Chapter 96: Fighting with All One's Might

"Not right, not right~ If you put it that way, the situation isn't right either~ Young Master Du, you... how did you resist the calling of the Great Lord?"

"Hmm, the price he offered back then was too low; it couldn't tempt me. Also, that piece of wasteland was a factor, I suppose."

"That's right, that's right~ I've already guessed it, where you've hidden the other corpse-buriers..."

Before the voice had even faded, Du En suddenly struck!

An earth bullet as wide as an adult's shoulder condensed and shot out, suddenly exploding toward a spot in the mountain forest; the trees in its path were pierced straight through, its speed not diminishing in the slightest—this was the Earth Bullet Technique at the Mastery level.

Facing such a sudden sneak attack, the evil cultivator in the shadows could no longer maintain their stealth and had to reveal themselves under the moonlight, within the field of vision.

She looked young, in her early twenties, wearing a light, fluttering goose-yellow silk garment; her figure was slender and petite, and her face was sweet and gentle, making one feel a desire to protect and cherish her.

"Young Master, oh Young Master~ How could you be like this~"

Within that pool of blood and gore, the evil nature had not been eradicated; they were still trying to heal and coagulate themselves.

"It seems that even if one appears immune to physical damage, when all is said and done, the battles of cultivators still come down to mana and cultivation base."

He reacted extremely quickly, letting the discarded earth armor explode to block, and in the next instant, new earth armor was generated again.

Gurgle, gurgle~

"Hee hee~"

The intensity was pulled directly to the Mastery level; four-finger-thick hard yellow earth wrapped around him, looking like a shell within a shell—at this moment, this 'cicada shedding its skin' was even tougher!

Then Du En directly grabbed backhanded, caught those limbs and claws, and pulled hard, dragging the main body out from the darkness.

Mutual destruction!

Without stopping, he continued to throw up yellow sand, reaching the Great Accomplishment level; it came rushing toward them like a wall, directly enveloping both the evil cultivator's true form and those rotting green-furred corpses, with the sound of 'squelch' ringing out incessantly.

Pitter-patter, it struck the blood and gore, causing it to sway, but it could not break through.

But Zhu'er was not yet dead.

This woman is very dangerous!

Floating among it were some goose-yellow silk fragments, as if to explain that this pool of blood was none other than the evil cultivator Zhu'er, who had just moments ago still looked human!

"..."

Suddenly, fireballs, water arrows, and earth bullets grouped together and bombarded over.

Squeak, squeak, chatter, chatter~

Squelch!

Now that the corpse-people were hitting him, they would only injure themselves; their hands were full of openings, like ordinary people foolishly trying to beat a solid block of steel.

So he scattered several handfuls of sand, and in the covering shotgun-like blast, directly turned them into a sky full of blood flowers.

Ten feet tall, pale all over, wrapped in yellow clothes, with a ferocious face; from her eyes, two petite Zhu'ers were actually growing, their upper bodies exposed, covered in viscous blood.

Zhu'er's tone hadn't changed at all; regarding the Iron Tungsten Blade flying over to attack, she only slightly dodged.

The corpse ball was smashed flat and shattered, and the earth armor also crumbled away.

A faint, strange sound then appeared.

Zhu'er suddenly appeared behind Du En, the two of them pressed very close together.

"You've crossed the line~"

Zhu'er hummed a tune and moved airily, like snow melting under the sun; the attacks from these talismans simply vanished. At the same time, from her shadow, rotting corpses covered in green fur crawled out, yet they emitted the fragrance of rouge and powder.

The piled-up earth bullet tomb suddenly turned into blood, or rather, was wrapped and dissolved by the blood from the bottom up.

"Oh my, oh my~ A bit surprised~"

Crack-boom!

On Du En's side, the blade was swung so fast its form couldn't be seen, having already sliced open all two hundred-plus blood-grape heads.

"Young Master, oh Young Master~ If I turn you into a bouquet of flowers~ my lover will surely be very happy~"

"Young Master, oh Young Master~ It's no use~"

The moonlight fell upon it but did not reflect any luster; there was only a patch of pure black, as if everything had been swallowed up.

Ahead of the earth bullet, it accelerated to pierce the body.

She said this so lightly, without any visible movement, and before Du En had a chance to launch a combo, an evil art was already brewing.

Du En silently flicked his hand, and a handful of yellow sand spread out.

Even though they were both at the peak of Qi Refining, Du En knew he could not be the least bit careless!

"Zhu'er is a little angry~ After all, Young Master is too rude~"

"So that's how it is~ Dual cultivation of law and body~ Dual cultivation, eh~ I miss my good lover~"

Looking again at the blood-grape heads and those green-furred corpses, their evil nature was gone, leaving only remnants.

A 'swish-swish' sound rose from another place.

Evil energy radiated wantonly from her body as she trampled through the mountain forest, charging over with astonishing speed. She arrived in front of Du En in a flash, only to be torn apart backhanded and trampled into blood foam by him, who had used five-finger-thick Great Accomplishment earth armor to increase his height to over eight and a half feet.

Zhu'er seemed to be enraged, so the blood splashed and roared; ignoring the Iron Tungsten long blade flying and darting about, it turned from red to white, and in the blink of an eye, a corpse-person fell from the sky.

Then, earth bullets shot and pressed down, making the ground shake.

As he raised his hand to grab, the Iron Tungsten Blade appeared in his palm; with a backhanded flick, he sliced open two heads, and at the same time, triggered all the talismans on his body, throwing them toward the evil cultivator Zhu'er.

"I think that in your current state, he wouldn't have the slightest interest."

Still feeling it wasn't enough, he pressed the attack, firing earth bullets in succession; with roars echoing, he kept increasing the pressure.

Limbs and claws several feet long struck out violently—there were twenty in total, terrifyingly so—nailing themselves firmly onto Du En's earth armor. As Zhu'er on the other side added more force with a smile, the four-finger-thick earth armor began to crack.

Mana flooded and wrapped around, completely crushing it.

However, in return, Du En had already cast his spell; the Mastery-level earth bullets flew like meteors, bombarding the corpse ball and its limbs repeatedly.

But Du En's gaze remained calm, his mood heavy, because as the evil cultivator's true form was revealed, an indescribable sense of tension welled up.

Amidst the giggling, the blood-grape-like heads rolled one by one, bubbling with blood as they charged toward Du En's side.

"That's right, that's right~ Young Master Du has a sharp eye~"

It was a chaotic, slick white ball of corpses covered in limbs and claws, appearing exceptionally fresh and crowded; it was clearly composed of those people who had just been killed not long ago!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The corpse-person took large strides, charging straight in front of Du En, striking with a fist and a palm, shattering the Earth Armor.

From the darkness of the woods, pale, silky limbs suddenly reached out, violently piercing through Du En's Earth Armor.

Such an image made it very difficult to associate with an Evil Cultivator.

Another corpse suddenly killed its way out from the mountain forest; it had four heads, and its torso grew eight arms and eight legs, having been glued together from one man and three women, their posture appearing exceptionally intimate.

He swayed his body slightly, and suddenly his whole body became variegated.

The Variegated Cloak was already being worn by him before anyone knew it; as it swayed at this moment, a bewitching wind rose, and even an ordinary early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator would fall for it if they were careless for a moment!

Du En then unleashed a backhand burst, a masterpiece, and an earth bullet the size of a human torso roared out; at the same time, while he rapidly advanced to close the distance, the Iron Tungsten Blade also flew from his hand.

He immediately stopped hiding, unleashing the Earth Armor Art to its absolute perfection; his magic power drained rapidly, and the Earth Armor further expanded and thickened.

The tone was light and cheerful, and the way of speaking was as pleasant as singing.

Seven fingers thick and nine feet tall, it was like a small colossus; the ground shook with every step, showing its heavy and overwhelming weight, which could not be carried without a formidable physique and magic power, yet Du En moved as if flying, his movements agile and fast, with no impact at all, allowing him to perform beyond his limits!

At the same time, Du En also threw a backhand punch, further causing the corpse chunks and blood to splatter, smashing and pulverizing it at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The Iron Tungsten Blade also seized the opportunity to sweep past, snatching chestnuts from the fire, directly severing the two Zhu'er at the giant corpse's eye sockets.

(End of this chapter)