The dead rise

"We'll deal with the walking corpses first!" A general was a general, after all. He quickly weighed their priorities and ordered, "Forget the mountain god for now! Work together and wipe out all the walking corpses!"

"Yes, General!"

Everyone joined forces against the walking corpses again.

These military men lived up to their reputation. Each was steeped in killing intent, like a god of slaughter descended to earth, whether they were killing men or walking corpses!

They did not care whom the Corpse Demons were biting. They killed them all together!

Anyone bitten by a Corpse Demon was killed without exception!

In mere moments...

The corpses Ye Qianfan had raised were slaughtered to the last by the soldiers.

It was mainly because General Bai was so skilled in combat. He dispatched almost every Corpse Demon with a single stroke. At this rate, neither the walking corpses nor the mountain god would be able to handle this butcher!

"I need to think of something!"

Ye Qianfan's gaze fell on the Heaven-Trapping Formation!

The Daoist blanched at the sight. "What are you planning? Don't tell me you're going to release that mountain god! Once it's out, no one will be able to stop it! Besides, you're nothing but a soul right now. You can't even approach the Heaven-Trapping Formation! Have you lost your mind?"

"Just because I can't doesn't mean he can't!"

Ye Qianfan shouted, "Little Fu, destroy this Heaven-Trapping Formation for me!"

"Quick!"

"Rustle, rustle, rustle..."

Only then did the Daoist finally understand why Ye Qianfan could cast spells and even raise corpses despite being a soul. It was because...

He could control Ye Fu!

In other words, it had not been Ye Qianfan casting those spells, but Ye Fu!

Although Ye Fu had become that ghastly thing, his cultivation had not changed!

"Gasp!"

The Daoist sucked in a sharp breath.

He had never imagined this brat could be so blessed with fortune and survival. Not only had his soul escaped destruction after being sacrificed, but he could even control a monster on the verge of successfully ascending a rank!

"Rustle, rustle..."

Little Fu crawled in from outside. After all, he was not a soul and could not pass through walls like Ye Qianfan. He had to crawl through the winding passages outside!

That was why...

The Daoist had earlier seen Ye Qianfan seemingly casting spells and raising corpses with nothing but his soul.

In reality, Ye Qianfan had been directing things inside the cave while Little Fu cast spells outside, successfully raising the corpses!

"Snap!"

"Snap! Snap!!"

Little Fu had found a blade somewhere.

Now, he wrapped an octopus-like tentacle around it and hacked wildly at the inked cords on the mountain god.

There was no method to his attacks...

But Little Fu made up for it with strength. Almost every blow easily severed a cord.

As the inked cords snapped, the Heaven-Trapping Formation immediately broke. The mountain god, bloodied all over by the attacks, finally broke free and began taking revenge on the Patrol Soldiers!

"Roar!!!"

"General, the mountain god has broken free!"

A Patrol Soldier cried out in alarm. General Bai, who had been enthusiastically slaughtering Corpse Demons, hurriedly looked toward the mountain god. "Why is there a mountain ghost here too? No wonder those corpses rose!"

"Strange. Didn't the Demon-Quelling Office say there was only one mountain god in this cave?"

"Now we're in trouble!"

"Crunch!"

The mountain god did not care whether the Patrol Soldiers were in trouble or troubled out of their minds.

It swept straight toward the few remaining Patrol Soldiers, gulping them down one at a time—crunchy and chicken-flavored!

Soon...

Only General Bai and one Patrol Soldier remained in the cavern!

"General, this mountain god's attacks are too powerful! Forget killing it—with just the two of us, even breaking out will be difficult!"

His subordinate was worried.

But the general gritted his teeth and said coldly, "Hold it off with the Military Tally first. I'll summon a god to descend!"

"Yes, General!"

The subordinate immediately produced a Military Tally and shone it at the mountain god!

The Military Tally contained not only the imperial family's Dragon Tally, but also killing intent as thick and dark as ink, condensed from countless murderous auras. Now, that killing intent took the form of a Black Dragon and swept toward the mountain god!

It bound the mountain god outright, and the two began battling.

Seizing the opportunity, the general stamped his foot and flourished his longsword. He raised his voice in a drawn-out chant, as though singing opera!

"Ancestors above, your descendant Ma Bai beseeches our ancestor, Heavenly General Ma Sheng, to descend and help me slay this demon!"

"Tap, tap, tap!"

As he chanted, the general beat his toes forcefully against the ground in rhythm!

Just then...

Ye Qianfan discovered, to his astonishment, that the corpses surrounding the general were shriveling at an alarming speed, as though something were sucking them dry!

As the corpses were drained one after another, strands of blood energy drifted up from them.

That blood energy poured into the general's body as though it were alive!

As the blood energy flowed in, the veins on the general's forehead began bulging one by one. The blood vessels in his eyes reddened rapidly as more poured in, until his eyes were as red as an evil ghost's!

"Roar!"

"Boom!!!"

While the general was summoning the god, the mountain god finally sank its teeth into the Black Dragon's neck.

But the Black Dragon was ultimately nothing more than killing intent. When the mountain god bit it, it reverted to killing intent and scattered into nothingness!

"Aah!"

The Patrol Soldier holding the Military Tally was hurled backward by the spell's backlash and slammed into the cave wall, his fate unknown.

Once the summoned god possessed General Bai, his entire presence changed in an instant. Golden wisps mingled with the energy surrounding him, and his features took on a fierce, wide-eyed expression. He looked somewhat like a heavenly soldier or divine general in a painting, commanding awe without even showing anger!

"Kill!!!"

General Bai thrust his sword into a vital spot on the mountain god's neck, making it scream in pain.

Green blood gushed from the mountain god's wound!

"Well, this general really does have a few tricks up his sleeve."

Watching from the sidelines, the Daoist said in surprise, "I never expected him to stand against the mountain god alone without even falling behind! Impressive... Hey, Ye boy, what are you planning now?"

"Kill the general and seize the Exquisite Heart and talisman paper!"

Ye Qianfan sneered, floated straight behind General Bai, and thrust a sword at his back!

As Ye Qianfan moved, Little Fu copied his actions perfectly!

At some point, he too had crawled behind the general...

Then came a sword thrust!

"Schlick!"

Suddenly stabbed in the back, General Bai looked over his shoulder in disbelief. "Mountain ghost... No, you're not a mountain ghost, but a wandering spirit! Who exactly are you?!"

"Who am I?" Ye Qianfan sneered. "I'm naturally the corpse bearer you tricked into coming here to die! I've come to avenge everyone, General Bai!"

"Schlick!!!"

Ye Qianfan made a show of withdrawing his sword, and Little Fu pulled his sword out too.

Blood immediately streamed from General Bai's body. As his yang energy leaked away, the god he had summoned instantly left his body and returned.

The mountain god had also been left near death by General Bai. But when it saw its enemy go limp, it would not let such a golden opportunity slip away. It snapped General Bai straight into its mouth!

In an instant...

Only the mountain god and Little Fu remained in the vast cavern—a mountain god and a mountain ghost, staring at each other with eyes wide and small!

"Roar!"

The next second.

The mountain god let out a furious roar and lunged to bite Little Fu!

Ye Qianfan hurriedly retreated several steps in fright. Little Fu hastily copied his movements, only just managing to evade the mountain god's attack!

"Damn it, the mountain god isn't dead yet! Run!"

The Daoist cried out in alarm.