Chapter 29

Yefeng's body fell back to its original position, forced back by Hei Wuchang's palm. His eyes were filled with rage, and a murderous aura enveloped the surroundings.

"Kid, enjoy the battle with the corpse ghosts!"

Seeing Yefeng fall back to his original position, Hei Wuchang's face twisted with a sinister expression. After all this scheming, he was waiting for this moment to see how Yefeng would die.

The six people on the outside saw Yefeng surrounded by layers of corpse ghosts. They couldn't even rush in; they could only hunt on the periphery, which was completely ineffective. Compared to the vast number of corpse ghosts, they seemed too weak.

A dense corpse aura approached Yefeng, completely covering the space above him. If he leaped out, he would have to inhale the corpse aura, leaving Yefeng in a desperate situation.

His nails extended involuntarily, covered with a thick layer of green light. His eyes gradually turned red, and two fangs grew from his gums. At this moment, Yefeng looked like a different being, resembling a fierce beast.

"Roar!" Yefeng bared his teeth, his body shot forward, and his claws reached out to grab the corpse ghost in front of him.

"Brother Yefeng, no!" Seeing Yefeng's actions, the six people on the outside shouted in anger, believing that Yefeng had lost his reason. Once he inhaled the corpse aura, he would be assimilated.

However, Yefeng couldn't afford to think about it anymore. Death was certain, so he might as well fight. The corpse ghosts had already overwhelmed him, and the corpse aura surged like a tide, almost becoming tangible, entering his body through his pores.

"Crack!"

His ten fingers plunged into the body of the corpse ghost. With a powerful pull, Yefeng tore it apart, and the corpse aura inside flowed into his body through his arm.

A cold aura rose from below his abdomen, covering his entire body with a thin layer of frost. Yefeng's body remained still.

Seeing Yefeng infected by the corpse aura, Hei Wuchang laughed loudly.

Everyone was stunned. Yefeng's sudden transformation left them at a loss, especially the six disciples of Tianling Academy. If Yefeng died, they would also be doomed to die under the corpse ghosts.

"So cold!" Yefeng shivered.

"I inhaled the corpse aura, didn't I? Why wasn't I assimilated?" Although Yefeng was still, his consciousness was clear and he had not been assimilated.

What surprised him even more was that one of his dantians was absorbing the corpse aura. After entering the dantian, it transformed into pure yin energy and was stored there.

The frost on his body slowly dissipated, and Yefeng regained his ability to move. His face showed shock at the sudden change.

It turned out that Yefeng's body had already mutated and was not that of a normal human. His nine dantians were particularly unique, and one of them could absorb yin energy. The dantian was absorbing furiously, and Yefeng felt his strength rapidly increasing.

"I understand. The nine dantians should correspond to nine attributes. Although I don't know which nine, the truth will eventually come to light. This dantian must correspond to yin energy."

Yefeng seemed to understand. Normal people cultivate a single attribute, and only a few cultivate two or three. Cultivating nine attributes was unheard of.

Regaining his ability to move, Yefeng leaped forward. His nails had grown longer, and the corpse ghost was already in front of him, with a grotesque face and a dense corpse aura.

"Kill!"

Yefeng roared, swinging his arm. The three corpse ghosts in front of him were torn apart by his claws, and the corpse aura flowed into his body, transforming into pure yin energy. His dantian continued to expand, and Yefeng felt he was approaching the threshold of the Eighth Level of the Postnatal Realm.

"How is this possible? He absorbed the corpse aura but wasn't assimilated!"

Everyone was shocked. Only the six disciples of Tianling Academy were ecstatic. They cheered, relieved that Yefeng was still alive.

Hei Wuchang's expression changed rapidly. He couldn't understand what was happening. He had clearly seen Yefeng absorb the corpse aura, but now he looked like a normal person, even with increased strength.

The people of the Chen family had retreated to a safe area, and the six disciples of Tianling Academy accelerated their hunting. However, compared to Yefeng, they were like a drop in the ocean.

The six disciples' hunting speed was not even as fast as Yefeng's. Yefeng's shadow was everywhere, and wherever he went, the corpse ghosts were absorbed. The corpse aura was a great supplement for him.

His nails grew longer, reaching the length of a little finger. With one swipe, the bones of the corpse ghosts were shattered, leaving only skin and bones, which collapsed into a pile of rotten bones on the ground.

"Snap!"

Yefeng twisted the head off a corpse ghost, and the corpse aura spewed out, entering his body through his arm.

Yefeng was already numb. The ground was piled high with shredded flesh. Stepping on the bodies of the corpse ghosts, Yefeng began to charge, planning to break through a gap and leave this place.

Corpse ghosts from a radius of several miles had been summoned, and Hei Wuchang could no longer summon more. The number was rapidly decreasing. There were hundreds of corpse ghosts just a moment ago, but Yefeng had already killed over a hundred.

The slaughter continued, and Yefeng went berserk, his eyes bloodshot. His Shadow Step technique instantly reached the Perfect Realm, making him even faster, and his hunting speed doubled.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

The Powder Body and Shatter Bones Fist technique was unleashed, sending a wave of energy outward. Over ten corpse ghosts exploded in front of him. Although the corpse aura could enhance his strength, there was too much of it, and Yefeng couldn't handle it all. The violent fist wind swept across.

"Boom!"

Another punch was unleashed, creating a path in front of him. A deep pit appeared on the ground, and Yefeng leaped forward.

"Whistle!" A sharp whistle sounded again, and Hei Wuchang's face turned grim. The sound of the whistle had changed.

"Thud, thud, thud!" The ground seemed to shake as a massive corpse ghost blocked Yefeng's path.

"Brother Yefeng, be careful, this is a Corpse King!" someone warned.

Yefeng had already seen it. For every hundred corpse ghosts, there was one Corpse King. Seeing the Corpse King, Yefeng was not surprised; he was already prepared.

When a Corpse King grows, a corpse pearl forms in its skull. They absorb the essence of the sun and moon through the corpse pearl, gradually cultivating themselves. The larger the corpse pearl, the greater the strength. Unlike demon pearls, which can be refined into valuable medicines, corpse pearls are toxic and have no use. Although they contain the essence of the sun and moon, humans cannot remove the corpse aura, and once absorbed, it can easily enter the body.

However, there are always exceptions. For some people, the corpse pearl is a great supplement. Yefeng had heard of such people who cultivated dark arts, all of whom were fierce beings. They were inherently evil and brutal, but they seemed to have disappeared and rarely appeared now.

The Corpse King quickly stepped forward, appearing in front of Yefeng in an instant. The Corpse King had a bit of intelligence and reached out to grab Yefeng's head, moving very fast.

"Hey!"

Yefeng shifted his step and punched the Corpse King's abdomen.

"Clang!" Yefeng felt as if he had hit a steel plate, producing a metallic sound. The Corpse King's body was incredibly hard. Yefeng's punch had the strength of a flying dragon, but it couldn't knock the Corpse King back.

Not wanting to prolong the battle, Yefeng retreated, avoiding the Corpse King's attack. The Corpse King's punch missed, hitting the air and producing a loud explosion.

If the Corpse King's strength were measured by human standards, it would be at the peak of the Ninth Level of the Postnatal Realm. Some powerful Corpse Kings could even reach the Innate Realm, at which point they would no longer be called Corpse Kings but Corpse Stiffs, which are even more powerful.

These monsters have no eyes and rely on their senses and smell to detect the scent of human blood. As Yefeng retreated, the Corpse King followed and punched him again.

"Whether I can break through to the Eighth Level of the Postnatal Realm depends on you today!"

Yefeng roared, planning to absorb the Corpse King and break through to the Eighth Level of the Postnatal Realm. If he could absorb the Corpse King's corpse pearl, he had a good chance of breaking through, especially with the dense yin energy around him, which provided ample resources.

His fist was covered with a thick layer of jade-like color, and the Powder Body and Shatter Bones Fist technique, nearing the Perfect Realm, whistled through the air, producing sparks as it brushed past the air. This was the result of extreme speed, creating friction with the air.

"玉石俱焚 (Jade and Ashes Together)!"

A streak of light shot through the air. Yefeng leaped into the air, landing a powerful punch on the Corpse King's body. The massive body was lifted into the air, producing a metallic sound.

"Clang!"

Yefeng's fist remained in the air, the sound lingering and echoing through the Qiyang Mountains.

Yefeng's body shot forward again, stepping on the corpse ghost's body. Both he and the Corpse King fell rapidly to the ground. Yefeng stepped on the Corpse King, forcing it down.

"Boom!"

The Corpse King hit the ground hard, creating cracks that spread outward. The impact created a one-meter-deep pit.

Even with such an attack, Yefeng could not break through the Corpse King's body, showing how incredibly hard it was, even harder than weapons. A normal weapon would have been shattered by Yefeng's punch.

Yefeng struck again, hitting the Corpse King's body. His body flipped and flew into the air. His feet moved swiftly, and he leaped up, his eyes flashing with a sharp light. After a few rounds, Yefeng seemed to have discovered the Corpse King's weakness: its spine. If hit, the Corpse King's body would instantly become paralyzed.

Yefeng's guess was correct. Whether it was a Corpse King or a corpse ghost, their weakness was in the spine, which was very fragile. If hit, they could be easily killed.

"Snap!"

Yefeng's punch hit the spine, and the Corpse King's body flew backward like a broken kite.

"Do not let it go!"

The Corpse King's body was filled with dense corpse aura, much more concentrated than that of a regular corpse ghost. Yefeng could not afford to let it go. Whether he could break through to the Eighth Level of the Postnatal Realm depended on this Corpse King.

"Absorb it!"

Yefeng's hands plunged into the Corpse King's body, and the dense corpse aura flowed into his arms, transforming into thick yin energy, which was absorbed by one of his dantians.

The dantians were arranged in a nine-star formation. One dantian, located about fifteen degrees to the right, was absorbing furiously. Gradually, the dantian became saturated, and Yefeng felt the opportunity to break through. His tendons and muscles swelled, and his strength increased rapidly.

With his right hand, Yefeng grabbed the corpse pearl, which was about the size of an infant's fist. The essence inside was just enough to maintain the energy Yefeng needed to break through.

The corpse pearl contained the essence of the Corpse King's entire life, accumulated over years. Now, all of it was flowing into Yefeng's body.

Yefeng's dantian, arranged in a nine-star formation, had one dantian on the right side absorbing furiously. Gradually, the dantian became saturated, and Yefeng felt the opportunity to break through. His tendons and muscles swelled, and his strength increased rapidly.

With his right hand, Yefeng grabbed the corpse pearl, which was about the size of an infant's fist. The essence inside was just enough to maintain the energy Yefeng needed to break through.

The corpse pearl, containing the essence of the Corpse King's entire life, accumulated over years, now flowed into Yefeng's body.