"Trying to leave? What are we, corpses?!"

Seeing this, the Zombie Alliance members outside the array immediately let out a few cold sneers.

Faintly, from outside the array, came the sound of sinister Spells being chanted.

The Nine Yin Nine Resentment Array, which blanketed the entire area, suddenly flared with a ghostly light.

A torrential wave of Yin-Resentment Qi, as if guided, poured down from above, frantically flooding into the bodies of every walking corpse, Iron Corpse, and Copper Corpse below!

"HRAAAGH!!!"

Their mournful roars instantly intensified as the ghostly light in the zombies’ eyes surged, turning crimson and frenzied.

With high-purity Yin-Resentment Qi coursing through their bodies, the evil creatures’ movements suddenly grew much faster, and their strength increased tremendously.

What was more terrifying was that even when decapitated, their headless bodies, driven by a vicious energy, would still lunge forward, flailing savagely.

Severed limbs and broken bodies writhed frantically on the ground, trying to grab at everyone’s ankles.

With this sudden turn of events, the speed of their breakout slowed dramatically.

The Holy Sect Disciples had to divert more of their energy to completely pulverize the remains, which remained a threat even after being dismembered.

Their advance became incredibly difficult, and their formation started to falter.

"You think these petty tricks can stop me?"

Seeing this, a cold glint flashed in Qi Yun’s eyes, and he let out a scoff.

He slammed his hands together in front of him, and his Dharma Seal changed abruptly!

VMMMM!

The Hundred-refined Steel Sand surrounding him suddenly began to seethe, multiplying in quantity. It became like a black storm, rapidly swirling and grinding around him.

Amid the ear-piercing screeches, sparks flew. A terrifying heat instantly filled the air, causing it to warp and shimmer.

The next moment!

In an instant, the countless grains of sand—scorching hot and glowing red, some even streaming with crimson flames—condensed into countless colossal heavy fists of Sand Iron, each burning with a Fierce Fire!

Sand Iron Skill—Chaotic Arrow Strike

In that moment, countless iron fists, wreathed in blazing Fierce Fire, shot forward like a meteor shower, smashing everything in their path!

The fists were a blur, dense as a waterfall, their power surging forward relentlessly!

Each fist packed a terrifying physical impact and scorching heat!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!!

A continuous barrage of explosions erupted.

The few Armored Corpses at the forefront took the brunt of the attack. Their bodies, harder than refined steel, were struck head-on by the burning fists. They were instantly dented with countless horrifying fist marks before exploding into pieces, which were then ignited by the intense heat and sent flying like fiery debris!

As for the frenzied walking corpses, they disintegrated on contact.

Wherever the burning fists passed, severed limbs and charred flesh splattered everywhere, only to be instantly incinerated into ash by the extreme heat.

There was no flashy technique.

Only the purest, most violent, overwhelming destruction.

Every zombie that dared stand in his way—whether enhanced by Yin-Resentment Qi or already decapitated and dismembered—was utterly obliterated by the storm of fiery fists, blasted to bits and burned to ash.

With his power alone, Qi Yun had carved a path to safety through the endless tide of corpses.

Outside the array, the hidden Zombie Alliance Cultivators watched Qi Yun’s ferocious display. Seeing him single-handedly reverse the failing breakout, their eyes flashed with shock and anger.

"Who is that? With such profound Magic, could he be the son of a Master?"

"No, he’s this session’s Champion Scholar of the Outer Mansion. I heard he’s a lone wolf with no backing."

"A lone wolf? A lone wolf, my ass! Who was the idiot who got us this intel? Stuff him in a coffin and refine him for me!"

With a furious roar, the leading Zombie Alliance Cultivator violently shook the ghastly white Bone Bell in his hand. Its ring was mournful and piercing.

The surrounding Zombie Alliance Cultivators simultaneously formed seals and chanted Curses, their words a rapid blur as they frantically poured their sinister True Qi into the Grand Array.

"GROOOAN—!"

The ground at the center of the Grand Array suddenly cracked open, and a brutal aura, a hundred times more ferocious than any Iron Corpse, erupted toward the heavens.

Thick, black Corpse Qi gushed out like a tangible tide of ink. Accompanied by a roar that rattled one’s very qi and blood, a ferocious Corpse Puppet crashed down right in front of Qi Yun. It was exceptionally tall, clad in ancient bronze scales, its eyes as red as blood.

Earth and stone flew as dust filled the air.

The Copper Armor Corpse roared at the sky, the shockwave of its voice causing several Holy Sect Disciples with weaker Cultivation to bleed from their ears and noses and stumble backward.

Qi Yun, now on a killing high, had a ferocious gleam in his eyes. This horrifying sight did nothing to intimidate him; instead, the tyrannical killing intent in his gaze only intensified.

’Today, I’m going to cut loose!’

"Fellow disciples, hold it back for a moment!" Qi Yun shouted, his voice cutting clearly through the din to reach the ears of the disciples around him.

"Don’t worry, Champion Scholar!"

"Array Formation! Trap it!"

Though stunned by the Copper Armor Corpse’s terrifying might, the surviving Outer Mansion Disciples at his side knew they were all in this together. They responded at once.

Instantly, Talismans rained down and beams of Dharma Light crisscrossed like a web.

All sorts of binding and trapping Magic were unleashed upon the Copper Armor Corpse as if they cost nothing, forming a temporary barrier that slightly blunted its ferocious charge.

However, this Copper Armor Corpse, refined for a century using the Zombie Alliance’s Secret Skills, was far more powerful than they could have imagined.

Its crimson eyes swept over the annoying "flies" around it. It let out an impatient, angry howl. The muscles on its arms, which were covered in ancient bronze scales, bulged as it unleashed a monstrous wave of Corpse Qi, violently throwing its arms outward.

BOOM!

An incomparably savage force erupted!

All the binding Talisman chains and streams of magical light were forcibly shattered and sent flying.

The disciples in the Array Formation staggered back as if struck by a heavy blow, all of them spitting blood.

Having broken its bonds, the Copper Armor Corpse’s savagery flared. It raised its claws, about to pounce on the Holy Sect Disciples and begin its massacre.

But in the next instant!

An utterly terrifying roar suddenly exploded from behind it.

It wasn’t a simple explosion, but a sound mixed with the shriek of countless grains of Sand Iron grinding together at high speed and the roar of burning flames.

The Copper Armor Corpse froze, then violently twisted around!

It saw a colossal, crimson iron fist filling its entire field of vision, smashing toward it with the force to shatter mountains and crack the earth.

The terrifying pressure forced the Copper Armor Corpse to sink, and with a CRACK, the ground beneath it shattered.

"Hahaha! Die!"

With a malevolent, wild laugh on his lips, Qi Yun at this moment fully revealed the tyrannical madness of a Demonic Cultivator!

"ROAR!"

Sensing the mortal threat, the Copper Armor Corpse let out a deafening roar. Its ferocious power raging, it brazenly turned to counterattack.

"CLANG—"

In that instant, two fists of vastly different sizes smashed violently together.

BOOM! 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

The ground boomed, sinking and collapsing heavily.

Qi Force billowed out, kicking up countless fragments of earth and stone and blasting them in all directions.

After holding on for only a moment, the Copper Armor Corpse was viciously slammed into the ground. The iron fist, wreathed in Fierce Fire, continued to press down, as if trying to crush it completely.

"Go!"

Pinning the Copper Armor Corpse with one punch, Qi Yun barked a command, signaling the Holy Sect Disciples to retreat quickly.

’This Copper Armor Corpse is impervious to blades and spears, water and fire. There isn’t a single weak spot on its entire body.’

’With my current strength, I can only suppress it. I can’t kill it unless I use all my trump cards.’

’And we’ve only just arrived at Da Wu Mountain. I can’t possibly use all my trump cards now.’

Seeing that Qi Yun had actually managed to pin down the terrifying Copper Armor Corpse, the Holy Sect Disciples looked at him with star-struck eyes. They quickly acknowledged his order and beat a hasty retreat.

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