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As soon as the four words were uttered, chaos erupted on the city wall. All the soldiers were shaken to their core, their faces turned ashen, and their bodies trembled uncontrollably.

Evil spirits are causing chaos!

This is the name of the most terrifying catastrophe in this world!

It represents endless bloodlust, endless slaughter, endless destruction, and the irrational, merciless, and frenzied slaughter of all living beings!

Once it spreads, it will turn into thousands of miles of scorched earth and ten thousand miles of deathly silence!

"Immediately! Sound the highest alert! All city troops to assemble immediately and prepare for battle!"

"A message sent urgently from 800 li to the prefectural city requests immediate troop support!"

Qi Boheng suppressed his extreme panic and quickly issued the order, his voice hoarse with rage and resentment.

"Damn it! What on earth did these powerful families do to deserve this? They've triggered such a terrifying horde of zombies!"

The young lieutenant felt a chill run through him and whispered in a trembling voice:

"Could it be... that everyone from the Earthly Element Clan has perished in the secret realm, completely wiped out?"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone around gasped in shock, their minds reeling.

"How is that possible? There are more than a dozen Purple Mansions there!"

Someone swallowed hard and opened their mouth in horror.

Everyone else gasped in shock.

What if all the Purple Mansions of those Earthly Aristocratic Families are dead?

What a terrifying catastrophe that was!

Qi Boheng's gaze was fixed on the strange figure rushing below, his teeth clenched, his voice sharp and menacing:

"It's a corpse puppet! The exclusive corpse puppet of the Primordial Corpse Transformation Sect!"

"These idiots! Have they activated the corpse puppet's lair?!"

"Damn it, what are they doing! Why did these corpse puppets teleport here?"

Roar! ! !

Just then, a roar far surpassing all the corpse puppets, violent and overwhelming, suddenly exploded, carrying with it endless baleful energy that crushed the entire city!

Everyone looked up in shock, only to see figures clad in tattered purple robes slowly appearing in the sea of ​​light from the teleportation array, gradually rising into the air and hovering in mid-air!

A hideous, rotting face, exposed, gleaming white fangs, and bloodthirsty, scarlet eyes!

There was also a dark, swirling corpse aura spreading through the void, creating terrifying ripples!

What's most despairing is that these purple-robed corpse puppets can actually fly!

Qi Boheng's pupils shrank to the size of pinpoints, his blood nearly froze, and he cried out in a shrill, piercing voice:

"Purple... Purple Mansion Realm Corpse Puppet!!"

The soldiers of Tianqing County City fell silent instantly, their faces pale and their hearts pounding with fear!

Utter despair enveloped the entire city!

Swish!

In mid-air, a purple-robed, decaying corpse flashed, breaking the sound barrier with incredible speed!

The distance of more than ten kilometers was covered in an instant, and they appeared on the city wall in a flash!

Qi Boheng didn't even have time to raise his hand to defend himself, or even to feel fear, before his huge head was crushed by a cold, withered hand!

boom!

The headless body crashed to the city wall, scalding blood splattering everywhere and staining the entire wall red.

The lieutenants around him were all terrified, warm blood splattered all over their faces, and the bone-chilling fear froze their limbs and bones.

"Hehehe..."

A purple-robed, decaying corpse stood atop the city tower, its head twisting eerily, its hoarse, sinister laughter echoing across the land, sending chills down one's spine.

Its five fingers are long and slender, and its nails gleam with a cold, sharp light, like peerless blades!

Swish!

With a casual wave of his hand, dark demonic energy condensed into sharp claw shadows, tearing apart the bodies of the people in front of him!

Ah!

Screams rang out one after another as the deputy generals were torn apart by demonic energy in an instant, their flesh and blood flying everywhere, leaving no trace of their bodies!

They all perished within moments.

The Tianqing Army soldiers in the distance witnessed the tragic scene, and their morale instantly collapsed. No one dared to fight, and they all turned and fled, causing complete chaos on the city wall.

"Fresh...delicious blood..."

The purple-robed, rotting corpse's crimson eyes swept over the fleeing soldiers. It licked its rotting lips, muttered something sinister, and then vanished in a flash to give chase.

Wherever they went, heads flew and flesh and blood were everywhere!

The city walls were instantly covered with bits of flesh and blood, a river of blood flowing, a scene of utter devastation.

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At the same time, countless ordinary corpse puppets poured out of the teleportation array, sweeping across the entire city like a black tide.

The city center was the first to fall, with heart-wrenching screams, cries for help, and shouts for help rising and falling incessantly.

The panicked people fled in all directions, but they could not escape the omnipresent ferocious corpses.

As the zombie horde continued to spread, the scope of the slaughter rapidly expanded, and the entire prosperous county town was completely transformed into a living hell.

The restaurants, shops, and residences along the streets were all turned into a battleground.

The panicked civilians, the stationed guards, and the passing cultivators—anyone targeted by the corpse puppets—were all subjected to frenzied biting and merciless slaughter.

Bloodshed, despair, wails, and deathly silence intertwined and enveloped the entire Tianqing County.

……

In a secluded alley within the county town.

An old man, residing at the very bottom of Tianqing County and responsible for handling excrement and other filthy tasks, looked at the sloshing excrement in the bucket and exclaimed in surprise,

"What's going on today? It's so noisy, the ground is shaking. Is it some young master from a noble family galloping wildly again?"

The old man was full of doubt and was about to get angry, but he couldn't help but think of that group of spirited young people from last time.

At first, he thought the other party was a spoiled brat who preyed on the people!

Later I learned that he was a passionate young man from the human race.

Those who rode horses on horseback that time were all members of the Chen family!

They galloped through the city on horseback, not to show off, but to support their fellow tribesmen.

Later, the old man heard the news that the young man from the Chen family had killed the young master of a family specializing in beast divination.

That young master was named Lu Zhiyuan. He was used to being arrogant and bullying men and women. Many people from the lower classes of the human race secretly clapped their hands and said that it was good to kill him!

"Those Chen family members are all good people. They dared to kill members of a powerful beast-manipulating family and even protected countless human civilians..."

The old man muttered to himself, his deeply lined face filled with emotion.

Especially the battle fought by the young master of the Chen family in front of Palm Lake, he killed countless members of the Lu family and saved countless abducted girls.

Looking back now, the old man actually regrets taking their money.

If he knew that he could use his carrying pole and his excrement to beat those beastly creatures from the beast-fighting family, he would be more than happy to provide them.

It's free.

Just then, the old man's cloudy eyes suddenly narrowed.

A dead face appeared in front of him at some unknown time.

The dead face was stiff, its features slightly distorted, and its eyes glowed with a ghostly red light.

The stench of decay was overwhelming.

"This...this is..."

The old man's pupils contracted, and he spoke in a trembling voice.

The dead man grinned, revealing sharp black fangs.

"Hehehe..."

The voice of this dead face was hoarse and unpleasant, sending chills down one's spine.

Before the old man could react, the world began to spin around him.

As darkness fell, his gaze fell on the street ahead, where countless dead faces appeared.

thump!

The old man's head rolled to the ground, his eyes wide open, and blood gushed from his headless body.

boom!

When his body fell to the ground.

Countless corpse puppets swarmed forward, crushing his body to pieces.

Then, these corpse puppets spread like a tide towards the street ahead.

Such horrific scenes of slaughter unfolded simultaneously in every street and alley of Tianqing County.

The once prosperous Tianqing County, which had flourished for a thousand years, was transformed in an instant into a living hell with piles of corpses and rivers of blood!

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Evil Blood Demon Cave.

In the dim underground, a cold wind blew, a putrid stench filled the air, and ghostly wails echoed.

After leaving the three altars, Chen Yuan, Li Wei, and Nuomi quickly ran to the foot of the Evil Blood Demon Cave, intending to leave through there.

To their surprise, this time, perhaps due to the weapons they carried, they made it extremely easy.

Those corpse puppets were unable to detect them, allowing them to successfully reach the Evil Blood Demon Cave and hide on the wall above the teleportation array base.

Here, they looked down in awe at the vast open space.

Countless corpse puppets lined up in an orderly fashion, like well-trained assassins, continuously stepping into the teleportation array, their figures disappearing and being swallowed by beams of light.

"Where...where are they going to be teleported to?"

Li Wei spoke in surprise.

Chen Yuan's expression turned serious, and as his thoughts raced, he couldn't help but catch his breath!

"Tianqing County!"

These three words stunned not only Chen Yuan himself, but also Li Wei, who was speechless and felt a chill run down his spine.