Chapter 279

The enemy's Yin soldiers were too many, their momentum shaking the heavens, gathering more and more, and the Yin killing aura at the mountain's foot grew thicker and thicker.

My gaze searched the crowd, and soon I locked onto the hopping corpse's silhouette.

The hopping corpse actually retreated back, retreating into the formation of the Yin soldiers.

As the Yin soldiers formed up, our situation became clear at a glance.

I did not see Mao Jingxuan and his group.

Facing the hopping corpse and the Yin soldier formation were Fang ChuanZong, and… the few behind him, probably his senior martial brothers and sisters?

And in front of Fang ChuanZong stood a person.

That person wore a bamboo hat, held a Vajra Umbrella, and stood aloof, detached from the world.

That was the Grave-robbing Colonel's heir!

He stood firmly before the Yin soldier formation, unafraid.

When the enemy shot the first volley of arrows, he abruptly opened the Vajra Umbrella.

The moment the Vajra Umbrella opened, countless runes floated on its silver-white surface, forming a barrier.

A barrage of arrows shot forward, striking the barrier, each vanishing as if swallowed by a beast's gaping maw.

At the same time, those runes faded considerably.

Immediately, the Vajra Umbrella opened and closed, and dozens of small swords shot out from its ribs, rushing straight at the hopping corpse within the Yin soldier formation.

The tiny swords scattered, but wherever they went, Yin soldiers rushed forward to meet them, using their own bodies to block the tiny swords of the Diamond Umbrella.

I saw that each tiny sword carried a considerable amount of Mana, and if struck with precision, one could pierce the chests of four Yin soldiers at once.

I couldn't help but sigh; it seems this heir of the Grave Robber Colonel really has some skill.

But in the distance, Yin soldiers continued to stream toward us without end.

With so many Yin soldiers, even if Fang ChuanZong and his allies all attacked together, they could not possibly hold them off.

This is also the fundamental reason why Fang ChuanZong invited this heir of the Grave Robber Colonel over.

Because a direct fight would surely be unwinnable.

But the Grave Robber Colonel's heir holds a Yin Soldier Talisman.

As long as this person is strong enough and can successfully activate the Yin Soldier Talisman, then the enemy's Yin Soldier Formation can be controlled by the talisman.

To defeat the enemy without fighting!

I held my breath, waiting for this moment to arrive.

Just then, Hui YuMo came over.

She stood beside me, excitedly saying, "Elder sister, Seventh Lord is truly divine—that Three-eyed Toad is really no longer on the hopping corpse's shoulder!"

My brow twitched as I asked, "Was that Three-eyed Toad never with the hopping corpse from the start, or did it disappear later?"

"It was when the Grave Robber Colonel's heir appeared that the Three-eyed Toad broke free from the hopping corpse and left." Hui YuMo pondered, then added, "Those from Mount Mao were chasing after the Three-eyed Toad as it left."

Liu Junyan almost left nothing out, but she alone failed to count those few from Mount Mao.

I fear it will ruin things.

But now it's too late to try to notify Liu Junyan.

But upon second thought, Mao Jingxuan's purpose in coming here must be that Three-eyed Toad.

I narrowed my eyes looking further southwest, straining to listen.

The thunder grew louder and louder—indeed, it was heading in that direction.

Tonight, it is not the hopping corpse undergoing the tribulation, but the Three-eyed Toad.

And only after the Three-eyed Toad passes its tribulation can its third eye open.

I think Mao Jingxuan has come for the Three-eyed Toad whose third eye will open after it passes the tribulation.

So even if he brings people to chase after the Three-eyed Toad, it should not disrupt our plan.

Everything is going smoothly.

I was considering whether to let Hui YuMo's people join Fang ChuanZong's side.

After the Grave Robber Colonel's heir uses the Yin Soldier Talisman to control the Yin Soldier Formation, we will together slaughter the hopping corpse.

Just then, a roar of the hopping corpse came from below.

That roar shook heaven and earth, as if the ground beneath our feet trembled.

As the hopping corpse roared, we saw the Grave Robber Colonel's heir making hand seals, one hand gripping the Diamond Umbrella, the other raising high the pangolin claw hanging from his neck.

The first time I saw that pangolin claw wrapped in bronze filigree and seal script, I recognized it immediately as the Grave Robber Talisman.

A Grave Robber Colonel clan whose ancestors had fought Yin soldiers often finds that their Grave Robber Talisman can substitute for the Yin Soldier Talisman in commanding the Yin Soldier Formation.

Hui YuMo could not contain her excitement, saying, "Elder sister, he must be about to deploy the Yin Soldier Formation—I never imagined I would witness such a scene in my lifetime..."

But before she could finish, her excited expression froze on her face.

Because not only the Yin Soldier Formation, but even the hopping corpse at its center simultaneously charged toward the Grave Robber Colonel's heir.

He simply cannot command the Yin Soldier Formation!

Is it that the Grave Robber Talisman itself lacks the power to awe the Yin soldiers, or is this Grave Robber Colonel's heir merely a paper strategist, lacking sufficient cultivation to activate the talisman and achieve the effect of the Yin Soldier Talisman?

Either way, it's a heavy blow to us!

A melee is about to erupt.

I lifted the Soul-guiding Lamp and prepared to go down the mountain.

Earlier, Fang ChuanZong had intended for me to join the battle, to control the Yin soldiers.

I knew he valued the Mana of the Soul-guiding Lamp in my hand.

Later, Liu Junyan refused, and after summoning the Grave Robber Colonel's heir, the plan was abandoned.

But now the situation no longer allows me to remain a passive observer.

Hui Yuemo, however, grabbed me with one hand: "Sister, Seventh Lord forbids you from going, you cannot go! Moreover, Seventh Lord didn't also order you to retrieve that piece of Golden Scale?"

Yes, this is our little trick.

Liu Junyan now holds four Golden Scales in her hand, one of which was retrieved from Ox Tiger Mountain.

This Golden Scale was also controlled by the Great Lama, and it is stained with the Great Lama's aura.

Furthermore, that piece of Golden Scale we just obtained has been buried in the grave pit for many years.

Therefore, the grave pit still retains the aura of that piece of Golden Scale.

Thus, Liu Junyan had me take the Golden Scale from Ox Tiger Mountain, bury it in the grave pit, to achieve "using the fake to confuse the real".

This "fake", of course, does not mean the Golden Scale is fake.

Rather, it means that the Golden Scale I buried is not the one originally embedded in the forehead of the Three-eyed Toad.

That piece remains held in Liu Junyan's hand.

And Liu Junyan is currently at a place called Small Camp Mouth.

If it weren't for fishing out the little girl's corpse from the river, we would hardly have noticed that river and the terrain along its banks.

Following this river, we explored its upper reaches, which lie behind the ancient battlefield, where a stele stands.

The stele is not large, with a few large characters carved on it—Small Camp Mouth.

These three characters made me and Liu Junyan instantly think of the blood letter that Zhao Zixun wrote to Fu Wan.

The blood letter bears these words: "In early July, we fought at Small Camp Mouth..."

That is to say, this ancient battlefield is the Small Camp Mouth ancient battlefield.

Behind that stele should be the entrance to the ancient battlefield.

If someone wants to escape via the waterway, they must inevitably pass that stele at Small Camp Mouth.

Liu Junyan, carrying the Golden Scale taken from the Three-eyed Toad, guards Small Camp Mouth.

First, to block the enemy's water-escape exit.

Second, to completely separate the corpse fiends from the Three-eyed Toad.