Sage of Humanity
Chapter 840 - 838 This is because you forced me

His body moved like a rainbow, constantly shifting, with Liu Guang flashing continuously on the Boulder Mountain Saber, the Sharpness spirit runes almost constantly maintained, where the blade reached, nothing could stand in its way, not even the powerful physique of the Golden Corpse King could withstand Lu Ye's strikes at this moment.

Pieces of flesh were being shaved off, in just the brief ten breaths that Lu Ye activated the Beast Transformation Secret Technique, large chunks of flesh had already been lost from the Golden Corpse King's body, revealing golden bones in many places.

Lan Ziyi's heart surged with excitement, at this rate, it wouldn't be long before the Golden Corpse King would be dead for sure.

But just as she was thinking this, the Golden Corpse King suddenly turned his head, looking at the Giant Armor just a short distance away. Then, he opened his ferocious mouth, and as he roared, a dense golden mist spewed out. The moment the golden mist left his mouth, it exploded, spreading in all directions.

Everyone's figures were instantly engulfed.

"Primordial Corpse Poison!" Lan Ziyi's face changed suddenly.

Some slightly stronger members of the Corpse Race could also unleash Primordial Corpse Poison, how could the strongest among them, the Golden Corpse King, not be able to?

Yang Yuan had suffered greatly from it before.

In fact, from the beginning of her confrontation with the Golden Corpse King, Lan Ziyi had been wary of this and tried not to let herself suffer direct blows from the Golden Corpse King.

Because according to previous experiences, the Primordial Corpse Poison needed the Corpse Race to inflict direct wounds on the human race to inject the corpse poison through the wounds.

But looking at the Golden Corpse King's posture at this moment, his Primordial Corpse Poison seemed to have some mystery, even without the most direct damage, as long as it's sprayed, once engulfed by the poisonous mist, they would also be eroded.

The three present, whether it was Lan Ziyi, the Giant Armor, or Lu Ye, all had some degree of injuries, and as the golden poisonous mist filled the surroundings, Lan Ziyi could clearly feel an eerie force invading her body through her wounds, even her spirit force couldn't block it.

In just an instant, she felt some unusual changes in her body.

And it was clear that the Golden Corpse King only now unleashed the Primordial Corpse Poison, also perceiving the dire situation, such actions must have cost him greatly.

Indeed, after spraying out that mouthful of Primordial Corpse Poison, the Golden Corpse King's aura considerably weakened.

No time to rejoice, Lan Ziyi quickly took out an elixir pill refined by Hua Ci and swallowed it, hoping to suppress the eruption of the corpse poison.

But she soon discovered that the effect of the elixir pill was minimal!

It wasn't that the elixir pill refined by Hua Ci was ineffective, but the Golden Corpse King's Primordial Corpse Poison was too potent.

That elixir pill might suppress the Primordial Corpse Poison released by ordinary members of the Corpse Race, but it could not suppress the corpse poison of the Golden Corpse King.

"Quick, kill it!" Lan Ziyi shouted, her attacks becoming even fiercer.

In such a situation, they could only aim for a quick victory. If they couldn't deal with the Golden Corpse King before the corpse poison erupted, the three of them would all be transformed into members of the Corpse Race.

The Golden Corpse King's appearance became even more miserable. Under Lu Ye's relentless assault, there was hardly a place on his body that was intact. The saber light flickered, as if carving chunks of meat from a piece of pork on a chopping board.

He had thought that unleashing the Primordial Corpse Poison would make these three humans retreat, giving him a chance to catch his breath. Unexpectedly, it not only failed but made the situation even more critical for him.

At this moment, his biggest problem was being immobilized by Giant Armor, unable to move at all. Facing Lu Ye's frenzied attacks, he couldn't dodge or evade. If not for this, how could he be in such a pitiful state?

At this rate, he didn't know when these three humans would be transformed into the Corpse Race, but he feared he might actually die here.

How could he accept that?

"Roar!"

With a roar, the Golden Corpse King's eyes flashed with determination. Ignoring Lan Ziyi's entanglement and Lu Ye's killing moves, he raised a palm like a knife and slashed fiercely toward the Giant Armor.

Splurt...

Corpse blood splashed, but the Giant Armor remained unharmed because the Golden Corpse King's strike wasn't aimed at him, but at his own pinned arm!

At the cost of severing an arm, the Golden Corpse King finally freed himself from his restraints, gaining freedom again!

Damn!

Seeing this, Lan Ziyi felt a sinking in her heart and quickly slashed, only for the Golden Corpse King to easily evade.

Freed from his restraints, the Golden Corpse King finally displayed his amazing speed, surpassing what was expected of someone at the Cloud River Realm. Even a sword cultivator like Muk Qingyun would be hard-pressed to deal with him here.

Just when Lan Ziyi thought she was about to fall victim, the Golden Corpse King ignored her and leapt away. Behind him, the orange-yellow glowing figure of Lu Ye followed closely like a shadow.

The Golden Corpse King's speed was such that only Lu Ye could keep up now!

The scene turned bizarre.

The freed Golden Corpse King fled frantically, with Lu Ye chasing relentlessly, slashing with his saber, leaving deep and shallow wounds on his back, unable to kill him outright for the moment.

Lan Ziyi wanted to help but couldn't keep up with Lu Ye and the Golden Corpse King's pace. Her abilities went unutilized, and given the poison, she dared not forcefully exert spirit force.

As for the Giant Armor, he was best at taking hits, not chasing. Holding a severed arm of the Golden Corpse King, he looked on in bewilderment.

Lan Ziyi quickly noticed something odd: though the Golden Corpse King was fleeing, he never strayed more than five hundred yards from the central hall, as if something important there kept him bound.

At this rate, it was unclear who would live or die.

Although the Golden Corpse King looked wretched, unwilling to confront Lu Ye directly and just fled, it was clear he was buying time, waiting for the corpse poison in the three to flare up, at which point he could not only escape the crisis but also gain three commanders under him.

Lu Ye's goal was clearly to kill the Golden Corpse King before that happened!

Lan Ziyi's figure wobbled suddenly, her internal changes causing distress. No longer daring to randomly activate her spirit force, she called out, "Lu Yiye, I can't hold on!"

As she said this, she quickly retreated into the distance.

She had to retreat; staying here meant she had to push her spirit force, risking transformation into a member of the Corpse Race.

She retreated far to a nearby spirit mountaintop, stopping only then, looking over at the intense chase.

Two figures intertwined, saber light flashing, accompanied by the howls of the Golden Corpse King.

The clumsy figure of the Giant Armor moved between, unable to contribute or even hinder the Golden Corpse King.

Lan Ziyi was puzzled, under the influence of Primordial Corpse Poison, why could Lu Yiye last longer, having solid foundations, but why could Giant Armor outlast her?

There was no time to ponder. She quickly took out an audio transmission stone, infusing spirit force, putting it to her mouth, and weakly shouted, "Hua Ci, help!"

The audio transmission stone was given to her by Lu Ye; everyone in the Nine Provinces squad had one, and even many were distributed to Dao Palace.

It was meant for communication, though it had never been used. Lan Ziyi had never thought her first use would be for a distress call.

"How can you be unharmed, how can you be unharmed?"

The Golden Corpse King, being chased by Lu Ye, was finally becoming unbearable. In his beast transformation state, Lu Ye's speed slightly exceeded his, unable to shake off Lu Ye's pursuit. His strong physique, now, brought not safety but humiliation, like a dull knife slicing meat.

The Golden Corpse King expected Lu Ye to transform into the Corpse Race, but there were no signs of that happening.

Confused, the Golden Corpse King knew well the potency of his Primordial Corpse Poison; the tall figure of the woman had already succumbed, retreating, and the burly figure of the other man seemed unable to hold on much longer, but Lu Ye showed no signs of being affected.

How could this be?

From the current scenario, he wouldn't last for Lu Ye's transformation. Every cut Lu Ye made inflicted limited damage but wore him down over time.

His back had no flesh left, and he appeared half-skeletal.

The Corpse Race, though undead, could die. Losing so much flesh gravely weakened him, making movement difficult, rendering Lu Ye's attacks more effective. The Golden Corpse King was trapped in a vicious cycle.

"You forced me to this!" The Golden Corpse King roared. His expression turned ferocious. After severing an arm, he had been fleeing, but now he stopped, his remaining hand reaching into the Void.

At that moment, Lu Ye felt a warning in his heart.

He didn't know what the Golden Corpse King was planning, but he could tell from his words it must be some desperate measure.

As he swiftly moved toward the Golden Corpse King, Lu Ye inhaled, his long saber laid horizontally beside his brow, ready.

In that moment, his already fierce aura became more domineering, violent, carrying an indescribable sense of oppression and aggression.

A flash of light glided over the black saber blade. For an instant, it seemed a starry sky appeared behind Lu Ye.

With a crash...

From the ruins of the hall, the ground churned, and a huge object flew into the sky, leaving a gaping pit below. The item was caught by the Golden Corpse King.

As he grasped it, the Golden Corpse King seemed struck by lightning, his body stiffened. Fine white hair sprouted on his withered body, covering him in a layer of frost, making him appear chillingly strange.

Lu Ye's eyes narrowed. He saw that what the Golden Corpse King held was a severed palm.

The dried palm seemed cleanly cut and smooth.

Despite being a severed palm, it exuded an ancient, desolate aura, as if from a distant past.

This was the source of the Golden Corpse King's sudden surge in power!

Lu Ye understood instantly.

He had been searching for this source but found nothing until the Golden Corpse King took out this severed palm.