Chapter 359: Chapter 261: In Front of You Is the Abyss...

He was a man over ten feet tall, dressed in tattered rags, his back fused with a giant stone.

The stone was covered in human heads, each with its eyes shut tight in an expression of utter despair.

’Who is this now?’

’There’s no one like him in the Life Crane Sect.’

"Junior Brother, be careful. His name is Huai Du. He was one of Master’s former disciples, a Zombie God." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Just then, Fu Ming’s voice called out from nearby.

Having been sent flying, Yang An was now quite close to Fu Ming.

’A former disciple of Old Life Crane? And a Zombie God?’

Yang An’s eyebrow twitched. He had never seen this man before, so there was no history or grudge between them. He didn’t understand why he would suddenly appear to block him from passing through the barrier.

"Your aura manifested here. Anyone within the Gray Scale can sense your presence, and they will be drawn to you."

Fu Ming, who seemed to know a great deal, explained further.

’No wonder. At first, I only saw Fu Ming, but then Wild Forbidden and the others showed up.’

He looked at the monstrous man, whose eyes were completely devoid of life. Clearly, something was wrong with his current state.

’This is going to be a problem.’

’The man is a Zombie God, and he’s clearly trying to stop me from getting back. The longer this drags on, the more likely it is that others will be drawn here.’

’And I can’t return from outside the barrier.’

’I have to end this quickly.’

As Yang An was considering his options, the monster named Huai Du charged at him again.

The ground exploded into a crater beneath his feet as he crossed several dozen meters in the blink of an eye, appearing right in front of Yang An.

Red Wheel Infinite Body!

Yang An was instantly enveloped in a layer of golden light. His body swelled in size, and with every breath, countless particles of Golden Radiance emerged from his pores, igniting the very air around him.

Huai Du swiped at him with a massive hand, and Yang An met the attack with a punch of his own.

The Red Wheel Infinite Body was an Old Technique Body Refining Method, its power far more formidable than the Jade Kala Vajra Body. Each punch could unleash the ultimate power equivalent to a Light Magic technique.

Even when he had faced Wild Forbidden and the others, Yang An hadn’t used his Red Wheel Infinite Body.

’But this man is a Zombie God; I have to go all out.’

Normally, he wasn’t afraid of Zombie Gods. If he unleashed his full power, he was confident he could crush his opponent, even if he couldn’t kill them outright.

But he couldn’t remove the Concealment Seal prematurely, so this was his only choice.

His fist landed on Huai Du’s massive hand, erupting in a burst of light whose formidable power instantly vaporized half of the Zombie God’s arm.

Nothing could withstand the power of light head-on, not even a Zombie God.

Yang An seized the opportunity, pressing his advantage and landing more than a dozen consecutive punches on Huai Du’s chest.

The final punch tore straight through his chest. A beam of light pierced through Huai Du’s body and shot out from the giant, head-covered boulder fused to his back.

In the span of a single breath, Huai Du was left riddled with holes.

Seizing the moment, Yang An’s figure flashed, leaving a long arc of light in his wake as he shot toward the barrier, reaching it in the blink of an eye.

But before he could pass through the barrier, a great sound of weeping suddenly rose from behind him, like tens of thousands of people wailing in unison.

In an instant, Yang An felt his body go rigid, unable to move. An overwhelming wave of sorrow spread from the depths of his heart, and he involuntarily looked behind him.

He saw Huai Du, his body covered in holes of all sizes, still standing in the same spot, unmoving.

But from the great boulder on his back, the countless human heads were now screaming as they tore free from the stone.

They were nothing but heads, still attached to the boulder by countless blood vessels and sinews that stretched from their severed necks. In the blink of an eye, they had surrounded Yang An.

A massive shockwave of sound washed over Yang An, shattering everything in the vicinity.

The sound wave assaulted him from all sides, passing through his body and causing his very flesh to rapidly disintegrate. A searing pain washed over him, forcibly distorting his consciousness.

At this critical moment, a figure suddenly appeared beside Yang An without a single warning.

"Junior Brother, as your senior, I’ll help you this one time."

A slight smile touched Fu Ming’s lips.

The next moment, a monstrous wave of gray flames erupted from Fu Ming’s body, engulfing all the surrounding heads.

The deafening wails ceased in an instant.

At that exact moment, a black light began to spread out from within the flames.

Fu Ming’s figure vanished, reappearing an instant later dozens of meters away at the edge of the jungle.

Meanwhile, the heads were frozen in place by the black light, only to be engulfed by a sudden, brilliant radiance and incinerated to ash in the next instant.

Yang An shot a calm glance back at Fu Ming before passing through the barrier without another moment’s hesitation.

’In truth, by the time Fu Ming made his move, I had already activated the Dark Communication Spell. I had a countermeasure ready.’

’After all, I wasn’t the same weakling I used to be.’

’I just hadn’t expected Fu Ming to help me. He probably assumed I couldn’t handle it myself.’

Still...

"My thanks, Senior Brother!"

Yang An’s figure vanished, his words of thanks lingering in the air behind him.