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I don't know what Meng Jiangnu has done in the Underworld besides boiling a pot of broth, and I also understand that she lacks combat ability, so I decided it would be better for her to stay in the security room. Before leaving, Old Black called White Impermanence, who was still on duty, to help out. As for me, I rushed back to the playground before White Impermanence even arrived.
Night Wanderer had arrived earlier than I did; he had already brought the person from the Bottomless Pit up to the podium. The person was not tall, about the same height as Red Boy, and he didn't seem to have the potential to be a mastermind.
"How is it? Has anything been figured out yet?" I asked Night Wanderer.
"Well, take a look." Night Wanderer pointed at the person.
The person's face was covered in black patches, his eyes sunken into their sockets. His clothes were mostly burned away, revealing severely atrophied muscles, almost just skin stretched over bones.
"This person wasn't just burned to death," Night Wanderer pondered. "These black patches are called Post-Mortem Staining; they don't appear until some time after death."
"Are you saying this is a controlled corpse?" I asked.
"Pretty much."
Why was I confident that this was a controlled corpse? Because there are only two situations where a corpse can move: one is human manipulation, and the other is zombification.
Let's set aside human manipulation for now; there are many methods for that. Let's focus on zombification. What is zombification? It refers to a corpse absorbing Essence of the Earth after being buried, leading to Corpse Transformation. After a person takes their last breath, their soul begins to leave; however, zombification occurs because that last breath is replaced by Essence of the Earth. Thus, the corpse becomes a Zombie.
However, the formation of a Zombie requires time. Yes, there are cases where being bitten by a Zombie can turn someone into one as well. But those are merely the lowest-level walking corpses; once Corpse Poison takes effect, they revert to ordinary corpses. As for low-level walking corpses, unless Red Boy gets harmed like this, even Lin Miaomiao could easily handle them with her normal swings. After all, walking corpses lack intelligence and ability and are not agile; their only remaining advantage is that they are not afraid of death since they have already died completely.
But looking at this person's condition doesn't resemble an Ancient Corpse that has been buried for many years, so I asked Night Wanderer if someone was controlling it, and he agreed with my reasoning.
I took out an Exorcism talisman to test the nature of this corpse but was stopped by Night Wanderer.
"Don't waste it; I've already tried and it didn't work. It's a very sophisticated technique, not like the usual Evil Cultivator's methods," Night Wanderer said regretfully.
"Is there anything else on the playground?"
"There should be more hidden underground, but I might not be able to handle it," Night Wanderer replied. "So I've been waiting for you to arrive."
"Underground?"
Night Wanderer couldn't help but crouch down suddenly, gripping a Fire Talisman in hand and slamming it down. The Fire Talisman was forcefully pressed against the ground, and the symbols on it flashed and disappeared.
On the playground, five flames shot up from underground to the surface, each flame accompanied by a figure. It turned out there were enemies lying in ambush below!
An object was lifted by the flames and shot straight towards the podium. I focused my eyes and realized it was the Peach Wood Sword I had forgotten on the playground.
I caught the flying Peach Wood Sword effortlessly, twirled it into a beautiful sword flourish, and shot out simultaneously with Night Wanderer.
Night Wanderer took out a Copper Coin Sword, bit his tongue, and sprayed a mouthful of Essence of Blood onto the Copper Coin Sword. He then drew a Talisman in the air, causing the Copper Coin Sword to transform into a gust of wind that flew out.
The sword was faster than a person; before I could react, it had already pierced through one of the figures' heads. However, it seemed ineffective.
At the same time, after landing, I completely enveloped the Peach Wood Sword with Azure Mana and slashed diagonally at the nearest figure.
That figure was much taller, but it appeared to be a corpse that had been dead for quite some time. Parts of its teeth had even begun to rot, and as I got closer, an extremely pungent stench of decay wafted towards me.
The Peach Wood Sword struck down on the Corpse's shoulder. Their bodies were much harder than I had imagined; surprisingly, I couldn't inflict damage on the seemingly frail Corpse. However, the flesh clinging to its bones made a sizzling sound as my Azure Mana made contact.
This was the sound of my magic interacting with the Corpse Poison present on the Corpse.
What the hell, how could there be so much Corpse Qi, what kind of nurturing led to this?
Withdrawing my wooden sword, I switched to that sword hilt. Channeling my magic, the hilt emitted a beam of light that slowly condensed into sword form.
The sword light howled as I diligently mimicked the movement trajectory of the Golden-Winged Peng Bird, twisting and turning while occasionally slashing at the Corpse with my light sword.
The light sword truly moved like a beam of light; it couldn't actually strike the Corpse, but each time it passed through the body of the Corpse, it drew out a large plume of Corpse Qi, which dissipated into the air immediately.
After just a few strikes, I could no longer extract any more Corpse Qi from the Corpse. The Corpse no longer contained any Corpse Qi, yet it did not fall; instead, it opened its mouth wide and continued to attack relentlessly.
Although these Corpses were rather strange, how could just these few corpses force Red Boy into such a predicament? Red Boy must have been compelled to unleash the forbidden True Fire, which he wasn't allowed to use by his master. However, due to his master's Restriction, he couldn't control the True Fire, resulting in an uncontrollable explosion. This was why his body had been so severely damaged by the True Fire.
Looking at the wide-open mouth of the Corpse, I directly stuffed a Yang Fire Talisman into its mouth.
With a hand gesture, the Yang Fire activated, and flames instantly enveloped the Corpse's head.
"Natural Earth Dissipation of Filth Cavernous Mystique Huanglang Taiyuan Eight Directions Divine Spirits, grant me the Spiritual Treasure Talisman Command Universal Announcement Nine Ganluodana, Exorcise Evil Delivering Salvation to Thousands Zhongshan Divine Incantation Primordial Jade Text," I chanted once, yet it seemed to prolong my life. Following the Five Mountains Eight Seas Knowledge Demon King Binding, guard my realm. Evil Energy Dissipates Dao Qi Lasts Forever Urgent Command.
The Corpse was completely ignited by the Yang Fire, and with the effect of the Purification Spell, it was soon engulfed in flames that would not extinguish for a long time.
Eliminating the first Corpse was just a moment's work. The other two Corpses nearby were entangled by the Night Wanderer; one had already been ignited, and I still had to deal with two more Corpses simultaneously.
The remaining two Corpses, one male and one female, presented a stark contrast. The male appeared to have died in a bent posture, struggling to support himself with his hands on the ground.
The female Corpse seemed to be a young girl, likely around high school age. Her mouth was agape, and it looked like she hadn't been dead for long since there were still drops of what appeared to be gastric fluid in her mouth.
Now was not the time for pity; that girl's Corpse made me feel nauseous.
I took out my Peach Wood Sword again, holding the light sword in one hand and the Peach Wood Sword in the other, preparing to confront my enemies.
I cast the Golden Light Spell on the wooden sword but felt it wasn't enough, so I wrapped another layer of magical energy around it. I was becoming increasingly familiar with this Azure mana and using it more smoothly.
Using the same Spell might only require half the amount of Azure Mana compared to golden mana to achieve similar results. Moreover, its effectiveness was significantly better.
In terms of strength and physical resilience, I couldn't compete with the Corpse, so I could only rely on this advantage. The wooden sword was tangible, allowing me to block attacks while each swing of the light sword weakened the Corpse's Corpse Qi and temporarily slowed its movements.
With this back-and-forth dynamic, I gradually began to gain the upper hand.
Suddenly noticing that the Yang Fire I had just ignited had not yet extinguished, I decided to make use of it.
I began to slowly maneuver around to the backs of the two Corpses and kicked the Old Corpse three or four meters away.
Why did I choose the Old Corpse? Because he was already using his hands to support his body; when he lunged at me, he was actually unstable. That's why I targeted him.
I don't enjoy bullying the elderly, but is this even human?
After retreating three or four meters, the Old Corpse was very close to the Yang Fire, but I was held back by the Girl Corpse and couldn't move forward.
In my panic, I remembered the Three Talents Sword Formation that I had just learned.
The foundation of the Three Talents Sword Formation is controlling the sword's flight, which is essentially the Sword Control Technique. As long as I can knock the old man down with the Peach Wood Sword, he will fall right onto the still-burning Yang Fire.
Corpse Qi is a good fuel for Yang Fire, so once it comes into contact with Yang Fire, the flames will quickly engulf it.
I manipulated my magical power, guiding it through the meridians of my Heart and flowing into the hand gripping the wooden sword. Once the light sword leaves the support of my magical power, it will revert to its original state as a sword hilt, and since the light sword has no physical form, I could only use the Peach Wood Sword.
I slowly loosened my grip on the Peach Wood Sword, letting it float in mid-air. With my fingers forming a sword gesture, I pointed at the Old Corpse, and the Peach Wood Sword shot straight toward his chest.
The distance wasn't far, and the wooden sword's momentum was fierce.
The old man had just gotten up from the ground and hadn't steadied himself when he was struck by a tremendous force again.
I also miscalculated the distance; the Old Corpse was sent flying a full three meters away. He didn't land on top of the Yang Fire, and as I watched the Yang Fire slowly extinguish on the ground, my plan seemed to have failed.
No, it wasn't a failure yet. Just as the old man flew over the Yang Fire, a tattered piece of cloth hanging from his waist caught fire.
Yang Fire does not extinguish when encountering evil.
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