Eternal Life: I Can Break Through The Limits Of All Methods

Chapter 39: Corpse Monster

The sound of rolling stones caught Xiao Yuying's attention. She turned her head and saw a thin and hunched figure emerging from the pile of rubble.

Another flash of lightning illuminated the figure, allowing her to clearly see its appearance. A few strands of long hair hung down from its bald head, and maggots wriggled on its rotten face, which had no skin. It had no eyeballs, only two hollow eye sockets, and its grimacing face was completely inhuman. Its nose twitched, seemingly using its sense of smell to detect its surroundings.

Xiao Yuying widened her eyes in horror and covered her mouth. This...this was a Corpse Monster, an evil creature formed by the transformation of a cultivator's body after death. She never expected it to appear within the sect. Moreover, the Heavenly Thunder, which was supposed to restrain evil creatures, didn't kill it but instead awakened it. Could it be that there was Thunder Spiritual Qi within the Corpse Monster's body?

Suddenly, the Corpse Monster stopped sniffing and its hollow eyes looked in her direction.

Oh no, it smelled the scent of blood!

"Ah!" Xiao Yuying screamed in fear, clutching her injured shoulder, and instinctively ran towards her senior brother's house. "Senior brother, help!"

In her desperation, she once again used the Swallow Flight Technique, increasing her speed significantly. However, the Corpse Monster was not slow either. Upon hearing the sound, it accurately determined the location of its prey.

With a low growl, it jumped towards the foot of the mountain, running madly on all fours along the scent of blood, gradually approaching Xiao Yuying.

As the strange roar from behind grew closer, Xiao Yuying realized that it was only a distance of less than two zhang away. She was filled with extreme fear and started crying, but still ran forward with all her might, relying on her instinct for survival.

However, at this moment, she unfortunately stepped on a patch of mud, causing her feet to slip and lose balance. She fell forward.

It's over, she thought, closing her eyes in despair. She couldn't help but think that this was the second time she slipped today.

Unfortunately, her senior brother wasn't there to protect her this time.

The Corpse Monster also leaped up, and she could clearly hear its low growl just three feet behind her.

But just as she was in complete despair, she suddenly felt an invisible force pulling her, and her whole body seemed to fly forward several zhang. Then, that force helped her regain her balance, and a strong arm wrapped around her waist.

She opened her eyes and saw her senior brother's handsome face in front of her, despite the pouring rain.

"Are you okay, junior sister?" Her senior brother wiped the rainwater off his face with his hand and smiled at her.

She looked at her senior brother, unable to hold back her tears, and buried her head in his sturdy chest, crying.

But she felt a strong sense of security in her heart, and all the tension in her body suddenly relaxed.

In her heart, being by her senior brother's side was the safest place.

As long as she was by her senior brother's side, she felt particularly at ease.

Chu Ming briefly checked his junior sister's injuries and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that there was nothing serious. He had seen the rain getting heavier and wondered if his junior sister wouldn't be able to make it back, so he braved the rain to find her.

When he heard his junior sister's cry for help, he immediately accelerated his pace.

Fortunately, he arrived in time. Otherwise, his junior sister wouldn't have been able to outrun the Corpse Monster in just over a hundred steps.

The Corpse Monster missed its target and let out a deep roar, charging towards Chu Ming.

But he didn't immediately step forward, seeming somewhat cautious.

Based on its speed, Chu Ming also realized that this corpse monster probably had at most the strength of the third level of Qi Refining, which was not to be feared.

He couldn't help but be curious about how such a dangerous evil spirit could exist nearby. Didn't the members of the Law Enforcement Team notice?

Right, last time Ji Rong seemed to want to remind him of something. Could it be this corpse monster?

He looked around and saw no one nearby, but still kept a low profile. He only summoned ten flying swords with the Golden Light Slash.

The ten flying swords shot out rapidly, initially flying in a straight line. The corpse monster flashed and prepared to dodge.

However, the ten flying swords suddenly changed direction, following a dazzling path of pursuit.

The corpse monster couldn't dodge in time and was pierced in vital areas such as the forehead, top of the head, heart, and throat by the flying swords.

However, the pierced corpse monster only let out a painful roar but did not die.

"Not dead?" Chu Ming was somewhat surprised.

These flying swords were condensed from golden spiritual energy and, although their restraining effect on evil things was not as strong as that of fire and thunder spiritual energy, they should still be able to kill a third-level Qi Refining evil spirit.

"Senior brother, be careful. This corpse monster was struck by heavenly thunder and was unharmed. It might be a bit strange," his junior sister explained.

Just then, the corpse monster opened its blood-filled mouth and condensed a black electric ball, shooting it towards Chu Ming.

Chu Ming didn't dare to be careless and kicked forward, causing a circular platform with a swallow symbol to appear in front of him.

"Bang!"

The electric ball exploded, releasing black lightning.

However, it was completely blocked by the platform, and Chu Ming and Xiao Yuying on the other side were not harmed at all.

After Chu Ming became more proficient in the Swallow Flight Technique, the strength of this platform also became extremely strong. Even when he used the Golden Light Slash with all his strength, he couldn't break it.

So this platform could also be used as a shield.

Xiao Yuying naturally couldn't see this platform and, in her eyes, senior brother casually kicked and resolved this terrifying attack.

She looked shocked, completely unaware of what spell senior brother had used.

Without hesitation, Chu Ming immediately launched a counterattack.

With a thought, he used Object Manipulation to suppress the corpse monster.

The corpse monster instantly stiffened and became motionless, falling to the ground.

Its resistance was completely stripped away.

Then, he lifted his finger, and a line of fire shot out, instantly igniting the entire corpse monster's body.

In an instant, it burned to ashes, leaving nothing behind.

However, a shining black-purple corpse pill dropped from the gradually disappearing flames.

Chu Ming couldn't help but be surprised. This corpse pill wasn't burned by the Burnout effect and was left behind.

It seemed that this corpse pill was not simple; it should be a treasure. Without thinking too much, he directly stored it in his space.

"Junior sister, you didn't encounter anyone else just now, right?" he asked, lowering his head.

Seeing his junior sister shake her head, he also thought that there probably wasn't anyone else nearby. After all, it was raining heavily.

He jumped alone to the top of a high tree, looked around, and didn't find any trace of other people.

In that case, besides his junior sister, no one should know that he killed this corpse monster.

This corpse monster was definitely not simple; even the members of the Law Enforcement Team probably couldn't take it down.

If it was known that he was the one who killed it, it would probably arouse curiosity about his strength and cause some trouble.

He then used the Cleaning Technique and Fire Breathing Art to completely clean up the traces of the battle, as well as the bloodstains of the corpse monster and his junior sister.

Finally, he returned to his thatched cottage with her, leaving the scene quickly.

(End of this chapter)