Refining Oneself Into A Corpse

Chen Xing was now less than three feet away from Du Jiangliu, and he quietly looked at Du Jiangliu's angry face.

"Heh, truly utterly foolish," Chen Xing said with a look of disdain.

White Willow Town was the last line of defense in Nanhe County for searching for corpse spirit masters. When Lu Chuan requested support, he deliberately avoided White Willow Town, choosing to leave from the south city instead.

Even though White Willow Town was closer to them, this zombie incident was clearly the work of a corpse spirit master. As long as White Willow Town was guarded well, there would naturally be a reckoning after this matter was over.

At that time, all the corpse spirit masters in Nanhe County would pay the price for this.

"Crack..."

The Second Rank spiritual treasure, the Thousand Refinement Blade, shattered, and fragments of the blade scattered on the ground, making a series of "ding ding ding" sounds.

Du Jiangliu was also shaken back, his feet deeply embedded in the ground, leaving a deep mark.

His hands trembled, covered in a bloody mess, with drops of blood dripping on the ground, looking quite gruesome.

Just as he steadied himself and wanted to attack Chen Xing again, Chen Xing had already arrived in front of him, grabbing his head.

"Seeing as you are so much to my liking, do you have any last words?"

Chen Xing brought his face closer, looking at Du Jiangliu as he spoke.

Du Jiangliu was suddenly startled, this face was too terrifying, causing him to be stunned for a moment.

However, he soon smiled, with a hint of relief in his laughter.

"Hahaha, I was wondering why you didn't dare to show your true face, a cowardly rat hiding its head and tail. So you're a monster. If cultivation has brought you to this, you might as well die," Du Jiangliu said viciously.

Despite his desperate struggle, he still couldn't escape from Chen Xing's grasp.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xing slowly exerted force with his palm, gradually embedding his fingers into Du Jiangliu's head. Blood flowed out along Chen Xing's fingers, dripping onto the ground.

Then, Chen Xing pressed down on Du Jiangliu's head with force, and Du Jiangliu knelt heavily on the ground.

The ground cracked, with fissures spreading out.

"Ahhh!!! Kill me, monster!!!" Du Jiangliu roared desperately, his body twisting, his hands trembling as he tried to attack Chen Xing, but he was always just short.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xing's lips curled into a mocking smile.

What does abuse matter to me? Only I know how difficult my path is. I went from having no talent to embarking on this cultivation path, encountering countless difficulties and enduring countless insults.

At the beginning, he would argue and debate right and wrong, but now he just smiles it off.

When it's impossible to reason with those who have the talent to cultivate, he increasingly prefers to use his fists to speak.

"Is this your last words? As you wish."

As Chen Xing's voice fell, strands of corpse qi instantly surged from his fingertips, entering Du Jiangliu's body through his head.

"Ah!!"

Du Jiangliu let out a roar, then fell to the ground, convulsing.

Strands of corpse qi traveled through his body, and Du Jiangliu's body gradually began to change.

First, his skin turned an iron-blue color, and his face became withered, like a long-dead corpse.

"Ugh... ugh..."

Then, he emitted unconscious wails, gradually his voice became weaker and weaker, until it finally disappeared.

Afterward, his body suddenly straightened up, and his heart stopped beating.

After a few more breaths, white fluff began to grow on his body, covering his entire body in the blink of an eye.

Chen Xing quietly watched this scene, which reminded him of what he saw in the South City District.

"The South City area should be like this now," Chen Xing thought secretly as he looked around.

Just then, Du Jiangliu's body suddenly stood up straight, and then his nose sniffed wildly. Suddenly, he seemed to smell something extraordinary, abruptly turned around, and headed towards the direction where the survivors were concentrated.

At the spot where Du Jiangliu left, a dark brown stone lay quietly.

With Du Jiangliu's defeat, the constables in the government office had lost the courage to resist and wanted to escape.

But there were too many zombies here, and the roads were almost blocked, so they couldn't escape and all became food for the zombies.

As time passed, the North City government office completely fell, and the screams, curses, and pleas for mercy of the survivors were endless, but these zombies couldn't understand them at all. They now only had the instinct to be bloodthirsty.

Chen Xing stood on a wall, quietly watching the fall of the North City government office, and then looked up at the northern sky.

Then, he landed from the city wall and found a place to hide near the city gate.

He had to leave here as soon as reinforcements arrived, and he had to cross White Willow Town in a very short time.

Now, only Nanhe County's suppression of corpse spirit masters is relatively severe. Once he crosses White Willow Town, he will have completely left Nanhe County. When the news here reaches the imperial city, even if Chen Xing hasn't completely left the Great Wu Dynasty, he won't be too far from leaving.

At this moment, the South City area of Black Stone Town.

South City Government Office.

The government office was brightly lit, illuminating the sky above the South City government office as if it were daytime.

The survivors of the South City area were concentrated in a corner of the South City government office, while the constables guarded under the city walls to prevent zombies from accidentally breaking in.

The defense of the South City government office can be said to be exceptionally complete, all thanks to Lu Chuan's instructions before he left.

Before the zombie tide formed in the South City area, Lu Chuan had arranged all of this. After arranging everything here, he left to go to the central government office.

At this moment, in the hall of the government office, there were three figures sitting inside. At this moment, they looked listless, in a drowsy posture.

They were Wang Tiezhi, Sun Weiquan, and Zhou Zhengyi. The three of them were also among the stronger constables in South City and were highly regarded by Lu Chuan.

"Squad Leader Lu has been gone for so long and there's still no news. It seems the central area isn't doing any better," Wang Tiezhi said, looking at the two drowsy men.

"We should just take care of ourselves now, we don't have the leisure to worry about them," Sun Weiquan replied.

"Squad Leader Lu is not weak, he will definitely be fine. I just don't know when we will be able to wait for the arrival of reinforcements," Zhou Zhengyi said with a heavy expression.

As Zhou Zhengyi's voice fell, Wang Tiezhi and Sun Weiquan were both jolted awake.

Their current situation was not optimistic either. There were so many people here, surrounded by zombies outside. It would be okay for a short time, but what about a long time?

So many people had to eat, drink, and excrete, and the food in their government office couldn't last for a few days.

"Squad Leader Lu is not the kind of person to sit and wait for death, he will definitely go out to find reinforcements. Our main task now is to protect the people here," Wang Tiezhi said, looking at the two of them.

The situation has not yet reached the most dangerous moment, and they cannot panic.

Just then, a constable in green clothes ran in, looking nervous and with a horrified tone, quickly saying, "Captain, the zombies outside have become more aggressive for some reason, and the brothers outside can't hold on any longer."

Upon hearing this, the faces of the three of Wang Tiezhi became even heavier.

"Let's go, go out and take a look!" Wang Tiezhi took the lead and stood up, heading out of the hall.

Zhou Zhengyi, Sun Weiquan, and the constable in green clothes saw this and quickly followed.

Wang Tiezhi came outside. The originally dim sky now had a crescent moon hanging in it. This moon was very large, dispelling most of the darkness on the ground.

Wang Tiezhi looked up at the sky.

"Damn it, the moon is out," a trace of panic flashed across Wang Tiezhi's expression.

"The moon?" Zhou Zhengyi asked in confusion.

"Does the moon have something to do with this?" Sun Weiquan asked, looking at Wang Tiezhi.

Wang Tiezhi came back to his senses and said seriously, "Of course, I once heard Squad Leader Lu say that zombies like yin and dislike yang. Although it is now the cold season with yin flourishing and yang declining, the yang energy is still very strong during the day, and zombies with poor strength will not choose to be active during the day."

"But the situation is different at night. The yin flourishes and the yang declines at night, which is the time for these monsters to be active, especially with the blessing of moonlight, they will become more active."

Wang Tiezhi slowly explained, and at this moment, the gate of the South City government office had begun to teeter.

A group of constables desperately resisted, and some had even activated their spiritual treasures.

"Bang... bang bang bang..."

The gate of the government office was teetering, and the roars of zombies continued to come out, clearly more aggressive than before.

At this time, it was already the second half of the night.

Central Government Office.

After the moon came out, the zombies became unusually violent, and County Governor Li stood on the wall.

"What bad luck, how did the moon come out," he spat lightly, with a worried look, and the whole person looked a lot older in this short period of time.

Looking at the zombies wanting to approach below, he pointed his finger, and a red streamer shot out, instantly igniting a row of zombies in front. Those zombies struggled desperately, and were soon trampled underfoot by the zombies behind.

The gate of the Central Government Office was tightly closed, and behind the gate was a group of constables guarding the government office. As long as the zombies broke through County Governor Li's line of defense, there was still this line of defense waiting for them.

The Central Government Office can be said to be as solid as a rock.

County Governor Li was sweating slightly on his forehead. He was only a Third Rank Peak Spirit Master, and coupled with the fact that there were too many zombies, his spiritual power had gradually been consumed by more than half. If he didn't have spirit masters to replenish him, he would have been unable to hold on.

"It's been almost two hours, Lu Chuan should be back, otherwise..." County Governor Li didn't think any further, because the zombies had arrived at the government office gate again.

With a point of his finger, a ball of fire shot out, exploding in the zombie group, and then turned its sharp edge again, shuttling back and forth among the zombies.

The zombies turned into fire men, struggling in the fire, causing the zombies behind to dare not approach.