chsdbacks Chapter 101 Armored Corpse
Chapter 101 Armored Corpse
The two sped along and finally emerged from the Valley of Broken Souls at sunset.
Breathing in the fresh air outside, Su Qinghuan felt a sense of relaxation wash over her, and she involuntarily slumped into Lu Xuan's arms.
"They're finally out."
She glanced weakly at the valley still shrouded in poisonous miasma, her eyes filled with relief.
"Let's go, let's find a place to stay first, rest and recuperate before returning to the capital."
Lu Xuan put his arm around her, glanced at the sky, and then made a suggestion.
These successive battles have taken a huge toll on both spiritual energy and mental strength, especially for Lu Xuan. He had previously forced the activation of the Primordial Demon Suppression Seal, which looked impressive, but in reality, it almost damaged his foundation. He needs to recuperate as soon as possible.
Su Qinghuan, having been struck by the dragon's breath, felt weak all over and naturally had no objection to his suggestion.
After swallowing a few more pills and regaining some of their strength, the two continued forward along the mountain path.
After walking for about half an hour, a dilapidated mountain village appeared ahead.
The mountain village is small, with only a few dozen households.
However, it was already late, and the village was pitch black, without a single light, which made it seem somewhat eerie.
Lu Xuan stopped in his tracks, his brows furrowing slightly.
"Something's not right here."
He scanned the area with his divine sense, but did not detect the presence of any living person.
"It's a deserted village."
Su Qinghuan also noticed the abnormality, stopped in her tracks, and subconsciously tightened her grip on the long sword in her hand.
Just then, the gray stone that Lu Xuan had found in the market of Luoxia Town suddenly moved and emitted a warm aura.
Lu Xuan's heart skipped a beat, and he casually took out the stone.
The originally gray stone now glowed with a faint red light.
The frequency of the red light seemed to echo something in that deserted village.
A hint of surprise flashed in Lu Xuan's eyes.
Could this stone... be related to the things here?
He bought the stone because the Hongmeng Pearl sensed its presence when he was in the market.
I just haven't been able to figure it out yet, but I never expected to see any activity here.
"Appearing on the edge of such a treacherous place as Soul-Severing Valley, perhaps this deserted village is not so simple after all."
Lu Xuan put away the stone, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.
"Let's go take a look."
The two entered the village.
By the faint moonlight, it could be seen that most of the surrounding houses had collapsed.
The walls were covered with moss and cracks, clearly indicating that they had been abandoned for a long time.
However, in the very center of the village, there is a well-preserved ancestral hall.
The stone in Lu Xuan's hand now glowed even brighter red, pointing towards this very ancestral hall.
The two stood at the entrance of the ancestral hall, not in a hurry to go in, but instead examined the tightly closed door.
Two faded talismans were pasted on the door.
Although its spiritual power was exhausted, it was clear that it was a talisman used to suppress some kind of evil spirit.
Just then, the ancestral hall door was suddenly kicked open from the inside, and a black figure rushed out like a ghost, heading straight for the two.
Su Qinghuan exclaimed in surprise.
"Be careful!"
Her longsword was instantly drawn from its sheath.
But Lu Xuan neither dodged nor avoided it.
Just as the black figure was about to strike, he suddenly reached out a hand and grabbed the other's throat.
Click!
With a casual pinch, he crushed the throat bone and tossed it aside.
By the moonlight, the two were able to see the true face of the shadowy figure, which turned out to be a zombie covered in black hair.
"It seems the reason this village has been abandoned is because of these things."
Lu Xuan clapped his hands and looked into the depths of the ancestral hall.
There, an even denser aura of malevolent energy surged continuously.
The stone in his hand had become scorching hot.
"Since we're here, let's clean it up while we're at it."
Lu Xuan said something indifferently and walked into the ancestral hall.
The interior was dark and damp, with a nauseating smell of blood permeating the air.
In the very center of the hall, there was a pitch-black coffin.
The coffin was now half open, and a pale hand rested on the edge of it, as if trying to climb out.
Above the coffin floated a blood-red bead that was extremely similar in material to the stone in Lu Xuan's hand.
The bead emitted an extremely eerie red light and was continuously absorbing the surrounding bloodthirsty energy, pouring it into the coffin.
Lu Xuan understood.
The stone and the bead are essentially one entity, or rather, the stone is made of the same material as the bead.
Someone has set up a corpse-raising array here, hoping to use the power of the bead to create an unparalleled ferocious corpse.
Just as he was deep in thought, a muffled roar suddenly came from the coffin.
"roar!"
Then, a suffocating aura of death shot into the sky.
"A late-stage Soul Platform Realm Iron Corpse!"
Su Qinghuan sensed this aura, and her expression changed slightly.
A glint of light flashed in Lu Xuan's eyes.
This iron corpse is not only incredibly powerful, but also has a rare Blood Fiend Corpse Pill that has been formed within its body due to the nourishment of the blood-red bead!
Both of these things can cause the Primordial Pearl to react abnormally.
If we could get our hands on it, we might be able to unlock more secrets of the Primordial Pearl!
"I need this!"
Lu Xuan let out a low shout and charged towards the iron corpse that jumped out of the coffin.
"roar!"
As soon as the iron corpse emerged from the coffin, it let out a deafening roar.
It was tall, with muscles bulging like blocks of iron, and its skin had an eerie bluish-black color, covered with dark red lividity.
Those empty eye sockets burned with eerie green flames, their fangs bared as they stared at the charging Lu Xuan, emitting a nauseating stench of corpses.
"roar!"
The Iron Corpse roared, brandishing its steel-hook-like claws, and viciously clawed at Lu Xuan's chest.
If that claw grips firmly, it can crush even the finest iron into dust.
Instead of retreating, Lu Xuan advanced, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit.
Instead of using the Heaven-Devouring Sword, he clenched his fist and his whole body shone with golden light.
"An indestructible golden body!"
"Bang!"
A dull, loud bang.
Lu Xuan's fist collided with the iron corpse's claws.
The immense recoil caused both of them to sway slightly.
Lu Xuan felt a tingling sensation in his fist; the physical strength of this iron corpse was in no way weaker than his own!
The iron corpse was also knocked back half a step by this punch.
"Again!"
Lu Xuan shouted and charged forward again.
This time, he held nothing back. The Chaos Devouring Heaven Scripture was activated within his body, and every punch contained the power to split mountains and shatter rocks.
"Bang, bang bang!"
Dense fist shadows rained down on the iron corpse, producing a metallic clang.
Although the Iron Corpse had a powerful physical body, it was forced to retreat steadily under Lu Xuan's relentless and fierce attacks.
The tough skin on its body even developed cracks, from which black corpse fluid oozed out.
"roar!"
Enraged by the blow, the Iron Corpse roared to the sky, its corpse energy surging, managing to withstand Lu Xuan's punch. Then, it opened its blood-red maw and spewed out a thick stream of corpse poison and malevolent energy.
"Be careful!"
Su Qinghuan watched in alarm and couldn't help but speak up to warn him.