Golden Armored Corpse King

Xu Qing gazed into the distance. Ye Manor was far from Hongye Street, requiring one to cross most of Qingbei Town's outer city. Even standing atop Thousand Treasures Pavilion, he could only vaguely make out a few shadows.

Roar! Roar! Roar!!!

Xu Qing could hear the ceaseless howls of corpse ghosts, corpse monsters, and zombies coming from every direction, along with the screams of the outer city's civilians.

Of course.

Within the city.

The major gangs, martial arts schools, constables, and Demon Slayers had also begun taking action one after another. Although this disaster had erupted without warning, it was gradually being suppressed.

Boom! Boom! Boom!!!

All manner of explosions rang out repeatedly from Ye Manor. Though Xu Qing could not see exactly what was happening, he could guess that a terrifying battle was underway.

At the same time.

Xu Qing had no idea how that battle would end, because he could not participate in it. With his current strength, he simply could not involve himself in such a battle.

Moreover.

If Xu Qing merely got close, the aftershocks of the battle would likely injure him.

The scene shifted.

Inside Ye Manor.

"Innate Gang Qi."

Boom!

The view drew closer.

There.

The Chief Commander of the Demon Extermination Agency, Bu Wuyun, looked icy and grim. With a low shout, he rose into the air as an utterly terrifying gang qi burst forth around him.

"Die!"

Bang!

A deafening boom rang out.

Bu Wuyun thrust both palms forward. Innate Gang Qi gathered together, transforming into a massive black palm print that came crashing down like Buddha's Palm descending from the heavens.

"Ah!!!"

A shrill scream rang out.

Splat!

Blood sprayed through the air.

By this point in the battle.

Bu Wuyun, Chief Commander of the Demon Extermination Agency, and Wei Wohe, Chief Commander of the Yamen Agency, had joined forces to suppress Fan Liang and the Blood Demon Desire Woman. The Blood Demon Desire Woman had even refined a terrifying Golden Armored Corpse King.

Fan Liang and the Blood Demon Desire Woman had originally been brimming with confidence. They had refined the Golden Armored Corpse King, whose strength was immensely terrifying. In terms of martial cultivation, it stood only below See God Not Bad; only martial artists at the Innate Gang Qi level could kill the Golden Armored Corpse King.

Yet.

Fan Liang and the Blood Demon Desire Woman had never imagined that Bu Wuyun had already broken through to the Innate Gang Qi realm. Not only Bu Wuyun—even Wei Wohe had reached the Innate Gang Qi level.

Naturally.

Fan Liang and the Blood Demon Desire Woman were forced back step by step.

"Cough, cough..."

Fan Liang coughed up blood as he crawled out from a pile of rubble. Bu Wuyun's palm strike had just wounded him badly, sending him vomiting blood as he fell from the air and smashed through a building in Ye Manor.

"How could this be?!"

Despair filled the Blood Demon Desire Woman's eyes.

"Heh."

Wei Wohe sneered, looking down at them from above. "You're nothing but a pack of jumping clowns. Did you really think I didn't know what you were doing?"

"Utterly ridiculous."

"Today, both of you will die here."

"Innate Gang Qi."

Boom!

Wei Wohe let out a long howl. "Vajra Great Stele Hand!"

Crack!

Wei Wohe struck with a palm as well. Vast Innate Gang Qi condensed into a gigantic golden palm print, like an enormous stone stele, crushing down upon the Blood Demon Desire Woman.

"Explode!"

Boom!

At the critical moment.

Fan Liang roared furiously, forming seals with both hands. Blood-red talismanic seals formed one after another and shot swiftly toward the Golden Armored Corpse King, which roared without end and followed closely behind.

"!!!"

The Blood Demon Desire Woman's beautiful eyes constricted.

"Junior Sister! Run!!!"

Fan Liang turned and roared.

"Senior... Senior Brother..."

The Blood Demon Desire Woman froze for a moment.

Clearly.

She had not expected Fan Liang to have such a move hidden away. While refining the Golden Armored Corpse King, Fan Liang had inscribed self-destruction talismans inside its body.

"!!!"

Wei Wohe's and Bu Wuyun's pupils constricted.

"Watch out!"

Whoosh!

The two of them retreated rapidly.

Boom!!!

Every civilian in the outer city heard the tremendous blast. From his position atop Thousand Treasures Pavilion, Xu Qing saw the horrifying explosion; in the darkness of the night, something resembling a mushroom cloud faintly rose into view.

Terrifying.

Utterly terrifying.

Even Xu Qing was shaken by such power. It was truly inconceivable, enough to rival a missile from modern technology.

The Golden Armored Corpse King's self-destruction was no small matter. Perhaps only a martial artist at the See God Not Bad level could withstand such an explosion head-on.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

At last.

When everything had settled.

Bu Wuyun and Wei Wohe looked grimly at Ye Manor, which had been completely reduced to ruins. As far as the eye could see, every building had collapsed, becoming broken stones and wreckage.

At the same time.

The Blood Demon Desire Woman was nowhere to be seen.

She had already escaped.

However.

Fan Liang remained behind. His purpose in staying was simple—to hold back Bu Wuyun and Wei Wohe so that the Blood Demon Desire Woman could flee.

"Fan Liang."

Wei Wohe rebuked him, "You're courting death."

"Hahaha..."

Fan Liang threw back his head and laughed. He had already slit his wrist, and blood flowed out, drawing blood-red sigils through the air that imprinted themselves upon his body.

"Blood Demon Great Law!"

Fan Liang roared. Blood qi boiled around him, and behind him appeared a blood-red phantom that fused into his body.

"Come."

Fan Liang glared furiously at Wei Wohe and Bu Wuyun, roaring, "If you have the ability, then step over my corpse."

"Kill!"

"Stubborn to the bitter end."

Boom! Boom!

Wei Wohe and Bu Wuyun exchanged a glance before charging forward. A fierce battle erupted. Fan Liang overdraw his life and sacrificed his lifespan, gaining power sufficient to contend against Innate Gang Qi.

However.

This was ultimately borrowed power.

Therefore.

Splat!

Blood scattered through the air.

Fan Liang's body ultimately exploded in midair, bursting like a vivid crimson firework. It was rather magnificent—and equally bloody.

"Phew..."

Wei Wohe drew a deep breath. Looking at the battlefield's devastation, he could no longer trace the Blood Demon Desire Woman's whereabouts, and his expression darkened.

"She got away."

Bu Wuyun said.

"Mm."

Wei Wohe nodded. "This is a bit troublesome. We failed to catch the mastermind, and so much trouble has been caused. I'm afraid we won't get much credit from this."

Time flew by.

The next day.

Morning.

A night had passed, and the unrest in the outer city had been completely suppressed. Ninety-nine percent of the corpse ghosts, corpse monsters, and zombies had been exterminated.

"Phew..."

Xu Qing took a deep breath. He returned to his residence, removed the Ghost Mask, and walked out of the room, gathering his spirits as he headed to Azure Hawk Martial Arts School.

In truth.

Xu Qing had also fought for nearly the entire night.

First.

After dealing with the zombies at Thousand Treasures Pavilion, Xu Qing had gone to other streets and eliminated quite a few corpse ghosts, corpse monsters, and zombies there.

At the same time.

Because Xu Qing had killed many zombies the previous night, showing his face before many people and displaying formidable strength as well as superb swordsmanship.

Therefore.

The reputation of the swordsmanship expert Xu Qing had assumed the name Lü Dongbin gradually spread throughout the outer city.

There was also this.

In fact, the unrest in the outer city had already been suppressed during the latter half of the night. Though the casualties had been severe, most of those who died were ordinary civilians of the outer city.

However.

To Qingbei Town, ordinary civilians were the least valuable. No matter how many died, the lofty great figures of Qingbei Town would not react too strongly.

Azure Hawk Martial Arts School.

"What happened last night was truly terrifying!"

"Yeah! Yeah!"

"So many corpse ghosts."

"They scared me to death!"

"..."

In the martial arts school's outer courtyard.

A considerable number of outer courtyard students had gathered there. Xu Qing heard their discussions; they were clearly all talking about what had happened the previous night.

"Senior Brother Xu."

"Senior Brother Xu, are you all right?"

"It's truly wonderful to see that you're safe."

"..."

The outer courtyard students came forward one after another to greet him.

"Mm."

Xu Qing nodded lightly.

The martial arts school's inner courtyard.

Xu Qing looked around and saw several formal students of Azure Hawk Martial Arts School. When these formal students saw Xu Qing, they merely nodded in greeting.

"Phew..."

Xu Qing took a deep breath and headed directly toward the Main Courtyard.

"Xu Qing."

However.

Along the way, Xu Qing encountered the Senior Disciple Brother Huo Yi, whom he had not seen for a long time.

"Senior Disciple Brother."

Xu Qing looked up at Huo Yi, surprise appearing on his face. He cupped his hands in salute and said, "Where have you been these past days? It has been a long time since we last met."

"I took care of some matters."

Huo Yi smiled and looked Xu Qing up and down. "I didn't expect that while I was away, you had already become a formal disciple of Azure Hawk Martial Arts School."

"Moreover."

"Master told me as well to guide you more when I have time. It seems Master thinks rather highly of you, which shows that your Martial Talent is indeed quite good."

"Not as good as Senior Disciple Brother."

Xu Qing said.

As the two spoke,

they had already arrived at the Main Courtyard.

At this moment,

inside the Main Courtyard,

Xu Qing saw Du Cangying, Du Luan, and the other true disciples of the Azure Hawk Martial Arts School. He had never seen them before, but today, he finally saw them all.

"Huo Yi, you're here."

Du Cangying raised his head.

"Master."

Huo Yi bowed.

"Senior Disciple Brother."

Du Luan waved her hand.

"Senior Disciple Brother..."

"..."

The others greeted him as well.

Afterward,

everyone looked at Xu Qing again.

"Xu Qing, why are you here?"

Du Luan asked.

"Second Senior Sister, I wanted to ask Master about what happened last night."

Xu Qing answered truthfully.

In fact,

all six true disciples of the Azure Hawk Martial Arts School had gathered here because Du Cangying had summoned them. The main matter was also what had happened last night.

"Mm."

Du Cangying nodded, glanced at Xu Qing, and said, "Stand to the side."

"Yes."

Xu Qing nodded respectfully.

However,

Du Cangying's words made all the true disciples present freeze for a moment. They had not expected Du Cangying to allow Xu Qing to remain here.

One had to know,

everyone present was a true disciple of the Azure Hawk Martial Arts School—the true core of the Azure Hawk Martial Arts School.

Because of this,

the true disciples all began sizing up Xu Qing.

Clearly,

judging by Du Cangying's attitude, before long, this Junior Brother Xu Qing before them might become the seventh true disciple of their Azure Hawk Martial Arts School.