Free Web NovelChapter 387: Chapter 345: The Red-Roofed Stone House
He immediately withdrew a distance back, then peeked again at intervals. Fortunately, the giant corpse did not linger and did not head towards Wang Yu, but instead parted the trees and entered the dense forest, casually hammering down the living corpses on the path ahead.
Only then did Wang Yu lean out, picking up six or seven Storage Pouches from the mix of mud and blood.
Proceeding along this path, as the muddy mountain trail gradually hardened and turned into a stony hillside, and as the dense forest on both sides receded, Wang Yu estimated from the corpse fragments he saw and the slaughter scenes he witnessed that around one to two hundred cultivators had already died.
But the danger had just begun; this was only the entrance, the first dozen or so miles of the mountain road.
By this time, the Moon Hooks had already sunk, and morning light rose. However, the expected warm sunshine did not arrive, blocked by thick Cloud Miasma, leaving only a bleak, pale light.
Around a bend ahead, when Wang Yu saw through the Mirror a crooked red-roofed stone house, his heart stirred—the final place with intelligence had arrived.
Looking closely, he was instantly shocked and chilled all over. Next to the stone house, a Corpse Mountain had been piled high!
Judging from the vivid clothing colors and the fresh blood flowing freely on the ground, the Corpse Mountain was made entirely of the cultivators who had entered seeking treasure this time!
At a glance, there were at least a hundred bodies here.
Almost everyone had an extremely terrified expression, their mouths agape, their eyes wide open in death, staring around.
Wang Yu instinctively manipulated the fine dog to look at the stone house door, and saw the door wide open, with a red coffin lying quietly in the shadow inside.
This represented safety.
So, what did these dead cultivators encounter? Could it be that when they arrived, the stone house was not safe?
Wang Yu manipulated the fine dog to circle the stone house. It was small and crooked, estimating it could hold ten or so people before being crammed full. Other than the Corpse Hill piled up on the side and the red coffin inside, there was nothing else.
Looking closer, the corpses all had a big hole in their chests, their hearts already gouged out.
Wang Yu took a deep breath, calmed his anxiety a bit, then stepped forward and stood before the stone house.
Too few clues to draw any effective conclusion. However, the Celestial-Human Synchrony was growing stronger.
Wang Yu looked towards a distant mountain peak, sensing vaguely that his Foundation Establishment Treasure Land was probably over a hundred miles away.
The good news was, that place could still be considered the outskirts of the Corpse Prison Forbidden Land, not the core depths. The bad news was, over a hundred miles was the aerial straight-line distance; if climbing the mountain, taking detours, and circling, he’d probably have to traverse a few hundred miles of mountainous terrain.
Previously, he could safely walk out the dozen miles due to careful observation and cautious deductions, along with tremendous luck, avoiding direct confrontation with the roaming living corpses.
There were still a few hundred miles ahead; could he make it through?
No use overthinking now; it was too late. Even if he turned back now, it was unlikely he’d pass through the mountain road smoothly on his return.
After observing the Corpse Hill for a while and abandoning the idea of collecting Storage Pouches, Wang Yu had just taken a detour step away when suddenly, a crashing sound made the bodies on the top of the Corpse Hill roll down, one corpse landing beside Wang Yu’s feet, its dead pupils meeting his gaze.
He swiftly stepped back, and the fine dog shot out like an arrow, biting the corpse’s throat and forcefully flinging it away.
Before he could catch his breath, suddenly a baby’s cry echoed, causing Wang Yu to instinctively raise his head, his heart stopping instantly!
There, atop the Corpse Hill, somehow, sat an entirely decayed baby!
With utterly malicious eyes fixated on Wang Yu, its mouth full of fangs, emitting an ear-piercing cry.
There was still an umbilical cord on its belly, with the other end deeply embedded in the Corpse Hill beneath.
Late-Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivation!
In that instant, Wang Yu deployed two layers of Defensive Spiritual Artifacts, guided the fine dog to leap, and used all his strength to dash forward!
With a sudden snapping sound, a thin, long tongue shot from the baby’s mouth, shattering the fine dog, originally costly and exceptionally solid, then piercing Wang Yu’s double Defensive Spiritual Artifacts. But just as it was about to impale Wang Yu’s back by an inch, it suddenly retracted.
Because at that moment, Wang Yu had already dashed into the stone house, right in front of the red coffin!
The stone house door was open; with the red coffin inside indicating safety, a temporary refuge!
This monstrous baby corpse was also adhering to the rules.
The decayed baby jumped up, as the umbilical cord-connected Corpse Hill shook, the corpses at the bottom extending hands and feet, moving slowly until they reached the stone house entrance.
Wang Yu gritted his teeth, retrieved the best Detoxification Spirit Pill and healing ointment from the Storage Pouch, keeping a close watch on the baby while treating his wounds.
The venomous and hateful look in the baby’s eyes made Wang Yu’s hair stand on end; the living corpse stretched its long tongue, swaying in mid-air, seemingly gauging the stone house’s safety limit but never daring to enter.
There was no alternative. After stopping the blood and bandaging, Wang Yu opened the Storage Pouch, taking out the "Armor" box from within.
With a mechanical crunch, a man-tall Heavy Armor Warrior Puppet formed gradually, dressed in Black Gold Armor covered with talismanic seals, with a large bow slung over his back, an arrow quiver stuffed with arrows at his waist, and firmly grasping a silvery Hornless Dragon Heaven-Piercing Halberd—this was the proud weapon of Yuchi Hui, the former Sect Leader’s Disciple of the Liyuan Sect!
He conjured a hand gesture, opening the puppet’s forehead, chest, and Dantian cavities, sequentially inserting three Spirit Crystals.
Then, connecting with his Divine Sense, the puppet’s talismans circulated, and radiant halos illuminated.
It lowered its shoulders and elbows, brandishing the Hornless Dragon Heaven-Piercing Halberd, and a sharp screech resounded through the air.
Puppetry Technique·Wuqu!
This was the strongest combat puppet Wang Yu possessed with Lu Qian’s full support, and the limit of what he could control. Immersing wholly in the Wuqu Puppet, supplemented by Spirit Crystal power, currently, the puppet could exert Early-Stage Foundation Establishment battle strength.
Yet, in the face of this monstrous baby corpse, it could likely only barely delay for a while.
His vitality remained within this stone house.
However, in the next instant, the stone house door began to close gradually!
Wang Yu’s eyes widened; a strong sense of ominous cold surged within his heart as a faint scratching sound emanated from the red coffin behind!
The door must remain open; it cannot be allowed to close!
Wuqu Puppet extended its palm, slapping against the door with a thud, but immense force emanated from the door, compressing Wuqu’s arm with a slow bend.
It couldn’t be stopped!
The commotion from the red coffin intensified, Wang Yu’s heart pounded wildly, and his thoughts flashed rapidly.
If the bizarre force closing the door couldn’t be resisted, then—
A blinding light suddenly shone, as Wuqu Puppet leaped with the razor-sharp Hornless Dragon Heaven-Piercing Halberd and slashed down heavy!
With a crashing sound, the blood-drenched door fragmented!
All sounds ceased abruptly.
The door was gone; it couldn’t close anymore!
