Chapter 279: Charging Into Mount Banda (1/2)
Chapter 279: Charging Into Mount Banda
The Northern Frontier Prefecture was at the northernmost area of the Jin Dynasty, several hundred thousand miles away from the Southern Grand Prefecture. Normal people would never be able to travel between these two places even if they tried for a lifetime. It was simply two different worlds in their eyes.
The cultivators in the northern region were different. This was the home of corpse controllers. The strong masters there all belonged to this classification.
The terrorizing corpse caves had controllers capable of refining a living Giant into a corpse slave.
A very long time ago, there was a period when corpse controllers almost ruled the Jin Dynasty. Many ancestors from the great powers were refined by them. Because of this, the cultivation world could tolerate them no longer and formed an alliance to siege them.
In that era, even though corpse controllers had several masters far beyond the level of Giant, they couldn’t withstand the fury from the entire world. Three ancient corpse caves were eradicated completely.
Eventually, the defeated group retreated to the northern frontier!
At that time, the cultivation world itself suffered grievous losses. More than one hundred Giants were killed. If they were to invade the north to uproot the corpse masters, the price would have been too heavy.
Since both sides no longer wanted to fight, several leaders with the highest authority in the corpse caves signed a truce with the masters of the cultivation world. They promised to no longer sacrifice and refine living people. In the end, they maintained their lineages in the northern region.
This happened a long time ago, even before the establishment of the Jin Dynasty.
“Yin corpses are coming, the living of the Yang affinity, make way!” This old corpse controller was running towards Mount Banda. The spectacular lineup of corpses behind him now numbered more than one thousand.
He stared at the broken corpse that belonged to the Omni-Heaven Marquis in the middle of the ridge.
“I can’t believe the Evil Woman is strong to this level. Her evil energy alone could turn a Giant into a corpse.” The old man gave a devious smile.
Feng Feiyun was right, this old corpse controller was the Lawless Cave Lord from the northern region, and he was here for the marquis’ corpse.
The defeat of the great army and the death of the marquis made many cave lords come running to collect his corpse!
A Giant’s lifespan was too long. Moreover, they would be buried in ancestral lands after death where they would be protected by supreme guardians. These corpses were incredibly rare because of this, so all corpse controllers would covet them.
The cave lord hoarsely laughed and took out a large charm from his chest pocket. It was as red as blood and had many twisting runes engraved on it.
“Lawless is our creed! Sacrifice humans to seal the heavens!” The corpse-suppressing charm flew towards the ridge where the marquis was. It was originally only the size of a palm, but now it suddenly stretched out to be eight meters long like a majestic red tablet. The corpses nearby all quivered on the ground.
“Boom!” This charm was too powerful. Some corpses were pushed down to the ground as their bodies began to crack.
This charm was an ancient treasure of the Lawless Corpse Cave specialized in subduing corpses at the Giant level.
Even though this body had undergone the third transformation, it could still be suppressed. The charm had an unfathomable power when it came to these creatures.
The marquis issued a long hiss and shot out bursts of lightning from its body in an arc that covered both the sky and ground. Lightning crackled everywhere as the air and clouds were torn apart.
The charm couldn’t suppress it and was forced back.
“Hmph! Worthy of being a marquis. It has become even more powerful after death. Hehe, yes, the stronger, the better…” The Lawless Lord rang his bell. All the corpses were howling near the ridge.
A great battle ensued between a third-transformation corpse and a cave lord. They exchanged blows from dozens of miles apart since one was at the base of the mountain and the other was on the mountain ridge.
The earth was being boiled and the sky enveloped.
“Now is the time!” Feng Feiyun wanted to use this chance while all the corpses were in disarray. After more than one month of observations, he found six different climbable paths. They were all well-hidden and quite dangerous.
He chose the most remote path. This could avoid alarming the cave lord and the third-transformation corpse to minimize his risk.
However, he only managed to cross several hundred meters before a corpse full of black energy crawled out of a pit and attacked him.
“Pluff!” A white light flashed and split the corpse into two pieces.
Feng Feiyun didn’t stop at all. He must reach the top of the mountain before the fight between those two monsters end.
He collected the palace, rapidly advancing through a barren stone forest and into a narrow mountain path. This place was dark and grim; a series of shadows rushed out to meet him.