Throwing the Fight and Betraying Her Master / A Barrage of Nuclear Explosions
As he predicted, the three of them gained the upper hand by working together. Having more people would only be a hindrance, and if things continued... they would most likely still lose.
The Beast King Anye exerted its strength to shake off the stones pressing down on it and climbed out of the ruins. Its injuries were healing at a visible speed. Although it wasn't as exaggerated as instantaneous recovery, such regenerative ability was enough to exhaust Shi Yuan and the others' stamina.
"Fine, the goal of this battle is just to buy time, not to win. As long as we don't let him get away and interfere with Si Ming's fight, it's a strategic victory."
Thinking of this, Shi Yuan turned to look at the ice and snow barrier floating in mid-air on the other side, surprised that the Si Clan sisters could hold out for so long. Ice-attribute Cultivation Method are obviously quite disadvantageous against the Zombie Race, because the zombie's body has long lost its vitality and has no body temperature, so it is not afraid of low temperature and has a strong resistance to cold air.
"I really don't know how they did it... Whatever, I just can't lose to two juniors, whether they're male or female."
He took a deep breath, roused himself, and once again raised his hammer to strike the Beast King Anye.
Chapter 849 Letting the Water Go to Sell the Master
Zombies fear fire but not ice. Even though the Azure Mysterious Corpse King has cultivated to the point of returning to simplicity and looks no different from a living person, her essence is still that of a zombie. She just doesn't have the weaknesses of a zombie, but retains its advantages.
Similarly, zombies have no sense of pain, so they are not afraid of the insidious martial arts in the "True Scripture of Sinful Punishment". Their internal organs have long been necrotic, and apart from their heads, they have no fatal organs. Even if the insidious and hidden forces penetrate into their bodies, they will not be greatly affected.
Combining the above two points, the Si Clan sisters had no advantage against the Azure Mysterious Corpse King. Their Foundation, martial arts, and physique were all suppressed, and they should have been easily defeated. However, the result was that the two sides fought back and forth, and the Azure Mysterious Corpse King was trapped in the ice and snow barrier created by the two ice dragons and could not escape.
The reason, of course, is that the Azure Mysterious Corpse King released the floodwaters, like opening the dam's floodgates.
"The Netherworld Insect Princess claims to be the Extinction Consciousness of Consciousness of the Nine Continents World, so how can she forcibly command the King of Monsters? Although it is true that when a world declines and its order collapses and becomes distorted, giving rise to Monster Race, there is no necessary connection between the two." Si Jingyu asked while making his move.
"My being controlled by her has nothing to do with my identity as Monster Race; it's purely because I'm a zombie."
The Azure Mysterious Corpse King struck out with both palms, an attack that seemed effortless yet carried the power to shake mountains and tremble the void, pushing aside the falling snow. The Si Clan sisters, unable to withstand the force, were both thrown back.
This was undoubtedly a good opportunity to unleash his ultimate move. Even if he couldn't severely injure his opponent, he could still break through in one fell swoop. However, the Azure Mysterious Corpse King hovered in mid-air without moving, casually slapping out two streams of Yin-Yang Death Qi with his hands, which were blocked by Si Jingyu's Divine Arts.
"The so-called Extinction Consciousness in the world is the master of death, also known as the Patriarch Youming, who governs everything related to death. Zombies belong to the dead and are naturally driven by Him. His commands are equivalent to heavenly laws in our eyes, and must be obeyed unless one transcends the Three Realms. As for the Beast King and the Spirit King obeying His commands, the reason is even simpler—they are already dead."
While the Azure Mysterious Corpse King was merely going through the motions in the battle, he was also frantically leaking information about the Netherworld Insect Princess.
Si Huaruo suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. The other party doesn't actually command the Monster Race. Rather, it's just that the three of you King of Monsters happen to be within her jurisdiction, creating the illusion that she can control the Monster Race. Including those Monster Race armies that attacked Glazed Temple with the Purple-Pupiled Spirit King, they were actually Monster Race that died in the past, not the current Monster Race. No wonder the masters of Glazed Temple felt they looked familiar."
As she spoke, she swung her staff, unleashing a continuous stream of energy. The surrounding snow and cold air were drawn in and coiled around her, condensing into thousands of ice arrows that shot through the air. The force looked terrifying, but when they hit the Azure Mysterious Corpse King, they made clanging sounds and didn't even pierce its skin.
Si Jingyu then asked, "If one can control the dead, wouldn't the other side be able to easily raise an army of the dead? If they could gather all the famous and peerless experts from history and form an army, who could withstand their onslaught?"
Judging from the performance of the Purple-Pupiled Spirit King and the Beast King Anye, their strength is almost the same as before their deaths. The only difference is that the Beast King lost the body he possessed and therefore lacked the Power of Sacred and Evil. However, there are very few strong people in the world who would become stronger by possessing another's body.
"Her powers are subject to three limitations. First, the time since her death cannot be too long, with a limit of eight or ten years. This may also be related to the individual's strength and obsession before death; the stronger the individual and the deeper the obsession, the longer the time will be."
Secondly, there are geographical restrictions. This can be understood as resurrecting earthbound spirits, only with a larger area of activity. They cannot go to places they did not go in life. Of course, zombies like myself are an exception, but there are very few strong zombies to begin with.
Thirdly, if the person involved would rather be annihilated than be controlled, even the master of death can do nothing about it. The principle of "the people do not fear death, so how can you frighten them with death" also applies to ghosts.
Si Jingyu nodded slightly, and added a fourth point in her mind, "For every policy from above, there's a countermeasure from below."
The Netherworld Insect Princess ordered the Azure Mysterious Corpse King to launch a full-scale attack, which the Azure Mysterious Corpse King did. However, there was considerable room for maneuver in how to launch such a full-scale attack.
For example, the Azure Mysterious Corpse King has already used eighty or ninety percent of her power, which is enough to be called "full strength". However, that's all she does. All her moves are ordinary. She doesn't take advantage of any openings in her opponent's defenses, and she misses any opportunities to unleash her ultimate moves.
This means that the game characters don't use skills and only use normal attacks. Therefore, even if Si Jingyu and Si Huaruo's Cultivation Method are unfavorable, they can still entangle the Azure Mysterious Corpse King and fight him with ease.
Of course, if the Netherworld Insect Princess sees that he's holding back, and adds restrictions such as "use your ultimate move immediately if you have the chance" and "attack whenever you see an opening," then the Azure Mysterious Corpse King will have no choice but to obey orders.
However, at the moment, the Netherworld Insect Princess's attention was entirely focused on Si Ming. In addition, the ice and snow barrier isolated the inside and outside, blocking both sight and the sensing of auras, so she was unaware of this. Thus, the Azure Mysterious Corpse King started a friendly match with the Si Clan sisters. After all, when the Netherworld Insect Princess gave the order, she did not expect that the Azure Mysterious Corpse King would take advantage of the loophole in her words and leak her information to the enemy, betraying his master with great pleasure.
How can we eliminate the Netherworld Insect Princess?
"Elimination is impossible; it is part of the world's consciousness, coexisting with heaven and earth. Unless the Nine Continents are destroyed, it will never perish."
"Then, how can we put her into a deep sleep and prevent the Kalpa of Destruction from descending?"
"There are methods, but they're simply impossible. Don't waste your time. The most urgent task is to use the Heavenly Dragon World-Delivering Pagoda to stop her advance and protect the Barbarian Continent. As far as I know, the Nine Continents World has not yet reached its decline. It was awakened prematurely by a powerful being from the Divine Continent of the Central Land, hence the time limit. Once it has endured a certain period, it will fall back into slumber, awaiting the arrival of its true decline."
How long will it take?
"It could be ten years, or a hundred years... or even a thousand years. You have to understand, His concept of time is different from ours. What is an ordinary person's life may be just the time it takes to sleep in His eyes. Although this is a difficult task, there is still hope for success."
"You mean to say that the other method has no chance of success?"
"Well, I guess you wouldn't be satisfied if I didn't tell you, so I'll tell you. Another method is actually very simple: just step out of the area protected by the Heavenly Dragon World-Delivering Pagoda and Shadow Kill. In this way, its true body will fall into a deep sleep."
The essence of the Heavenly Dragon World-Delivering Pagoda is a collection of the Principle. Therefore, when it forcibly enters the range of the Buddha's light, its strength will drop significantly. However, this is not because it is suppressed by the Heavenly Dragon World-Delivering Pagoda, but because it discards the parts that do not meet the requirements of the Principle. Therefore, even if you destroy it in the Heavenly Dragon World-Delivering Pagoda, you will only destroy a very small part, which is far from killing its projection.
But I don't recommend you do that. As part of the world's will, His power is beyond your imagination, immeasurably strong. To describe it as the difference between an ant and an elephant is to underestimate Him. You could even say that He could annihilate you with a single breath.
Therefore, I advised you not to use this method; it's a dead end. Using the Heavenly Dragon World-Delivering Pagoda to buy time is the only way to save the world. The Boundless Buddhist School of the Divine Continent of the Central Land left this pagoda to create a glimmer of hope for all living beings. If you don't want to believe me, you can send someone to try it. I believe the result will leave you speechless."
How do you know so much?
"... Because I also come from the Divine Continent of the Central Land."
The Azure Mysterious Corpse King gazed northward, a complex and unreadable emotion on his face.
Just as Si Jingyu was about to ask more questions, a deafening explosion suddenly rang out, causing the earth to tremble violently as if it were about to crash into the ground. In the distance, it seemed as if a small sun had fallen.
Even though they were thousands of meters away from the explosion point, the residual force of the blast still managed to destroy the ice and snow barrier. As a result, the Si Clan sisters and the Azure Mysterious Corpse King both witnessed the outcome of the battle on Si Ming's side.
"Incredible! Your companion actually defeated the Sovereign of Death! Even though it was only a projection, it represents the most powerful force within the Principle permitted by the Heavenly Dragon World-Delivering Pagoda of Salvation. Theoretically, no one can surpass Him."
The Azure Mysterious Corpse King offered a sincere compliment, then turned and unleashed a powerful palm strike with all his might, sending Si Jingyu flying far away.
"Quickly remind your companions that the Sovereign of Death is not dead yet. Unless she is killed outside the Heavenly Dragon World-Delivering Pagoda, she can resurrect indefinitely."
Chapter 850 Nuclear Explosion Combo