Devouring Evil Martial Arts, Eliminating Demons from All Heavens

Chapter 3 A brief introduction to fists and kicks

It is said that all ghosts and spirits have a common destination, which is called the spirit world.

It's a strange and bizarre place, completely different from the real world.

Although the two boundaries are clearly distinct, they may overlap in a certain sense.

No matter where in the real world, human or animal spirits, if their souls are lucky enough to survive after death, they may seep down and fall into the spirit world and become ghosts.

Living people cannot go to the spirit world, and creatures from the spirit world will also find it difficult to adapt if they come to reality.

However, the aura of the spiritual world sometimes overflows into reality, causing abnormal changes in the environment within a certain range.

This is the "overflow zone"!
There is a strange fog at the boundary of the overflow area. People who walk into the fog will soon walk out of the fog. They cannot get out at all, and people outside cannot get in.

This kind of event is extremely rare and random, and has no necessary connection to the number or strength of the ghosts present at the time.

But in this area, any ghost will feel at home and will be more likely to have actual killing power.

Due to the differences in environment, many sophisticated and useful tools from the outside world become difficult to use here, and are very unfriendly to ordinary people.

Chu Tianshu's phone, for example, vibrated for no reason just now, and it was probably malfunctioning and turned off.

The series of thoughts were just fleeting and flashed through Chu Tianshu's mind.

He didn't even blink, still staring straight ahead. Although his arms tensed up for a moment, he restrained himself and didn't rush to throw the needle forward. Instead, he inserted three needles into his chest and right abdomen.

The stinging pain made his eyelids twitch.

The black gas was moving up the stone tablet. Attacking it hastily would be like hitting a stone, which would definitely not be worth the effort.

However, just when he finished piercing himself with three needles, the black gas had already risen to the top of the stone tablet and separated from the tablet body.

It's now.

Chu Tianshu gritted his teeth slightly and raised both hands, but the black air swayed to the side.

A silver needle flew over the stone tablet and missed.

Bang! !

The black gas hit the ground on the side of the stone tablet, and there was a dull sound like a heavy object falling to the ground. As it shrank and expanded, the thin smoke on the outermost layer dissipated, revealing a figure inside.

He had a dark scalp, thin braids, and a face as pale as if it had been painted with wall paint. His eyeballs were completely black, his cheeks were thin and unrecognizable, and he was wearing a wet gray cloth gown, which made people feel uncomfortable just by looking at him.

The rumors turned out to be true. This little ghost that could only possess a body and cause trouble could actually possess a physical body in the overflow area.

"It's you stinky Taoist priests again, meddling in other people's business."

When the ghost scholar opened his mouth to speak, the foul smell of cheap ink wafted out of his mouth, and the liquid that flowed out was black.

"It's been so long, so long... I helped other people push their kids to study, but they were all useless. They'd die if they couldn't pass the exam. And then there was this stinking Taoist priest who came looking for me... He even said he sympathized with me, wore away the inscription on the tombstone that admonished me, and performed a ritual for me. He's forced me to be confined to a small place for so many years..."

He seemed very excited, grabbing the front of his clothes and roaring, but his throat still had that fishy and cold feeling as if it was stuck.

Chu Tianshu's eyes were fixed on his stomach.

There was a needle stuck in there.

Just now, Chu Tianshu raised both arms and shot out two silver needles. One missed, but the other was predicted and hit the target.

But this effect obviously doesn't work.

Psychics who can open their minds for more than five hours a day have basically developed invisible and intangible mental power that can be bestowed on objects, also known as object control.

In film and television themes, telekinesis, also known as telekinesis, seems to be a matter of difficulty in controlling objects, which is mainly related to the weight of the object, and the destructive power that can be caused is also mainly related to the hardness of the object itself.

The power of thought of psychics is different.

According to their different schools, some psychics are good at controlling talismans, and they can even use a soft piece of yellow paper to cut into the Eight Immortals table.

But if you ask him to try using a thin blade, even if it is of similar weight and much harder than the yellow paper, he may not be able to handle it.

Some controllers are good at changing course mid-route and making agile twists and turns, while others focus only on increasing penetration.

Chu Tianshu's best skill in the "Annotations of Ghost Gate Witch Doctors" he learned was to bless the needles and strengthen the puncture.

With his current level of skill and full strength, he could use a light silver needle to pierce a hard camphor wood board about an inch thick from a distance of more than five meters.

If used to shoot people, as long as it doesn't hit the bones, it can shoot through the person.

But this needle hit the ghost scholar's stomach less than three meters away, and only penetrated about half an inch.

"The overflow area brings a lot of benefits to a kid like you."

Chu Tianshu moved his mouth and said, "Not only is my strength better, my brain is also much better. I can speak much more fluently now than before when I was possessed."

The ghost scholar was silent for a moment, then roared angrily, "I'm not stupid, you stinking Taoist priests, each of you is talking nonsense. You don't understand me at all!"

He suddenly leaned forward and pounced on her.

Chu Tianshu suddenly took a step to the side and easily avoided the attack.

The ghost scholar had to jump three meters away, but Chu Tianshu only needed to dodge to the side an arm's length away.

The process is completely unequal. Even if Chu Tianshu is slower than the other person, it seems that he will complete the action before the other person.

Just like a bullfighter facing an angry and running bull, as long as he is brave and careful, he can successfully avoid it.

call out!
While dodging sideways, Chu Tianshu turned around and swung the needle, and a silver needle hit the ghost scholar behind the ear.

Because the distance was closer, this injection was slightly deeper than before, but still less than an inch.

But there is a bone behind the ear, which should be much harder than the belly, so the needle should be inserted shallower.

It seems that even if ghosts have physical bodies, their structure is different from that of ordinary people, and most of them have no vital points.

The ghost scholar became even angrier and turned around to pounce again.

The force with which he pounced on people was truly terrifying. He could throw them five or six meters away at a time, and even the braid behind his head was straightened in mid-air for a moment.

There was a large pile of factory waste over there, seven or eight thick iron boxes with broken handles stacked together, each about the size of a large drawer in a wardrobe.

There were also a few mops and brooms leaning against it.

The ghost scholar's pounce knocked all the thick iron boxes away, and the ones placed on top were severely deformed, and broken mop sawdust splashed everywhere.

A bamboo broom jumped into the air, and he grabbed it and bit it angrily.

The hard bamboo branches were tied into a bundle, as thick as a child's arm, and twisted with steel wire. They were very tough. When he bit into them, it was like biting into a crispy pancake, leaving a big gap, and ink and debris sprayed out of his mouth.

Judging from the appearance of the gap, the ink in his mouth must be very corrosive.

This destructive power is completely on a different level than when it possessed Boss Li before.

The second pounce was much faster than the first.

But Chu Tianshu was still able to dodge just now, only because the "Ghost Gate Counter-Inducing Needle" he had stabbed into his body had taken effect.

When a person passes through the gates of hell, his body is outside and his soul is sucked inside.

"The ghost gate urges the soul to leave the body", instead of leaving the body, the soul becomes more closely connected to the body.

The psychic's telekinesis, aided by acupuncture, was used to catalyze the potential of the body, significantly increasing the physical strength of Chu Tianshu, who was originally just an ordinary young man.

He felt his heart beating like a drum again, not the frantic beating in nightmares, but a feeling of heat and fullness.

The muscles in the limbs are more like taut hemp ropes that are bouncing and shaking, feeling sore, swollen, and twisted. Only by stretching and swinging them with all your strength can you feel refreshed.

"Don't run!"

The ghost scholar pounced again.

Chu Tianshu's pupils shrank, and this time he really didn't run away. He spread his arms, spread his legs, and suddenly lowered his body.

The ghost scholar rushed close to him, and his right forearm just passed through his crotch. His arms were like a long carrying pole, lifting the ghost scholar up.

The Ghost Scholar was caught off guard. The combined force of his forward lunge and the thrust sent him flying directly over Chu Tianshu's head. He lost his balance in mid-air, slammed headfirst onto the ground, and rolled repeatedly. This was the "Golden Peach Crossing the Bridge" move from Tongbeiquan!
The boxing manual says that if you use your arms as a bridge and your waist and legs as pillars, even a huge golden longevity peach can be lifted and carried across the bridge with one move.

It is said that if Chu Tianshu's muscles and bones are unobstructed and his qi and blood are strong, the adverse effects of nightmares on his body can be offset. My grandfather once managed to get him into a boxing gym, where he learned the "Qi Family Old Tongbei". The owner of the gym is really skilled.

However, the state of enlightenment of a psychic and a martial artist is completely different.

Chu Tianshu studied for more than a year, but only learned a few tricks. He practiced frequently at home over the years, but it was only used as a fitness exercise.

Only when he was in the state of Ghost Gate Counter-Needle, his physical strength increased greatly, and he was able to use some of the real skills in the boxing manual.

After "Golden Peach Crossing the Bridge", the next move is "Monkey Catching Deer".

Chu Tianshu jumped up from his half-squatting position and chased after the ghost scholar. After two big steps, he stomped his feet heavily on the ground and leaped out at full speed.

The monkey's pounce on the deer is different from other pounces. It does not use its hands to pounce on the deer first, but uses its hands and feet at the same time, with its feet being slightly faster than its hands. Then it bends its entire body and presses down.

Chu Tianshu jumped over and almost squatted down to hit the ghost scholar on the back, with his hands and feet moving at the same time, as steady as a rock.

Boom! The ghost scholar's entire body seemed to sink into the earth. He howled from his mouth, muffled in the soil, and struggled with all his might, but he couldn't get up.

If he were a human, Chu Tianshu's current squatting posture would actually be with his front foot on his thoracic spine and his back foot on his lumbar spine.

Although he is not a human, after several attempts, Chu Tianshu is sure that this kind of ghost has materialized due to the "overflow zone", and its destructive power has greatly increased, but it also has more restrictions.

The range of motion of the body's joints is limited, not as smooth as when in spirit form.

That's why Chu Tianshu dared to fight in close combat. After temporarily restraining the opponent's movements, he put his hand into his pocket and punched the ghost scholar on the back of the neck.

There was a thick needle stuck in the crack of his fist. After the front half of the needle was inserted, he quickly pressed his thumb to push the tail of the needle in, and then quickly retracted his hand.

Bang! ! !
There was a muffled sound in the ghost scholar's neck, as if a large firecracker had exploded in his neck. The skin on both sides swelled up, causing him to scream as shrill as if a piece of iron was scraping against glass.

A small black and red hole appeared on the pale and bluish back of the neck, and smoke was still coming out of it.

The two pockets of Chu Tianshu's coat were very large, with cowhide needle pockets sewn inside.

There are both ordinary silver needles and a kind of glass needles hidden.

Glass, also known as medicinal glass or medicinal jade in ancient times, is an object that can be placed on magical instruments to give warnings.

Because glass is more easily affected by negative energy, in many supernatural events, ordinary people cannot see the dirt, but can see the window glass vibrating and cracking.

The same reason also applies to the situation where the glass of a light bulb explodes and all the lights go out.

Chu Tianshu's glass needle is specially made. Although it is called a needle, it is actually as thick as a steel nail. The material is quite hard and it is hollow and filled with cinnabar. It is also called cinnabar glass needle.

This thing normally wouldn't break easily, but when inserted into a ghost and stimulated by the Yin energy, it would explode like a firecracker.

The cinnabar inside splashed and caused secondary damage.

This needle is quite expensive, and Chu Tianshu didn't bring many with him, only nine in total. He couldn't see the opponent's vital points during the previous test, and the flying needles were inserted shallowly, so he didn't dare to throw them out and alert the enemy.

Now that he was suppressing the opponent at close range, he used his hands in a chain, and simply thrust all the cinnabar and glass needles, including the heads and tails, into the opponent's body, and then detonated them.

There are no vital points, but it can still be hurt.

The ghost scholar's back of the head, neck, and back repeatedly detonated these cinnabar and glass needles inside his body.

Boom boom boom boom boom!!
The screams that hurt like a thorn in the brain quickly became quieter.

The ghost scholar's body grew weak and finally collapsed, turning into a puff of light black smoke that swept across the ground and went under the stone tablet.

It feels like the entity of this ghost scholar is more like a set of armor bestowed by the aura of the spiritual world, but it ultimately has to be driven by itself. Once the armor is destroyed and affected, the ghost will not only fall back to its original level, but will also suffer serious damage.

Chu Tianshu's feet suddenly felt empty and his body fell down. Fortunately, he was squatting instead of kneeling. The sole of his shoe stepped on the broken glass, but it was not a big deal. He immediately stood up straight.

His face was already red and hot, and in this cold environment, visible white air was coming out of his mouth.

"Dude, this is your home turf, why are you hiding again?"

"I heard that after a soul falls into the spirit world and transforms into a ghost, it will develop a strong hatred and appetite for the living, while other aspects will diminish, retaining only the most profound traits from life. Is your most profound trait to bully the weak and fear the strong?"

Chu Tianshu sighed, "If I become a ghost, I must tell myself that I can't be such a wimp."

The telepathic power of a psychic comes from the mind. Although it can normally help coordinate the body, if it roughly interferes with other body functions and catalyzes potential, there will definitely be side effects.

The effect of the Ghost Gate anti-induction needle cannot exceed ten minutes at most.

After being severely injured, the dirty thing has already hidden back under the stone tablet, making it difficult to deal with.

Chu Tianshu said a few words and found that the thing under the stone tablet was no longer stimulated, so he looked fierce and started running.

call! !

He jumped into the air, lying on his back, and kicked the stone tablet with both feet at the same time.

The old monkey kicked the branch and turned around to fall!
After a kick, even if the object is a flexible branch that keeps shaking, the body must use the force to bounce back to a balanced state, with the spine as the central axis, and turn slightly in mid-air to land on the ground.

Chu Tianshu's kung fu was not up to par after all, and with this kick, the stone tablet swung violently backwards. When his body bounced back and landed on the ground, he couldn't stand steadily and staggered several times. His toes ached and his ankles were numb.

If you can't use your legs, then use your hands.

Chu Tianshu did not stop, but moved his body forward, stretched out his arms, and bent his elbows slightly outward, as if forming a circle.

He was pushing the stone tablet with his hands, but the momentum of the movement was as if he was going to use his chest to directly hit the stone tablet, and his arms were just a buffer.

Push suddenly, then release the force a little, push again, push three or four times in a row before taking a breath, and repeat this over and over again.

Although this old stone tablet is quite thick, it was erected in the late Qing Dynasty after all, and it does not have a reinforced concrete base. After so many years, it has become severely mossy and weathered, and it is obviously made in a shoddy manner.

Pushed continuously and vigorously by Chu Tianshu, the base, which was not large to begin with, gradually emerged from the soil like the roots of an old tree.

After pushing it less than thirty times, the stone tablet and its base fell backwards, revealing the brown and black wet soil underneath.

"What are you going to do?"

There was a sound coming from underground. Even through the layer of soil, it still sounded sharp and a bit cowardly.

"Aren't you a Taoist priest? Why are you so hideous? Why aren't you drawing talismans or chanting spells? Why aren't you trying to save my soul? What on earth are you trying to do?"

Chu Tianshu looked around and took out a deformed iron box, which was folded into the shape of a pointed dustpan.

"Stop arguing, I'm coming here to raid your...house!!"

Chu Tianshu shoveled the soil down fiercely, splashing it left and right. It was indeed a terrible sight.

Before he found the effective medicine, he ran, screamed, jumped into the water, escaped, and was bitten in his dreams every night for several years.

Can we expect someone who grew up like this to have a good temper?
But his grandfather always told him that people with bad tempers would easily suffer losses in the interpersonal society.

Seeing that he wouldn't listen, I tried to persuade him again and told him that venting his bad temper on relatives, friends and irrelevant people is like punching the wrong target. How can it feel good?

Chu Tianshu understood now. As he grew older, he knew how to restrain himself and at least pretend to be decent.

However, there seems to be no need to restrain some guys who have nothing to do.

This is a very important outlet for him.

Otherwise, the effectiveness of the medicine has become less effective in the past two years, and the psychological pressure has become greater and greater. He is also afraid that he will become a pervert.

"To dig up a man's grave is not to be a hoe, not to be a hoe!"

Sharp curses were heard from underground. The overflow area's optimization of ghost thinking was still in place, and the curses were well-organized.

"A Taoist priest is also a scholar. You, a scoundrel, don't have the slightest bit of a scholar's demeanor. You're just a rough and tumble person, like a mountain barbarian. You will definitely not be tolerated by the government. You will be beheaded in public, executed by slow slicing, and your body will be left exposed for three days..."

Chu Tianshu listened to this as background music. The harsher the scolding, the more he enjoyed digging.

Soon, he dug a pit about one meter deep, but digging on flat ground is easy at first and then difficult. If he wanted to dig deeper, the difficulty would be much greater.

At least the upper hole needs to be enlarged a lot and the surrounding area needs to be sloped before we can continue digging downwards.

With the broken tools I have at hand, the little time left may not be enough.

(End of this chapter)