Lu Ning's flesh and blood turned into blood mist and were absorbed by the Crimson Sword.
The crimson sword hummed, its tentacles wriggling and wrapping around Lu Ning's arm.
The Crown of Pain also shimmered with an eerie light.
With the support of these two high-risk soul artifacts, Lu Ning's aura surged once again.
boom!
He bent his knees, stepped on the ground, and suddenly disappeared from the spot.
The next moment, the black terracotta warrior that was rushing towards Lu Ning was sent flying backward, a sword wound appearing on its chest.
The sword mark wasn't deep, but dark black viscous fluid oozed from it, and a putrid, yellowish odor wafted out.
Lu Ning raised an eyebrow slightly.
As expected of a corpse puppet, its defenses are indeed formidable.
It was one thing that he couldn't damage the stone tablet earlier, but now he couldn't even sever the flesh of the corpse terracotta warrior with a single sword strike.
The terracotta warrior felt no pain. After landing, it let out a low roar, and the ground around it exploded, sending out skeletons one after another.
These skeletons possessed a powerful aura, all reaching the ninth rank, and numbered more than twenty.
These skeletal warriors and terracotta warriors charged towards Lu Ning once again.
The terracotta warriors seemed to have learned their lesson and didn't charge straight at them.
The black bandages wrapped around his hands extended, like steel piercing the sky, and shot towards Lu Ning with a whooshing sound.
Lu Ning slumped his shoulders and inhaled, then swept his scarlet sword horizontally.
The red and white sword light swept across, instantly slicing all the charging bones into pieces.
The sword light and the black bandages expanded, producing a metallic clang.
The black bandages shimmered with a dark, eerie light, and were extremely sturdy.
Although it was repelled by Lu Ning's sword light, it was not cut off.
Lu Ning suddenly disappeared and launched an attack.
He quickly appeared behind the terracotta warrior, and the crimson sword fell.
The terracotta warrior let out a low growl and turned to grab at the crimson sword.
Black bandages were wrapped around his hands.
The clash between his hands and the crimson sword caused the terracotta warrior's body to sink under the immense force.
The ground where the terracotta warrior stood immediately cracked, turning into a crater hundreds of meters in diameter.
The soil was violently shaken and surged into the sky, the shockwaves from the collision spreading in all directions.
Wherever the blast wave passed, the surrounding trees were shattered and then blown away.
Fine cracks appeared on the terracotta warrior's arms, and black viscous fluid slowly flowed down the cracks.
He roared in anger, wanting to retaliate, but Lu Ning's second sword had already struck.
boom!
On the terracotta warrior's arm, the bandages were torn, and the wounds were getting bigger and bigger.
Lu Ning remained expressionless, raised his hand, and slashed.
Sword after sword, the continuous slashes accompanied by a violent roar.
As the air blast expanded, it spread in all directions, making the pit where the terracotta warrior stood even deeper.
The terracotta warrior had nearly half its body embedded in the ground.
With repeated slashes, the terracotta warrior's arms were almost completely severed and could no longer be lifted.
The bandages on his body were mostly torn, revealing his withered, dark green body.
Its body was covered in cracks, and black slime kept oozing out.
At this moment, even the terracotta warriors had difficulty roaring.
As Lu Ning unleashed three more consecutive sword strikes, the terracotta warrior was cleaved from head to waist.
The terracotta warrior's body was split in two, yet it still writhed, trying to heal.
Lu Ning continued his attacks expressionlessly, slicing the terracotta warrior into several pieces with a few strikes.
Then, blood mist emanated from Lu Ning's crimson sword, enveloping the still writhing corpse of the terracotta warrior.
The fragments of the terracotta warrior's body seemed to sense the danger and began to writhe frantically, trying to heal.
However, these corpse fragments were too slow; under the corrosive influence of the blood mist, they were quickly assimilated and then absorbed.
After absorbing the corpse of the terracotta warrior, Lu Ning heard the Crimson Sword burp: "It tastes better than... in my dreams..."
Lu Ning glanced at the Crimson Sword, and the Crimson Sword immediately fell silent.
Just then, the Crown of Pain let out a satisfied groan.
"...Ah~~~"
Lu Ning: "?"
He took off the Crown of Pain and glanced at it.
The Crown of Pain remained unresponsive.
Lu Ning wondered if he had misheard.
Lu Ning put away the Crown of Pain and the Crimson Sword and walked back to the group.
He noticed that everyone was looking at him strangely.
Lu Ning asked, somewhat puzzled, "What's wrong?"
Jerry's eyes reddened, his face filled with envy, jealousy, and resentment: "What's wrong? How did you suddenly become so strong?! You weren't this strong last time!"
Steve nodded repeatedly: "I still remember last time in the Dead Space, when we faced this bone serpent, you couldn't even block its attacks! How did you improve so quickly?"
An Lan was even more surprised: "Lu Ning, how can your physical strength be so strong? This doesn't match your awakened ability. Is it because of the enhancement brought about by absorbing the pollution source of the flesh and blood source? This enhancement is truly astonishing."
The others were unaware of Lu Ning's previous strength.
What shocked them was that Lu Ning was able to kill a Saint-level Corpse Puppets at the seventh rank!
Although this terracotta warrior has no soul weapon, its physical abilities are incredibly powerful.
The fact that Lu Ning could be killed so easily shows that his strength has surpassed that of many Saints.
Lu Ning glanced at Jerry and Steve, who were filled with envy, and said, "I have two high-risk soul artifacts, both of which enhance physical strength. And my physical strength is my strongest power. Not to mention I also have the Soul-Shaking Fist."
Lu Ning looked at An Lan and nodded, saying, "Part of it is the power of the flesh and blood source, and the other part is a body tempering method that I developed myself..."
Lu Ning explained the physical tempering method, which amazed the three saints, including Ya En, who were standing nearby.
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