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Seeing the female corpse, I was taken aback to find it completely intact, as if she were merely asleep!
I hurriedly peeled off the bark like one would peel a banana, revealing the body underneath. I laid the corpse flat on the ground and observed its appearance, which was particularly strange! It seemed almost as if it were not dead at all!
In the blink of an eye, the corpse sat up stiffly, glared at me with wide eyes, and then extended its hands to examine itself, mimicking my movements as if I were controlling a puppet.
Every move I made was imitated by that corpse. Wan was bouncing around excitedly, saying, "Hahaha! Brother Xia, this corpse is really interesting..."
"But over there, I also found another female corpse that hasn't decayed..."
"Female corpse?"
I nodded and pointed behind me, saying, "Just now, I saw water dripping down from a piece of bark. When I peeled it away, there was a female corpse on the ground. Her arms and legs were intact, and her flesh hadn't rotted..."
As I spoke, I turned back to look at the tree and was instantly stunned!
We ran toward the direction of the female corpse only to find it completely empty; shattered bark lay scattered all around. The large piece of bark hanging from the tree resembled an empty shell swaying in the wind, occasionally dropping water droplets.
I looked around in confusion and said, "This is really bizarre! It was just lying here a moment ago; how could it suddenly disappear? Could it be a trick?"
...
Ah! Wan screamed suddenly, his mouth agape enough to fit a fist inside as he pointed behind me and shouted!
I turned around to see the female corpse standing right behind me. She was brushing her long hair back and tying it up while blinking her enchanting eyes at us and saying, "Is it time for another delivery?"
Hehehehe!
A piercing howl cut through the clouds, plunging the sun into an impenetrable darkness.
"Corpse King?" Wan exclaimed.
A chilling laughter echoed, accompanied by a gust of cold wind!
Before me, a thick fog began to rise, and fear gripped my heart as I worried it might be poison. I quickly stepped back a few paces, watching as the dense mist spread around me. My clothes were speckled with a powder that had a foul, earthy smell.
"This is Earthworm dust; she intends to use it to lure Scorpions to feast on you!" the Corpse King laughed wickedly.
"What?"
"What is this stuff?"
I hurriedly brushed at the Earthworm powder on my body, but it clung stubbornly, refusing to come off. I could see swarms of Scorpions crawling toward us!
"Hahaha! Once you’re poisoned by my Scorpions, without an antidote, in no time your blood will reverse course and attack your heart. Soon enough, your heart will stop, your vessels will burst, and you'll become food for my Scorpions..."
"Heh heh! Braised Tofu in Soy Sauce; one thing overcomes another!" Wan suddenly produced a Thorned Hairpin from her hair. Drawing a circle on the ground, the earth erupted like a fountain, releasing countless ants.
Among them was a Queen Ant with large wings, its size comparable to that of a giant moth. With its swollen abdomen and serrated pincers poised at the front, it charged fiercely toward the Scorpions.
The Corpse King trembled all over, his face turning pale as he quickly pulled out a silver needle from his chest. He pricked his delicate finger, dark red blood oozing out, which he then sucked into his mouth. In an instant, his complexion returned to a healthy hue as he sneered, "Before you die, let me indulge in a few more words so you won't leave for the Underworld without anything to say!"
Wan hurriedly drew another circle around herself and sat down on the ground. She smashed a vial and used the shards to cut her finger, letting her blood drip onto the Queen Ant. After taking two sips of blood, the Queen Ant perked up immediately, spreading its wings and spinning in circles as it began to scurry forward...
In an instant, countless ant holes began to emerge from the ground, with ants poking their antennae out and rushing towards the Queen Ant. In a flash, tens of thousands of ants followed suit, surrounding the bowl in a formation, attempting to block the Scorpion army.
"Goodness! I bet there isn't a single ant within a hundred miles; they've all been summoned here!"
My eyes were dazzled by the sight.
Ants are truly remarkable insects that undergo egg, larva, and pupa stages before becoming adults. The ants summoned by the bowl came in all varieties: some with wings, some with large mandibles, some bare-handed, black-headed, red-headed, long-bodied, short-bodied—every imaginable type had crawled over.
Around the bowl, the Scorpions had already climbed close. The bowl sat quietly, surrounded by countless ants forming a protective circle around it and the Queen Ant. The Scorpion swarm probed with their stingers like long spears, while the ant horde fought valiantly to resist them. Despite suffering numerous casualties, their astonishing numbers kept the Scorpions at bay.
The bowl looked as if it had donned an ant's armor...
"This won't do; I need to think of a way to help her escape!"
I thought to myself that relying solely on defense wasn't a solution. To capture a thief, one must first capture the king; these Scorpions were controlled by the Corpse King, so I needed to find a way to subdue him first!
Facing the Corpse King head-on with my own strength was completely unfeasible!
"Is there only the option of summoning spirits?"
Summoning spirits can take two forms: one involves possessing a living person, while the other involves possessing a dead one. With hundreds of corpses nearby, not utilizing them would be a waste!
I hurriedly pulled out talismans from my pocket and drew a Summoning Ghost Talisman on the ground. Sitting cross-legged, I formed hand seals and recited the Summon Ghost Command: "Earth is natural; Mayi Divination is true. I request spiritual assistance. Dry Luo captures evil spirits and kills them. Five Mountains Yin Ghosts heed my call; three souls eternal—those who wander aimlessly come quickly to assist..."
In the blink of an eye, thunder roared and winds howled fiercely, sweeping through the lonely graves and bending the weeds low. The corpses hanging from trees swayed as shadows faintly drifted in from the northwest. Bai Shibao chewed on several Willow Leaves and applied them to his eyes; he could see somewhat better but still perceived everything as a blur of green.
"Oh no, I summoned a Ghost Messenger..."
I saw a Ghost Messenger, shackled with iron chains to three Yin Ghosts, carrying a Soul Guiding Banner that fluttered as it approached. The three spirits were not dressed in funeral garments; their hands were bound by heavy chains, and they followed the Ghost Messenger with their heads down, silent.
The Ghost Messenger spoke first, "These individuals have just passed away. I am escorting them to the Underworld for registration. Upon seeing your Summon Ghost Command, I hurried over. What is the matter?"
"It's an emergency; I had no choice but to use the spell. Please assist me in battle, and I will surely express my gratitude afterward!"
Damn it, what kind of ghosts have I summoned?
The ones I called forth were merely wandering souls from around the area, unregistered in the Underworld, all wandering souls who would come running for money.
At that moment, behind the Corpse King, there was a massive Ant Wall made up of tens of thousands of ants, crawling densely across its surface, an exceptionally terrifying sight.
With a loud laugh, he said, "Then you shall experience my Swarm Burial technique!"
"Swarm Burial?"
Suddenly, the Ant Wall collapsed with a thunderous roar, countless ants falling like sand and burying the Corpse King beneath them...
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