Where the lotus blossoms drifted by, it was as if a forest fire had ignited, but only thick smoke billowed, without a single flame. Apart from the faint pink glow of the lotus blossoms, Wang Yao's vision was completely obscured, and he could no longer see anything ahead.
The skeletons, with a rhythmic and orderly clatter, strode steadily into the thick smoke and dust.
The two Yama Kings and the fairy maiden were like a formidable reef, forcefully blocking the tide of corpse puppets. Wang Yao only felt a cloud of black smoke rising before his eyes, but he had no idea what was happening deep within the black smoke.
"The corpse puppets have retreated, and my skeleton army has not engaged the enemy," Emperor Song said calmly.
"Now that the skeleton formation has been activated, let the skeletons clear this area and find the direction the corpse puppets retreated in," said Yama.
"Don't worry, as long as I don't withdraw this skeleton array, it will eventually cover the entire Underworld District. No matter where he hides, I'll find him," Emperor Song laughed.
"Let's move forward slowly." Yama nodded and slowly moved forward. Behind him, the soul ants suddenly took flight in swarms and then fell back down. Yama seemed to be intentionally making these soul ants keep up with his pace, moving extremely slowly.
"Fairy Maiden, return to the defensive range of my Myriad Soul Ants. Be careful of spiritual attacks." Yama called out to the Fairy Maiden who was standing outside the Myriad Soul Ants.
"Disgusting! I don't want to stand in there." The fairy shook her head and walked forward. "Don't worry, my lotus ring can detect any unusual activity within ten steps and defend against most attacks. As long as the spirit appears, I can't say I can stop it, but escaping will definitely be no problem."
As he spoke, King Qin Guang slowly retreated. His heavy sword had disappeared, but he still maintained his full suit of armor and his tall stature.
"These corpse puppets escaped very quickly; they must have retreated into several nearby stairwells," said King Qin Guang.
"Emperor Song has already arranged for his skull array to track us. Since the fairy has a magical treasure to protect her, I will withdraw the Ten Thousand Soul Ants so that we can move faster." As he spoke, King Yama trembled, and all the soul ants flew towards his body like swallows returning to their nest.
As soon as these soul ants touched his body, they disappeared. In a short while, all the soul ants vanished completely. Everyone immediately quickened their pace and stepped into the black smoke.
Wang Yao saw only broken pipes on the ground, and the iron ladders were covered with shattered corpse puppet limbs. Some of the limbs were still emitting thick black smoke, but most of the limbs were no different from ordinary chunks of flesh. The ground was quite wet and slippery, caused by the blood flowing from the corpse puppets.
"This guy must be preparing for a final assault, right? There are so many corpse puppets; all the previous attacks combined didn't seem to amount to this many," King Qin Guang said as he walked.
"At the very least, we've delayed the enemy's final offensive." Emperor Song nodded in agreement.
"How on earth were these corpse puppets made? There are so many of them! Where did he get the materials?" Wang Yao asked in astonishment.
Such a massive army of corpse puppets, no matter which realm it passed through, would be a truly grand and imposing sight, and it could only have been temporarily created by the enemy in this Underworld Queen's District.
"Materials? Once he enters the Underworld, he will have an endless supply of materials," said Emperor Song. "I have never learned how to make corpse puppets, but I have heard that corpse puppets are actually a combination of corpse energy and flesh and blood, and corpse energy is transformed from yin energy. Once you enter the Underworld, you can have as many as you want."
"But what about flesh and blood? Ghosts don't have flesh and blood, so where did the flesh and blood for making corpse puppets come from?" Wang Yao still couldn't figure it out.
"There are many ways for the Six Realms to generate flesh and blood, but the difficult one is the soul. The number of souls is fixed and can only be generated by ghosts. If you don't want the soul and only want flesh and blood, the Blood Spirit Mushroom of the Immortal Realm, the Divine Corpse Technique of the God Realm, the flesh and blood demon race of the Demon Realm, and the Tai Sui of the Human Realm can all provide it. Moreover, the energy is inexhaustible."
As Yama spoke calmly, he gently raised his hand, and a huge broken pipe slowly rose up in front of him, moving aside the pieces of corpse on the ground to reveal a path forward.
As they walked and talked, they arrived at the edge of the pipeline area. In front of them was a huge circular steel structure, which at first glance looked somewhat similar to a farmhouse granary, except that pipes extended out from the walls and connected in all directions.
There were still many fragments of corpse puppets lying on the ground, but they had turned black and there was a faint smell of decay, indicating that they had been killed long ago.
Upon arriving here, Wang Yao finally understood the structure of the entire Underworld District. It was centered around this circular steel structure warehouse, surrounded by a pipe area. Further out, the pipes were buried in the corridors, forming several roads leading here.
The pipes extend to various zones in the West Fifth District and connect with other areas on Floor Zero.
"Any discoveries from the skeleton formation?" Looking at the slightly messy but clearly directional remains of the corpse puppets scattered on the ground, Yama turned to ask Emperor Song.
"We've already left the Three-Way Center and are heading towards the construction area. We haven't found anything yet. You know, the Skull Formation isn't very fast." Emperor Song shook his head.
"Now that we're here, let's go inside and take a look," Yama said, looking up at the massive three-way center and pointing to the remains of the corpse puppet on the ground.
This time, the fairy did not object again. Instead, she added another protective shield for everyone. Yama led everyone around the center of the three passages, following the direction of the corpse puppet's limbs. Wang Yao discovered a small door on one side of the center of the three passages.
The mangled limbs of the corpse puppet stretched all the way into the doorway, jamming the small steel door and leaving it wide open. Yama, stepping over the mangled limbs, was the first to enter.
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