Chapter 222 (2/2)

Weng, weng, weng. He actually sprayed out a puff of black smoke from his mouth, which transformed into an ancient letter that blocked the power of the slash, as if it had transformed into a s.h.i.+eld. Peng , the might of the sword had reached its target, yet it continued to release m.u.f.fled sounds, as it was actually being melted by that black smoke.

However, that ancient letter was also disappearing slowly. By the time the Sword Qi was completely destroyed, that ancient letter also swiftly vanished.

Rong Huan Xuan had already retreated thirty feet away. A faint flush had appeared on his face and he looked a little bit more healthier than before, but the killing intent in his eyes was also considerably stronger, as if he wanted to swallow Ling Han whole.

“Source Corpse Qi?” Ling Han gave a flourish of his sword, and said with a little bit of pity, “I never thought that a mere martial artist in the fifth layer of Gus.h.i.+ng Spring Tier like you would have managed to form Source Corpse Qi.” Otherwise, he would have used the Three Styles of Black Origin rather than attacking so casually like he had done just now.

“You even know about Source Corpse Qi?” Rong Huan Xuan appeared to be extremely shocked.

Ling Han had guessed that he was the heir to the Thousand Corpse Sect through the appearance of the Bronze-Armored Corpse. This was still easy to accept, because the Thousand Corpse Sect had been very “well-known” in the past, so they must have left behind a considerable amount of inheritance.

However, Source Corpse Qi… This was the secret technique of the Thousand Corpse Sect. If it was not someone who was extremely familiar with the Thousand Corpse Sect, there was no way he would know about it.

Ling Han smiled calmly, and said, “You are already about to die anyways, so what’s the point of spouting so much nonsense?”

Rong Huan Xuan looked enraged at this. He was an elite in the fifth layer of Gus.h.i.+ng Spring Tier. He had only fallen to Ling Han’s attack previously because he had not expected that Ling Han would be so powerful, so how could he possibly make the same mistake a second time?

“You are indeed a bit strange. You are obviously in the first layer of Element Gathering Tier, yet your ability is comparable to the first layer of the Gus.h.i.+ng Spring Tier.” He nodded in admission, then smirked coldly. “But I am in the fifth layer of Gus.h.i.+ng Spring Tier, and it would be extremely easy for me to subdue you!”

“Is that so?” When Ling Han had been in the fourth layer of Element Gathering Tier, he had not cowered in front of an elite of the first layer of Gus.h.i.+ng Spring Tier. Now that he was in the tenth layer of Element Gathering Tier, he would naturally not fear a battle with an opponent in the fifth layer of Gus.h.i.+ng Spring Tier.

“Since a second tier Bronze-Armored Corpse can do nothing against you, then what about a third-tiered one?” Rong Huan Xuan laughed. He pulled sharply with his right hand. Qiang, qiang, qiang. The crisp sound of chains was heard, as if something heavy was being dragged out, and shockingly, there appeared three copper coffins.

“Three corpses?” Ling Han’s eyes turned apprehensive, and he could not help but frown. “I’ve never thought you’d actually manage to cultivate three corpses!”

Every disciple of the Thousand Corpse Sect used Corpse Soldiers as their main weapon, and in theory, the more Corpse Soldiers one had, the better it was. But in truth, there was a limited number of Corpse Soldiers that could be controlled by every disciple.

Because after the Corpse Soldier had been successfully refined, it was equivalent to having obtained a second life. Though it was only left with bloodthirsty instincts, it was also violent and vicious, so how could it be willing to remain under the control of another? The disciples of the Thousand Corpse Sect needed to use their Source Corpse Qi to control the Corpse Soldiers, but it was extremely difficult to form Source Corpse Qi. Thus, there was of course a limit to the number of Corpse Soldiers one could control.

Ordinarily, those in Element Gathering Tier could only control one, those in Gus.h.i.+ng Spring Tier could control two, and only when one reached Spiritual Ocean Tier could he control three.

Rong Huan Xuan was only in the fifth layer of Gus.h.i.+ng Spring Tier, yet he had somehow cultivated three Corpse Soldiers. This was extremely strange.

Ling Han was shocked, and Rong Huan Xuan was even more astonished, because Ling Han was even aware of the limitations of cultivating Corpse Soldiers! The reason why he could cultivate three corpses was because he had obtained the whole inheritance of the Thousand Corpse Sect, which included a prized treasure. This was what allowed him to cultivate an additional Corpse Soldier in Gus.h.i.+ng Spring Tier, and as his cultivation level advanced, the number of Corpse Soldiers he would be able to control would increase further and further, and be double the number any ordinary disciple of Thousand Corpse Sect would be capable of controlling.

He humphed, and declared, “You are extremely strange, and I must eliminate you!” He clapped a hand onto the copper coffin in the middle, and peng , the lid of the coffin was instantly flung away as yet another Corpse Soldier leaped out of the coffin.

“Third tier Bronze-Armored Corpse!” he declared haughtily.

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