A Fierce Battle with the Yin Corpse

Chapter 36: A Fierce Battle with the Yin Corpse

"Roar!!"

The moment the two Yin Corpses, beastlike in appearance, spotted the delicious blood-meal, ghostly flames blazed in their eyes. They let out excited, hoarse roars and lunged at the four of them.

"Brother Chen! Leave the remaining Yin Corpse to you. We'll kill these other two as quickly as we can, then come help you!"

There was no time for anything more. Situ Kong's expression turned grave as he shouted. He slapped the Storage Bag at his waist, and a whip-shaped magical weapon flashed into his palm. With a sharp crack, it whipped up gusts of wind and lashed toward the tiger-lion-like Yin Corpse.

Han Shuitong and Liu Han said nothing as they charged toward the giant ape Yin Corpse on the other side. Light flashed in their hands. Liu Han had drawn the strange dagger he had used against Chen Lin, while a jade sword appeared in Han Shuitong's palm, its green glow gleaming with an extraordinary sheen.

Seeing that the other three had already moved, Chen Lin took a deep breath. His gaze flickered as he fixed it on the remaining gaunt Yin Corpse, then charged without hesitation.

As he ran, he slapped his Storage Bag with one hand. Two low-tier Diamond Talismans appeared in his palm, and he swiftly activated them against his body.

At once, a hazy aura of spiritual energy formed around Chen Lin, shielding him.

These talismans were the most common kind of low-tier talisman, and also the type novice talisman-makers crafted most often. They could only reinforce a spiritual-energy shield for a short time, and their defensive power was limited, but something was better than nothing.

The Sea Opening Realm Yin Corpse was shrouded in Death Energy, so Chen Lin couldn't sense its cultivation level at all. Yet ghostly flames flickered in its eyes. When it saw Chen Lin charging toward it, it didn't rush blindly at him as other ghostly creatures did when they spotted prey. Instead, it stood in place, cocked its head, and studied him, as though its intelligence had greatly advanced.

"F-food!"

It seemed to have realized that Chen Lin's cultivation was pitifully weak. Its rotting lips spread into a hideous grin as it stammered out the word "food." Then it bent forward slightly, flashed Chen Lin a creepy smile, and lunged at him at the same time!

Chen Lin's heart skipped a beat. He knew this Yin Corpse had gained intelligence and wouldn't be easy to deal with, but once the bowstring was drawn, there was no turning back.

"Grr... creak, creak..."

The shrill sound came from the Yin Corpse grinding its teeth. Its instinct to feed and its lust for slaughter made Chen Lin look like a delicious feast. It could hardly wait to seize him, tear his head and limbs apart with its hands, suck his blood, and savor his tender flesh.

Its face twisted into a savage grimace. Thick, yellowish liquid dripped from its rotting lips, making it look like a ferocious evil ghost. Its sharp nails were like knives, and scraps of some unknown creature's flesh clung between its fingers. It swept forward with vicious speed, stirring up a gust of sinister wind, and its claws shot toward Chen Lin's head!

That single strike whipped up a howling wind and a swirling, ghostly mist. Faint cries of wailing ghosts pierced the air, chilling the soul!

An ordinary cultivator would have been lucky just to keep their footing at the sight of this, let alone fight back. But Chen Lin was no ordinary cultivator.

"Hmph!"

Chen Lin snorted coldly, his gaze icy. Perhaps because the Yin Corpse had underestimated him, its attack was fast and vicious, but lacked any technique. That gave him an opening!

Calm and collected, Chen Lin stepped along the Seven Stars, turning with each shift of his intent as layers of afterimages seemed to trail behind him. As he surged forward, faint thunder rumbled around him. This was the Heaven-grade immortal art Thunder Flash Step, which he had exchanged for at the Immortal Treasury Pavilion!

Chen Lin reacted quickly and dodged by a hair's breadth, but the gust from the Yin Corpse's swipe lashed across his face like a whip, leaving it burning with pain.

It was worthy of being a Sea Opening Realm ghostly creature. Even an ordinary strike made Chen Lin's heart tighten. But he didn't waste a moment. The instant he dodged, his legs snapped out like steel whips. Cutting through the air in a blur, they slammed into the Yin Corpse's flank!

"Argh!"

The Yin Corpse was sent tumbling sideways by the kick, which carried the force of a thousand jun. It smashed into a nearby rock, shattering it to pieces. The power of that kick was plain to see!

But the Yin Corpse quickly rolled to its feet, roared, and lunged fiercely at Chen Lin again!

Chen Lin was startled to see it charge at him as though nothing had happened. He knew his own strength best. That may have been an ordinary strike, but it had carried well over a thousand jin of force.

His legs still tingled faintly, yet the Yin Corpse seemed not to feel a thing. Beneath its gaunt frame lay an astonishingly powerful defense!

The Yin Corpse rushed at him again. Chen Lin remained vigilant, but wasn't flustered. He had plenty of other ways to deal with it. Just taking out his top-grade magical weapon, the Mother-Son Void Spirit Sword, would let him hold it off for a long time. But clearly, Chen Lin intended to keep a low profile and simply stall until Situ Kong and the others finished off the other two corpses.

In a dangerous place like the Demon Prison, he naturally had to keep a few more cards up his sleeve.

Having cultivated the Mysterious Ancient Scripture, Chen Lin's spiritual energy was pure and vast. He unleashed the Heaven-grade immortal art Thunder Flash Step, the Six Prisons Mad Blade, and all sorts of martial techniques he had learned in his previous life. Combined with his formidable physique, even his casual strikes crashed down with the force of thunder, subduing tigers and dragons. For a time, he fought the Yin Corpse to a standstill. Rocks shattered wherever they went, ghostly fog churned, and all the others couldn't help glancing over!

"Ha! Good! Brother Chen, you really have hidden depths! Give us three incense sticks' time, and we'll take care of these two Yin Corpses!"

Situ Kong was overjoyed. A smile touched Han Shuitong's lips, and even Liu Han's expression eased. At the same time, though, a hint of wariness entered his gaze as he looked at Chen Lin.

But the good times didn't last. The Yin Corpse seemed to have finally lost its temper. It let out a shrill howl and leaped backward, breaking away from its fight with Chen Lin. Chen Lin paused in surprise, but didn't pursue it. He stood his ground, staring fixedly at the Yin Corpse, ready for anything.

The Yin Corpse tilted its head and stared at Chen Lin, ghostly flames flickering in its eyes as sinister energy billowed around it. To be entangled for so long by prey it considered weak was, to it, utterly unforgivable!

"F-food... this... ends... now!"

The Yin Corpse suddenly bared its teeth in a hideous grin, its expression terrifyingly sinister. At the same time, it stretched out five bony fingers and pointed at Chen Lin!

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

A whistling wind abruptly sprang from its five fingertips. The next instant, five black bolts of energy, each as thick as a finger, shot toward Chen Lin as fast as thunder!

The black bolts flickered with inky light. A bone-chilling, sinister wind shrieked around them as they hurtled toward him, seeming to cut down everything in their path!

"Brother Chen, watch out! That's a supernatural ability! Damn it, this Yin Corpse can actually use simple supernatural abilities!"

Situ Kong, who was still fighting nearby, seemed to sense something. He turned his head just in time to see the Yin Corpse fire five black bolts of energy. His expression changed dramatically.

"What?!"

Chen Lin's expression shifted. He tried to dodge, but the five bolts were simply too fast—too fast for him to react!

"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"

The sound of the bolts piercing flesh rang out. Chen Lin grunted as sharp pain flared in his chest. He looked down and saw five gashes torn through his robe. His flesh was ripped open and mangled, and blood poured from the wounds!

Fortunately, the Dragon-Elephant Nirvana Art had tempered Chen Lin's body, and the Essence of Li Fire had further forged it through countless trials. That was the only reason the bolts hadn't pierced straight through him. Even so, the other three couldn't help staring.

"What an incredible physique! Even disciples of our sect who temper themselves with the Hundred-Forgings Art for decades couldn't reach this level!"

Situ Kong had thought Chen Lin wouldn't be able to withstand the attack at all, and might even die beneath those terrifying black bolts. He still hadn't expected Chen Lin to suffer nothing more than a few superficial wounds!

Situ Kong exchanged a glance with the other two. All of them saw the shock in one another's eyes. Liu Han's expression changed, and deep wariness filled his gaze as he looked at Chen Lin.

The Yin Corpse was clearly stunned too. It hadn't expected this seemingly weak ant to survive that attack. But its simple intelligence was no match for its fury. Its ten fingers flicked like the spokes of a wheel, sending black bolts of energy shooting in every direction as it tried to blast Chen Lin to pieces!

Chen Lin's expression darkened, and his gaze grew colder as he looked at the Yin Corpse. But he still chose to hold back instead of striking viciously. He kept moving, dodging the black bolts of light.

Even though Chen Lin watched the black bolts that pursued him like soul-reaping harbingers of death with great care, he couldn't avoid taking several more wounds.

"Supernatural abilities of the Sea Opening Realm? They don't seem like much. Ordinary Xiantian Realm disciples can use magical weapons to condense spiritual energy into weapons, blades of light, and similar attacks. These black bolts still hurt like hell, though!"

As he dodged, Chen Lin cursed inwardly. He also began to look down on the supernatural abilities of the Sea-Opening Realm. What he didn't know was that this Yin Corpse had mastered only the most basic kind of supernatural ability. Yet even the most basic ability was beyond what an ordinary Xiantian Realm cultivator could withstand. Not everyone had a body tempered through countless trials like Chen Lin's!