8: The divine body is promoted and the corpse ghost king is killed in seconds

The assessment was underway.

Half an hour later.

Lu Ming had already passed through to the fourth floor.

Meanwhile, the gazes of the several squad leaders sitting in the conference room were fixed on Iron Bull.

Zhang Meng and the others held their breath, staring intently at Iron Bull on the screen.

After seeing Iron Bull effortlessly blast a Corpse Demon with nine layers of blood qi into smithereens.

Their breathing involuntarily quickened.

Damn it, they really found gold!

A two-star defense talent, with this kid's strength, he could at least reach the fifth floor.

It's just a matter of how long he can last.

If he could hold out against the Corpse Demon King for a quarter of an hour, then he definitely had captain-level potential!

The several squad leaders immediately had the idea of snatching him.

Li Yuan, seeing Zhang Meng somewhat eager to move, spoke first to block him.

"Old Zhang, didn't you say you didn't want any newcomers? Then let this person be ours."

The other two squad leaders vehemently agreed.

"Right, right! Don't worry, Old Li, Old Zhang is a man of his word; if he says no, he definitely means no! Am I right, Old Zhang?"

Zhang Meng's dark face alternated between black and red, his mouth opening and closing.

Damn it, you talk too much!

But Zhang still had his pride; it was just a newcomer with decent potential, so what?

Zhang Meng took a fierce gulp of hot water and said through gritted teeth, "Of course, I said, just newcomers, I don't want any of them."

"What the hell is going on with this Lu Ming? Are you sure he has a mining talent?"

A sudden exclamation came from the conference room.

The several pairs of eyes that were originally focused on Iron Bull's assessment screen were drawn to a split-screen window that suddenly popped up in the corner.

In the picture.

The Corpse Demon with nine layers of blood qi desperately tried to crawl towards the exit, but was dragged back by an immense force, its fingers scratching five bloody marks on the ground.

Its face was filled with terror, and it wailed continuously.

"Let go of me! No! Ah ah ah ah! I really can't take it anymore!"

"Someone, quickly! Didn't your Law Enforcement Team constantly say you'd treat captives well!"

"Zhang Meng, damn you, come save me, ah ah ah! I was wrong, I'm willing to go mining!"

...At this moment, the conference room was so quiet that even a pin dropping could be heard clearly.

The several squad leaders' Adam's apples bobbed up and down, their eyes wide with surprise.

Zhang Meng picked up his water cup and took a sip, and after a long while, squeezed out a few words through his teeth: "What on earth did this kid do to scare the usually stubborn Corpse Demon like this!"

After a moment of silence, Li Yuan cautiously said, "Could there be a mistake somewhere? Was this kid's talent misidentified?"

"Impossible!" Zhang Meng suddenly stood up, knocking his chair to the ground.

"This kid was listless during the test just now. Besides, how could something concocted by a Refinement Grandmaster be wrong?"

Lu Ming, of course, didn't know he was being watched. He looked at the Corpse Demon, which was struggling but couldn't squeeze out any Yin Qi, and could only regretfully blast it with a punch.

Thousand Jun Strength reinforcement progress: 70%.

From the first floor of the secret realm all the way to the fourth floor, the Nine Yang Divine Body's tempering progress also reached 70%.

Lu Ming was becoming increasingly curious about the effect of Thousand Jun Strength after its reinforcement was complete.

One must know that the Nine Yang Divine Body had already boosted his Thousand Jun Strength upon awakening.

What about after evolution?

So... this wasn't some purgatory trial; it was simply his charging treasure.

Lu Ming unhesitatingly stepped into the fifth floor... The fifth floor of the secret realm was filled with dense black mist, and a putrid smell assaulted him.

As soon as Lu Ming landed, he felt a powerful sense of oppression, as if countless eyes were watching him from the shadows.

"Roar——"

A deafening roar sounded, and a Corpse Demon King, three zhang tall, slowly emerged from the black mist.

This Corpse Demon King was covered in black scales, holding a huge bone blade in its hand, from which waves of black energy emanated.

Lu Ming's eyes immediately lit up; as expected of a Kaiyuan Realm Corpse Demon King.

Water... there's so much Yin Qi!

Lu Ming licked his lips, his blood qi boiling around him. As the Nine Yang Divine Body circulated, a faint golden glow appeared on his body, burning away large areas of the surrounding putrid Yin Qi into a vacuum.

The moment the Corpse Demon King's bone blade struck, he advanced instead of retreating, unleashing a punch imbued with surging blood qi. The force of his punch collided with the blade's energy, creating a deafening roar.

"Boom!"

Lu Ming was sent flying backward, plowing a several-zhang-longgully in the ground.

Several black Yin Qi strands took the opportunity to entangle his arm, but were instantly incinerated.

The reinforcement progress of Thousand Jun Strength was rapidly increasing.

Almost at the same time, in another secret realm.

Iron Bull also entered the fifth floor.

As soon as he landed, he was beaten and chased by the Corpse Demon King!

The Kaiyuan Realm Corpse Demon King was too monstrous.

Even with his Stone Rock Body, under the Corpse Demon King's immense power, his skin had already begun to crack.

Iron Bull had no thought of resisting; now, every second he could delay was a second gained.

Seeing the Corpse Demon King's huge bone blade about to fall on his neck.

Frightened, he quickly crushed the teleportation jade pendant in his hand.

Ten seconds later.

Iron Bull was teleported out.

His name instantly topped the leaderboard.

Iron Bull, fifth floor, duration: 15 minutes!

...Zhang Meng and the others, who witnessed both situations, almost dropped their jaws in shock.

A big, muscular guy, strong as an ox, was being chased and severely beaten by the Corpse Demon King.

A miner who looked like a 'thin dog' actually dared to fight the Corpse Demon King back and forth.

Damn it, is this kid even human?

Looking at the high-spirited Lu Ming, their eyes grew even more fervent.

This wasn't just gold; this was a true dragon!

The Corpse Demon King, who originally held an absolute advantage, grew increasingly surprised as the fight progressed.

For transcendents below the three realms, as soon as they are contaminated with Yin Sha Qi, they will resist the Yin Qi in their bodies with all their might.

Otherwise, their meridians would be damaged, and their cultivation would decline.

This was also the innate advantage of their Ghost Race over the Human Race.

But this human brat's body was like a bottomless pit, never to be filled.

It might be a bit embarrassing to say, but it actually felt a little powerless.

Thousand Jun Strength reinforcement progress: 100%.

Thousand Jun Strength successfully advanced, Thousand Jun Strength + 1.

"Finally advanced, awesome!"

Lu Ming praised inwardly, a scorching power gushing out from his Dantian.

His whole body glowed with golden light, and intricate Nine Yang runes appeared on his skin, like an ancient War God.

He leaped again, his figure moving like a phantom behind the Corpse Demon King, his leg muscles tensing as he fiercely kicked the opponent's knee.

The Corpse Demon King's massive body staggered, and it roared, swinging its bone blade horizontally.

Instead of dodging, Lu Ming grabbed the back of the bone blade, clenched his fist, and surging blood qi erupted.

"Die!"

Splat!

The Corpse Demon King's head was instantly pierced, and its huge body knelt powerlessly on the ground.

Clang!

Zhang Meng's thermos fell to the ground, but he didn't notice.

The three squad leaders swallowed, their faces filled with horror...