In the courtyard.

Space rippled like the surface of water.

A handsome young man in a black robe slowly materialized.

Seeing this figure, Bai Xiuying was slightly taken aback.

Then, a look of pleasant surprise appeared on her face.

"Su Ye?"

Bai Xiuying knew that several years ago, Su Ye had defeated a Late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator!

’Mr. Su’s combat power is impressive...’

’If I team up with him, we’ll have at least a fifty percent chance of killing this monster!’

Bai Xiuying thought to herself, her eyes shining.

At this moment, the Sewn Corpse turned its head, its bloodthirsty, savage eyes fixed on Su Ye.

"ROAR..." The Sewn Corpse let out a bellow.

Wielding a heavy hammer-axe, its pale, bloated body charged toward Su Ye like a war chariot!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

The ground trembled! The air howled!

Under the Sewn Corpse’s charge, large swathes of the courtyard’s green flagstones shattered, and a web of cracks spread out like a spiderweb!

Compared to this two-zhang-tall monster, the normally-sized Su Ye looked as small as a child!

Seeing this, Bai Xiuying’s expression changed. She hurriedly sent a Divine Sense transmission.

"Mr. Su, whatever you do, don’t let it get close!"

"Fall back! Fall back! Fall back!"

The Sewn Corpse wasn’t particularly fast.

Logically speaking, even if it got close, a Foundation Establishment cultivator’s Tunneling Speed should make it easy enough to evade it with an Escape Light, right?

However, there was a reason... for Bai Xiuying’s extreme nervousness!

At that moment, the dozen or so exposed mouths on the Sewn Corpse’s body opened simultaneously and shrieked wildly!

An incomparably sharp, layered scream, filled with countless malicious curses, suddenly erupted!

Invisible sound waves spread out!

"Damn it, this move again... Ugh..."

Bai Xiuying gritted her teeth and let out a muffled groan.

Trickles of blood, like little snakes, flowed from her ears.

Inside her mind, she felt a sharp, stabbing pain, as if being pierced by needles!

Not only was the Sewn Corpse immensely strong and tough, but it also possessed strange and bizarre abilities.

This move, the ’Corpse Demon’s Scream,’ could shake one’s Divine Sense and stun the mind!

The first time Bai Xiuying fought it, she had fallen for this trick.

After it got close, it used the scream to rattle her Divine Sense, causing her to lose her composure and suffer heavy injuries!

She struggled to break free from the effects of the scream.

Bai Xiuying raised her head and looked at Su Ye, her face filled with worry!

’Even if Mr. Su’s Divine Sense is strong, he’ll be stunned for at least a few breaths the first time he faces the Corpse Demon’s Scream...’

’During that time... the consequences are unthinkable...’

And now, the Sewn Corpse was only a few meters away from Su Ye!

"Not good!" Bai Xiuying’s expression changed instantly.

She forcefully suppressed the turmoil in her Divine Sense and sent her flying sword stabbing toward the Sewn Corpse!

SHINK.

The flying sword transformed into a streak of white-gold light and pierced the Sewn Corpse’s back.

But the Sewn Corpse merely faltered for a moment, almost completely unaffected.

Then, it raised the hammer-axe in its hands and brought it crashing down on Su Ye with the force of a mountain splitting apart!

’It’s over...’

’Mr. Su was careless...’ Bai Xiuying’s face was a picture of misery.

She could already picture the scene of Su Ye’s body being torn apart and crushed by the hammer-axe!

However, just as she was despairing, Su Ye remarked calmly, watching the charging Sewn Corpse.

"Now this is a little interesting."

’Mr. Su... he wasn’t stunned by the Corpse Demon’s Scream?’

’Then... why isn’t he dodging?’

Bai Xiuying froze.

But soon, she would find out why.

Su Ye took a step forward.

RUMBLE!

A roaring sound erupted from within his body!

Magical Power, like a flash flood or a raging river, surged violently!

A torrent of spiritual pressure spread out in all directions, making even the surrounding air feel thick and viscous!

At the same time.

A jade-like sheen appeared on the surface of Su Ye’s skin.

He tightened his grip on the Frost Thorn Spear, the knuckles of his slender hands clearly visible.

It was horrifying to imagine the colossal power contained within such a pair of fair, delicate hands!

SHING!

The Frost Thorn Spear thrust out, knocking the hammer-axe aside, and the spear tip plunged into the Sewn Corpse’s body.

Then, with an upward flick!

BOOM!

The Sewn Corpse was astoundingly lifted into the air!

Its multi-ton body flew more than ten meters, like an overturned armored vehicle, and slammed heavily into a wall!

CRASH!

The wall collapsed, stones crumbling and falling as dust billowed up!

"I didn’t dodge because..."

"There was no need."

Su Ye rotated his neck, withdrew the Frost Thorn Spear, and spoke calmly.

"How... how is that possible?"

Bai Xiuying stared at the scene, her eyes wide with shock!

How strong was the Sewn Corpse?

She had experienced it firsthand; it was definitely on par with a second-rank, high-grade demonic beast!

And yet, just now, Su Ye had completely crushed the Sewn Corpse with sheer power!

What kind of monster was he?!

To the side, Zhong Qi and Zhou Liangcai peeked out from a room. The two of them had also happened to witness this utterly horrifying scene!

As they watched the Sewn Corpse get tossed through the air and crash down with a violent tremor, they felt a jolt in their own hearts, their faces filled with shock.

"Mr. Su is truly worthy of his reputation..." Zhou Liangcai said in astonishment.

"Is that... Mr. Su from Donglong Island..."

Zhong Qi was appalled. He swallowed hard, finding it hard to believe.

He never would have imagined that the Whalebone Brooch could summon such a ridiculously powerful backer?!

As for the thoughts of the many onlookers, Su Ye couldn’t care less.

He narrowed his eyes, his gaze piercing through the dust to look at the Sewn Corpse.

A massive, bloody hole had appeared on the terrifying monster’s chest!

It was a gift from its intimate encounter with the Frost Thorn Spear~

But at this moment, Su Ye could see that the bloody hole was constantly writhing and contracting!

’Regeneration?’

The thought crossed Su Ye’s mind, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

This kind of Regeneration Skill is very useful when facing an evenly matched opponent.

But when facing an opponent who can completely crush you...

"Regeneration just means you get to take more of a beating..."

Su Ye stamped his foot, and in the blink of an eye, his figure vanished!

The Frost Thorn Spear in his hand transformed into countless sharp, silver glints of light, streaking through the air like comets as they flew toward the Sewn Corpse!

SHING! SHING! SHING!

The piercing sound of the air being torn apart was like the cry of a thousand birds!

Silver light flashed, and Su Ye’s figure was almost invisible within the courtyard!

One could only see the Sewn Corpse screaming madly as gruesome, bloody holes constantly appeared on its body, healed, and then reappeared at an even faster rate!

Finally, after more than ten breaths, the afterimages of the spear dissipated!

Su Ye’s figure came to a stop, back where he started, as if he had never moved at all.

THUMP.

The Sewn Corpse’s body stood frozen in place.

Its flesh, like a collapsing building, began to slough off and disintegrate, breaking apart into a pile of mangled chunks on the ground!

"So... so strong..."

Bai Xiuying was completely stunned, staring blankly at Su Ye.

Such a terrifying monster was so fragile in Su Ye’s hands...

Su Ye looked at the chunks of the Sewn Corpse, his brow slightly furrowed.

’It’s been chopped into so many pieces... I wonder if my precious Ghostly Flood Dragon will want to eat this...’

’Oh well. It’ll eat it whether it likes it or not. No picky eaters allowed.’

With a flick of his finger, frost condensed, freezing the chunks of the Sewn Corpse, and he placed them into his Storage Ring.