Chapter 309: Su Xiaoxiao (1/2)
A mutation referred not to the zombification of the body, like it did back on Earth, but an even more terrifying transformation. The corpse would turn into something that even Lu Yun couldn’t comprehend, and mutations that took place in ancient tombs were worse.
Su Xiaoxiao’s soul was now an immortal ghost wreaking havoc in the corpse coffin overhead, while her mutated body was fighting something unknown.
Terrifying shrieks and howls rang out from the dark pit of extreme yin before them, each of them accompanied by bursts of crimson light. Together, they propelled the water around the premises into violent water jets.
Lu Yun and Qing Han jointly shattered the water jets that rippled their way. They were both top cultivators who could rival august immortals, but the Deaf Prince behind them hadn’t reached their level. He would be dusted to ashes if he were hit.
The prince poured all of his power into operating his Celestial Exorcism Armor and coin longsword, keeping an unending swarm of water monsters from approaching. However, that left him with no energy to spare for other defensive treasures.
“It’s Diexi!” Qing Han perked up. “Diexi’s here!”
He’d already refined two connate spirit roots—the Embittered Bamboo and Fusang Purewood. Despite being handicappted by the poison, his strength had been improving continuously, and his senses were now keener than Lu Yun’s. Through the bursts of crimson light, the disguised girl could sense the traces left by Diexi’s passage.
It was indeed the zombie king!
With Lu Yun’s help, Diexi was gradually transforming into a regular human, both in behavior and thought. When she’d been stationed at the seaside stronghold, Nephrite court immortals had forced her into the North Sea, whereupon she’d gone missing. What a great surprise to encounter her here!
“No wonder Su Xiaoxiao’s body mutated. It’s because of Diexi!” Realization dawned on Lu Yun.
Diexi was a zombie king born out of a tomb for the living, and the presence from that tomb hadn’t yet dissipated fully. Now that she’d entered someone else’s tomb, the presence clashed with that of the tomb owner and triggered a mutation of the owner’s body.
“Take this and protect the Deaf Prince.” Lu Yun broke a water ripple with a singular downward motion and quickly handed Qing Han his luopan. “I’ll go take a look!”
“Be careful!” Qing Han let him go. He knew what Lu Yun had come here for: to resurrect Su Xiaoxiao, Doctor Poison herself!
Lu Yun had let on that he could resurrect the dead. His secret would be safe, if the disguised girl was the only one on this excursion, but the little fox and the Deaf Prince were here as well. Lu Yun would have to leave the two of them behind and have Qing Han watch over them.
“Hm? He went in just like that? Shouldn’t we follow him?” The Deaf Prince resembled those golden armored warriors Lu Yun could summon. Clad in armor gleaming with golden radiance, he looked utterly magnificent.
Instead of answering, Qing Han quietly manifested another sword and blew another incoming water pulse to pieces. The prince hunched in on himself.
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The moment he entered the cavern of the extreme yin, Lu Yun vanished, becoming a dust particle with the Size Manipulation death art. This was no regular transformation technique, because he could turn himself into a particle so fine that average immortals wouldn’t be able to sense him in the surrounding environment.
Upon entry, he felt a burden lifted from his shoulders. Gone was the endless sea water, and left in its place was a current of warm air. This was a serene grotto bursting with vitality, where birds chirped and butterflies fluttered. There was even a swing tied to a large tree.
His speculations had been borne out, and the extremity of yin had turned into pure yang. Still, the extent to which the layout of pure yang had evolved caught him by surprise.