Uncle Nine: You were supposed to drive corpses, so you summoned the Monkey King!

The old cripple shook the soul-summoning bell in his hand, pointing it at Uncle Nine and the other two.

Grandpa Ren did not obey his command. He slowly turned his head and stared at the old cripple in front of him with his scarlet eyes.

It could sense that the old cripple possessed the life essence of a living person, which it craved most.

The old cripple was stunned.

"Why are you looking at me? Go kill them!"

He frantically shook the soul-summoning bell, but the sound had no effect on Old Master Ren. The zombie, which had been forcibly matured, was completely beyond the control of the evil cultivator.

Old Master Ren opened his blood-red mouth and roared, grabbing the old cripple's shoulder, his half-foot-long fingernails piercing the old cripple's collarbone.

"what!"

The old cripple let out a scream.

He struggled desperately, and the iron sword in his hand struck Old Master Ren's arm, sending sparks flying.

Old Master Ren lowered his head and bit down on the old cripple's neck.

"Glug! Glug!"

The sound of blood being sucked echoed in the cave, and the old cripple's body quickly withered away, turning into a skin and bones dried-up corpse in just a few seconds.

Grandpa Ren casually threw the old cripple's body into the black pool and roared with his head raised.

Having absorbed the essence and blood of the evil cultivator, the bronze color on his body deepened, and his corpse aura surged dramatically.

"Oh no, it sucked human blood and its ferocity has been aroused!"

Uncle Jiu took out a handful of glutinous rice from his cloth bag.

"Four Eyes, Lin Chen, form the Three Talents Formation!"

Master Four Eyes kicked the bronze-armored zombie in front of him over, then retreated to Uncle Nine's left, carrying his bronze greatsword.

Lin Chen quickly retreated to Uncle Jiu's right.

The three of them positioned themselves in a triangular formation, staring intently at Old Master Ren on the altar.

Old Master Ren's bloodshot eyes locked onto the three of them, and his massive body, accompanied by a gust of foul wind, lunged at Uncle Jiu, who was at the front.

Uncle Nine scattered the glutinous rice in his hand, which hit Old Master Ren's bronze leather armor, making a slight popping sound without emitting white smoke.

Ordinary glutinous rice is ineffective against the armored corpse.

Master Four Eyes roared, gripped the bronze greatsword tightly with both hands, and swung it down at Old Master Ren.

"when!"

The bronze greatsword struck Old Master Ren's shoulder but bounced off.

Master Simu's hand went numb.

The sword in his hand almost flew out of his grasp, and he was forced back five or six steps by the recoil.

Old Master Ren waved his hand back.

The long fingernails swept towards the chest of the Taoist priest with four eyes.

Uncle Nine reacted quickly, pulling out the ink line from his hand and blocking it in front of Master Four Eyes, his fingernail scratching the ink line.

"stretch!"

The sturdy ink line was actually torn!

Old Master Ren's fingernail tip scratched a bloody gash on Uncle Jiu's arm.

The wound turned black, indicating that the corpse poison had entered the body.

"Master Uncle!"

Lin Chen shouted and charged forward, thrusting the lightning-struck wooden sword in his hand directly at Old Master Ren's chest.

Grandpa Ren neither dodged nor avoided the blow, but instead straightened his chest and took the sword head-on.

"Bang!"

The wooden sword struck by lightning pierced the bronze leather armor. The righteous energy of the lightning left a black mark on the leather armor, and the tip of the wooden sword could not even pierce the skin!

Old Master Ren trembled from the lightning strike, roared furiously, and clasped his hands together.

She wanted to hold Lin Chen tightly in her arms, but if this monster grabbed her, she would be crushed into a pulp.

Lin Chen reacted extremely quickly.

He loosened his grip on the sword, ducked down, and rolled low to the ground, slipping under Old Master Ren's arm.

As he rolled, he pulled out three master-level corpse-suppressing talismans from his waist.

He placed his hand behind his back on Old Master Ren's back.

"Certainly!"

The talisman that suppressed the corpse lit up with golden light.

Old Master Ren froze, rooted to the spot.

"Master, Uncle-Master, retreat quickly!" Lin Chen shouted.

Uncle Nine, clutching his bleeding arm, pulled Master Four Eyes and quickly retreated.

"This beast's hide is too tough; ordinary magical artifacts are useless against it!" Master Four Eyes cursed.

Lin Chen stared at the frozen Old Master Ren, and the proficient-level corpse-suppressing talisman burned rapidly on its body.

one second.

"roar!"

Just one second.

The three corpse-suppressing talismans turned to ashes at the same time.

Old Master Ren broke free of his restraints, turned around, and stared at Lin Chen with his scarlet eyes.

Lin Chen took a breath.

The corpse-suppressing talisman had negligible effect; this armored corpse's combat power was even more terrifying than that of the royal zombie.

Lin Chen clenched his fists, determined to smash this turtle shell with his fists!

"Lin Chen, step back! Your mortal body can't withstand this!"

Uncle Nine shouted from behind.

He clutched his bleeding left arm; the skin around the wound had turned black, and the corpse poison was spreading up his arm along the bloodstream.

Uncle Nine grabbed a handful of glutinous rice from the cloth bag and pressed it directly onto the wound.

"Sizzle!"

White smoke rose, carrying the smell of burning flesh.

Uncle Nine gasped in pain, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

Master Four Eyes could not bear to watch any longer and raised his bronze sword.

"I'll chop you to death, you dead bone!"

Master Simu gripped his sword with both hands, leaped high into the air, and with all his might, slashed at Old Master Ren's crown.

"when!"

Sparks flew everywhere.

The bronze greatsword was deflected.

Master Simu's tiger's mouth was split open, and blood flowed freely.

The bronze greatsword that had been with him for many years suddenly developed a large nick in its blade!

Old Master Ren slapped Master Si Mu on the chest with his backhand.

Master Simu was thrown back and crashed heavily onto the altar steps, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"master!"

Lin Chen rushed over and helped Master Simu up.

"Don't worry about me, this beast has mutated, it's impossible to fight it!" Master Four Eyes coughed, clutching his chest.

Uncle Nine walked over carrying the broken peach wood sword.

"The Ironclad Corpse has reached its peak, impervious to water and fire, and invulnerable to swords and spears."

Uncle Nine glanced at the rubble scattered on the ground and the churning black water pool.

Lin Chen shielded the Four-Eyes Taoist behind him.

If conventional methods are ineffective, then the only option is to call for reinforcements.

Lin Chen quickly formed hand seals, stepped out in the Yu Step, and chanted incantations.

"Heavenly spirits, earthly spirits, divine beings appear above the nine heavens!"

"Hurry, hurry, as the law commands!"

"Summon the gods!"

Lin Chen closed his eyes, his consciousness piercing through the top of the mine shaft, soaring straight to the heavens.

Outside the South Heavenly Gate, clouds and mist swirl around.

As soon as Lin Chen's consciousness reconnected, he saw a familiar figure.

It's the same guy who ate roast chicken last time.

Brother Tianbing wasn't on guard duty today; he was sitting on a big rock picking his toes, with half a half-eaten peach in his hand.

"Hey, little brother, it's you again?"

Brother Tianbing sensed Lin Chen's consciousness and greeted him cheerfully.

"You're calling a bit too often. Has things been rather unsettled in the lower realms lately?"

Lin Chen didn't have time for pleasantries and quickly explained the situation.

"Brother, I need your help urgently!"

"We've run into a tough opponent, an armored corpse that's impervious to swords and spears; ordinary spells are useless against it."

Upon hearing the name "Ironclad Corpse," the Heavenly Soldier stopped picking at his toes.

He followed Lin Chen's consciousness and glanced down to the lower realm. When he saw Old Master Ren, whose body gleamed with a bronze luster, Brother Tianbing shook his head repeatedly.

"Tsk tsk tsk, this stuff was created in an extremely yin place. It's smelly and tough, and its skin is as thick as a city wall."

"Brother, it's not that I don't want to help you, but the corpse poison on this thing is too filthy. If it gets on you, you'll smell bad for two days."

The heavenly soldier threw the remaining peaches into his mouth and mumbled a polite refusal.

Lin Chen grew anxious.

"Brother, you can't just stand by and watch someone die!"

"Ten roast chickens! Plus two jars of the finest Shaoxing wine!"

Brother Tianbing's eyes lit up, but after looking at Old Master Ren's tortoise shell, he still hesitated.

"Brother, this really isn't about food and drink."

"My physique is more agile, so I'm at a disadvantage against tanks like these."

The old soldier's eyes darted around, and he slapped his thigh.

"But don't panic, buddy, I'll introduce you to a formidable opponent!"

Lin Chen was taken aback: "Who?"

The old soldier pointed behind him.

Inside the South Heavenly Gate, a giant man, three zhang tall and with muscular build, was snoring.

"See that? The mighty general under the command of the Giant Spirit God."

"This guy is single-minded; he just likes to smash hard-shelled things. With that kind of strength, he could smash an armored zombie, or even a mountain, to pieces."

"It's about the appearance fee..."

Brother Tianbing rubbed his fingers together.

Without hesitation, Lin Chen immediately increased the stakes.

"Twenty beggar's chickens prepared with our secret recipe! Three jars of Shaoxing wine! Plus a whole roasted suckling pig!"

When Tianbing heard about roast suckling pig, his mouth was practically watering.

"make a deal!"

"Wait here, I'll go wake him up!"

The soldier ran over and shouted a few words into the giant's ear.

The giant opened his eyes groggily, and when he heard that there was roast suckling pig to eat, his eyes widened, and he got up and shoved the heavenly soldier aside.

"Get out of the way, I need to get to work!"