Druid Fairy

Chapter 132 Dead Zombie
Li Pingcan's figure swayed, and five phantom images of spirit beasts soared into the sky behind him. The five divine essences flowed on his body and eventually transformed into a unique force field that was perfectly harmonious and endlessly vital, firmly protecting him.

"boom!"

The halberd tip collided violently with the multicolored force field.

There was no earth-shattering roar, only a muffled, extremely deep explosion.

Li Pingcan felt an overwhelming force surge towards him, as if struck by lightning. His blood and qi surged, and the five spirit phantoms behind him shook violently, almost collapsing.

But he managed to stop it in the end!
The halberd in the soldier's hand stopped three inches from his brow.

"good very good!"

Bing Sha slowly sheathed his halberd, a hint of approval appearing in his blood-red eyes. "Your martial arts have already forged their own path. This inheritance is for you, and will not disgrace our lord's reputation."

After saying that, its enormous body began to slowly dissipate, turning into specks of black light that merged into the land beneath its feet.

Only the jet-black halberd and the shattered heavy armor fell to the ground with a clang.

"Thank you for your kindness, senior." Li Pingcan bowed respectfully in the direction where the evil spirits had dissipated.

He knew that the other party had held back in the end.

…………

After pausing for a moment, Li Pingcan ordered the ghost soldiers to guard the area before turning his gaze to the pile of "relics" lying quietly on the ground.

He strode forward and first picked up the black halberd.

As soon as he held the halberd, a heavy and cold feeling instantly washed over him; its weight far exceeded that of his heavy sword, which was forged from star iron.

The halberd's blade naturally carries a sharpness that can tear everything apart, as if it embodies the killing intent of thousands of troops.

"Good baby!" Li Pingcan's eyes lit up.

He could sense that the halberd was made of extraordinary material, seemingly some kind of meteorite iron mixed with battlefield aura, and forged through countless hammerings. However, due to long-term corrosion by yin energy, small pits and holes had appeared on its surface.

If this were taken back and reforged by a weapon refiner, its power would probably be no less than that of an ordinary first-grade high-level magic weapon!
He picked up the broken heavy armor again. Although the armor plates were broken, each one was indestructible and still bore the marks of swords and knives.

"These armor plates can be removed and used to make several pairs of breast protectors for family members, which can save lives in critical moments."

He planned to put all the spoils into his storage bag.

After doing all this, he finally turned his gaze to the enormous tomb.

Without the protection of the Fiend, the Tomb of the God of War appears much more ordinary, but its ancient majesty still commands respect.

Li Pingcan took a deep breath, walked to the tomb, and bowed three times respectfully.

"Senior Martial God, I have no intention of disturbing you. I am only here to pass on my knowledge. If I achieve something in the future, I will certainly not tarnish your lifelong reputation."

Having said that, he reached out and tried to push open the tomb door made of a single block of stone.

The stone gate of the God of War's Tomb was as heavy as a mountain.

Li Pingcan pushed his physical strength, which was at the Divine Martial Realm, to its limit. His arm muscles bulged and veins stood out. He used all his strength to slowly push open a gap.

An ancient aura, sealed for a thousand years, mixed with a faint medicinal fragrance, wafted out from the crack in the door.

He squeezed in sideways. The tomb was dimly lit, but not damp.

In the very center was a stone coffin carved from a single piece of cold jade, and around the coffin were a dozen or so wooden boxes of different sizes.

Inside the wooden box were not gold or silver jewels, but pills of various colors, each radiating a strong medicinal power.

【Dragon and Tiger Pill】: Tempers muscles and bones, and enhances qi and blood.

【Nine-Turn Life-Extending Pill】: It can bring the dead back to life, restore flesh and bones, and has the effect of defying fate.

[Breakthrough Pill]: When taken by martial artists, it can help them break through bottlenecks.

……

Any one of these pills, if released to the outside world, would be enough to cause a bloodbath.

But here, they are placed casually, just like ordinary candies.

Li Pingcan suppressed his overwhelming joy and carefully put away all the pills.

Finally, in a corner of the stone coffin, he found an ancient jade slip.

Divine thoughts probed in.

A cultivation technique titled "The Heaven and Earth Furnace Body Forging Technique" instantly flooded his mind.

This exercise is different from the "Five Spirits Play" he created.

It doesn't have many intricate variations; it only has one core element—refining!

By drawing upon the power of the five elements of heaven and earth, using oneself as a furnace and qi and blood as fuel, the physical body is tempered and refined a thousand times, ultimately reaching the supreme realm of "invulnerable to all laws and indestructible golden body"!

"What an overbearing technique!"

Li Pingcan was shocked. "This is simply tailor-made for me!"

It should be known that entering the Divine Martial Realm is already the bottleneck of martial arts in the human world. Even with thousands of methods and numerous martial arts geniuses, no one has been able to deduce a new path for martial arts.

Although "Five Spirits Play" has the potential to break through to the pinnacle of martial arts, it is not so easy to do. He often feels that his inspiration is not strong enough and that he is unable to do it.

He possesses the Five Elements Stone Tablet from the Dragon Palace, ensuring he has no shortage of the five elements' spiritual energy. Combined with the balanced strength and gentleness of the "Heaven and Earth Furnace Body Forging Technique" and the "Five Elements Play," his physical body will reach an unprecedented and terrifying level of mastery!
"Thank you, Senior Martial God."

Li Pingcan bowed respectfully to the stone coffin.

Having received this inheritance and the kindness of others, I should be grateful.

Time waits for no one, I must immediately go into seclusion.

The Old Yin Mountain is a remote and forbidden area for humans, and even Foundation Establishment cultivators would not easily venture there. For Li Pingcan, who can command Yin creatures, it is a perfect place to break through his seclusion.

No one knows what the path ahead in martial arts is, and if there are any unusual developments during a breakthrough, it will be difficult for Mount Ling to completely conceal them.

Li Pingcan planted the flag of the Seven Star Formation in the crack in the ground in front of him, and then ordered the ghost soldiers to guard the area around the tomb before he felt at ease.

He sat cross-legged, took out a "Dragon and Tiger Pill" and swallowed it.

"boom!"

As the pill entered his stomach, its immense medicinal power dissolved within his body, unleashing an energy a hundred times more violent than when he broke through to the Divine Martial Realm!

In that instant, Li Pingcan felt as if he was about to burst.

His entire body was groaning under the strain, every inch of his flesh was being torn apart and reassembled.

He focused his mind and activated the mental techniques of "Heaven and Earth Furnace Body Forging Technique" and "Five Spirits Play".

The power of the five elements surged wildly within his body, as if trying to tear it apart completely!
"Use me as the furnace, and refine!"

Li Pingcan let out a low roar, and his powerful physical body, honed to the Divine Martial Realm, displayed astonishing resilience at this moment.

He endured the excruciating pain and guided the power of the five elements, washing over his limbs and bones again and again along a specific trajectory.

This process was extremely painful, as if one were in purgatory, and one's soul was trembling.

But with each wash, his body becomes a little more resilient.

Time passed slowly in the painful torment.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Pingcan's body began to emit a faint, multicolored light.

His skin was as smooth and lustrous as jade, yet it possessed a strength as solid as gold and stone.

Finally, when he refined the last bit of the Five Elements power into his body, an aura a hundred times stronger than that of the Divine Martial Realm erupted from his body!

"Crack!"

The rocky ground beneath him could not withstand the immense pressure and cracked inch by inch!
Li Pingcan slowly opened his eyes, and a burst of five-colored divine light, almost tangible, shot out, creating a bottomless hole in the stone wall in front of him.

The strength of their physical body has reached an unbelievable level.

With every gesture, he exudes the power to split mountains!
Li Pingcan even had the illusion that as long as he had a thought, he could perfectly fuse his divine soul power with his physical blood and qi, and unleash a terrifying combat power far exceeding his previous strength!
Feeling the new power within me, I felt joy and peace of mind.

Li Pingcan was even confident that if he were to face that sword cultivator's divine sense again, he could fight him with his physical body alone, without using any spells!
"Is this... the Golden Body of Martial Arts?"

He muttered to himself, slowly clenching his fist.

"Crack!"

With a crisp crack, the air around him was crushed and exploded out of thin air by the force of his grip!

At the same time, the drop of liquid true essence in his dantian also completely transformed into a golden solid.

Martial Arts Golden Body!

Enter the Dao through martial arts!

The ultimate barrier that had troubled countless martial arts masters for thousands of years was completely shattered by him at this moment.

His current strength is comparable to that of a genuine Qi Refining Peak cultivator, and he is about to enter the Foundation Establishment stage!
"Thank you very much, Senior Martial God!"

Satisfied, Li Pingcan bowed again in gratitude, then composed himself and prepared to return home.

The moment they left the Tomb of the God of War, a powerful pressure descended.

"Roar!"

An angry roar came from the deepest part of Laoyin Mountain, making the entire valley vibrate.

Li Pingcan looked up sharply and saw a huge, dead zombie covered in bone spurs rushing towards him like a tank, with a magnificent dragon aura above its head, flashing with dazzling light.

With each step the zombie took, the earth trembled. Its lifeless gray eyes were now fixed intently on Li Pingcan.

When Li Pingcan saw the familiar dragon aura, his face instantly turned green.

"Holy crap! The victim has come knocking on our door!"

The blame he casually passed on in an attempt to escape responsibility has now been brought to his door by the person responsible for it.

Looking at the dead body, its murderous aura soaring and its imposing presence overwhelming, only one thought occupied Li Pingcan's mind.

"Brother, let me explain!"

"This isn't my fault! I'm a victim too!"

He instinctively wanted to activate the "Words of Dreams" to have a proper conversation with this "scapegoat," reasoning with him and appealing to his emotions.

But the other party clearly wasn't going to give him that chance.

The zombie roared again, seemingly convinced that this creature was the culprit that had caused it to be harassed by the dragon energy and unable to sleep day and night!
Its massive body suddenly arched, and with the force of its hind legs, it crashed into Li Pingcan like a moving mountain, carrying the power to crush everything!
"What the hell! You zombie, why are you being so unreasonable!"

Li Pingcan didn't bother to explain. He pushed off with his feet and his figure floated backward like a ghost, narrowly avoiding the thunderous collision.

"Boom!"

The zombie crashed into nothingness, slamming hard into the mountainside behind it, creating a huge hole in the solid rock, sending debris flying everywhere.

"Such brute strength!" Li Pingcan thought with a chill.

This stiff physical strength is probably even greater than that of his own martial arts golden body!

Or rather, zombies and similar beings are known for their physical strength!

"Roar!"

Missing its first attack, the zombie grew even more enraged. It swung its head violently, and its skull, covered in bone spurs, slammed down on Li Pingcan like a battering ram.

"You think I'm stupid enough to fight you in close combat?"

As Li Pingcan watched the colossal machine hurtling towards him like a siege engine, his mind raced, but he dared not slacken his pace.

His Divine Martial Realm body instantly unleashed astonishing speed, pushing his [Wind Control] talent to its limit, swaying left and right in the bloody wind whipped up by the dead.

"The zombie is mentally confused, with only fighting instincts remaining. Moreover, it is not a spirit or ghost, so even using 'Dream Language' is useless."

"In that case, we have no choice but to take action!"

Li Pingcan's eyes narrowed, and he no longer harbored any illusions. He pulled out a handful of talismans from his storage bag, and without even checking their grade, he threw them at the zombies like a shower of petals.

"This guy has a strong physique, and ordinary spells may not be effective. Let's test his strength with talismans first and wear him down."

Suddenly, the valley was filled with flashes of spiritual light and continuous booming sounds.

Crimson fireballs, stark white ice spikes, and cyan wind blades... like fireworks during the Lunar New Year, all crashed down on the massive, lifeless body.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The blast wave sent surrounding debris flying, and smoke and dust filled the air.

Lee Pyeong-chan's brows furrowed slightly.

The zombie remained standing there majestically, completely unharmed except for a few blackened patches and some painless frost.

It even shook its huge head, as if wondering why the show had been all bark and no bite.

"As expected, the power of a first-tier talisman is no more than scraping a scalp. Its defensive power far surpasses that of ordinary demonic beasts."

Seeing that the talisman was ineffective, Li Pingcan quickly changed his tactics.

He suddenly raised the Yin Soldier Token at his waist and shouted in a deep voice, "Where are the Yin Soldiers? Hear my command! Stop it!"

At his command, the squad of ghost soldiers who had been waiting outside the valley instantly transformed into a gust of cold wind, which quickly surrounded the dead zombies.

The leading Yin soldier captain was fearless, raising his Yin-energy longsword and being the first to charge forward, slashing at the stiff shinbone.

"Qiang!"

With a crisp clang of metal striking metal, the Yin Soldier Captain's longsword snapped in two, leaving not even a white mark on his stiff shinbone.

The zombie seemed to be thoroughly enraged by these reckless "little brothers." It lowered its head, opened its abyss-like maw, and let out a silent roar.

A visible gray sound wave spread out like ripples!
The once menacing ghostly soldiers vanished into wisps of green smoke the instant they came into contact with the sound waves.

Even the Yin Soldier Captain, whose strength was comparable to that of the mid-stage Qi Refining Realm, only lasted two more breaths before following in his footsteps.

Li Pingcan gasped as he looked at the "cannon fodder regiment" that he had just subdued less than half a day ago, which had been completely wiped out.

"The difference in strength is too great; even the Yin Soldier Captain is no match for it. The dead zombies seem to have some kind of power to restrain or devour the Yin energy."

He quickly calculated in his mind that the strength of this dead zombie was even more terrifying than he had expected!
It is immune to physical attacks, and magical attacks are ineffective; it can even "eat" ghost soldiers like snacks.

A direct confrontation is definitely not the best strategy.

“Brute force is not the way to go; we must use strategy. Fortunately, I set up a formation in advance.”

Li Pingcan immediately unleashed the Seven Star Maze!
"Buzz!"

"Roar?"

A flicker of confusion crossed his rigid mind, and he hesitated, stopping in his tracks.

It could sense that the despicable person was nearby, but no matter how it charged, it seemed to be spinning in place, unable to touch the other party at all.

“His spirit is in disarray; this is the best time to drive him away.”

A glint flashed in Li Pingcan's eyes; this was the opportunity he had been waiting for.

"In the name of nature, cleanse the filth!"

[Nature's Divine Grace]!
A soft and warm emerald green light, like the rising sun, instantly illuminated the entire array space!
Within that radiance lies the purest life and purifying power, the ultimate nemesis of such evil things!
"Roar!!!"

The moment the zombie came into contact with the light, it let out an unprecedentedly shrill scream.

Its indestructible bony body emitted black smoke and made a terrifying "sizzling" sound, as if it had been doused with concentrated sulfuric acid.

The immense Yin energy parasitizing its body was rapidly purified and dissolved in the face of this magnificent divine grace!
Get out of here!

Li Pingcan poured the power of the dojo into it without reservation, and the light of divine grace became even more dazzling.

The zombie could no longer bear it. Its eyes filled with fear, and its massive body suddenly shrank back. With a few leaps, it disappeared without a trace.

Along with it disappeared the entangled tracking dragon aura. After several battles, the dragon aura did not weaken in the slightest, demonstrating the dynasty's profound foundation.

The valley finally returned to calm.

Li Pingcan let out a long breath, only then realizing that his back was already soaked in cold sweat.

Dealing with such a ferocious creature comparable to a Foundation Establishment cultivator, even with the advantage of an array, would still be a huge drain on his mind and magical power.

"Finally, we got rid of it."

He slumped to the ground, took out a divine strawberry from his storage bag, threw it into his mouth, and felt the sweet energy nourishing his parched meridians. Only then did he feel alive again.

"but……"

He stared at the spot where the lifeless body had vanished, a strange light flashing in his eyes as he began to plot.

"Such a ferocious creature would be a great help if we could take it as a partner. However, its ferocity is hard to tame and its mind is not yet developed. Forcing a contract with it would be extremely risky, and the possibility of backlash would be too high."

He thought of his [Animal Companion] skill, the contract slot that was still empty, and his heart began to stir.

"Moreover, we don't even know what this bloodline talent is."

He stroked his chin, lost in thought.

"The dead body is strong and powerful, with immense strength. Perhaps it can possess the ability to 'thousand pounds' or 'indestructible'? Or perhaps it has the strange talent of controlling Yin energy? If it is the latter, then it is somewhat useless."

"Never mind, this matter needs further consideration."

Li Pingcan quickly shook his head again, forcibly suppressing this tempting idea.

This zombie is too powerful, and its soul is filled with violent resentment. With his current cultivation level, the success rate of forcibly forming a contract is infinitely close to zero.

(End of this chapter)