Chapter 38 (1/2)

”Hou!” SFX: Roar!

General Tianwei snarled.

A terrifying ghost qi spouted out from his body. Unexpectedly, it directly forced out the five hairpins nailed to his acupuncture points. As the golden light immediately faded, it seemed the artifact itself sustained damage to its spiritual qi, and Gong Caiwei's expression turned cold.

General Tianwei raised his blade and slashed towards Gong Caiwei.

At this time, countless threads encircled them from behind and constricted his hands and feet.

”Countless Links Wrapping Silk Technique!!”

Su Xing urged on the Binding Dragon Whisk. In order to deal with the General Tianwei before his eyes, he could no longer afford to hold back in the very least. His Star Energy surged and was released, turning into countless threads that wrapped around the Demon Corpse, turning it into a mummy.

Gong Caiwei took advantage of the time to control her sword.

”Star Ladle Great Essence, Sword Swiftly Rides the Wind! Go!!”

The Tracing Snow turned into a cold light that stabbed the bound Corpse Demon straight to the bone. The surrounding ghosts tried to intercept it, but they were torn to shreds by the sword qi on the Tracing Snow.

Blue light and ghostly light slammed into each other, and the force from that directly ripped apart Su Xing's Countless Links Wrapping Silk Technique. The powerful shockwave forced Su Xing backwards several meters.

The cold light scattered, and the Demon Corpse was unexpectedly unscathed.1

However, that Golden Thread Fish Scale Armor had given rise to a slight dent. Evidently it had suffered damage that was not light.

General Tianwei twisted his face.

Gong Caiwei hastily recalled Tracing Snow. General Tianwei let loose a great roar, and a great expanse of ghosts pounced towards Gong Caiwei. Five small banners suddenly spun around her, halting all of of the ghosts.

The one who acted was Zhu Sha, of course.

General Tianwei noticed the other people present. He roared, deep and low: ”Die, you petty thieves!”

Innumerable ghosts rushed out from within the earth, their enormous quantity covering their field of vision.

The group immediately used their Star Energies to establish a protective barrier.

All of a sudden, Su Xing felt a cold, intimidating force rush at him. Raising his head, he only saw General Tianwei's broadsword hacking towards him.

Su Xing waved the Binding Dragon Whisk, and its copious amount of threads obstructed General Tianwei's blade. However, the thin silk was then immediately destroyed, alarming Su Xing. He hastily raised the Binding Dragon Whisk in front of him to defend himself while also dodging backwards. In the blink of an eye, the Nebula Stage Artifact exploded as it was shattered into pieces by General Tianwei's broadsword.2

Su Xing's heart sunk. This Demon Corpse's power was very strong.

”Young Master, be careful!” Wu Xinjie and Lin Yingmei protected his flanks at this time. The moment the Knowledge Star chanted, she at the same time threw one hundred Splashing Fire Talismans all at once. The hundred talismans turned into several hundred fireballs that lit the tomb, almost like daylight. Rumbling explosions resounded throughout the tomb, making the tomb seem like it was about to collapse. At long last, with much effort was the maelstrom of frightening ghosts dissolved.

Wu Xinjie complained: ”Thus, Xinjie hates ancient tombs the most. They do not say if there are no valuables, and we always bump into these sorts of monsters.”

General Tianwei was a fierce general during his life, and becoming a Corpse Demon after dying gave him no cause for thought. With a Golden Thread Fish Scale Armor that protected his body, a demonic blade that conquered in all four directions, in this tomb rich with ghost qi and innumerable ghosts at his command, it was unknown how much stronger he was compared to a Star Cultivator's artifacts.

It did not occur to these two that this seemingly nondescript and innocuous ancient tomb would unexpectedly have this sort of evil spirit character at the very end.

Against this Demon Corpse, with the artifacts and Star Energy in their eyes unable to bring an end to this menace, the two changed their tactics.

”Let's see if it's your broadsword that is powerful, or if this Gong's swordplay is even better.”

Gong Caiwei whispered. The Tracing Snow in the front rushed to attack the Demon Corpse, and Su Xing could only take out Silver Blade. It was a pity he did not have any more ammunition, else using it against the Demon Corpse would have been just perfect.

A man and woman threaded their way towards the Demon Corpse. A frosty cold sword and a monstrous and strange pistol bayonet continuously attacked. But General Tianwei was a great killer across the land, once leading troops and horses numbering twenty thousand to defeat an army of a hundred thousand, after all. Comparing his battle prowess, he was not the slightest bit inferior.

A white silhouette flew out, and it was Gong Caiwei forming hand seals in midair.

A cold, icy qi shot out of her fingertips, but it was immediately dissolved by ghost qi.

General Tianwei wanted to pursue and attack, but five small banners suddenly appeared over his whole body. An array came into view as thunder rolled and lightning flashed, provoking the Demon Corpse repeatedly with great noise. Su Xing plunged Silver Blade straight into the Demon Corpse's stomach, but this sort of fatal injury was nothing more than scratching an itch for a Demon Corpse. With all its might, it shrugged Su Xing off and flung him several meters far away, and then it spewed out a thick cloud of ghost qi.

Su Xing evaded in alarm.

”Young Master, shall we retreat first?” Seeing the two at a great disadvantage, Wu Xinjie was becoming anxious. She glanced attentively at the pale-faced Lin Yingmei.

The grave was saturated in ghost qi for a hundred years, and the ghosts' stock of ghost qi was limitless. Opposing the Demon Corpse's undead raised with ghost qi, this was extremely unfavorable for Star Cultivators. This was akin to a cultivator proficient in Earth techniques fighting a Water technique cultivator in the middle of a large river. Even if the former's rank was higher, the latter could still rely on the terrain to bolster his own power.

If it was only Su Xing alone in the grave, he only needed to bring out the Blaze Refining Saber, for that was sufficient to cremate the Demon Corpse. The Blaze Refining Saber's Demon Flame Sword Arts happened to be the right item to subdue the Demon Corpse and its ghosts. However, there was currently an oblivious Gong Caiwei nearby.3 Su Xing was the sort that was more cautious about consequences than others. He could tell that the young lady was not showing all of her strength, holding back her power just a bit, seemingly to gauge Su Xing's minimum capabilities.

The Demon Corpse General Tianwei struggled to free himself from the Leader Star's Array, standing strong.

Just at this time, though, a resolute shadow rapidly approached the Demon Corpse without warning. Its speed was like lightning, and no one expected this.

The Demon Corpse's face was struck ruthlessly, and his body twisted backwards and fell.