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“Caw caw, gurgle gurgle!”
The bodies of ten Living Corpses continuously transformed from rigid to smooth, and their mouths gurgled as if they were laughing, but in reality, they were urging the Talisman Water within them. The Living Corpses were under the control of the Necromancer, which ultimately relied on mental power combined with Talisman Water. The Necromancer mixed his blood with Talisman Water and forced it into the living, who, after endless torment, had souls that were nearly extinguished while their bodies remained alive.
In other words, their bodies were alive, allowing for joint movements, while Zombies were the exact opposite—their bodies were dead, yet their souls remained intact. At this moment, the Talisman Water flowed into their limbs and bones, and the ten Living Corpses charged at Xiao Yefeng like ten arrows.
Taking advantage of this, Yuan Dui shifted sideways, moving away from the battlefield. However, the haunting sound of the flute was as piercing as a ghost's wail yet remarkably fluid. Xiao Yefeng realized that this flute sound was the key to controlling the ten Living Corpses.
The rhythm of the flute dictated the attack speed of the Living Corpses. Suddenly, with a burst of sound from the flute, all twenty hands of the Living Corpses reached out towards Xiao Yefeng like a wall.
Previously, Xiao Yefeng had evaded their attacks with his agile movements, but now there was no escape. He kicked one male Living Corpse in the abdomen and used the rebound force to quickly dodge a claw aimed at him. Then he silently recited a spell; however, his spiritual energy was too weak at that moment. He could only carefully plan: “Ha! Divine weapon descend, living beings subdue demons!”
With a loud shout, Xiao Yefeng pressed his hands against the ground, sending a golden light directly into it. He then leaped back as the flute sound continued to play. The ten Living Corpses stomped their feet simultaneously and transformed into ten shadows shooting towards Xiao Yefeng.
Seeing all ten Living Corpses fall into the trap he had set, Xiao Yefeng pointed his sword forward. The Yin Yang Diagram reappeared at his fingertips; as he broke it downward, a burst of golden light surged forth with an arc that enveloped all the Living Corpses within it. Sparks flew as electricity struck them, causing black blood to spew from their mouths.
“You're quite toxic!” Yuan Dui exclaimed upon seeing the Living Corpses injured. As soon as the flute sound stopped and he cursed under his breath, he changed his tune. Among the ten Living Corpses, the Male Corpse ceased its chaotic movements and recklessly plunged its hands into the ground. The black blood that flowed out formed a hexagram that enveloped four female corpses. At that moment, a chilling flute sound erupted as all four female corpses roared in unison, releasing billowing black mist.
Once enveloped in black mist, Xiao Yefeng's surrounding barrier set up to trap living beings was shattered. The four female corpses charged towards him amidst swirling black fog. With corpse poison in their nails, Xiao Yefeng dared not confront them head-on. He activated the Copper Armor Spell and braced himself against their relentless sixteen-claw assault. However, in his haste, he inhaled some black mist and immediately felt dizzy.
“What an opportunity!” Yuan Dui thought gleefully as he turned the flute around. The six Male Corpses shot towards Xiao Yefeng like cannonballs through the black mist.
“Not good! Grant me mercy! Vital Energy Shield! Righteousness Shield!” After inhaling the corpse poison from the female corpses, Xiao Yefeng sensed danger. After a brief bout of dizziness, he quickly circulated his Qi to form two shields for protection.
Sure enough—clang clang clang! After six consecutive sounds of collision, both shields shattered while Xiao Yefeng narrowly escaped by hiding behind a tree. At this point, he was several dozen meters away from Yuan Dui's position as ten Living Corpses approached him step by step with gurgling sounds.
The most disgusting part was that Xiao Yefeng had already been bewitched by the black mist emitted by the four female corpses. Yuan Dui's flute sound seemed to come from all directions at once, nearly derailing Xiao Yefeng's plans. In desperation, he drew out the Bagua Mirror and endured the electric shocks while channeling his spiritual energy into it. The compass patterns on the Bagua Mirror reappeared as its central needle pointed straight ahead.
However, after a series of thrilling battles, Xiao Yefeng's pulse raced wildly, and within him, the Fish Genes awakened once more. His ten fingers transformed into short, dagger-like claws, and gill-like breathing apparatuses reappeared behind his ears. Even with his mouth and nose tightly closed in the black mist, Xiao Yefeng could still breathe.
At this moment, Yuan Dui was unaware that the black mist was emitted by the female corpse. He could only sense the positions of the ten Living Corpses but could not see through the fog. Nevertheless, Yuan Dui was confident; this black mist was no ordinary treasure—everyone needed to breathe! Being trapped in the black mist would mean losing all hope of escape, ultimately suffocating inside.
What he did not know was that blood streamed from Xiao Yefeng's fingertips, dripping crimson as he cut into his own flesh. With his left hand holding the Bagua Mirror and his right hand waving it around, the needle within the mirror spun continuously, guiding Xiao Yefeng's movements.
A clattering sound echoed through the black mist, piquing Yuan Dui's curiosity. However, as more clattering noises followed, he attempted to control the Living Corpses again with his Black Flute but found that none responded to him anymore.
"How can this be?" Yuan Dui shouted angrily into the mist. Just then, the fog began to dissipate, revealing Xiao Yefeng once more, standing before the last female Living Corpse.
With a splatter, black blood—Talisman Water—spurted from the Spirit Void Hole of the female corpse as she collapsed straight down. The ground was littered with corpses or remnants of bodies that should have long been dead.
With a hiss, ten corpses simultaneously transformed into pools of blood right there. Xiao Yefeng paid no attention to the bodies at his feet; instead, the Condemnation Arc descended from above. With a crackle, the souls of ten individuals reformed. In a swift motion, Xiao Yefeng drew their souls into the Spirit Platform. At that moment, Yuan Dui exclaimed in shock, "You dare to forcibly collect souls! Do you know there's a Yin Chai behind you?"
He was not wrong; as soon as the ten souls were condemned, a Black Chain Hook reached out from beneath the ground to seize them. However, Xiao Yefeng managed to take their souls before the iron chain could catch them. Unbeknownst to Yuan Dui, Xiao Yefeng had his back turned to Yin Chai. When Yin Chai's iron chain penetrated Xiao Yefeng's body, it vanished instead. Sensing Zhao Yin Gate's presence and recognizing this Geomancer as one of their own, Yin Chai simply withdrew.
"They are all pitiful souls, while you are someone who deserves death! Today I shall act on their behalf!" At this moment, Xiao Yefeng's genetic changes were not very apparent; his clothing concealed his textured skin. Neither his claws nor gill lines were obvious enough for Yuan Dui to notice any abnormalities.
"Hmph! Do you think I have no backup?" Yuan Dui said as he reached for his Black Flute again.
Xiao Yefeng let out a cold laugh and replied, "Do you think I'm foolish enough to let you blow it again?"
With that, Xiao Yefeng launched a kick aimed directly at Yuan Dui's abdomen. At that moment, Yuan Dui had just positioned the flute below his lips; Xiao Yefeng's kick arrived before he could react. Lacking Yuan Xun's agility—after all, Yuan Dui had focused all his training on raising corpses—he abandoned blowing into the flute and dodged aside while drawing out a waist knife for defense.
However, in close combat, there was no comparison between Yuan Dui and Yuan Xun; if even Yuan Xun couldn't match Xiao Yefeng, then Yuan Dui stood no chance at all. Within just three exchanges, Xiao Yefeng seized an opening in Yuan Dui's blade defense. With a precise Intercepting Finger technique aimed at a vital point on Yuan Dui’s side waist, Xiao Yefeng thrust his finger deep into him. Given that Xiao Yefeng now possessed sharp claws extending an inch long, his finger penetrated deeply enough to hook inside Yuan Dui’s right side waist.
In an instant, blood gushed out like a fountain, and at that moment, Yuan Dui slammed his palm against Xiao Yefeng's chest. However, it felt as if he had struck a rock, but this blow did send him directly away from Xiao Yefeng.
Holding his injured waist, Yuan Dui's eyes turned red. He said, "Just you wait. When we meet again, you will become my Living Corpse!"
With that, Yuan Dui turned to leave, but Xiao Yefeng called out, "You think you can just walk away without asking me?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Yefeng lunged at Yuan Dui with a claw. Just then, a chilling wind swept past him, and the icy breeze stung Xiao Yefeng, making him hesitate to pursue Yuan Dui. He quickly countered the incoming attack with a defensive move.
"Ugh... ugh!"
A low growl filled with Yin Qi came from the person who had attacked him. There was no time to discern whether the assailant was human or ghostly because another hand, carrying the same chilling wind, reached for him. Crouching down and twisting his body, he drove his elbow directly into the armpit of the attacker. This elbow strike was deliberate; Xiao Yefeng had once shattered an enemy's shoulder blade with such a move.
At that time, he was just an ordinary Mercenary. Now, this elbow strike was infused with spiritual energy and could definitely crush an enemy's shoulder bone. However, this time it left Xiao Yefeng disappointed.
Instead of the expected sound of bones cracking, his elbow throbbed painfully as if he had struck steel. Nevertheless, the strike proved effective; the attacker staggered back four or five steps before regaining balance.
Ignoring the pain in his elbow, Xiao Yefeng looked up at his assailant and was taken aback. The person who had ambushed him was an Azure Faced Fiend—a Zombie with fang-like teeth! Moreover, it was one that could walk for a short period.
This meant that it had already transitioned from its Jumping Corpse form to something akin to a Walking Corpse. The distinction was significant; Jumping Corpses could only advance by jumping while ordinary Zombies were much more troublesome than ghosts. While Xiao Yefeng could dispel Eerie Energy with incantations and Qi, dealing with a Zombie's corpse energy required specialized tools that were not easily obtainable.
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