Chapter 518: Chapter 431: Eternal Immortal Dynasty, The Situation on the Ancient Path

"Corpses?"

Fatty Tiger was stunned for a moment, then blinked and smiled, "I know, they must have gone for a walk!"

Zhang Kui laughed, "If they’re going for a walk, there must be a place for it."

This fool was not entirely babbling nonsense.

Corpse transformation often occurs in places thick with Evil Qi. The Netherworld Realm has a special environment; aside from those "Disaster Beasts," the greatest threat is various corpse transformations. Thus, the heritage tribes of the wasteland have an ancient tradition: regardless of the reason for death, all corpses must be thoroughly cremated.

But this place is a war-torn ruin, filled with eeriness, where nearly all the inhabitants died simultaneously. Naturally, no one was there to cremate the bodies.

Thinking of this, Zhang Kui fully activated his Tongyou Skill. Under the spinning Tai Chi Light Wheel, divine light shot from his eyes, probing the entire ancient city.

The Evil Qi here was dense, and the space was eerily twisted, making it quite difficult to investigate. It could even disturb certain entities, but Zhang Kui couldn’t be bothered to take the long way, only wanting to find clues and leave quickly, especially since the Divine Dynasty was still at war.

Sure enough, the powerful divine thought investigation disturbed all the Evil Spirit Immortal Fiends along the way. They surged out from every corner beneath the ancient city, their eyes filled with black blood and overflowing with resentment, ghostly cries and divine wails echoing everywhere.

"Hmm, strange..."

Finally, Zhang Kui found a suspicious point atop the mountain.

From the structural distribution of the buildings, that should have been the hub of the entire ancient city, but now only a huge pit remained, spreading out radially for thousands of meters.

Inside, the space was even more bizarre, trembling incessantly with a hum and featuring a hint of annihilating killing intent amid the distortion.

"What on earth is this?"

Zhang Kui was secretly startled, feeling a hint of threat.

If it were a regular person, they would probably be puzzled by now, but Zhang Kui didn’t bother with solving riddles. He directly performed a spell, using the Moon-taking Skill.

In this malevolent place, the gentle and cool moonlight’s spirit charm naturally became an anomaly. Those Evil Spirit Immortal Fiends that had already rioted also found their direction, surging through the mutated twisted space towards here.

"Fool, handle this."

Zhang Kui kept his eyes fixed on the light and shadow of the Moon-taking Skill, while also performing a spell to trace back time.

Roar!

Fatty Tiger leaped out, roaring as he transformed in mid-air into a massive ball of thunder, electric light flickering all around, like a Thunder Beast descending to the world.

The Thunder Skill was inherently powerful, especially effective against these eerie and malevolent creatures. Therefore, even though Fatty Tiger was alone, he handled it with ease.

Meanwhile, Zhang Kui finally saw the course of events:

Those corpses did indeed "go for a walk." Whether they were cultivators or ordinary creatures, all the corpses crawled out from the ruins on their own. Their eyes were dull and hollow, their steps limp and dragging, continuously moving towards one direction, as if being commanded...

There was also a clue as to what caused the disaster in the ancient city:

It was a bizarre divine statue. After two black Ancient Mirror Starships collided and crashed, they emitted a scorching light in mid-air. The terrifying yellow Disaster Qi spread outward, while a strange huge shadow of a turtle emerged.

Every living creature, cultivator, and even those of Immortal Level within the range barely had time to show a terrified expression before they perished, their Divine Souls falling, collapsing limply to the ground.

This terrifying thing seemed to only target living beings. Ironically, the ruins, due to the grand war in the sky, weren’t affected by it.

"Earth Demon..."

Zhang Kui gazed at the strange turtle image, a thought forming in his mind.

He had seen these things before, even personally slain one. It’s a type of Disaster Beast, lurking underground and causing earthquakes. But that divine statue was clearly deliberately refined.

No wonder the Eternal Immortal Dynasty seeks to procure Disaster Beast bones from the wasteland. Unlike the heritage giants with their interrupted traditions, they live in the specialty environment of the Netherworld Realm and have likely long developed massive weaponry employing Disaster Beast bones.

Going further, Zhang Kui thought of the various Disaster Qi oozing from the corpse of that weird monster, the cultivation of Evil Qi Body Refining Skill by the Dragon Marquis Race to absorb Disaster Qi, and after the ancient battles, how the Eternal Immortal Dynasty left no territory but withdrew entirely...

Perhaps their cultivation magic techniques are also related to Disaster Qi and Illusion Dream Realm power. My poison may be their honey; naturally, they wouldn’t want to stay behind.

"Fool, let’s leave this place!"

With this in mind, Zhang Kui no longer hesitated. With Fatty Tiger, he used the Moon-taking Skill to track the whereabouts of the corpses while leaving the Deathly Silence Ancient City.

He found himself intrigued by the cultivation magic techniques of the Eternal Immortal Dynasty, potentially discovering methods to deal with that strange corpse.

Moonlight spilled down, the fleeting lights shimmered, as Zhang Kui confirmed the direction, transformed into a stream of light, and headed north.

Meanwhile, on the wasteland dozens of thousands of kilometers away, a dense mass of corpses surged like a tide, surrounded by massive Disaster Beasts moving slowly. The ground shook, and in the center, several giants carried a sedan chair. Black mist swirled tumultuously, Yin Evil Qi spread intensely.

Upon closer inspection, more than a dozen giants all had blue faces and tusks, their eyes emitting terrifying blood light, and their entire bodies exuded a metallic luster.

They were unheard-of Immortal Level zombies...

...

As Zhang Kui was tracking clues, the war on the Ancient Starry Path had also reached a fever pitch.

"Jia Zone, twenty-three altars destroyed..."

"Ding Zone, two Blood Massacres completely collapsed..."

"Bing Zone, another three Blood Beasts have entered..."

Inside the Dragon-Body Centipede flagship hall, Helian Wei stood with her hands behind her back. All battlefield intelligence was aggregated through the Divine Path network into the Star Map, allowing her to fully grasp the war situation.

Her fingers, as fair as spring onions, flashed golden light continuously. Star Skill deduction and her heart ran wildly, issuing orders one by one.

In Helian Wei’s current view, the Desolate Ancient Battlefield was a grand game of chess. The attack and defense battle of the Ancient Starry Path was the crucial move. Every order needs to be calculated for dozens of possibilities, allowing no room for error.

In the dim starry sky, the Demon Immortals of the Ancient Spirit Pavilion were also fighting while discussing among themselves.

"Wow, another Blood Massacre toppled..."

"What’s so surprising? We’ve seen plenty in these days."

"These youngsters seem green, but each one fiercer than the last!"

If they had previously looked down a bit on the Kaiyuan Divine Dynasty, thinking them rookies untested by major trials but merely relying on sharp weapons, now they were completely convinced.

Of course, what they didn’t know was that although the Divine Dynasty cultivators were a bit lacking in cultivation, they simulated starry battlefield scenarios in the Divine Path Dream Realm every day. The gore was no less than the present, and all acquired experience had been absorbed through real combat.

Inside the flagship, Yuan Huang’s image suddenly appeared, looking in a good mood, "Marshal Helian, my fleet has now become well-acquainted. Without that Sea of Blood, the Blood God Sect cannot take the slightest advantage, but I still find your deduction result quite improbable..." 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"Immortal Venerable Yuanhuang, no rush."

Helian Wei smiled slightly, "On the battlefield, the situation changes thousands of times. Our task is merely to direct the process towards that result, whether it succeeds depends on luck."

"Oh, where does the luck come from?" Yuan Huang was intrigued.

"Wait a bit longer, I suspect that Blood Lord won’t be able to sit still."

Helian Wei stared intently at the Star Map, her fist gradually clenching...