Longevity Begins With The Birth Of A Daughter At An Old Age

Chapter 137: Corpse Formation

In the face of the roar behind the stone door, Xu Mu did not respond. He shot in like lightning, and with a swing of his long sword, endless golden lightning burst forth.

Chirp!

The blue sparrow flew out from his body, unleashing an indiscriminate sonic attack that swept in all directions.

"Hmmph!"

Inside the underground palace, a burly figure dressed in a black robe, sitting cross-legged on a blood-red stone coffin, was affected by the shockwave and let out a muffled groan, spitting out dark green blood from his mouth.

He looked at Xu Mu, who had rushed in, with astonishment in his eyes. He never expected that someone would suddenly appear.

But at this moment, he couldn't afford to be overly cautious. His long-standing battle experience allowed him to react quickly. He formed hand seals, and the twelve coffins placed behind him instantly opened, and twelve corpse puppets filled with a bloodthirsty and violent aura jumped out, blocking his path.

The person in the black robe was none other than the leader of the Iron Corpse Gang, Iron Corpse.

For his own safety, he not only lived in the underground palace and defended it with all his might, but also kept his dozen or so corpse puppets with him at all times, so he could summon them at the first opportunity.

As for the blood-red stone coffin under Iron Corpse, it was not opened, and Iron Corpse had no intention of getting up to avoid it, for some unknown reason.

Roar!

These twelve corpse puppets were all in the late Foundation Building stage. Under Iron Corpse's command, they all rushed towards Xu Mu, moving as fast as apes, exceptionally agile, completely disguising themselves as corpses.

Facing the oncoming corpse puppets, Xu Mu showed no surprise. He had already investigated before coming here and knew most of Iron Corpse's methods. He had calculated in his mind and felt confident before rushing in.

Crackling!

Under the entanglement of lightning, the Thunder Slash Sword in his hand quickly expanded, turning into a giant sword of lightning. Xu Mu's whole body was covered in Thunder Armor, and his wings spread out behind him as he charged towards the corpse puppets.

Buzz!

The Thunder Slash Sword swept horizontally, heavily landing on the first corpse puppet that rushed forward.

Crackling!

Endless lightning accompanied the long sword, leaving deep wounds on the corpse puppet, but it was unable to sever it.

"Corpse Formation?"

Xu Mu frowned.

With a quick glance, he immediately realized that these corpse puppets were not randomly rushing forward, but had formed a strange formation.

Arranging a corpse formation was one of the methods of the Corpse Dao!

Not only could it be used to assist in cultivation, but the more powerful ones could even kill enemies of higher cultivation levels.

The large formation formed by these twelve corpse puppets in the late Foundation Building stage could almost sweep through opponents of the same level.

This was also why the Iron Corpse Gang, with the combined strength of its members, could suppress more than a dozen other gangs.

No one could defeat him if he didn't make a move in the Gold Core stage.

Unfortunately, he had encountered Xu Mu.

Xu Mu not only cultivated both the Law and the Body, his strength was unparalleled among his peers, and his Thunder Law restrained the sinister Ghost Dao.

For Xu Mu, it was a bit unexpected that he couldn't kill the corpse puppet with just one sword, but it scared Iron Corpse to the point of despair.

The twelve corpse puppets were connected by the formation, so anyone who was attacked would be equivalent to all twelve corpse puppets defending at the same time.

In other words, Xu Mu had broken through the defense of the twelve corpse puppets with one sword, severely injuring one of them.

At this rate, his proud corpse formation might not last long.

Indeed, his strength was lacking.

Xu Mu didn't stop attacking. He quickly struck with several more swords, and the injured corpse puppet couldn't dodge in time. With a roar, it was directly killed on the spot.

In this way, the corpse formation hadn't even had a chance to take effect before it was rendered useless.

"Who is this expert who suddenly appeared?! Damn it!"

Iron Corpse cursed inwardly.

The opponent's speed was too fast. He hadn't even had time to adjust the position of the corpse puppets before they were broken through.

It was as if the opponent knew his arrangement like the back of his hand.

It wasn't that Xu Mu knew it like the back of his hand, but because he also cultivated the Corpse Control Technique, he could see some clues. Coupled with the assistance of the Flame Thunder Wings, he only needed to focus on attacking one puppet, making it easy to break the formation.

At this moment, Iron Corpse couldn't afford to think too much. He quickly formed hand seals and activated the hidden formation in the underground palace.

In an instant, a large amount of corrosive poison mist gushed out from all around, filling the entire underground palace.

These poisonous mists were extracted from the Yin Evil Spirit Vein. They were beneficial to the corpse puppets but deadly to ordinary cultivators.

Sure enough, under the erosion of the poison mist, those corpse puppets roared to the sky one by one, their aura soaring, and they charged towards Xu Mu even more ferociously, unafraid of death.

"Trivial tricks!"

Xu Mu sneered at the surging poison mist.

The blue sparrow flew out from his body, spewing out a large amount of blue flames, instantly igniting the poison mist, spreading in all directions.

In the end, not only was all the poison mist burned away, even the ground and the corpse puppets were set ablaze.

Even Xu Mu didn't expect that the power of the blue flames would be so great.

"Fire attribute Divine Ability!!"

Iron Corpse Man felt extremely frustrated, almost spitting blood.

His poison mist was just countered by the fire attribute, but encountering someone who cultivated fire attribute techniques on the open sea was just his bad luck.

What was even more infuriating was that the opponent also cultivated thunder attribute.

For a moment, Iron Corpse Man began to suspect whether the other party had specifically embarked on the path of cultivation to deal with him.

Could it be that during some previous incident of killing to cover up, there was a fish that slipped through the net?

And then the other party endured humiliation and worked hard for many years, coming to seek revenge and vent their hatred. It was just like what was said in a play, otherwise how could they easily infiltrate and counter him so perfectly.

Xu Mu didn't know what Iron Corpse Man was feeling, and he didn't have the time to care about the other party's feelings. With the support of the corpse formation lost, the remaining refined corpses were quickly cleaned up by him, one by one.

Seeing his years of hard work being destroyed so easily, Iron Corpse Man felt both heartbroken and realized the horror of Xu Mu's strength.

"This kid's strength is already not weaker than an ordinary Gold Core stage cultivator, plus the attribute counter, I have no chance of winning."

What was even more infuriating was that his underground palace was too sealed. Originally, it was used to resist enemy attacks, but now it had become a prison trapping him.

If this continued, he might be killed by the other party.

"You forced me!"

Realizing the crisis, Iron Corpse Man made up his mind and slapped the blood coffin he was sitting on.

Iron Corpse Man's body flew up, and the coffin board also flew up. Then he formed hand seals, and the spiritual power in his body surged crazily. It was clear that he was about to unleash a powerful move.

"I've been waiting for this moment!"

In an instant, Xu Mu's speed suddenly skyrocketed. Iron Corpse Man couldn't react in time, and Xu Mu had already rushed in front of him.

"How can he be so fast?!!"

Iron Corpse Man's heart shook violently. This speed was comparable to the Gold Core stage.

What he didn't know was that Xu Mu, who possessed the seventh-level Flying Escape Divine Ability, had long surpassed the average Gold Core cultivator in terms of speed.

Speed had always been Xu Mu's strong point. The reason he didn't fully unleash his power just now was to find a suitable opportunity.

Now was the best opportunity. Iron Corpse Man didn't have time to defend against Xu Mu's spells at all.

Bang!

Xu Mu swung his sword down.

Buzz!

A layer of blood light appeared, enveloping Iron Corpse Man, blocking Xu Mu's fatal blow.

But it was only a blow!

Crack!

Another sword fell, and the blood light shattered instantly.

Realizing the danger, Iron Corpse Man wanted to stop casting his spell, but it aggravated his old injuries, and he spewed out another mouthful of blood.

Xu Mu showed no mercy. With a sword wrapped in endless thunder light, he struck again.

Iron Corpse Man instinctively raised his hand to defend.

His body was refined through secret methods, and it was as hard as a refined corpse.

But even a true refined corpse couldn't withstand Xu Mu's Thunder Slash, let alone Iron Corpse Man's arm. It was directly severed by Xu Mu's sword, and the sword heavily chopped into his neck.

"Ah!"

Iron Corpse Man let out a mad roar.

"Who are you? Why?"

"No reason! I just don't like you!"

Xu Mu's body was surging with thunder, and he rushed into Iron Corpse Man's body along the sword.

Crackling!

The dense corpse aura on Iron Corpse Man's body quickly dissipated like snow under the scorching sun.

"I refuse to accept this! Die, die, die!"

Iron Corpse Man raised his other arm and grabbed towards Xu Mu, wanting to beat him to death. But Xu Mu's arm holding the sword erupted with power once again, and in an instant, he slashed diagonally, directly cutting Iron Corpse Man's body in half, and then quickly retreated.

"Ah, ah, ah!"

Even though he was cut in half, Iron Corpse Man was still not dead. He stared at Xu Mu with a resentful gaze, muttering something, not knowing whether he was cursing or casting some secret technique.

Xu Mu wouldn't give him a chance. He quickly searched the storage bag and immediately formed hand seals. Endless thunder light continuously condensed, rushing towards Iron Corpse Man as if it cost nothing, directly turning his body into a pile of charcoal.

Then Xu Mu extracted his remnant soul, reading the memories within. Soon, he understood the ins and outs of the matter.

But as soon as Xu Mu finished reading the memories, his face changed drastically.

"This bastard! Even after death, he still wants to cause trouble for me!"

He flashed in front of the blood coffin, looking inside. Just like in Iron Corpse Man's memories, there was a woman's figure.

"The number one independent cultivator of the open sea! Lu Jingkong!"

(End of this chapter)