Volume 4 Chapter 93

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Volume 4 Chapter 93: Fierce Battle (Part 3)

Number One glanced at the twelve figures in front of Number Two, then looked at Xu Qingfan and the others in the sky, not rushing to merge with the newly acquired lower half of his body, seeming to know it wouldn’t be necessary for him to act. Then he turned his gaze back to Number Two and asked with a smile, "Twelve Corpse Generals? You’ve even brought them out? Isn’t this a bit over the top?"

Number Two’s eyes remained fixed on Little Black in Xu Qingfan’s arms. Hearing Number One’s words, he calmly replied, "Didn’t you always say I wasn’t serious?"

As he spoke, Number Two ignored Number One, rapidly changing the gestures in his hands. Suddenly, the twelve figures soared into the air, flying towards Xu Qingfan and his companions.

"It’s a pity there’s not enough time. Otherwise, if we had refined the bodies of the previous wave of righteous warriors we killed, these Twelve Corpse Generals could at least replace two of them. But they’re enough to deal with them."

On the other side, seeing Number Two’s indifferent attitude towards him, Number One snorted coldly, not hiding his dissatisfaction. Although Number Two always treated him this way, he still felt uncomfortable.

Even though Number Two heard Number One’s disgruntled snort, he didn’t mind. He just watched as his "Twelve Corpse Generals" clashed with Xu Qingfan and the others, seemingly worried that Little Black might accidentally get hurt.

The reason he is Number Two and Number One is Number One is simply because he doesn’t want to draw attention. As a substitute member of the "Ming" organization, Number One could be called to become a core member at any time, which would bring more responsibilities and much greater danger during missions. Although becoming a core member is the dream of most substitute members, it is not the wish of Number Two. He joined the "Ming" organization merely to use its resources to practice his "Art of Refining Corpse."

For instance, there were originally seven substitute members of the "Ming" organization, all invited to join by the Tian and Di two elders. However, due to their lack of strength, they became temporary substitutes. It is unknown how the Tian and Di two elders learned about these typically secretive evil cultivators.

However, recently, four of the sixteen core members of "Ming" suddenly disappeared without reason, and it is rumored that they were killed by "Huang." As a result, the two elders "Tian" and "Di" selected four from the remaining seven to become new core members. Thus, they were left with only three members at that time.

At that time, he was Number Two among the seven. But when the Tian and Di two elders recruited members, he suggested a competition to redefine the rankings. After losing five consecutive matches, he became Number Five among them, and later, after four became core members of "Ming," he once again became Number Two among the substitutes.

Otherwise, if Number Two no longer hid his strength, even if the current Number One and Number Three teamed up, they might not be able to defeat him. He wouldn’t even need to summon his refined corpses to overpower them. In fact, with the countless zombies at his command, his strength in the "Ming" organization was only surpassed by eight or nine core members.

"If I had a Dark Crow, with its ability to control death energy, I might be able to refine a ‘Death God Clone.’ Then, I wouldn’t need the protection of ‘Nether’ anymore."

Thinking of this, Number Two glanced at Number One, who still wore an angry expression, and secretly thought, "Does this Number One really believe his incomplete demonic cultivation method can defeat me? If I hadn’t held back then, you wouldn’t be a match for my Twelve Corpse Generals. Summoning a group of Corpse Kings could even kill you. Perhaps it’s time to replace this disobedient Number One with someone more compliant."

This thought passed fleetingly, and when Number Two turned his gaze back to the battle in the sky, his expression and demeanor returned to their usual calm and harmless appearance.

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"They are attacking again, everyone be careful."

As Xu Qingfan’s words fell, twelve figures suddenly and silently appeared in front of Number Two.

These twelve figures were different from the dozens of Corpse Kings that had appeared earlier. Though their clothes varied, nothing seemed unusual about them. They looked just like ordinary people, with no aura at all, except for their dull eyes which lacked the sparkle of life.

Yet, both Deng Tianao and Hu Ming Chou Xuan had solemn expressions, clearly sensing a great danger emanating from these twelve figures, a danger even stronger than the previous group of Corpse Kings.

Xu Qingfan, being particularly sensitive to deathly energy due to the powerful "Withered Qi" within him, could clearly feel the strong deathly aura contained within these twelve figures. If Little Black were awake at this moment, he would probably be very excited.

Moreover, Xu Qingfan knew that each of these twelve figures had at least the power of the middle stage of the Fake Golden Core stage. Even though Little Black was considered a nemesis to zombie-like creatures, absorbing their deathly energy wouldn’t be easy. The deathly energy was incredibly solidified within them, and trying to absorb it could potentially backfire.

Hu Ming seemed to suddenly recall something, his face changed slightly, and he cautioned, "Everyone be careful, these twelve figures are also zombies, but they have reached the ‘Rebirth’ stage, making them much more powerful than ordinary Corpse Kings."

As Hu Ming finished speaking, the twelve figures swiftly flew towards everyone, showing no signs of Spirit Qi fluctuations or using any powerful mystical arts, but simply charging straight at them.

Deng Tianao let out a cold snort, pointing at the twelve charging figures, and a dazzling golden light flashed from his fingertips, aiming at the leading zombie. It was the "Heavenly Punishment Technique," the most powerful offensive technique from the "Liuhe Gate," which could turn anything in the world to ashes.

At the same time, Xu Qingfan’s "Withered Qi," Chou Xuan’s wind-type spell, and Hu Ming’s gold-type spell all launched attacks toward the twelve charging figures.

In an instant, the wind swept the remnants, and the sky was covered in gold and gray, blocking most of the heavens.

Zombies that have reached the "Rebirth" stage not only possess some living creature characteristics in their bodies, but more importantly, their bodies have been refined to the extreme by death energy. They are not only incredibly strong, their attacks carry a corrosive death energy, their bodies are exceptionally tough, and they are unafraid of most God Weapons and spells in the world. They are a much higher level than Corpse Kings, and if they advance two or three more levels, they might become the elite zombies known as "Death God Clones."

Because of this, when Xu Qingfan and the others saw the twelve figures attacking them, they attacked with all their might but did not expect to defeat all twelve figures completely. So, while they launched their attacks, they quickly retreated.

Nonetheless, the power of these twelve figures far exceeded everyone’s expectations.

Deng Tianao’s "Heavenly Punishment Technique" struck one zombie first, and under the flickering golden light, the zombie was knocked back nearly a hundred feet before it could steady itself, then it charged again towards the group.

After Deng Tianao’s "Heavenly Punishment Technique" attack, the left half of the zombie’s body was almost gone, with only half of its head left, yet it seemed unaffected as it continued charging towards the group.

Seeing such a scene, Deng Tianao was surprised. The "Heavenly Punishment Technique" was said to be the strongest single-target spell, yet it couldn’t fully succeed. At this level of damage, he would need to strike four to five times to completely kill one, but during that time, other zombies could have killed him ten times over.

Meanwhile, apart from Xu Qingfan’s "Withered Qi," which could inflict some minor damage on the twelve zombies, other spells like Chou Xuan’s wind-type spell and Hu Ming’s gold-type spell only slightly delayed the zombies’ speed.

In the blink of an eye, just as Xu Qingfan and his companions were preparing their second wave of attacks, eleven zombies, excluding the one injured by Deng Tianao, were already upon them, their fists filled with a terrifying aura of death, attacking with relentless ferocity. The zombie hurt by Deng Tianao also charged forward, targeting Deng Tianao alone, its attacks as fierce as the other eleven.

With no other choice, the group had to abandon their powerful spells that required time to cast, opting to move around while casting quick, smaller spells to attack the zombies.

However, these zombies had such tough bodies that the smaller spells barely affected them.

As the zombies attacked, everyone displayed their unique skills. Xu Qingfan took out his defensive treasure, the "Five Spirit Bell," which transformed into a bell-shaped shield, protecting him from the bites and blows of the three surrounding zombies. Despite the assaults, the shield remained steadfast.

Meanwhile, Xu Qingfan would either strike the "Five Spirit Bell" to emit a resonating chime, disrupting the zombies’ souls and the death aura inside them, or send "Withered Qi" into their bodies to disturb the flow of the death aura.

Being zombies, the Original Soul was not crucial, and though their death aura was disrupted, the "Withered Qi" did minimal damage. Thus, even though Xu Qingfan was safe within the "Five Spirit Bell’s" protection, he couldn’t significantly harm the zombies.

"If only I had more ‘Flourish Qi’ or ‘Phoenix Spirit Qi,’ those are truly the nemeses of zombies," Xu Qingfan thought.

With that thought, Xu Qingfan discreetly took Liu Huaxiang’s relic, the "Holy Spirit Stone," into his hand.

Meanwhile, Chou Xuan was fully utilizing his wind-based spells, moving at incredible speed. Even while supporting Ninglingzi and Master Guanghui, he skillfully avoided the zombies’ attacks. However, the encirclement of the four zombies around him kept tightening, leaving him less room to maneuver.

The most dangerous situation was still with Hu Ming. Compared to others, though he wasn’t weak, he had no advantage against the zombies. With Xiao Bieshan supported at his side, it seemed he could be hit by a zombie at any moment. With the deadly energy from the zombies’ fists and feet, if Hu Ming was hit even once, he would be gone forever!

Meanwhile, Deng Lian, supported by Deng Tianao, barely managed to concentrate and cast the "Liuhe Shield" to protect Deng Tianao. In turn, Deng Tianao put all his effort into performing the "Heavenly Punishment Technique." After four consecutive strikes, he finally destroyed the damaged zombie. But before anyone could celebrate, Number Two, standing by the altar, placed his hand on the ground and summoned another "revived" level zombie, charging towards the group. Deng Lian’s "Liuhe Shield" seemed uncertain to hold for much longer.

Witnessing this scene, everyone fell into despair. The zombies were overwhelmingly powerful and endless, how could they ever be defeated? It seemed they were doomed to die here.

Xu Qingfan thought to himself, "To survive, we must kill Number Two, the one who keeps summoning these zombies. From his series of summoning, it seems that although Number Two can keep summoning, he certainly has limits. Perhaps at most, he can only summon dozens of Corpse Kings at the same time, or maybe right now he can only summon twelve ‘revived’ zombies. Otherwise, why would he wait until they are destroyed to keep summoning more?"

With this in mind, Xu Qingfan shouted, "Hold off the zombies around me, I’ll go after the summoner."

Saying this, Xu Qingfan pushed the defensive power of the "Five Spirit Bell" to its limit and quickly dashed towards Number Two near the altar.

On the other side, Chou Xuan and Deng Tianao each used their abilities to entangle the four zombies around Xu Qingfan, preventing them from chasing him further.

Seeing Xu Qingfan charging at him, Number Two’s eyes flashed with a mocking expression. At the same time, a strange aura flickered around him, his skin turned dark green, and his pupils turned gray, making him look like a zombie himself!