Traversing the path of life and death

Chapter Thirty: Nine Dragon Grass

"When I subdue the Thousand-Year Corpse King, you will assist me. I will need your blood if necessary, so you must be on your guard, do you understand?" the old shaman said to Lin Yu.

Lin Yu originally thought that subduing the Thousand-Year Corpse King would be simple, and that Elder Wu alone could handle it. However, Elder Wu did not expect that Lin Yu would ask him to assist him. Obviously, subduing the Thousand-Year Corpse King was still somewhat troublesome. Lin Yu nodded to Elder Wu and said, "I understand, teacher. I will concentrate fully. Don't worry."

Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, Elder Wu nodded slightly, then turned his gaze to the Thousand-Year Corpse King.

The Thousand-Year Corpse King seemed to sense that terrifying phantom was looking at him again, and his body trembled involuntarily. The scenes from just now echoed in the Thousand-Year Corpse King's subconscious. After all, the Thousand-Year Corpse King had used all his strength in the fight with the phantom, but he still couldn't cause any damage to the phantom. On the contrary, any attack from the phantom could bring heavy blows to the Thousand-Year Corpse King.

Fortunately, the Thousand-Year Corpse King possessed a strong body and quickly recovered after each blow. However, whenever he was almost fully recovered, the phantom would reappear and defeat him again with the same moves, bringing the Corpse King tremendous shocks time and time again.

The biggest impact on the Corpse King was that stunning punch. When he saw the phantom unleash that punch, the Corpse King would always assume a defensive stance. But when that punch actually landed on him, the Corpse King would feel that the punch was like a mountain, bringing him immense pressure.

What appears to be a casual punch actually has a unique aspect, causing significant damage to the body's internal organs.

Time finally slipped away second by second, and the Corpse King finally recovered briefly. Subconsciously, the Corpse King thought of escaping from here. Just as he was about to flee, that gaze came again, causing him to tremble slightly.

Seeing the Corpse King trembling slightly, Elder Wu did not stop walking towards it. Lin Yu followed him. At this moment, Lin Yu no longer felt the tension he had at the beginning. On the contrary, he was filled with excitement. After all, he was about to subdue the thousand-year-old Corpse King. A smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.

The Corpse King looked at the person advancing and the phantom, and was subconsciously filled with fear. Just like that, the phantom slowly came in front of him, and the phantom's mouth twitched slightly.

The Corpse King was originally crouching down, and just as he was about to stand up, a golden halo formed in front of him. The halo slowly grew larger until it enveloped him. When he saw the golden halo enveloping him, he truly felt fear this time.

The Corpse King immediately tried to struggle, but the halo seemed to have intelligence, moving up and down with the thousand-year-old Corpse King and tightly binding him. No matter how the Corpse King struggled, he could not escape the control of the golden halo.

That halo was the formation set up by the old shaman, the 'Golden Light Soul-Locking Formation', which locks people and their souls. Anyone trapped inside will remain inside as long as the creator of the formation doesn't release them. There is another way, though: to have more power than the creator and break through the golden halo yourself.

It's obvious that the Thousand-Year Corpse King's strength is far inferior to that of the Witch Elder. Therefore, there's no way for him to break free of the golden halo by strength alone. He can only stay inside and wait to be slaughtered.

Looking at the golden circle, Lin Yu thought of the spirit-gathering array that Elder Wu had created before. It was similar in principle, so it was clear that this golden circle was also an array created by Elder Wu.

At this moment, Lin Yu had a growing desire to learn formation techniques.

Seeing Lin Yu's stunned expression, Elder Wu said, "This golden halo is a kind of formation called the 'Golden Light Soul-Locking Formation.' It locks people and locks their souls. As long as the person trapped inside is not as strong as me, then he can only be trapped inside. Even the Thousand-Year Corpse King will be trapped inside and at our mercy."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yu was filled with shock. He hadn't expected the formation to be so powerful, and he immediately blurted out, "Can I learn it?"

After thinking for a moment, Elder Wu said, "It's alright, but it's not time to teach you yet. What you need to do now is to seize the time to improve your strength to the next level. Only then will you be considered to have entered the beginning of cultivation."

Upon hearing Elder Wu's words, Lin Yu nodded and said, "Understood, Master. I will advance to the next realm as soon as possible."

The old shaman nodded slightly and continued, "The thousand-year-old corpse king has been trapped. You must remember what to do next. Go to the back of the corpse king first, and pay attention to the distance between you, which should be about one zhang. Go ahead."

Lin Yu quickly ran to the back of the Corpse King. After seeing Lin Yu run over and stand in place, the old shaman shouted, "Listen to my command."

Then, the old shaman's faint phantom, emitting a faint golden light like a golden halo, uttered words that Lin Yu couldn't understand. After a moment of whispering, he raised his hands high and shouted, "If we don't act now, when will we?" A green phantom slowly appeared around the Corpse King. That figure was clearly the Thousand-Year Corpse King, while the real Thousand-Year Corpse King was sitting on the ground. Only the green phantom floated above the Corpse King's head.

"Lin Yu, drip a drop of blood onto the green phantom!" Elder Wu shouted, still raising his hands. Upon hearing Elder Wu's words, Lin Yu immediately bit his finger and dripped a drop of blood onto the green phantom.

Upon contact with the drop of blood, the green phantom immediately emitted a heart-wrenching pain, a sensation as if its soul had been ripped away, and its screams filled the entire cave.

Upon hearing the roar, Lin Yu was not frightened. On the contrary, he became even more focused, intently watching the green phantom.

When the old shaman saw Lin Yu's blood drip onto the green phantom, he quickly chanted a series of incantations. The phantom slowly returned to the Corpse King's body. As soon as the phantom returned, the Corpse King's originally green face changed color many times in an instant, but eventually returned to green. However, there were several special symbols on the Corpse King's face.

The Corpse King, who had been crouching, suddenly stood up, and the circle slowly disappeared. The Corpse King stood there motionless, then looked around.

When the Thousand-Year Corpse King looked at Lin Yu, it slowly walked towards Lin Yu's side. When Lin Yu saw the Corpse King approaching him, his heart felt like it was filled with mixed feelings.

However, when the Corpse King walked up to Lin Yu, it respectfully twirled its waist. Lin Yu was puzzled by this action and immediately frowned.

Seeing Lin Yu's furrowed brows, Elder Wu smiled and said, "We have already subdued the Corpse King. Now we can put it in the ring." The Corpse King was originally an inanimate object. With a flick of Lin Yu's power, the Corpse King disappeared. When he summoned it again, the Corpse King reappeared in front of him.

"The Corpse King possesses the strength of the Blood Coagulation stage. Avoid using it if possible. Ultimately, you must rely on your own strength and grow stronger. Do you understand?" Elder Wu continued.

"I understand," Lin Yu said excitedly.

“Come with me, I think we’re about to have another success,” Elder Wu continued.