"Since you are able to receive one move from me and not die, I will let you off. Ga! Ga! Ga!" The Corpse Monarch laughed strangely. He waved his right hand and corpses poured out of the ground.
When one looked carefully, these corpses were the missing miners. Someone had used a special method to refine these corpses. They were much stronger than regular corpses.
The Corpse Monarch laughed strangely, "Take your time, I still have things to do. Ga! Ga! Ga! Ga!"
The Corpse Monarch's body slowly merged into the ground and soon disappeared without a trace. However, the ground was still as flat as before, there were no cracks at all.
"Earth Evasion Technique?" Seeing the method the Corpse Monarch used to escape, Xiao Chen immediately thought of the Earth Evasion Technique recorded in the Compendium of Cultivation. The scene in front of him was exactly the same as the Earth Evasion Technique.
However, there was no time for him to think about it. The surrounding corpses were already rushing over. The narrow tunnel was filled with hundreds of corpses. "Pu! Pu!
Pu! "
Xiao Chen brandished the scabbard in his hand, making it airtight. His figure turned into flowing water, blocking all the corpses rushing at him. Occasionally, he would even help Ma Chen.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen thought of something. He turned to Ma Chen and asked, "Senior Brother Ma, did you see Junior Sister Mu?"
Ma Chen was stunned. Then, he asked in a strange tone, "That's right, where did Junior Sister Mu go? When did she leave?"
Damn it, Xiao Chen cursed in his heart. After guarding her for so long, in the end, she still managed to leave this place silently.
Mu Xinya must have taken the opportunity to leave when the two of them were distracted by Supervisor Wang.
Ma Cheng kicked one of the dried corpses away and dodged the attack of the other dried corpse. Then, he slashed his saber at the other dried corpse's body, creating a clanging sound. It sounded like metal clashing against metal. The dried corpse was pushed back but was unable to be split into two.
"Junior Brother Ye, what should we do? These corpses seem to be invulnerable. Furthermore, there are too many of them. I'm afraid we cannot think of a solution. The situation is not good!" Ma Chen said anxiously.
Xiao Chen muttered to himself in silence, carefully thinking of countermeasures. The speed and strength of these corpses were only that of an ordinary human Martial Grand Master.
If that was all, with Ma Cheng's cultivation, he would be able to easily kill his way out. In addition, Xiao Chen would definitely be able to wipe out this group of corpses.
However, the most troublesome thing was that the skin of these dried corpses was as tough as steel. When the blade struck them, it could only leave a shallow mark. What was even more troublesome was that these dried corpses did not feel any pain at all.
If you can't repel him, he will ignore the wounds on his body and continue to attack you. It's very troublesome.
Xiao Chen could easily leave by himself. However, he did not want to expose too many of his trump cards in front of Ma Cheng. After all, he had not interacted much with Ma Cheng. It was better to be on guard.
"Let's rush out, Senior Brother Ma. Don't hide anymore." Xiao Chen said calmly. He did not believe that Ma Cheng, who had completed so many missions in the tunnels and escaped unscathed, did not have any trump cards.
There was only one reason why Ma Cheng did not want to use his trump cards. He wanted to preserve his strength and force Xiao Chen to make a move.
Ma Cheng revealed an embarrassed expression. He smiled bitterly and said, "I am really not hiding anything. It is just that I am not confident. I will need Senior Brother Ye to help me later. Otherwise, all my efforts will be wasted."
"Bang!
Bang! Bang! "Xiao Chen held his saber in his left hand and punched three times with his right hand. He easily knocked back three corpses that pounced at him. His body had been tempered by the Seven Leaf Flower and cultivated bitterly.
Even if he did not use his Essence and just relied on the strength of his physical body, he would have more than a thousand kilograms of force.
When these corpses were struck by his punch, a slight crack appeared on their bronze-like skin. When they were knocked back, they knocked the corpses behind them to the ground.
When Ma Cheng, who was at the side, saw this scene, he was astonished. He could not tell that an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master like Xiao Chen actually had such strength.
"I wonder if Senior Brother Ma has any good moves to break out of this encirclement? If you need me to make a move, I will not hesitate to do so," Xiao Chen said.
Ma Cheng split apart two corpses and said, "I have a large area of effect Martial Technique. I think I can open a path. However, it takes a long time to activate. I will need Junior Brother Ye to protect me."
"That is not a problem," Xiao Chen said.
Xiao Chen executed the Blue Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. It was like a Blue Dragon was swimming around Ma Cheng. He used the scabbard in his hand like a wooden stick. When the corpses that pounced over were struck by Xiao Chen, they would immediately fly back.
With Xiao Chen's protection, no corpses could come within ten meters of Ma Cheng.
Ma Cheng took a deep breath and a light flashed in his eyes. Suddenly, he took two steps forward and shouted. The surrounding Spiritual Energy flowed into his saber like flowing water.
"Flowing Water Breaking Peak!"
There was the sound of gushing water in the tunnel. An otherworldly river gathered on Ma Cheng's saber. Ma Cheng's right wrist, which was holding the saber, trembled slightly. A visible wave spread out in all directions.
The Mountain Splitting Saber Technique was a very common Saber Technique in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. However, there were very few people who could practice the ninth move, Flowing Water Breaking Peak. This Ma Cheng was indeed outstanding.
"Rumble …!"
The corpses that were flying over from all directions were immediately blasted away. The river water swept away all the corpses that were in front of it as if they were dried twigs.
"It's not over yet. Condense!"
The saber in Ma Cheng's hand suddenly spun and the scattered river water gathered back together. In an instant, it shot out. All the corpses in a straight line were pierced through their chests. In the next instant, they fell apart and shattered into pieces; they could not be more dead than this.
Flowing Water Breaking Peak … so that's how it is. The flowing water is just the prelude. The final breaking peak is the true killing move, Xiao Chen thought to himself.
The two of them took advantage of this opportunity and leaped out of the encirclement of the corpses. The space around them widened. The two of them executed their Movement Techniques and quickly shook off the corpses behind them.
"Let's go, let's quickly inform Martial Uncle Ye." Xiao Chen and Xiao Chen ran towards the headquarters of the eighth layer of the tunnel.
However, before they got far, they discovered something inconceivable. All the miners they met along the way had turned into corpses. This made it difficult for the two of them to move forward. Every step forward was incomparably difficult.
Fortunately, these corpses did not have as strong a physical body as the corpses from earlier. With the strength of the two of them, they could easily chop these corpses into pieces.
Another corpse charged at Xiao Chen without any regard for its life. Xiao Chen punched at its face. The wind from the punch caused the corpse's hair to flutter, revealing a pale face.
Xiao Chen's expression changed and he could not help but stop. How could it be him? This corpse was actually the supervisor who pleaded with Xiao Chen last night. In just one night, his premonition had come true.
Including him, all the miners who had reached the end of their five-year term at the end of the month had turned into corpses.
"Shua!"
In the instant that Xiao Chen was stunned, a saber light flew over and chopped the corpse in half. Ma Chen said anxiously, "What are you thinking about? Be careful not to get poisoned by the corpse poison. Otherwise, you will turn into a corpse as well."
"Hu!
Hu! "Xiao Chen sent out two palm winds and blew the black liquid from the corpse to the side. Xiao Chen's expression did not change, but his heart felt like it had been stabbed by something; it was incomparably painful.
"Let's go, stop staring blankly," Ma Chen quickly called out when he saw Xiao Chen standing there without moving.
Xiao Chen grunted and did his best to calm his heart. He braced himself and followed behind Ma Chen, rushing quickly to the headquarters.
All the two thousand miners in the tunnel had turned into corpses. The two of them did not hesitate to make a move; they rushed forward as though they were breaking dry weeds.
Normally, it would only take ten minutes. However, this time, it took them more than an hour to reach the headquarters.
However, something unexpected happened. The ten odd Martial Saints who usually guarded the headquarters had all disappeared. The place was empty; not a single person could be seen.
Piles upon piles of Inferior Grade Spirit Stones filled the huge stone room. They shone brightly, almost blinding everyone's eyes.
There was an indistinct barrier of light in front of the stone room. The two of them knew that this was a special barrier. Without proof, they would not be able to enter. Hence, they could only look at so many Spirit Stones.
The two of them had not expected such an outcome after spending so much effort to rush over. After discussing for a while, they decided to find a place to rest first.
They definitely could not go back; the place was already filled with corpses. The two of them were already tired of killing these corpses; they did not want to make another move.
They took out the map and chose a rather desolate dead end. They were prepared to rest there before doing anything else. After rushing to the place indicated on the map, the two of them traveled a long distance before they relaxed.
Ma Chen sat down on the ground and panted, "I have been here for so long, but this is the first time I encountered such a thing. This time, we might have really reached the end of the road."
Xiao Chen's emotions had already slowly calmed down. He asked, "Senior Brother Ma, you are very knowledgeable. Turning so many people into dried corpses is such a deranged action. Is there any way to do such a thing?"
Ma Chen thought for a while before saying, "Aside from the already extinct Running Corpse Sect in the Tianwu Continent, I cannot think of any other reason. However, this Running Corpse Sect has already disappeared for close to a thousand years."
The Running Corpse Sect was an extremely evil sect. It rose up before the Tianwu Dynasty. That was the most chaotic period of the human race and also the most glorious period of the Running Corpse Sect.
The Running Corpse Sect was split into two factions. One faction focused on driving and controlling corpses. If they could obtain a strong corpse, their combat prowess would immediately increase greatly.
This faction was the most criticized. For the sake of finding strong corpses, these people would often dig up the graves of people, opening coffins and digging up corpses.
The corpses of ordinary people were not worthy of their attention. They only dug up the graves of the noble clans and large sects. These powers all had strong ancestors and were their first targets.
Before the Tianwu Dynasty, these people even dug up the corpse of a Great Emperor. The Great Emperor who had turned into a corpse was even more horrifying than when he was alive. No one in the continent could defeat him.
However, in the end, they incurred the wrath of the public. The Tianwu Emperor personally made a move and killed all the experts of this faction. From then on, this faction fell into decline. After the Tianwu Dynasty, it completely disappeared from the world.
Aside from this faction, there was another faction in the Running Corpse Sect. This faction used corpses to prove their Dao. They used a special Cultivation Technique to refine themselves into corpses that were neither human nor ghost.
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