Outside, Tang Family Grand Estate.
At this moment, Shopkeeper Ling's group of five was all present.
Earlier, at the former site of Fahua Temple, they had searched for a long time without finding any trace of Zhang You!
"Although that little thing has gone missing, our plan continues. It cannot be shelved!"
Tang Julou, head of the Tang family, said without changing expression.
"It seems we can only activate the backup. Though its effects are not as great as the Flawless Body's, it is still a special constitution—barely enough!"
Qin Fengtian, the city lord, sighed.
"There are still two days. Feed her well and build up her strength. Special constitutions are not easy to find. This time, keep a close watch on her. No more mistakes will be tolerated, or don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Tang Julou's face turned cold as he released killing intent without restraint.
"I hope Shopkeeper Ling will also keep a close eye on the former site of Fahua Temple. Once that little thing appears, capture him immediately, lest more complications sprout from the branches!"
Pang Biao snorted coldly.
"Are you teaching me how to do things?"
Shopkeeper Ling narrowed his eyes and stared at Pang Biao.
"Shopkeeper Ling, don't be angry!"
Boss Ren stepped in as peacemaker.
In the end, Qin Fengtian took a little girl away from a residence in the south of the city.
Inside the ghost domain!
Zhang You and the Old Daoist arrived at the entrance of the main hall. Seeing the situation outside, they were stunned.
At that moment, a red ball of flesh floated in the courtyard. Chunks of corpses all around were forcibly sucked toward it, then began to stitch themselves together bit by bit around the red flesh ball.
The various corpse fragments quickly fused seamlessly together, forming a massive corpse giant eight zhang tall.
The corpse giant had two heads. One head had a huge ox horn growing from its forehead, two zhang long. Its face bore six blood-red eyes, while beneath its chin gaped a bloody maw. There was no sign of where its ears were.
The other was a snake head, coiled around the first head. It flicked a long, thin tongue, its two eyes pitch-black like a pair of black holes.
Its body had four arms, and its skin was covered in snake scales.
Its two legs, however, did not match its enormous body. They resembled the legs of some bird—thin and long, with three-toed claws that radiated chilling cold, as though they could crush an elephant to death.
Everything had happened too quickly. The two of them had no time to stop it.
"This..."
The Old Daoist's expression changed drastically.
"This thing seems very strong!"
Zhang You could also sense the increasingly powerful aura emanating from it.
"Half-step Foundation Establishment Realm! It is definitely at the Half-step Foundation Establishment Realm—perhaps even stronger!"
the Old Daoist cried out.
"Very strong?"
So far, Zhang You had only encountered a few beings in the Qi Refining Realm. Honestly, their strength had been rather disappointing.
As for the Foundation Establishment Realm, he had never seen it before, so he had no real concept of it.
"Of course! Reaching the Foundation Establishment Realm lets one's body undergo its first ascension, beginning to break free from the bounds of a mortal body. Half-step Foundation Establishment means one has already touched the threshold. The spiritual power in the body begins to undergo a qualitative change, transforming toward true essence, with its might increasing severalfold!"
The Old Daoist had cultivated for decades, yet he had never managed to cross that step. He was still struggling bitterly at the Ninth Level of Qi Refining Realm.
Especially now, in this age of declining Dharma, spiritual power had waned, making cultivation even more difficult.
And at that moment, the Corpse Giant's evolution was complete!
Judging by its appearance alone, no one would ever think it was a stitched-together monstrosity.
"Roar..."
The Corpse Giant let out a bellow toward Zhang You and the Old Daoist.
Then it stretched out one hand. In the blink of an eye, it condensed a fireball and hurled it toward the main hall.
"This is no ordinary corpse!"
The Old Daoist had not expected it to be able to use spells!
"I'll deal with it first. Hurry up and find a way out!"
Zhang You left the main hall. This time, he finally held nothing back. Dense blood energy erupted from him as he leaped into the air and charged at the massive fireball at top speed.
The fireball was more than ten meters in diameter. Before he even reached it, Zhang You could feel the scorching heat blasting against his face.
Fortunately, his blood energy formed a protective barrier over his body. Otherwise, even if it could not injure him, he would still have been left in a sorry state.
"I'll smash you to bits!"
His plain, unadorned punch struck the fireball directly.
Like a moth flying into a flame!
Boom!
The fireball was smashed apart with a single blow.
In the end, Zhang Lin's strength was superior.
Smack!
At that moment, the Corpse Giant unleashed another move. It stretched out both hands and clapped Zhang Lin between them as though swatting a fly.
An energy wave even formed in the air, spreading outward in all directions.
The Old Daoist was terrified at the sight!
He could already imagine Zhang Lin's fate!
Without question, he had been slapped into a pile of mush!
The Old Daoist could feel the force behind that clap. Even if he used every defensive technique he knew, he probably would not be able to withstand it.
If blood did not flow from between the giant's fingers, that would only mean Zhang Lin had died quickly!
But the Old Daoist soon noticed that something was wrong.
The giant's clasped hands seemed to be swelling, as though something was about to burst free.
Even from so far away, he could see red light shining through the giant's palms!
It was blood energy so dense that it was nearly liquefied, and within it, he could even see wisps of flame!
"Get lost!"
Suddenly, a deep voice that resounded through heaven and earth rang out.
Bang!
The Corpse Giant's palms exploded in midair.
A blood-red figure began to fall from the sky.
It was Zhang Lin!
He was completely unharmed!
Four Symbols: White Tiger: Shatter Void!
After landing, Zhang Lin launched another attack, this time directly targeting the Corpse Giant's lower body.
And for this move, Shatter Void, he switched to using his right foot.
When farming Lantern Monsters at Mass Grave Hill before, he had discovered that this move was not merely a fist technique. It could also be unleashed with his feet, and its destructive power was even greater.
The Corpse Giant sensed Zhang Lin's attack and reacted with astonishing speed. One of its clawed feet, covered in dense death energy, viciously clawed at Zhang Lin.
Boom!
Another thunderous explosion rang out. Zhang Lin staggered back ten steps, a trace of blood running from the corner of his mouth.
After letting out a roar, the Corpse Giant hopped backward on one foot for dozens of steps.
Every step gouged a deep crater into the ground.
That was right. The foot that had exchanged blows with Zhang Lin, along with its entire leg, had vanished.
The Corpse Giant had fallen into a disadvantage once again!
Zhang Lin had not expected his all-out strike to fail to blow the opponent apart. It had merely destroyed one leg, while he himself had suffered a slight injury!
Squelch!
The Corpse Giant's leg grew back.
What followed was a mouthful of phlegm!
"Fuck, it's cheating!"
Zhang Lin retreated, dodging the unknown liquid it spat out.
A deep crater remained where he had been standing, white smoke rising from within.
That mouthful of phlegm was fiercely corrosive.
"Let's try the move I invented!"
Zhang Lin stomped heavily on the ground, splitting it with several cracks.
"Here you go! Ultimate Skill: Floor Flip!"
Zhang Lin thrust both hands into the cracks and heaved upward.
A huge stone slab more than ten zhang long was flipped into the air.
It flew toward the Corpse Giant, crashing down over its head and face.
The Corpse Giant did not panic in the slightest. It waved its four arms twice and smashed the stone slab apart.
And Zhang Lin's next move was already poised and ready!
But neither Zhang Lin nor the Old Daoist noticed that the Buddha statue in the center of the main hall had already revealed its head!
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