"Hurry, I have a bad feeling." After Xia Xiang stepped out of the portal, she looked at the dark sky and felt increasingly uneasy.

The two teleported away instantly.

"Ding Xiaoyu?" Rex suddenly stopped, looking at the person emitting green light in the middle of the road, and called out uncertainly.

Xia Xiang looked at the somewhat unfamiliar person and tentatively called out, "Xiao Yu?"

Ding Xiaoyu was dressed in a black casual outfit, her hair had been shaved into a buzz cut, and she was carrying the Hand of Ares. Her body was emanating black energy, and her green eyes were filled with murderous intent as she locked her gaze on Rex.

"Xiaoyu, what's wrong?" Xia Xiang stepped forward, but was stopped by Rex.

"Xia Xiang, wait a minute, something's wrong with him!" Rex said.

"I know something's wrong with him!" Xia Xiang said urgently.

How did Xiaoyu become a zombie? Is it because she saved Rex? So originally it should have been Rex who became a zombie, but now it's Ding Xiaoyu instead?

Is it all because she disrupted the order of time and space? Is that why Ding Xiaoyu, who was originally unrelated to her, had to suffer all of this?

"Xia Xiang, long time no see." Black Dragon appeared behind Ding Xiaoyu wearing his signature black cloak.

"Come, everyone, let's get acquainted. This is my martial corpse—Shang."

Xia Xiang looked at Ding Xiaoyu, whose eyes were filled with murderous intent, and then at the Black Dragon, who was laughing wildly.

"You saved Rex, but what about Ding Xiaoyu and Wang Arthur?" the black dragon provoked. "In the end, you can't save either of them."

"But it's also thanks to you that I raised their combat power index to over 10,000 points before they died, otherwise my martial corpse wouldn't be this strong," the black dragon said, then solemnly added, "Thank you."

Xia Xiang was trembling with anger, but suddenly burst out laughing as she took out the Magnolia Bow and approached.

"Mr. Black Dragon, you don't understand me."

As Xia Xiang spoke, her superpowers surged to 50,000 points. The black dragon's face, which was glowing green, turned pale instantly. However, considering that Wang Yase and Ding Xiaoyu were both in her hands, Xia Xiang knew she would have some reservations.

Rex was shocked. Wasn't Xia Xiang's combat power index 12,000? Why did it suddenly increase by so much?!

Black Dragon was also shocked. Wasn't she a half-blooded demon-slaying warrior? How could she be so strong! Before he could react, he saw Xia Xiang swing her stick at him.

When Heilong saw Xia Xiang attacking, he quickly controlled Ding Xiaoyu to block in front of him, but Xia Xiang did not slow down at all.

"Xia Xiang, you're really ruthless." Black Dragon retreated to dodge.

Ding Xiaoyu was caught in the force and immediately knelt on one knee, bleeding from all seven orifices.

Xia Xiang felt a sharp pain in her heart, but if she didn't save him, he would hurt his friends, and he would suffer even more. She had read about the Golden Pen Dragon Technique; after becoming a martial corpse, one could recover.

But the prerequisite is to get him back first.

"Voris—Urabaha—Coagulation Spell"

After immobilizing Ding Xiaoyu, Xia Xiang's staff transformed back into the Magnolia Bow, and the light arrow shot straight at the black dragon's face, piercing through its protective magnetic field.

At the critical moment, the Corpse Lord stood directly in front of the Black Dragon.

Xia Xiang quickly waved the light arrow away, preventing it from piercing through the Martial Corpse Venerable. However, the tip of the light arrow left a black mark on the Venerable's brow.

That wretched black dragon! He actually used his minions as shields!

"Black Dragon, I despise you. You only know how to hide behind others and have them protect you," Xia Xiang mocked.

"Don't you cherish your figurines? Why do you discard the old ones now that you have new ones? This is your strongest martial corpse."

"I'm not heartbroken, someone else is," Black Dragon said angrily, but he also clearly noticed Xia Xiang's leniency. "However, you won't have a chance, little cutie Xia Xiang~"

Then, the other martial corpses—Wu, Hui, An, and Du—surrounded them from all sides.

"Rex!" Xia Xiang called out worriedly, "You stay with Xiaoyu. He can't move now. Just stay with him. I'll take care of the others."

Rex was unaware of his superpowers, but Black Dragon noticed his combat prowess.

"Xia Xiang, you're really quite impressive. I, Heilong, never praise people." Heilong said with some regret. Why didn't he meet Xia Xiang sooner? If only Xia Xiang could be of use to him.

Rex's combat strength was clearly only a little over 10,000 before, but now it's over 13,000, and they've only been gone for less than a month.