Chapter 963 - 453: Stealing Pills and Seizing Corpses, Duqing’s Affair Settled (8k8)_4

"Damn it..."

Chen Ye’s eyes were fierce.

"Sacrifice!"

A skull bell soared into the air.

Tier Two Top Grade Magical Treasure—Hidden Nether Aperture!

Hidden Nether Aperture was the strongest magical treasure in Chen Ye’s hand, aside from the Heart Slaughter Sword.

In past magical battles, it had been invincible, capable of easily devouring others’ magical treasures.

And the Walking Dead, to some extent, could also be considered a magical treasure; only its raw material was the cultivator.

"Ding—"

The Hidden Nether Aperture swayed eerily.

The tiny skull bell expanded more than a thousand times in the blink of an eye.

The skull’s mouth opened wide, swallowing four Walking Dead.

But these four Walking Dead were of the Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer, and the Hidden Nether Aperture was merely Tier Two Top Grade.

If it were just one, swallowing and refining it would be more than enough, but now it was struggling.

A faint crack appeared on the surface of the Hidden Nether Aperture.

The surface undulated as the four Walking Dead struggled continuously within.

"I can’t drag this out, otherwise, when these four Walking Dead break free, I won’t have the strength left to deal with them all at once."

Chen Ye gritted his teeth, and more deadly than anything else were the two Fake Pill Walking Dead lunging at him again!

His mind raced, his eyes full of determination.

"I can’t just rely on my body; I can only sever the root!"

Though the Walking Dead had immortal bodies, they were forged from corpses.

But this did not mean that the Walking Dead had no Divine Soul.

If there were no Divine Soul, how could the Walking Dead act?

Even high-tier puppets often had a Divine Soul refined into them, like Chen Ye’s Qingzhi, which was refined from Ancestor Songyang’s remnant soul.

Chen Ye bit down on his tongue, beginning to communicate with the great killer weapon nurtured within the depths of his Divine Soul!

Specifically, it was a Tier Three Spiritual Artifact, the Heart Slaughter Sword!

His brow shimmered slightly, an invisible and formless ghostly light shot out, piercing the brow of the Fake Pill Walking Dead on the left!

"Sizzle—!"

Like a brand falling into icy water.

The fierce green Spiritual Light in the eye sockets of the Fake Pill Walking Dead flickered, though dimmed significantly, it still did not hinder its actions.

"Hmm? Tuoba Zhenshi specifically set restriction techniques on this Fake Pill Walking Dead’s remnant soul!"

Chen Ye inwardly thought it was bad.

What he could think of, Tuoba Zhenshi could naturally think of as well.

Tuoba Zhenshi not only applied multiple restrictions to protect the Walking Dead’s Divine Soul, he even forcefully inserted a Tier Two Upper Grade Divine Soul Magical Treasure in its skull.

Divine Soul-type magical treasures are always rare and precious.

But as an Artifact Refiner himself, Tuoba Zhenshi was probably the only one wealthy enough to equip Walking Dead with Divine Soul magical treasures.

Chen Ye let out a muffled snort, his brow throbbing in pain, crimson blood trickling from his nose and the corner of his eye.

Triggering a Tier Three Divine Soul Spiritual Artifact was already barely manageable.

Even with the Star of Suppression safeguarding him, the pain from the backlash of the Divine Sense after an unsuccessful strike was nearly enough to make Chen Ye faint on the spot.

Meanwhile, the enraged Fake Pill Walking Dead, though its Divine Soul was damaged and its movements slightly delayed, the other Fake Pill Walking Dead was already barreling toward Chen Ye like a meat mountain!

In such desperate straits, a fierce gleam flashed in Chen Ye’s eyes.

"You really think I have no way to deal with your turtle shell?!"

"Cyan Nether, suppress them for me!"

The grand circulation within Chen Ye ceaselessly absorbed Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, like floodwaters breaking a dyke, pouring into the Cyan Wave Sword Domain beneath his feet!

"Boom—!"

The blue Sword Qi, originally crashing like a tsunami, transformed at this moment!

The space within a radius of several dozen feet became incredibly viscous.

Sword Qi turned into countless dark whirlpools!

Within the Sword Domain, it was like a deep sea of ten thousand feet!

Stopped in its tracks, the Fake Pill Walking Dead that was crashing toward Chen Ye came to a standstill mere inches away!

It was trapped in the sword marsh, while the meticulously refined blue sword threads kept tearing at it!

"Wither!"

Seizing the opportunity, Chen Ye formed a seal with his hands, integrating the Life and Death Profound Light into the Sword Threads of the Cyan Nether Sword Domain once more.

The physical slicing combined with the Life and Death Profound Light that deprived the physical body of vitality finally had an effect on this Walking Dead!

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle sizzle—!"

The purple-black flesh of the Fake Pill Walking Dead began to crack under the onslaught of the Cyan Nether Sword Domain, foul black blood spraying out!

"Really is a turtle shell..."

Chen Ye forced himself to endure the splitting pain of his Divine Sense, wielding the Jade Treasure Sword single-handedly, compressing the remaining Spiritual Power within him to a single point.

"Ningyuan!"

The Jade Treasure transformed into an aurora, stabbing into the eye socket of the Fake Pill Walking Dead that had been shredded!

"Puff!"

This strike was formidable, but unfortunately the Walking Dead was tough, its head intact.

However,

Chen Ye’s target was never to destroy its head!

The sword blade pierced through the eye, shredding the Tier Two Divine Soul magical artifact hidden within its skull!

With the magical artifact shattered, a ghostly light flickered in Chen Ye’s brow once again, the Heart Slaughter Sword swept across, instantly obliterating the remnant imprint of the Walking Dead’s Divine Soul!

"Boom!"

The first Fake Pill Walking Dead collapsed like a fallen mountain, crashing onto the muddy ground.

Yet, Chen Ye had no time to breathe.

"Crack! Bang!"

The Hidden Nether Aperture in mid-air let out a wail, its surface cracks exploded, shattering into countless pieces.

The four Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer Walking Dead broke free from their restraints, pouncing from all directions!

The other Fake Pill Walking Dead struck by the Heart Slaughter Sword had also resumed movement, roaring and charging forward.

"Big brother, be careful!"

Qin Jiaming, hiding in the distance, cried out in alarm, covering his small mouth, extremely distressed,

"Wuwu, if big brother dies, Jiaming won’t live either... Hmm, becoming a pair of fugitive mandarin ducks wouldn’t be bad, saving us from being disturbed by others."

This demoness!

"Get out!!"

Chen Ye gritted his teeth, his eyes bloodshot, his back aching intensely as the Fake Pill Walking Dead appeared behind him like a ghost, its claws piercing through his flesh, corpse poison corroding his meridians.

"Flourish!"

On the brink of life and death, Chen Ye let out a low shout, the vast vitality within him detonated, forcibly suppressing the spreading corpse poison.