Chapter 165 - 155: Li Yan in an Embrace, Capturing Zheng Fan
Chapter 165: Chapter 155: Li Yan in an Embrace, Capturing Zheng Fan
"Oh?" As expected, Zheng Fan’s curiosity was thoroughly piqued. ’Jade Cold Iron is already a rare treasure. What could Fourth Uncle possibly have that’s more important?’ He subconsciously took two more steps forward, now less than ten meters from Lu Zhao. His attention was completely fixed on Lu Zhao’s hand as it reached for the Storage Bag. Faced with such immense temptation, his wariness toward this "Fourth Uncle" had sunk to its lowest point.
The very instant Zheng Fan’s mind and spirit were captivated by Lu Zhao’s movements!
Within Lu Zhao’s Sea of Consciousness, a Divine Thought erupted like a clap of thunder! The Tier Two Lower Grade Strong Demon Ape Corpse Puppet, lying dormant deep within the Corpse Nurturing Bag, was instantly awakened!
"ROAR!"
A roar, deep as thunder and saturated with a violent, deathly aura, did not come from the outside world, but exploded directly within Zheng Fan’s Sea of Consciousness! Immediately after, a massive, hideous, Dark Gold figure radiating a monstrously evil aura and terrifying pressure appeared without warning at Zheng Fan’s side!
A suffocating Tier Two pressure, mixed with dense Corpse Evil Qi, erupted like a tsunami, instantly engulfing Zheng Fan!
The curiosity on Zheng Fan’s face instantly turned to boundless horror and disbelief! The hair on his entire body stood on end as a fatal sense of crisis washed over him like ice water. The Magical Power in his body instinctively surged, and the longsword on his back hummed, ready to fly from its sheath!
But it was too late! Far too late!
The Corpse Puppet’s millstone-sized fist, wreathed in dense black qi and Corpse Evil, came with a terrifying shriek that tore through the air. It ignored the pitiful Protective Sword Qi and smashed heavily into his left arm and torso, which he had barely managed to raise. Its speed far surpassed Zheng Fan’s ability to react! He had no time to mount any effective defense!
"PFFT! CRACK!! BOOM—!!!
A horrifying, muffled sound of shattering bone and collapsing flesh mingled with a gut-wrenching, deep thud!
The giant fist smashed solidly into the Protective Sword Qi Zheng Fan had hastily summoned before his chest! That Sword Qi, strong enough to block an ordinary Late-stage Qi Cultivation attack, was as fragile as paper before this Tier Two heavy blow imbued with pure brute force and Corpse Evil. It instantly exploded into a shower of light motes!
The terrifying force slammed into his body unopposed!
"PUAHH—!!" A large mouthful of thick, bloody mist mixed with organ fragments sprayed out in a wide arc! Zheng Fan’s chest visibly caved in, as if he had been rammed by an ancient behemoth. He flew backward like a kite with its string cut, leaving a grim trail of blood in the air. His sternum was crushed, his organs felt as if they had been violently displaced, and his meridians shattered inch by inch. His powerful Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer aura rapidly wilted like a deflating balloon. His eyes lost their focus in an instant; a single blow had brought him to the brink of death!
Lu Zhao moved like a ghost! Before Zheng Fan’s body even hit the ground, he was on him like a shadow. He roughly shoved a Pill that protected the heart meridian into Zheng Fan’s mouth. At the same time, a long, black, python-like whip Magical Artifact covered in barbs shot out like a venomous snake, instantly binding Zheng Fan tightly and sealing all the remaining Magical Power in his body. Then, without a moment’s hesitation, he stuffed the severely injured and dying body into his Beast Taming Bag.
The entire sequence was as smooth as flowing water, executed in the blink of an eye!
"Break!"
With another command from Lu Zhao’s mind, the Strong Demon Ape Corpse Puppet, radiating its terrifying aura, let out a silent roar to the heavens. Corpse Evil Qi surged around its body as it raised its millstone-sized fist once more. This time, its target was the Zheng Family’s Mountain Protection Array up ahead—a barrier that seemed formless but was, in fact, flowing with the magnificent light of immense Spiritual Power!
Black qi condensed upon the Corpse Puppet’s fist, making it look as if it were clutching a miniature black sun. With world-destroying might, it smashed down fiercely toward the weak point in the Array that Lu Zhao had already identified—the spot three feet behind the Broken Stele carved with ancient Array Patterns!
"BOOM!"
The deafening explosion sounded as if the heavens were falling and the earth was splitting asunder! The entire Zheng Family Spirit Mountain trembled violently!
The seemingly indestructible light screen of the Tier Two Mountain Protection Array caved in sharply at the moment of impact, like a punctured water bubble! A blinding Spirit Light exploded outward along with a violent storm of turbulent energy! An opening, just large enough for one person to pass through, its edges flickering with collapsing Spirit Light, had been blasted into the barrier!
’It worked!’ A sharp glint flashed in Lu Zhao’s eyes! Without the slightest hesitation, he recalled the Corpse Puppet. His figure flickered and shot through the opening like an arrow loosed from a bow!
The very instant he burst out of the Array, a terrifying pressure as vast as an abyss, like an ancient behemoth awakening from its slumber, erupted from deep within the Zheng Family’s Spirit Mountain and instantly locked onto his position!
"Vile creature! You dare—!!!"
A roar filled with shock and fury, like thunder from the highest heavens, rolled in and echoed through the mountains! A blinding Escape Light, accompanied by a sky-tearing shriek, was streaking at an unbelievable speed toward the breach in the array’s northwest corner!
’The Zheng Family’s old monster is here!’
Lu Zhao saw this and resisted the impulse to engage directly. After a moment’s thought, he abandoned the idea. He knew this was no place for a fight. Besides, with Zheng Fan in his hands, he had no doubt the Zheng Family’s old monster would come looking for him.
’Blood Shadow Escape!’
He roared in his mind, unhesitatingly activating the Secret Technique derived from the Blood Shadow Corpse Refining Skill! His Essence Blood instantly ignited, transforming into a violent power that surged through his entire body!
"WHOOSH!"
The figure of "Zheng Hu," Lu Zhao’s disguise, instantly transformed into a blurry, crimson afterimage as his speed abruptly increased severalfold! He left behind only a faint streak of blood and the lingering aura of Corpse Evil Qi. Already like a crimson meteor, he tore through the air and fled away from the Zheng Family’s Spirit Mountain!