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Currently, Fan Wu's Life attribute was at 89, while his Power attribute was at 4.
He pondered for a moment and felt that the mere 2 Free Attribute Points were not quite fitting to add to his Life attribute, considering his current situation.
Living a long life is of course very important.
But the prerequisite is that one's own strength must be strong enough to make oneself live even longer!
If one's own strength is too weak…
What's the use of a longer life then?
If danger arises, won't one just perish?
"Add them all to the Power attribute!" Fan Wu quickly made such a decision, watching as the Free Attribute Points hard-earned that night go from 2 to 0.
His personal attribute panel also changed, with the Power attribute value going from 4 to 6!
[Name: Fan Wu]
[Life: 89＋]
[Power: 6＋]
[Skill: None]
[Free Attribute Points: 0]
Boom!!!!
At that moment, Fan Wu only felt as if his internal organs were being struck by an invisible force.
Every organ in his body became extremely excited, all of them trembling.
He felt that his whole body was extremely hot.
His skin had already shown faint signs of reddening.
Sweat secreted from millions of pores, yet was evaporated by an invisible force.
It turned into wisps of mist that lingered around him.
The whole person stood amidst the fog.
The beating of his heart sounded like a beating drum, the blood vessels under his skin had bulged and were trembling at a very high frequency.
He felt his muscles tearing…
Expanding!!!
The bones inside his body were growing thicker…
Becoming harder!!!
"Hoo—"
Fan Wu felt as if there was a breath inside him that was about to burst out uncontrollably.
He opened his mouth and exhaled heavily.
A puff of white mist was expelled two meters away before it slowly dissipated.
The changes in his body made him clenched both fists, not because of unbearable pain.
But because it was unbearably delightful!
It felt great!!
Especially great!!!
That unique sensation was as if every muscle, every inch of skin, every bone, every internal organ, every blood vessel were tasting the forbidden fruit for the first time!
Unaware of how long this delightful sensation lasted, with a shudder of his tiger-like frame, Fan Wu scattered the mist that lingered around him.
His figure reemerged.
Fan Wu looked down at his arms, noticeably thicker with bulging muscles more pronounced than before.
It could just be his imagination.
But he felt taller.
Fan Wu went thoughtfully to the door, stepping on the threshold, his head just touching the top of the door frame, unable to tiptoe without the risk of damaging the flimsy door frame if he chose to.
Besides that, Fan Wu's most profound realization… was that his strength seemed to have increased and his senses had sharpened.
"2 Free Attribute Points can actually make such a difference?"
Fan Wu muttered to himself while picking up the Demon-slaying Sword leaning on one side.
Even though he had natural divine power, he had still been able to feel a bit of weight when lifting the sword with one hand before.
But now, when he lifted the sword with one hand…
He found that he could no longer feel its weight.
Light as a feather!
If it weren't for the comfortable grip from the hilt, he might have doubted whether he was holding air?
For a moment there…
Fan Wu didn't want to put the sword back anymore.
The Demon-slaying Sword was not only comfortable to wield, but it also possessed the power to kill ghosts.
With two strikes, he nearly physically vanquished the Green-faced Water Ghost.
Moreover, Fan Wu felt…
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"This thing would probably be pretty useful against people, too."
Of course, such a reckless thought had just occurred to him when he immediately dismissed it the next moment.
It belonged to the True Martial Great Emperor.
In this world of gods and mysteries, Fan Wu felt it would be wise not to provoke these divine beings.
He carried the Demon-slaying Sword with him.
And arrived at the main hall of the Taoist Temple.
"That feeling of being watched seems to have disappeared..." Fan Wu looked up at the statue of the True Martial Great Emperor and once again carefully climbed onto the table, carefully placing his feet on the statue's knees.
There was no choice...
The statue of the True Martial Great Emperor held its hands too high; without doing this, he wouldn't have been able to place anything in them.
After placing the Demon-slaying Sword in the hands of the True Martial Great Emperor's statue.
Fan Wu was just about to turn around and go down.
The next second.
The sword fell down.
He was stunned for a moment.
"Could it be that my scammer master has been shielding me from down below after he died?" Fan Wu was shocked. Logically speaking, he had placed the sword quite steadily just now...
Doesn't that mean? The statue of the True Martial Great Emperor had bestowed the sword upon him?
Hiss!!
Without a second word, Fan Wu picked it up and immediately lit three sticks of incense, bowing solemnly to the statue of the True Martial Great Emperor while muttering, "Master, if you have a spirit in heaven, please discuss with the True Martial Great Emperor and see if he can spit out those more than four thousand taels of silver..."
A few seconds passed...
No response.
Fan Wu sighed.
Forget it.
Gaining a weapon capable of exorcising demons and slaying ghosts for free was already an enormous profit.
He should stop hoping for the silver inside the statue of the True Martial Great Emperor...
That's impractical.
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Meanwhile.
At the county office.
The Qiulong County office was extremely quiet at night, so quiet that even breathing was distinctly audible.
Head Arrestor Liu and several other constables were walking while yawning continuously.
They had just brought back the leg irons of the Green-faced Water Ghost.
And then carefully placed it in the Rack Cabinet Repository.
The Rack Cabinet Repository was a place in the Great Zhou Dynasty's government offices specially used for storing documents and evidence.
Head Arrestor Liu cared a lot about this item.
Because it related to his future!
"Boss, I saw some characters inscribed on that shackle just now. Could it be related to the evil spirit's identity? If we investigate in this direction, maybe we could find out its identity before death and then figure out how it died..."
A constable, struggling to stay awake, then made a suggestion to Head Arrestor Liu.
"And after we know how it died, what then? Are you planning to appeal for it?" Head Arrestor Liu gave him a glance: "A thing capable of turning into a malicious ghost that harms people, how could it be anything good when it was alive?"
"The only use for this shackle is to prove in front of the Magistrate that we assisted Daoist Priest Fan in slaying the ghost! We need to use this thing to exchange for a future!"
"That's also its biggest use, otherwise why would I bring back such an unlucky object?"
"Hiss... Speaking of unlucky." Head Arrestor Liu looked around with suspicion: "Why do I feel today's county office is a bit chillier than usual?"
"Ah?" His words made the surrounding constables tense up as well.
After all, they had encountered a ghost tonight! Even though the ghost had been dealt with by Daoist Priest Fan, the memory still filled them with dread!
Suddenly!
The several lanterns hanging under the eaves, as if blown by a strange wind, shook violently, causing the light in the county office to flicker erratically.
Head Arrestor Liu and the others puffed up like startled cats, their temple hair standing on end.
Cold sweat burst out instantly!
Before they could cry out in alarm, the bright yellow light of the candles in the lanterns abruptly changed...
Turning into a creepy oil-green!
Thick Yin Energy.
Spread through the county office!
"Run!!!!"
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