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His corpse energy was so abundant and of such high quality that when exposed to sunlight, he felt neither pain nor itching, but his entire body was emitting smoke.

That's what it looks like when the thick, stagnant aura of death has had a layer of outer vapor scraped off and evaporated.

Because of the continued vitality of life, the body feels no pain or itching from the sun's sting; in fact, it feels quite comfortable, like a relaxing massage.

Someone's here?

Zhang Chengyi turned his head to look into the distance, sniffed, and felt the human scent and the sensation of blood flowing closer and closer. But he had deliberately avoided the official road, so how could someone have followed him?

He stood in the sunlight, steaming all over, for a few minutes. Then, two horses carrying two Taoist priests approached. One of them, holding a compass, said from afar, "Senior brother, that demon is nearby!"

"Junior brother, you set up the Five Elements Barrier in a moment, and then I'll use the Heavenly Gang Five Thunder Spell..."

As a zombie, Zhang Chengyi's eyesight wasn't great, but his hearing was absolutely superhuman.

The two were a kilometer apart, which meant they were whispering secrets right next to his ear; it would be impossible for him not to hear them.

"Hey"

Zhang Chengyi sighed. He really had no intention of letting humans kill him. He already knew a lot about how humans dealt with zombies from Zhi Qiu Yi Ye and Yan Chi Xia.

He's right. Among zombies, there's nothing good except him.

Those advanced zombies are already myths and legends in this era. It is said that advanced zombies only existed in ancient times, such as drought demons, which happened thousands of years ago. We can't expect humans to be polite to these monster zombies that are now outright monsters.

In a brief moment of thought, the two Taoist priests had already entered within two hundred meters. The junior brother reached out and pressed the five fingers of his right hand into the five directions of the compass. Blood flowed from his fingertips and poured into the compass. Immediately afterwards, a strange wave spread out from the compass.

"Squeak~"

The compass slowly turned, and the sound reached Zhang Chengyi's ears.

The hard ground was melting rapidly, and his feet sank completely in, soon engulfing his calves.

Is this the Five Elements Barrier?

Zhang Chengyi had no intention of killing the two Taoists, but he also didn't intend to take the beating without fighting back. After seeing the strange magical artifacts and barriers, he saw another Taoist jump off his horse and rush over with a peach wood sword in his hand. He opened his mouth and spat out something.

"call!"

Chapter 239 Reunion with Old Yan

"Boom!"

The Taoist priest, wielding the peach wood sword, was blasted away by the overwhelming corpse energy, but the air nearby deformed like soil, gently catching him.

It seems this Five Elements Barrier has a range.

Zhang Chengyi continued to exhale corpse energy and quickly explored the area, which was about a mile in radius. It was a bit small for dealing with monsters, since many monsters were much larger than that when they revealed their true forms.

"Squeak~"

The compass seemed to be stuck, and the Taoist priest, who was on horseback activating it with blood, was covered in sweat as he said, "Senior brother, the demon is ferocious, the barrier can't hold on much longer!"

The Taoist priest, who was dizzy from being hit by the corpse energy, came to his senses, made a calculation with one hand, held the peach wood sword in the other hand and pointed it at the sky, chanting incantations. Then he turned the peach wood sword and pointed it at Zhang Chengyi, shouting: "Hey!"

Immediately following, a bolt of lightning struck the peach wood sword, then, guided by the lightning, hurtled towards Zhang Chengyi.

"Snapped!"

The two Taoist priests looked on expectantly.

Zhang Chengyi remained expressionless as he went about his business. The corpse energy he exhaled was crackling with electricity, but having extensive experience fighting against heavenly lightning, the corpse energy was not afraid at all.

Learn about lightning resistance.

"Crack!" The compass stopped working on the spot, and the barrier was shattered by more and more corpse energy.

Even the Five Elements Barrier, which excels at achieving great results with small resources, ultimately cannot withstand the endless corpse energy.

The two Taoist priests wore expressions of despair.

This is terrible.

Zhang Chengyi walked over leisurely. The two of them were ashen-faced and motionless. These monsters who couldn't be killed even by heavenly lightning were doomed, so what was the point of running away?

Sacrificing oneself to slay demons and monsters is a very common thing.

"This thing is broken?"

Zhang Chengyi reached out and snatched—I mean, took the compass. He was quite interested in this kind of magical artifact that could create extra small spaces. He thought that if he studied it, it might be able to turn into a storage space or something. After playing with it for a while, the compass got hot, and more smoke came out of his palm.

It doesn't matter.

Seeing his family heirloom taken away, the Taoist priest showed a resentful expression, then closed his eyes and awaited death.

It's as if Zhi Qiu Yi Ye was taught by the same master.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Zhang Chengyi, holding the compass, knocked both Taoist priests unconscious with a single blow, yawned, and slowly walked away.

I'm not afraid of the sun when I go out during the day, but the smog is too bright and makes me sleepy. I should adjust my schedule gradually.

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Do zombies dream?

No, dreams are the perceptions of the soul. Zombies don't even have souls, so what dreams could they have?

Zombies don't usually sleep; they just lie dormant with corpse energy, relinquishing control of their bodies. If someone or a spirit gets close, they immediately come to their senses.

But one of the zombies actually has self-awareness and can sleep.

Yan Chixia was thus put in a somewhat awkward situation.

He was a Taoist priest with profound knowledge, having studied a variety of arts, but he did many good deeds. He died on the path of slaying demons and upholding righteousness. According to the judgment of the underworld, he was a ghost who could be reincarnated immediately.

However, because he was skilled in Taoist arts and had learned the method of astral projection, and because there were no Yin spirits guarding him in the underworld, he was able to secretly return to the mortal world for a period of time before reincarnation.

We were waiting for Zhang Chengyi.

However, when he came looking for him, he thought he would visit him in a dream because the parting was really painful and the inexplicable death made him ashamed to face his seniors. As a result, he bumped into the zombie and realized that he was a bit stupid. He tried to visit the zombie in a dream. If people found out, they would probably laugh their heads off.

"Ok?"

Zhang Chengyi, lying in the dilapidated temple, opened his eyes, sniffed, and found the scent somewhat familiar. After a moment's thought, he said, "Old Yan?"

Left with no other choice, Yan Chixia revealed his semi-transparent soul and said with a helpless smile, "Senior is as perceptive as ever."

"You actually gave away your life?" Zhang Chengyi sat up, his stiff spine cracking.

"..."

Yan Chixia changed the subject, saying, "Senior, I was indeed chosen for the position of judge."

"Zhi Qiu is dead too?" Zhang Chengyi was completely unmoved by other topics and continued to ask.

"It's the position of Judge of the Punishment Division." Yan Chixia said to himself, "My cultivation is far from sufficient. I need to reincarnate at least a hundred times to be qualified."

"Before leaving, Lord Zhong Kui left behind a portion of his power to deal with the evil spirits and the corrupt world. If I am willing to bear the name of Zhong Kui and pass Lord Zhong Kui's test, and go through three lifetimes of reincarnation, I will have the opportunity to become a judge in the underworld."

Zhang Chengyi said thoughtfully, "Zhi Qiu died first, and then you rushed over in a moment of impulsiveness and followed suit. I'm not mistaken, am I?"

"Senior," Yan Chixia said with a hint of resentment, "couldn't you at least give me some face?"

"whispering sound!"

Zhang Chengyi raised his middle finger and said, "You're not going to become Zhong Kui right away. What kind of test do you need for the three reincarnations? It will take at least several hundred years. What's the use of saying it now?"

"Tell me how you and Zhi Qiu died."

Yan Chixia sighed and said, "The imperial advisor, Pudu Cihang, is an old monster. He devoured all the civil and military officials, emptied the emperor's coffers, eliminated all the rebels in the court, and finally swallowed the imperial dragon vein by using the emperor's body."

"Zhi Qiu tried to stop it but failed. After I left the mountain, that old monster had already swallowed the dragon vein and was invincible until the end of the Ming Dynasty. No god could subdue it."

"So that's why it established some kind of demon kingdom? I get it now." Zhang Chengyi finally understood why a demon would bother with something like a kingdom.

While the compassionate salvation he sought was impressive, in the end, he also bound himself to the Ming Dynasty, a runaway train destined for the abyss.

Yan Chixia advised, "Senior, you don't need to go looking for it. Zhi Qiu has already been reincarnated, and I will be going there soon too. There's no need for you to fight the old monster to the death. The world will be unified sooner or later, and with the new dynasty just established, it will be difficult for the old monster to survive."

“Who said I was going to fight it to the death?” Zhang Chengyi retorted.

Yan Chixia was stunned.

Zhang Chengyi squeezed a smile onto his face and said, "You're underestimating me a bit too much."

He also possesses the same invulnerability to all laws.

"Senior," Yan Chixia tried to dissuade him a few more times.

Zhang Chengyi waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright, Old Yan, when are you going to be reincarnated? How am I supposed to find you and Zhi Qiu then?"

Yan Chixia sighed, "After drinking a bowl of Meng Po soup, even if you find us, senior, I'm afraid we will no longer be Yan Chixia and Zhi Qiu Yiye."

He has a way to find the reincarnated person, but what good is it if he finds them?

If awakening innate wisdom were so easy, there wouldn't be only one reincarnated lama in the west.

That's what he thought, and that's what he said, but he knew he couldn't go against Zhang Chengyi's wishes. So he told him about the magic for finding someone to reincarnate, and then said, "Senior, now that I've seen you one last time, I'm going to reincarnate. If I'm lucky enough to become Zhong Kui, I will definitely invite you to the underworld."

As he spoke, his already translucent soul quickly faded away and vanished without a trace.

Zhang Chengyi paused for a moment, then spoke to the air:

"See you in the next life, Old Yan."

Chapter 240 Rumors, all rumors!

A peerless prodigy was born in Jinhua!

The terrifying Zombie King sweeps through Fengyang and heads straight for the Demon Kingdom!

[The True Immortal Temple was no match for the Zombie King and was annihilated!]

[The Northern Demon Dragon and the Southern Zombie King, monsters wreak havoc on the world, and humanity declines!]

"Who the hell wrote this?"

Zhang Chengyi held the small newspaper in his hand and questioned him.

The young Taoist priest opposite, whose robes had been ripped off by the female ghost, shrank back and said, "Yes, she is my uncle."