xiao knew this was the price he had to pay.

Having acquired the Soul-Capturing Mirror, he had become heavily reliant on it, thinking that after killing, throwing the body into the Mirror World would end it all. But today’s lesson struck him hard.

There’s always someone stronger; as he grows, so do the people and opponents he encounters, no longer just the low-level apostles. The Mirror World was no longer exclusively his; many besides him could access it.