Lacquered Meat Corpse on the Soul-Nurturing Iron Chain [Please Vote for Monthly Tickets]

Of course. They had been hanging from the Soul-Nurturing Iron Chain for so long that they had turned into monsters. There was no intelligence in those verdant eyes.

"Roar—"

As Jiang Ming approached, the corpse nearest to him let out a beast-like roar. It had been a Great Accomplished King when alive, and its bloodline had perhaps been extraordinary. Its body had been tempered to a level comparable to a Saint's physique before death.

As Jiang Ming drew near, a wave of foul wind and baleful energy rushed toward him. The monster struck swiftly, and Jiang Ming dared not be careless. He went all out. In terms of physique, he had no advantage and was even at a disadvantage.

Fortunately, he still had his cultivation and magic power supporting him.

As for this monster, the cultivation it had retained was probably only that of the Wheel of the Sea Secret Realm, a Sea of Bitterness Realm cultivator. It owed much to the advantage that its original body had already opened the Wheel of the Sea Secret Realm in its previous life.

Since this was close-quarters combat, Jiang Ming directly used the Azure Emperor's Dragon-Fighting Art and the Azure Emperor's Nine Slashes. He only wanted the body; he was not trying to nourish a corpse or cultivate a zombie.

He did not need the sliver of consciousness that had originally emerged in these bodies. They were too ferocious, devoid of even a trace of humanity, and difficult to control.

Azure divine light appeared around Jiang Ming. This was the protective divine light formed by cultivating the Azure Emperor's Dragon-Fighting Art. Phantoms appeared within it: a lotus that held Azure Heaven firmly in place. With this layer of divine light, his physical strength and defense were enhanced, allowing him to fight a