Zhang Shaozhong's roar, imbued with chaotic energy, exploded like a thunderclap above the desolate lake, causing the white bone wind chimes to sway wildly and emit even more ear-piercing noise.
However, the shrine remained eerily dark and silent, without any response.
Only the tombstone-like stones on the lake surface seemed to tremble slightly.
"Damn it, they're just playing tricks!"
Zhang Shaozhong's eyes sharpened. Too lazy to waste any more words, he raised his foot to step over the stones and rush over.
"Husband, please wait."
Qingxue reached out to stop him, her cold gaze sweeping across the dark lake. "This lake is strange, filled with resentment. It is probably an evil pool that refines souls. If you step in rashly, you will easily meet with misfortune."
As soon as she finished speaking, the once lifeless, dark lake surface suddenly began to churn as if boiling!
Countless huge bubbles bubbled up, and an even stronger stench of blood and resentment wafted over!
Immediately afterwards, under the solemn gazes of the three, more than a dozen figures slowly rose from the viscous, ink-like lake water!
These people (or were once people) wore tattered priestly robes stained with black and red dirt, their skin was a dead fish-like grayish-white, their eyes were empty and lifeless, with only two points of scarlet light flickering.
They were enveloped in a dense aura of black and red resentment, emitting silent howls and radiating an evil aura comparable to that of a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator!
"It's the 'Corpse-Dissolving Priest'!"
Ling Qingxue recognized these things: "They used evil magic to transform powerful priests in life into mindless puppets that only know how to kill, to guard this place!"
Night Enchantress spat, "Pah! How disgusting! Digging up a dead person and messing with them!"
As soon as the dozen or so Corpse-Dissolving Priests appeared, they were like sharks that had smelled blood. Their empty, scarlet eyes locked onto the three people on the shore. Then, they let out an inhuman shriek and pounced on the lake like ghosts!
They were incredibly fast, leaving trails of afterimages, their black fingernails gleaming with an eerie light as they aimed straight for vital points!
"Perfect timing! It's a good opportunity for me to stretch my muscles!"
Ye Meier let out a sharp cry and fearlessly went to meet them!
The demonic energy transformed into two enormous black scythes, which swung with a mournful demonic sound as they collided violently with the leading Corpse-Dissolving Priests!
*Sizzle!*
A black scythe slashed across, severing the arm of a Corpse-Dissolving Priest. However, there was no blood at the cut, only a thick black aura gushing out. The priest seemed oblivious, his other claw still viciously clawing at Night Enchantress's throat!
"Hmph! An undead creature?"
Night Enchantress's eyes turned cold, and her demonic energy erupted, directly knocking the priest back. Black demonic fire ignited on her scythe, and she slashed down again!
This time, when the demonic fire touched the priest's body, it immediately emitted a sizzling burning sound, and the priest let out a painful howl, his movements becoming noticeably slower.
On the other side, Ling Qingxue also made her move.
She pointed her fingers like a sword, and her icy blue immortal power, like the moonlight from the heavens, precisely targeted the foreheads of those corpse-dissolving priests!
The power of immortals is pure and clean, making it the nemesis of these evil and malevolent things!
Any Corpse-Dissolving Priest who is targeted will immediately have an ice-blue mark appear between their eyebrows. Their entire body will then freeze rapidly from the inside out, and then explode into countless ice crystals with a "bang," purifying the vengeful spirits inside!
Zhang Shaozhong then set his sights on a Corpse-Dissolving Priest with an exceptionally powerful aura. This guy was taller than the other priests, and the resentment on his body had almost solidified into a tangible black armor!
He roared, his fist enveloped in chaotic energy, and he adopted the most ruthless fighting style, punching his opponent in the face!
The Corpse-Dissolving Priest neither dodged nor evaded, but instead met the attack with a punch of his own! The two fists collided fiercely!
boom!
A shockwave erupted!
Zhang Shaozhong felt as if his fist had smashed into a piece of ancient black iron, the shock making his arm go numb!
The Corpse-Dissolving Priest merely swayed, and some of the black armor on his fists cracked, but new resentment immediately replenished it!
"It's a bit hard!"
Zhang Shaozhong's eyes narrowed, and he no longer held back. He activated his chaotic energy to the fullest extent, and his fists rained down like raindrops, each punch containing the property of annihilating everything!
The black armor on the Corpse-Dissolving Priest's body quickly became dull and shattered under the erosion of the chaotic energy!
Finally, Zhang Shaozhong's heavy punch pierced his chest, the black energy dissipated, and he turned into a real skeleton that fell into the lake.
The three were like tigers among sheep. Although these Corpse-Dissolving Priests, who were equivalent to Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, were numerous and fearless of injury, they were no match for the overwhelming strength and attribute advantage.
In just a few minutes, more than a dozen corpse-dissolving priests were cleared out, and broken bones and dissipating black mist floated on the lake.
However, before they could even catch their breath—
Buzz!
The entire lake shook violently!
Inside the gate of the menacing shrine in the center of the lake, darkness writhed like a living creature. A terrifying aura, far more powerful and evil than that of the Corpse-Dissolving Priest, seemed to come from the ancient primordial era, slowly awakening like a ferocious beast that had slumbered for millennia!
Boom!
Suddenly, the lake in front of the shrine parted to the sides, and a gigantic serpent, formed from countless bones and vengeful spirits, slowly rose from the bottom of the lake!
The giant serpent had eight heads as big as small mountains, each with a different expression of pain and contortion. Its sixteen scarlet snake eyes, like searchlights, were locked onto the three people on the shore!
The terrifying pressure, like a tangible mountain, crashed down!
Even space itself seemed to freeze!
Yamata no Orochi (phantom/clone)!
Although it wasn't its true form, the aura it emitted had clearly reached the Golden Core stage! It was far superior to Yagyu Tajima-no-kami and those priests!
"Hiss—Roar—!!"
The eight heads roared simultaneously, their voices filled with chaos, madness, and endless resentment!
The sound waves alone were enough to make Zhang Shaozhong's blood surge and his eardrums ache!
"Finally, someone decent has arrived!"
Ye Meier's eyes were extremely solemn, and the demonic energy around her was boiling to the extreme. Behind her, a blurry celestial magic image, exuding overwhelming demonic power, faintly appeared!
Ling Qingxue also became completely serious. Her icy blue immortal power condensed into a solid ice crystal armor around her, and an ice and snow longsword made entirely of immortal power appeared in her hand, with the tip pointing directly at the eight giant snakes!
Zhang Shaozhong felt the almost suffocating pressure, but instead of being afraid, his eyes burned with even more intense fighting spirit and hatred!
It was these damned bastards who killed Su Lan!
He took a deep breath and mobilized all the chaotic energy in his body without reservation. The gray energy flowed wildly around his body, emitting a deep roar!
"You old monster! Get over here and face your death!!"
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