novelraw Chapter 363 - 291: Entering the Lair, Blocking Off the Corpse Refining Sect Members! (Double-Length)
Chapter 363 - 291: Entering the Lair, Blocking Off the Corpse Refining Sect Members! (Double-Length)
Isn’t that a Spirit Crystal!
He could even recognize at a glance that these were not ordinary Spirit Crystals.
They were all at least Middle-grade Spirit Crystals, numbering in the hundreds!
"This must be the savings of one of the ancestors of the Spider Race here!" Hu Yan grinned ear to ear and laughed.
If he didn’t take this chance to grab them, these would become the spoils of war for the army.
"What perfect timing!"
He had originally just happened to pass through here, having learned that there was a Spirit Crystal Vein being mined, so he thought to take a look.
Unexpectedly, he directly witnessed the battle between the military and the Spider Demons.
Having roamed abroad for years, he instantly realized this was a perfect opportunity for him, a third party, to reap the benefits.
Thus, he decisively entered the spider cave.
Compared to the Spirit Crystal Vein guarded by the Human Race Army, infiltrating the spider cave here was much safer.
Anyway, he was certain that the Spider Demon clan here was doomed, so he had no worries.
"Clear this place out." Hu Yan ordered.
Upon receiving the command, several figures beside him immediately moved, silencing all the Spider Demons.
However, the spider web wrapping the Spirit Crystals was extremely resilient and tough to dismantle.
"What a damned spider web!"
Just as Hu Yan was fuming, footsteps suddenly came from behind, making his heart tense.
"Who’s there!" He turned around with a start and looked.
A figure appeared in the shadows.
Dressed in silver-white Cloud Pattern Armor, his identity was self-evident.
Hu Yan’s eyes gradually turned cold as he looked at the young-faced General before him.
"Did you find this place alone?" Hu Yan asked.
"For now, yes." Song Changming replied calmly, his gaze falling on several figures beside him.
He looked particularly at the burly person with emerald green eyes over and over again.
"Green-eyed Corpse Puppet!"
He had just sensed a special and familiar cold death aura erupting in this direction.
Now that he came searching, it was indeed correct, a Corpse Puppet had appeared here!
"Members of the Corpse Refining Sect, what are they doing here?" Song Changming directly identified the other party’s identity.
There were two Green-eyed Corpse Puppets and three Yellow-eyed Corpse Puppets altogether.
"I happened to pass through here and saw the battle between the Human Race and Demon Race, so I came to assist." Hu Yan stared at Song Changming, saying this.
Meanwhile, he was also confirming whether it was truly just Song Changming who had come here.
Song Changming looked at the Corpse Puppets, all wearing Human Race faces.
From his investigation over the past year, he understood that the main Corpse Refining Sect in the Thirty-Six Grotto Heavens of Nanzhou differed from the branch sect he had seen in the Outer Realm, in that the Corpse Puppets they refined didn’t necessarily have to use Martial Artists from the Human Race as materials.
Even Demon bodies could be refined into humanoid Corpse Puppets.
Given the background of Human Race and Demon Race opposition, the Corpse Refining Sect internally had multiple complex factions.
Some members opposed using Human Race members as materials for Corpse Puppets, believing the efforts should be united against external forces, refining and killing Demons rather than Humans.
But more members of the Corpse Refining Sect were without taboos, even preferring to use the Human Race as the main material for refining Corpse Puppets.
The member of the Corpse Refining Sect before him was clearly the latter.
He probably wished for more Human Race deaths, so he could take useful materials for refining more Corpse Puppets and had no intention of truly helping the military.
Song Changming’s gaze wandered over to the small pile of Spirit Crystals in the thick spider web, understanding the other’s intentions for coming here.
"Kill!" On the other side, Hu Yan ordered the moment Song Changming’s attention shifted.
The Corpse Puppets beside him received the command and instantly erupted, charging at Song Changming.
Both Green-eyed Corpse Puppets possessed Innate-level combat strength, the only ones capable of threatening Song Changming.
In the blink of an eye, a Green-eyed Corpse Puppet appeared before Song Changming.
Each wielding two sharp swords, the Green-eyed Corpse Puppets performed their sword moves with exceptional precision, showcasing considerable Sword Dao mastery.
With a quick movement, Song Changming stepped back to evade the attack.
He noticed not only their similar appearances, but their sword techniques seemed to originate from the same source, displaying a high level of mutual cooperation.
These two Green-eyed Corpse Puppets must have been Innate Powerhouses with significant Sword Dao mastery in life, likely brothers.
Such a combination of Corpse Puppets would be considered top-tier materials with immense potential in the Corpse Refining Sect.
Any member of the Corpse Refining Sect would drool over such specimens.
Thinking of these Corpse Puppet brothers, Song Changming couldn’t help but recall his two deceased older brothers.
He wondered if they, too, had become someone else’s Corpse Puppets, manipulated at will.
Every time he thought of this, a nameless flame surged within him, wishing to overthrow the entire Corpse Refining Sect and obliterate these practices from the annals of history.
On the other side, after their initial attacks missed, the two Green-eyed Corpse Puppets promptly executed follow-up Martial Techniques.
Fortunately, while they possessed strong Corpse Puppet bodies, they no longer had the Innate Qi Aura they cultivated their entire lives.
Thus, their Martial Technique Mastery significantly dwindled in their current hands.
After observing their offensive for a while, Song Changming suddenly gathered strength and sliced forward with a blade.
The blade’s purple-gold light flashed strikingly within the dim cave walls.
With the power erupting, one Green-eyed Corpse Puppet was slashed and sent flying by Song Changming.
With a loud crash, its body collided with the rock wall, instantly causing it to fracture, allowing more water to surge inside.
Seeing this, Hu Yan looked visibly stunned.
He clearly understood the incredible physical strength of the Green-eyed Corpse Puppets.