Who Was Real? Who Was Fake?
As more and more cultivators from the outer branch of the Holy Sect Outer Mansion gathered within the magic array in the market, their numbers exceeded four hundred.
Reinforcements were approaching.
The shock, anger, and suppressed emotions that the Holy Sect members had felt during the ambush instantly transformed into a fierce fighting spirit.
Someone let out a roar first, and the long-awaited counterattack suddenly erupted!
"Kill! Crush these corpse demons!"
"Slaughter all the scum of the Zombie Alliance!"
More than four hundred disciples from the Outer Mansion the Holy Sect surged out from behind the dilapidated walls of the market like a burst dam.
In an instant, demonic energy soared into the sky, and a fierce roar shook the heavens!
All sorts of bizarre and ruthless demonic Law Technique were unleashed without reservation.
The eerie green will-o'-the-wisps of the skull shrieked as they pounced on the horde of corpses, melting away like wax in their wake; filthy, blood-red clouds gathered in the sky, dripping with acidic, putrid blood that corroded the iron corpses, causing them to emit wisps of smoke; eerie black lines swirled and whistled, slicing the onrushing zombies to pieces...
The entire Holy Sect battle line surged like a destructive black tide, crashing down on the outermost Zombie Alliance cultivators.
The Zombie Alliance cultivators outside the Formation Art, their faces contorted with rage, frantically shook their bone bells and chanted evil incantations once more.
"Charge!"
The eerie light of the [Nine Yin Nine Resentments Grand Array], which enveloped the entire area, shone even brighter.
The ground churned violently, and more rotting zombies and iron corpses burst forth from the earth, roaring as they charged towards the Holy Sect cultivators' vanguard.
The two torrents collided with a deafening roar.
In an instant, severed limbs flew everywhere, and the stench of decay and blood mixed with the burnt smell of exploding Law Technique filled the air, making people nauseous.
The roars, screams, the roar of Law Technique, and the clash of metal blended together, and the battle instantly reached a fever pitch.
Although the zombies were weak, their numbers seemed endless, and they fearlessly pounced on them, tearing and scratching.
The Iron Corpse was incredibly strong and sturdy, rampaging through the horde of corpses.
It often takes the combined efforts of several or even more than ten disciples of the Holy Sect to barely restrain them.
However, just as the battle cries at the front lines were deafening, and all attention was firmly drawn to this bloody battle,
An almost invisible current of air, like a perfectly timed mountain breeze, silently swept across the chaotic battlefield.
The battle raged fiercely ahead, the clash of demonic power and corpse energy causing the earth to tremble.
The encirclement by the Zombie Alliance was enormous, covering almost half of Great Black Mountain, stretching the battle lines extremely long.
The purpose was to take advantage of the Zombie Alliance's strength in controlling Corpse Control, and to maximize the effectiveness of the zombie horde tactic.
"Are these Holy Sect disciples crazy? My Zombie Alliance already has the advantage of timing and location, so why don't we just obediently hand over this Great Black Mountain?"
"We've already gotten our hands on it, why do you want to take it back?"
Shaking the bone bells vigorously, the Zombie Alliance cultivators who were in charge of the Formation Art looked indignant, as if they were the victims.
The Holy Sect was the real wicked robber.
"There are too many of these Holy Sect cultivators. The walking corpses are about to run out. Let's ask our True Cultivator brothers to take action and crush them directly."
Noticing that the battlefield situation was beginning to tilt in favor of the Holy Sect, a Zombie Alliance cultivator whispered a suggestion.
"Invite my ass! Those crazy Azure Sect bastards definitely haven't left; they're probably hiding somewhere."
As soon as the true cultivators make a move, they will definitely come out again under the banner of acting on behalf of Heaven.
Of the ten Bronze-Armored Corpse, seven were hacked to pieces.
"Our senior brother Zhenxiu is dead and two others are seriously injured. We can't take this risk again." After angrily rebuking his fellow disciples, the leading Zombie Alliance cultivator hesitated for a moment before gritting his teeth:
"Issue the command to awaken the other disciples from their slumber and fully activate the [Nine Yin Nine Resentments Grand Array]."
Three Bronze-Armored Corpse are enough to wipe out everything!
"Good!"
Upon receiving the reply, the Zombie Alliance cultivator beside him immediately took out a seven-inch coffin nail covered with bright red talismans.
With a soft "poof!"
The eerie coffin nail was driven directly into the ground. The Zombie Alliance cultivator chanted incantations and spells, then flicked his finger, and a stream of True Qi instantly entered the nail.
The next moment!
An invisible wave suddenly spread out from the ground.
All around, in the hundreds of coffins buried deep underground, one by one, the silent, lifeless beings suddenly opened their eyes!
Bang bang bang bang!
The ground kept exploding, and figures that had regained their life broke out of their coffins. The aura of being of the same origin caused the surrounding temperature to drop significantly, creating a Yin Qi atmosphere and a white mist.
One hundred and twenty-three Zombie Alliance cultivators.
They were all at least at the Qi Refining Third Layer of Qi Refining.
This is the force that the Zombie Alliance has prepared to seize Great Black Mountain.
If it weren't for the fact that a spare array plate was hidden in the Holy Sect Market...
At this moment, Great Black Mountain has already fallen into the hands of the Zombie Alliance.
"Wu Cang, are we preparing to completely take down that tortoise shell?" A Zombie Alliance cultivator asked in a deep voice, turning his stiff neck.
"We haven't received Senior Brother Li yet. The Limitless Devil Sect has sent hundreds of the Outer Mansion disciples. I've awakened you all to fully activate the [Nine Yin Nine Resentments Grand Array] and completely annihilate them."
Holding an ancient bell, the Zombie Alliance cultivator named Wu Cang spoke quickly.
"The Limitless Devil Sect? They arrived quickly. Good, then let's wipe them out in one fell swoop, and then take that tortoise shell."
One hundred Zombie Alliance cultivators sat cross-legged, their hands forming a unified, Divergent Method hand seal, chanting incantations as they poured their sinister True Qi into the [Nine Yin Nine Resentments Grand Array] beneath their feet without reservation.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A far denser and purer black corpse aura than before erupted from it, like a volcano suppressed for thousands of years, accompanied by a teeth-grinding roar and an extremely violent aura!
The earth trembled, and three figures, their bodies High Antiquity scales shimmering with dark runes and their eyes blazing with tangible blood-red flames, slowly rose from the crack.
The oppressive aura emanating from them had reached the peak of the Qi Refining Sixth Layer, and even faintly touched the threshold of the seventh level!
However, just as all eyes were drawn to this horrific scene and all minds were preoccupied with the fierce battle ahead...
Qi Yun quietly withdrew from the edge of the main battlefield.
He clutched a Jade Slip tightly in his hand, which contained a detailed map of the Great Black Mountain's geological veins provided by Yuan Hai. He immersed his mind in it, rapidly comparing and calculating the location.
"The earth's veins converge here, and the flow of Yin energy forms a vortex... The redundant node supplied by the array's core must be here!"
Qi Yun's gaze sharpened, locking onto a seemingly inconspicuous corner of a mountain hollow.
With a sudden flick of his sleeve, a skillful force swept away the surface pebbles.
The soil below is not ordinary mountain soil.
Instead, it was a smooth, black rock, its surface engraved with dense and incredibly complex Formation Art patterns!
This is the very core of the formation that keeps the entire array functioning!
Found it!
A glint flashed in Qi Yun's eyes. Without the slightest hesitation, the refined steel sand around him began to circulate silently, gathering its power.
On the other side, the three Bronze-Armored Corpse were about to wreak havoc, and the disciples of the Holy Sect looked on with solemn expressions.
The entire Great Black Mountain trembled violently!
The next second!
There was a loud bang!
The dark green Formation Art of the market exploded with a deafening roar, turning into countless fragmented spots of light that trembled precariously and scattered endlessly.
Inside the market, Yuan Hai, who had been hunched over and looked sickly, slowly straightened his back.
The weakness on his face vanished, replaced by a cold and sharp gaze.
"He actually... figured it out!"