107: Chapter 108 An Alternative Dao Prover, Lord of the Corpse-Raising Ground!

The sky went completely dark.

The earth shook violently, and bottomless cracks spread out!

The Origin Qi permeating the air solidified instantly, as if turning into heavy lead!

The descending will was cold, ancient, and indifferent, like a god sitting high in the Nine Heavens, looking down at the ants beneath its feet!

"Ugh!"

"I... I can't move!"

The new recruits discovered in terror that their bodies were completely immobilized, unable to move even a finger!

Platoon Leader Sun Hu's eyes were splitting with rage; he desperately pushed his Origin Qi, but it was like a mayfly trying to shake a tree. The terrifying pressure made his Soul tremble!

Xia Youchu's expression changed drastically. This will... was far beyond a Yuan Emperor!

It was even deeper than some of the Elementary Yuan Emperor Auras she had felt during the Peak of her past life!

The Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art inside her body ran frantically, trying to resist this pressure, but it was like being stuck in a quagmire, yielding little effect!

The surging power Ling Tian had just finished evolving with seemed like a candle in the wind in the face of this will!

He could feel that what he had encountered this time was a truly tough nut to crack!

It was far more terrifying than Yin Jiuzhu, General Qin Feng, or Lieutenant General Zhao Weiguo!

It was completely on a different level!

In the dark Void Realm, two scarlet points of light slowly lit up.

They were like two blood-colored stars hanging over a bottomless abyss.

Immediately after, a blurry, massive phantom slowly condensed.

It had no fixed form, appearing like a mass of constantly twisting and changing darkness; only those two scarlet points were the only clear existence.

"Not bad flesh."

An emotionless voice resonated directly in the depths of everyone's Souls.

Those two scarlet eyes swept over Ling Tian's massive body with interest, scraping inch by inch over the ferocious bone spurs on his back, his strong, powerful limbs, and his Dragon tail.

This gaze made Ling Tian's whole body shudder with cold!

"A mutated War Beast possessing both destruction and Dragon Clan characteristics? The potential is astonishing. There seems to be something deeper hidden in the Bloodline... Interesting."

After speaking, the mysterious person's gaze turned to Xia Youchu.

"Human Race girl, your Foundation is solidly unbelievable, your Cultivation Technique is bizarre, and your Soul... is a bit interesting."

Finally, it glanced at General Qin Feng and Lieutenant General Zhao Weiguo, who were imprisoned in a spatial cage in the distance.

"Two ants at the Peak Yuanhuang Rank... their life force is still quite vigorous; they are barely usable."

Its tone was as flat as if it were choosing ingredients at a vegetable market.

General Qin Feng and Lieutenant General Zhao Weiguo's hearts were churning with stormy waves!

They were at the Peak Yuanhuang Rank! They were overlords wherever they went!

In the mouth of this mysterious existence, they were just "barely usable" ants?!

What kind of old monster was this?!

Xia Youchu looked at the dark phantom and the information revealed in the other party's words. A title sealed deep in her past life's memories flashed through her mind!

Her pupils contracted suddenly, and she gasped in a low voice:

"Corpse Raiser?! Are you that... Corpse Raiser?!"

She spoke with a hint of disbelief!

Corpse Raiser!

An extremely ancient and mysterious terrifying existence!

He walked the present world, did not cultivate the laws of the current age, did not refine the heaven and earth Origin Qi, and specialized in the Dao of corpse raising!

He used supreme secret techniques to cultivate various powerful remains, refining them into War Beasts that far exceeded their combat strength in life!

Legend has it that he had an invincible army of remains under his command, some of which were even Yuan Emperor level War Beasts!

He himself was unfathomable. Although he had not truly ascended to the throne of God, by virtue of his bizarre corpse-raising secret techniques and powerful army of War Beasts, he had once competed with many Great Emperors without falling behind. He was one of the most troublesome alternative Dao Seekers on the path of the Emperor!

His whereabouts were mysterious, and the "Corpse Raiser Lands" spread throughout the heavens were his treasure vaults and testing grounds!

Unexpectedly... this so-called "Ancient Secret Realm" was actually one of his Corpse Raiser Lands?!

They had... broken into someone else's backyard and even gnawed on the medicinal Materials he had carefully cultivated?!

Ling Tian also heard Xia Youchu's low gasp.

Corpse Raiser?

He quickly retrieved some common knowledge shared from Xia Youchu.

There wasn't much information, but the keywords "Alternative Dao Seeker," "Invincible War Beast," and "Competing with Great Emperors" were enough for him to understand the terror of this mass of darkness before him!

Damn, is this guy sick? You're already so invincible, why are you staying in a place like this? Are you here to bully newbies in the novice village?

Ling Tian cursed inwardly.

However, the other party didn't kill them immediately but was commenting on them instead, which meant they still had value.

Or rather... was the other party wary of something?

Ling Tian's mind raced.

The blurry dark phantom, hearing Xia Youchu call out his identity, saw the two scarlet points flicker slightly, as if there was a trace of emotional fluctuation.

"Oh? Little girl, you recognize this seat?"

Its gaze focused on Xia Youchu again, with a hint of curiosity.

"A Human Race girl from a remote border town, with a bone age of no more than seventeen or eighteen, actually able to name this seat in one breath... The secrets on you seem more interesting than I imagined."

Xia Youchu took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the palpitations in her heart.

She knew that in the face of such an old monster who had lived for who knows how many years, showing weakness and fear was meaningless.

She had to demonstrate enough value, or rather... enough uniqueness, to win a glimmer of life.

She lifted her chin, met the two scarlet points with a calm gaze, and spoke in a tone that was neither humble nor arrogant, even with a hint of indifference as if speaking to an equal:

"Who on the path of the Emperor does not know the name of Fellow Daoist Corpse Raiser? It's just that I didn't expect to see one of your Corpse Raiser Lands in this borderland."

Fel... Fellow Daoist?!

She actually addressed this terrifying existence as "Fellow Daoist"?!

General Qin Feng, Lieutenant General Zhao Weiguo, and those new recruits who could still think were all stunned!

Was Xia Youchu crazy?!

Did she know who she was talking to?!

That might be an existence comparable to a Great Emperor!

She, a small Cultivator at the Yuan Spirit realm, actually dared to speak to him as an equal?!

Even Ling Tian was stunned for a moment, then reacted.

Impressive! Truly impressive!

Xia Youchu was gambling! Gambling on the other party's curiosity about her special existence, gambling on the other party's magnanimity as a peerless powerhouse!

Sure enough, the Corpse Raiser's blurry phantom swayed slightly, as if letting out a silent chuckle.

"Interesting... I haven't met such an interesting little one in a long time."

He didn't get angry; instead, his interest grew.

He could feel that Xia Youchu seemed to have an inexplicable confidence.

Moreover, she didn't seem to be affected by his Aura at all?

Interesting...

"In view of your courage, I can give you a chance."

"Tell me, you trespassed into my Corpse Raiser Land and destroyed my Dragon remains; what should be done?"

Its words remained flat, but the invisible pressure suddenly increased by a few points!

Xia Youchu felt as if the space around her was about to solidify and crush her!

She gritted her teeth to support herself, running her Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art to the extreme, swallowing the suppressed Origin Qi around her, and speaking with difficulty:

"Trespassing into Fellow Daoist's precious land and destroying Dragon Materials was indeed our fault. However, Fellow Daoist set up a Secret Realm here to attract living beings, presumably also with the intention of fishing, to screen for suitable Materials, right?"

The Corpse Raiser was noncommittal; his scarlet eyes flickered, which counted as tacit approval.

Xia Youchu continued: "Since it is a transaction, or rather a test. If we passed the test and showed an Aptitude far exceeding Fellow Daoist's expectations, shouldn't there be a corresponding reward?"

"Reward?"

The Corpse Raiser seemed to find it somewhat funny. "You staying behind to fill my source of corpses is the best reward."

As he spoke, his gaze drifted to Ling Tian again.

He seemed to be very greedy for his body.

"Cough, cough! My War Beast is good, but what if I said I could find something better?"

Xia Youchu's tone was certain. "Moreover, isn't a collaborator who can bring Fellow Daoist greater value worth more than a few corpses?"

"Collaborator?"

The Corpse Raiser's tone carried a hint of playfulness. "Just by you?"

"Just by us."

Xia Youchu said decisively. She raised her hand and pointed to Ling Tian. "My partner possesses a supreme Bloodline that neither you nor I can see through, with infinite potential for growth! And I..."

She paused, a sharp edge flashing in her eyes that looked down on the world: "I can see the future!"

The future?!