Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The mountainous Seal of Mountains and Rivers flew high into the air before falling loudly.
The ground shook, and the hills collapsed. Wherever it passed by, the Corpse Soldiers were all crushed to death and sent flying. All that could be seen were huge words.
Having lost the commander of the Corpse Generals, the million-strong army immediately fell into disarray. In the blink of an eye, most of them had been wiped out.
Holding off an army of a million with his own strength was extraordinarily domineering, let alone witnessing it with his own eyes.
Before a beauty, the Marquis of Ruyi obviously had to put on a good performance.
If she were a regular woman, she would definitely be enchanted by such an earth-shaking technique.
Strength had always been a man's greatest charm.
Gu Yanying watched on with a smile. She said nothing.
She held a copper coin in her hand, which was hidden in her sleeves. She tossed and turned it between her slender fingers as she tried to perform a divination.
She was slightly surprised inside. According to the divination, the situation seemed to be becoming more and more dangerous.
At the same time, Li Qingshan also sensed the warning signs rapidly rise, gradually approaching the edge of danger.
Strange. The million-strong army has been annihilated, and the huge, withered hand has been forced back into the Hungry Ghost realm. It hasn't sent out any more soldiers either. All I have to do is wait until the Dark Queen arrives and seals up the Gate of Hungry Ghosts, and wouldn't everything be fine? There must be something else going on!
Gu Yanying looked back and gazed into the distance.
A luxurious carriage sped through the horizon.
The four tall, fine horses that pulled the carriage were all half-transparent. Their manes danced like rain, graceful and silent, swift and agile.
The curtains of the carriage were lifted, revealing a noble, cold face, gazing in the direction of Burial Mound mountain. A cat's head stuck out from the side, also looking over.
The Dark Queen frowned slightly. She had never expected it to open to such a degree in such a short amount of time. The rate at which the six realms of saṃsāra devoured the various worlds was accelerating.
The Dark Queen saw what the Marquis of Ruyi was doing, and her expression changed slightly. Oh no.
Several million Corpse Soldiers. Hundreds of Corpse Generals had died in battle in this hilly region. Even though they had been killed, they were still alive. Although they had been slain, the corpse qi in their bodies had dispersed into the surroundings, enveloping them in a thick, black mist.
The land littered with corpses. It was strikingly similar to the situation in the Hungry Ghost realm that Li Qingshan saw.
The gloomy clouds and ghastly fog that filled the sky suddenly began to retract, surging into the Gate of Hungry Ghosts at a speed even faster than when it had erupted.
The wind surged, and the world was clear and bright.
Liu Zhangqing and the rest of the cultivators all revealed relaxed expressions. It seemed like the Corpse King had no choice but to give up.
Li Qingshan and Hwa Seung-zan looked at each other in shock.
They had seen it with their own eyes. How did the Gate of Hungry Ghosts open? First, it sucked in all the Yin Qi and corpse Qi on Burial Mound Mountain.
This was definitely not giving up, but a sign of an even more violent eruption.
"Be careful!"
The earth trembled as if it was an ancient Fiendgod. He wanted to wake up from his slumber and destroy this world.
Li Qingshan suddenly had a realization. Perhaps, all of this was part of the Corpse King's plan. Millions of Corpse Soldiers and hundreds of Corpse Generals. They were all victims.
The trembling suddenly subsided. The Gate of Hungry Ghosts suddenly expanded tenfold, but it was completely silent, giving off an awkward feeling of dislocation.
The world instantly darkened.
Li Qingshan blinked. He saw the black fog surge in all directions like a flood, expanding fifty kilometers in the blink of an eye.
In the center of the darkness, a crystal coffin flew high into the air.
The sparkling and translucent crystal coffin, under the sunlight, emitted a rainbow of colors.
A beautiful girl in purple was sleeping quietly. Her eyelashes trembled, and she suddenly opened her eyes.
Crack. A crack appeared on the crystal coffin. It rapidly spread and covered the entire crystal coffin.
"Ping!"
There was a crisp sound like a glass falling to the ground. The crystal coffin turned into white dust and scattered.
"Zi 'er!"
Ma Chaoqun crawled out of the pit. His entire body had been corroded by corpse Qi. His flesh was shriveled, and he looked like an old man. He extended his hands towards the sky, hot tears welling up in his eyes.
"Ma Chaoqun, I've done what I promised you." A thunderous voice erupted from the pit.
"Yes. Thank you, sir. Do you see it? Yu Shukuang! Hahahaha! "
Ma Chaoqun extended his hands towards the sky like a madman. He staggered and fell backwards into the deep, vast Gate of Hungry Ghosts. He felt like his soul was leaving his body strand by strand.
When the Gate of Hungry Ghosts erupted, he was situated on the border between the Hungry Ghost realm and the nine provinces. Although the Corpse King had purposefully protected him, his strength was just too low. The aura of death had already invaded his body deeply, severing his final sliver of life. He had only been holding on through a will.
Now that he had achieved this will, he immediately reached the end of his life.
He stared at the horizon. Under the sunlight, the graceful figure seemed to be covered in a halo, gradually blurring.
"Zi 'er, I'm sorry!"
Had she really revived? Would she still be the same after reviving?
Ma Chaoqun did not think about it. He did not dare to think about it. Perhaps all of his hard work and his final goal was not to spend the night with her again or form a relationship with her, but to say those three words to her.
Darkness enveloped everything.
Zi 'er lowered her head and gazed at the Gate of Hungry Ghosts. The figure had already vanished into the darkness. She clutched her chest, which ached slightly.
A shadow loomed over her head. The Seal of Mountains and Rivers pressed down like a mountain.
Gu Yanying frowned. The female zombie that had just revived actually made her feel rather dangerous. With a swish, she unfurled her jade folding fan, and invisible atmospheric winds flew out, cutting and ripping through everything.
Han Anguo's figure was as graceful as a dragon, rushing into the air and pointing his spear at Zi 'er.
With the three of them working together, even the Corpse King had suffered.
Zi 'er raised her head, and only the whites of her eyes remained. She threw a punch at the Seal of Mountains and Rivers.
Compared to the colossal Seal of Mountains and Rivers, her slender arm was basically a living example of the idiom "a mantis trying to stop a chariot".
The Marquis of Ruyi bellowed out, "Die!"
Boom!
Ripples of light surged into the surroundings, and the Seal of Mountains and Rivers flew back. The Marquis of Ruyi's face was filled with disbelief. His chest suddenly ached, and his throat tasted sweet.
He pulled the Seal of Mountains and Rivers back into his hand, only to see a tiny dent at the bottom. At a closer glance, it was clearly the imprint of a fist.
The power of Zi 'er's punch was actually unbelievably great. After throwing the punch, she used the recoil to fly downwards. Suddenly, she tilted her body backwards, like she had snapped in half. A few atmospheric winds brushed past her ears.
Then she reached behind her and grabbed a spear. At the same time, she turned around and took Han Anguo with her, dodging the tip of the spear.
This series of movements was very stiff, completely ignoring inertia. It seemed extremely abrupt, but it was extremely ingenious.
Li Qingshan noticed that a strand of black smoke had extended out of Zi 'er's back before he knew it, reaching into the depths of the Gate of Hungry Ghosts. The Corpse King definitely did not just help Ma Chaoqun revive his lover out of kindness. Instead, he was using her as a puppet.
Gu Yanying and the others were basically clashing with the Corpse King. In terms of pure strength, "Zi 'er" did not possess the strength to overwhelm any one of them, but breaking free from the restraints of the Gate of Hungry Ghosts allowed her to unleash all of her skills in battle.
"Sever the black smoke behind her!"
A noble woman descended from above, extending her hand and grabbing from afar. Behind her, a huge, mountainous ghost vaguely appeared. It extended a huge, spectral hand and whistled over. Its target was the black smoke, vaguely possessing the bearing of the Corpse King's withered hand.
So this is Xuanyue's master, the Dark Queen. She really is powerful! Li Qingshan sighed inside. He discovered they were both second heavenly tribulation Golden Core cultivators, but the difference in strength was worlds apart. Just this move alone was enough for even ten Wen Zhengmings to not be her opponent.
The moment the Dark Queen appeared, Little Ann became stunned. Before he knew it, he emerged from his hiding place and stared at the figure in the sky. Memories surged like the tide, lashing against the frozen ocean. The surface of the ice cracked. Ever since she started practising the Path of White Bone and Great Beauty, it had never caused such ripples for anyone apart from Li Qingshan.
She crouched down while clutching her head. She felt a wave of pain that she had not experienced in a very long time. She felt like her head was about to split open.
"So familiar. Who is she? I clearly know …"
However, Little Ann did not give off any aura, and the region was enveloped by the black mist, so no one noticed her existence.
Zi 'er's figure suddenly descended. It did not feel like she was flying, but being dragged downwards, avoiding the spectral hand.
"Hmm?" The Dark Queen's heart skipped a beat. She suddenly turned around and gazed into the distance. There seemed to be something there, but it was shrouded by the black smoke, preventing her from seeing it clearly.
In the midst of battle, she was unable to investigate it in time. After a moment of distraction, she turned around again and looked at Zi 'er. She understood the most that opening the Gate of Hungry Ghosts to the point where Corpse Kings could enter was anything but easy. This had already touched upon the laws of this world, so it was subjected to many restrictions.
In the past, there were plenty of lawless demonic sects, but only the Umbral Yin sect could threaten the Gate of Hungry Ghosts with the Gate of Hungry Ghosts.
As long as the "king" could not enter, they would not be able to shake the foundations of the nine provinces. No matter how many Corpse Soldiers, Corpse Generals, or even Corpse Commanders they sent out, they would struggle to avoid the fate of being destroyed.
However, if the Corpse King moved its body towards the outside, it would block up the Gate of Hungry Ghosts. The Corpse Soldiers and Corpse Commanders under its command would not be able to enter, so defeat would still be certain if the battle dragged on for too long.
The Corpse King had nurtured this corpse carefully as a "puppet" before using a sliver of its aura to control it. Not only did it leave an opening for the corpses to enter, but it could also command the corpses. It was basically killing two birds with one stone. If she could not kill this "puppet" as soon as possible, then it would be troublesome.
With a flash, Gu Yanying caught up, swinging her fan at the strand of black smoke.
A vicious Corpse Beast with a pair of wings on its back lunged out of the Gate of Hungry Ghosts. With a trail of black smoke, it carried Zi 'er on its back and bit down viciously on Gu Yanying.
"A Corpse Commander!" Gu Yanying's heart shivered, and she pulled back.
In the black mist, another man in mourning clothes and wielding a mourning staff strode out of the Gate of Hungry Ghosts. Apart from his pale face, he seemed no different from a living person, but the aura he gave off made everyone present shiver.
The Corpse Commander had finally appeared.
The man looked around, and his expression suddenly underwent a startling change. His eyebrows furrowed, and his mouth opened slightly, making an expression of extreme human sorrow. He began bawling loudly.
"You've all died so miserably!"
The sound of sobbing was like an awl in the ear, making people's brains ache. Sorrow welled up from within, tempting them to end their lives immediately.
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