As Lin Yu stepped forward, clutching the chain, Uncle Nine, though he retreated to the back, remained vigilant, his hand resting on the hilt of the peach wood sword.
His gaze was fixed on the Golden Armored Corpse, and he even held his breath, afraid that this evil spirit, now possessed by demons, might suddenly attack and injure Lin Yu.
The Golden Armored Corpse was beaten senseless by Uncle Nine. When it saw that Lin Yu had replaced it, its bloodshot eyes looked at Uncle Nine behind it with a hint of fear, but it was quickly suppressed by the desire to survive.
Its remaining right arm suddenly rose, and the severed arm that had fallen to the ground not far away suddenly flew over, the cut end wrapped in thick black corpse energy.
With a "click," it slammed back onto his shoulder. There was no bloody mess of pieces; instead, it was like two magnets attracting each other, fitting together perfectly without showing any sign of breakage. Even the wound was instantly sealed by the corpse energy.
It made a strange "hoarse" sound from its throat, and the Golden Armored Corpse that had regained its arms let out a greedy growl.
A pair of corpse hands suddenly reached out to grab Lin Yu, black light emanating from their fingertips. An invisible suction force spread out, attempting to absorb Lin Yu's blood and energy from a distance to recover his strength!
"Useless." Lin Yu sneered, and the chain on his fingertips suddenly straightened, the golden chain lashing out like a whip across the chest of the Golden Armored Corpse with a "crack".
The chest, which had been dented by Uncle Nine, suddenly exploded with a cloud of black corpse energy.
The corpse energy was burned away by the golden light as soon as it floated into the air, and even the skin and flesh of the Golden Armored Corpse were scorched. Under the bluish-purple skin, the golden light could be faintly seen moving.
This whip was far more powerful than Uncle Nine's fist. Uncle Nine's attacks were mostly physical impacts, and even if they shattered the armor, they couldn't harm the Golden Armored Corpse's essence; at most, they would only cause some damage to its physical body.
Of course, Uncle Nine was also holding back, thinking he was giving his apprentice some practice and didn't want to resolve the matter so quickly; otherwise, he would have dispersed the corpse's aura long ago.
Lin Yu's chains, imbued with the Power of Merit, were truly "real damage," each strike capable of directly obliterating corpse energy and scorching the corpse's body—every move was a critical hit.
"Roar--!"
The Golden Armored Corpse roared in pain as it was whipped, its voice booming like thunder through the mountains and forests. Gusts of yin wind surged from its body, causing the surrounding black ash to swirl in the air.
This roar carried an evil power; if an ordinary person heard it, they would die instantly, bleeding from all seven orifices.
Even Four Eyes, who was standing at the edge of the formation, was so shocked that he covered his ears and squatted on the ground, his face pale. Fortunately, he was protected by the golden light of the Six Ding and Six Jia Formation and was not injured by the sound waves.
Lin Yu wasn't about to give it a chance to catch its breath.
A pair of black wings appeared behind him, his footwork changed, and his figure circled around the Golden Armored Corpse. Golden chains lashed out, leaving many afterimages, and the sound of them snapping was continuous.
In a short while, the remaining armor on the Golden Armored Corpse was shattered, and its bluish-purple body was covered with golden whip marks.
The corpse's energy turned into liquid, flowing out of the wound and emitting black smoke as it fell to the ground.
Its left arm had barely been reattached when it was snapped off again by the chains. This time, the severed arm didn't even have time to be enveloped by the corpse energy before it flew off and crashed into a tree.
Uncle Nine watched from the side, his originally tense brows gradually relaxing, and he even nodded slightly.
This kid really has a lot of luck; it hasn't been long, and he's already gotten this chain from somewhere.
Lin Yu was playing with great enthusiasm and wanted to thoroughly test the limits of his new supernatural power.
He abruptly stopped the chains, his fingertips forming a hand seal. The Spiritual Power of the Innate Xirang within his body surged through his meridians to his palm, the pale brown light intertwining with the golden light of the chains.
"Five Elements Eight Trigrams Formation, Earth Element!" he shouted in a low voice, pressing his palm down onto the ground.
Lin Yu arrived at the earth-attribute array eye, pressing his palm firmly onto the earth-attribute array eye of the Five Elements Eight Trigrams Formation, his knuckles turning white from the force. The earth-attribute Spiritual Power of the Innate Xirang within his body surged out along his meridians.
Like a yellow dragon coiling around the fingertips, it instantly intertwined with the earth elemental power surging within the formation the moment it touched the ground.
The Five Elements Eight Trigrams Formation, which was originally radiating five-colored light, was instantly enveloped in an earthy yellow light. The ground began to tremble violently, and countless sharp earth spikes broke through the ground from under the Golden Armored Corpse's feet, firmly locking its limbs.
The Golden Armored Corpse tried to struggle, but the earth spikes were covered with the thick Spiritual Power of the Innate Xirang, as if they were rooted to the ground. No matter how much it roared or twisted, it did not budge.
"Rise!" Lin Yu shouted in a low voice, his wrist suddenly flicking upwards.
Golden chains shot out from his fingertips, carrying a heavy weight that could suppress all things. As they drew an arc in the air, even the air itself seemed to whistle and groan.
The Golden Armored Corpse, locked immobile by the earthen pillars, finally showed a flicker of fear in its crimson eyes.
It twisted its body wildly, black corpse energy surging out from its seven orifices, trying to break free from the earthen pillars' restraints. But the earthen pillars, despite being burned and corroded by the corpse energy, did not even cause the slightest ripple.
Lin Yu gave it no chance to struggle. He exerted force in his arm and slammed the golden chain, imbued with earth elemental power, hard into the chest of the Golden Armored Corpse!
"Boom--!"
The moment the blow landed, it was as if a small mountain had crashed to the ground, causing the surrounding terrain to sink slightly.
Although it was a metal-attribute zombie, Lin Yu possessed the earth-attribute Spiritual Power of the Innate Xirang, which it could not break through. The earth-attribute Spiritual Power surged into its body like a tide, transforming into countless fine earth spikes within its corpse, frantically tearing apart its body.
Furthermore, Golden Light of Merit burned on its surface. The moment the bluish-purple skin came into contact with the golden light, it sizzled and emitted black smoke, melting away at a speed visible to the naked eye, revealing the blackened ribs inside.
"Roar--!!"
The Golden Armored Corpse let out a shrill, distorted roar. This time, it wasn't anger; everyone could hear the despair in its voice.
It tried to raise its hand to block, but the earthen pillar was firmly locked, and it couldn't even move its fingertips.
It tried to open its mouth to inhale blood and qi, but its throat was completely blocked by earth Spiritual Power, so it could only exhale a mouthful of black corpse qi. The corpse qi floated in the light shield and was instantly purified.
The Golden Armored Corpse's body disintegrated at a visible speed, its flesh melting away completely, and the exposed black ribs cracked and shattered piece by piece under the crushing force of the earth.
The crimson eyes lost their luster and, under the scorching golden light, slowly dissipated along with the skull.
Uncle Nine, who was standing at the edge of the formation, slowly released his hand from the peach wood sword, a clear look of surprise flashing in his eyes.
He had thought that Lin Yu could at most suppress the Golden Armored Corpse, but he hadn't expected that Lin Yu could integrate the formation, innate Spiritual Power, and rule chains so exquisitely. The power of this attack was even stronger than if he had attacked himself.
Four Eyes, who was squatting in the distance, stood there with his mouth agape, completely unaware that his Daoist robe was stained with black ash.
If you look closely, you'll see that apart from the small area under Four Eyes and Uncle Nine's feet, which is still relatively intact, the ground within a few hundred meters around them has been shattered by the aftershocks of Lin Yu's attack.
It should be noted that he had already precisely locked most of his power onto the Golden Armored Corpse, with only a very small amount of residual energy spilling outwards.
If this blow had been delivered with full force and without reservation, instead of being deliberately controlled, the entire forest would likely have been flattened, leaving behind a bottomless crater.