Is this what a zombie is?

90. Unmelting bones

He knew very well how terrifying the Blood Coral Tai Sui was, as he himself was also a Tai Sui, which was why he pretended to be friendly and sought cooperation with the other party to deal with the Four Spirits Clan.

The Four Spirits Clan was also aware of this, since even the Southern Bright Fire could not completely destroy this immortal monster, so they could only adopt the strategy of sealing and suppressing it.

Yet this incredibly ferocious creature was severely wounded by a blind man of little renown with a single blow.

It's even highly likely that they could sever their souls, which is bound to shock the two of them.

The Blood Coral Tai Sui was severely injured in its soul by the attack, and shared a body with Jiang Chen, who was entangled with it. He also shared the excruciating pain of his soul being torn apart.

He was in so much pain that his whole body was convulsing violently, and he was soaked in sweat, looking as if he had just been pulled out of the water.

His face was deathly pale, but he still managed to endure it with his madness and tenacity—ruthless to the enemy and even more ruthless to himself.

The consciousness of the Blood Coral Tai Sui has dissipated, but it has not completely disappeared; some remnants of its waste remain.

However, even this little bit of remnant was no longer enough to fight him for control of the body; the control of the body belonged to Jiang Chen.

But this is not over yet!

The Blood Coral Tai Sui not only disintegrated its soul and consciousness, but also the energy that had merged into Jiang Chen's body.

Although the Blood Coral Tai Sui abandoned its massive body and only escaped a small portion, this small portion was still dozens of times more powerful than Jiang Chen's.

This energy is now like an unclaimed treasure, or more accurately, a legacy.

Jiang Chen, being the first in line to inherit the throne, effortlessly absorbed this energy and transformed it into his own.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

After converting all this energy into its own fuel, his plasma heart emitted a strong and powerful heartbeat, but the originally bright blue heart was stained with a touch of scarlet.

Then, as the heart beats, energy is transmitted through the body, and gradually, even the lightning strike marks on the skin's surface turn a crimson red.

At this moment, Jiang Chen seemed unaware, or perhaps he was aware but now was not the time to deal with it.

Li Lianying looked down at Jiang Chen, who had regained control of his body.

The aura he exuded was several times stronger than before.

Lawyer Luo, who possesses spiritual markings, is also not to be underestimated. If we don't take him seriously, we will surely follow in the footsteps of the Blood Coral Tai Sui.

On the other hand, his zombie-like civil and military officials, who had accumulated wealth over the years, were no match for the descendants of the Nangong family who had mastered the Southern Ming Fire, and had now turned to ashes.

In the end, ashes return to ashes, dust to dust. No matter how glorious one was in life or after death, in the end, all that remains is a handful of sand.

At this moment, the three of them share the same goal: him.

They slowly surrounded us in a triangular formation.

This made Li Lianying's face turn ashen, and he even convulsed violently with anger.

His plans were completely out of his control.

He had been planning for over two hundred years. Whether it was lying in wait, laying out the plan, luring the enemy, or closing the net, every step he took was meticulously calculated and flawless.

But everything before him told him that his plan had failed.

Failure? How could it possibly fail?

"Our family...our family has been planning this grand scheme for over two hundred years..."

Li Lianying roared hysterically, her sharp voice even becoming a few degrees rougher, her tone filled with endless resentment and unwillingness.

"How could that be? Because of a few greenhorn kids like you, we should fail? Absolutely not! Absolutely impossible!!!"

He suddenly raised the dragon-headed cane in his hand and slammed it hard on the ground.

Li Lianying dared to conspire with the Blood Coral Grand Duke and covet the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Totem, so he must have had his own trump cards.

If we don't reveal our cards now, we might not have another chance to play them later.

"Click...click click..."

With a series of mechanical clicks, the bluestone floor tiles in the center of the sacred path shattered, and a completely black coffin with dragon patterns carved on its surface was pulled up by chains.

The coffin exuded a chilling aura, causing the temperature in the entire underground palace to drop by more than ten degrees, and even breathing produced white vapor.

"boom--!!!"

Before Jiang Chen could react, the heavy bronze coffin lid suddenly shattered without warning.

Countless fragments shot out like cannonballs, embedding themselves deeply into the surrounding rock walls.

Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, a zombie dressed in imperial robes stood upright from its coffin.

Judging from the imperial robe he was wearing, he should be an emperor from before the Tang Dynasty. As for which specific dynasty the emperor belonged to, Jiang Chen didn't know. He studied medicine, not history or tomb raiding.

Its skin was an eerie gray-black, withered and shriveled, standing there silently.

Although it was just a zombie, the aura of death it emitted was several times stronger than that of the civil and military officials.

As it opened its eyes and roared to the sky, its corpse power erupted like a tsunami.

"Awooo!!!"

The intense corpse energy solidified into a visible black storm that swept across the entire underground palace.

Nangong Erya, who was closest to the fire, suddenly changed her expression. The Nanming Li Fire in front of her was actually being blown violently by the impact of this corpse energy, like a candle in the wind, which could be extinguished at any moment.

Attorney Luo had the weakest resistance and was forced back dozens of meters by the corpse's aura. His chest heaved with blood and qi, and his blind eyes once again shed tears of blood.

Jiang Chen was the first to launch an attack. He raised his right hand, and lightning instantly struck his palm.

The color is a bit off; the lightning, which should have been a deep blue, is now mixed with a touch of scarlet.

The lightning bolt struck the zombie in the imperial robe in the chest, causing a burst of light.

However, when this powerful palm lightning struck the royal robe zombie, it only shattered the robe and caused a few wisps of insignificant black smoke to rise from its chest.

It didn't even back up; it just swayed slightly twice.

This is a classic case of "smoke but no damage"—not only does the attack fail to break through the defense, it also enrages the opponent.

At this moment, the zombie in the imperial robes is like an enraged beast, but it is more dangerous than a tiger or a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Jiang Chen rubbed his hands together, increasing the power of the plasma heart several times over. The palm lightning he emitted was almost a shockwave, but it only served to hinder the royal robe zombie and could hardly cause any real damage.

"it's useless!"

While activating her flames to resist the corpse energy, Nangong Erya retreated rapidly, creating a safe distance.

"This is an immortal bone!"

Nangong Erya's voice carried an unprecedented solemnity.

In the classification of zombies by Zibuyu, "uncorrupted bones" represent the highest level of zombie.

The most distinctive feature is that the bones do not decompose. It is said that the spirit infused them after death, making the bones black as stone and unable to dissolve.

With prolonged cultivation, one can absorb the essence of the sun and moon, and one's magical power can reach the level of an Earth Immortal or even a Great Luo Golden Immortal, and one's body can live as long as heaven and earth.

Unafraid of the sunlight, they wreak havoc on humanity.