Youbao Chapter 10: Killing the Corpse (10)
Suddenly, the speed of progress suddenly increased, as if passing through a wormhole. The scene in front of me flashed, and when I looked again, it was a completely different scene.
The old Taoist priest pulled me and jumped off the bronze-armored corpse, followed closely by Zhou Xuehai and old man Gamu.
At this moment, I was standing next to the bronze-armored corpse. Looking at that majestic body, the skin glowing slightly green, and the black corpse qi that kept flowing from the seven orifices of its face, I couldn't help but shudder.
The bronze-armored corpse was not as scary as I had imagined. It had some nails, but no fangs sticking out of its lips. It did not have a green face, and if it were not for the corpse qi, it would be almost the same as an ordinary person.
But I know that with the power of the bronze-armored corpse, its not-too-long nails are enough to cut through iron sheets that are not too thick.
When I chatted with Zhou Xuehai earlier, he told me that the most powerful part of the bronze-armored corpse is its body. With copper tendons and iron bones, it is extremely powerful and is a human-shaped fortress. In ancient times, there were even special spells for bronze-armored corpses, but they have been lost now, leaving only the powerful and invincible body.
We were standing by a small river. The water was not turbulent, and there were plants of varying heights growing by the river. The few small animals we saw were frightened by the might of the bronze-armored corpse and fled in all directions.
The corpse is based on soil, and we use water to overcome soil, but it must want to avoid this place. Gamu, hide the breath of the bronze-armored corpse. You, stretch out your hand. The old Taoist said.
"Huh? What are you doing?" I asked as I stretched out my hand.
The old Taoist priest took out a knife from his pocket and cut a hole in my arm with lightning speed. He took out a blank paper talisman from his pocket and answered my question: bloodletting.
At this moment, I really feel like a mobile blood bank.
The old Taoist priest's technique was very professional, so you didn't feel too much pain, but the blood kept flowing out. He dipped his finger in my blood and started drawing on the paper talisman.
I can't understand things like these ghostly drawings.
I drew eight pieces of paper talismans and my face turned pale. Then the old Taoist said: Wait aside, I will need it again.
There is a saying that life is worse than death, and this is a true portrayal of me.
It's fine that he used my blood, but his attitude was not polite. But I don't know why, I felt that the old Taoist priest's words were very powerful, and I was convinced from the bottom of my heart. This feeling was too weird, but I couldn't understand it.
At this time, the old Taoist priest broke off several wooden sticks from all around and inserted them in all four directions. He waved his hands, and the blood talisman in his hand lightly fell on the eight wooden sticks.
The five elements of heaven, start the spiritual fire, the jade that connects the underworld points to the ghost! Open! The old Taoist shouted softly, and pointed his sword finger at the talisman paper.
Suddenly, a cold wind blew up. I was only wearing a T-shirt, and I was shivering with cold. This kind of coldness came from deep in my bones, and the cold air seemed to rush from the soles of my feet to my forehead. I hugged my arms and sneezed several times.
Come to the side quickly. Zhou Xuehai pulled me away: That is the Yin Qi from the underworld, which ordinary people cannot stand.
I asked him while shivering: Is there really an underworld?
Of course there is, but the underworld and ordinary people understand it differently, Zhou Xuehai replied.
It was too cold. I jumped up and down, with goose bumps all over my arms.
This is the Yin Qi attacking my body. I think the old man wants to use the Yin Qi from the underworld to attract the corpses here. This is indeed a good idea. Just bear with it, it will probably be fine in a while.
As he was speaking, he heard the old Taoist priest shout again: Hidden!
The chill suddenly disappeared, but occasionally it would reappear. At this time, the old Taoist priest came to my side again, took my arm, took blood, and drew a few talismans.
What is the talisman for this time? I asked him.
To suppress the corpse.
I don't understand what it means to suppress corpses. The old Taoist priest always throws me a weird term and leaves me alone. If I am his apprentice, then he must not be a good master.
Old Gamu had already taken the bronze-armored corpse and hid somewhere unknown, and after the old Taoist priest had arranged everything, he also pulled us to hide behind the bushes. A paper talisman floated in front of us, a talisman paper that could conceal our breath.
What if the corpse doesn't come here? I asked, squatting beside the bushes.
The purpose of moving corpses underground is to find the most powerful place. I use the Five Elements Spiritual Method to cooperate with your spiritual blood to draw out the Yin Qi from the underworld and set up a fake Yin place. It will definitely come. The old Taoist priest's words were full of confidence.
So what to do when it comes?
"Use the corpse-suppressing talisman to suppress it. Gamu will drive the bronze-armored corpse to entangle it. I will prepare to divert water," the old Taoist priest replied.
Divert water? Can the corpses be killed by water?
It's not ordinary water. Zhou Xuehai added: It has spiritual properties, it can ward off evil spirits and exorcise ghosts, just like the talisman water that ordinary people know.
"Don't talk, it's coming!" the old Taoist priest suddenly said.
We all shut up immediately, holding our breath, and looked at the empty space that the old Taoist priest had disguised. Strangely enough, the half stick that was originally stuck in the ground was now gone, and it looked like an ordinary empty space.
I looked around, but I couldn't see the corpse. I couldn't see the yellow-black gas rising into the sky either. Could it be that the old Taoist sensed it wrong?
This shouldn't happen. With the old Taoist's ability, if he says it will come, it will definitely come.
At this moment, I suddenly felt like a heavy weight was pressing down on me. Before I could defend myself, I fell to the ground with my butt sticking up.
A heavy feeling of oppression fell on me for no reason, and I was about to vomit blood. All the bones in my body creaked under the heavy load. The old Taoist priest reached out and patted me on the back, and I immediately felt much more relaxed.
I climbed up with some difficulty and asked in a low voice: What happened?
The old Taoist priest didn't answer, but glared at me fiercely. I quickly shut up and didn't dare to speak again.
Zhou Xuehai was much better than me. He held the sword above his head, as if he was holding something up. He looked a little nervous, staring at the open space in front of him. From his eyes, it could be seen that something must have appeared in that open space.
But no matter how wide I opened my eyes, the open space was still an open space.
Just when I didn't know what was going on, the open space suddenly rolled over like an earthquake.
In a flash, the old Taoist shouted loudly and slapped the ground with his hand. It was like a mountain hitting the ground, and there was a loud bang everywhere. Suddenly, eight flames lit up in the open space.
The dazzling red light instantly ignited the nearby ground. Faintly, a dull roar sounded from underground.
The old Taoist priest rushed out and stomped his foot on the ground: Come out!
The ground cracked with a loud bang, and a cloud of black gas rushed out. The old Taoist priest jumped back, stretched out his hand, ignited the three corpse-suppressing talismans in his hand, and threw them vigorously.
At the same time, a shrill roar sounded in the forest. With a loud rumbling sound, a ferocious body crashed into the tree in front of it and rushed out of the forest.
The bronze-armored corpse is a monster that old man Gamu has poured his life’s work into.
At this time, its body was surrounded by corpse energy. It clenched its right fist and hit the black energy hard.
The old Taoist priest's corpse-suppressing talisman was pressed against the black gas. With a muffled roar, the black gas quickly retreated, like a startled swarm of ants. A strange body, not too tall, gradually appeared.
The bronze-armored corpse's fist hit the ground-raised corpse's chest heavily. There was a heavy muffled sound, as if the mountain was about to be pierced through.
However, the seemingly weak ground-raising corpse did not move at all. A yellowish-brown arm with several yellow streaks surrounding it stretched out from the black air and punched the bronze-armored corpse.
In comparison, the bronze-armored corpse was weaker and was knocked back a few steps by this punch.
The Three Pure Laws, the Five Elements Fire, suppress evil! The old Taoist priest shouted, and the corpse-suppressing talisman that was originally attached to the black air suddenly exploded, exploding into three huge sparks.
Fire of the decree! Attack! The old Taoist once again formed a spell, and three balls of sparks exploded, instantly transforming into three fire snakes that swirled around the black air rising into the sky.
The speed was so fast that even the eyes could not catch up. In just a moment, the black air was surrounded by the fire snakes. From a distance, it looked like a pillar of fire reaching the sky.
However, in just a blink of an eye, the black gas was like ignited explosives. The fire column was broken and scattered like snowflakes.
A few flakes fell on me and I was scared to death, but I found out that they were not hot at all.
A figure jumped out like a rabbit, and I heard Zhou Xuehai shouting: Senior, I'm here to help you too!
This young man, I still hid behind the bushes without moving.
Even the bronze-armored corpse was beaten back with one punch. Wouldn't it be courting death for me to join in the fun?
Zhou Xuehai's joining did not bring about any positive changes to the situation. I did not see any special effect from the Demon-Subduing Sword, at most it could just cut off the black energy like peeling potatoes.
But there was too much black energy, and it was constantly regenerating. It was too difficult to achieve success with that broken sword.
The old Taoist priest's corpse-suppressing talisman did not work, and the situation immediately fell into a passive position.
The bronze-armored corpse that had been repelled also rushed forward with a roar. Being repelled just now seemed to have aroused its ferocity, and black corpse gas spewed out from its seven orifices, like a flying dragon.
The black air of the corpses entangled with it, like white snow melted by the scorching sun, bursts of black smoke emerged and then dissipated. Occasionally, a few wisps fell to the ground, and the originally green grass and trees immediately withered, turned yellow, and finally died.
