Almighty Genius

Chapter 2303 - 1797: Millennium Zombie!

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Song Yi and the other two also took advantage of this opportunity and urged their palm energy, hitting fiercely on one side of the stone coffin's lid. The violent energy aura pushed forward, fiercely striking the thick cover of the stone coffin.

Buzz~~~

As the energy aura surged out, although the lid of the stone coffin was extremely heavy, it was violently shaken. Even if there were any hidden clasps or something similar, they couldn't withstand such a fierce energy impact, forcefully pushing the stone coffin's lid away…

The lid flew off and crashed heavily against the nearby stone wall with a loud bang. Once the stone coffin was left uncovered, the stench instantly became extremely thick, forming a cloud of decay before Qin Fang and the others.

Even these experts above Grandmaster Level had to retreat quickly, fearing contamination by these fumes, worried that it wouldn't be easy to get rid of them… not to mention that these fumes vaguely contained some kind of poison.

Corpse Qi!

Upon nearly smelling this odor, Qin Fang already knew.

These few people initially sensed that something was wrong inside the stone coffin, and now upon smelling this corpse qi, it further confirmed the point… even though it wasn't so clear yet, Qin Fang was already certain there was indeed a zombie, or some similar fierce creature, inside the stone coffin!

All four backed away, except for the puppet person standing there, completely ignoring the surrounding corpse qi… after all, it wasn't a living being, so it didn't care about these corpse fumes.

Whirr~~~

Qin Fang waved his palm energy, immediately stirring up a gust of wind that scattered the rising fumes, revealing what was inside the stone coffin to everyone.

"Young Master Qin, there really is a zombie…"

Song Yi and the other two took a glance and couldn't help but exclaim.

Zombies are often talked about, but very few have actually seen them…

Once a person dies, the corpse quickly rots and becomes a pile of bones that disintegrates upon touch, holding no significance.

However, a zombie is different. While it appears to be a living entity, it had already died long ago. But if you say it's dead, it behaves just like a human… one can only say a zombie is an alternative form of a living entity.

Saying zombies survive by sucking blood is pure nonsense…

A zombie's flesh remains unrotted, retaining its former appearance, and what should have fully dead cells seem to transform into another form of living presence. But this form of presence is entirely different from that of human life, even contrary.

Zombies possess little intelligence, only some instincts, like slaughter…

They harbor strong hostility towards any living entity, as they are naturally at odds with life. Blood not only offers no benefit to zombies but due to the clash of life forms, is highly harmful to them.

This is what Qin Fang learned from some records of the Corpse Demon Sect, where people captured zombies from tombs to study them for their cultivation of secret techniques, naturally gaining considerable knowledge about zombies.

Thanks to Qin Fang previously capturing a mysterious expert from the Corpse Demon Sect, while he didn't kill him, he learned a lot of secrets from him, including some things about zombies…

"Be careful^"

Although Qin Fang hadn't felt the life pulse of this zombie, after opening the stone coffin, what initially didn't show on Qin Fang's mini-map now suddenly had a red dot appear.

That is to say, the zombie before them seemed to have resurrected…

This zombie had existed for a very long time, perhaps always trapped in this stone coffin, but it hadn't rotted or turned into a pile of bones… its clothing was peculiar, neither metal nor jade, and the material was unknown.

Given the many treasures Qin Fang and the others encountered in this underground palace, it can be imagined that the clothes the zombie wore were definitely not ordinary… at the least, being able to last several hundred to a thousand years without decaying or wearing is already quite remarkable.

Song Yi and the others also cautiously eyed the stone coffin, weapons in hand… dealing with a zombie, with its terrifying corpse qi, also carrying corpse poison, even a slight touch could spell disaster, so none dared to be careless.

Qin Fang held the Flowing Shadow Divine Sword in his hand, slowly approaching the zombie…

Compared to Song Yi and the others, Qin Fang wasn't afraid of that little bit of corpse poison, naturally having much greater safety, and after being nourished by the Spiritual Spring, not only had his True Qi been restored to its peak, but even his Mana Points were back to full.

To be precise, his body, reshaped by Spiritual Energy, was now more than twice as strong, with various personal stats almost doubling or more… Strength, speed, Life Points, defense, Mana Points, etc., all significantly surged.

If Qin Fang previously could use the Flame Fusion Combat Technique continuously for five minutes, now he might be able to sustain it for ten minutes or even fifteen minutes...

Naturally, when facing this zombie with yet unknown strength, Qin Fang still had no problem protecting himself.

However, Qin Fang didn't become complacent because of this; although the zombie maintained its previous sleeping posture, his mini-map indicated it had awakened, and faintly brought considerable pressure to Qin Fang, suggesting this zombie was by no means simple.

Buzz~~

Just as Qin Fang approached the stone coffin, the zombie maintaining a sleeping posture seemed to sense Qin Fang's proximity and suddenly opened its eyes... They were blood-red eyes that emitted mysterious and unpredictable beams of light.

Yet when these beams of light touched Qin Fang's eyes, they caused his mind to momentarily waver.

"Careful..."

Amid Qin Fang's momentary daze, Song Yi and others urgently shouted by his ear.

Bam!!

At this moment, Qin Fang didn't have time to react extensively, instinctively commanding the puppet person beside him to protect him... Immediately, a dull noise reached Qin Fang's ears, sounding like some heavy object colliding.

Nonetheless, Qin Fang's mind cleared significantly, he slightly moved his form, quickly retreating to Song Yi and others' side, finally able to clearly observe what unfolded before him.

The zombie indeed awakened, at this moment its blood-red eyes gleaming with eerie light, an arm stretched out, the dark fist fiercely striking the puppet person's chest, presumably where the sound originated.

"Such formidable strength..."

Qin Fang focused his gaze, the puppet person's chest didn't exhibit significant damage, yet this punch left rather conspicuous marks, seemingly slightly indented, marking the first occurrence of such damage to the puppet person.

Whoosh~~ Bam!!

The puppet person, unaffected by pain, even slightly damaged, wasted no time, promptly swinging its ferocious fist, violently striking the zombie having sat up.

A dull thud followed, the zombie seemingly freshly awakened, physically still inflexible, despite clear defensive movements couldn't keep pace with the puppet person's speed, its chest receiving a solid hit from the puppet person.

The puppet person's punch was terrifying; Qin Fang had witnessed it pierce straight through an invulnerable Bronze Warrior with a single hit...

Yet, such a savage punch on the zombie's chest vaguely yielded some fracture-like sounds, but didn't pierce entirely as with the Bronze Warrior... the exceptionally robust zombie body was merely knocked flying.

Colliding heavily with a corner of the stone coffin, then flipping out of it, tumbling several times on the ground before gradually coming to a stop...

Such a punch, such an impact... if it were someone else, they'd likely have died seven or eight times over!

However...

This zombie climbed back up astonishingly! Even rising, dusting off its clothes similarly to a human, then gazing with blood-red eyes at the puppet person... turning them toward Qin Fang and others, smirking, revealing those strange fangs!

"Hiss~~~"

Such a scene couldn't help but send shivers down Qin Fang and others' spines.

Even if they significantly overestimated the zombie's strength, now they discovered it was far more terrifying than imagined.

Zombie creatures might not necessarily grow stronger over existing longer, but if its strength was exceedingly formidable in life, then in death, transformed into a zombie, it would undeniably become terrifying... retaining the formidable muscles and bones honed in life naturally exceeds ordinary zombies significantly.

"This zombie... could it have been a Supreme Realm Powerhouse in life?"

Song Yi and others gasped, unable to resist muttering such thoughts.

Regardless of anything else, just based on such physical defense alone, it's vastly unparalleled by ordinary Great Grandmaster Level experts... Great Grandmaster Level, while formidable, its defense mainly relies on Protective Gang Qi, without which they're hardly superior to Grandmaster-level experts.

Only Supreme Realm powerhouses seemingly transcend human limits; even without Protective Gang Qi, their defense remains frighteningly bulletproof, possibly unharmed even by potent bombs!

How ferocious the puppet person's punch truly is, Qin Fang can't express numerically, but its impact is undeniably terrifying to the extreme... even a Bronze Warrior's ten-centimeter-steel-plated-like body could be shattered with one punch.

Yet, such a fierce punch seemingly couldn't penetrate the zombie's body, except for some indentations, leaving no other visible mark, highlighting the terrifying nature of the zombie's physique... perhaps nearly comparable to the puppet person forged from North Sea Purple Copper! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you're welcome to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast recommendation votes, monthly votes. Your support is the greatest motivation for me.)