Chapter 105 — The Prefect of Lizhou
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 1 of 4
"An expert of the Corpse Immortal Cult!
Stronger than that divine-power wielder called He Yin just now — at least a whole realm above him! " Shen Mu was shaken to the core. These corpse beetles must have been reared by an expert of the Corpse Immortal Cult; to steer so many corpse beetles at once from afar, to use them to command the countless skeletons and bones of the Mound of Jumbled Graves, and on top of that the wild beasts of the wasteland — the depth of this one's cultivation was beyond imagining. This was far harder than commanding flying zombies.
The corpse beetles entered the skeletons and the wild beasts, working strange changes in them: the skeletons' bones took on a red gleam, while the wild beasts simply became red-haired beast corpses, charging madly in pursuit of Shen Mu.
Such arts were far beyond He Yin. "He is using these corpse beetles to command the skeletons and bones and the beasts — not to kill me, but to hold me back! " Shen Mu drove his sword with primal essence; the Chu Bao sword flew out, and he executed the Cloud Sword Style.
The treasure sword circled his body without cease, tracing ring after ring, and as he raced forward the Chu Bao sword kept cutting ahead of him, slicing the skeletons and red-haired beast corpses that lunged from before and behind into powder!
Yet for every skeleton shattered, for every red-haired beast corpse cut apart, red corpse beetles flew out of the bones, either burrowing into the earth or flying off toward the distant mountain forests; and from the soil bones kept emerging, and from the forests red-haired beast corpses kept charging forth.
Shen Mu's scalp went numb. These beast corpses and skeletons had still slowed his steps, and the expert tracking him would surely catch up before long! Just then Snow Fox was startled awake.
Alarmed at the sight, she hastily worked her magic and summoned a demon wind; the wind grew stronger and stronger until it became a tornado, sweeping the red-haired beast corpses and skeletons blocking the way into its vortex. The pressure on Shen Mu eased greatly, his speed soared, and he raced forward. At that very moment a red corpse beetle flew over and alighted on Shen Mu's bundle, then crawled toward Snow Fox's nose and mouth.
Snow Fox shrieked and sprang hastily out of the bundle, scrambling onto Shen Mu's shoulder. More beetles came buzzing in — plainly the Corpse Immortal Cult expert pursuing them had discovered Snow Fox's wind-summoning and so had loosed corpse beetles at her, meaning to turn her into a red-haired beast corpse.
"The sun shines; the yang spirit is refined in the air! " Shen Mu's primal essence shifted, blazing like fire; a seal stamped down in the sky, and the Vermilion Bird's primal essence became a proud blazing sun. Light poured forth; the corpse beetles gave shrill squeaks, wisps of green smoke rose from their bodies, and they dropped to the ground one after another, motionless.
"The Thunder Peal Eight Formula works — it can destroy the souls within the corpse beetles!
" Shen Mu was astonished and delighted.
Running on, he executed the Sun Shines, the Yang Spirit Refined in the Air; the beast corpses and skeletons that came charging to kill him, bathed in the blazing sun, gave off wisp after wisp of green smoke. The skeletons clattered to the ground, and the beast corpses fell flat as well. And now the skeletons and beast corpses no longer blocked his way, but ran alongside him.
Mid-stride, one skeleton after another abruptly reached up and tore out its own ribs, and using the ribs as curved blades, hurled them at Shen Mu!