txolops Chapter 161 Heavenly Capital Corpse Puppet
Chapter 161 Heavenly Capital Corpse Puppet
The sky was clear and bright as two streaks of light, one after the other, sped toward the sea ahead.
The streak of light ahead was as black as ink, exuding a chilling aura; it was none other than Wu Chou, the young master of Jiyin Island.
His face was gloomy, and a dark light flickered between his brows. In his hand, he held a palm-sized black compass, in the center of which floated an extremely faint, almost disappearing, dark red blood streak, trembling as it pointed in a certain direction.
Half a step behind him was an unremarkable middle-aged cultivator. He was dressed in shabby clothes, and carried a pair of longswords wrapped in old gray cloth, with only the ancient hilts showing, crossed on his back.
The middle-aged cultivator's eyes flickered. While urging his escape light to keep up with Wu Chou's speed, he couldn't help but speak again: "Young Master Wu, is your secret technique truly accurate? This sea area is near the island I guard, so I'm quite familiar with it. The spiritual energy is scarce, and the island is barren. Apart from some low-level sea beasts that pose no threat, few cultivators would stay here for long. That thief... could he really be hiding here?"
Wu Chou didn't even turn his head, his tone chilling: "Hmph, what do you know? How could the 'Blood Soul Tracking Technique' personally taught by the Ancestor be wrong? Ten days ago, the Ancestor personally cast a spell to determine the general direction. As long as that junior surnamed Luo is carrying those corpse puppets, there will be a faint sense of them within a thousand miles."
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged cultivator was startled, secretly thinking how fortunate he was that he hadn't cultivated any corpse puppet-like techniques, otherwise he wouldn't even know when that old guy had tampered with him.
He was originally stationed on a nearby island, where he could meditate and cultivate freely. However, a few days ago, Wu Chou suddenly came to him, saying that he needed to help capture a cultivator in the early stage of Core Formation, which forced him to suspend his cultivation.
"Hmm! I sensed it. That kid is a thousand miles ahead." Wu Chou's spirits lifted, and a terrifying light flashed in his eyes. His escape speed suddenly increased.
The middle-aged cultivator was delighted to see this and quickly increased his speed, hoping to successfully deal with the early Core Formation cultivator so that he could return home sooner.
In less than an hour, the two of them slowly stopped outside a deserted island.
"That's it!" Wu Chou looked ahead excitedly, then reached for his storage bag at his waist, where he summoned two refining corpses.
The two corpses were unusually tall, with dark green skin covered in numerous black and purple corpse patterns. Their features were ferocious, and dark green corpse fire flickered in their eye sockets, making them look extremely eerie.
"This is the Heavenly Capital Corpse Puppet? My master actually crafted this thing? Doesn't that mean...?" the middle-aged cultivator exclaimed in surprise.
He knew about the Heavenly Capital Corpse Puppet. To create it, one had to cultivate the legendary Heavenly Capital Corpse Fire, whose power was something even Nascent Soul stage monsters feared greatly.
Moreover, these individual corpse puppets may appear to be only at the mid-stage of Core Formation, but their bodies are exceptionally hard, comparable to magic weapons. When multiple corpse puppets form the Heavenly Capital Corpse Array, they can threaten Nascent Soul stage cultivators.
"Hmph, these are the first two Heavenly Capital Corpse Puppets that the Ancestor successfully crafted. It's a blessing for that brat surnamed Luo to have the chance to see them."
Wu Chou then waved his right hand, and the two Heavenly Capital Corpse Puppets instantly transformed into two green shadows, rushing towards the island ahead. Their speed was much faster than that of an ordinary mid-stage Core Formation cultivator.
The two behind them then unleashed their magical weapons and followed.
Inside the formation, Luo Ming was frowning as he studied the Bloodthirsty Blade in his dantian.
He was thinking about how to get this guy out of his dantian.
A few days ago, after the Wind Fox Beast successfully advanced, he was excitedly preparing to refine its drop of primordial blood essence, but something unexpected happened.
The moment that drop of essence blood entered his dantian, the object that had been quietly floating suddenly emitted a dark demonic light, instantly devouring the Wind Fox Beast's original essence blood. Perhaps having tasted its sweetness, it then devoured the other three drops as well, leaving Luo Ming dumbfounded.
Without the aid of those few drops of primordial blood essence, he was unable to utilize the divine abilities of the spirit beast, and his strength was instantly reduced, as was his ability to survive.
This made him realize that if he didn't get rid of this guy, he wouldn't be able to cultivate normally in the future, and one day some unknown thing might even come out of it and swallow him whole.
"This blade has the ability to teleport, and even the Xuan Yuan Pearl cannot seal it. If only there were a magic weapon that could imprison this blade." Luo Ming sat cross-legged, thinking about how to imprison the other party outside his body.
Just as he was about to try throwing the Bloodthirsty Blade into the Spirit Gathering Cauldron, the Gold-Eating Insects he had placed around the island brought bad news.
"Four cultivators? No, the first two are corpse puppets. Are they from Extreme Yin Island? How did they know I was here?"
Luo Ming frowned as he looked at the corpse puppet's appearance. This instantly reminded him of Extreme Yin Island, but he was puzzled as to how the puppet had managed to track him here.
Really haunted.
At this moment, Luo Ming felt a surge of anger. He just wanted to cultivate peacefully, but some people just wouldn't let him go.
"Since you've just advanced and are the fastest, go and test the opponent's strength first."
Luo Ming patted his spirit beast pouch, and a shadowy figure appeared in front of him. Upon hearing the command, it vanished from Luo Ming's sight as if it had teleported.
It wasn't actually teleportation; it was just that after the Wind Fox Beast advanced to level five, its stealth ability and speed became even more terrifying. In addition, the Wind Escape Technique was inherently silent, which made it look like teleportation.
Luo Ming's gaze swept across a certain spot in the air, following the figure until it left the formation before he withdrew his gaze. If it weren't for his divine sense, even with his divine sense strength, he would have had difficulty accurately locating the Wind Fox Beast's movement trajectory.
Only when one's divine sense is fully extended, and the Qianyang Fire Eye is activated, can one discern some traces of spiritual energy.
This is also the reason why he dared to let the Wind Fox Beast face several powerful enemies from the outside world on its own. In any case, if it was defeated, escaping would not be a problem.
"Come out, everyone. We need to entertain our guests properly later," Luo Ming said calmly, gazing out of the formation.
As three beams of light appeared, Luo Ming's remaining three spirit beasts materialized and were positioned around the formation, ready to surprise the visitors at the opportune moment. Luo Ming then vanished in a flash.
Two Heavenly Capital Corpse Puppets, accompanied by a nauseating stench, crashed down like two falling dark green meteorites onto the semi-transparent light barrier covering the deserted island. They possessed no fancy spells; their incredibly hard bodies, comparable to magical artifacts, were their most terrifying weapons.
"Boom! Boom!"
A series of deafening explosions erupted. The corpse puppet's fist slammed into the array's protective barrier like a heavy hammer striking a drum. The resilient light barrier dented and twisted violently, its spiritual light flickering wildly, emitting a groan of unbearable strain, as if it were about to collapse completely at any moment.