This humble Taoist priest, Qianhe, begins his quest for immortality by slaying demons and monsters.

Chapter 191 The Kui Niu Drum is invoked again, its sound reverberating for fifteen li.
Without hesitation, Zhong Bai flew on his sword and arrived in front of the two imperial corpses in a flash.

"You two, please stay!"

"Hmph, what a big mouth!"

"Father, why should we argue with him? Whether he stays or leaves depends on the true strength of our men!"

"Then let's give it a try..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhong Bai revealed his aura as a peak mid-stage Golden Core cultivator. In just two months, Zhong Bai, who had accumulated hundreds of thousands of demon-slaying points, was no pushover. Even the Celestial Master Lingxiao couldn't compare to him in terms of cultivation, let alone supernatural powers.
"The profound origin of Heaven and Earth, the root of all Qi. Through countless eons of cultivation, I have attained divine powers. Within and beyond the Three Realms, only the Dao is supreme. My body is enveloped in golden light!"

As the Golden Light Divine Incantation was cast, golden light surged from Zhong Bai's body, forming countless golden threads in the void that wrapped around the two imperial corpses.

"Little tricks!"

As the golden light struck, a burst of corpse energy erupted from the mouth of Emperor Yongzheng's corpse, like a raging flame, instantly annihilating the golden light.

"Magic?"

Zhong Bai was somewhat surprised. The previous imperial corpses had not developed any supernatural powers, but the two imperial corpses in front of him actually possessed awakened supernatural powers, which greatly increased the difficulty of intercepting them.

"Five thunders, five thunders, the Supreme Purity punishes sins, the Divine Firmament commands, please unleash the true thunder!"

In an instant, the lightning seal within Zhong Bai's body suddenly floated up and stood above Zhong Bai's head. In the void, a scarlet lightning bolt fell, reflecting the lightning seal. Zhong Bai felt lightning raging all over his body.

"Gentlemen, try my thunder magic again!"

After saying that, Zhong Bai flashed forward and collided with the corpse of Emperor Yongzheng. The terrifying force caused sonic booms in the air. Zhong Bai's physical strength greatly surprised the corpse of Emperor Yongzheng. At the same time, the lightning wrapped around his body was incredibly draining for the corpse of Emperor Yongzheng. The corpse energy on his body was constantly being worn away by the lightning. Faced with such a scene, the corner of Emperor Kangxi's mouth twitched involuntarily, even though he could have been sitting and watching with peace of mind.

"No wonder you dared to intercept me; you do have some skill..."

As Emperor Kangxi finished speaking, a golden dragon formed from his own body, capable of blotting out the sky, surged forth. Originally a magnificent golden dragon of fortune, it was now entwined with wisps of corpse energy, losing its inviolable mystery.

boom!
After a dragon's roar, the golden dragon of fortune rushed towards Zhong Bai. Upon seeing this, Emperor Yongzheng's corpse tried to retreat, but how could Zhong Bai let him have his way?
Knowing he couldn't dodge it himself, he couldn't let the corpse of Emperor Yongzheng escape either. He grabbed the corpse's right arm and pulled it steadily in front of him. Seeing the golden dragon of fortune about to rush in, the corpse panicked and bit down. Even though Zhong Bai's arm was covered with golden light incantations and qi and blood energy, it still couldn't stop the flying zombie's sharp teeth. A mouthful of blood gushed out, but after Zhong Bai's qi and blood were locked, the corpse of Emperor Yongzheng could only watch anxiously and couldn't suck the blood.

As for the corpse poison... as Zhong Bai cried out in pain, a surge of true fire erupted from his body, instantly turning the corpse poison into nothingness, and the flames enveloped Zhong Bai and the corpse of Emperor Yongzheng.

Bang bang bang!
The golden dragon of fortune crashed into the fireball, and Zhong Bai and the corpse of Emperor Yongzheng were both slammed into the center of the Buddhist-Taoist battlefield by the immense force.

The moment he landed, Zhong Bai clearly heard the sound of a rib breaking in his chest. However, Zhong Bai did not panic. Compared to his own injuries, the corpse of Emperor Yongzheng was in more serious condition. Its entire back had been hit by the golden dragon of fortune, causing its back to cave in, its chest to bulge out, and its breath to be extremely weak.

"Your father seems to prefer you..."

Zhong Bai looked at the corpse of Emperor Yongzheng in front of him, a hint of mockery on his lips.

At the same time, we should strike while the enemy is down. Since we cannot distinguish between friend and foe in the corpse of Emperor Kangxi, Zhong Bai can take this opportunity to cripple the corpse of Emperor Yongzheng!
"You stinking Taoist priest!"

Enraged, the corpse of Emperor Yongzheng spewed a blazing flame towards Zhong Bai, causing the surrounding temperature to rise sharply. Instead of retreating, Zhong Bai stepped forward, braving the scorching flames, and gathered all his strength to punch Emperor Yongzheng's corpse repeatedly in the limbs. Accompanied by Emperor Yongzheng's painful roars, Zhong Bai quickly shattered its limbs. He then raised his spirit sword, Blue Cat, and plunged it deep into the chest, pinning it firmly to the ground.

Even so, Emperor Yongzheng's body was not completely dead yet, but Zhong Bai had no time to deal with it.

After hastily thrusting his sword, Zhong Bai leaped into the void, and where he had just stood, a body fell to the ground. The corpse of Emperor Kangxi, filled with boundless rage, looked at his son's wailing appearance.

"Father... save me..."

Hearing the cries for help from the corpse of Emperor Yongzheng, the corpse of Emperor Kangxi stared intently at Zhong Bai in the void.

After a roar, the Emperor's Corpse, which had been entangled with the Buddhist and Taoist factions, all rushed towards Zhong Bai.

They even rushed over despite their injuries...

Upon seeing this, Zhong Bai's face turned pale.

"Men, kill this scoundrel first!"

After the corpse of Emperor Kangxi spoke, Zhong Bai was surrounded by the corpse. Just as the Taoist masters, including Lingxiao Celestial Master, were about to come over, they heard Zhong Bai transmit a message telling them to retreat first.

Although they didn't quite understand why, Master Lingxiao and the others still retreated into the distance.

"Surround and attack me... Pockmarked face, you're dreaming! Unfortunately for me, being surrounded is the last thing I fear!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a mark appeared on Zhong Bai's chest—it was the Kui Niu Drum!
Upon seeing the Kui Niu Drum, Xuan Mingzi, who was only a few miles away from Zhong Bai, was immediately alarmed and hurriedly ordered the Maoshan disciples to retreat. This was a powerful weapon with a wide area of ​​effect!

The other sects were puzzled when they saw the Maoshan disciples flying backwards, but then they also received orders from their own elders or even the sect leader to retreat.

"Tear him apart!"

As soon as Emperor Kangxi finished speaking, he charged towards Zhong Bai.

With a faint smile, Zhong Bai's blood and qi surged forth, and the Samadhi True Fire instantly covered a hundred meters around him. Such supernatural power caused the few imperial corpses that had just approached to stop instantly, their expressions of fear enraging the Kangxi Emperor's corpse.

"Why are you all so afraid of him! With such supernatural powers, how long can he last?"

After hearing what the corpse of Emperor Kangxi said, the group of corpses relaxed and surrounded Zhong Bai.

Even those jumping zombies, silver-armored zombie kings, and the like were all moving closer to Zhong Bai and his group.

Xuanmingzi was utterly shocked by the scene; these zombie hordes were truly stupid.

Amidst the flames, Zhong Bai looked at the Kui Niu drum in front of him and couldn't help but smile softly.

"Want to kill me? Then try..."

Taking a deep breath and feeling his vital energy rapidly depleting, Zhong Bai dared not delay.

"Dreadful thunder! Eight righteous gods! I, the humble head of Maoshan Sect, beseech the Thunder God to descend with divine thunder!"

In the void, as Zhong Bai's voice fell, a bolt of purple-gold lightning descended from the sky, passing directly over the sea of ​​fire and landing on the Kui Niu Drum in front of Zhong Bai. The already solid Kui Niu Drum immediately gained some spirituality, with bolts of lightning shooting out incessantly.

"Bring the drumsticks!"

Zhong Bai used all his strength to mobilize his power into his right arm, and his true essence, thunder, and even blood and qi surged in to transform into a drumstick.

At this moment, the vital energy dissipated, and the Samadhi True Fire was extinguished. Seeing this, Emperor Kangxi's corpse was overjoyed and gave an order, and the other imperial corpses rushed towards Zhong Bai.

But the giant drum that materialized from the void made them stop again; an unseen sense told them that danger was imminent!

"Want to leave? Stay!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhong Bai brought the drumstick down heavily with his right arm, boom!
Centered on the Kui Niu Drum, a purple-gold lightning bolt spread outwards, instantly turning the area within a fifteen-mile radius into a sea of ​​lightning. Countless jumping zombies, silver-armored corpse kings, and other creatures were reduced to ashes by the lightning.

The imperial corpses closest to Zhong Bai fared even worse. Purple-gold lightning pierced through their bodies, their corpse energy dissipated instantly, and their bodies were mostly obliterated by the lightning. They fell from the sky, half-dead...

Among them, perhaps the dragon energy within Emperor Kangxi's corpse was the most vigorous, which is why his body remained intact. Even so, Emperor Kangxi's corpse fell heavily to the ground, his body trembling incessantly, and the purple-gold lightning and his dragon energy within his body were constantly being consumed.

The corpses of Emperor Daoguang, Emperor Tongzhi, Emperor Jiajing, and even the already severely damaged corpse of Emperor Yongzheng, quickly ceased struggling and died completely.

Only the corpse of Emperor Qianlong lay on the ground, half-dead, wailing incessantly…

Meanwhile, Zhong Bai in the center was also suffering. His true essence was drained, and even though the Kui Niu Drum was not targeting him, Zhong Bai was still burned by the lightning in that instant. His charred body had no strength and was about to fall in the sky.

The Buddhist and Taoist followers watching this scene from afar were utterly shocked.

“Amitabha! Fellow Daoist Xuanmingzi, I never imagined that I would witness the birth of the Maoshan Kui Niu Drum. It is truly a divine artifact!”

They had all heard of the Kui Niu Drum, after all, the founder of Maoshan in the past had killed an entire generation without daring to have any thoughts with the Kui Niu Drum. They just never expected to see such divine power again one day.

Lingxiao Celestial Master watched quietly. He cultivated the Five Thunder Orthodox Method and naturally understood that the difficulty Zhong Bai faced in using the Kui Niu Drum was unimaginable. If anyone could control such divine power, why would Maoshan need to lower itself to a lower position?
Zhong Bai's physical strength and blood energy allowed him to withstand the burst of power from the Kui Niu Drum. With the added boost of the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning, it was hard to imagine that he possessed such power.

However, Lingxiao Celestial Master could never have imagined that Zhong Bai had ingested thousands of drops of Kui Niu essence blood, which was the real reason why Zhong Bai's use of the Kui Niu Drum was so terrifying.

"Everyone, stop watching. Master Zhong has used such supernatural power; he must have gone all out. We cannot let Master Zhong face this alone."

As soon as Huian finished speaking, Xuanmingzi had already headed towards Zhong Bai...

The group exchanged glances and then followed suit.

In the void, Zhong Bai was plunged into a deep sense of powerlessness. The lingering effect of exhausting all his strength was immense. He swayed unsteadily, his eyes heavy.

Looking down at the half-dead body of Emperor Qianlong and the trembling body of Emperor Kangxi, Zhong Bai knew that his attack had been remarkably successful.

After taking a deep breath, Zhong Bai was completely exhausted, and his entire body fell from the void...

Just as Zhong Bai was about to crash to the ground, a whisk wrapped around his body.

"Zhong Bai!"

Xuanmingzi pulled Zhong Bai to his side with some concern, and only breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Zhong Bai's slow breathing.

"It's alright, it's just that I feel weak."

Behind them, a group of True Lords arrived, and upon seeing such a tragic scene, they all felt their scalps tingle.

Grand Master Tonghai looked at the unconscious Zhong Bai with a complicated expression. However, he knew that he would not have a chance to launch a sneak attack. Not to mention that all the Taoist True Lords were gathered here, Zhong Bai was protected by the Maoshan Underworld Ancestor, which made him no match for him.

"Amitabha! I am truly in awe of Master Zhong's extraordinary feat. Such divine power is a blessing to all people under heaven!"

Hearing Huian's praise, no one objected. To be honest, they didn't have Zhong Bai's extraordinary abilities or his unwavering courage.

(End of this chapter)