The system notifications frantically flooded Lin Feng's mind as his Crit Points accumulated at a terrifying rate.
After walking for roughly half an hour, Huang Fugui suddenly stopped, every strand of yellow fur standing on end.
"Master, it's... it's right ahead! That cold, hard aura is coming from the largest cave!"
He pointed at a massive natural cavern ahead, his voice trembling.
Lin Feng looked up and saw black mist swirling around the cavern entrance. The resentment had nearly condensed into tangible liquid, slowly flowing across the ground.
Amid that dense resentment was mixed an incomparably heavy corpse aura.
"Vengeful Spirits nurturing corpses. What a grand scheme."
Lin Feng's eyes narrowed. He had already guessed what lay inside.
Ordinary Zombies were formed when corpses absorbed the yin energy of the earth's veins.
But Zombies nourished by the resentment of vast numbers of Vengeful Spirits were called "Vengeful Spirit Zombies." They were far fiercer and far more difficult to deal with than ordinary Zombies of the same rank.
"Wait outside."
After giving the order, Lin Feng gripped his saber and stepped into the black mist.
The moment he entered the cavern, the view before him suddenly opened up.
This was an enormous underground space, several football fields in size. Countless faintly glowing crystals hung upside down from the cavern ceiling, bathing the place in a ghastly green light.
Hundreds of "Living Corpses" stood densely packed across the cavern floor, dressed in ragged miners' uniforms!
Their skin was bluish-black, ghostly green flames burned in their eye sockets, and their bodies were stiff. Yet their nails were sharp as blades, and low "heh-heh" growls escaped their mouths. They were like a silent, terrifying army.
At the center of that army of Living Corpses stood an enormous black stone coffin, over ten feet long!
The stone coffin was covered in twisted, bizarre runes. Streams of pure resentment and corpse aura flowed into it without end, like a hundred rivers returning to the sea.
"A Corpse Nurturing Coffin!"
Lin Feng recognized it instantly.
This was a vicious evil artifact used by wicked cultivators to mass-produce and raise high-level Zombies!
It seemed Weeping Ghost Mine was no naturally formed death trap at all, but a "breeding ground" deliberately constructed to cultivate powerful Zombies!
Roar!
Lin Feng's intrusion as a living human instantly shattered the stillness of the place.
The hundreds of Living Corpses seemed to receive some command. They all turned their heads in unison, their hollow eye sockets blazing with ghostfire as they fixed their gaze firmly on Lin Feng.
The next second.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Uniform footsteps rang out as hundreds of Living Corpses charged at Lin Feng like a rising tide!
The ground trembled faintly beneath their charge. The corpse aura rushing at him was enough to suffocate any Meridian Opening Realm martial artist.
"Now this is more like it."
A pleased smile appeared on Lin Feng's face.
He tightened his grip on his saber, pouring the True Qi of his perfected ninth level of the Meridian Opening Realm into it without reservation!
Seven Fiends Saber Technique, Fourth Form—Fiendish Baleful Mountain Cleaver!
Rather than evade, he met the tide of corpses head-on and slashed!
[45x Crit triggered!]
Boom!
A blood-colored saber radiance more than thirty meters long, condensed to the utmost limit, shot explosively from the saber tip!
The saber radiance was tyrannical beyond compare, as though it could split the mountains ahead in two. Carrying rolling Killing Intent, it cleaved savagely into the corpse tide!
Slash! Slash! Slash!
There were no screams, only the sound of a sharp blade cutting into rotten wood.
The dozens of Living Corpses charging at the front were as fragile as paper before that horrifying saber radiance. They were instantly cut in half at the waist, severed limbs flying everywhere!
The might of one slash was terrifying indeed!
Yet these Living Corpses feared neither death nor injury. The corpses behind them trampled over their companions' remains and continued surging forward madly.
Lin Feng's expression did not change. With a flicker, he transformed into a blood-colored whirlwind weaving through the corpse tide.
His saber became a death scythe harvesting lives. Every swing sent great sprays of blood and broken limbs flying.
Surrounded and attacked by hundreds of Living Corpses, he showed not the slightest sign of distress. Instead, he moved with effortless ease, as if performing a bloody yet magnificent dance.
This was a slaughter without suspense.
After the time it took to burn an incense stick, silence returned to the cavern.
The ground was carpeted with a thick layer of severed limbs, while foul corpse blood had gathered into streams.
The hundreds of Living Corpses had been completely massacred by Lin Feng alone, with a single saber!
[ Ding! Successfully killed Second-Order Vengeful Spirit Zombie x378! ]
[Crit multiplier increased to 55x! Obtained 37,800 Crit Points!]
Standing amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, Lin Feng flicked the nonexistent blood from his blade and turned his gaze toward the enormous black stone coffin.
"Now it's your turn."
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Heavy, powerful impacts came from within the black stone coffin, each louder and more urgent than the last.
The entire cavern trembled faintly with every impact.
A terrifying corpse aura, far surpassing every Vengeful Spirit Zombie from before—ferocious and tyrannical to the extreme—leaked madly through the coffin's seams!
Crack—
At last, after a tremendous crash, the heavy stone coffin lid was blasted away from within by a tremendous force. It smashed into the distant stone wall and shattered into pieces.
A towering figure slowly sat up from inside the coffin.
It was a colossal Zombie standing nearly three meters tall!
Its entire body was covered in a layer of dark golden, keratinous skin, like natural armor. Its muscles bulged and knotted, brimming with explosive power.
Its eyes were no longer the ghostly green flames of ordinary Zombies, but two burning, flickering crimson flames like molten lava!
Roar—!!!
It threw back its head and unleashed a terrifying roar that did not sound human. The rolling sound waves even shook stalactites loose from the cavern ceiling!
Third-Order Demon—the Golden Corpse King!
Its strength was already comparable to that of a human martial artist at the peak of the True Qi Realm!
"Finally decided to come out?"
Looking at the corpse king whose might reached the heavens, Lin Feng showed no fear whatsoever. Instead, a scorching battle intent flashed through his eyes.
At the perfected ninth level of the Meridian Opening Realm, he needed an opponent of sufficient weight to test his current strength!
The Golden Corpse King slowly lowered its head, its crimson flaming pupils locking tightly onto Lin Feng.
It could sense that within this tiny human's body was an extremely loathsome and threatening force of blood and Qi—unyielding, rigid, and blazing with yang energy.
Kill!
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A cold, brutal intent exploded directly in Lin Feng's mind.
The next second, the Golden Corpse King moved!
Its body left an afterimage where it stood. Its seemingly cumbersome frame erupted with terrifying speed utterly mismatched to its size, crossing dozens of meters in an instant to appear before Lin Feng!
Its enormous claw, gleaming with metallic luster, tore through the air with a vicious gale as it savagely grabbed for Lin Feng's crown!
The power of that grab was enough to split steles and shatter stone. If an ordinary True Qi Realm martial artist took it head-on, he would likely perish on the spot.
"Good!"
Instead of retreating, Lin Feng advanced, and the saber in his hand gave an excited hum!
He did not choose to meet it head-on. Instead, he stepped into the Flowing Wind Steps, his body sliding sideways like a phantom as he narrowly evaded the fatal blow.
The corpse king's claw missed and slammed viciously into the ground. The hard stone floor was struck with a huge claw mark more than half a meter deep, sending shattered rocks flying!
"Not bad speed. Unfortunately, before me, you're still far too slow."
Lin Feng's voice rang out behind the corpse king.
Seven Fiends Saber Technique, Fifth Form—Blood Fiend Soul Pursuit!
A tricky, ruthless streak of blood-colored saber light clung to it like a maggot to the bone, striking straight for the corpse king's nape!
Yet the Golden Corpse King's combat instincts were terrifying. Without even looking back, it threw an elbow behind it, carrying the force of ten thousand jun, and smashed viciously into the saber light!
Clang!
A deafening metallic clash rang out!
Lin Feng felt an immense force travel through his saber. His tiger's mouth went slightly numb, and he was knocked back several steps.
A deep white mark was left on the Golden Corpse King's elbow as well, but it had failed to break through that dark golden keratinous skin!
"What formidable defense!"
A trace of surprise flashed through Lin Feng's eyes.
As expected of a Third-Order Demon. This defense was likely beyond the ability of even ordinary magical artifacts to damage.
Roar!
Having forced Lin Feng back with one strike, the Golden Corpse King's ferocity surged further. It spun around and launched a storm-like barrage of savage attacks.
Claws, iron fists, elbow strikes, knee strikes...
It turned every part of its body into a deadliest weapon. Its moves were broad and powerful, filled with primal violence and madness.
For a time, the cavern rang endlessly with clashing metal. Saber light and claw shadows collided madly, and the shockwaves they unleashed scraped an entire layer off the surrounding stone walls!
Under the corpse king's berserk assault, Lin Feng was like a small boat amid raging waves, constantly shifting, dodging, and maneuvering.
He no longer clashed head-on with it. Instead, he brought the advantages of the Flowing Wind Steps to their absolute limit, his movements elusive and unpredictable.
Again and again, he passed through the gaps in the corpse king's lethal attacks. At the same time, his saber struck from every tricky angle at weakly defended areas such as the corpse king's joints and eye sockets.
Yet the Golden Corpse King's defense was simply too monstrous. Its entire body was almost without flaw.
Although every one of Lin Feng's attacks left white marks across its body, none could inflict any substantial damage.
The battle fell into a stalemate for the moment.
Huang Fugui, peeking from the cave entrance, was already scared out of his wits. His two little paws covered his mouth tightly, and he did not dare make the slightest sound.
"Master... Master won't lose, will he? This big fellow is way too tough!"
He was anxious beyond measure, yet he could not offer any help at all.
Inside the cavern, Lin Feng's gaze only grew calmer and sharper.
He was waiting.
Waiting for an opportunity.
An opportunity to kill with a single strike!
Roar!
Unable to take Lin Feng down after a long assault, the Golden Corpse King finally flew into a complete rage. It abruptly stopped attacking and opened its mouth as dense corpse aura gathered frantically within.
The next second, pitch-black pillars of corpse aura as thick as water barrels shot toward Lin Feng like death rays!
This was its innate ability—the Vengeful Fiend Corpse Roar Cannon!
Its power was enough to melt steel in an instant and corrode all things!
Now!
This was precisely the moment Lin Feng had been waiting for!
The instant the opponent unleashed its ultimate move, when its old strength had been exhausted and its new strength had yet to arise!
An unprecedentedly brilliant light burst from his eyes!
Seven Fiends Saber Technique, Seventh Form.
Divine Fiend Returns to Origin.
[55x Crit triggered!]
This move was even more powerful than when it had been used with a 30x Crit.
It had reached an inconceivable level!
Lin Feng's saber let out a violent hum as though it could no longer bear the strain. Fine arcs of blood-red lightning even appeared across the blade!
"Break for me...!"
With an angry roar, Lin Feng advanced instead of retreating, charging into that black pillar of light and thrusting out with his saber!
This thrust contained no saber radiance, no Killing Intent—only absolute penetration and destruction!
At the instant the saber tip met the pillar of corpse aura, no earth-shattering explosion occurred.
The black pillar was instead like a punctured balloon. Beginning at the saber tip, it collapsed inch by inch and scattered to either side!
Lin Feng's body was unstoppable as bamboo splitting, charging through the scattering torrent of corpse aura to reach the Golden Corpse King in an instant!
Endless horror filled the Golden Corpse King's crimson pupils. It wanted to dodge, but it was already too late!
Slash!
The saber wrapped in blood-red lightning arcs pierced precisely and mercilessly through the Golden Corpse King's seemingly indestructible chest!
The incomparably rigid and blazing True Qi of the Blazing Sun Art, mixed with the destructive force of the Seven Fiends Saber Technique, erupted violently inside the corpse king's body!
Boom—!!!
A dull, thunderous explosion sounded from within the Golden Corpse King.
Its enormous body abruptly stiffened. A huge hole exploded through its chest, and countless chunks of dark golden flesh mixed with foul corpse blood sprayed in every direction!
The Golden Corpse King lowered its head to look at its pierced chest, then stared at Lin Feng in disbelief. The flames in its crimson pupils rapidly extinguished.
Thud!
Its enormous body crashed to the ground, completely devoid of life.
[ Ding! Successfully killed Third-Order Demon Golden Corpse King! ]
[Crit multiplier increased to 60x! Obtained 10,000 Crit Points!]
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