Youbao Chapter 18: Earth-nourishing Corpse Pill (7)
In the black fog, a group of ancient people wearing armor and holding weapons appeared. They were running around, as if they were escaping. Behind them, a dark fog was constantly moving. Once the ancient people were caught up by the fog, they were swallowed up before they could make a sound.
The jade that communicates with the underworld that he was wearing close to his body gave him a warm feeling. This warmth extended from his chest to his eyes. His eyes became hot, and the figures that kept running disappeared.
However, what I saw before me shocked me even more.
The Demon-Subduing Sword, which had been hidden in the black fog, continuously emitted golden light that could ward off evil spirits, and the black resentment that had surged from the ground was dissipated in large chunks. A figure could be vaguely seen sitting under the Demon-Subduing Sword, motionless. The black energy could not invade his body, and was often dispersed by the golden light when it was still within a meter.
Not far from him, a blurry shadow was constantly moving around. As it moved, the resentment seemed to be sucked away, and a lot of it was immediately cleared away.
It was obvious that someone was using the power of the Demon-Subduing Sword to suppress the resentment of the 400,000 Zhao soldiers so that the wandering shadow could absorb it.
Is this the Corpse King being refined?
The person sitting under the Demon-Subduing Sword is obviously not the undertaker I have seen. Who is he?
Was he the one who killed three people from the Zhou family and scared Zhou Guangyun crazy?
No one can answer these questions for me.
Zhou Guangyun, the only one who knew the answer, had already left like a madman. When I turned around to look for him, he was gone.
I really want to curse loudly, what the hell is this?
The person in charge died, went crazy, or ran away.
I stayed here because I shouldn't have been in charge...
The black fog was shrinking faster and faster, perhaps because the corpse king had absorbed enough underground death energy and was growing faster and faster. Originally just a blurry shadow, it was becoming clearer and clearer, and its specific shape could be seen.
Compared to the corpses raised on the ground, the corpse king looked taller and more majestic, no worse than the bronze-armored corpse. This was just the initial appearance, and I had no idea what it would look like after it was truly refined.
This evil creature, which was made from thousands of years of dead energy, would definitely cause great trouble. I was furious as I watched from the side, but there was nothing I could do. Fortunately, the man was controlling the Demon-Subduing Sword and had no time to pay attention to me, otherwise I would have been killed long ago if I was so close.
At this moment, a gust of wind suddenly blew beside me, and then a figure appeared.
I was so surprised that I turned around and saw... the old Taoist priest! It was actually the old Taoist priest!
The old Taoist priest who had just appeared stood still and vomited blood. I saw that his face was pale, his chest was already stained with blood, and his clothes were messy. I was afraid that he had been injured before.
The old Taoist priest appeared only one meter away from me.
This method of appearing out of thin air should be the method of shrinking the earth. At that time, a question suddenly occurred to me. The method of shrinking the earth can instantly cross a distance that is difficult for humans to reach. What would happen if there is a person in the place where it appears?
Two people merged? Or someone was knocked out. At that speed, if someone was hit, they would be turned into meat paste in an instant.
Thinking about this kind of question at this tense moment, I don’t know if my head is filled with cement...
The old Taoist priest was obviously seriously injured. His breathing was unusually heavy and he coughed from time to time.
I stood there in a daze, wondering whether I should call him. The old Taoist stared at the black fog ahead and said: Stretch out your hand.
Familiar sentences, familiar plots, I suddenly felt inexplicably excited.
I subconsciously stretched out my arm, and the old Taoist priest stretched out his hand and slashed it in the air without even looking at me. His hand and sword fingers floated in the air and pulled it back. I felt a warmth on my wrist, and a line of blood drew a parabola in the air and gathered into a blood ball in front of the old Taoist priest.
At the same time, the old Taoist priest sent a pill over with a snap of his fingers: Take the blood-replenishing pill.
I took the pill and felt like crying. The old Taoist priest was really good. He let my blood flow and still remembered to give me a pill. He was much better than the undertaker.
When I tilted my head back to swallow the pill, the old Taoist priest stretched out his right index finger, placed it above the blood ball, and drew a symbol in the air.
This magical air spell is more magical and more gorgeous than the paper spells shown on TV. The green light, with the black mist as the background, looks gentle yet mysterious.
The old Taoist priest drew the last trace with his finger, and the whole talisman in the air suddenly flashed. The old Taoist priest grabbed the talisman and slapped it into the blood ball like grabbing something, and shouted softly: Five Elements Spiritual Method! Water Spirit God, hurry!
After doing all this, the old Taoist priest suddenly coughed violently and spat out a mouthful of blood.
I hurried to his side and asked: How did you get hurt?
It's all right. The old Taoist priest pushed me away and stood up straight: The blood mist will temporarily suppress the dead energy and the corpse king. I will go and take back the Zhou family's demon-slaying sword. This is a spirit-gathering talisman. With your blood as a guide, it can help you exert the power of the jade of the underworld. After seeing me take back the demon-slaying sword, you must invite the wheel king of the underworld to suppress the ghosts. Otherwise, when the corpse king is refined, he will take away the demon-slaying sword and let the ancient souls of the Zhao army destroy the living. You and I have already entered the game. If we can't suppress this disaster, we will all die.
This was the first time the old Taoist priest spoke so many words, but every word was horrifying.
The King of the Underworld, isn't that one of the Ten Kings of Hell? Is there really an underworld in this world?
Moreover, if the ghosts of 400,000 Zhao soldiers come out to cause chaos, both he and I will die? What kind of logic is this? This is clearly a trap.
Some people say that the most painful thing in the world is to live a life worse than death.
If you ask me, the most painful thing in the world is that you are living a good life, but suddenly find out that you are going to die, and you are killed by a dead old man.
If the old Taoist priest had not asked the Zhou family to find me with the jade pendant, I would not have come to Gaoping, and I would not have listened to the undertaker and come to Changping, and this matter would have nothing to do with me.
But now, if I can’t stop the disaster, the old Taoist priest will die, and I will die too, and it will be an unnatural death.
What is an untimely death? It means being hit by a car when going out, being crushed to death by an earthquake at home, being drowned while taking a bath, or choking to death while eating. In any case, it is not a good way to die. To put it bluntly, it is an unjust death.
The old Taoist priest was not prepared to listen to my complaints. The blood dance controlled by the Taoist talisman had already merged into the black air. The originally clear black air dissipated at a very fast speed, and soon approached the position of the Demon-Subduing Sword. And the figure that kept swimming and absorbing the dead air also kept retreating until it retreated to the outermost edge of the Demon-Subduing Sword's evil-repelling golden light.
Obviously, it is afraid of the golden light that can ward off evil spirits and dares not touch it.
The rock-like figure that had been sitting under the Demon-Subduing Sword finally moved.
He stood up, his figure was not very majestic, but he had a formidable aura. His eyes, even through the layers of black fog, were still as sharp as a sword.
This is definitely a big enemy. Even the old Taoist priest is so cautious. It must be difficult to deal with. Otherwise, the old Taoist priest would not say that he would only take back the sword to subdue demons.
From this point of view, the Demon-Slaying Sword is the key.
If it weren't for the suppression of the Demon-Subduing Sword, the Zhao army's ghosts might have rushed out long ago. And the other side obviously had no ability to deal with such a large army of ghosts.
While I was thinking, the old Taoist suddenly moved forward quickly without saying a word. Compared with two weeks ago , his speed and stature were much worse. I began to worry that his injuries would make him unable to take on this important task. Perhaps, I should expect that Mr. Zhou and Zhou Guangji had dealt each other a heavy blow before they died.
What matters to me most is not that person, but the corpse king who has not made much movement.
At this time, the corpse king was already very close to a physical entity, and looked very similar to the bronze-armored corpse. Only when the black gas disappeared did I discover that its majestic body, which was comparable to the bronze-armored corpse, was grayish white with several large black spots on its body. It was like a zombie with fangs sticking out of its lips, slowly opening and closing, and its mouth, which was much wider than that of an ordinary person, kept spewing out grayish white gas.
This kind of corpse qi that even the dead air cannot bear and will dissipate if touched is far more terrifying than the bronze-armored corpse. What is even more terrifying is that there are several terrifying human faces on his chest, the size of a baby's head, with distorted faces, and looks like pain. From a distance, I always feel that those faces are very familiar, but I can't see them clearly. Because the faces are too distorted, like crying and laughing, it is extremely weird.
The old Taoist priest had already rushed to the front of the blood mist, but the blood mist that melted the deathly aura automatically made way for a passage, allowing the old Taoist priest to enter and exit.
The corpse king, who had been motionless, suddenly blew out a grayish-white corpse gas, and the faces on his chest simultaneously let out sharp cries and laughs, which were shrill and piercing. It seemed to pierce the eardrums, and my brain felt like it was going to explode.
Even though I covered my ears, the piercing sound was still clear. It was as if the sound was coming from your head, not from your ears.
The warmth from the jade pendant was felt again, and the piercing screams weakened a lot. Although they were still audible, they were not unbearable.
I looked ahead intently and saw that the old Taoist priest was already engaged in close combat with the Corpse King.
Even though it was a corpse raised on the ground, the old Taoist priest was still extremely brave and attacked continuously in person. However, when facing the corpse king, the old Taoist priest fled far away, using talismans to transform into a fire dragon to attack from a distance, and did not dare to approach at all.
This was certainly due to his injuries, but it also showed how terrifying the Corpse King was.
The person standing under the sword did not move, just quietly watching the old Taoist priest fighting with the corpse king. My heart was in my throat, because the old Taoist priest had not succeeded, and the corpse king was very fast. Although it was constantly forced back by the fire talisman, it did not suffer much damage.
If that person also joined the battle, judging from the old Taoist's current skills, he would be in great danger.
Although the old Taoist priest gave me a magic talisman before he left, how do I use it? Can I just drop some blood on it? Or do I have to rub it all over?
Every time the old Taoist priest let my blood out, he would let me bleed a lot. I always felt it was unreliable if he only used a few drops.
In addition, can the Wheel King really be summoned using the Jade Pendant?
I suddenly realized that the Tongming Jade Pendant looked like a pet ball in anime...
