Chapter 278 Crisis Upon Crisis

"You are the Sect Leader of the Yama Sect!" The group of cultivators immediately fixed their gaze on the masked figure in the black robe. They had never imagined that even the Sect Leader of Yama Sect would personally come.

The man in the black robe with the deathly aura emanating from his body was even more intense than the others.

The only one who seemed calm was the wine taoist. He appeared to be unfazed by anything except for the wine in his gourd.

"Master Uncle, it's...it's someone from Yama Sect!" His young disciple, Chu Feng, clutched his sword nervously as he stood close to the wine taoist.

Chu Feng had been practicing on the mountain all along, and encountering so many demonic cultivators after coming down would definitely make him nervous.

One...two...twenty...thirty...

He silently counted in his mind and realized that the number of shadows across from them faintly exceeded that of their own cultivators.

"Master Uncle, there are so many of them!"

"Chu Feng, you still have much to learn in your cultivation." The wine taoist took a sip of wine and wiped his mouth, then chuckled. "Most of those on the other side are just walking corpses."

"Your insight is commendable, O Wine-Addled One, as befits a master of the Way." The Yama Sect Sect Leader couldn't help but praise him. "Perhaps under normal circumstances, you wouldn't even bother with these walking corpses. But today, you will all perish under their hands."

"Little Yama Sect, you talk a big game!" Shen Yu didn't seem to be afraid at all and spoke loudly. "Your sect has already suffered great losses in terms of skilled practitioners, yet you dare to attack so many righteous sects? I think you are simply looking for death."

"The young lady of Shu Mountain, this seat has no time to argue with you." The Sect Leader sneered repeatedly. "Having great strength is not everything; one must also have brains. It's a pity that if not for the discovery by the Rakshasa Sect, your skilled practitioners would have continued to suffer losses."

"Are you saying that I too am one of your pawns?" Qin Chao was extremely displeased as he stared at the Yama Sect Sect Leader in the mask.

"My friend from the Rakshasa Sect, I have heard of your name long ago. You don't need to carry that ugly thing anymore," said the master of the Yama Sect. "Qin Chao, you hold the lives of my disciples in your hands. You also swore to wipe out my Yama Sect completely. Do you think I am unaware of this?"

"Hehehe..." A woman wearing a black robe with a charming face emerged and stared at Qin Chao, laughing strangely. "Qin Chao, you hurt me, Mei Ji. Today is the time for revenge."

"You guys are so boring," Qin Chao said, seeing that his identity had been exposed. He waved his hand and removed his black scale mask, revealing his true face.

Xu Renfeng and Shen Yu were stunned when they saw his appearance. "It's him!" If it weren't for this man back at the hotel, the two of them would have been in big trouble.

At the time, Xu Renfeng only thought that the other party was a decent mortal, but he didn't expect him to be a practitioner of demonic arts! Why would a practitioner of demonic arts help them?

Oh, right, he must have had some ulterior motive! These demonic people were too hateful!

However, Yuan Meng's eyes lit up. She originally thought that this demonic person would be an ugly guy or an old man. She didn't expect him to be such a young and handsome youth.

Judging by his age, he was only in his early twenties. He had already achieved such a high level of cultivation and single-handedly withstood the attacks of the various masters from the eight major sects. His future was probably limitless.

"I've been hiding my identity for almost a whole night, and you guys have ruined it. It's so annoying," Qin Chao said.

"Is this annoying?" Mei Ji laughed strangely again. "Little handsome, my mistress will make you even more annoyed later."

"Corpse King Formation!" After Mei Ji finished speaking, the master of the Yama Sect waved his hand. The shadows in the field immediately started moving, and more than a hundred shadows walked out.

"After absorbing so much corpse energy, these corpse men have been trained into corpse kings by us," the master of the Yama Sect sneered triumphantly. Qin Chao looked under the moonlight and saw that the corpses were completely white.

Their bodies were much taller than normal people, standing at around two meters tall, and their skin emitted an unusual glow in the darkness. They were obviously incredibly strong, resembling steel, and seemed to have been coated with some kind of poison.

"Be careful, everyone!" Qin Chao immediately spoke up, sensing that these Corpse Kings were not to be underestimated.

"Hmph, we don't need your demonic kindness!" Shen Yu snorted coldly, brandishing her Moon Shadow Sword and charging towards one of the Corpse Kings.

"Rainbow Sword!" A sword shadow pierced the Corpse King's heart, and several more were pierced consecutively.

"Well done!" Some righteous individuals couldn't help but cheer.

Shen Yu was also very proud, retrieving her Moon Shadow Sword and saying, "See, these things are not worth the effort!"

The people of Yama Sect didn't say anything, only sneering.

"Be careful!" Qin Chao suddenly flew out a palm strike, and at the same time, the Corpse King that had just been pierced suddenly extended its arm. Its two arms turned into long Corpse Whips, swiftly crossing a distance of more than ten meters and aiming to lash at Shen Yu.

But Shen Yu was still basking in her own pride and didn't see these two whips coming.

Luckily, Qin Chao struck out with a palm, and the white palm print immediately shattered the Corpse Whip.

"Qin Chao, as a disciple of Rakshasa Sect, you're actually helping the righteous sects?" The sect master seemed somewhat surprised and immediately asked.

"I am not a member of Rakshasa Sect," Qin Chao looked at the sect master coldly and said, "I am Qin Chao, not belonging to any sect or faction, and only doing things according to my own preferences."

"I see you are looking for death!" The sect master snorted and immediately had four or five Corpse Kings pounce on Qin Chao.

"Good, let me see how much skill Yama Sect really has!" Qin Chao also went forward to meet them. He had the Nine Nether Devil Palm in his left hand, the Diamond Palm in his right, and fought these Corpse Kings in a melee.

The Corpse Kings' bodies were incredibly tough, and Qin Chao's palms couldn't seem to cause any harm, only knocking them away.

Apart from him, the other sects also began to fight.

The number of Corpse Kings was in the hundreds. Apart from some experts, many people were struggling. Some of the weaker individuals who were scratched by the Corpse Kings immediately turned into zombies and joined the Corpse Kings' army, attacking their own colleagues in turn. Therefore, in just a moment, those without foundation-building strength were either turned into zombies or surrounded by the remaining cultivators who protected them in the center.

The over one hundred cultivators from earlier were quickly reduced to less than fifty. Qingxiu, Jiang Yifan, and other experts formed a circle around the weaker individuals in the center. The bodies of these Corpse Kings were extremely sturdy, it was unclear how they were refined. Jiang Yifan's sword struck them but could only create sparks, unable to inflict any harm.

"Everyone, be careful. These are Corpse Kings that have absorbed the corpse energy of Zombie Kings, their bodies are incredibly hard, comparable to diamonds!" A disciple named Chu Feng who was practicing cultivation and knew the most about these things spoke up to remind everyone.

"Even if you don't say it, this lady knows that they're tough!" Bai Jiaojiao rolled her eyes and used her sword to knock a Corpse King away that had just rushed at her.

"It seems that as long as we're in the revival area of the Zombie Kings, these Corpse Kings are invincible!" Jiang Yifan was a very smart person and quickly saw through this. "We should relocate and lure these Corpse Kings out, then we can kill them."

"What about the other cultivators? They haven't even established a foundation and can't even fly." Qingxiu couldn't help but ask. Her sword was constantly emitting sword light, slicing through the approaching Corpse Kings. Occasionally, she would also swing out a flame lotus.

This holy fire lotus was also the bane of the Corpse Kings. However, the flames that could usually burn through steel were only able to scorch the skin of the Corpse Kings today, causing them to scream in pain but not burning through their skin.

"Splitting Shadow Sword!" Just as everyone was at a loss, rows of sword shadows suddenly fell from the sky, forcing some of the Corpse Kings in front of them to retreat. Shen Qing, with blood at the corner of his mouth and holding his sword, said, "Everyone, run! We Shushan disciples will cover you."

"Is Shu Mountain here to show off their heroism again?" Jiang Yifan couldn't help but glance at the elegant and icy Water Immortal. "Your condition is no longer suitable for casting spells. You should retreat obediently!"

As he spoke, several corpse kings approached, and Jiang Yifan immediately swung his precious sword.

"Drunken Sword by the Lamp!" A row of sword energy flew out, clearing another empty space. "You two disciples of Mount Hua should cover our retreat!"

"Hmph, no one will escape today!" The Lord of the Yan Luo Sect sneered, shook his hand, and a tiny invisible needle flew out of his palm and pierced the female zombie, Hu Ke, who was fighting with the corpse kings.

As the needle penetrated her brain, Hu Ke's body trembled, and black mist began to emanate from her body.

"What's wrong with you?" Qin Chao asked as he punched away a corpse king and saw Hu Ke's abnormality.

At this moment, Hu Ke's eyes turned blood red, and she revealed fangs that pressed against her rosy lips.

"Roar!" Hu Ke let out a furious roar.

Qin Chao's body shook. Oh no, Hu Ke's consciousness was being controlled by someone!

"We have been eyeing this flying zombie for a long time," the Lord of the Yama Sect laughed heartily, pinched a strange hand gesture, and actually controlled Hu Ke to fly in an instant to the front of the righteous sects.

"Roar!" Hu Ke roared again as she threw a punch at Jiang Yifan's sword.

"Clang!" Although Hu Ke did not move, Jiang Yifan's body was pushed back three steps. His hand was trembling, and his sword was shaking.

The soil could nourish the zombies, and zombies were also the darlings of the earth. As long as they were on the ground, these zombies were powerful.

Especially Hu Ke, who had been practicing as a flying zombie for over a thousand years, was already at the Divine Power stage. After being controlled by the Lord through secret techniques, her strength unexpectedly reached the late stage of the Infant Transformation stage.

If Shen Qing had not been injured, there would still be people here who could fight her.

But now, because of Qin Chao's relationship, Shen Qing was seriously injured and unable to cast spells.