Free Web NovelChapter 316: Chapter 76: Heaven-Soaring Flying Corpse
On a mountaintop somewhere in the Secret Realm.
You He stood in the wind, clad in a long dress. Her graceful figure was captivating.
Her aura was undetectable, as if she had merged with the void itself. If one were to rely solely on spiritual senses instead of sight, they would find her position to be completely empty.
At this moment, her beautiful eyes were fixed on a Treasure Tree not far away, shrouded in a five-colored radiance.
This Treasure Tree was only about ten feet tall. Its crown was sparse and not lush, with only a single, fist-sized fruit hanging from a branch. The fruit was as white as jade, pure and flawless.
This was the legendary Bodhi Enlightenment Tree!
However, the tree was highly spiritual and adept at Five Elements teleportation. You He had been chasing it for half a day but had yet to pluck the Enlightenment Bodhi.
Not a trace of discouragement or impatience showed on her stunning face. Her eyes were clear and bright, sparkling with the light of wisdom.
She was like a seasoned hunter, waiting for the next opportunity to strike.
Each time the Secret Realm opened, no more than three Bodhi Enlightenment Trees would ever be found.
She was determined to have this one!
Just as she was about to make her move, an Escape Light suddenly appeared in the distant sky, approaching rapidly with an aggressive momentum.
You He’s willow-like brows furrowed, and a hint of killing intent appeared on her fair, beautiful face.
She glanced at the Bodhi Enlightenment Tree, then turned and revealed her aura. A demonic intent soared to the heavens, pressing down on the newcomer.
The approaching person paid it no mind, bellowing in a voice like thunder, "This King is here! Retreat at once!"
Before his voice had even faded, a massive, pitch-black hand slapped down from across the sky!
In an instant, a sinister wind howled across the sky, thick with ghoulish energy.
The great hand carried a strange and profound power that seemed to control yin and yang, deciding life and death, as it pressed down on You He.
"The Ghost King Sect!"
You He snorted coldly, recognizing the newcomer’s Divine Technique. She immediately extended a slender, jade-like hand and pushed upward!
An infinite Demonic Light gathered in the sky, also forming an immense, slender, jade-like hand. It generated a surging, vast aura and collided with the pitch-black hand.
Celestial Demon Hand Seal.
The two great hands collided in the sky, creating a heaven-shaking BOOM. The pitch-black hand shattered, dispersing into a sky full of dark, sinister clouds.
You He had been keeping a close watch on the Bodhi Enlightenment Tree. When she turned to look, she saw the Treasure Tree, wreathed in five-colored divine light, suddenly transform into a streak of light and vanish into the earth.
She cursed under her breath and hastily gave chase.
Just then, a black shadow shot out from the dark clouds in the sky, carrying a monstrous, sinister wind and Evil Qi as it lunged for You He.
A ball of gray brilliance erupted from the void. Before it even reached You He, a dozen gray claw marks slashed down, clearly intending to stop her from pursuing the Bodhi Enlightenment Tree.
"King Chujiang, you’re courting death!"
You He was forced to halt. With a twist of her slender waist, she turned around and once again used the Celestial Demon Hand Seal. But this time, the fingers of the Demon Light Hand formed a seal, and a surge of Magical Power, as sharp as a blade’s edge, slashed out to meet the gray claw marks.
Great Celestial Demon Saber!
After the saber light shattered the claw marks, she finally got a clear look at her opponent.
It was a Heaven-Soaring Flying Corpse.
It wore a black Imperial Robe, its aura sinister and its features majestic, like an emperor. Its body contained a gray light, was as hard as a Magical Artifact, and emanated a heavy, immense presence.
Killing intent filled You He’s phoenix-like eyes. Without another word, she changed the Seal Technique in her hands, and the Demon Saber in the sky instantly erupted with a dazzling Demonic Light.
Saber light filled the sky, layer upon layer, as if a great mountain had collapsed, transforming into an endless barrage of blades that engulfed the Heaven-Soaring Flying Corpse.
The Heaven-Soaring Flying Corpse remained expressionless, but it let out a furious roar and threw a punch. The void boomed, and the sky seemed to tear open. A large swath of the saber light was annihilated, and Demonic Light danced and scattered everywhere.
At the same time, a black shadow flew out from behind the Flying Corpse. With a slight flicker, it appeared behind You He, trailing a wisp of sinister energy.
A savage grin spread across the black shadow’s face. It reached out, and three incomparably sharp gray claws slashed toward You He’s back.
You He seemed oblivious, but behind her, the void rippled.
SHING!
A transparent Celestial Demon, shaped like a round mirror, flashed into existence.
This Mirror Demon was about ten feet across and roughly circular, but its edges had countless sharp angles. Its entire body shimmered with a transparent, glass-like luster.
Seen from the side, it was as thin as paper.
The black shadow’s sneak attack landed on the Celestial Demon, but there was no reaction at all.
The black shadow looked up in astonishment at the graceful figure before it and frowned. "A Tier Three Celestial Demon? You are Bing Wuyi of the Nine Nether Demon Sect!"
You He neither confirmed nor denied it, but the Void Mirror Demon behind her began to spin silently, slicing horizontally toward the black shadow’s waist.
The black shadow let out a long cry, and the distant Heaven-Soaring Flying Corpse immediately shattered the void and appeared in front of him.
The Flying Corpse threw a punch, striking the Mirror Demon’s main body.
The Void Mirror Demon shuddered, then vanished, only to reappear behind the Flying Corpse, spinning rapidly to cut at the black shadow.
Not daring to be careless, the black shadow emitted wisps of ghoulish energy and lunged onto the back of the Heaven-Soaring Flying Corpse, merging into it.
Immediately, the Heaven-Soaring Flying Corpse’s aura skyrocketed. It forcefully broke through a barrier, temporarily becoming a Tier Three Flying Corpse.
Within the Ghost King Sect, it was precisely by relying on this Divine Technique of merging with a Flying Corpse that he gained combat power comparable to the Life Soul Realm, earning him the title "King Chujiang."
Across the entire Western Wilderness, the number of Life Talisman Cultivators who could fight him could be counted on one hand.
He also knew everything there was to know about the Nine Nether Saintess, Bing Wuyi.
He knew that Bing Wuyi had a world-shaking fortuitous encounter in her early years, refining a Celestial Demon Bead forged by an Ancient Cultivator. With this bead, she could command two Tier Three Celestial Demons, borrowing their Celestial Demon Power for her own use. She, too, had almost no rivals in the Life Talisman Realm.
That was why he guessed her identity the moment he saw the Tier Three Celestial Demon.
Now, facing the assault of the Tier Three Void Mirror Demon, the Heaven-Soaring Flying Corpse’s arms became a blur of afterimages, throwing out hundreds of fist lights in an instant.
The Tier Three Flying Corpse and the Tier Three Celestial Demon fought fiercely. The air filled with Demonic Light and sinister energy, and an unending series of deafening booms echoed out.
The Void Mirror Demon flickered in and out of existence, its movements erratic as it relentlessly attacked the Heaven-Soaring Flying Corpse.
This type of Celestial Demon was skilled at seamless teleportation, and its body was incomparably sharp. If an ordinary Cultivator was struck by it without a Magical Artifact-level defensive measure, death was certain.
You He, in a purple dress, stood in the void. A Black-Scaled Python slithered out from the void and coiled around her, making her appear even more magnificent and peerless.
"King Chujiang, you ruined my plans. I won’t spare you today."
You He’s voice was cold and detached, laced with killing intent.
The Void Demon Snake beside her faded and vanished.
The next moment, a huge snake’s head appeared beside the Heaven-Soaring Flying Corpse. Its vicious maw snapped down like lightning, clamping firmly onto the Flying Corpse’s right arm.
The Heaven-Soaring Flying Corpse was expressionless. It grabbed the Void Demon Snake with its free hand and then threw a punch.
BOOM!
An incomparably ferocious force, like a collapsing mountain or a parting sea, slammed into the Void Demon Snake, whose body instantly exploded into a massive cloud of Demon Fog.
The Void Mirror Demon seized the opportunity to slice in at high speed, but two rays of gray light shot from the Heaven-Soaring Flying Corpse’s pupils, immobilizing it.
"Tier Three Celestial Demons are nothing special!"
The Heaven-Soaring Flying Corpse sneered. It suddenly threw its head back and roared as ghoulish flames flared up around its body. Purple-black fire erupted from its eyes, ears, mouth, and nose.
It threw a punch at the Void Mirror Demon. The purple-black ghoulish flames intertwined with the gray fist light, causing the punch’s power to climb steadily.
Just like the Void Demon Snake, the Void Mirror Demon instantly exploded into a cloud of Demon Fog.
The Heaven-Soaring Flying Corpse flickered, closing in on You He with an emperor’s tyrannical majesty.
You He’s figure flashed repeatedly as she retreated backward at high speed.
"Think you can escape?"
The Heaven-Soaring Flying Corpse taunted, transforming into a streak of purple-black light as it chased after You He.
Just then, a wave of jade-green divine light washed down like water, blocking the Heaven-Soaring Flying Corpse’s path.
The purple-black ghoulish flames on the Flying Corpse were instantly extinguished by more than half!
"Void Divine Light!"
The Flying Corpse stopped abruptly. It threw a punch to shatter the jade-green divine light before it and leaped out.
Its voice held a trace of fear.
From within the jade-green divine light walked a handsome young man in a Daoist Robe. He held a Duster, a smile on his face. Looking at the Flying Corpse, he said, "Fellow Daoist Chu, it’s been a while."
The Heaven-Soaring Flying Corpse said in a cold voice, "Mr. Luo, as the dignified Sect Leader of a Mystic Sect, are you really going to save that Witch?"
The young Daoist chuckled. "I came here in disguise, appearing as a Loose Cultivator, so I do not represent the Nine Truths Sect. Besides, Fellow Daoist Bing is not appearing as the Saintess of the Demon Sect, either. The two of us here today are just a couple of unaffiliated Young Wanderers."
As he spoke, a flash of Demonic Light appeared in the sky, and You He’s tall, graceful figure returned.
She was standing on the shoulder of a Giant Ape that was a hundred feet tall. Demonic Qi billowed from the ape’s body. It was another Tier Three Celestial Demon.
The Heaven-Soaring Flying Corpse looked at these two Life Talisman Masters from the Eastern Wilderness and immediately felt the urge to retreat.
Years ago, he had been defeated by the young Daoist’s Void Divine Light, and the memory still filled him with lingering fear.
The Nine Truths Sect’s heritage was mysterious, and the power of its "Void Divine Light" was bizarrely strong, defying conventional understanding.
The young Daoist had once fought three great masters of the Western Wilderness consecutively without a break, achieving a record of one win, one draw, and one loss.
Furthermore, his loss in the final battle was only because he had expended too much Magical Power fighting Monk Yunxin of the Great Brightness Temple, leading to a narrow defeat against the Female Sword Immortal from the Spirit Moon Sect.
King Chujiang, hidden within the Heaven-Soaring Flying Corpse, had to constantly maintain the Flying Corpse’s power, which consumed a terrifying amount of energy.
’Staying here any longer is pointless. Retreat is the best option!’
Having made a decisive plan, King Chujiang had the Heaven-Soaring Flying Corpse spout a few taunts about the righteous and demonic factions colluding in sordid dealings, then its figure shot off into the distance.
The young Daoist and You He immediately gave chase.
The three of them—two pursuing, one fleeing—streaked across the sky, faster than a clap of thunder.
As King Chujiang fled, his eyes scanned his surroundings.
He happened to spot an unlucky Eastern Desolate Cultivator and veered slightly, flying toward him.
Before the Cultivator could react, the Heaven-Soaring Flying Corpse attacked with its full strength. A gray claw mark flashed across the sky, and the man’s body was instantly torn into four pieces.
The Heaven-Soaring Flying Corpse swallowed the Cultivator’s remains in one gulp, refining the vital essence and Spiritual Mechanism within. Its purple-black ghoulish flames surged, its aura swelled, and its speed increased considerably.
In contrast, the Escape Light speeds of the young Daoist and You He were merely average, and they could only watch as the distance between them and their quarry widened.
After the time it takes for a few incense sticks to burn, the Heaven-Soaring Flying Corpse spotted another Cultivator.
It was a tall, imposing man with an astonishingly abundant vital energy, riding a giant black-furred, silver-striped tiger. He was casually making his way through a valley below.
’What excellent prey! If I devour this person, I can finally shake off my pursuers.’
King Chujiang thought to himself and flew down without hesitation.
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