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Chapter 247: Burning the corpse collector's butt

The two sides began to confront each other. The old man argued with reason, rolled up his sleeves, uttered harsh words, and roared one after another, looking like he was ready to fight.

They are all at the fifth level of the Divine Hidden Realm. If they join forces, they may be able to fight. In the past, they relied on this kind of threat to prevent the corpse lifters from going too far.

However, what was strange was that today the corpse retrievers refused to give in.

He was determined to take 80% of their remaining lifespan.

During the argument, miasma came from all directions and gradually surrounded everyone.

The miasma exuded a suffocating stench, like the foul air gushing out from the depths of the Nine Nether Hell. Wherever the miasma passed, everything turned withered and shriveled.

The ability of a corpse catcher is usually limited to retrieving corpses from rivers, lakes and ponds, but his bloodline has obviously changed over the long course of inheritance. Unlike the corpse catcher that most people know, he can actually control the miasma produced by the blackwater swamp.

"Wait, corpse retriever, we have already paid for our lives!"

When the old people saw that the miasma was spreading faster and faster, their faces changed drastically.

In the end, I had to compromise.

As soon as he finished speaking, the miasma in the surroundings stopped spreading. The old men hung their heads in dismay, mumbling as they lined up to pay their lifespans. Finally, the corpse puppet boatman turned his gaze towards Lu Yue and the others, and said, "Now let's talk about the newcomers. You guys owed money when you boarded the boat, and now it's time to pay it back."

"I have always been fair. Show me the IOU and give me one year of life."

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the newlyweds became extremely ugly.

How could they find the IOU? It was torn up as soon as they got ashore.

Seeing that these old men who were at the fifth level of the Shenzang Realm had already given in, how could the newcomers who had just entered dare to disobey? So one of them stepped forward and had to lie and say that he had lost it accidentally.

"It's lost... It looks like you guys are planning to default on your debt."

"Since you don't keep your word, I will deduct 80% of your lifespans from you today."

The corpse boatman pronounced the punishment, and the newcomers turned pale as paper.

They don't understand that this is clearly a trap.

Normally, the IOU would be kept in the hands of the lender, but the other party deliberately left it to them, obviously looking for an excuse to intimidate them, the newcomers. I believe that even if they did not tear up the IOU at that time, the other party would find fault with it from various angles and then take the opportunity to claim their life.

"You'll be the first to start."

The corpse boatman pointed at one of the newcomers, and at the same time, the miasma behind him cleared a passage, and the newcomer had no choice but to stagger in.

Not long after, the man came out and the life number on his wrist had changed to five.

The rest of the newcomers were like ducks caught in a cage, and they died one by one.

Finally, only one person was left. Lu Yue looked around, stepped forward and said, "It is only natural to pay back debts. What I hate most in my life is people who don't keep their word."

The corpse boatman nodded, seeming satisfied with Lu Yue's obedience.

However, the next second, Lu Yue changed the subject and said, "But I don't remember any IOU. How can I pay back a debt that I don't owe?"

The eyes of the corpse boatman who had just nodded suddenly became sinister and cold. Behind him, miasma surged and dark clouds pressed down, shrouding the surroundings in an ominous haze.

The people behind him looked at Lu Yue in shock.

Has this young man always been so brave? ! ! ! !

This is a fragment of ruins, a place where the sun doesn't reach. Here the strong prey on the weak, and the corpse-retriever kills people if he says so.

The most correct thing to do is to endure it. Even if you lose a lot of lifespan, you can still earn one or two years of pure money by staying near the longevity statue every day. Moreover, the concentration of spiritual energy here is very high. After practicing for a period of time, your strength will increase greatly, and it will not be too late to resist then.

Immediately, the elderly people around and several people in the same group silently stepped back a dozen steps, trying to get rid of the blood while preventing it from splashing on themselves.

The corpse boatman said grimly, "So you're planning to default on your debt?"

Lu Yue: "I never default on my debts, but you have to prove it."

The dead boatman exuded a deathly aura and raised his hand to signal Lu Yue to come over.

"Come here and I'll prove it to you."

"Then stand still and don't move. I'll be right over."

Lu Yue strode forward, but just as he was about to get close to the opponent, he quickly formed seals with both hands, aimed at the motionless living target, and nine seals for subduing demons and exorcising evil spirits fell down with a bang.

In an instant, the dead boatman in front of him was blown into pieces.

[Source Energy +1]

It all happened so suddenly that no one could react. When they came to their senses, they all gasped. This guy was finished. Are the corpse fisher's puppets so easy to kill?

"Interesting, it seems that some people have forgotten my rules, or that the rules I set are a bit loose, so that some newcomers want to challenge me, thinking that I dare not kill people for the sake of some life span?"

A cold voice of a corpse driver came from the distant miasma, containing endless murderous intent. The surrounding miasma began to roll again as if it heard the order.

The figures of masked boatmen gradually emerged.

At the same time, the scope of the miasma is further shrinking.

At this moment, the faces of the extraordinary people who had just handed over their lives to ensure their safety changed collectively.

"Wait, this is none of our business. It was that young man who provoked you."

"We don't know that young man. Why are you raising the miasma again, corpse retriever?!!!"

"Young man, you are courting death. Beg for mercy now and don't implicate us."

Before Lu Yue could make a move, the people behind him began wailing and begging for their lives.

"Do you really think that corpse retriever will let you go today?"

Facing the increasingly approaching and shrinking miasma circle, and the masked boatmen who suddenly appeared, Lu Yue stood as straight as a pine tree, his eyes as sharp as torches.

“Actually, I’ve been thinking about a question.”

"Did those extraordinary people who once left really leave?"

"You formulate this charging rule, charging 70% to 80% of their lifespan every day, so that these people will not dare to be your enemy for the remaining one or two years of life, because if they are outside, they will surely die."

"The idea of ​​these people is very simple. Although they are being exploited by you here, at least they can save one or two years of life every day. At the same time, they can also use the spiritual energy here to practice and break through."

"As long as there is a breakthrough in practice, the initial efforts are worth it."

"It's just a little strange... every time someone breaks through, they don't think about changing the rules you set, and they all quietly leave to look for opportunities in the central region."

"This place can avoid the influence of the ruins at night. Its importance is unavoidable. Normal people would like to live as long as possible and would try every means to occupy this place, or block the road and charge a fee like you do."

"I think those who broke through before should not go to the central part, but try to kill you and take your place, but you killed them in the end."

"There can only be one Reaper here!"

"Anyone with a discerning eye can tell that your boatmen are dead. If they are dead, why do they keep their faces covered? If I am guessing correctly, these dead boatmen are the extraordinary people who once left."

"If you walk along the river frequently, you will get your feet wet. Perhaps you are also worried about being killed one day, so in order to minimize the possibility of others breaking through and challenging your rules, you will regularly clear these people on the shore."

"Your actions today have verified my thoughts. You are about to start reaping the rewards."

"Everyone here will die."

"Handing over 80% of their lifespans is just squeezing out their value to the maximum extent."

Lu Yue's voice was cold, and every word was as sharp as a knife, piercing the heart.

He believed that someone had thought of the trick, because according to the old people, many people came here, but some did not stay for long. Obviously... those people had already noticed that something was wrong. In order to avoid being stuck in the quagmire, some people fled here at the beginning.

Explore other ways to prolong your life.

As for those who stayed behind, they had all been strictly screened by the corpse lifters time and time again. Either they were unaware, or they were hoping for a lucky break, hoping to accumulate some lifespan and strength before calling it quits.

What you want is a rich spiritual energy and to add one or two years to your lifespan every day.

Little do you know that the corpse picker is after your entire body.

In the fog, the voice of the corpse retriever was heard again.

"Young man, do you think you are smart?"

"You're not the first one to see through it, but so what?"

"The fragments of the ruins, the survival of the fittest, is an eternal law."

"With this statue of longevity here, there will be no shortage of people willing to fall into this trap in this outer area. Since you've made it clear, I can't let you stay here today."

The miasma circle was shrinking faster and faster, approaching Lu Yue in a few breaths.

At this moment, Lu Yue suddenly asked, "Is your miasma flammable?"

Lu Yue's calm expression and these inexplicable words made the corpse-recoverers in the miasma feel a little uneasy, so they increased the speed of shrinking the miasma circle.

"I ask you, is your miasma flammable!!!"

Suddenly, Lu Yue moved.

Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms!
As his palms flew, six golden dragons rose into the sky.

The moment they entered the miasma, six golden dragons opened their huge mouths at the same time.

Dragon Breath!

Now Lu Yue's heart fire has transformed into essence fire, and it is only one step away from perfection. The dragon breath provided by the essence fire is also far superior to before.

Miasma has a complex composition. Generally speaking, it refers to a mixture of many gases such as rotting organic matter, polluted water, methane, ammonia, sulfur dioxide, etc.

But the miasma used by this corpse lifter is extraordinary.

It is also mixed with the deathly aura and resentment from the corpses.

It is precisely because of this special miasma that the corpse catchers in the outer areas have the confidence to use longevity statues as bait to capture batches of extraordinary people.

The fire spreads across the land and the golden dragon spews flames!
The moment the dragon's breath touched the miasma, it was like a spark falling into a pile of dry firewood, instantly igniting the strange miasma. Bursts of flames rose into the sky, accompanied by a deafening roar. The scene was filled with flames and heat waves.

The golden dragon tumbled and danced in the sky above the forest, continuously spewing out large amounts of dragon breath, which made the surrounding air extremely hot. The shock wave generated by the explosion destroyed the withered trees around it, and the bushes and vines swayed wildly in the sea of ​​fire.

Everything within sight was burned!!!
The dead boatmen who were trapped in the miasma were surrounded by the sudden fire. Their clothes turned to ashes in an instant, their skin sizzled, and the foul-smelling sewage that seeped into their bodies began to evaporate. Their bodies kept shrinking and gradually turned into charcoal, and finally cracked and exploded, with fragments splattering in the sea of ​​fire.

[Source Energy +1, +1...]

Twenty-four strands of source energy arrival reminder sounded.

Those dead boatmen were killed before they could even take any action.

At this moment, in the sea of ​​fire formed by the miasma, a figure suddenly appeared. It was the corpse retriever hidden in the miasma. When the miasma exploded and burned, the other party was not spared.

"You...what did you do?!"

The corpse retriever's terrified and disbelieving voice was heard.

His greatest reliance was destroyed by the opponent in an instant.

Roar!
A breath of dragon came out.

It hit the corpse retriever right from behind, and it was like a scene of his butt being set on fire.

The corpse retriever screamed, and the fire on his butt began to spread until his entire body was ablaze. Then he ran as fast as he could, trying to escape from the sea of ​​fire.

After locking onto the other person's figure, Lu Yue approached quickly.

You chased me and I chased you, and finally we arrived at the shore of the Blackwater Swamp.

The corpse retriever dived straight in.

Lu Yue was still a step late after all, but at this time he also found a small boat with a dead boatman next to him, so he immediately jumped onto the bow and began to track it with the remaining breath of spirit fire.

However, when they reached the depths of the Blackwater Swamp, the other party disappeared.

That breath of fire eventually disappeared completely.

The corpse catchers eat food from the water and once they enter the water they are like fish.

Just as Lu Yue was thinking about how to force the other party to come out, several bubbles suddenly appeared on the water in the distance, and the body of the corpse fisherman emerged like a ghost.

A face that was severely damaged by the fire and beyond recognition was facing Lu Yue. The eyes were full of hatred and curses, like a ghost.

Lu Yue narrowed his eyes slightly. He noticed the number on the other person's wrist. It was obvious that he still owed a few years of life. This guy had been in the ruins for half a year. In theory, he should have owed at least four thousand years of life.

And now it’s only a few years away.

Sure enough, taking advantage of other extraordinary people is a shortcut to gaining more life.

This may be one of the reasons why the other party is eager to reap the benefits.

After all, I will be free soon.

"I will soon pay back all my lifespans. You deserve to die. You destroyed my freedom and disfigured my face. I will cut you into pieces."

"Getting on the boat to chase me was the worst decision you ever made in your life."

"The water is my home turf, just wait for your death!"

At this time, the corpse retriever dived into the water again.

Immediately afterwards, the wooden boat under Lu Yue's feet began to shake violently.

The other party was planning to use the terrain to drag him into the water.

Lu Yue punched into the water, but most of the force was lost, and he couldn't cause any effective damage to the corpse retriever. However, he didn't panic. Instead, he looked straight at the water and said calmly: "You'd better stay in the water and don't come out."

The person who was collecting corpses at the bottom of the water suddenly felt a palpitation.

At this time on the water surface, Lu Yue directly condensed the thunder and lightning Dharma image.

Then the two fists suddenly collided together.

Crackling!

Then, the Dharmadhatu stretched his fists into the black water swamp.

Full power!!
The power of thunder and lightning spread across the water surface and penetrated deep into the water. In just a moment, the shaking of the wooden boat was weakened, but Lu Yue did not stop. He continued to increase the power and maintain the output of thunder and lightning.
Not long after, the corpse retriever emerged from the bottom of the water with his body twitching.

"Stop electrocuting me! I give up! Go away..." the corpse retriever pleaded in pain.

"You're teaching me to do things?!"

Lu Yue snorted coldly and continued to increase the power mercilessly. After a few seconds, the corpse retriever's voice gradually became weaker, and finally he lay belly up in the air without any sound.

[Source Energy +1, +1, +1...]

(End of this chapter)