"Nether Flame!"

"Boom!"

Mei Xuan threw out her strongest attack without caring about her image, burning a group of Peak Stage Qi Condensation skeletons into cinders.

But that was the extent of what she could do, even after exposing her demonic cultivator identity.

In fact, she was slightly stronger than outside due to the abundant energy inside this tomb.

But that was also her doom.

'Agh… these undead are completely immune to my Demonic Miasma. I should have bought a teleportation jade instead of rushing here like this.'

Mei Xuan was filled with bitterness.

The reason demonic cultivators were so feared was because of their unusual and forbidden methods, which were difficult to counter.

Trickery, deceit, and sneak attacks were the norm for demonic cultivators. That was why they were well-versed in using foul energies like Yin energy, which was close to death.

But when the opponents were a bunch of undead, one would naturally run out of options.

Looking at the army of undead that showed no signs of diminishing, Mei Xuan was completely desperate.

Swoosh!

Clink!

Bang!

Not to mention the Corpse Qi hurling at her from every direction, crashing into her protective artifacts and forcing her to retreat again and again.

At the same time, Gravebound Chains erupted from the ground without warning, twisting and snapping like sickles of death, ready to harvest her life at every turn.

Each step she took was met with another killing strike, leaving no room to breathe.

With her escape route completely blocked, Mei Xuan didn't even have the chance to steady her breathing before another wave of attacks descended.

She was only fortunate that those Foundation Realm undead were still some distance away. But for how long?

"Ugh… shit!"

Just as Mei Xuan was distracted by the ever-nearing Foundation Realm undead, she was struck once more by a chain springing from the ground, hurling her violently into the wall behind her.

"Cough… cough…"

Although her protective barrier managed to save her life, she was completely injured this time.

Worse still, this final amulet had begun to show signs of cracking, just like the two others before it.

'No, no, no… y-you can't do this to me.'

Seeing the fine, thread-like cracks spreading across the barrier and the increasing number of corpse chains rushing toward her, Mei Xuan felt the breath of death closing in.

She knew it.

She was done for.

The moment she was infected by the qi of a Foundation Realm undead, her life force would be drained dry.

She wouldn't even be able to resist, no matter what she used.

Perhaps after her death, she would become an undead like them, forced to roam this place and join their ranks.

That might be her fate, judging from the situation.

A fate worse than death. She wouldn't even be able to reincarnate.

"No… I would rather die than become an undead and roam this place for eternity."

Mei Xuan mumbled, her fear suddenly turning into resolve.

Rather than becoming a walking corpse after death that was neither alive nor dead, she would end her life herself.

Though unfortunate, it was the lesser evil, wasn't it?

Mei Xuan thought bitterly, seeing no way out.

Poor girl, she couldn't even call for help, trapped alone in this vast secret realm.

'In hopes of finding treasures, I met my end like this. Haha… what's the difference between those weaklings I once despised?'

She couldn't help but laugh bitterly, her beautiful face filled with melancholy. But still, she firmly took out a dark dagger from her storage ring.

Though afraid, she was still a cultivator with a firm belief in immortality after all. Once she accepted death, she would not hesitate.

'Clink.'

'Swhsssaa!'

Just as the dense corpse chains hurled toward her once again, threatening to shatter her barrier and devour her life force, Mei Xuan raised the dagger and pressed it against her neck.

However, when she was about to swipe it across effortlessly, a crisp voice, familiar yet unfamiliar, halted her movement.

"Well, well… what is this? A cultivator committing suicide? That's a rare sight, isn't it?"

The voice rang out abruptly, rolling through the chamber in a long, reverberating echo that seemed to stretch into every corner. But just the sound of it managed to halt the momentum of the undead army directly in their tracks.

Those hurling corpse chains and the domain of Yin energy were shattered the moment a figure appeared in front of her.

As if announcing the coming of a messiah, the entire chamber fell silent, leaving Mei Xuan staring blankly at the figure ahead.

It was as if heaven had finally heard her prayer and sent someone to help.

The timing was too perfect. So perfect that Mei Xuan just looked at that familiar smiling face, dumbly forgetting about the dark blade in her hand and the demonic energy radiating from her body.

"Z-Zhiran?"

She was simply too shocked and stumped by Zhiran's appearance. Or rather, she was stumped by his aura that engulfed the entire chamber the moment he appeared.

Mei Xuan couldn't believe her eyes as that Zhiran, who had been similar in strength to hers before, was now radiating the aura of a Foundation Realm cultivator right in front of her.

And it wasn't just any Foundation Realm; it was the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

Of course, she was stunned. Of course, his aura could shatter those Yin domains and corpse chains of mere undead effortlessly.

The scene was so absurd that Mei Xuan had no words to express her surprise.

"Tch… Mei Xuan… I didn't know you were a demonic cultivator. Tsk… tsk… You are such a cheap disciple."

Mo Zhiran didn't care about her surprise, though.

Rather, he was genuinely surprised to see Mei Xuan in this place.

After getting out of that coffin, he had inexplicably entered this tomb full of undead. And in the center of it all was Mei Xuan, firing one demonic technique after another, trying to survive.

To be honest, he fully enjoyed her struggle for life.

In fact, he had no intention of helping her at all. Whether this girl lived or died had nothing to do with him.

However, when he saw Mei Xuan trying to kill herself in her desperate attempt not to become undead, he inexplicably remembered his past life.

Now that he recalled his past life, he was also a demonic cultivator, wasn't he?

He was also someone who had been desperate for immortality, and in the pursuit of such a fragile dream, he embraced the dark path.

And in the end, just like Mei Xuan, he had destroyed his own life to avoid a fate worse than death.

Maybe it was sympathy, or maybe it was something else. Zhiran thought it was too wasteful to let her die like this.

He didn't know why she was in this situation when she had done fine in his past life beside Tianyu. Yet he felt somehow responsible.

So he decided to let her live.

Of course, there were some caveats.

"Forget it… I will deal with you later. First, let's deal with this bunch of cockroaches."

Zhiran saw Mei Xuan slowly coming to her senses and lowering her blade, and he shook his head.

He didn't know what thoughts had run through her mind after being so close to the jaws of death.

But he had other matters to attend to.

And to be honest, he really wanted to try this new technique that he had just learned inside the coffin.

A technique that he learned after awakening his new physique.

'Heavenly Devouring Flame!'

*Swish!*

As soon as Zhiran turned around, he slightly raised his hand and condensed the blazing qi into a massive sphere of blue flame.

'Roar!'

The sphere erupted, flames of molten gold and white-hot light surging outward like a divine inferno.

Just the aura of it alone made the entire chamber tremble as the Heavenly Devouring Flame engulfed everything in its path.

*Swish!*

In an instant, undead after undead screamed as the fire seared through them, melting bones and burning corpses to ash.

Even the Peak Stage Qi Condensation skeletons that had seemed unstoppable moments ago crumbled instantly.

The corpse chains were incinerated before they could even reach him, and the domains of Yin energy disintegrated under the overwhelming heat.

Some of the Foundation Realm undead tried to resist, but ultimately, everything was a futile attempt.

They roared and swung their chains, their bodies radiating their strongest aura, but it was no use.

The fire that could even engulf the heavens pressed down on them like the weight of the heavens itself.

They could only struggle, stumbling and twisting, but their efforts only delayed the inevitable.

One by one, they fell. Black smoke rose from the scorched ground, filling the chamber with the smell of charred flesh and decayed qi.

The very walls seemed to crack under the intensity of the flames.

'W-What is that?'

Such a bizarre display of power left Mei Xuan staring, her eyes dumbly wide.

She truly couldn't believe the slaughter unfolding right before her.

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