Before Xiao Yan could think further, a heart-pounding howl rang out. He immediately turned his gaze toward the dragon throne. Ao Jing's legless corpse had already straightened up, horrifying scarlet light glowing from its hollow eye sockets. Its shriveled mouth opened and closed slightly, yet it could not utter a single word, only releasing a low groan like that of a dying beast.
Lei Dong no longer had the time to care about Xiao Yan's offense. The shame and anger on his face faded as he stared fixedly at Ao Jing's corpse.
There was no life in it. Even though Ao Jing's corpse was indeed moving, Lei Dong could not sense the slightest trace of life from it. That was precisely why Xiao Yan, who habitually relied on his senses, had failed to Notice Ao Jing's movements behind him.
"Joyful Venerable probably used some kind of secret technique."
Xiao Yan's face turned cold. White light flashed in his hand, and the Boundless Purgatory Ruler appeared in his palm. As Boundless Nether Heart Flame poured into it, the blood-red patterns on the ruler began to surge like magma. Then Xiao Yan vanished from where he stood and appeared instantly in front of Ao Jing's corpse, horrifying flames burning in his eyes.
Xiao Yan respected the dead and had never deliberately insulted any corpse. But Ao Jing's corpse before him had completely ceased to be a corpse in the ordinary sense, and it posed a threat to them.
Since that was the case, there was nothing to hesitate over.
Burning Heaven
The scorching giant ruler came crashing down at Ao Jing. His corpse was erased into nothingness by the intense heat without even putting up the slightest resistance. The dragon throne and the ground beneath it were split in two by Xiao