Golden Armored Corpse King

Xu Qing gazed into the distance. The Ye family manor was far from Hongye Street, requiring him to cross more than half of Qingbei Town's outer city. Even from the rooftop of the Thousand Treasures Pavilion, he could only make out vague shapes.

Roar! Roar! Roar!!!

Xu Qing could hear the roars of Corpse Ghouls, corpse monsters, and zombies echoing continuously from all directions, along with the screams of the outer city's residents.

Of course.

Within the city.

Major gangs, martial arts schools, constables, and Demon Slayers had also begun to act. Although this disaster had erupted unexpectedly, it was gradually being suppressed.

Boom! Boom! Boom!!!

Various explosions continuously erupted from the Ye family manor. Although Xu Qing couldn't see exactly what was happening, he could guess that a terrifying battle was underway.

At the same time.

Xu Qing didn't know the outcome of this battle, as he couldn't participate. With his current strength, he was completely unable to join such a fight.

Moreover.

Xu Qing might even be injured by the residual shockwaves just by getting close.

The scene shifted.

Inside the Ye family manor.

"Innate Gang Qi."

Boom!

The view zoomed in.

It was revealed that.

Bu Wuyun, the supreme commander of the Demon Extermination Agency, had a chilling gaze. He let out a soft cry and leaped into the air. Terrifying Gang Qi emanated from his body.

"Die!"

Bang!

With a deafening sound.

Bu Wuyun unleashed a palm strike. The Innate Gang Qi condensed, transforming into a massive black palm print that descended like a divine palm from the heavens.

"Ah!!!"

A piercing scream rang out.

Pfft!

Blood splattered.

The battle had reached this point.

Bu Wuyun, the supreme commander of the Demon Extermination Agency, and Wei Wohe, the supreme 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 been full of confidence because they had refined the Golden Armored Corpse King, whose strength was incredibly terrifying. In terms of martial arts levels, it was second only to 'See God Not Bad', and only martial artists at the 'Innate Gang Qi' level could suppress it.

As a result.

Fan Liang and the Blood Demon Desire Woman never expected that Bu Wuyun had already broken through to the 'Innate Gang Qi' level. It wasn't just Bu Wuyun; Wei Wohe had also reached the 'Innate Gang Qi' level.

Naturally.

Fan Liang and the Blood Demon Desire Woman were forced to retreat steadily.

"Cough... cough..."

Fan Liang coughed up blood as he climbed out of a pile of rubble. Bu Wuyun's palm strike had just injured him, causing him to spit blood and fall from the sky, smashing into a building within the Ye manor.

"How could this be?!"

The Blood Demon Desire Woman's gaze was filled with despair.

"Heh heh."

Wei Wohe sneered, looking down from above. "You're just a bunch of clowns. Do you really think I don't know what you've been up to?"

"How laughable."

"Today, both of you will die here."

"Innate Gang Qi."

Boom!

Wei Wohe let out a long cry, "Vajra Great Stele Hand!"

Crack!

Wei Wohe also brought down a palm strike. Vast Innate Gang Qi condensed, forming a colossal golden palm print that descended like a massive stone stele, striking towards the Blood Demon Desire Woman.

"Explode!"

Boom!

At the critical moment.

Fan Liang let out an angry roar, forming hand seals that created streaks of blood-red talismans, which then rushed towards the Golden Armored Corpse King. The Golden Armored Corpse King roared back, following closely behind.

"!!!"

The Blood Demon Desire Woman's beautiful eyes narrowed.

"Junior Sister! Run!!!"

Fan Liang shouted as he turned around.

"Jun-Junior Brother..."

The Blood Demon Desire Woman froze for a moment.

Clearly.

The Blood Demon Desire Woman hadn't expected Fan Liang to have such a hidden move. While refining the Golden Armored Corpse King, Fan Liang had embedded self-detonation talismans within its body.

"!!!"

Wei Wohe and Bu Wuyun's pupils constricted.

"Careful!"

Swish!

The two of them quickly retreated.

Boom!

A deafening explosion.

The sound reached the ears of all the citizens in the outer city. Xu Qing, watching from the Thousand Treasures Pavilion, saw the terrifying explosion, a mushroom cloud faintly appearing in the night sky.

Terrifying.

Extremely terrifying.

The power of that blast had even shocked Xu Qing, proving to be incredibly incredible, comparable to a modern-day missile.

The Golden Armored Corpse King's self-detonation had immense power. It was likely that only martial artists at the 'See God Not Bad' level could withstand such an explosion head-on.

Swish! Swish!

Finally.

When everything had settled.

Bu Wuyun and Wei Wohe stared grimly at the completely ruined Ye Manor. Looking around, all the buildings had collapsed, reduced to rubble and debris.

At the same time.

The Blood Demon Desire Woman had also vanished without a trace.

She had escaped.

However.

Fan Liang was still here, and his purpose for staying was simple: to stall Bu Wuyun and Wei Wohe, allowing the Blood Demon Desire Woman to escape.

"Fan Liang."

Wei Wohe reprimanded, "You're seeking death."

"Hahaha..."

Fan Liang laughed heartily towards the sky, cutting his wrist as blood gushed out, drawing streaks of blood-red talismans in the air and imprinting them onto his body.

"Blood Demon Great Law!"

Fan Liang roared, his surrounding blood energy surging. Behind him, a blood-red phantom appeared and merged with him.

"Come at me."

Fan Liang glared at Wei Wohe and Bu Wuyun, shouting, "If you have the guts, step over my corpse."

"Kill!"

"Stubborn fool."

Boom! Boom!

Wei Wohe and Bu Wuyun exchanged a glance, then charged forward. The two sides erupted into a fierce battle. Fan Liang had overdrafted his life, sacrificing his lifespan to gain power capable of contending with Innate Gang Qi.

However.

This was ultimately borrowed power.

Therefore.

Puff!

Blood splattered.

Fan Liang's body eventually exploded in mid-air, like a brilliant red firework, both spectacular and incredibly bloody.

"Hoo..."

Wei Wohe took a deep breath, looking at the devastated battlefield. He could no longer track the Blood Demon Desire Woman's whereabouts, and his expression was grim.

"She got away."

Bu Wuyun said.

"Mm."

Wei Wohe nodded. "This is a bit troublesome. We didn't catch the mastermind, and so much has happened. I doubt we'll get much credit."

Time flew by.

The next day.

Morning.

An entire night had passed, and the unrest in the outer city had been completely suppressed. Ninety-nine percent of the Corpse Ghouls, corpse monsters, and Zombies had been eliminated.

"Hoo..."

Xu Qing took a deep breath. He returned to his residence, removed the evil ghost mask, and walked out of the room, perking himself up. He headed to the Azure Hawk Martial Arts School.

In fact.

Xu Qing had also been fighting for almost the entire night yesterday.

First.

After Xu Qing dealt with the Zombies at the Thousand Treasures Pavilion, he went to other streets and eliminated quite a few Corpse Ghouls, corpse monsters, and Zombies on those streets.

At the same time.

Because Xu Qing had killed many Zombies last night and shown his face to many people, displaying his formidable strength and superb Sword Techniques.

Therefore.

The reputation of the sword expert who went by the alias 'Lü Dongbin' had gradually spread throughout the outer city.

Also.

In fact, the unrest in the outer city had already been suppressed in the latter half of the night. Although the casualties were heavy, most of the deceased were ordinary citizens of the outer city.

However.

For Qingbei Town, ordinary citizens were actually the least valuable. No matter how many died, the high and mighty figures in Qingbei Town wouldn't react much.

Azure Hawk Martial Arts School.

"Last night was truly terrifying!"

"Yeah! Yeah!"

"So many Corpse Ghouls."

"Scared me to death!"

"..."

The outer court of the martial arts school.

A considerable number of outer court disciples had gathered. Xu Qing heard the discussions of these disciples, who were clearly talking about what had happened last night.

"Senior Brother Xu."

"Senior Brother Xu, are you alright?"

"It's great to see you're okay."

"..."

The outer court disciples all came forward to greet him.

"Mm."

Xu Qing nodded gently.

The inner court of the martial arts school.

Xu Qing looked around and saw several official disciples of the Azure Hawk Martial Arts School. These official disciples merely nodded in greeting when they saw Xu Qing.

"Hoo..."

Xu Qing took a deep breath. He headed straight for the Main Courtyard.

"Xu Qing."

However.

On the way, Xu Qing encountered his Senior Disciple Brother Huo Yi, whom he hadn't seen in a long time.

"Senior Disciple Brother."

Xu Qing looked up and saw Huo Yi, a hint of surprise on his face. He cupped his hands in greeting and said, "Where have you been all this time? It's been a while."

"I was handling some matters."

Huo Yi smiled and sized Xu Qing up. "I didn't expect that during my absence, you would have already become an official disciple of the Azure Hawk Martial Arts School."

"Moreover."

"Master also told me to give you some pointers when I have the time. It's clear that Master values you quite a bit, which means your Martial Talent is indeed excellent."

"Not as good as Senior Disciple Brother," Xu Qing said.

As the two conversed, they arrived at the Main Courtyard.

At this time, within 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 met them all.

"Huo Yi, you're here," Du Cangying looked up.

"Master," Huo Yi bowed.

"Senior Disciple Brother," Du Luan waved.

"Senior Disciple Brother..."

The others also greeted him.

Then, everyone looked at Xu Qing.

"Xu Qing, why are you here?" Du Luan asked.

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

In fact, all six true disciples of the Azure Hawk Martial Arts School were gathered here. Du Cangying had summoned them, and the main reason was also related to what happened last night.

"Mm," Du Cangying nodded, glanced at Xu Qing, and said, "Just stand over there."

"Yes," Xu Qing respectfully nodded.

However, Du Cangying's words surprised the true disciples present. They hadn't expected Du Cangying to let Xu Qing continue to stand there.

After all, everyone present was a true disciple of the Azure Hawk Martial Arts School, the true core of the school.

As a result, the true disciples began sizing up Xu Qing. Clearly, judging by Du Cangying's attitude, it was likely that in the near future, this Junior Brother Xu would become the seventh true disciple of their Azure Hawk Martial Arts School.