But they had never seen corpses like the ones under Tang Changsheng's command. These bodies were so tough they might have been cast from bronze and iron.
The Ox-Horn Wizard struck them several times with all his might, bringing his staff down on their bodies, but he could not harm them in the slightest.
Meanwhile, the corpses had scratched him again and again. As he dodged in disarray, one suddenly seized him from behind, bared its fangs, and lunged for his neck...
"Stop. No killing is permitted here!" the Hongke Wizard said coldly.
Tang Changsheng did not argue. He merely waved a hand, and the four Zombies stopped. They returned woodenly to his side and stood motionless.
Tang Changsheng walked toward the fire. The nearby Wizards instinctively made room for him.
In the Black Rock Mountains, the strong commanded respect. Tang Changsheng had shown enough strength to earn their regard. Any contempt they had felt because he looked young had vanished without a trace.
Only the Ox-Horn Wizard stood awkwardly off to one side, at a loss for what to do.
Pleased with how his small test had gone, Tang Changsheng reflected that few of the Eastern Flower Heavenly Court's Trial disciples could slip into a circle of Wizards as easily as he had.
The Azure Sea True Void Palace was an orthodox sect, of course. But even sects such as Mysterious Light Island and Whitehead Island followed the mainstream path of qi cultivation.
Few were like Tang Changsheng, who had learned so much Witchcraft and such a range of other disciplines.
The moment those disciples displayed their abilities, they would stand out among these Wizards like a square peg in a round hole. Tang Changsheng, by contrast, gave even the most discerning Wizard no fault to find.
Some Wizards