Chapter 57

The spacious hall was filled with corpses, and from their clothing, it could be seen that these people had only entered the tomb after it was opened.

Surrounding the corpses, many humanoid monsters were sprawled. They were called humanoid monsters because they were extremely ugly, with bloody appearances as if their skin had been stripped off, which was very terrifying.

Moreover, they emitted the aura of martial cultivators, the weakest being at the Sixth Rank of the Spirit Martial realm, but a few were already at the Ninth Rank of the Spirit Martial realm.

At this moment, these bizarre monsters were voraciously gnawing on the flesh and blood of the corpses, even more savage and terrifying than fierce beasts.

Most importantly, there were hundreds of these monsters, almost occupying every corner of the hall. To reach the other end of the hall, one would need a cultivator at the Essence Martial realm; otherwise, even a Ninth Rank Spirit Martial expert would face great danger.

"It's blood zombies, there are so many blood zombies, this... this is too cruel!"

At this moment, Su Meiyu covered her mouth with her hand, her beautiful eyes wide open with shock.

"Su Mei, do you recognize these things?"

Chu Feng was equally shaken. Through his mental power, he could see that these monsters, except for the lack of skin, were almost identical to humans in every aspect, which mostly indicated that these monsters were evolved from humans.

"There is a poison in the world called blood poison, which is refined from thousands of highly toxic substances."

"Anyone who consumes this poison and does not receive the antidote will lose their intelligence within half an hour, becoming immortal and undead, turning into killing tools like zombies. After the transformation, they will shed their skin, leaving only bloody muscles, thus being called blood zombies."

"Some people use this poison to create blood zombies to prevent their tombs from being robbed, placing them in their tombs. I didn't expect... I didn't expect there to be so many blood zombies here. The owner of this tomb is indeed too cruel."

After Su Mei's explanation, everyone drew a sharp breath. Turning living people into such monsters was indeed a ruthless method.

"Su Mei, do you know what characteristics these creatures have?"

Chu Feng and the others stood outside the hall. The blood zombies could clearly see them, but did not attack. However, the people inside the hall were clearly killed by the blood zombies. Therefore, Chu Feng believed that since these blood zombies were not complete humans, they must have some weakness.

"Blood zombies have no eyes, no intelligence, only the desire to kill. They rely on their sense of smell to distinguish between food and their own kind. Any living thing that approaches their olfactory range, except for their own kind, will be mercilessly hunted down," Su Mei said.

"You mean they distinguish between friend and foe by smell?" Chu Feng's eyes lit up.

"Yes," Su Mei nodded in response.

"If that's the case, I have a way to get through," Chu Feng smiled.

"What way?" Hearing this, everyone was excited. The path ahead seemed to be a dead end, but if Chu Feng really had a way to get through, then they would surely find great treasures.

"It's just an idea, whether it works or not still needs to be tested. Wait for me here."

With that, Chu Feng stepped into the hall. He controlled his breathing and ran straight toward a Sixth Rank Spirit Martial blood zombie.

"Ugh!"

As Chu Feng approached within ten meters of the blood zombie, the blood zombie let out a low growl like a wild beast, baring its teeth and leaping up, pouncing on Chu Feng like a hungry tiger.

"Swish, swish" However, Chu Feng swung his arm, and with a flash of cold light, the blood zombie was cut into pieces, scattered everywhere. Strangely, despite its bloody appearance, not a drop of blood splattered when it was cut.

"This kid is terrifying." Looking at the neat cuts on the blood zombie and then at Chu Feng's hand, Bai Tong and the others drew a sharp breath.

Although their bodies were indeed as strong as steel at their level, making ordinary weapons unable to harm them, it was rare to see someone like Chu Feng using his palm as a blade and being so sharp. At least at their level, it was almost unheard of.

However, when Chu Feng made his next move, they were thoroughly shocked. They saw Chu Feng sequentially kill several blood zombies, then use the deceased's clothing as ropes to bind the limbs of the blood zombies, tying them to his waist and legs.

"What is Chu Feng doing, using blood zombies, how disgusting..." Zhang Tingzi, a girl, covered her mouth with both hands, unable to bear it.

"Keep watching, he must have his reasons," Su Mei, however, watched Chu Feng closely, eagerly awaiting his next move.

At this moment, a surprising scene occurred. Chu Feng suddenly sprinted, and his target was the center of the hall where the blood zombies gathered.

This frightened Su Mei and the others. The blood zombies in the center of the hall were very powerful, with a few already at the Ninth Rank of the Spirit Martial realm. If they attacked in a group, even Chu Feng would be instantly killed. He was practically courting death.

However, the next moment, they were even more shocked. They were surprised to find that as Chu Feng darted through the crowd of blood zombies, the blood zombies ignored him, as if they couldn't smell him.

"I get it, he's using the smell of the blood zombies to mask his own aura, thus avoiding their detection," Su Mei finally said in surprise.

"So that's how it is, to think he could come up with such a method," the others also realized, their faces showing admiration.

Afterward, everyone used Chu Feng's method to successfully avoid the blood zombies and safely reached the other end of the hall, finally able to continue deeper.

After walking another kilometer along the passage, a stone door appeared ahead. When they pushed the door open, Chu Feng and the others were overjoyed.

At this moment, a huge cave appeared before them. The cave was very spacious, reaching a hundred meters in height, resembling a world of rock. The rocks here were very special, emitting a greenish glow, beautiful and magnificent.

However, they could only admire the beauty of the cave and could not touch the rocks, as they were currently standing on a cliff.

At the top of the cliff stood a ten-meter-tall stone stele. On the stele, several lines of large characters were carved in a flowing script:

"I began cultivating martial arts at the age of ten, entered the Essence Martial realm at sixteen, the Profound Martial realm at twenty-five, and reached the Ninth Rank of the Profound Martial realm at forty. Alas, even after passing a hundred years, I still could not comprehend the mysteries of the Heavenly Martial realm, and ultimately failed to reach it, unable to experience the feeling of soaring through the sky."

"To alleviate my regret, I spent decades researching and finally created a unique martial skill, 'Air Control Technique.' Although I did not reach the Heavenly Martial realm, I could still walk on air and experience the subtleties of walking in the clouds."

"The Air Control Technique is the result of my hard work. Many people from various places wanted to learn it, but I refused them all. Now, the Air Control Technique is in my tomb, waiting for you to take it. However, my hard work is not something ordinary people can learn. If you want to obtain the Air Control Technique, you will have to see your own strength."

"It's him!" After reading the words on the stele, Su Meiyu was greatly surprised.

"Su Mei, do you know him?" Chu Feng asked curiously.

Before Su Mei could speak, Bai Tong said, "If I'm not mistaken, this senior is the first great expert of Qingzhou, the Air Control Elder, who dominated Qingzhou a hundred years ago."