Chapter 393 - Undead (2/2)

Xiao Chen regulated his breathing. He did not know why, but there was still a bad feeling in his mind. Rancorous Qi surrounding the Corpse King was still extremely heavy, but there was a brief moment when he felt that it did not originate from the undead monarch. He could not tell where it came from, but he was extremely certain that the great amount of Rancorous Qi far exceeded the lifespan of the Corpse King. It seemed to have been gathered for a few millennia, and this made Xiao feel extremely uneasy.

“Young Master…” Su Lianyue said, suddenly tugging at his shirt sleeves. Xiao Chen regained his senses and lifted his head to see countless gazes turning in his direction. It was only then did he realize that they had seen him keeping the extraordinary treasure in his sash; the matter was still not over.

The Corpse King lying on the ground was no longer moving by now. The Light and Dark sides stood in two ranks as before and stood guard against each other. A look of craftiness flashed across the Heavenly Eagle King’s face as he gazed at Xiao Chen. “Young friend, everyone here got rid of the Corpse King together, about that extraordinary treasure…” he said with a laugh, before chuckling and continuing his sentence, “Of course, the Divine Eagle Sect will not put you in a spot, my young friend.”

The Perfected Immortal Rising Void, who was standing with the Orthodox Path disciples, waved his duster and said calmly, “I’m not coveting that so-called treasure too, but since it can suppress a demonic creature like that Walking Corpse, it cannot fall into the Devil Practitioners’ hands.”

As they voices faded away, plenty of people began to crowd toward Xiao Chen gradually. This was human nature – fighting alongside one another moments ago, but turning against their own allies for personal gain now.

Xiao Chen steadied himself. The black clouds surrounding the mountain valley had still not dissipated, and it was impossible for him to leave while being surrounded by so many people. “Wait a minute! The black clouds created by the Corpse King are still here, which means…”

“Rustle!”

A strange sound appeared out of nowhere. The Corpse King, who had been lying on the ground, stood up suddenly, and an immense force surged out, sending close to 100 cultivators who were nearby into the air.

“I…am Undead!” the Corpse King exclaimed, his eyes suddenly opening, a strange glint appearing in them. He looked fresh, and the wounds that he suffered earlier on were regenerating at a visible pace, as if he was completely unharmed.

“Alive! He’s alive again!” Everyone looked at each other in shock and turned pale from fright. No one had expected something like this to happen.

“All of you have invoked the wrath of Heaven and shall all be slain!” the Corpse King growled as he swung his long sword, beheading dozens of Core Forming Realm cultivators who were too slow to react.

The Heavenly Eagle King and Perfected Immortal Rising Void had also not expected something like this to be possible. The Corpse King was obviously dead just now, and had stopped breathing. Now, however, it was resurrected, and it exceeded their own knowledge.

“Meow! MEOW! I said that he wouldn’t die so easily before, didn’t I? A thousand year old Heavy Grudge cannot be killed!” Zhiluan squeaked as he flew onto Yu Yifeng’s shoulder.

Everyone who was standing far away looked at the strange cat who was hovering in mid-air with incredulous expressions on their faces. They did not know much about Rancorous Qi, and even Yu Yifeng looked shocked. “He’s sustained by Rancorous Qi and can transform it into extreme Yin Qi to resurrect himself, what exactly is going on…”

Xiao Chen felt dizzy all of a sudden. He felt an indescribable feeling as he watched the Corpse King come back to life…Su Lianyue looked somewhat doubtful as she looked at him and then the Corpse King.

The cultivators descended into a state of panic once more. Xiao Chen shook his head vigorously, “No! Impossible! Nothing is unkillable! All that talk about a 1000 year old Heavy Grudge are just mere lies!” He then summoned the Blood Lotus Demon Blade and slashed at the Corpse King with it. The blood-red energy ray from the saber was about 30 meters long, and it caused the surrounding space to vibrate violently.

“Clang!” A loud sound rang out as the Corpse King blocked Xiao Chen’s attack, wielding his own sword with both hands. By now, the power in Xiao Chen seemed to have amplified greatly, and human and undead faced off against each other with saber and sword in hand, sparks flying out from the clashes. The Corpse King looked into his eyes and said in a low tone, “Why do you keep trying to stop me?”

Xiao Chen furrowed his brow and looked back at his opponent. “Because you don’t belong in this world anymore!” he growled, before channeling his energy. More sparks flew, and the Corpse King was forced to retreat by a few steps.

The Corpse King growled, “Same to you! You can’t kill me, and I can’t kill you! Why do we have to fight against each other?” He then channeled his own power and forced Xiao Chen to take a few steps backward.

“I’m different from you! I have three souls and seven spirits, I’m different from a Walking Corpse like you sustained by Rancorous Qi alone!”

Xiao Chen seemed to be turning emotional. He channeled a great amount of True Energy in his body and there was a huge clang as they clashed again. Eventually, both were knocked back by each other’s great powers, and gusts of wind blew around them, causing huge columns of sand to billow and blind the others. The cultivators around them stared wide-eyed; what were those two talking about earlier on?

Wind kept blowing, and the crown worn by the Corpse King kept shaking. Xiao Chen’s clothes rustled, as his long hair fluttered. They pointed their weapons toward the ground and stood facing off against each other.

A few cultivators a distance away were dumbfounded. Earlier on, everyone had witnessed the might of the Corpse King. However, Xiao Chen could match up against it, and it was unexpected. On the other end, Xiaoyue stared silently, while Yu Yifeng and the others frowned. Zuoqiu Yang was cracking his knuckles…

Suddenly, the black clouds at the east started billowing outward, and a huge swath of black-clad figures emerged from within. They looked as pale as the deceased, and everyone turned white as a sheet as they lifted their heads to see who the newcomers were. “Corpse Refinery Sect!” yelled Perfected Immortal Rising Void and Heavenly Eagle King hoarsely in unison.