CHAPTER 134: CHAPTER 132: DESTROYING THE CORPSES

White Camel Peak is less than five hundred miles from Ping’an Marketplace, and at Zhouyang’s full speed of flight, it would take less than half an hour to get there.

So when he returned to the marketplace, the battle here was still not over.

With the help of the Blood Corpse, Blood Mo Luo and Blood Mo Ke indeed recovered some of the disadvantage, but although the Blood Corpse was strong, it wasn’t without weaknesses. Its weakness, like all demonic powers, was its fear of Celestial Thunder and Supreme Yang Fire.

It was at this moment that the Chen Family Ancestor, after the Blood Corpse had magnificently destroyed the Demon Python Soul Beast, suddenly played his trump card that had been long prepared—a Tier Four Top-Grade Spirit Talisman, the "Profound Yang Celestial Fire Talisman."

The "Profound Yang Celestial Fire Talisman" transformed into the "Profound Yang Celestial Fire," which was also a type of Supreme Yang Fire. When the Blood Corpse was burned by this mass of Supreme Yang Fire, the overwhelming Blood Evil Qi on its body became instead fuel for the fire, instantly turning into a moving human-shaped torch.

By the time the soaring flames were extinguished, the thick corpse fur all over the Blood Corpse had been burned into flying ash, and its entire body was covered with countless large and small blood blisters, looking ugly and hideous like a toad.

After this lesson, no matter how Blood Mo Luo urged, this Blood Corpse, which already had not low spiritual wisdom, did not dare to rashly advance alone again. It even showed fierce expressions towards Blood Mo Luo, revealing a glare of menace as if to retaliate, should he press it too hard.

This infuriated Blood Mo Luo greatly!

This was the reason he was previously reluctant to use the Blood Corpse lightly. Not being a Blood Corpse personally recognized and refined by him, using it was a double-edged sword. While it could harm the enemy, it might also hurt himself.

And without the Blood Corpse serving as a meat shield to attract fire, fighting two against four with Blood Mo Ke wasn’t gaining any advantage. Hence, the idea of retreat once again prevailed in Blood Mo Luo’s mind.

His eyes flickered, and he stopped pushing the Blood Corpse to attack the four Purple Mansion Cultivators. Instead, he gave it the order to slaughter those low-tier cultivators in the marketplace.

As expected, as soon as it heard the order to slaughter low-tier cultivators, the Blood Corpse’s eyes instantly gleamed with bloody light and it immediately complied.

For such demonic corpse refinement entities, the essence blood and divine soul of cultivators were the best nutrients for their growth and evolution. Although the Blood Corpse had acquired not low spiritual wisdom, it still couldn’t resist this bodily instinct’s lure.

And with this Blood Corpse’s power, an ordinary Qi Cultivation Stage Cultivator once bitten by it could have their entire essence blood and soul completely drained and sucked away in an instant.

Therefore, even though the Chen Family Ancestor and others knew well that Blood Mo Luo was directing the Blood Corpse to slaughter low-tier cultivators as a feint to distract them and prepare for escape, they still had no choice but to send someone to stop the Blood Corpse’s slaughtering actions.

They had no option. If they didn’t care about the Blood Corpse, not to mention it would be harder to deal with once it was sated with human blood, just the infamy of allowing the Blood Corpse to slaughter low-tier cultivators was something none could bear.

Zhouyang arrived at the marketplace under such circumstances.

When he reached the marketplace, Zhang Yunpeng, Jiang Yuyan, and Chen Ping’an had already left the marketplace in pursuit of Blood Mo Luo and Blood Mo Ke, leaving only the Chen Family Ancestor behind restraining the Blood Corpse.

"Dad, Mom, are you alright?"

The marketplace was already in chaos. Zhouyang circled the marketplace halfway to find his parents supporting each other in escape.

At this moment, Zhou Xuanhao, due to the earlier strike from Blood Mo Luo, was severely injured to the point that he didn’t even have the strength for Sword Flight. At this moment, his actual strength might not even match that of a Ninth-Layer Qi Cultivation Cultivator.

"Yang’Er, it’s good you are back. Quickly take your father away from here; he was injured by Blood Mo Luo while protecting Yao’Er. Quickly take him away to heal!"

Upon seeing Zhouyang’s arrival, Lin Yuting was both surprised and delighted and quickly pushed her husband Zhou Xuanhao to their son, urging him to swiftly take his father away from this dangerous place to heal.

"Mom, rest assured. With me here, you and father will be safe!"

Zhouyang said and directly picked up his parents one in each arm, placing them under his arms, then released his Flying Sword and flew out of the marketplace.

Carrying two people meant he naturally couldn’t fly fast, but he hadn’t planned to fly far. After flying about thirty or forty miles, he found a place to put his parents down, then took out his set of "Small Five Elements Maze Array" to set up protection, and only then did he look at his parents and say, "Dad, Mom, you rest here to heal for now; I’m going to the marketplace to check the situation."

"Better guard me here instead; you can’t intervene in that battle over there. I think even Elder Chen won’t blame you when he knows afterward!"

Zhou Xuanhao looked at Zhouyang with concern, advising him not to get involved in the battle of Purple Mansion Stage Cultivators.

He had been severely injured by a casual strike from Blood Mo Luo and deeply felt the gap between the Foundation Establishment Stage and Purple Mansion Stage. Zhouyang, with cultivation similar to his, even with the "Qianyang True Flame" as a trump card, definitely couldn’t be a match for the Blood Corpse.

How could Zhouyang not know what Zhou Xuanhao was worried about? But he also had his thoughts. So he smiled faintly and said, "Don’t worry, Father. I’m just going over to check the situation; I won’t gamble with my life!"

Having said that, he hugged his mother Lin Yuting, who was equally full of worry, and resolutely left the array flying towards the marketplace.

At this moment, Ping’an Marketplace was no longer worthy of its name of "peace." Although the Chen Family Ancestor had the power to injure the Blood Corpse, he didn’t have the strength to kill it. The Blood Corpse, under his attacks, was still able to continuously hunt down those low-tier cultivators in the marketplace who couldn’t escape.

And with every low-tier cultivator’s essence blood and divine soul it absorbed, the wounds on the Blood Corpse healed rapidly. Gradually, the damage from the Chen Family Ancestor’s attacks couldn’t even keep pace with its healing speed!

At this moment, Zhouyang appeared.

After observing the situation on the battlefield from afar, he decisively took out a Tier Two Top Grade Thunder Talisman and activated it, releasing a bolt of lightning that struck the Blood Corpse.

Of course, the lightning released by a Tier Two Top Grade Thunder Talisman was definitely not enough to harm the Blood Corpse, but it was more than sufficient to attract its hatred.

The Blood Corpse, having been struck by the lightning, immediately turned its gaze towards Zhouyang. Upon discovering that the attacker was merely a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, its blood-red eyes suddenly flared with a bloody glow.

Whoosh!

In a flash, the Blood Corpse’s figure vanished from its original spot and reappeared behind Zhouyang.

As a Tier Four Top-Grade Blood Corpse refined from the remains of a Golden Core Stage cultivator, not only could the Blood Corpse fly, but its flight speed was faster than an ordinary Late-Stage Purple Mansion Cultivator. This was one reason why Blood Mo Luo and Blood Mo Ke dared to abandon the Blood Corpse and flee.

They believed that as long as the two of them could escape, they could summon the Blood Corpse back using the Corpse Control Token.

At this moment, the Blood Corpse flew behind Zhouyang, extending its sharp-clawed hands to grasp Zhouyang’s shoulders. Its favorite move was to grab an enemy’s shoulders from behind and then bite through their neck to drink their blood.

However, this time it miscalculated.

Just as its claws were about to touch Zhouyang’s shoulders, a dazzling yellow light suddenly erupted from Zhouyang’s body, forming a protective shield that enveloped him. It was like an indestructible mountain, blocking all forces threatening him.

Roar—

Feeling mocked, the Blood Corpse roared in rage towards the sky.

As this roar echoed out, the claws of the Blood Corpse suddenly grew several feet long, and as it clawed forward, the yellow light shield surrounding Zhouyang instantly developed countless cracks.

With another claw, the cracks spread everywhere, nearly shattering.

On the third strike, the yellow light shield formed by the Tier Four Middle-Grade Spirit Talisman "Mountain Talisman" completely shattered, revealing the unprotected body of Zhouyang inside.

However, just as the Blood Corpse’s fourth attack was about to land, Zhouyang suddenly opened his mouth and sprayed out a pure golden "Qianyang True Flame" directly in the face of the Blood Corpse.

Crackling!

The pure golden "Qianyang True Flame" hit the Blood Corpse, immediately producing sounds like beans popping. The Corpse Evil Qi on the Blood Corpse’s body was scorched by the extremely forceful Demon Refining Fire, causing it to ignite violently, like boiling oil.

Howl howl howl!

The Blood Corpse, which had lost its sense of pain after being refined, suddenly seemed to have its pain nerves reawakened, wildly waving its claws and letting out agonizing screams.

In terms of power, Zhouyang’s "Qianyang True Flame," even when amplified by the "Qianyang Treasure Pearl," was far inferior to the Tier Four Top-Grade Spirit Talisman "Profound Yang Celestial Fire Talisman" activated by Elder Chen earlier.

However, when it came to restraining Demonic Power, the "Qianyang True Flame" was much more effective than the "Profound Yang Celestial Fire."

Moreover, although the "Profound Yang Celestial Fire Talisman" was powerful, it was ultimately rootless and unsustainable.

In contrast, the "Qianyang True Flame" was generated by Zhouyang’s magical power; as long as his magical power wasn’t depleted, the True Flame would burn endlessly, never extinguishing.

The Blood Corpse had a "Qianyang True Flame" slapped directly in its face, immediately retreating in pain and distancing itself from Zhouyang as if avoiding a viper or scorpion.

This was a living creature’s instinctive reaction after being injured. Even though the Blood Corpse possessed considerable spiritual wisdom, it could not escape the control of such instincts.

However, the Blood Corpse’s attempt to escape was impossible; Elder Chen was still watching from the side!

At this moment, Elder Chen’s face showed seventy percent shock and thirty percent delight. Through past experiences, he already knew Zhouyang’s means were extraordinary, but he never expected Zhouyang to master the Qianyang True Flame, such a powerful weapon for demon extermination and Dao protection.

Seeing the Blood Corpse being burned into a sorry state by the "Qianyang True Flame," while shocked and delighted, Elder Chen did not forget to activate his magical artifact with full force and attacked the Blood Corpse.

Originally, his attacks could only inflict minor injuries on the Blood Corpse, making it impossible to kill it.

But now, with the Blood Corpse overwhelmed by the "Qianyang True Flame," focusing all its power on extinguishing the pure golden flames, Elder Chen’s attack landing on the Blood Corpse finally stopped being inconsequential.

However, the one who truly delivered the fatal blow to the Blood Corpse wasn’t Zhouyang or Elder Chen; it was Cao Wenjin, who somehow managed to travel tens of thousands of miles within less than an hour!