Chapter 2061 - 2062: Breaking the Shackles (First Update)
Chapter 2061: Chapter 2062: Breaking the Shackles (First Update)
In an instant, the entire Profound Ming Tombs was alerted, completely sealing off the Underground Palace and its surroundings.
Countless powerful entities concealed themselves, standing ready, while those with Divine Sense sealed the void, making it impenetrable even for a bird.
After overseeing all this, Dou Yin’an finally relaxed, casting a cold smile at the Underground Palace.
"Li Jingxing, you have only yourself to blame for coming here to die. Once you’re dead, your Jian Sect will be mine! Hahaha!"
Dou Yin’an laughed heartily as he left, having already sentenced Xue An to death in his mind.
For no one can escape the siege of successive masters of the Profound Ming Tombs, not even Li Jingxing, the lord of the Jian Sect.
Thus, he was completely at ease, merely waiting for the other’s death, to immediately lead his subordinates in a grand assault on the Jian Sect, making it entirely his own.
The thought of having the Jian Sect, a top-tier power in the Multiverse, for his own use washed away Dou Yin’an’s recent despair and the gloom from Xue An’s resurrection, leaving him exceedingly refreshed.
As for the demise of the Outer Forces, he chose to ignore it intentionally or unintentionally.
After all, it was merely a relationship of mutual exploitation. Dead is dead!
Meanwhile, within the Underground Palace of the Profound Ming Tombs, the fierce battle continued.
Poof!
A Sword Intent pierced directly through a zombie’s chest, protruding from its back, trailing a line of blood.
But this injury, fatal to an ordinary person, only caused the zombie to take half a step back before it lunged again.
Other zombies circled around Xue An like maggots on a bone, launching attacks now and then to distract him.
Indeed!
These zombies surprisingly knew how to cooperate.
They advanced and retreated in an orderly fashion during attacks, well-coordinated.
Anyone else, confronted with these bizarre and powerful zombies, would probably have panicked long ago.
Only Xue An remained unperturbed throughout, without a trace of emotion, simply countering each move, locked in a stalemate with the zombies.
Time ticked by.
Xue An seemingly tireless, wielded his Sword Qi back and forth, relentlessly slicing these zombies.
The zombies, dressed in burial outfits, were now tattered, revealing their dry, thin bodies, appearing very disheveled.
Finally.
The zombies’ movements became increasingly sluggish, their reactions much poorer, as if wearied.
Suddenly!
One zombie moved slightly slower, revealing a flaw, and Xue An’s sword was swift to follow.
Poof!
A Sword Qi thrust into the zombie’s mouth, bursting out from the back of its head, exploding the dried, stale brains into a cloud of dust.
The zombie’s form swayed, the ghostly fire in its eye sockets gradually dimmed, and it finally fell to the ground, turning into a pile of dry bones.
The faces of the remaining zombies all showed signs of fear.
At this moment, Xue An slowly lifted his head, and as his gaze swept across, the zombies instinctively stepped back half a step.
Xue An sneered coldly, "As you’ve seen, if this battle continues, you’ll all die, so why not make a deal?"
Xue An’s words echoed in the empty Underground Palace.
The zombies stood silently, seemingly contemplating Xue An’s offer.
Xue An was in no rush, calmly stating, "I understand well, you’re filled with resentment towards Dou Yin’an, who disturbed your slumber and betrayed the ancestors. But due to the influence of the Outer Forces, you’re forced to serve him, am I right?"
The zombies exchanged glances, then one, appearing most intact and seemingly not long dead, stepped forward.
It didn’t speak, for a zombie’s vocal organs had long decayed.
It merely looked at Xue An, conveying a Divine Sense.
"Do you have a way to free us from our shackles?"
Xue An smiled, then lightly shook his head.
The ghostly flames in the zombies’ eyes instantly dimmed.
"Why waste words then? Let’s continue!" The talking zombie, burning with anger, prepared to attack again.
Xue An waved his hand, "Don’t rush, I can’t do it myself, but that doesn’t mean there’s no way!"
"Huh? What way?" the zombie paused and asked.
"I’ve detected it; you’re afflicted by something akin to insect poison, acting directly in your brains, thus resurrecting you and turning you into killing machines obeying others!"
The zombies fell silent, for Xue An spoke the truth.
Xue An continued, "This insect poison is strange, clearly of the Outer Forces, normal means can’t break it, nor can I, but I have two ways to circumvent it!"
"What ways?" the zombie asked, filled with hope.
To them, once unparalleled powerhouses, though resurrected, this kind of resurrection was utterly humiliating, forced to heed a younger one’s orders.
And turning into a neither human nor ghost entity.
For those with some dignity, it was intolerable, let alone these powerful beings.
Thus, they yearned desperately to break the shackles imposed on them.
Xue An smiled faintly, "The way is simple. Either kill you all, then you’d be dead, and naturally free of shackles. As for the other method..."
Xue An’s eyes flashed with a cold light, "It’s to kill the one giving you orders. Once he dies, you can also break free!"
At these words, the zombies stirred.
Soon, the speaking zombie shook its head helplessly, "I know what you’re hinting, we want to kill that unworthy descendant even more than you, but now we’re trapped in the Underground Palace, unless opened from the outside, we can’t get out!"
Upon hearing this, the other zombies’ ghostly flames grew dimmer.
As those once masters of the Profound Ming Tombs, they knew well the terror of this Underground Palace.
This place was a specially modified world.
In this world, unless you are the master of the Profound Ming Tombs, no one else can open it.
Not even the Immortal Emperor can.
That’s why this Underground Palace became the burial site for successive masters, chosen for its safety.
Unexpectedly, a thief within the family like Dou Yin’an betrayed them, leading to this fate.
Upon hearing this, Xue An merely smiled faintly, "You’re partly right. With my current strength alone, I naturally can’t open the Underground Palace, but what if I had outside help?"
"Outside help? Who else?" the zombie asked, face bewildered.
"Naturally... the people I brought with me!"
With that, Xue An stepped forward, his fist clenched, and struck the void before him.
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