162: Bombardment of Tianshou Mountain

Chapter 161: Bombarding Tianshou Mountain

Amidst the shocked gazes of Chen Liancang and Chen Xiao, the mummified corpse wearing an imperial crown and ceremonial robes began to voraciously swallow fresh blood after biting into Zheng Yuantao's neck.

As the fresh blood inside Zheng Yuantao's body was absorbed, the mummified corpse's body slowly plumped up as if it were being inflated.

Its originally dry and black skin turned bronze at a speed visible to the naked eye, while Zheng Yuantao, who was gripped in its hands, slowly shriveled up like a deflated basketball.

And just as Emperor Taizu was 'enjoying' his meal, the figures of the two zombie eunuchs that had been entangling Chen Liancang flickered, returning to stand before the Dragon throne and guarding in front of Emperor Taizu's mummified corpse.

Chen Liancang and Chen Xiao quickly gathered together, and Chen Xiao lowered his voice and said, 'Godfather, what should we do?'

Chen Liancang's expression changed slightly, and he whispered, 'Retreat! Slowly withdraw...'

'Understood...'

As the two slowly retreated, Emperor Taizu's mummified corpse, which had been devouring vital blood, suddenly turned its head and glared fiercely at them.

The two felt a shock in their hearts and hurriedly stopped.

'Ha...!'

Finally, after a dozen breaths, all of Zheng Yuantao's blood was completely devoured by Emperor Taizu's mummified corpse, and he was casually tossed aside, crashing to the ground and losing all breath of life.

And Emperor Taizu, who had originally looked like a charred mummified corpse, had now turned into a mummified corpse with flesh and blood attached to his body.

His figure was still emaciated and thin, but it was much better compared to before.

His entire body's skin and muscles presented a bronze color, and skeletons and sunken eye sockets could still be faintly seen on his face.

He suddenly stood up, his tall figure standing straight atop the coffin.

Looking at Chen Liancang and Chen Xiao, his figure suddenly leaped, actually bounding out of the coffin and crashing heavily right in front of the two.

'Ha...!'

When the Emperor Taizu zombie opened its mouth, a gloomy and icy-cold Qi drifted out.

Its mouth opened and closed as if it were saying something, but what it spoke was not human language at all, and the two could not understand it whatsoever.

Emperor Taizu zombie's gaze grew increasingly dangerous as it carefully sniffed the Qi on the two men.

Chen Liancang's heart stirred; he grabbed Chen Xiao and quickly knelt down.

'this servant, Shadow Guard Chen Liancang and Chen Xiao, pay respects to Emperor Taizu!'

'Ha~'

This time, Emperor Taizu's zombie finally shifted its gaze and looked towards the outside of the door.

Its shriveled nose and mouth continuously sniffed at something, as if distinguishing the scents in the air.

Chen Liancang and Chen Xiao, kneeling on the ground with their heads lowered, shockingly discovered that Emperor Taizu's zombie had actually bypassed them and was walking toward the outside.

The two hurriedly raised their heads, looking at each other in dismay.

'Godfather?'

Chen Liancang's expression changed slightly, and he suddenly said, 'Hurry and follow.'

'Roar...!'

Suddenly, a series of roars came from outside the grand hall, immediately followed by the sounds of slaughter and painful wails.

The two hurriedly rushed out of the grand hall, only to see that the more than one hundred Jinyi Guard who had accompanied them were actually fighting against Emperor Taizu's zombie!

'No!'

'It should be called a massacre!'

Emperor Taizu's zombie was actually slaughtering this group of Jinyi Guards single-handedly!

The Xiuchun Sabers in their hands slashed against Emperor Taizu's zombie, producing only a shower of sparks, yet Emperor Taizu's zombie's body did not have the slightest trace of a wound.

Instead, with a casual grab, it seized a Jinyi Guard and bit fiercely toward his neck with a large mouth, showing extreme ferocity.

For a time, Emperor Taizu's zombie's face was covered in fresh blood and flesh fragments, and the ground was littered with a dozen shriveled corpses.

Hu Bafeng hid in the crowd and shouted in panic, 'Th-this is a Bronze Corpse! Impervious to swords and spears, quickly use firearms!'

'Bang!'

'Bang bang!'

Several Jinyi Guards immediately took out flintlock muskets and pulled the triggers at Emperor Taizu's zombie.

A few sparks immediately flashed across Emperor Taizu's zombie's body, and its figure could not help but take a few steps back.

'Roar!'

Emperor Taizu's zombie let out another roar and rapidly lunged toward the surrounding people.

Chen Liancang from behind shouted hurriedly, 'Everyone! Withdraw from the mausoleum! Quickly!'

'Lure him out!'

This place was narrow and the lighting was dim, making it far too suitable for Emperor Taizu's zombie to unleash its abilities.

Moreover, Chen Liancang suspected that Emperor Taizu's zombie had the blessing of a special Formation within the underground imperial palace, otherwise those bizarre terracotta warriors wouldn't move on their own.

Hearing this, the numerous Jinyi Guards rapidly and steadily retreated. After leaving behind a dozen corpses, they rushed into the outer underground capital city.

'Roar...!!!'

Suddenly, Emperor Taizu's zombie let out a furious roar, and a bizarre sound spread throughout the entire Emperor Taizu's Mausoleum.

In an instant, roar after roar came from the distant darkness.

'Roar!'

'Roar roar!!'

The entire Emperor Taizu's Mausoleum seemed to come alive as countless hairy zombies surged from all directions of the underground capital city, charging toward the retreating Jinyi Guards.

And with another wave of his hand, the massive amount of terracotta warriors standing on the steps actually began to move as well.

'Click!'

'Click click click...!'

Amidst the incredulous gazes of Chen Liancang and Chen Xiao, at least tens of thousands of terracotta warriors moved.

They gathered in front of Emperor Taizu's array, forming a massive military Formation.

Emperor Taizu abruptly turned his head, opened his wide mouth, and a hoarse voice suddenly echoed in the ears of Chen Liancang and Chen Xiao.

'What time is it now?'

It seemed that after absorbing so much blood, Emperor Taizu's zombie strength had recovered by several points.

Even his sealed memories from sleeping for so many years began to slowly awaken.

Chen Liancang's heart stirred, and he immediately said, 'Reporting to Your Majesty, it is currently the eighth year of zhengyong.'

'The eighth year of zhengyong? When is that?'

Emperor Taizu's zombie shook his head; his thoughts were still somewhat chaotic.

'How long has passed since We passed away?'

Chen Liancang calculated secretly and immediately said, 'Reporting to Your Majesty, three hundred and twenty-six years have passed since the thirty-fourth year of Yuanshi.'

'Three hundred and twenty-six years? Only... three hundred and twenty-six years!!!'

'Boom!'

A massive wave of Aura surged from his body, almost knocking the two men to the ground.

Chen Liancang was deeply shaken. This Aura... a Cultivator?

Emperor Taizu was indeed a Cultivator!

It was just unknown what Realm he was at.

And how did he compare to the Fire Spirit Master of that day?

'The eighth year of zhengyong... the eighth year of zhengyong!'

Emperor Taizu's zombie said through gritted teeth, then looked toward the Golden Luan Hall.

Regarding the corpse that had just been entirely devoured by him, his hoarse voice continued, 'The imperial descendant whose blood was just sucked dry by Us must be Emperor Zhengyong.'

Chen Liancang's eyes lit up, and he said, 'Yes!'

'Heh heh, heh heh heh heh...'

Emperor Taizu's zombie laughed in a low voice, 'Now that the imperial family has no master, We naturally ought to ascend the throne as emperor once more!'

'Spiritual Qi, Spiritual Qi...'

With a hoarse voice from Emperor Taizu's zombie, the massive army on the steps began to slowly maneuver.

As for Emperor Taizu, he turned around and returned to the Golden Luan Hall, and it was unknown what he was doing.

Chen Liancang pulled Chen Xiao over and whispered, 'Quickly leave the mausoleum and report all matters here to Your Majesty.'

'In addition, there are these few matters...'

'This son understands!'

Chen Xiao said, then slowly retreated, quickly blending into the darkness.

He passed through the numerous terracotta warriors and approached the underground capital city.

What was bizarre was that during his movements, none of the surrounding terracotta warriors tried to stop him, allowing him to enter the underground capital city very smoothly.

Meanwhile, Chen Liancang quietly arrived at the entrance of the Golden Luan Hall and looked inside.

He saw Emperor Taizu's zombie bending over to enter the coffin, and it was unknown what he was searching for.

'Shadow Guard...'

At the same time, in the Tianshou Mountain temporary palace.

Chen Xiao channeled all his internal energy and sprinted down the mountain at a speed so fast that it even left phantoms in mid-air.

As early as when the Jinyi Guards and others rushed out of the underground capital city, he had already charged out.

In less than the time it takes to burn an incense stick, Chen Xiao had already rushed to the Tianshou Mountain temporary palace.

'Quickly make way! this servant has an urgent matter to report to Your Majesty!'

Chen Xiao shouted loudly, and the surrounding Imperial Guards did not dare to stop him, soon meeting Zheng Yi.

'Your Majesty! Something terrible has happened!'

Upon seeing Zheng Yi, Chen Xiao hurriedly ran over and knelt down to salute.

'What has happened?'

Chen Xiao was about to say something, but looked around and said, 'Please have Your Majesty dismiss those around you.'

'Everyone, get out.'

'Understood!'

The Imperial Guards and eunuchs filling the room immediately departed.

Chen Xiao immediately said, 'Your Majesty, it is bad, Emperor Taizu has awakened!'

Zheng Yi asked in surprise, 'What do you mean?'

'It is like this...'

Through Chen Xiao's narration, Zheng Yi quickly learned what had happened.

'Emperor Taizu is a Cultivator?'

'And has now turned into a zombie?'

'He thinks Zheng Yuantao is Us?'

'And is now leading Puppet zombies, wanting to ascend the throne once again?'

'Yes, Your Majesty!'

Zheng Yi stroked his chin and asked, 'How is this Emperor Taizu zombie's strength?'

Chen Xiao said, 'According to Godfather's estimation, it is roughly at the Late Stage of Qi Condensation, and has not yet reached the Foundation Establishment Stage.'

'However, these warriors are impervious to swords, spears, water, and fire, and ordinary weapons cannot harm him at all.'

'Late Stage of Qi Condensation?'

Zheng Yi frowned, 'Were any cultivation classics found?'

Chen Xiao shook his head and said, 'None were found. Godfather speculates that they are either on Emperor Taizu's zombie or inside the golden coffin buried with him.'

'Very well! We understand. Summon the commander of the Forbidden Army and the commander of the New Army.'

'Understood!'

Zheng Yi said, 'You suffered severe injuries entering the underground palace this time; We will definitely not treat you unfairly.'

'You must now quickly return to Tianshou Mountain and order Hu Bafeng and Chen Jianping to rapidly evacuate the vicinity of Tianshou Mountain.'

'Understood!'

Before long, three figures walked in from outside the door.

'Subordinates Zuo Zixiong, Gao Ruohai, and Zhu Tai pay respects to Your Majesty!'

These three were all military generals newly promoted by Zheng Yi.

Their personal strength might be somewhat weak, but they were utterly loyal to Zheng Yi, and all of them came from the Emperors Party faction, loyally executing Zheng Yi's orders.

'Rise.'

'Many thanks, Your Majesty!'

Zheng Yi stated directly, 'Jinyi Guard just reported that demonic entities are causing chaos on Tianshou Mountain, which was secretly done by various rebel kings, disturbing the past emperors of our Great Yu.'

'We command all of you to immediately deploy your Formations at the foot of the mountain, listen to Our commands, and bombard Tianshou Mountain, and there must be no mistakes!'

'Subordinates obey the decree!'

The three immediately walked out of the temporary palace and came to the military camp.

Soon, fifty thousand Forbidden Army soldiers and six thousand artillerymen immediately went into action.

The fifty thousand Forbidden Army soldiers were at the front, digging trenches and placing caltrops.

The infantry were in the front, the spearmen in the middle, the archers in the rear, and cavalry on both sides, waiting quietly.

Behind the archers were rows of neatly arranged Red Barbarian Cannons, with crates of pre-prepared cannonballs placed behind them, and all artillerymen standing by in full battle readiness.

Zuo Zixiong and the others also stood at the front of the military Formation, gazing into the distance through telescopes.

'Someone is there!'

'It's the Jinyi Guard!'

'It looks like someone is chasing and killing them!'

'What kind of monsters are those...!'

Soon, they discovered something.

Teams of Jinyi Guards rushed down the mountain in disarray, and behind them were densely packed, grotesque monsters neither human nor ghost, chasing after them on all fours.

These humanoid figures had black hair all over their bodies, emaciated physiques, cyan faces, and sharp fangs, looking incomparably terrifying.

Soon, the Jinyi Guards made contact with the Forbidden Army at the foot of the mountain. Under the signaling of the Forbidden Army's flag language, the remaining twenty-odd Jinyi Guards quickly bypassed the Formation and left.

As for the hairy zombies closely following behind them, they fiercely crashed into the Forbidden Army's military Formation.

'Kill!'

With a booming shout, arrows shot out like piercing beams, gunning down and felling the hairy zombies one by one to the ground.

Before long, only a very small fraction of the hairy zombies rushed to the front of the military Formation, and they were also slain by the fully armed Forbidden Army soldiers.

At this moment, rows of black figures appeared once again in the telescopes.

This group of figures was incomparably tall, and compared to the hairy zombies, their Aura was even more massive and ferocious.

And behind this group of figures were chariots and cavalry.

At the very back was an immensely gigantic carriage frame.

The Son of Heaven's carriage!

Upon catching the first sight of this group of people, Zheng Yi directly issued an order.

'Fire!'

'Fire...!!!'

Under Zheng Yi's command, two thousand Red Barbarian Cannons instantly emitted a series of furious roars.

'Boom!'

'Boom boom!!'