American Exorcism Male God

Chapter 76 Fire Gui



The night was deep, and the stars twinkled against the dark curtain of the sky, as a gentle breeze fluttered the linen-colored curtains by the window. Xu Yi was engrossed in drawing at his desk.

"Finally..." Xu Yi suddenly stopped drawing, lifted his head, and exhaled a long breath of murky air.

On the desk, the pale yellow drawing paper displayed a watercolor painting.

A monster with the head of a bull and the body of a snake coiled around a sharp blade, its face fierce yet ancient and majestic, surrounded by roaring golden flames.

The watercolor painting was lifelike, the fierce monster appearing almost alive, exuding a special charm that made ordinary people avert their eyes unconsciously when they looked at it.

"An America-version Exorcism Talisman, I've finally succeeded!" Xu Yi felt exhilarated.

Since gaining the ability for Exorcism Portraits, this was his first time creating a drawing with the power of exorcism.

The portrait was only the size of a palm, and such a small-sized painting was very difficult to create.

If the size of the painting were enlarged, the difficulty would decrease significantly, and he would have succeeded long ago.

Why did he "seek difficulty rather than ease"?

The reason was simple: if the painting were too large, it would be cumbersome to carry around.

Now it was perfect, only palm-sized, whether it was to be kept in a pocket or worn as a necklace, it was very convenient.

He had painstakingly taken such measures for one sole purpose: to sell it at a high price!

As the saying goes, "An inch smaller in the painting, tenfold higher in the price," only these portable Exorcism Portraits would have the wealthy waving their cash to snatch them up.

In the corner of the room stood a second-hand laminating machine.

Xu Yi had asked Ailent to help him acquire it, as laminating machines of this era were still quite bulky.

After waiting for the Exorcism Portrait to dry, Xu Yi skillfully operated the machine to laminate the painting, so he wouldn't have to worry about it being ruined if it got wet.

Xu Yi took a crystal clipboard from the bookshelf and fitted it into the slot with a snug fit, the size was just right as it was made to measure.

He played with the Exorcism Portrait in his hands, seemingly unable to let go.

Was something missing? Xu Yi stared at the portrait, then suddenly, an idea struck him.

The Exorcism Sacred Beast still lacked a name.

After pondering for a moment, he whispered softly, "Fire Gui, let's call it Fire Gui!"

He didn't use English, but Chinese pinyin, deliberately so, as people often find things they don't understand to be more mysterious and alluring.

In simple terms, it was about giving off an air of profoundness.

There was a time when the people of Xia Kingdom would find anything with an English name to be high-end.

Xu Yi was now exporting in reverse.

With a successful example in hand, everything that followed became much simpler, but that didn't mean he could just casually draw a painting and produce an Exorcism Portrait.

Time ticked away, and before he knew it, the desk was piled with drawing papers.

"Finally succeeded with another one!" Xu Yi shook his sore arm.

He glanced at the time; it was already one in the morning, and he had started drawing at six in the evening. Such a long time, and he had only succeeded with two.

"The success rate of the Exorcism Portrait seems mystical, but it must be related to the level of concentration," Xu Yi thought.

He kept summarizing his experience, believing that as he grew more proficient, the success rate would definitely rise.

"This thing should be enough to make a name for the Holy Flame Studio, right?" Xu Yi looked at the two successful "Exorcism Talismans" with hopeful eyes.

After dealing with the second Exorcism Talisman, he stretched lazily and prepared to take a bath and rest.

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As he passed by the door, he glanced at the puppet in the corner of the wall, a sense of satisfaction welling up inside him.

During the day, he and Lisa went to the Shooting Range to practice shooting. In the afternoon, he returned to his rented room and began to carve Necromantic Spells.

In his spare time, he read Psychology books, and after dinner, he started drawing the Exorcism Portraits.

His daily schedule was incredibly full.

He even found time to visit Lisa's boxing coach, a retired female boxer who had once won a golden belt.

Maria also trained with them, and for the Ailan within Maria's body, any combat-related knowledge was learned quickly.

Because of the boxing entries, Lisa's progress wasn't far behind Ailan's, which made their coach exclaim in disbelief and repeatedly encourage them to enter boxing competitions.

Five days had passed since returning from Crystal Lake, and he had maintained this extremely regular lifestyle for those five days.

At the moment, only a third of the wooden puppet in the corner remained, and Xu Yi planned to finish engraving the rest of it all at once the next day.

[Necromantic Spells, Current Progress: 65/100]

"I wonder if completing these puppets will be enough to max out the entries?"

Xu Yi felt it was doubtful since the later the entries, the less experience they yielded, especially when engraving on the same type of resentment-infected object.

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"Sir, what do you do for a living?"

The moving company's employee parked the truck in front of the Exorcism Studio and curiously asked Xu Yi, who was standing beside it.

Xu Yi glanced indifferently at the studio's sign, which was still not covered by red cloth and was very conspicuous.

The atmosphere inside the vehicle grew awkward for no apparent reason.

"Let's just focus on moving the stuff!"

In the end, it was Xu Yi who broke the silence and got out of the car to head towards the back of the van.

"I'll take care of this safe; you guys can move the other things!" Xu Yi hurried into the van first, carrying the heavy safe out.

Inside the safe were Mary Shaw's skin scroll and the remaining three mysterious bloodstain fragments, used to suppress the strange skin scroll.

It was better for ordinary people to have less contact with these items.

Ailent had been waiting at the door, directing the moving company's staff to bring the items inside.

Xu Yi had a lot of luggage, especially the puppets, which took up a large volume, along with all sorts of other odds and ends that couldn't fit in his Mercedes, so he had to hire a moving company.

After placing the safe, Xu Yi began to take a look around the studio, deeply inhaling, "This could be considered the new beginning of the exorcism business, I suppose!"

The sign was mounted on the doorpost, vertical and not very noticeable.

They were an Exorcism Studio, not a burger stand on the street corner, and there was no need to make the sign too conspicuous. It was just fine this way, low-key yet meaningful.

The building's original purpose was a coffee shop, and it already had a lot of character, with no need for major alterations.

Being an Exorcism Studio, having a place to talk was enough, so things like the bar counter were removed, making the first floor look particularly spacious.

Moving upstairs to the second floor, it was originally for private rooms and, with minor modifications, became a conference area for discussing more secretive matters.

There were many empty rooms, which Ailent had converted into staff dormitories, where one could rest if tired.

The third floor only had two rooms, one large and one small.

Xu Yi's room was naturally the larger one, as the former owner had intended to live there long-term and had put a lot of thought into the interior, making it look very comfortable.

Xu Yi was very satisfied, especially with the huge workbench by the window.

"I've asked someone to check, and tomorrow is a good day. Boss, what do you think about opening tomorrow?" Ailent was already growing impatient.

Ailent didn't usually pay attention to such things, but since Xu Yi was from the Xia Kingdom, he had specially consulted a fortune teller in Chinatown to pick the date.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Xu Yi nodded; the sooner the studio opened, the sooner they could start making money.

His tone changed suddenly, "I won't be available tomorrow; I have to make a trip to Connecticut. You will be in charge of the studio."

The Exorcism Treasure Chest from the Lopez family had been in his possession for nearly a week, and if he didn't return it soon, the Lopezes would probably come knocking.

"I wonder what the legendary Warren couple is like?" Xu Yi was a bit curious.


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