The Terror of the Heavens Begins with Gu

Chapter 268 Zhou You's Kindness and Joint Suppression of the Corpse King
Upon seeing Li Zhen's head fly out, Zhou You, who was quite knowledgeable, immediately recognized it as a flying head sorcery from Southeast Asia.

Moreover, Li Zhen's mastery of this evil art is exceptionally profound; he is clearly a master in this field. Even in his current physical condition, he was still able to block Zhao Jun after performing this evil art.

Zhao Jun, emanating an aura of death, was unable to suppress Li Zhen's surging evil energy.

Zhou You was puzzled as to why Li Zhen, who claimed to be from the Xiangxi Corpse-Driving School, would possess such evil magic.

However, trusting Master Ji and others, Zhou You didn't think too much about it, assuming that Li Zhen might have learned this evil art from some heretical figures from Nanyang through some means.

After hearing Li Zhen say that the corpse poison was transferred to his body, Zhou You hesitated.

He understood what Detective Li meant.

Li Zhen's body is in a special state, so even if he is infected with corpse poison, the poison should be unable to harm him for the time being.

Corpse poison is ultimately used to infect living people; it has limited effect on a body that is identical to a corpse.

If some of the corpse poison were transferred to Li Zhen's body, there is no doubt that Li Zhen would be able to last longer than Zhou You himself.

However, this refers to ordinary corpse poison, while the one Zhao Jun used was clearly not ordinary corpse poison.

Therefore, Zhou You is still worried that this will have an irreparable impact on Li Zhen.

He moved in front of Li Zhen's body and placed his hand on Li Zhen's heart, but he could not feel a heartbeat.

This body was practically indistinguishable from a dead body.

Strangely, Li Zhen was perfectly healthy and energetic, not much different from a normal person.

Zhou You was surprised by Li Zhen's strange state and understood why Li Zhen wasn't too worried about the corpse poison.

He wanted to add another layer of protection for Li Zhen by using a secret technique to sever the connection between Li Zhen's heart and his body. So, he endured his physical discomfort, extended two fingers of his right hand, drew in the air for a while, then made a special hand seal and tapped around Li Zhen's heart several times with his index and little fingers.

Suddenly, Zhou You gasped and abruptly pulled his finger back.

Looking down, he noticed two grayish-brown patches on his fingertips.

The patches exuded a faint smell of decay, as if the skin and flesh had long since died and were rotting.

What kind of evil spirit is this?
Feeling a flutter in his heart, Zhou You looked at Li Zhen's heart and found that Li Zhen's heart had resumed beating, or rather, "beating" would be a more appropriate word.

Unlike the heartbeat of an ordinary person, Li Zhen's heart bulged noticeably with each beat, pushing his sternum and clothes upwards as if he were about to burst through his sternum and leap out of his body.

An indescribable malice surged from Li Zhen's beating heart, making Zhou You's expression even more solemn.

This "heart" has affected his body, making him smell decay with every breath, as if his nasal cavity itself has become rotten.

Moreover, this "heart" seems to have a strange attraction to malevolent ghosts.

Not long after it started throbbing, Zhou You noticed that there were some flickering, lonely ghosts in the surrounding weeds.

This can't go on...

Although Zhou You didn't know what kind of terrible evil spirit resided in Li Zhen's heart, he was certain that the current situation was not good.

Seeing something seemingly spreading outwards from Li Zhen's heart, causing the heartbeat to become increasingly exaggerated, Zhou You decisively took out a seal made of some kind of jade, about half the size of a palm, from his pocket.

After silently reciting the incantation, he stamped the seal on Li Zhen's chest.

After the strange scream rang out, Li Zhen's heart returned to calm.

Zhou You breathed a sigh of relief.

Although this evil spirit was terrifying, it still feared the ancestral seal passed down from their Xuanxu Temple.

If that thing isn't even afraid of the Great Seal, then that's troublesome.

Zhou You realized that his act of sealing Li Zhen's heart was a complete waste of time.

After stamping the Ancestral Master's Seal several times next to Li Zhen's chest, he hid the seal in his small bag and then took out some glutinous rice from the bag and applied it to the wound on his abdomen.

A sharp pain shot through Zhou You's abdomen, causing him to gasp.

The glutinous rice he applied to the wound was instantly infected by the corpse poison and turned black.

The glutinous rice not only had no effect, but it also intensified the corpse poison, causing it to react violently.

Wisps of black energy gathered on Zhou Youfu Nuomi's wound.

This is exactly the effect Zhou You wanted.

He took out two talismans from his pocket, muttered an incantation, and with a flick of his arm, the two talismans spontaneously combusted without any wind.

Immediately, Zhou You grabbed Li Zhen's more intact right hand, causing Li Zhen's hand to come into contact with the black energy on his wound.

Some of the flesh on this hand is still alive and should be able to help him absorb the corpse poison.

"lead!"

Zhou You pressed the talisman onto the wound.

The talisman burned to ashes in an instant, leaving only black ash scattered on the wound.

The corpse poison, transformed into black mist, followed Zhou You's will and surged from his wounds onto Li Zhen's arm, causing Li Zhen's fingers to turn black.

Not all skin turned black; the discoloration was more pronounced than in some active areas.

As more corpse poison poured in, the black color continued to spread across Li Zhen's arm, looking exceptionally terrifying.

After seeing wisps of blackness spread across Li Zhen's body, Zhou You placed Li Zhen's arm back next to him.

He made hand seals and tapped his body several times, then pressed them onto the wound in his abdomen. After temporarily pushing the much-diminished corpse poison back to the area around the wound, he felt completely relaxed.

He picked up his sword, used it to support his body, got up from the ground, and charged towards Zhao Jun and Li Zhen.

……

After the talisman fell, Zhao Jun's eyes began to struggle, as if different personalities were fighting for control of his body.

Li Zhen naturally knew that this was a conflict between the vampire's instincts and Zhao Jun's consciousness.

Without a doubt, when Zhao Jun appeared at the Jiang family, what controlled Zhao Jun's body was the remnant soul and corpse energy of the zombie that had entered Zhao Jun's body.

After Li Zhen fought with it, the zombie's remnant soul and vital energy were severely damaged. However, Zhao Jun's soul, after entering the vampire's body along with the zombie's remnant soul, gained control over the vampire's body and suppressed the zombie's ferocious remnant soul.

In that battle, the vampire was also severely damaged, which provided Zhao Jun with a body he could control.

At this point, Zhao Jun is actually a monster composed of the Corpse King that the original Zhao Jun provoked, the flying zombies of Fukang County, and vampires.

After consuming a large amount of life essence, this guy is now stronger than the vampire zombie he was back then.

Once this thing recovers to its peak condition and advances even further, it will undoubtedly become an even more powerful being than the Corpse King that appeared above the Jiang family. But it hasn't reached that level yet.

As the creator of the vampire zombie, Li Zhen understands vampire zombies best and knows how to activate their instincts to make them turn against Zhao Jun.

As the vampire began to turn on him, Detective Li sensed a faint connection re-emerging between himself and the vampire.

With a thought, he looked into the vampire's eyes and immediately sensed an indescribable, powerful malevolence surging into his mind.

This malevolent aura was far greater than that of a simple vampire. Upon sensing it, Li Zhen's eyes turned blood red.

A slight crackling sound rang in his mind, as if something had exploded inside him, making Li Zhen feel dizzy.

His head suddenly and uncontrollably fell to the ground, but as soon as it hit the ground, it wobbled and flew up again.

The combined ferocity of several zombies was something he couldn't handle at the moment...

The vampire suddenly lunged at Li Zhen, grabbing his trachea under his head with both arms.

At this moment, its eyes were completely filled with violence. It was clear that taking advantage of the outbreak of violence, the zombie had taken control of the body and suppressed Zhao Jun's consciousness.

The zombie opened its huge mouth, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth, and suddenly lunged at Li Zhen's head.

Li Zhen exhaled a mouthful of scarlet gas, which, like some kind of corrosive poison, corroded the relatively vulnerable facial features of the zombie.

After using more fresh corpse oil, his Flying Head Curse improved again, the biggest change being that he refined a bloody aura in his throat.

This energy is under Li Zhen's control; it can be used to restrain or corrupt opponents, just like it is now.

This corrosion not only affects the physical body but also the soul, causing the opponent to experience excruciating pain in their soul. Even zombies without a complete soul cannot be completely immune to this pain.

As the zombie roared and shook its head, Li Zhen's scarlet trachea and certain blood vessels under its head flexibly bound the zombie's entire body, trapping it firmly in place.

Feeling the restraint, the zombie roared incessantly and struggled continuously, its outward-expanding arms gradually tightening Li Zhen's trachea.

Li Zhen took the opportunity to press his head against the zombie's head, communicating with the vampire's consciousness through his mind, causing the zombie to struggle again.

The malevolent aura emanating from the zombies' chaotic thoughts also made Li Zhen very uncomfortable.

Just then, Zhou You arrived.

As he approached the zombie, the talisman he had drawn in the void was completed.

Holding the sword in his right hand, Zhou You pierced through the golden talisman hanging in the air, causing the talisman to attach to the sword.

The sword didn't stop; it pierced the zombie's chest from behind.

The zombie let out a shrill scream, bursting forth with a strange strength, and broke free from Li Zhen's restraints.

An extremely terrifying aura of death surged wildly from its mouth and wounds, turning into streaks of black smoke that spread continuously to the surrounding area.

Each wisp of corpse energy resembled a menacing demon, seemingly poised to devour its prey.

With a solemn expression, Zhou You formed a mudra with his left hand and loudly chanted, "The Way of Heaven, the Way of Earth, the Way of Man, I follow the Way, and ghosts and gods cannot invade, so be it!"

After the incantation was finished, a faint, bright yellow protective shield formed around him, temporarily isolating him from the corpse's aura.

At this moment, the zombie's corpse energy and corpse poison had merged. The amount of corpse poison carried in the corpse energy was terrifying. Once you inhaled the corpse energy, it would not be as simple as just being weak for a while or having bad luck for a few days.

We must deal with this zombie as soon as possible!

Zhou You slashed his left palm, smeared his blood on his sword, and shouted, "Suppress!"

He clearly used some method to squeeze out potential.

After shouting the word "town," his face turned as pale as paper, devoid of any color, making him even more frightening than before, but his aura continued to rise.

But it also looks like Zhou You is just barely holding on.

At the peak of his momentum, his body swayed and he almost fell to the ground.

Knowing that he couldn't maintain this state for long, Zhou You acted swiftly without hesitation.

His sword, glowing with golden light and protected by a shield, pierced through the zombie's protective aura. Just as Li Zhen trapped the zombie again, he severed its neck.

The zombie's head flew off, and the terrifying roar abruptly stopped.

More corpse energy flew out from both ends of the zombie's severed neck.

If not handled properly, this place will definitely become a forbidden zone for living people, just like the one in the Jiang family's village.

Decapitation is not a fatal wound for zombies.

Amidst the surging corpse energy, its body swayed and moved toward its head.

After suffering a heavy blow, the zombie's ferocity was greatly reduced, allowing Zhao Jun's consciousness to regain the upper hand.

As the bloodstains dissipated, a rare look of panic appeared in the zombie's eyes.

Under Zhao Jun's control, the head flew off the ground and landed directly on the zombie's body, about to land on his neck.

Suddenly, a tentacle-like intestine flew out from the corpse aura and wrapped around the zombie's head. It then quickly retracted, pulling the zombie's head away from its body.

The head flew back to its body, and Li Zhen's headless body stood up on its own. He reached out and stuck several talismans on the zombie's head, then grabbed the hair on the struggling zombie's head and lifted it into his hand.

Li Zhen took the opportunity to put his head back on his neck.

After shaking his neck and adjusting his head, Li Zhen used his right hand to dab some blood from his body and quickly drew some talismans on the head of the zombie he had captured.

“You…can’t kill me. I’ve merged with it, I’m immortal…indestructible. I…will…take my revenge…”

Zhao Jun's sinister voice came from the zombie's head, and then fell silent along with the zombie's head, which had stopped struggling.

Li Zhen breathed a sigh of relief and put down the zombie head that he had covered with talismans.

Wiping the bright red liquid flowing from his neck, Li Zhen took a deep breath and walked towards Zhou You, who was lying on the ground.

At this moment, Zhou You had completely lost consciousness, but the sword in his hand did not fall, which shows that he valued the sword very much.

After dragging Zhou You to a place outside the shroud of corpse energy, Li Zhen checked Zhou You's body and found that Zhou You's pulse was still strong, so he should not be in immediate danger.

After putting Zhou You down, Li Zhen walked towards the zombie's body.

Even after the zombie's head was sealed, the body continued to walk "blindly," seemingly trying to find its own head.

There was still some corpse energy emanating from its neck, but not as much as before.

The corpse energy stopped surging out only after Li Zhen sealed the body along with the corpse...

(End of this chapter)