Chapter 509: Undercurrents Surging

Following a sharp roar from Mao Shiba, the countless essence blood of the Mao Family descendants remaining in Corpse City was forcibly extracted from their bodies.

The higher the cultivation, the more painful it is.

"Ancestor, why?"

"Ancestor, it hurts, it hurts so much, please spare me."

"Ancestor, are you trying to use us for a Blood Sacrifice? No wonder you wanted to hold the Zombie Worshiping the Moon ceremony."

"Ancestor, you are muddled; how can you do such a heinous thing?"

Mao Shiba hovered in the air like a silver moon, and a large amount of essence blood flowed into the silvery-white inner core he spat out.

This was a breath of pure origin energy he had left behind from practicing the Celestial Master Dao, which had absorbed a thousand years of sun and moon essence to form an inner core.

Listening to the cursing voices below, Mao Shiba's gaze became extremely cold: "You bunch of incompetent juniors, if it weren't for me, the Ancestor, struggling to hold things together, the Mao Family would have been wiped out long ago."

"Now, you have all eaten the Mao Family's food, yet you want to smash the Mao Family's vat."

"Do you think that if I cannot break through my life limit, the Mao Family could still exist?"

"A bunch of idiots."

"Only if I, the Ancestor, break through my life limit can our Mao Family survive and become the true Southwest King."

Mao Shiba laughed loudly.

"Become the king of the Southwest?"

"You must be dreaming, Ancestor; your dream hasn't ended yet, has it?"

"We clearly have a chance to survive; as long as we hide our names, the Yan Country will not continue to investigate."

"We do not want to become your sacrificial offerings and have our last chance at life cut off."

The Mao Family Patriarch looked at Mao Shiba with a venomous gaze.

"Hide your names? Mao Twenty-nine, you really are quite naive."

"Do you really think the Yan Country will let go of this opportunity to pull our Mao Family up by the roots and cut off the weeds?"

"You are too confident, and you believe the Yan Country is too benevolent."

"I truly feel that for this position of Patriarch, even if you put a pig in it, it could maintain the development of the Mao Family."

"Mao Twenty-nine, obediently become my nourishment."

Mao Shiba grabbed with his hand, his Zhua directly piercing the void, and Mao Twenty-nine's heart was pulled out by him.

He exerted a sudden force, and the heart instantly turned into Blood Mist; Mao Shiba's strength became a little stronger.

Having tasted the sweetness, Mao Shiba began to slaughter wantonly.

At this time, the Exotic Beast zombies.

They all felt the slave seal hidden deep in their Soul disappear.

It was unknown whether it had hidden itself deeper or had completely vanished.

"With this great chaos in the Mao Family, we are finally free; so what should we do next?"

"Should we agree to Paper Man Nan's proposal and join the Yan Country?"

The elephant zombie said in a muffled voice.

In fact, his thoughts had also changed slightly.

Since we are taking advantage of the Mao Family's chaos and there is no one in charge, wouldn't it be a better choice to just rush out of Corpse City and find a place to hide?

Why become cannon fodder for the Sea God Abyss?

The peacock zombie shook its head: "Not appropriate, this is very inappropriate."

It was the Immovable Wisdom King Peacock during its lifetime, and its strength was very high; because it was too old, it fell in a valley and was discovered by Mao Shiba and made into a zombie.

"Even if you hide, you cannot cover up the corpse aura on your body."

"You will be discovered by the people of the Yan Country sooner or later; it would be better to surrender directly. Isn't this the plan we discussed before?"

The peacock zombie suddenly noticed that something seemed to be wriggling in the elephant zombie's fan-sized ears.

Its Zhua suddenly grabbed forward, and a Bei zombie only the size of a fist appeared.

It seemed very afraid of the peacock zombie.

"I was wondering why the elephant zombie's perspective changed; so it was you inciting them here."

"Fine, since you are willing to withdraw, then lead your subordinates and Depart."

"I will not stop you; I will wait here for the arrival of the humans."

The peacock zombie closed its eyes and said indifferently.

It was also the strongest of the Exotic Beast zombies, so the elephant zombie did not dare to fight it.

"Little ones, charge with me."

Countless Exotic Beast zombies rushed toward the direction of the Corpse City entrance.

The large Group Corpse Hall was left with only the giant python zombie and the peacock zombie.

"It seems there is a disagreement within your ranks; I have appeared at a bad time."

The figure of Paper Man Nan appeared in mid-air.

"Paper Man Nan, everyone has their own fate, and I cannot stop it; what I can guarantee now is my personal stance."

The peacock zombie said indifferently.

"This time, I also thought for a long time before finally deciding."

Paper Man Nan landed beside the peacock zombie: "Your choice this time has no problems. Do you know why Mao Shiba chose to break through so quickly?"

"Because the people of the Yan Country are also about to break through."

"Right now, Mao Shiba cannot look after Corpse City at all; he must break through before that person does, otherwise, the entire Corpse City will be destroyed in an instant."

Paper Man Nan revealed a key piece of intelligence; everything was under Paper Man Nan's control.

"That is fine, but how should the other zombies be dealt with?"

"Some of those zombies are the Ancestors of various families."

The Peacock Zombie hesitated for a moment before saying.

"That depends on the intentions of those above; I cannot represent those above, so do not drag me into this. I only wish to protect myself now."

"But I am curious about one thing, which is that I have not seen anyone from the Coffin Shop this entire time. Where were their people sent?"

Paper Man Nan felt that this was very wrong.

"The Coffin Shop? According to the intelligence I have gathered, no one from the Coffin Shop has actually appeared in Corpse City."

"Perhaps the Mao Family wants to use the people from the Coffin Shop as a backup plan."

In reality, Corpse City had long been sealed, and the people from the Coffin Shop could not get in at all.

They were searching for an exit on Beimang Mountain, but in the end, they could not stand the Yin-Sha Qi on Beimang Mountain and left one after another.

"The Barrier of Corpse City is not so easily broken, because Corpse City is actually a peerless grand formation."

"The entrance has already been sealed by Mao Shiba. To open the entrance to Corpse City, one must either seize control of Corpse City from Mao Shiba's hands or use extremely powerful strength to break the Barrier."

"One thing I am worried about now is whether Mao Shiba will think of mutual destruction after his breakthrough fails."

"Paper Man Nan, can I ask you for a favor? Please seal both of us completely."

"I am afraid that I will receive an order from Mao Shiba through my Soul, telling me to destroy the entire Corpse City and then Self-Destruct regardless of the consequences."

"I do not want to end up Self-Destructing."

After hearing the Peacock Zombie's concerns, Paper Man Nan decided to help this Peacock Zombie.

Its body was seen splitting apart, and countless yellow papers appeared; those yellow papers scattered like snowflakes, surrounding the Giant Python Zombie and the Peacock Zombie tightly.

Two yellow talismans suddenly appeared in Paper Man Nan's hands, and the Giant Python Zombie and the Peacock Zombie were sealed within them.

At this moment, Ye Bai was checking the latest intelligence.

【1. Mao Shiba's breakthrough has failed. Before his body dies and his Dao vanishes, he will issue an order to all zombies to destroy the entire Corpse City and slaughter each other. To counter Mao Shiba's method, one can use sealing talismans to seal the zombies or use other sealing means.】

【2. Corpse City has two exits in total. One exit has been sealed by Mao Shiba, and the other exit is in the center of the Black Water River in Corpse City. Jumping down from the red stone pier on the bridge will allow one to leave Corpse City.】

【3. Mao Shiba is very afraid of being attacked by light-attribute skills. Once he encounters a light-attribute skill, his skin will vanish into ashes after being irradiated by the intense light.】

【4. The control core of Corpse City is actually not on Mao Shiba. Mao Shiba hid the control core in the feathers of the Peacock Zombie. That is the most powerful Exotic Beast zombie he refined. Currently, the Peacock Zombie has already been sealed by Paper Man Nan.】

【5. The previous Kuimulang died and his Dao vanished because his serious illness recurred while he was breaking through, just as he was about to step into the eighth rank.】

Damn it, after all that trouble, Mao Shiba still died and his Dao vanished in the end; this really made Ye Bai feel speechless.

A generation of heroes, just like that, faded away.

The most troublesome thing now is not Mao Shiba, but how to leave Corpse City.

The signal system provided the intelligence, telling him the location to leave and where the control core of Corpse City was.

However, he should pay more attention to his father's failed breakthrough. Since his serious illness recurred, he would send the Sun Flower Fairy and the True Light Goddess to save the situation.

Ye Bai gave instructions to the group.

At this time, Zhang Aiyu and Zhang Tianai also gathered together.

Tears welled up in both of their eyes.

"Xiao Ai, long time no see."

"Ever since I learned that you died, my entire sky collapsed."

"Fortunately, your brother-in-law guided me, and I was also found to be pregnant with Xiao Bai, so I gathered the courage to live on."

"It is just that my body has become weaker and weaker after using forbidden arts twice, which is why your brother-in-law brought me to Corpse City, wanting to find the legendary Sun Moon Divine Pearl."

At this point, Zhang Yuelu interjected: "The Sun Moon Divine Pearl is not in Corpse City, but in another Wanghou Tomb. My Five Poisons Sect has records of it; it is a treasure that can allow one to break through the first rank without any side effects."

"However, this kind of treasure can only be consumed by those below the eighth rank."

"Otherwise, it will have no effect at all."

Zhang Tianai held Zhang Aiyu's hand tightly.

No wonder Ye Bai gave her a familiar feeling; it turned out he was her sister's child.

Her sister and brother-in-law had been trapped in Corpse City for so many years; how hard must Ye Bai's life have been all these years?

Would he fall into eternal loneliness like she had before?

"Everyone, our goal now is to escape Corpse City. We will ignore all other matters for now."

"Mao Shiba is busy with his breakthrough right now and no one will come to pay attention to us, so let us take this opportunity to escape Corpse City."

Before Ye Bai could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Zhang Aiyu: "Xiao Bai, Corpse City is such a great scourge. If Mao Shiba successfully breaks through, wouldn't the entire Southwest region fall?"

Ye Bai took out the Heavenly Yang Seed prepared by You Ji.

"This thing is a super weapon of mass destruction for Mao Shiba."

"As long as the Heavenly Yang Seed is activated, the entire Corpse City and Mao Shiba will be destroyed by the scorching sun."

Furthermore, Mao Shiba simply could not break through his limit.

Ye Bai guessed that he must have failed because Mao Shiba's Soul was too old to bear more Soul power, and also because the Mao Family's bloodline was impure, unable to provide Mao Shiba with greater assistance.

"Everyone, search for the whereabouts of the Peacock Zombie with all your might. There is a very important treasure on the Peacock Zombie, and we must find him one step ahead of others."

Corpse City was in complete chaos; countless zombies emerged from their coffins, and they began to slaughter and hunt each other.

After losing their constraints, the growth speed of these zombies became much faster.

They helped themselves improve by plundering each other's Souls and essence blood.

Ye Bai also took this opportunity to use the Ten Thousand Poison Gu to absorb the zombies' venom, so as to evolve his Poison Dragon Butterfly form into the Poison Dragon Saint Butterfly form.

At this time, Ye Canghai, who was breaking through in the air, was not feeling quite right.

He did not expect that the corpse Qi of Corpse City would actually trigger his serious injuries.

The fatal injuries that had once been suppressed were all erupting.

A large number of cracks appeared on his skin, and these cracks were spreading incessantly.

Large mouthfuls of fresh blood sprayed from Ye Canghai's mouth, flowing directly down through the air.

"Hahaha." A zombie with bat wings on its back directly caught Ye Canghai's blood from below.

"Acting under the orders of Lord Mao Shiba, I am to stop you from breaking through to the eighth rank."

"I didn't expect that by casting just a few minor curses, I would plunge you into such a crisis."

"It's a pity; my Trickster lineage is most adept at casting trickery and curses, yet I haven't even had the room to display them."

"I suddenly felt this sense of self-satisfaction from you, and I really must thank you for it."

"Of course, I also know the principle that villains die from talking too much."

"With your blood, I can now cast even more vicious curses."

One could see this bat-winged zombie writing something with a brush, the tip of which was dipped in Ye Canghai's blood.

Just at this moment, a crack appeared in space, and the Sunflower Fairy and the Myriad-Changing Butterfly arrived.

The Myriad-Changing Butterfly split into its Guangming Nüshen Die form, and its six Clones simultaneously used the skill Holy Light Protection.

They protected Ye Canghai tightly.

Upon encountering the holy light screen, the black curses perished one after another.

The Sunflower Fairy sat on Ye Canghai's shoulder.

It released Heavenly Dew Rain, thoroughly cleansing Ye Canghai's afflicted areas.

Heavenly Dew is the best healing method in the world.

Ye Canghai felt as if he were soaking in a warm hot spring, and his old ailments were slowly recovering.

As for that Trickster, it was directly reduced to ashes by a single blast of Holy Light from the Myriad-Changing Butterfly.

The commotion caused by the Myriad-Changing Butterfly was too great, directly attracting the attention of more zombies, and many zombies spread their bat wings and flew up from below.

"Be careful, those zombies might possess special abilities."

After all, these zombies were all Mao Shiba's collection; having stayed in Corpse City for a full eight years, Ye Canghai naturally knew the origins of these zombies.

But no matter how formidable the zombies were, they were reduced to ashes the next moment when faced with the Holy Light cast jointly by the Sunflower Fairy and the Myriad-Changing Butterfly.

The disappearance of large batches of zombies made the elephant zombie, which was charging at the entrance, anxious and burning with impatience.

"Hurry, hurry, I must leave this place as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)