Chapter 512: The Coffin Shop Appears

"I am worried they will be in danger."

"Tian'an, it seems I am about to fall into a deep sleep again."

After Zhang Aiyu finished speaking, she leaned gently against Zhang Tian'an's shoulder and fell asleep.

It was just like when Zhang Tian'an used to lean on Zhang Aiyu's shoulder as a child.

Sister, I have already grown up; I can also become an umbrella to shield you from the wind and rain.

Zhang Tian'an said silently to himself.

"I hope Brother-in-law and Ye Bai's operation goes smoothly."

Zhang Tian'an gently laid his sister down on the bed, set up a soundproof Barrier, and walked out.

Although they were inside Imperial Capital University, Zhang Tian'an still felt he needed to be cautious.

After all, his sister was a treasure he had regained after losing her.

At this moment, Ye Bai and Ye Canghai arrived at Qiyu County.

But just as he arrived, he saw thick, dark clouds that would not disperse.

A massive amount of lightning flashed across the sky in an instant.

Gusts of eerie wind struck.

"It seems there is a problem with the seal in Qiyu County; that Zombie King is about to be born."

Ye Canghai said with a cold face.

"It is fortunate that we already evacuated everyone in the entire county town in advance, otherwise, it would be a dance of corpses by now, staging a Resident Evil."

Just then, countless paper coins descended from the sky.

Paper men carrying coffins drifted over one after another.

"Living beings stop; this is already the territory of our Coffin Shop."

"Please do not take another step, or we will launch an attack."

The paper men's eyes were very lively, their pitch-black eyes turning and turning.

A hint of rouge appeared on its face.

"The Paper Craftsman lineage has joined forces with the Coffin Shop?"

"Let Zhi Yiyi and Guan Tiandi come out to see me; it has been a long time since I have seen these two old friends."

Ye Canghai asked with some displeasure.

Zhi Yiyi was the former head of the Paper Craftsman lineage, and Guan Tiandi was indeed the current person in charge of the Coffin Shop.

Ye Canghai had not encountered the Paper Craftsman lineage in Corpse City, so he did not know what had happened to the Paper Craftsman lineage in Corpse City.

"You are truly bold, actually daring to call our former head by name."

The paper man said with great displeasure.

"That's right, and daring to speak the name of our Coffin Shop's leader; you are just courting death."

The pitch-black coffin carried by the paper man suddenly opened its lid, revealing the sharp teeth inside.

There was actually a large mouth inside this coffin; if one were to lie in the coffin, they would inevitably be devoured by it.

"Black Coffin?"

Ye Canghai muttered.

"That's right, I am a Black Coffin carrying a curse, and I am going to curse you."

The Black Coffin suddenly opened its mouth and spat out strands of black Qi.

These strands of black Qi wrapped around Ye Bai's body, only to be sucked into the Bronze Ancient Sword.

The black Qi was continuously extracted from the Black Coffin.

At this time, numerous cracks appeared on the surface of the Black Coffin.

"Ahhh, who exactly are you? Why can you extract the curse within my body, extract the resentment within my body? What exactly is happening?"

The Black Coffin roared, but it could not control itself, and so with a 'Bang', it exploded into countless fragments, smashed to pieces on the spot.

And the paper men who were close to the Black Coffin were all affected by the Black Coffin and also exploded into pieces.

"Ye Bai, do you have an auspicious beast on you?"

Ye Canghai asked curiously.

Only an auspicious beast could make an Exotic Beast carrying a curse Self-Destruct.

"I do, it is a Water Qilin Beast."

"However, it is about to break through to the seventh rank."

The Water Qilin Beast had a majestic appearance; after breaking through to the seventh rank, it would be considered officially an adult, and Ye Bai would be able to sit on the Water Qilin Beast's back and ride it to roam the four seas.

"Phew, it seems now that the Coffin Shop and the Paper Craftsman lineage have joined forces."

"Paper Man Nan should no longer be managing the affairs of the Paper Craftsman lineage, nor will he hold back anymore."

"This Zombie King's birth is very likely related to the Coffin Shop lineage."

"Back then, the Coffin Shop lineage was always doing private work for Mao Shiba."

"Every zombie that Mao Shiba refined lay in a coffin that came from the Coffin Shop."

"This means that the Coffin Shop very likely mastered Mao Shiba's unique refining techniques."

"I suspect that this time the Coffin Shop and the Paper Craftsman lineage joined forces for the sake of that Zombie King in the Wanghou Tomb."

"If they control that Zombie King, they will have a chance to negotiate with Yan Country and give them more opportunities to survive."

Ye Canghai's line of thought was quite clear; he was truly worthy of being the former Kuimulang and the current Broken Army Star.

"Dad, what you said makes a lot of sense, but why would the Paper Craftsman lineage also join forces with the Coffin Shop?"

"Haven't they always maintained neutrality?"

Ye Bai asked, quite puzzled.

His father seemed to have a deeper understanding of the Paper Maker Lineage.

"This may be because the Paper Maker Lineage has been dissatisfied with Paper Man Nan for a long time; they believe that as their guardian deity, Paper Man Nan restricts them too much, so they want to control the Zombie King and destroy Paper Man Nan."

"The Paper Maker Lineage likely feels that Paper Man Nan is suffocating them, so they want the power to destroy Paper Man Nan."

"The Paper Craftsmen are skilled at reconnaissance and setting up arrays, while the Coffin Shop holds the method to control the Zombie King."

"So, they hit it off immediately."

"If the Zombie King is let loose by the Paper Maker Lineage this time, I will make sure everyone in their lineage rots in prison, the kind where they never think about getting out for the rest of their lives."

"People of the Paper Maker Lineage look like paper figures on the surface, but in reality, their physical bodies are inside the paper figures."

"And they have top-tier escape skills."

"What I mean is, if the Paper Maker Lineage tries to run away on the spot, then let's not be polite; tear their physical bodies apart directly."

"Do not give them any more chances."

"Releasing the Zombie King privately, without regard for the safety of Yan Country, is a grave crime."

Just then, at the highest building in Qiyu County.

A paper figure as tall as a person and a blood-red coffin met here.

"Blood Maiden, I listened to you this time and betrayed the Ancestor; I don't know if it was a wrong decision."

The paper figure sighed gloomily.

"There are gains and losses; haven't you always been dissatisfied with the Ancestor's high-pressure policies?"

"As long as we finish off the Ancestor, can't you take the position early and become the true person in charge of the Paper Maker Lineage?"

"Instead of how it is now, where you have to look down upon Paper Man Nan for everything you do, wouldn't you say?"

Blood Maiden incited from the side.

"That logic is correct, it's just that I don't know what we can do."

"From the moment we were born, our positions were arranged by the Ancestor; things like paper-cutting and manipulating paper figures are all knowledge we must learn."

"To be honest, I am grateful to the Ancestor, but she manages too much, manages to the point where I can't even breathe."

"I even had a feeling of when I would finally be able to be the master of my own house."

"The Ancestor has become the Dashan suppressing the development of our own lineage."

"If the Paper Maker Lineage wants to break through, then we must open mountains and create stones."

"One day, I will overturn that Dashan and bring true freedom to our clansmen."

Blood Maiden looked toward the entire Qiyu County, overlooking it from a high vantage point.

A large amount of Yin evil Qi surged directly into the coffin lid, making the coffin lid become even more vivid.

"Such thick evil energy; that Zombie King in the Wanghou Tomb is a great tonic for us."

"If I could stuff it into my coffin, I fear my strength would climb step by step."

Blood Maiden laughed coldly, her eyes filled with a crazed expression.

"Coffin Shop, I have already broken the sealing array according to your requirements."

"If there is anything else, call me again."

"Breaking the array just now consumed a lot of my strength."

The Paper Craftsman said coldly.

"This is the Cloud of Yin Evil."

"Only when a great evil is about to be born will such a spectacle appear."

"Smell it, the wind in the air even has a hint of a foul stench, implying the unique stench of a zombie."

"This guy should be about to break through; otherwise, it would lie honestly in its own coffin and not dare to act recklessly."

"Now it needs to see the sun, and only after the harmony of Yin and Yang can it break through to the eighth rank."

"This is our chance."

"This guy has many zombies under its command; it won't be as easy as dealing with Mao Shiba."

Ye Canghai's knowledge was extremely profound; no matter what question Ye Bai asked, Ye Canghai could answer it.

"Dad, if the Sun Moon Divine Pearl is in this guy's sleeping quarters, will it swallow the Sun Moon Divine Pearl in order to break through to the eighth rank?"

Ye Bai asked with a curious look on his face.

"It's useless; the Sun Moon Divine Pearl is only effective for humans; for an Exotic Beast, it serves no purpose other than illumination."

"So you don't need to worry that the Zombie King will swallow the Sun Moon Divine Pearl alive."

Ye Canghai brought Ye Bai to the border of Qiyu County.

Here, they had already seen heavy-armored zombies with rusted arrows stuck in their bodies, holding a Heavy Hammer and patrolling incessantly.

There were also some zombies whose heads were more than half smashed in.

However, these zombies all had one characteristic: they were wearing armor.

After a thousand years of corrosion, this armor had begun to become covered in rust.

"Qiyu County has completely become a ghost city; it seems the goal of Yan Country is for us to root out this place and completely remove this big nail that is the Wanghou."

Ye Canghai said very calmly.

He was teaching Ye Bai, passing on his lifelong experience to him.

This was the only kind of knowledge Ye Canghai could think of to pass on to his child.

Quite a bit of knowledge is still quite useful at critical moments.

"Then Dad, where should we start?"

Ye Canghai had lived in the Corpse City for eight years, so naturally, he was incomparably familiar with zombies.

He was familiar with the movements, the scent, and the sounds made by the zombies.

"These zombies ran out from the Wanghou Tomb. They make a very peculiar note; I have never heard this kind of note before, and for now, I don't know what it means."

"Some corpse-speakers are able to communicate with any corpse, but I do not yet have this ability."

"However, these zombies must absolutely not take a single step out of Qiyu County, otherwise, once this zombie army is mobilized, the surrounding cities might all be transformed into zombies."

Ye Bai nodded: "I have already notified the surrounding garrison to surround Qiyu County, ensuring that not even a single mosquito can fly out."

"Let us go inside and investigate, to see just how powerful the Zombie King is."

Ye Bai still remembered that the Yellow Dragon Marshal had once told him that this Zombie King tomb contained quite a few Ten Thousand Dragon Slashes.

Because these Ten Thousand Dragon Slashes had once severed the dragon vein, they were sealed by the Zombie King in the Wanghou Tomb as burial objects.

Therefore, this zombie is not an ordinary zombie; it is a zombie that carries dragon Qi.

If its exterior were covered in dense dragon scales, then it would not be far from transforming into a dragon.

Once a zombie evolves into an Unchanging Bone, it will not be so simple to continue dealing with it.

It might require two, or even three, Pillars of the Nation to be dispatched simultaneously to suppress it and bring it back to the Qi Luck Hall in the Imperial Capital for suppression.

Until the Unchanging Bone is completely dead and its Dao dissipated.

"We need to know the location of the Wanghou Tomb now, right?"

Ye Bai asked.

"No need. According to my previous experience, the place with the most Yin evil Qi is where the Wanghou Tomb is located."

"And my Black Water Mysterious Snake is quite sensitive to Yin evil Qi."

"Just let it lead the way."

Ye Canghai summoned a small snake only the size of a thumb.

This little snake flicked out its red forked tongue.

"The position the snake's tongue points to is the location of the Wanghou Tomb."

"This is a Clone created by my Black Water Mysterious Snake."

Ye Canghai explained a few words to Ye Bai.

"Come, the Wanghou Tomb is about to open. If we can manage to seal it underground before the Zombie King is born, our mission will be mostly complete. Afterward, we will sneak into the Wanghou Tomb to search for the Sun Moon Treasure Pearl."

Regarding Ye Canghai's plan, Ye Bai had a different view.

"Dad, I think we don't need to deliberately go and seal it; we should prioritize finding the whereabouts of the Sun Moon Treasure Pearl."

"If the Zombie King wants to evolve into an Unchanging Bone, it has to endure eighty-one heavenly Thunder Strikes."

"Using the Thunder Power to cause the Zombie King to complete the harmony of Yin and Yang, it will eventually succeed in breaking through to become an Unchanging Bone."

"And when the Zombie King is enduring the Thunder Strike, it is the Zombie King's most vulnerable moment."

"All of its magical treasures will likely be smashed to smithereens by the lightning."

"Even if it breaks through to the eighth rank, so what? In the end, it will still be reduced to an Unchanging Bone that we can manipulate."

"I suggest taking advantage of this opportunity to enter the Ancient Tomb and loot the treasures."

"The area around Qiyu County has been surrounded; ordinary zombies cannot break through the defense."

At this moment, Ye Canghai suddenly had a question.

"Xiaobai, do you think the Zombie King will take the Sun Moon Divine Pearl and use it to resist the heavenly thunder?"

"If the Sun Moon Treasure Pearl is destroyed by the heavenly thunder, wouldn't we have worked in vain?"

Ye Canghai asked Ye Bai.

"It won't. If the Zombie King carries the Sun Moon Divine Pearl, it will undoubtedly die."

"The Sun Moon Divine Pearl is a very special heavenly treasure; you also know its effects."

"It contains extremely vast energy within it. If it is struck by heavenly thunder, it is possible to trigger this energy."

"If the energy explodes, the Zombie King's body will also be reduced to ashes."

"You can imagine the power of that explosion; I fear the entire Qiyu County would be destroyed in an instant."

"The Zombie King is breaking through to seek a glimmer of survival, not to self-destruct. It won't be foolish to that extent."

"If it really did that, then I wouldn't know what to say."

"Dad, I think we should enter the Wanghou Tomb first and stop worrying about the Zombie King, the Paper Craftsman, and the Coffin Shop for now."

(End of this chapter)