If I, a death row inmate, am not to become a demon, am I to become a member of the Imperial Guard?

"You think you can turn the world upside down just because you've broken through to the mid-stage of the Hundred Battles Realm?"

Commander Chen sneered, his long sword creating a gust of wind as it slashed straight at Zhou Yang's face.

Zhou Yang swung the Dragon Spine Blade, the blades clashing and sparks flying.

"I wouldn't dare say I can turn the world upside down, but I'm pretty confident I can kill you!"

His feet moved erratically, his entire being like a ghost, circling around to Chen Qianhu's side and rear.

"Soul-Severing Finger!"

Zhou Yang pointed a finger at Chen Qianhu's ribs with extraordinary force.

Chen Qianhu neither dodged nor evaded; his true energy surged, and he actually managed to forcefully deflect the finger force.

"A trivial skill!"

He slapped Zhou Yang away with his backhand.

Zhou Yang crashed into a tree trunk, a metallic taste rising in his throat.

"Damn it, True Essence Realm cultivators are indeed troublesome."

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and rushed forward again.

Qin Shuang stood to the side, wielding her longsword with impenetrable skill.

She clung to Li Wei tightly, preventing him from having the opportunity to support Commander Chen.

"Zhou Yang, hurry up over there!"

"That old thief Chen Qianhu has exhausted his true energy; he won't last much longer!"

Qin Shuang shouted loudly, as she sustained several more wounds.

Zhou Yang gritted his teeth and swung his knife again.

"Okay, okay, why the rush!"

"More money after it's done!"

Hearing the conversation between the two, Chen Qianhu's face twitched with anger.

"Even on the verge of death, you're still thinking about money?"

"I'll send you to the underworld to count your money!"

Commander Chen no longer held back, his true energy surging wildly within him.

His long sword shone brightly, and with a single move, he swept through the enemy ranks, forcing Zhou Yang to retreat.

Immediately, he turned and thrust his long sword straight at Qin Shuang's back.

This was a fatal blow!

Qin Shuang was engaged in a fierce battle with Li Wei and had no time to defend herself.

"grown ups!"

Zhou Yang roared and charged forward without regard for anything else.

He tried to stand in front of Qin Shuang, but was knocked away by Chen Qianhu's sword energy.

In a critical moment, Qin Shuang abandoned her attack and forcibly twisted her body.

"puff!"

The long knife pierced Qin Shuang's shoulder, and blood splattered everywhere.

She groaned and fell backward.

"Qin Shuang!"

Commander Chen burst into laughter.

"Now, let's see where you can run!"

He drew his long sword, ready to deliver another blow.

As Zhou Yang watched Qin Shuang fall, he went berserk.

"You old bastard, I'll fight you to the death!"

The dragon spine in his hand emitted a buzzing vibration.

This is his last trump card!

Zhou Yang did not hesitate at all.

"Consumable!"

"Deduction!"

The twelve years of his lifespan transformed into a vast surge of insight that flowed into Zhou Yang's body.

The dragon spine in his hand seemed to come alive.

The dark golden dragon shadow on the blade was now fully revealed.

Zhou Yang unleashed a slash.

"Turbulent Dragon Slash, Blade Intent!"

This slash cut through the darkness.

The smile on Chen Qianhu's face froze.

As he watched the flash of the blade, a premonition of death welled up inside him.

How is this possible? Even after a hundred years of cultivation, one might not be able to comprehend such a technique.

He frantically mobilized his true energy, trying to block.

But it was all too late.

The Dragon Spine Blade directly cleaved through his protective true essence.

Chen Qianhu had a huge gash cut open in his chest, deep enough to expose the bone!

He was sent flying backward, crashing hard into a rock and losing consciousness.

Li Wei was terrified by this scene.

He looked at Zhou Yang, his body trembling uncontrollably.

"monster……"

"This kid is a monster!"

Zhou Yang ignored Li Wei.

He rushed to Qin Shuang's side and picked her up in his arms.

Qin Shuang's face was pale and her breath was weak.

"Zhou Yang..."

"Don't speak, I'll take you away!"

Zhou Yang carried Qin Shuang on his back, used the Chaotic Void Step, and disappeared into the depths of the forest.

Li Wei stared at the two figures as they walked away, frozen in place, too afraid to chase after them.

Until their presence completely disappeared.

He stumbled and staggered to Chen Qianhu's side.

"My lord! My lord, wake up!"

……

The night was dark.

Zhou Yang carried Qin Shuang on his back and ran wildly through the dense forest.

Qin Shuang's body was pressed tightly against Zhou Yang's back.

Her breath sprayed onto Zhou Yang's neck.

The warm touch made Zhou Yang's heart race.

...

"Sir, why are you holding me so tightly? Let me tell you, I'm not some gentleman."

Zhou Yang carried Qin Shuang through the woods.

Qin Shuang remained silent.

She was badly injured and breathing rapidly.

Just then, a message popped into Zhou Yang's mind.

[A top-grade Xuan Yin Body for alchemy has been detected.]

[Will it consume thirty years of my lifespan to deduce the supreme dual cultivation technique?]

Zhou Yang paused in his steps.

Thirty years?

He glanced at the panel and saw that he had only one year left to live.

This system is trying to kill him on the spot.

"Without money, what's the point of doing any calculations?"

Zhou Yang cursed inwardly.

However, this Xuan Yin Body is truly a wonderful thing.

If one has a long enough lifespan, one can deduce this.

If I cultivate with this rich woman once, my cultivation level will surely take off.

Unfortunately, I don't have long enough to live now, so I can only look at it but not eat it.

"What are you muttering about?"

Qin Shuang asked, leaning on his back.

"It's nothing."

Zhou Yang continued running forward.

"I was thinking, sir, you smell so good."

"I'm still a virgin."

Qin Shuang gritted her teeth in anger.

How dare you say such a thing?

She then coughed twice. She was actually a little worried that Zhou Yang would force himself on her. At this moment, she was nothing more than a fish on a chopping board, at his mercy.

"If you have any improper intentions, don't blame me for fighting to the death."

Zhou Yang chuckled.

Just kidding.

"Otherwise, if you faint, I can't guarantee I'll still be able to carry you."

Qin Shuang breathed a sigh of relief and seemed to deliberately hug Zhou Yang tighter.

They ran for an unknown amount of time.

The surrounding trees are becoming increasingly sparse.

The temperature in the air dropped very low.

A chilling wind blew. Zhou Yang stopped in his tracks.

There was an open space in front of us.

Everywhere there were graves and broken tombstones.

Mass grave.

Something's not right here.

Zhou Yang placed Qin Shuang on a piece of dead tree trunk.

Dozens of dark figures stood densely packed in the open space in front.

These dark figures were dressed in tattered clothes.

Standing straight and tall.

They all looked up.

Open your mouth towards the moon in the sky.

They inhaled strands of white moonlight into their mouths.

"Zombie moon worship?"

Qin Shuang's expression changed.

"Hurry up, don't disturb them."

Zhou Yang also wanted to leave.

But it is already late.

The dark figure at the very front turned its head.

This is a zombie wearing tattered armor.

It was a size larger than a regular zombie.

His aura was exceptionally powerful.

Peak of the early stage of True Essence Realm.

The zombie sniffed.

They directly targeted Zhou Yang and Qin Shuang.

The blood and energy of living people are the best tonic for them.

"roar!"

The armored zombie let out a roar.

He charged over with dozens of his henchmen.

"What bad luck."

Zhou Yang lifted the dragon's spine.

"Sir, please rest here."

"I'll go get rid of these troublesome guys."

Qin Shuang tried to stop him.

"Don't go! That's a bronze-armored corpse at the True Essence Realm!"

"We just need to wait until daytime."

Zhou Yang cursed this silly woman in his heart. She didn't want to drag the duet into the daytime, but she was carrying someone on her back and there might be pursuers behind her. Where could she run to stall for time?

"It can't be delayed until daytime."

Take care of yourself.

He charged towards the horde of corpses.

Chaotic Sky Step activated.

Zhou Yang simply bypassed the ordinary zombies.

They approached the bronze-armored corpse.

"Die!"

The Torrent Dragon Slash was unleashed.

The dark golden blade flashed and struck the bronze-armored corpse's neck.

Sparks flew everywhere.

The zombie's flesh was harder than an iron plate.

It only cut in an inch or so.

The bronze-armored corpse roared and swung its claws.

It emitted a black, corpse-like aura and lunged at Zhou Yang's heart.

Zhou Yang dodged to the side.

Left hand clenched into a fist.

The Mighty Bull Demon Fist slammed directly into the chest of the Copper Armor Corpse.

"Bang!"

The bronze-armored corpse was knocked back a few steps.

Zhou Yang's hands went numb. In his previous life, he had only seen zombies with superhuman strength and bodies of copper and iron in movies. He never expected that reality would be even more exaggerated.

The ordinary zombies around them also gathered around.

Zhou Yang dodged and counterattacked simultaneously.

"This can't go on."

"Once your internal energy is depleted, it's all over."

He seized the opportunity.

They charged at the bronze-armored corpse once more.

The bronze-armored corpse opened its huge mouth and bit at Zhou Yang's neck.

Instead of retreating, Zhou Yang advanced, carrying the dragon's spine on his back.

Bring your index and middle fingers together.

Soul-Severing Finger!

Two fingers were plunged directly into the bronze-armored corpse's left eye.

"roar!"

The bronze-armored corpse was driven mad by pain.

He slapped Zhou Yang on the shoulder.

Sharp fingernails tore through the clothes.

Five deep blood grooves were left on Zhou Yang's arm.

The black corpse poison seeped into the body through the wound.

Zhou Yang ignored the pain.

Pull out your finger.

Pull the dragon's spine out with your left hand.

"Turbulent Dragon Slash!"

The blade intent that erupted at close range cleaved the massive body of the bronze-armored corpse in two.

The remaining ordinary zombies were leaderless.

They swarmed around without any sign of Lingzhi. Zhou Yang waved his dragon spine.

A few cuts later.

They hacked the zombies to pieces.

The battle is over.

Zhou Yang leaned against the tree trunk, panting heavily.

My left arm is completely black.

Black, foul-smelling blood oozed from the wound.

Qin Shuang walked over, leaning against the tree trunk.

"You've been infected with corpse poison!"

"Quickly force the poisonous blood out!"

Zhou Yang nodded.

Sit cross-legged.

The Innate Yang Technique was operating wildly.

The powerful internal energy circulated through the meridians.

They were trying to force the corpse poison out.

However, the copper-armored corpse was extremely poisonous.

The corpse poison had already spread throughout his body via his bloodstream.

Zhou Yang felt a chill run through his body.

My limbs began to stiffen.

My mind is getting increasingly confused.

"Am I going to turn into a zombie?"

He was not reconciled.

I finally managed to travel here.

I haven't had enough fun yet.

The internal energy of the Innate Yang Technique protected the heart and brain.

It preserved his last shred of sanity.

His body began to change.

Her skin turned deathly pale.

My fingernails have grown to more than two inches long.

Two sharp fangs also emerged from its mouth.

Seeing the changes in Zhou Yang, Qin Shuang was so anxious that she burst into tears.

"Zhou Yang, hang in there!"

"You can't die!"

She wanted to use her internal energy to help Zhou Yang suppress the corpse poison.

But she is now so weak that she can't even lift her sword.

Just then, a message popped into Zhou Yang's mind.

[Host infection with advanced cadaveric virus detected.]

[The Innate Yang-Powered Technique protects the mind, causing the body to undergo mutations.]

[Transformed into a half-walking corpse state.]

[Lifespan increased by 100 years!]

[Current remaining lifespan: 113 years]

Zhou Yang suddenly opened his eyes.

One hundred years!

This corpse poison can actually extend lifespan.

This deal is too good to pass up.

He stood up.

After stretching my stiff neck, I discovered that I had also gained night vision.

Qin Shuang was so frightened that she took a step back and gripped her sword with both hands.

"You...you've turned into a zombie?"

Zhou Yang grinned, revealing two fangs.

"Don't be afraid, sir." "I am still me."

"It's just a change of hairstyle."

He walked to the body of the bronze-armored corpse.

He kicked it with his foot.

"This guy is a really good person."

"He even gave me a hundred years of life before he died."

He searched around the bronze-armored corpse.

The bronze-armored corpse constantly absorbs yin energy.

Something good must be growing around here.

really.

The spot where the bronze-armored corpse was standing.

It has a grayish mushroom growing on it.

It exuded a strong yin energy.

"Corpse fungus".

Zhou Yang ripped it off.

They didn't care whether there was soil on it or not.

I stuffed it directly into my mouth, chewed it, and swallowed it.

[Taking corpse fungus.]

[Life expectancy increased by fifty years!]

[Current remaining lifespan: 163 years]

Zhou Yang was overjoyed.

One hundred and sixty-three years.

Now they're incredibly rich.