One skill point per second, I turn fireballs into forbidden spells.

Chapter 987 The Overlooked Details
His gaze revealed a hint of weariness, yet it couldn't conceal the determination in his eyes, as if to say:

This battle will be won!

On the other side, the situation for Hanba and Houqing was even worse.

Both the flames of the drought demon and the vengeful spirits released from Hou Qing's body were buried the moment the giant hammer fell.

After everything settled down, the giant hammer began to slowly dissipate.

It was too late for Hanba to realize this: the hammer that Pozhen threw was not meant to cause any real damage, but rather to serve as a positioning tool.

Wherever the natal artifact is, the giant hammer that falls from the sky will strike from that point.

After everything calmed down, the bodies of Hanba and Houqing appeared.

At this moment, they don't look much different from before.

The Corpse King is indeed the Corpse King; the strength of his body is far beyond that of ordinary gods.

The massive hammer, as heavy as a planet, struck them, but instead of turning them into mincemeat, their bodies didn't even deform. The two men simply dusted themselves off and got up from the ground.

To withstand such an impact with one's bare body—that's incredibly powerful!

"Not bad, these Seven Heroes of Dark Rise can unleash such power, they were almost killed by you."

Nuwa stood up, and the flames on her body reignited, seemingly indicating that she had fully recovered from the attack.

The same applies to Hou Qing.

The vengeful spirits embedded in the ground crawled out one by one and returned to his body.

If Lin Yi were here, he would definitely be able to catch a detail with his all-seeing eye: cracks that are not easily visible to the naked eye have appeared on both Hanba and Houqing.

These cracks are being repaired at an extremely rapid pace.

On the other side of the battlefield.

Confident of victory, Wuzhiqi immediately manipulated Lin Yi's body to dodge upon sensing the approaching powerful aura.

After the [Interlacing Light and Shadow] skill was activated, a burly man appeared in Lin Yi's original spot.

He pounded the ground with one hand; the ground was already covered with countless cracks.

And before he raised his hand, the crack continued to extend and cover.

His fists looked weak and powerless, but the force they contained was truly unimaginable.

If it weren't for his quick reaction, and that punch had actually landed on Lin Yi, then only one possibility remained:
All the bones in his body were shattered, even reduced to dust.

With Lin Yi's strength, the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts he possesses would provide an opportunity for resurrection, but in doing so, his last trump card in the battle against the Corpse King would be taken away.

"Hey, kid, you're pretty quick on the uptake."

The eldest brother looked up at Lin Yi, who was floating in the sky, and couldn't help but sigh.

He clearly sensed that the young man's power level was not as high as that of the Seven Heroes of Dark Rise, but Hou Qing still felt that dealing with this young man would be more troublesome than dealing with any of the Seven Heroes.

Ying Gou did not rush and pursued the enemy.

He turned around, looked in the direction of the whirlpool, and muttered something to himself:

"If your parents were still alive, they would never have been restricted in their actions by such weak skills. Alas, each generation is worse than the last."

They complained, but their hands never stopped.

After quickly pinpointing the location of the vortex's core, Ying Gou raised his right fist and slammed it down onto the ground.

Bang bang bang!
A crack that kept bursting open was rapidly moving towards the vortex.

The moment it came into contact with the vortex, it tore the vortex apart with even more domineering force.

The countless water blade formations were thrown into chaos, changing direction and shooting outwards, shattering the ground inch by inch.

"Uncle Ying Gou, you've finally arrived." The whirlpool subsided, revealing the two people inside.

Seeing that both Luo Bingxin and Lao Xuan had summoned their dragon armor, Ying Gou couldn't help but become curious.

"Didn't you say that kid's strength was mediocre? How did he manage to push you two to this point?"

As he spoke, Ying Gou looked intently in Lin Yi's direction.

Only now did he realize that Lin Yi was no longer Lin Yi.

Lin Yi was completely enveloped in black mist, so much so that Ying Gou could not accurately sense his aura at that moment.

A pair of golden claws, a characteristic that humans should possess.

After searching his memory, Ying Gou suddenly realized that the guy in front of him looked somewhat familiar.

"He is... Wuzhiqi?"

The Four Corpse Kings are also beings from ancient times.

Throughout the ancient period, the Four Corpse Kings only had a handful of opponents they could respect, and their impression of Wuzhiqi was exceptionally profound.

After all, he, like himself, was sealed away by Yinglong and other experts.

Luo Bingxin and Lao Xuan teleported to Ying Gou's side.

"Yes, but that guy is just a wisp of a soul now; his body is still Lin Yi's."

"With your strength, Uncle Ying Gou, you can definitely defeat him."

As the three were talking, a pair of Xuanbing Wings appeared behind Lin Yi, and then slowly lifted Lin Yi into the air.

Beside him, Shenhe Song, transformed into a dragon, was on high alert, ready to prevent a sudden attack from his opponent.

"Hey, Ying Gou, long time no see. I thought we'd never see each other again in this lifetime."

Lin Yi's shout from his elevated position drew Ying Gou's attention.

He looked up, squinted at Lin Yi, and frowned.

Since ancient times, the two have been of equal status and strength. For them to speak to me in such a manner, there must be an element of looking down on me.

Just as Ying Gou clenched his fist, preparing to jump to Lin Yi's side and punch him on the head, Wu Zhiqi spoke again.

"Hey, I'm talking to you, Ying Gou. Weren't you sealed away by Ying Long ten thousand years ago? How come you're working for his descendant now? Don't tell me it's all orders from above. Orders from above are orders that must be followed, but how well they are done is unknown."

What to say.

Although Wuzhiqi's words contained some fallacies, they did not change the fact that they were true.

You have to do the tasks your boss assigns you, but how well you do them is up to you.

As soon as Wuzhiqi said this, Luo Bingxin immediately became nervous.

"Uncle Ying Gou, don't listen to this guy's attempts to sow discord."

Whether it makes sense or not, and whether it's an attempt to sow discord, these two issues need to be discussed separately.

The Four Corpse Kings are notoriously difficult to deal with, a fact known to all in the Three Realms and Six Paths.

If Yinglong hadn't joined forces with other experts and exerted all his strength, how could he have managed to seal the four Corpse Kings?

It's not entirely true that Yinglong held back against the four Corpse Kings.

They brought several vans full of skilled fighters, and they were taking the fight very seriously.

Of course, Ying Gou can understand.

Yinglong did not exterminate the four Corpse Kings; in fact, he left them with the possibility of being unsealed. Otherwise, how could the four Corpse Kings still be able to wreak havoc here?

(End of this chapter)