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But as the air trembled violently, a circle of black ripples spread from Hong Zhenxiang’s body. Anything swept by these black ripples halted immediately. Even the blood-colored corpse zombie was greatly affected, as if it had fallen into a quagmire, its movements became sluggish.
"Bang!"
With the back of his hand, Hong Zhenxiang threw a punch. Amidst the sound of an explosion, the head of the blood-colored corpse zombie burst open like a watermelon!
"This blood-colored corpse zombie, even a Great Grandmaster would have to exert a considerable amount of effort to kill it, yet Hong Zhenxiang destroyed it with a single punch? He must have used Demon Art!"
Xia Yanyi witnessed this scene, and he couldn’t help but inwardly exclaim in amazement.
Those waves emanating from Hong Zhenxiang could slow down any target that came into contact with them, clearly the realm of Demon Arts!
Normal Monster Warriors only master one Demon Art, but Hong Zhenxiang had inherited all the abilities of those seven Monster Bodies. With numerous techniques and powerful demonic power at his disposal, it’s difficult to say what level of extreme combat power he could achieve.
"And there’s Dao Wufeng, truly living up to his reputation. Is his flesh body also that strong? Just relying on his physical body, this vast number of corpse zombies posed no significant threat to him!"
Xia Yanyi also took note of Su Changkong. What seemed plain and unadorned was actually a display of physical strength that went beyond the range of an Innate Martial Artist. Basic punches and kicks were sufficient to overpower many self-proclaimed experts!
"Truly, this world is full of talents! Once I achieve the status of Martial Saint, I must venture into a broader world!"
Xia Yanyi sighed with emotion while also feeling his blood boil. Born with extraordinary talents, he certainly did not wish to waste his unique gifts!
"This should be about enough kills..."
Time passed by the minute and second, the sky gradually lit up, and the full moon above the Dead Corpse Country was almost gone. Su Changkong estimated that in nearly a night’s time, the number of corpse zombies he had killed should be well over 100,000.
Hong Zhenxiang and Xia Yanyi had killed no fewer than he had.
"That should be about it!"
Then, Hong Zhenxiang also started to rein in his aura to prevent an endless stream of corpse zombies.
As Hong Zhenxiang retracted his aura and the sky of the Dead Corpse Country grew brighter with the dawn’s early light, no more corpse zombies appeared.
"Shh!"
With a swing of his Palm Blade, Su Changkong beheaded the last corpse zombie. He exhaled deeply, feeling relieved that it was finally over.
"Haven’t felt this tired in a long time."
Xia Yanyi stretched his slightly aching wrists and gave a wry smile.
In terms of physique, Xia Yanyi couldn’t compare to Su Changkong or Hong Zhenxiang. Among the three, he had expended the most energy and found it the most taxing.
"Let’s gather up these Crystal Cores."
Su Changkong said.
At this moment, the plain was littered with the bodies of the corpse zombies, the stench of decay wafting into the sky. Collecting all the Crystal Cores from the corpses might take even more time than they had spent killing them.
Su Changkong and the others appeared at ease because each of them was no ordinary Innate Martial Artist.
Su Changkong’s battle power was truly at the Martial Saint level, having slain Wei Shengxin, who had entered into Saint status!
Hong Zhenxiang too had a Demon Monster’s physique. Just his Immortal Body alone was something others could hardly reach. And although Xia Yanyi seemed young, he had undergone Bloodline Regression and was genuinely a talent with exceptional innate gifts!
Furthermore, their ability to achieve their goal in such a short time was also due to the Monster Qi Hong Zhenxiang emitted, which attracted a large number of corpse zombies. Otherwise, to kill so many would have been time-consuming and energy-draining just in seeking them out.
What about slaying them? Ordinary corpse zombies were one thing, but among them, those blood-red zombies would consume a lot of efforts from a Pseudo-Divine Skill Grandmaster to deal with. And in a single night, among the attracted corpse zombies, there were no fewer than thirty blood-red ones!
"If a Martial Saint-level martial artist entered this ’Dead Corpse Country,’ I’m afraid it would reflect corpses zombies capable of contending with a Martial Saint..."
Su Changkong silently mused. If the challenge for an Innate-level martial artist was this hard, one could imagine the difficulty would increase tenfold or more for a Martial Saint-level martial artist!
After all, the tests left by the Great Divine Power Martial Saint were tailored to all ten human nations. There’s a disparity among Innate Martial Artists at their peak, but it’s not unimaginable. The gap between Martial Saints, however, lies in the Divine Seed, Divine Body, and Great Divine Power.
"A total of 370,000 Crystal Cores."
It wasn’t until darkness began to fall that Su Changkong and the others had collected all the Crystal Cores from the bodies, tallying up to seven thousand more than the quota of a hundred thousand per person.
"Let’s head back."
The three did not tarry further and made their way back along the same path.
In that desolate and silent space, dozens of martial artists were quietly resting on various rocks.
"Back already?"
Xia Yanze looked up, noticing Su Changkong and the other two come through the twisted mirror portal.
"Went smoothly?" Xia Yanze inquired.
"Quite smoothly."
Xia Yanyi replied with a smile. It was not just smooth; in fact, it went exceedingly well. Just one venture into the Dead Corpse Country and they had already gathered enough Crystal Cores for the next challenge in Mirror Heaven and Earth.
"Rest for half a day, and we’ll head to the next challenge before dawn tomorrow."
Su Changkong transmitted his voice to Xia Yanyi and Hong Zhenxiang. They had all expended some energy, and it was best to remain in peak condition within Mirror Heaven and Earth to handle any danger that may arise at any time.
Neither had any objections.
After resting for half a day, by daylight the next morning, most martial artists in the barren area headed to the Dead Corpse Country to hunt corpse zombies, hoping to quickly gather enough Crystal Cores.
