Searching for the best path, starting from Renjia Town

Chapter 221 Killing Xuan Kui
Boom~!
With a deafening roar, dozens of bolts of lightning struck simultaneously, instantly turning the rocks into dust, and dust filled the sky.

Li Kunshan stood still, looking at the billowing dust with a serious expression, showing no sign of pride or relaxation.

Roar~!

Sure enough, before the dust could settle, a roar erupted and Xuan Kui flew out, fiercely pouncing towards Li Kunshan.

"It's really troublesome."

Li Kunshan quickly retreated, avoiding a direct confrontation with Xuan Kui, feeling a sense of helplessness.

Dozens of bolts of lightning struck his crown chakra, yet he was completely unharmed. Even if he were a flying zombie, it would be too outrageous.

As the pinnacle of zombies, the Flying Zombie, besides having a more powerful physique, truly achieves a qualitative leap by awakening a powerful spell.

For example, Ren Zhuzhu could spew corpse demons from her mouth, the power of which could even rival the undeveloped Divine Firmament Thunder.

For example, the zombie general under the Blood Demon condenses his corpse energy into armor, which is both offensive and defensive, similar to Armament Haki.

At this time, Xuan Kui did not use any fancy methods, but simply sought a way to further enhance his physical strength.

However, it should be noted that as a flying zombie, its physique is already extremely strong. If it is further strengthened on this basis, how strong would it have to become?
That can no longer be described simply as strong; it's downright perverse.

Since they started fighting, Li Kunshan has struck Xuan Kui with at least two hundred bolts of heavenly lightning, two hundred bolts of heavenly power, yet he still hasn't managed to injure Xuan Kui. What else could this be but monstrous?

"So fast."

Besides being incredibly resilient, Xuan Kui's speed and strength have reached their peak.

Li Kunshan had only retreated about ten meters when Xuan Kui rushed up to him and, without hesitation, raised his fist and punched him.

Since he couldn't avoid it, Li Kunshan had no choice but to face it head-on.

Bang~!

The fist and palm collided with a muffled thud, like a heavy blow to a drum. Immediately afterwards, Li Kunshan retreated more than ten steps.

"What a pervert."

With a sudden burst of strength, Li Kunshan regained his footing and, after moving his slightly numb wrists, muttered something in annoyance.

With three hundred layers of Qi and blood, plus the golden attribute [Prison Suppressing Body], it still lost in terms of power. Is there anything more monstrous than this?

It must be said that Xuan Kui is indeed worthy of the name. He abandoned all those fancy methods and simply focused on further strengthening his physique. In Li Kunshan's opinion, he is much more troublesome than other flying zombies.

"Little Taoist priest, you are very strong."

Xuan Kui did not immediately continue his attack. He looked at Li Kunshan with a serious expression and said in a deep voice.

In reality, Xuan Kui was even more shocked than Li Kunshan.

He's a zombie, so it's perfectly normal for him to be physically strong, but Li Kunshan is human.

Moreover, as a Taoist priest of the Zhengyi sect, one should be skilled in talismans, and hand-to-hand combat should be a weakness.

Despite using his strengths to attack his weaknesses, Xuan Kui didn't gain any advantage at all. Isn't that strong enough?

Although Xuan Kui repelled Li Kunshan several times, he only appeared to have a slight advantage and did not actually harm Li Kunshan at all.

The truth is, Li Kunshan also suffered some injuries.

But he also has the golden attribute "Blood Regeneration," which instantly heals ordinary external injuries, so he looks as if he was never injured.

"That's not okay."

Li Kunshan glanced at Xuan Kui, then at the sky above the Celestial Master's Mansion in the distance. He saw that the blood demon's evil energy was leaking out of the pool like a drained pond, and he couldn't help but frown.

Originally, they planned to take Xuan Kui away to prevent him from interfering with the True Immortals' efforts to break the barrier. However, they hadn't expected the barrier to be so sturdy; even several True Immortals wouldn't be able to break it in a short time.

In this way, it was Li Kunshan who was held back by Xuan Kui.

Although Li Kunshan was not familiar with formations and barriers, he did possess some brute strength, which might allow him to assist the True Ones.

Furthermore, once the real people break through the barrier, they can also use Li Kunshan to deal with the zombie inside that absorbs the blood demon's energy.

Thinking of this, Li Kunshan's expression became even more serious. He needed to get back quickly, so he had to kill Xuan Kui as soon as possible!
"I don't have time to play around with you slowly."

Li Kunshan gave a soft shout, took a deep breath, and his face suddenly turned gloomy.

"Roar~!"

Sensing that Li Kunshan was about to unleash his full power, Xuan Kui roared and instantly tensed up, preparing to respond with all his might.

In fact, Xuan Kui initially wanted to kill Li Kunshan first, and then stop the old Taoists from breaking the barrier.

But after their exchange and witnessing Li Kunshan's abilities, he realized that he could never kill Li Kunshan.

Xuan Kui's physique was at its peak, making him difficult to deal with. However, his methods were also too simplistic; he couldn't kill Li Kunshan with just his fists and feet.

Since that's the case, all he can do right now is stall Li Kunshan. As long as Li Kunshan doesn't go and help those old Taoists, Xuan Kui will have won.

Whoosh!
While he was pondering, Li Kunshan had already made his move.

With a muffled thud, countless flames surged forth, not from lightning magic, but from the Fire Bell Spell.

Xuan Kui had already witnessed Li Kunshan's fire-based supernatural abilities, including the powerful and troublesome Red Lotus Karmic Fire. Xuan Kui managed to withstand it thanks to his strong physique and abundant corpse energy.

【Red Lotus Karmic Fire】As an orange-level attribute, it is naturally powerful, but it is still a bit short of being able to directly kill a flying zombie.

Boom~!
Despite this, Xin Kui did not let his guard down in the slightest. A large amount of corpse energy surged out, wrapping his entire body in layers to resist the burning of the Red Lotus Karmic Fire.

"Hmph~!"

Li Kunshan snorted coldly, completely ignoring all of this, and focused solely on casting spells to continuously increase the flames.

Whoosh!
In the blink of an eye, raging flames reached the sky, truly engulfing Xuan Kui completely.

But this level is far from enough to kill Xuan Kui.

Although Xuan Kui was unable to escape from the flames for the time being, he was still able to resist.

Om~!

Just then, a faint buzzing sound rang out, and a huge phantom surrounded by flames suddenly appeared.

The phantom stood atop the flames, pointing a finger at the flames below.

Bang!

With the blessing of the phantom, it was as if a bucket of strong liquor had been poured on them; the number and power of the flames increased several times over in an instant!
Fire God, a derivative supernatural power of the ninth level of the Fire Bell Spell, can summon the Fire God for assistance.

As the righteous god in charge of all fire in the world, the Fire God is far more powerful than human beings can match. Even though it is only a wisp of his divine consciousness at this moment, it is enough to burn the sky and boil the sea.

Burning a zombie is nothing.

"Roar~!"

Amidst the flames, Xuan Kui let out a roar as the corpse energy around him was violently burned away.

Immediately afterwards, the skin and flesh began to show signs of charring and even carbonization.

If this burning continues, even someone as powerful as Xuan Kui will likely be reduced to a charred corpse.

"Little Taoist priest!"

"We cannot sit idly by and wait to die!" Xuan Kui's face turned fierce, and with a loud shout, he charged straight at Li Kunshan.

To shoot a man, shoot his horse first; to capture a thief, capture his king first. If you want to put out a fire, just kill the arsonist.

Close-quarters combat is Xuan Kui's forte. Even if he is engulfed in flames, he only needs to kill Li Kunshan before he is burned to ashes!
"Well come."

Seeing Xuan Kui rushing towards him with a menacing air, Li Kunshan showed no fear whatsoever; instead, a slight smile appeared on his face.

He just stood there, without taking a single step back.

"Ok?"

Li Kunshan's behavior was illogical, and Xuan Kui frowned instantly, feeling uneasy. Could there be some conspiracy or trap involved?
"Hmph!" But if he couldn't get close enough to attack Li Kunshan, he would just keep being burned and eventually be reduced to ashes.

Xuan Kui let out a heavy snort. He didn't care what the other was up to or what traps they might have. He would just use brute force to overpower them and rush over to knock them down with one punch.

Xuan Kui was extremely fast and launched a desperate counterattack. In the blink of an eye, he was close to Li Kunshan, less than two meters away. His fist was about to hit Li Kunshan's face.

Crash~!

But at that moment, a large number of talismans surged out from the flames, like a net covering the sky and earth, instantly completely enveloping Xuan Kui.

"symbol!"

The talisman acted like a rope, binding Xuan Kui's entire body. In his shock, Xuan Kui instantly understood.

There was indeed a trap.

It turned out that the flames were just a cover; Li Kunshan's real purpose was to use the talisman array hidden within the flames to deal with him.

"What an amazing talisman!"

These are all corpse-suppressing talismans, but their cultivation level is extremely high, something Xuan Kui has never seen before in his life. And this entire talisman array is densely packed with hundreds of talismans!

If it were an ordinary zombie, it would probably be blasted into dust instantly. Even flying zombies would be hard to withstand if caught off guard, and would be temporarily suppressed.

But Xuan Kui was different. His physique was the strongest among zombies, and he could barely resist for a while with his brute strength.

"Roar~!"

Undeterred, Xuan Kui sneered and roared again, attempting to break free of the talisman array.

"You wretched creature! You still dare to struggle!"

A sudden, furious roar rang out, and golden-armored generals appeared one after another, grabbing and restraining Xuan Kui from all directions.

The ninth level of the Corpse-Suppressing Talisman has a derived supernatural power called "Guardian". Each Corpse-Suppressing Talisman contains a Guardian General.

"Roar! Damn it!"

Although Xuan Kui was powerful, he was unable to break free from the layers of protection of these guardian deities.

"It's now!"

Upon seeing this, Li Kunshan's expression suddenly darkened.

Crackling!
Accompanied by thunder, purple arcs of electricity crackled around him.

Xuan Kui guessed correctly; the flames were merely a cover for the rune array. However, he did not expect that the rune array was not the final killing move.

"This is...not good!"

Looking at the purple arcs of electricity on Li Kunshan's body, Xuan Kui sensed an extremely dangerous feeling under the powerful pressure.

This feeling was a chill that surged from the depths of his heart. Even as a zombie, he felt the biting cold, like a gun barrel pressed against a human's forehead—a power that could kill him at any moment!
"Roar! Let me go!"

Xuan Kui's eyes turned bloodshot, like a maddened beast, and he unleashed all his power in an instant.

In life-or-death situations, people can sometimes unleash several times their previous strength, let alone zombies, especially since this zombie is Xuan Kui.

Boom! Boom!

As Xuan Kui struggled desperately, the corpse-suppressing talisman binding him instantly collapsed and was more than half destroyed.

In just one more second, he could tear apart all the corpse-suppressing talismans and escape completely.

Unfortunately, Li Kunshan only needed one-hundredth of a second to decide his life or death.

Boom~!

With a deafening roar, Li Kunshan transformed into a bolt of lightning, a completely purple bolt of lightning.

Transforming into lightning is a derivative divine ability of the sixth level of the Thunder Technique, while this purple Divine Firmament Lightning is a divine ability of the ninth level.

Who says supernatural powers can't be combined and used?

Not to mention the same method, even different supernatural abilities can be combined and used once mastered.

Boom~!
With another loud bang, Li Kunshan landed on his feet.

In an instant, it passed through Xuan Kui's body and landed a few meters behind him.

"Hoo~!"

He exhaled a puff of green smoke, and the damage to his body from the lightning was instantly restored under the effect of the debuff.

Li Kunshan raised his hand to remove the remaining rune array and withdraw all the flames.

Now completely unrestrained, Xuan Kui stood motionless, his wide, round eyes gradually losing their luster.

[Defeat Xuan Kui to obtain the following affixes: Absolute Damage Reduction (Orange), Indestructible (Orange), and Immense Strength (Orange)!]

"good."

A slight smile appeared on Li Kunshan's lips as he glanced at the system notification.

Three orange-level attributes, one more than the previous Zombie General, and only slightly less than the Blood Demon which dropped a gold-level attribute. No wonder it's the Zombie King Xuan Kui.

However, all three entries pertain to physical fitness, which, while fitting Xuan Kui's situation, offer little surprise.

Especially given Li Kunshan's current strength, the orange-level attributes related to physique alone no longer hold much appeal for him.

However, if you combine them to get a gold-level attribute, that's a different story.

But with the situation so critical, Li Kunshan couldn't afford to bother with integrating the entries.

"Who is it?"

Immediately afterwards, Li Kunshan looked in the direction of the Celestial Master's Mansion, his expression extremely serious.

According to the Taoist priest who stayed behind, there were two zombies in total: Xuan Kui and a female zombie.

Judging from the current situation, Xuan Kui is actually just a protector; the one who truly absorbs the evil energy of the Blood Demon is that female zombie.

In other words, the female zombie was actually the leader among them.

As a flying zombie, Xuan Kui is already at the pinnacle of zombies; what other zombie could command him?

You know, if a zombie takes another step, it becomes a demon. Could it actually be a female demon?

But that doesn't make sense either. As a member of the royal family, Xuan Kui was extremely proud by nature, so how could he easily submit to others?

The Blood Demon caused chaos and drastically altered the world, gathering countless evil spirits, yet Xuan Kui did not submit to him.

Even Li Kunshan was stumped for a moment. In short, this female zombie was definitely not simple!
That makes sense. If they were ordinary zombies, how could they dare to take advantage of the situation to attack the Celestial Master's Mansion and use the Myriad Laws Altar to absorb the evil energy of the Blood Demon?

This method alone is quite remarkable.

We absolutely cannot let her succeed!

The more Li Kunshan thought about it, the more he felt that this matter was not as simple as it seemed on the surface. He even had a vague feeling that the danger involved was no less than that of the Blood Demon before.

For a moment, Li Kunshan even had the illusion that what lay before him was a bottomless, dark abyss!
But as a disciple of the Zhengyi sect, I must do everything in my power to stop this female zombie!

Li Kunshan's face darkened, and he immediately rushed to the Celestial Master's Mansion.

Just now, in order to avoid the aftermath of the battle damaging the Celestial Master's Mansion, Li Kunshan deliberately pulled Xuan Kui away to a distance.

Fortunately, given Li Kunshan's speed, he arrived in no time.

"I don't know what the situation is."

Upon entering the Celestial Master's Mansion, they headed straight for the Altar of Ten Thousand Laws.

During the fight with Xuan Kui, a large amount of evil energy has been absorbed by the female zombie. I wonder how the real people are doing in breaking the barrier.

(End of this chapter)