Slaying the Bronze Corpse

"Not good!"

Zhu Yin Sheng, who had just placed a chess piece, turned his head sharply to look down the mountain and blurted out.

Across from him, Bai Shen's expression was also grim, as if he was struggling with something.

Seeing him like this, Zhu Yin Sheng said with a strange expression, "You're not... thinking of going over there, are you?"

"It took me over ten years to find the right candidate and refine those two Bronze Corpses..."

Bai Shen's voice was filled with unwillingness, and his tone was somber.

Zhu Yin Sheng said with a hint of schadenfreude, "This aura has already reached the late Qi Refining stage."

Bai Shen nodded subconsciously, then seemed to realize something and looked up sharply at Zhu Yin Sheng.

After a long silence, he spoke, "You noticed?"

Zhu Yin Sheng smiled and said, "Your method of concealing your aura is very unique. To me, it felt like you were only at Qi Cultivation Level 5, but..."

He stood up and stretched, continuing, "I've traveled far and wide for many years, and I have some unique methods for observing auras."

After saying this, he glanced at Bai Shen with a half-smile and walked towards the main door.

"You're leaving?"

Bai Shen's expression was grim.

"Mhm," Zhu Yin Sheng replied as he walked, "An aura at the late Qi Refining stage isn't something for minor skirmishes with rogue cultivators. I'm not getting involved in this mess."

Bai Shen was silent for a moment, and just as Zhu Yin Sheng was about to exit, he spoke, "Three spirit stones!"

Zhu Yin Sheng paused, turned back, and smiled, "Five!"

"Deal!"

Despite his heartache, Bai Shen immediately agreed to Zhu Yin Sheng's terms.

Compared to the two Bronze Corpses, this price was completely acceptable to him.

Down the mountain, as Kong Wu walked forward, the two Bronze Corpses took a step back in unison.

Unlike the stiff Shi Ba, their faint sentience was constantly warning them.

The person in front of them could threaten their lives.

Feng Yang's jaw dropped at this sight.

Constable Kong truly... surprised him with every moment... or rather, shocked him.

Looking at Kong Wu, who was clearly much stronger than before, he felt a sense of confusion.

Had Constable Kong been holding back before?

It wasn't possible that he had broken through and gotten stronger on the spot, was it?

What kind of cultivation technique made someone grow half a head taller when they broke through?

Feeling the astonishing aura emanating from Kong Wu, Feng Yang thought of the senior disciples in his sect who were at the late Qi Refining stage.

He silently retreated several steps.

The gap was too vast.

Ahead, Kong Wu looked displeased as the two Bronze Corpses kept retreating.

Why are you retreating?

Let's have a good fight!

He raised the Evil-Slaying Saber in his hand, slightly bending his knees...

Boom!

The ground cracked, and Kong Wu shot forward.

The Evil-Slaying Saber fiercely slashed into the chest of one of the Bronze Corpses. After a creaking noise, the Bronze Corpse was sent flying.

Kong Wu was slightly surprised. Just as he was about to deal with the other Bronze Corpse, he found that it had already retreated ten paces away.

"Aaaargh~"

A roar, somewhere between human and beast, came from the Bronze Corpse that had been sent flying.

After rolling on the ground in pain for several rounds, it got back up.

The Evil-Slaying Saber had cut a long gash in its chest, from which green liquid was seeping out.

In Kong Wu's plan, this strike should have split it in two.

However, the physical strength of this Bronze Corpse was much higher than that of the Shi Ba, and the effect of this strike was far below expectations.

Compared to the wound, the damage inflicted by the Evil-Slaying Saber on the Bronze Corpse was greater.

Kong Wu looked down at the Evil-Slaying Saber in his hand.

[Evil-Slaying Saber: A Zhanmadao enhanced with the "Evil-Slaying" attribute through special point allocation. It can be strengthened by slaying evil creatures.]
[Special Attribute: Evil-Slaying (Deals higher damage to evil creatures. Killing evil creatures grants Evil-Slaying Value. The higher the Evil-Slaying Value, the greater the bonus damage.)]
[Evil-Slaying Value: 9 points]

After killing several Shi Ba, his Evil-Slaying Saber had also been upgraded.

He could clearly feel that compared to before, the blade was heavier and sharper.

Even so, it still wasn't enough to cut through a Bronze Corpse in one strike.

So... he'd just have to strike a few more times.

Waving the Evil-Slaying Saber, Kong Wu looked at the gathered Bronze Corpses and instantly vanished from his spot.

The next moment, Kong Wu appeared behind the Bronze Corpses, raising his long saber and slashing horizontally.

Clang!

With a loud noise, two Bronze Corpses raised their arms to block the strike, their bodies retreating continuously.

Huh?

Kong Wu looked at the Evil-Slaying Saber stuck in its forearm, surprised.

Looking up, he saw the two Bronze Corpses now had red eyes, and a ball of green light was flowing on their arms.

The attribute panel in Kong Wu's eyes had also changed.

[Bronze Corpse - Bai Chun (Berserk State)] [Vitality: 159] [Strength: 18] [Skills: Bronze Skin, Berserk Technique, Asura Corpse Scripture (Fragment)]

[Bronze Corpse - Bai Yuan (Berserk State)] [Vitality: 89] [Strength: 19.2] [Skills: Bronze Skin, Berserk Technique, Asura Corpse Scripture (Fragment)]

This... they used their [Skills]?

Looking at the two Bronze Corpses whose [Strength] attribute had significantly increased, Kong Wu lifted his foot and kicked them away.

Berserk state?

Was it that Berserk Technique?

Looking at the two Bronze Corpses, which were roaring incessantly and had lost their previous trace of sentience, Kong Wu guessed that the Berserk Technique had boosted their [Strength] attribute.

But the price was reduced intelligence, wasn't it?

The two Bronze Corpses, which had been retreating earlier, immediately got up after being kicked by Kong Wu and charged forward with frantic roars.

Facing the charging Bronze Corpses, Kong Wu's ears twitched, and he looked towards the mountain.

A Strength attribute of 20.9 not only enhanced his strength and speed but also significantly sharpened his senses.

Thus, the faint footsteps from nearly two kilometers away reached his ears.

Having read many online novels in his previous life, he knew that monsters like these usually had owners.

And the rapidly approaching sounds from the distance now made him realize that the owner of these two Bronze Corpses must be nearby.

He needed to finish this quickly.

Anyone who could refine Bronze Corpses of this caliber must be quite powerful.

If he turned and fled right now, he was confident he could escape.

However, he didn't choose to flee. Instead, he raised the Evil-Slaying Saber and charged back at them with a speed exceeding that of the two Bronze Corpses.

Boom!

The two sides collided. The Evil-Slaying Saber cut into the neck of one Bronze Corpse, getting stuck halfway.

The other Bronze Corpse clenched its fist and struck Kong Wu's chest, but it had no effect.

Kong Wu formed his left hand into a fist and sent the attacking Bronze Corpse flying, then gripped the saber with both hands.

"Aargh!!!"

With a furious roar, veins bulged on Kong Wu's neck, his arms suddenly swelled, and the Evil-Slaying Saber changed direction, breaking through the obstruction with an upward slash, carving out a semicircle.

Half a head flew into the sky, and the Bronze Corpse in front of Kong Wu slumped to the side.

"Congratulations on defeating 'Bronze Corpse - Bai Yuan'..."

"Attribute points!"

Before the system prompt finished, Kong Wu instantly allocated his points and charged towards the other Bronze Corpse.

"Stop!"

An enraged shout came from the distance.

Kong Wu ignored it and brought the Evil-Slaying Saber down.

"Congratulations on defeating 'Bronze Corpse - Bai Chun', you have obtained 2 Free Attribute Points."