NOVPUB"Demon Art. Monster Swamp!"
Hong Zhenxiang had directly used the Demon Art.
Buzz buzz buzz!
A ripple spread outwards towards all directions,, and the undead that came into contact with this ripple became uncontrollably slow, as if they were sinking into a swamp!
The sword rain that filled the sky also shuddered and slowed down,, which allowed it to avoid Su Changkong and Xia Yanyi!
"Chop!"
With an icy look in his eyes, Su Changkong stepped forward, closing in on Elder Liu from the Liu Clan. The Iron-Cutting Sword unsheathed,, its Blade Soul trembling,, a chop was executed, and a black crack appeared in the air, spreading downwards.
Transformed into an undead, Elder Liu shook his Longsword, creating a curtain of Sword Qi aiming at Su Changkong’s forehead, heart, and abdomen, while he himself did not dodge or defend, ready to exchange his life for a life, undeterred as an undead!
"Puff puff puff!"
A large amount of Sword Qi struck Su Changkong’s body,, capable of piercing through metal, but unable to break through Su Changkong’s muscles. With a physique nearing that of a Martial Saint, Su Changkong could directly withstand these attacks using his body.
"Puff!"
Meanwhile, Su Changkong’s Iron-Cutting Sword directly chopped down on Elder Liu’s sword-bearing right hand and shoulder,, with a tearing sound typical of ripping decayed wood, Elder Liu’s right arm was thrown off, crashing onto the ground.
"Hiss hiss hiss!"
Easily chopping off Elder Liu’s arm, Su Changkong swung the Iron-Cutting Sword repeatedly, severing both his legs and right arm cleanly though not fatally!
With Su Changkong’s strength, he could easily overpower a typical Pseudo-Divine Skill Grandmaster.
Xia Yanyi, on the other hand, moved like a swimming dragon under Hong Zhenxiang’s Demon Art, with the undead moving slowly, he trailed his dual swords creating multiple sword shadows, darting like lightning among a group of undead, cutting off their hands and legs, reducing them to shreds.
"Thump! Thump!"
One by one, the undead, deprived of their limbs, collapsed weakly onto the ground, and their severed ends wriggled, with hands and feet swiftly regenerating.
"Let’s go!"
Without paying further attention to these undead, Su Changkong and his two companions immediately took off, engaging with the undead yielded no advantage in a situation where they could not be killed.
Whether it was Su Changkong, Hong Zhenxiang, or Xia Yanyi, their strength was exceptionally formidable;; even when faced with the perilous environment of the Death Mountain Range and numerous attacks by the undead, they handled it with ease!
Through the Death Mountain Range, Su Changkong and his group advanced, weaving through; occasionally stopping to rest, defeating the undead encountered. By their reckoning, it was already nine days later.
"We should be close to making our way through the Death Mountain Range."
Nine days later, Xia Yanyi looked up at the sky and spoke.
The bleak sky, devoid of anything, gradually gathered clouds, signifying they were nearing the edge of the area covered by the power of the Death Mountain Range!
"However... reaching the end of the Death Mountain Range so easily might not be so simple," Hong Zhenxiang solemnly stated as he looked ahead.
Ahead, there was a dense, unbreakable mist of gray and white,, filled with the scent of death, instinctively repelling them from entering.
Within the depths of the gray mist, pairs of gray eyes could be faintly seen. They had not left the area of the gray mist, which acted like a barrier separating the outside world from the Death Mountain Range, and these undead served as guards preventing living beings from leaving the Death Mountain Range.
One could imagine a large number of undead lurking within the gray mist, ready to attack in groups once entered – this was an inevitable challenge when traversing the Death Mountain Range.
But there was no point in hesitating; the longer they delayed outside, the more time they wasted, continuously affected by the Death Mountain Range.
"Passing through this area of gray mist should allow us to leave the Death Mountain Range,, and if necessary... we can strike and directly kill those undead,"
Su Changkong said solemnly. Once they left the range of the Death Mountain Range, they also need not worry about being marked with a death imprint!
"Hmm, if we get past this gray fog area, we can access the rewards left by the Mirror Master!"
Xia Yanyi was somewhat exhausted but highly excited. Passing the third level of Mirror Heaven and Earth, the Death Mountain Range, could grant rewards of the Divine Seed level, although he anticipated that a great battle was inevitable in this gray fog area!
"Let’s go."
Su Changkong and the two others no longer hesitated and stepped into the midst of the gray fog.
As the trio entered the foggy area, on a large tree not far from them, a blood-red human face emerged, with a fierce smile on his lips, "They really came, and quite quickly at that! Then let’s harvest two Divine Seeds!"
...
Within the gray fog, Su Changkong saw clusters of ashen-white lights, which were the eyes of countless undead.
"There are... too many!"
Xia Yanyi was astounded. The undead, numbering in the thousands, seemed like an ocean. The majority of the undead within the Death Mountain Range were gathered in this gray foggy area.
"They’re here!"
Hong Zhenxiang exclaimed.
"Woosh!"
Lots of undead surged forward like a tidal wave. Some ran on the ground, others leaped from the tops of huge trees. To them, the three living beings were foreigners, intruders to be killed and condemned to eternal doom within the Death Mountain Range!
"Monster Swamp!"
Hong Zhenxiang took a step forward, stamped his foot on the ground, and once again executed his mastered Demon Art. The ’Monster Swamp’ he employed could restrain the enemies’ movements without directly killing the undead, avoiding the marking of death on their bodies.
Ripples spread through the void, turning into a swamp-like area, significantly slowing the rush of the undead.
"Slish, slish, slish!"
Su Changkong swung his Iron-Cutting Sword, which was connected to the handle by Heaven Silkworm Silk. It was like controlling a Blade Soul, manipulating the Iron-Cutting Sword. The Blade Soul’s vibrations resonated with the Iron-Cutting Sword, transforming the entire blade into threads as soft as whips and agile as fish, creating a net of blades, slicing through several undead in its path without damaging their vital heads.
Xia Yanyi’s dual swords, one dark and one light, emitted sharp Sword Qi, severely wounding each approaching undead and making them lose the ability to move.
Su Changkong and another on each side, fought through the undead crowd, steadily pushing forward, while Hong Zhenxiang continuously maintained his Demon Art. Any undead approaching within a hundred feet of him slowed down significantly. Although this was draining for Hong Zhenxiang, his robust demonic power, he believed, was enough to break through the Death Mountain Range.
The trio, after previous battles, cooperated very tacitly, advancing steadily through the massive undead army.
"Hmm? Seems like a big one is coming!"
Su Changkong grabbed the throat of an undead martial artist who had just passed through the net of the Iron-Cutting Sword from the front and flung it outward, shattering the bones of several undead ahead and sending them flying. His eyes narrowed seriously.
Su Changkong felt a slight trembling of the ground, which grew stronger and seemed to be caused by a huge creature rapidly approaching.
"This... is huge!"
Xia Yanyi looked grave. The gray fog swirled, and about two or three miles away, the outline of a massive creature appeared.
From the outside, it looked humanoid, about nine hundred feet tall, with gray fog swirling around it, forming armor-like gray crystal stones, and on the exposed skin, one could see countless human faces, as if thousands of undead had merged into one creature.
"So ugly... But this aura is too strong! It’s probably... beyond the Innate Realm!"
Hong Zhenxiang clicked his tongue. The undead giant was clearly much stronger than the others, completely ignoring its brethren in its path, crushing many undead who couldn’t dodge fast enough.
As it ran, it was accompanied by loud booming sounds, the ground trembling under its strength. Its gray eyes, filled with fury and murderous intent, locked onto Su Changkong and the others.
(Stay tuned for the next chapter update on the 24th at 22:00.)
