117: Chapter 117 Battle Against the Corpse Man

In the valley, all the Yao Beasts had been cleared away; aside from the thick Devilish Qi, nothing else remained.

Ye Jing gave instructions to Ye Tianhao and Ye Tianyao: "In a moment, we will first try to attack this Corpse Person to see if we can destroy it while it is still bound!"

"Yes! Grandfather!" Ye Tianhao and Ye Tianyao responded.

Ye Jing gave a few more warnings, telling them to be on high alert because this Corpse Person had power nearly at the Foundation Establishment stage and would be extremely difficult to deal with.

After speaking with his grandchildren, Ye Jing summoned the golden light bowl and led them as they slipped into the stone building.

Under the glow of the golden light, they soon reached the front of the Corpse Person.

The Corpse Person was tightly bound by iron chains, letting out bursts of growls from its throat, and there was a greenish-black puncture scar on its chest.

Ye Jing motioned for his two grandchildren to step back while he took out a spirit sword and unleashed a fierce series of slashes at the Corpse Person.

With a loud "Clang!", the skin of the Corpse Person was so hard that the impact numbed Ye Jing's hand.

Yet, its flesh suffered no damage at all.

Seeing this, Ye Jing swung several more times in succession, aiming every blow at the Corpse Person's vulnerable joints, chest, and skull.

The spirit sword struck repeatedly with heavy force but elicited no reaction; when Ye Jing withdrew his sword, he was horrified to find several chips already in the blade.

"This Corpse Person is far too hard!" Ye Jing cursed inwardly.

He immediately commanded the golden light bowl forward. The golden light flared, and the Corpse Person let out a scream upon contact. Black Qi billowed from it, and as its skin met the light, signs of melting actually appeared, with thick black blood gushing from the wound.

However, the remaining blood runes beneath the Corpse Person began to glow with a bloody light, and its damaged skin started to heal slowly.

"Grandfather! These blood runes seem to be able to heal the Corpse Person's wounds!" Ye Tianhao called out.

Ye Jing had also noticed this. A flash of irritation crossed his eyes as he sheathed his sword and returned to stand before Ye Tianhao and Ye Tianyao.

"It seems we must destroy the formation eye first," Ye Jing pondered.

He hadn't wanted to take such a dangerous step, but now he could only risk everything.

"Haoer, Yaoer, come with me to destroy the formation eye. Just as I said, once the formation eye is destroyed, the Corpse Person's strength will drop. Therefore, once it loses its restraints, we must take the opportunity to kill it!"

Ye Jing spoke rapidly, holding the golden light bowl as he added, "This golden light bowl can damage the Corpse Person's body. Once the formation eye is undone, I will inject all my spiritual power into the golden light bowl! Do not hold back!"

Ye Tianhao and Ye Tianyao nodded repeatedly.

With that, Ye Jing took out the map and followed the markings to the vicinity of the third formation eye. Facing the boulder covered in blood runes, he immediately used the golden light bowl. The golden light intensified, burning the blood runes on the boulder like a scorching sun.

As the blood runes touched the golden light, they made a sizzling sound, and the originally crimson patterns dimmed at a visible speed.

"Now!" Ye Jing shouted. The light from the golden light bowl suddenly transformed into a sharp surge of spiritual power that flew rapidly toward the boulder.

Ye Tianhao and Ye Tianyao did not hesitate either, each manifesting a spirit sword and stabbing at the weak points on either side of the boulder.

With a loud "Boom," the blood rune-covered boulder shattered, sending stone fragments flying.

A violent tremor suddenly shook the stone building, and from the direction of the Corpse Person came a roar even more frenzied than before.

The three of them felt their hearts tighten, but they continued running toward the fourth formation eye.

Once the fourth formation eye was destroyed...

A violent cracking sound echoed through the entire valley. Inside the stone building, the iron chains that had bound the Corpse Person were snapping inch by inch. Black corrosive liquid dripped from the breaks, and the blood runes beneath the Corpse Person completely lost their glow.

However, the aura on its body became increasingly violent, exuding a heart-pounding ferocity.

"Crack!" The final chain snapped. The Corpse Person violently broke free of its restraints, its form blurring as it lunged toward the Blood Qi it had been coveting.

Its speed was incredibly fast, its sharp claws whistling through the air, with a faint black glow swirling around its entire body.

Ye Jing saw the Corpse Person moving with extreme speed, about to swipe at Ye Tianyao.

"Yaoer, watch out!" Ye Jing reacted instantly, throwing the golden light bowl, which transformed into a golden barrier in front of Ye Tianyao.

"Bang!" The Corpse Person's claws slammed hard against the golden barrier. The barrier shook violently, ripples spreading across it. Ye Jing nearly spat out a mouthful of blood, forcing down the churning Blood Qi inside him.

Even though it was weakened, this Corpse Person still had a cultivation of at least Qi Refining Level 9.

Ye Tianhao and Ye Tianyao immediately flew forward. Working together, they thrust a sword at the Corpse Person. A powerful sword glow surged out with a force that could reach ten thousand catties.

The Corpse Person's flesh was hard, yet it was forced back several steps by the sword strike, sparks flying from its chest.

Ye Jing pushed the golden light bowl in his hand, his entire spiritual power flooding into it frantically.

In an instant, the golden light bowl emitted a dazzling radiance, burning the Corpse Person's entire body until black smoke billowed.

This caused the Corpse Person to let out bursts of miserable screams.

Seeing this, Ye Tianhao immediately gathered spiritual power into the moon-breaking sword. The black, ancient spirit sword lit up with a snow-white sharpness.

With one thrust, he pierced through the softened flesh of the Corpse Person's chest.

But the Corpse Person seemed unable to feel pain. Ignoring the spirit sword piercing its chest, it lunged directly at Ye Tianyao.

Seeing this, Ye Tianyao immediately pulled out her long sword and dodged the Corpse Person's pounce. It nearly grazed her, and its terrifying pressure left her whole body numb.

"Xiao Chi! Breathe fire at its chest!" After dodging the strike, Ye Tianyao immediately commanded Xiao Chi to move in.

Xiao Chi was instantly covered in flames and spat a ball of intense fire at the Corpse Person's back.

With its defenses broken by the golden light, the Corpse Person could not withstand the fire attack. The flames ignited the moment they touched its pitch-black body.

Ye Tianhao caught up and unleashed a series of slashes at the struggling Corpse Person, all aimed at its scarred chest.

He also threw out several Explosive Talismans, forcing the Corpse Person to defend.

In the Corpse Person's gray-white eyes, the image of this youth's reckless slaughter was reflected. Its body trembled; its chaotic, decayed brain still held a tiny sliver of consciousness.

Suddenly, a scene of a stone building shrouded in black Qi appeared. Familiar members of the Family had lost control, and one by one, as if possessed, they had used their swords to pierce through his chest together.

Pain that had been dormant for many years resurfaced at this moment.

"Aaaaaah...!" The Corpse Person suddenly roared at the sky, letting out a scream of extreme agony, sounding almost human.

The cry combined with the surging Devilish Qi inside its body to churn wildly. A red crystal condensed at its chest, and right before Ye Tianhao's eyes, it gathered into a beam of red light.

A powerful pressure suddenly slammed toward him. In that instant, Ye Tianhao felt that he was about to die!

But the red light was quickly blocked by a golden light. Then, above him, Ye Jing spat out a mouthful of blood. The golden light bowl in his hand developed cracks and was on the verge of shattering.

"Grandfather!" Ye Tianyao saw that Ye Jing had lost all strength and was bleeding constantly from his mouth. She knew this was the backlash caused by the destruction of a Magical Artifact.

Ye Jing swallowed the blood and shouted, "Keep attacking! Don't worry about me!"

He had to persevere. Without the light from the golden light bowl, Ye Tianhao and Ye Tianyao would never be able to break through the Corpse Person's flesh!

Ye Tianhao quickly snapped back from his near-death terror. Bloodshot veins bulged in his eyes; the sight of his grandfather's weakness burned his heart like a red-hot iron.

He gritted his teeth so hard they nearly broke. The moon-breaking sword in his hand spun violently, churning a mess of blood and gore within the wound in the Corpse Person's chest.

"Yaoer! Pin it down!"