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Chapter 512 The Coffin Shop Appears

"I'm worried they might be in danger."

"Tianan, it seems I'm about to fall asleep again."

After Zhang Aiyu finished speaking, she gently leaned on Zhang Tianan's shoulder and fell asleep.

Just like when Zhang Tianan leaned on Zhang Aiyu's shoulder when they were little.

Sister, I've grown up now, and I can be your umbrella to shelter you from the wind and rain.

Zhang Tianan thought to himself.

"I hope everything goes smoothly for my brother-in-law and Ye Bai's operation."

Zhang Tianan gently placed his sister on the bed, set up a soundproof barrier, and then went outside.

Although this was inside Imperial University, Zhang Tianan still felt he needed to be careful.

After all, her sister was a treasure she had lost and then found again.

At this time, Ye Bai and Ye Canghai arrived at the other counties.

However, as soon as he arrived, he saw thick, persistent dark clouds.

A large number of lightning bolts suddenly flashed across the sky.

A chilling wind swept in.

"It seems there's a problem with the seals in the other counties; the Zombie King is about to be born."

Ye Canghai said with a cold face.

"Fortunately, we evacuated the entire county in advance, otherwise it would be a zombie apocalypse by now."

Just then, countless pieces of paper money fell from the sky.

One by one, paper figures carrying coffins floated over.

"No living people allowed. This is our coffin shop's territory."

"Please do not take another step, or we will launch an attack."

The paper figure's eyes were very lively, its big, dark eyes darting around.

A blush appeared on its face.

"The paper-making artisans have joined forces with the coffin shops?"

"Let Paper One and Coffin Heaven come out to see me. I haven't seen these two old friends for a long time."

Ye Canghai asked with some displeasure.

Zhi Yiyi was the former head of the paper-making family, while Guan Tiandi is the current manager of the coffin shop.

Ye Canghai did not encounter the paper-crafting artisans in the Corpse City, so he did not know what had happened to them there.

"You are really bold to call our former family head by his name."

The paper figure said with great displeasure.

"Yeah, you even dared to say the name of the person in charge of our coffin shop. You're asking for death."

The black coffin carried by the paper figures suddenly opened its lid, revealing sharp teeth inside.

There was a huge mouth inside the coffin; if you lay down inside, you would surely be swallowed up.

"Black coffin?"

Ye Canghai asked in a murmur.

"Yes, I am the cursed black coffin, and I will curse you."

The black coffin suddenly opened its mouth, spewing out streams of black gas.

The black energy that clung to Ye Bai was actually absorbed by the ancient bronze sword.

Black energy was continuously drawn out of the black coffin.

At this point, numerous cracks appeared on the surface of the black coffin.

"Aaaaah, who are you? Why are you able to extract the curse and resentment from my body? What happened?"

The black coffin roared, but it couldn't control itself, and with a bang, it exploded into countless fragments, instantly turning to dust.

The paper figures that were very close to the black coffin were all affected by it and were blown to pieces.

"Ye Bai, do you have any auspicious beasts?"

Ye Canghai asked curiously.

Only auspicious beasts can cause cursed beasts to self-destruct.

"Yes, it is a water-scaled beast."

"However, it is about to break through to the seventh rank."

The Water Scale Beast has a majestic appearance. After breaking through to the seventh rank, it is considered to have officially become an adult. Ye Bai can then sit on the Water Scale Beast and ride it to travel the world.

"Phew, it seems the coffin shop and the paper-making lineage have joined forces."

"Zhi Ren Nan will probably no longer concern himself with the affairs of the paper-making lineage, nor will he hold back anymore."

"The emergence of the Zombie King this time is very likely related to the coffin shop."

"Back then, the coffin shop line was always doing private work for Mao Shiba."

"Every zombie that Mao Shiba crafts lies in a coffin made by a coffin shop."

"This means that the coffin shop may have mastered Mao Shiba's unique refining techniques."

"I suspect that the coffin shop and the paper craftsmen have joined forces this time for the zombie king in the royal tomb."

"If we control that zombie king, we'll have a chance to negotiate with the Yan Kingdom and give them more opportunities to survive."

Ye Canghai's thinking was quite clear; he truly lived up to his reputation as the former Kui Mulang and the current Po Jun Star.

"Father, what you say makes a lot of sense, but why should the paper-making craftsmen also join forces with the coffin shop?"

"Haven't they always remained neutral?"

Ye Bai asked, quite puzzled.

My father seemed to have a better understanding of the paper-making tradition.

"This may be because the paper craftsmen have been dissatisfied with Paper Man Nan for a long time. They believe that Paper Man Nan, as their guardian deity, restricts them too much, so they want to control the Zombie King and destroy Paper Man Nan."

"The paper craftsmen probably felt that the paper figures were suffocating them, so they wanted the power to destroy them."

"The paper craftsmen are skilled at reconnaissance and setting up formations, while the coffin shop has mastered the method to control the zombie king."

"So they hit it off immediately."

"If the Zombie King is released by the paper-making lineage this time, I will make sure that everyone in that lineage spends their lives in jail, the kind where they can never get out."

"People of the paper craftsman lineage appear to be paper figures, but in reality, their physical bodies are inside the paper figures."

"And they are excellent at escaping."

"What I mean is, if the paper craftsmen run away on the spot, then we shouldn't be polite and should just tear their bodies apart."

"Don't give them any more chances."

"Releasing the Zombie King without authorization, disregarding the safety of the Yan Kingdom, is a serious crime."

Just then, at the tallest building in the remaining counties.

A life-sized paper figure and a blood-red coffin met here.

"Blood Maiden, this time I listened to you and betrayed the Ancestor. I don't know if it was a mistake."

The paper figure let out a soft sigh.

"There are gains and losses. Haven't you always been dissatisfied with the old man's high-pressure policies?"

"If you kill the ancestor, you can take over ahead of time and become the real head of the paper-making workshop."

"Instead of looking down on Paper Doll Nan no matter what we do, right?"

Blood Maiden whispered enticingly from the side.

"That makes sense, but I don't even know what we can do."

“From the moment we are born, our ancestors have already set our roles. Things like paper cutting and manipulating paper figures are all knowledge that we have to learn.”

"To be honest, I am very grateful to our ancestors, but they interfered too much, to the point that I could hardly breathe."

"I even have this feeling that I'll be able to take charge of my own destiny someday." "Our ancestors have become a mountain that's been suppressing our development within our own lineage."

"If the paper-making lineage wants to make a breakthrough, it must break through mountains and create stones."

"One day, I will overturn that mountain and bring true freedom to my people."

Blood Maiden looked down at the rest of the counties from her high vantage point.

A large amount of Yin energy surged directly into the coffin lid, making it even more vibrant.

"What a strong ominous aura! That zombie king in the royal tomb is a great tonic for us."

"If I could put it into my coffin, my strength would probably increase steadily."

Blood Maiden laughed coldly, her eyes filled with a mad look.

"Coffin Shop, I have broken the sealing formation as you requested."

"Call me if you need anything."

"Breaking through the magic array just now took a lot of my energy."

"That's what the paper craftsman said coldly."

"This is a cloud of malevolent energy."

"This kind of spectacle only occurs when a great calamity is about to be born."

"You can smell a faint stench in the air, hinting at the unique stench of zombies."

"This guy should be about to break through, otherwise he would be lying obediently in his coffin and wouldn't dare to cause trouble."

"Now he needs to see the sun and harmonize the yin and yang before he can break through to the eighth level."

"This is our opportunity."

“This guy has a lot of zombies on him, so it won’t be as easy as dealing with Mao Shiba.”

Ye Canghai was very knowledgeable, and he could answer any question Ye Bai asked.

"Father, if the Sun and Moon Divine Pearl is in this guy's palace, will he swallow it in order to break through to the eighth rank?"

Ye Bai asked with a curious expression.

"It's useless. The Sun and Moon Divine Pearl is only effective on humans. It can't do anything for strange beasts except provide light."

"So you don't need to worry that the Zombie King will swallow the Sun and Moon Divine Pearl alive."

Ye Canghai led Ye Bai to the border of the other counties.

Here they had already spotted heavily armored zombies, their bodies riddled with rusty arrows, wielding heavy hammers and constantly patrolling.

Some zombies had most of their heads smashed flat.

However, these zombies all have one thing in common: they are wearing armor.

After a thousand years of corrosion, the armor began to rust.

"The remaining counties have become ghost towns. It seems that Yan Kingdom's goal is to have us eradicate this place completely and remove the big thorn in Wang Hou's side."

Ye Canghai said very calmly.

He is teaching Ye Bai, passing on his life's experience to him.

This was the only kind of knowledge that Ye Canghai could pass on to his children.

Much of this knowledge can be quite useful in critical moments.

"Then, Dad, where should we start?"

Having lived in the Corpse City for eight years, Ye Canghai was naturally extremely familiar with zombies.

He was familiar with the zombies' movements, smells, and sounds.

"These zombies escaped from the tomb of a king or nobleman. They can make a very special sound, which I have never heard before and do not know what it means."

“Some corpse whisperers can communicate with any corpse, but I don’t have that ability yet.”

"However, these zombies absolutely cannot leave the other counties, otherwise, once these zombie armies are mobilized, the surrounding cities may be turned into zombies."

Ye Bai nodded: "I have already notified the surrounding garrisons to surround the other counties and ensure that not even a mosquito can get out."

"Let's go inside and find out just how powerful the Zombie King really is."

Ye Bai still remembered that Marshal Huanglong once told him that this Zombie King's Tomb contained many Ten Thousand Dragon Slashes.

These Ten Thousand Dragon Slayers, having severed the dragon veins, were sealed by the Zombie King in the tomb of a nobleman as burial goods.

Therefore, this zombie is not an ordinary zombie, but a zombie imbued with dragon energy.

If his appearance is covered with dense dragon scales, then he is not far from transforming into a dragon.

Once the zombies evolve into indestructible creatures, dealing with them becomes much more difficult.

It may take two or even three pillars of the nation to suppress it and bring it back to the Hall of Fortune in the capital for further suppression.

Until the bones never completely disintegrate and the body and spirit are completely extinguished.

"We need to know the location of the royal tombs now."

Ye Bai asked.

"No need. Based on my previous experience, the more Yin energy there is, the more likely it is to be the location of a royal tomb."

"And my Blackwater Serpent is extremely sensitive to Yin energy."

"Just let it lead the way."

Ye Canghai summoned a small snake, no bigger than a thumb.

The little snake flicked out its red tongue.

"The location pointed to by the snake's tongue is the location of the royal tomb."

"This is an avatar created by my Blackwater Serpent."

Ye Canghai explained a few words to Ye Bai.

"Come on, the tomb of the King is about to open. If we can seal the Zombie King underground before he is born, our mission will be almost complete. Then we will infiltrate the tomb and search for the Sun and Moon Pearl."

Ye Bai had a different opinion about Ye Canghai's plan.

"Father, I don't think we need to deliberately seal it away. We should find the whereabouts of the Sun and Moon Pearl as soon as possible."

"If the Zombie King doesn't evolve into a boneless form, it will be struck by eighty-one heavenly lightning bolts."

"With the power of heavenly thunder, the Zombie King completed the Yin-Yang balance and finally successfully broke through to become an incorruptible bone."

"And when the Zombie King is struck by lightning, it is the most vulnerable time for the Zombie King."

"All his magical treasures will probably be struck by lightning and shattered into pieces."

"Even if he breaks through to the eighth level, so what? In the end, he will still become an indestructible bone that we can manipulate."

"I suggest we take this opportunity to enter the ancient tomb and loot its treasures."

"The rest of the counties are surrounded, and ordinary zombies cannot break through the defenses."

At this moment, Ye Canghai suddenly had a question.

"Little White, do you think the Zombie King might use the Sun and Moon Divine Pearl to resist the heavenly lightning?"

"If the Sun and Moon Pearl is destroyed by heavenly lightning, wouldn't all our efforts have been in vain?"

Ye Canghai asked Ye Bai.

"No, if the Zombie King were to carry the Sun and Moon Divine Pearl, he would surely die."

"The Sun and Moon Divine Pearl is a very special natural treasure, and you know its effects."

"It contains an extremely large amount of energy. If it is struck by lightning, it may trigger this energy."

"If the energy explodes, the Zombie King's body will also be reduced to ashes."

"You can imagine the power of that explosion; the rest of the counties would probably be destroyed."

"The Zombie King's breakthrough was to seek a glimmer of hope, not to destroy himself. He wouldn't be that foolish."

"If he really does that, I don't know what to say."

"Father, I think we should go into the King's Tomb first and put aside the matter of the Zombie King, the Paper Maker, and the Coffin Shop for now."

(End of this chapter)