“Haha, it’s no secret that the goal of this sect is to establish an enormous corpse country!” Corpse Two said indifferently.
Ling Han seemed to have caught onto something, and said, “Could it be, the Thousand Corpse Sect is also interested in…?” He gestured splitting open the skies.
Corpse Two cracked a smile, and said, “Yes, but it’s slightly different from what you’re thinking.”
Splitting open the skies meant to bring the entire vast lands into the divine realm and improve the level of vast lands as a whole, turning it into divine ground. Wait . Ling Han was startled on the inside. Since some people cultivated underworld arts and could break open the other void to enter the underworld, then if those who cultivated underworld arts split open the skies… which realm would the vast lands ascend to?
The underworld!
Hiss , Thousand Corpse Sect also had a great “dream!”
However, with the current strength exhibited by the Thousand Corpse Sect, did they have such strength? It wasn’t that Ling Han looked down on them, but there really was a vast gap—anyone from the five great sects could probably make a clean sweep of them.
If not, then why did Thousand Corpse Sect cower for so many years?
Corpse Two took his time and didn’t seem like he was here to be an assassin. He said unhurriedly, “I know you’re stalling for time, but I am as well? You’ve been poisoned by my corpse poison, which can’t be expelled, and will only get worse! I said, I have considerable respect for a dead person.”
Ling Han looked down and saw that the black wound was expanding as expected, almost turning his entire waist black.
Zhu Xuan Er immediately cried out. To be injured by people from the Thousand Corpse Sect, the result couldn’t possibly be good; it was either death or becoming a Corpse Soldier.
Ling Han nodded, and said, “As expected of an old corpse ten thousand years old. My Diamond Body actually can’t automatically dispel such Corpse Qi!” He activated the Indestructible Heaven’s Scroll, and weng , his entire body immediately flickered with golden light as if he turned into a divine and imposing god of war.
Corpse Two put both hands behind his back and appeared not to care at all, having no intention to stop him. He said indifferently, “You’re right, I am indeed a ten-thousand-year-old corpse, at least this body is, and not just ten thousand years, but at least several tens of thousands of years!”
He suddenly seemed to become interested in talking, and said, “Do you know corpses are like trees and have corpse rings? There are at least thirty thousand corpse rings on my body. Hehe, sorry, I don’t have the time to count them all.”
If it were in terms of age, it probably boasted the highest seniority in the vast lands—even Ma Duo Bao and the others that slept for ten to twenty thousand years fell short of it.
“Over thirty thousand years, my body was constantly in a land of absolute yin where yang was extinguished and the heaviness of the Corpse Qi formed was unimaginable, or else, a new divine spirit couldn’t have been produced, and I could’ve only become a Corpse Soldier.”
Ling Han’s entire body was covered in golden light as he said, “Then why did you seek refuge with the Thousand Corpse Sect when you very well could roam the world freely?”
“People have to have some dreams, and my dream is the same as Thousand Corpse Sect’s, so we obviously share the same views. Besides…” Corpse Two cracked a smile. “My corpse body also needs Corpse Qi to improve in cultivation, and where else to join other than the Thousand Corpse Sect?”
The golden light faded as Ling Han shook his head, and said, “An old corpse of ten thousand years is impressive as expected. I can’t dispel such corpse poison.”
It wasn’t that the Indestructible Heaven’s Scroll wasn’t impressive, but that the old corpse was buried for over thirty thousand years, and the corpse poison fermented for too long—even Shattering Void Tier elites that were infected with it might not be able to withstand it. Moreover, Ling Han’s cultivation was also somewhat low—if it were equal with the opponent’s, then the Indestructible Heaven’s Scroll definitely would have space to show off.
At this time, the corpse poison already climbed to Ling Han’s chest.
Corpse Two was somewhat shocked, and said, “Your strength isn’t bad, and the art you cultivate is even better, being able to control the spread of the corpse poison to reduce it to such a slow pace. If it were another Deity Transformation Tier warrior, or even a thousand, they should’ve turned into Corpse Soldiers by now.”
“Sigh, such a genius, I’m really somewhat reluctant to kill you. Although Corpse Soldiers are strong, they’re without intelligence after all, and their strength would be limited.” He sighed sorrowfully.
“Since you’ve already said so, how can I disappoint you?” Ling Han smiled, and his figure flashed, and then flashed again, faster than the blink of an eye, but the corpse poison on his body dissipated completely.
His skin clear and pure was as if a warm jade that emitted divine light and caught no dust.
Corpse Two’s expression changed drastically—how was it possible!?
Chapter 759 - The Powerful Corpse Two
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Corpse Two frowned, and said, “Earlier, when your body flashed, there was an instant when you left my divine sense’s range, and that must be related to how you removed the corpse poison.”
Ling Han nodded, and said, “Correct.”
“What method exactly did you use?” Corpse Two seemed extremely curious.
Ling Han smiled faintly, and said, “Seeing that you’ve explained so much for me, I’ll answer you too. I have a treasure that can dispel corpse poison, no big deal.”
Sh*t, no kidding! Corpse Two said inwardly. He obviously knew that the corpse poison couldn’t be taken care of with Ling Han’s strength, and even that no medicinal pill in the world could do it! Because, in the previous life, he was the world’s strongest being, and corpse poison formed over thirty thousand years surpassed any kind of spirit medicine that existed currently.
Just like a Heaven Tier facing a Shattering Void Tier elite, it was impossible!
At best, it’d be slowed down, as Ling Han did earlier. But now, the corpse poison was neutralized, which he couldn’t understand at all, and couldn’t accept.
How could it be so?
What treasure exactly could actually resolve thirty-thousand-year-old corpse poison?
Ling Han clenched his fist, and said, “Alright, the wrangling ends. You won’t tell me the Thousand Corpse Sect’s secret, and I won’t tell you about my trump card, so there’s nothing to talk about. Only punches and kicks will reveal the truth!”
Corpse Two smiled faintly, and said, “When I kill you and turn you into a Corpse Soldier, I’ll make sure you spit out the secret. You know, the moment when one becomes a Corpse Soldier, the memory will still be present, but it’ll soon disappear.”
He was like a scholar, and not a wicked and evil corpse.
Ling Han shook his head, and said, “You won’t have the chance!”
He had too many trump cards—even if Ice Dragon Ground Blast Formation couldn’t be activated, Black Tower’s power boost could make his battle prowess skyrocket to the Shattering Void Tier, and a Heaven Tier elite would be annihilated with the raise of a hand. But, he didn’t want to use up the chance for the power boost now. It had to be used at a key moment.
Corpse Two also clenched both fists, and said, “Then let’s see who’s stronger!”
Ling Han let out a battle cry and initiated the attack.
Earlier, he’d been ambushed, and if it weren’t for Black Tower’s existence, he definitely would’ve already become a Corpse Soldier. This shocked and angered him, and he couldn’t be careless under any circumstances in the future—having walked by the gates of hell, he was obviously pent up with anger.
Just like he’d said, the wrangling was over, and he knew what he neede
d to know—the battle obviously followed.
Corpse Two was unafraid, and greeted him with his fists.
At the start, they were both very careful; before knowing the opponent’s true strength, neither dared to charge recklessly. However, as they fought, they increased their battle prowess used.
Ling Han touched his hands, and a gold light instantly spread as he activated the Earth Overturning Seal. With his current Origin Power and physical strength, in addition to the Earth Overturning Seal, his battle prowess obviously rocketed to the Heaven Tier.
“Breaking through the tier barrier at the Deity Transformation Tier, you’re really impressive!” Although Corpse Two’s each attack was as heavy as a mountain, he had no expression all along, and didn’t seem to be good at controlling the muscles on his face—after all, he’d just been reborn.
“How else will I kill you?” Ling Han said with a smile.
“Kill me?” Corpse Two laughed loudly. “Where did you get such confidence? Nevermind, I’ll show you my true battle prowess!” He snorted, and bone spikes grew out of his fists.
Ling Han suddenly felt a chill within. Earlier, he’d been definitely penetrated by these bone spikes, and that was why he’d been infected by the corpse poison.
It couldn’t be underestimated.
He wrapped Origin Power around his hands and unleashed the Earth Overturning Seal—golden light filling the sky—and, activating the Eye of Truth, his battle prowess increased some more, reaching Heaven Tier two stars. However, after crossing one great tier, the increase of one star of battle prowess was extremely difficult, and even if he activated one more Mystical Power, his battle prowess only increased by one star.
Corpse Two released punches like rain, and didn’t care about fighting Ling Han in close range.
He indeed had the capacity.
Corpse bones not breaking down in thirty thousand years was not only because they were in a land of absolute yin where yang was extinguished—in life, he definitely had also been a physical cultivator, which allowed his bones to bear the erosion of tens of thousands of years.
Thus, his physique was formidable, and he obviously didn’t fear close-quarters combat at all.
Ling Han fought head on for a while, and knew well that the toughness of Corpse Two’s physique was above his.
The Shattering Void Tier!
It simply cheated more than Ling Han did, because Corpse Two cultivated his physique to this level when he’d been alive. In this life, Corpse Two gained consciousness, and even if his cultivation was only in the Body Refining Tier, his physique was a hundred-percent Shattering Void Tier.
Of course, it was set in stone, and couldn’t improve any further—unless Corpse Two advanced into the Shattering Void Tier and had a fortuitous encounter, his physique wouldn’t improve one step further.
It was easier said than done, and at least except for Indestructible Heaven’s Scroll, there was no other art that could do so.
Ling Han quietly activated the demonic patterns. Aren’t you kickass? Then have a taste of this.
Peng!
The Earth Overturning Seal bumped onto the corpse’s fist, and the bone spike that jutted out was annihilated, albeit just one.
“Hm?” Corpse Two was astonished. The bone spikes were extensions, and in terms of hardness, were obviously no inferior to his physique—but, it still broke down in one hit, something he found hard to accept.
He stared at Ling Han’s left hand as black rays of light flickered in his eyes, and, after a while, he frowned, and said, “Power of laws? How’s it possible, you’re only in the Deity Transformation Tier, so how can you cultivate power of laws?”
“You actually know of power of laws too?” Ling Han tried to fish out more information since that arrogant tower always spoke reservedly, making him unclear about this.
Corpse Two snorted, and said, “After reaching the ninth layer of the Shattering Void Tier, one will have the right to contact the power of laws! Could it be, you’re the reincarnation of a Shattering Void Tier warrior?”
So that’s what it was! Ling Han said inwardly, but his expression remained unchanged in case Corpse Two saw through his pretending to be in the know and fishing out information. He smiled, and said, “You were so kickass in life, can’t you use the power of laws?”
Corpse Two was gloomy. He’d only inherited the body’s toughness, and couldn’t possibly possess the martial intent from the previous life, or else he’d be the strongest in the world once he was born—the one and only!
He still had to walk the martial arts tiers step by step and climb to the Heaven Tier over twenty years, which was an inconceivable miracle. Built on top of a tough physique and walking in old steps, there was definitely no bottleneck at all, and each tier could be cultivated to extreme perfection.
However, the power of laws… that needed him to reach the Shattering Void Tier, and it had to be after he advanced to the ninth layer before he qualified to cultivate it again. It had nothing to do with the body—it concerned the comprehension of the Heavenly Dao.
Thus, he guessed that Ling Han was the reincarnation of a Shattering Void Tier elite, or else how could Ling Han possibly grasp the power of laws?
“So you can’t!” Ling Han laughed loudly, and instantly attacked fiercely like a tide. The power of laws could actually only be used at the ninth layer of the Shattering Void Tier—now he was kickass.
Chapter 760 - White Bone Mallet
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“Hmph, don’t think that you can defy nature just because you grasped a shred of the power of laws!” Corpse Two sneered. Hu , he swung his right arm as a white bone mallet appeared in his hand. It was roughly one meter long and covered in gold veined patterns, but with a close look, one could tell that there were a few shreds of veined patterns that turned black.
Ling Han was inwardly alarmed, and hurriedly turned into lightning, retreating hastily. He frowned, and said, “Damn you, you actually took out your own femur as a weapon. I have to give it to you!”
It was clearly a human thigh bone, its power extremely terrifying, and most likely belonged to Corpse Two himself because finding a combination of physical cultivator and the Shattering Void Tier was too hard—there were obviously pitifully few that could satisfy both conditions at the same time.
Corpse Two stood extremely loftily with the mallet in hand, and said, “Yes, its refined from a femur that I extracted from my body in the previous life. Speaking of Spirit Tools, is there anything more handy than something refined from a part of one’s own body?”
It stood to reason, but why did it feel so terrifyingly creepy?
Ling Han shook his head, and said, “If you say so, I’m at a loss of words. Sigh, don’t you know how to chat? This really hurts my feelings.”
“Don’t be garrulous!” Corpse Two swung the white bone mallet and charged over. The bone was at the ninth layer of the Shattering Void Tier, branded full of this elite’s martial intent, and if he were to be smacked once by it, then he’d definitely be done for.
Even though Ling Han possessed a shred of the power of laws, he didn’t dare to receive it head on, and although Corpse Two couldn’t operate the power of laws, his bones themselves might contain the power of laws—after all, he was once at the ninth layer of the Shattering Void Tier, and such an elite was unfathomable.
“When I completely refine this bone, I’ll even be able to kill Shattering Void Tier warriors!” Corpse Two said coldly.
Ling Han looked at the black line on the white bone mallet which should be Corpse Two’s progress. He now cultivated the path of a corpse, and the arts were obviously different, but it was the same body after all—the white bone mallet wouldn’t go against him.
When all the golden veined patterns turn black, Corpse Two would’ve completely grasped the bone mallet and able to unleash power at the ninth layer of the Shattering Void Tier.
That… that would be terrifyi
ng!
Ding!
Ling Han struck with his sword and parried the bone mallet, and said, “Don’t think too highly of yourself. You’re not the only one in the world with treasures and good fortune!”
Of course, it was the Revere Life Sword!
Weng!
On the bone mallet, a veined pattern became active, and Revere Life Sword was as well. Instantly, Shattering Void Tier presence vibrated, making the space unstable—cracks instantly appeared within the air.
This was a confrontation of the greatest level.
Ling Han and Corpse Two retreated at the same time. Both parties had a great weapon in their hands that was so powerful that it far surpassed their tiers, so they obviously had worries.
“A sword that’s aggregated formations?” Corpse Two’s discernment was truly brilliant; he stared at the Revere Life Sword for a while. “Your luck is truly astonishing for all the treasures you’ve obtained.”
Ling Han flourished his long sword with a smile, and said, “It can’t be helped, my amazing luck.”
“Being able to ascend as king explains a tough natal horoscope, on top of this luck…” Corpse Two’s expression was stern. “I can’t let you remain alive!”
“You say it like you’re not here to kill me,” Ling Han said in contempt. “Come, come, come, let’s fight for three hundreds rounds—I’m not afraid of you!”
Corpse Two rushed forward. He was more confident because his physique was at the Shattering Void Tier, and might not even need to fear an encounter with Shattering Void Tier elites. Swinging his bone mallet, a hefty wind that swirled by could cause mountains to collapse and cut off great rivers.
Ling Han stored Zhu Xuan Er and the others into the Black Tower to avoid them being grazed by such attacks, or else the lot of of them would definitely die.
He could block the attacks because he had in his hand the Revere Life Sword, which also erupted with great power and blocked the white bone mallet’s power of destruction.
Now, what the two of them competed with was not their own strength, but the control of the treasured weapon in their hands.
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