Zombies are born from foul energy and feed on human flesh and blood.

This kind of Corpse Demon at the Grain Avoidance Realm level, if it wants to heal quickly, it would cause unimaginable chaos.

Nearly half of the residents of Lu City might not survive.

Zhang Kui pressed his lips tightly together, a fierce look between his brows, and with a splash, he leaped out of the water, drew the Lu Li Sword with a reverse grip, and shot forward like an arrow leaving the bowstring, closely pursuing his target.

The speed of this Old Demon transforming into black smoke was incredibly fast, but in close distance, Zhang Kui's Rock Jumping Skill was even quicker, finally catching up a thousand meters outside Lu City.

Without hesitation, Zhang Kui slashed down with the Demon-slaying Skill, the Cold Evil entwined around the Lu Li Sword, cleaving down from behind.

Logically, even if Zhang Kui was still in an invisible state, at that moment just before attacking and revealing himself, it couldn't have been hidden from the Grain Avoidance Realm.

But after a fierce battle, the Blood Corpse King's bloodthirsty instinct had long overpowered its reason, and the blood aura from Lu City ahead was like a tempting fragrance, so it simply didn't notice.

Clang!

Zhang Kui struck solidly, knocking the Blood Corpse King out, who then rolled over several times on the ground after losing balance.

The Blood Corpse King instantly soared straight up, blood glowing in its eyes, baring its fangs at Zhang Kui with a hiss, saliva dripping down.

"Such tough skin!"

Zhang Kui was taken aback as well.

The Lu Li Sword slashed onto the body of this Corpse Demon, and although sparks flew, it only left a shallow mark, not even breaking the defense.

The ever-effective Demon-slaying Skill failed for the first time.

No time to ponder, a stench of wind came rushing in, and in front of Zhang Kui appeared a beast-like, ferocious face layered with leather armor, terrifying in appearance.

The Blood Corpse King extended its claws, long and sharp nails dark red, shining with a metallic luster, reaching out to grab at Zhang Kui.

Zhang Kui tilted his face upwards, tapping his toes continuously, retreating like lightning, barely avoiding it.

With half a foot bitten off, the Blood Corpse King's speed noticeably slowed down, unable to catch up, nearly driving it mad with rage.

But Zhang Kui was not in a good condition either.

The Blood Corpse King emitted a cold aura, leaving Zhang Kui's blood energy in turmoil, as if about to erupt from his body, his eyes bloodshot, temples throbbing.

"Life Light Skill!"

Zhang Kui quickly formed a spell, spun, and emitted a golden light, instantly dispelling the surging blood energy sensation, making his dodges more effortless.

This force field was indeed a form of attack, but the Protective Golden Light shone continuously and ultimately held it back.

The Blood Corpse King paused in surprise, stopped its motion.

Coldly glancing at Zhang Kui, it actually ignored him, turning back toward Lu City.

"In your dreams!"

Zhang Kui snorted coldly, charged with his sword, attacking and dodging around the Blood Corpse King.

Ding ding ding…

The Sword Light danced like rain, slicing out sparks in the night, astonishingly beautiful.

But Zhang Kui's heart sank.

Despite the dense sword marks, they couldn't break the defense, and the Blood Corpse King charged forward, ignoring everything.

It turned out the Blood Corpse King's scale armor was formed by layers of dead skin accumulating day by day, refined with Yin Qi, its quality even higher than Zhang Kui's Cold Yin Gang Evil, sharing the same attribute, rendering the Demon-slaying Skill ineffective.

If wanting to break the defense, either the Demon-slaying Skill needed improvement or a higher quality Gang Evil was needed, but unfortunately, neither was possible now.

Furrowing his brow, Zhang Kui quickly bit open his middle finger and drew an Evil-breaking Talisman on the sword blade.

A flash of golden light, under the dual effects of the Evil-breaking Talisman and the Demon-slaying Skill, finally pierced into the Blood Corpse King's body, spraying out a gush of black blood.

Sizzle sizzle… the black blood corroded a large area of grass.

Roar!

The Blood Corpse King roared in anger, surrounded by black mist, phosphorescent green flames appeared, spinning as they shot toward Zhang Kui.

"Old Demon, this move won't work on me!"

Zhang Kui laughed heartily, opened the big black umbrella, and black mist instantly enveloped the phosphorescent flames and the Blood Corpse King.

The black mist churned and surged on the spot.

In a moment, the black mist was suddenly torn open, and the Blood Corpse King rushed out, looking a bit disheveled.

It had a few more gashes on its body. While not fatal, the wounds were rapidly shrinking and healing, but after the repeated fierce battles, its figure was already staggering.

The black mist receded, revealing Zhang Kui, who sheathed the big black umbrella.

There was an unpleasant look on his face.

As when the Ancient Artifact Soul-Lowering Bell of Eunuch Yin shattered at the inn, the big black umbrella also had its limits.

It was already somewhat damaged, and if the Black Fog Space continued to be torn open, it would likely shatter as well.

Fortunately, the Blood Corpse King was severely depleted today, and that phosphorescent flame attack was not used again.

"Quick, help the Taoist in combat!"

A shout suddenly came from afar.

Unnoticed by the two during their chase, they had inadvertently arrived below the walls of Lu City.

Captain Chen on the city wall was horrified at the sight of the Blood Corpse King and hastily commanded to raise a giant ballista.

It was clearly a larger version of the standard Rune Crossbow made by the Astronomical Bureau, with an arrowhead seemingly made from unknown demon bones, shining with a cold light, exuding an aura of Evil Qi.

"I'll do it!"

Captain Chen shouted, personally operating the ballista, and after aiming, kicked the trigger open.

Buzz!

The crossbow arrow, a meter long, shot out instantly.

This thing is called the "Blood Evil Slaying Arrow," a proud creation of the Manufacturing Bureau in the Capital City, made from the bones of a Grain Avoidance Realm Old Demon.

According to the words of the old Director, let alone ordinary demons, even a Grain Avoidance Realm Old Demon would face death after receiving seven or eight hits.

But the problem lies here; this thing is, after all, a crossbow, operated by ordinary people, making it difficult to catch those Old Demons. Therefore, its deterrence is greater than its practicality.

The Blood Corpse King naturally did not fear it and, feeling the threat, was about to dodge.

However, Zhang Kui, a few meters away, pointed with his hand.

"Stabilize!"

The Blood Corpse King's whole body stiffened.

Zhang Kui only tried it casually, not expecting it to work successfully in one go, immediately feeling amused.

Although the Blood Corpse King broke free in an instant, it was only able to protect its head with its hands.

Bang!

The crossbow arrow shattered, sending the Blood Corpse King flying more than ten meters away, rolling a few times on the ground, causing earth and stones to splinter and leaving a long trail.

When it stood up again, both arms had scales broken, revealing black rotten flesh and ghastly white bones.

"Good, again!"

Zhang Kui was overjoyed, shouting happily, blocking the Blood Corpse King's path, intending to exhaust this Old Demon with the Body Fixing Skill and be ready to deliver a finishing blow at any time.

Captain Chen on the city wall did not expect to succeed in one strike, and in joy, hurriedly ordered the crossbow to be reloaded.

Unexpectedly, after a cry, the Blood Corpse King suddenly turned into rolling black smoke and vanished.

Zhang Kui clearly felt that a gust of cold, icy breath swiftly passed underground, heading towards the desolate hills outside the city.

"Earth Escape!"

Zhang Kui was both shocked and furious, not expecting the Old Demon to have such a trick and quickly gave chase.

There is no way to counter Earth Escape within the Earth Demon 72 Techniques, but one can still chase with Earth Escape.

That's why after mastering this move, Earth Traveler Sun could move freely through the Xiqi army.

However, among the Thirty-Six Celestial Gang Skills, there's a move called "Earth-to-Steel," which completely counters all Earth Escape and terrain skills. It's the move used by Ju Liusun, which Zhang Kui couldn't learn yet.

If allowed to escape, this Old Demon will surely cause havoc while healing itself.

Just then, two fine horses happened to be coming from the opposite direction, one ridden by Ye Fei, and on the other, a handsome young man with disheveled hair and dressed in white.

The young man's sword-like eyebrows furrowed,

"There's Demon Qi!"

Before the words fell, he leaped from the horse, drawing out a longbow from behind in mid-air, gracefully turning, nocking, and drawing an arrow. "Take this!"

A golden light shot into the ground, precisely intercepting the Blood Corpse King's aura, followed by an explosive eruption of the earth.

Amidst the flying soil, the Blood Corpse King, accompanied by thick black smoke, rushed towards the young man.

"Watch out!"

Zhang Kui quickly warned.

But the young man showed no fear, backhandedly catching a long sword that flew from behind, and formed a sword technique gesture.

Instantly, sword light exploded, and dozens of fierce sword qi slashed towards the Blood Corpse King like a storm.

Though the young man was only at the Enlightenment Stage, the sword in his hand was extraordinary. The Blood Corpse King's body was immediately ripped open with several gashes.

Boom!

The Blood Corpse King, already driven mad, charged despite the sword qi, with claws extended fiercely.

The young man had only enough time to block with his sword before coughing up blood and being blasted away.

The Blood Corpse King roared and immediately pounced towards the nearby Ye Fei.

Ye Fei was not a coward, but suddenly felt his blood surging, dizzy, and weak, helplessly watching the Blood Corpse King come at him.

Fortunately, Zhang Kui had already flashed over, putting away the Lu Li sword mid-air, wrapping his arms with Gang Evil, exhaling with a hum, and unleashing the long-missed Eight Extremes Collapse.

Boom!

The Blood Corpse King spun away.

Zhang Kui quickly shook his arms, feeling as if he had struck an iron pillar, with his bones aching.

"Friend, take the sword!"

With a shout from the young man in the distance, a sword flew straight towards Zhang Kui.

Zhang Kui caught it easily, feeling the treasure sword in his hand buzz like a living creature, with a fierce evil aura rushing straight to his head.

"Great sword!"

Zhang Kui was overjoyed, barely taking a look before flashing to appear in front of the Blood Corpse King.

"Clone!"

The Blood Corpse King's eyes blurred, only having time to crush Zhang Kui's clone before the true body flashed past its side.

Under the moonlight, a hideous head instantly flew off, while the Blood Corpse King's tall body collapsed with a bang.

Zhang Kui looked at the long sword in his hand in amazement. The sword was so fierce and sharp that the scales of the Blood Corpse King couldn't withstand it, and its True Spirit was instantly extinguished.

Buzz buzz buzz!

The fierce sword in hand suddenly vibrated and flew back into the wooden box behind the young man.

Zhang Kui's eyes narrowed slightly,

"Sword Cultivator..."

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