"How is this possible? My Ghost Howling technique can affect the cultivator's soul to a certain extent and hinder the circulation of Qi and blood within their body."
"Why is this kid's condition recovering so quickly?" Han Yin Gui frowned, thinking to himself.
Han Yin Gui had actually seen that Wu Tao was injured. However, the main purpose of the Ghost Howling technique was to weaken the opponent's state and gain the upper hand, not to directly inflict powerful damage.
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Wu Tao's brow furrowed slightly. The unique secret technique practiced by Han Yin Gui was indeed beyond his expectations.
Fortunately, he practiced the "Nine Arts of Dragon-Tiger Elemental Radiance" and had already reached the ninth major stage of perfection, possessing abundant and pure spiritual energy.
Besides, Han Yin Gui's Ghost Howling technique was not yet mature and had many flaws. Otherwise, the situation just now would have been dangerous.
After all, their strengths were comparable. A temporary decline in one's state could be fatal during a battle.
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Seeing that he could not defeat Wu Tao in a one-on-one fight, Han Yin Gui's brow furrowed. He took out more than ten bronze armored zombies from his Corpse Ghost Bag, joining the eight bronze armored zombies that were already on the ground.
Han Yin Gui, along with over twenty bronze armored zombies, stirred up gusts of yin wind and attacked Wu Tao together.
Upon seeing this, Wu Tao let out a cold snort. The magnetic elemental radiance energy on his body merged with his spiritual energy. Amidst the surging spiritual energy fluctuations, a golden dragon, entirely condensed from magnetic elemental radiance energy, broke through the air.
The golden dragon shook its head and wagged its tail, exuding an incredibly domineering aura that permeated the surroundings.
Then, Wu Tao took out the Beast Soul Talisman from his storage bag, summoned over a dozen beast souls, and together they faced Han Yin Gui and the twenty-odd bronze armored zombies.
Neither of them showed any weakness in terms of aura.
The twenty-odd bronze armored zombies, under Han Yin Gui's precise control, were equivalent to over twenty ordinary cultivators at the Qi Condensation stage.
Combined with Han Yin Gui's own peculiar corpse techniques, they were not invincible at the same level, but they were certainly the most troublesome opponents for cultivators at the Qi Condensation stage.
However, Wu Tao also had the assistance of over a dozen beast souls.
Roar!
The magnetic elemental radiance golden dragon roared to the sky, swept across all directions, and suppressed the eight desolate lands. It pounced fiercely at the more than twenty bronze armored zombies, followed closely by the more than a dozen beast souls.
With a flick of its tail, the golden dragon sent several bronze armored zombies flying backward, completely unable to resist.
Immediately after, the golden dragon's limbs and sharp claws moved in unison, repelling several more bronze armored zombies.
The more than a dozen beast souls also engaged the corresponding number of bronze armored zombies, fighting to a stalemate.
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"Yin Corpse Needle!"
On the other side, Han Yin Gui struck first. He launched a Yin Corpse Needle with his left hand while holding a golden skull in his right, smashing it rapidly towards Wu Tao. He roared, "You dare oppose me? I will annihilate your soul today!"
Because he had transformed into a golden dragon, Wu Tao was ultimately unable to block the golden skull and retreated over ten steps repeatedly.
At this moment, Wu Tao's face was pale, his spiritual energy was severely depleted, and his chest on the left side was pierced by the Yin Corpse Needle, forming blood holes. His body was also infected with a chilling corpse poison.
Yet, even in such a dire situation, Wu Tao's domineering aura did not diminish, even if only by a fraction.
Wu Tao took out the Soul Falling Bell from his storage bag. The bell's chime rippled out, causing Han Yin Gui to momentarily become dazed and his body stiffened abruptly.
Seizing this opportunity, Wu Tao swept his Immortal Slaying Demonic Blood Blade, and a blade energy the size of a half-moon pierced through the rolling corpse energy and struck Han Yin Gui's left arm.
Han Yin Gui's already severely injured left arm was cleanly severed by the sharp blade energy.
In pain, Han Yin Gui roared on the spot, his malevolent and cold voice lingering around.
"Ah, you scoundrel, you dare to cut off my arm! I will surely scatter your soul today."
Han Yin Gui roared, and with his remaining right arm, he took out a treasure from the corpse refining lineage, the "Corpse King's Sole Death Eye."
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Countless green light beams shot out from the suspended "Corpse King's Sole Death Eye," attacking Wu Tao.
At the same time, Han Yin Gui waved his remaining right arm, still ferociously attacking Wu Tao.
As for Wu Tao, he first used the last bit of spiritual energy within his body to suppress the spread of the corpse poison.
Afterward, he dragged his heavy body and engaged in a life-and-death battle with Han Yin Gui, which was on the verge of being decided.
With a roar to the heavens, his fist radiated energy. Wu Tao's body was enveloped by an aura of death. Every move was decisive, as if he were willing to fight to the death and perish together.
The more this was the case, the more solemn Han Yin Gui's expression became. He certainly did not want to perish with Wu Tao. His right arm, with fingers clenched together, resembled a giant iron claw weighing thousands of pounds.
Han Yin Gui's Corpse Soul Ghost Claw, kicking up countless fallen leaves around him, possessed immense power. Even with only one hand, it could easily smash a rock the size of a ten-foot square.
Both Wu Tao and Han Yin Gui could be considered ruthless individuals.
In this moment where a single misstep could lead to death, they did not hold back during their clashes.
Fierce fists, fueled by bloodlust, collided fiercely with the cold and hard Corpse Soul Ghost Claws. The powerful gusts of wind and energy generated by their intense struggle caused the surrounding air to vibrate violently and restlessly.
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After fighting Wu Tao to a near-death battle for hundreds of moves in a semi-crippled state, Han Yin Gui, feeling the situation worsening, had made up his mind.
Although the Longevity Fruit on Wu Tao was good, it was not worth losing his life for.
Han Yin Gui glared fiercely at Wu Tao.
Although Wu Tao's body was battered and heavily injured, his own aura was growing stronger.
"Corpse Qi Ghost Smoke!"
Han Yin Gui, with a grim expression, scattered three black pills from his right hand. The pills exploded, and an endless stream of black smoke spread out.
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Seizing this opportunity, Han Yin Gui recalled the over twenty bronze armored zombies back into his Corpse Ghost Bag and immediately fled.
He vanished without a trace, almost instantly.
Wu Tao had no intention of pursuing Han Yin Gui further. His body had already been largely invaded by the vicious corpse poison, and his spiritual energy was completely depleted. If he continued to force himself, he would likely be the one to die.
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In the cultivation world, within the same realm, the Corpse Refining, Puppet Control, Beast Taming, Ghost Control, and other lineages were generally considered invincible at the same level.
After all, no matter how strong one person was, how could they withstand the siege of dozens or even hundreds of opponents at the same level?
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Wu Tao walked with difficulty on the ground, covering his wounds.
After reaching a safe place, Wu Tao immediately used the power of a formation talisman to set up a simple formation around him.
Then, Wu Tao immediately sat down on the ground, took various healing and detoxifying pills, and began his recovery.
Han Yin Gui's Yin Ghost Needle was extremely vicious. After entering Wu Tao's body, it not only hindered the normal circulation of Qi and blood within Wu Tao's body but also contained corpse poison that continuously corroded Wu Tao's meridians.
It took a full three hours for Wu Tao, with the help of healing and detoxifying pills, to finally expel a mouthful of black, dirty blood and completely remove the corpse poison from his body.
Shaking his head, Wu Tao slowly stood up and looked at the pool of corrupted blood on the ground, his brows furrowed tightly.
Han Yin Gui's inherent combat strength was only at the level of an ordinary elite disciple.
However, his bronze armored zombies were too numerous, and his corpse poison was so vicious that even he was unwilling to confront such a person head-on.
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Fortunately, Han Yin Gui had fled out of fear for his life in the end.
Otherwise, if they had continued fighting like that, there was an eighty percent chance they would have perished together.
With less than a week remaining until the Yellow Extreme Grand Unity Mystic Realm closed, time was extremely tight.
Although Wu Tao had obtained a great deal of heavenly and earthly spiritual items over the past three months, human hearts were inherently greedy, and Wu Tao was no exception.
What's more, these heavenly and earthly spiritual items were obtained by Wu Tao at the cost of nine near-death experiences.
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Several days later, on a very high cliff, in a place bathed in sunlight year-round, grew three or four single-stemmed, five-leaved Blood Sun Spiritual Flowers.
These small flowers were about an inch in size, blood-red in color, and their five petals all grew towards the east, truly astonishing!
"No need to ask, these must be 'Blood Sun Spiritual Flowers.' Judging by the color of their stems and leaves, they are at least over three hundred years old!" When Wu Tao discovered these flowers, he thought excitedly.
However, when his gaze shifted to the Cloud-Winged Giant Eagle that had been circling in the sky, Wu Tao's face instantly turned grim. The guardian of these Blood Sun Spiritual Flowers was a Cloud-Winged Giant Eagle several feet in size.
A clear eagle's cry rang out.
Immediately after, the clouds in the sky churned.
The Cloud-Winged Giant Eagle possessed lightning-fast speed. One moment it was barely visible, and the next, its massive shadow enveloped the ground.