Chapter 288 - 289: The Corpse King Has Really Come to Beicheng!

Beicheng suburban area, campsite.

In the mountain forest, Lu Chuan looked at Er Pang, whose physical transformation was complete, with a satisfied smile on his face.

Er Pang now is like the perfect combination of a meat shield and warrior, capable of both offense and defense.

The enormous body, over a zhang tall, is extremely intimidating, resembling a massive black iron shield rooted in the ground, sending chills to those who see it.

At the moment, Er Pang’s scales have undergone changes not only on his body but also on his limbs and head, which have noticeably altered.

The head used to be covered with black scales, which have now completely merged together.

It looks like a heavy, massive helmet that protects Er Pang’s head entirely, leaving only two hollow spaces for the eyes.

The limbs have become more robust, especially the arms, which have changed the most.

Previously resembling door panels, the arms have grown wider, with the scales fully fused, forming a heavy metallic shine, resembling metal shields attached to the hands.

If those heavy metal shields on the arms are raised, they could cover a small half of Er Pang’s body behind them. Raising both shields together is like a giant barrier, making it difficult for any attack to break through them to reach Er Pang.

"The Spirit Pill is almost formed."

Looking at Er Pang now, Lu Chuan’s eyes flashed with excitement.

Er Pang’s aura was visibly rising rapidly, with Energy Factors rushing madly from all directions into his body.

Soon, Er Pang’s body began to tremble slightly, as energies inside him surged like a terrifying flood after a dam burst, moving crazily toward a vortex within.

As time ticked by, Er Pang’s aura became increasingly strong, until a roar sounded from within him.

Bang!

A Spirit Pill emitting brilliant Spiritual Light formed, and the horrifying aura from Er Pang spread in all directions, causing the surrounding trees to tilt, and the leaves rustled loudly.

Roar!

Er Pang let out a deafening howl to the sky, akin to a myriad of beasts roaring in unison, incredibly frightening.

Successfully ascended to Tier Five!

On the opposite side, Lu Chuan was thrilled—his second Tier Five Corpse Puppet.

Simultaneously, Lu Chuan also learned of the two powerful skills using spiritual power that Er Pang awoke upon reaching Tier Five.

One skill allows using Spiritual Essence within to condense a layer of Spiritual Armor covering the whole body, protecting against attacks—a defensive skill.

The other skill involves a foot stomp that releases a shock wave, causing the earth to shake violently—an attack skill.

Eagerly, Lu Chuan couldn’t wait to test Er Pang’s actual abilities.

First, he controlled Er Pang to walk around before, with a thought, activating Er Pang’s power.

Suddenly, black Spiritual Light emerged, enveloping Er Pang’s body, and quickly transformed into a majestic black Spiritual Armor, covering Er Pang entirely, even protecting his eyes with a thick, black crystal-like light film.

Seeing the enlarged form of Er Pang due to the Spiritual Armor, Lu Chuan’s eyes flickered.

Next, it was time to test Er Pang’s defensive skill.

In the next instant, under Lu Chuan’s control, Lightning One shot forth, its sharp steel claws striking fiercely at Er Pang.

Bang!

The ferocious blade light instantly hit Er Pang’s Spiritual Armor, resulting in a loud explosion.

Lightning One’s body flew backward several dozen meters before stabilizing.

On the other hand, Er Pang remained unmoving, his Spiritual Armor only showed a slight ripple but was otherwise unscathed.

Lu Chuan wasn’t surprised by this, as Lightning One was only Tier Four, while Er Pang was a Tier Five, primarily defensive Corpse Puppet. Blocking Lightning One’s strike was expected; failing to block would be strange.

After Lightning One retreated, Undead One was controlled by Lu Chuan to shoot out, transforming into two long-scythe forelegs, sweeping fiercely at Er Pang.

Clang~

Following the deafening metallic collision, Undead One staggered backward several steps, while Er Pang’s Spiritual Armor vibrated intensely but remained intact post-vibration.

"This defense is impressive!"

Lu Chuan’s eyes sparkled, immediately controlling Er Pang to unleash another skill.

Bang!

Er Pang suddenly stomped forward, and the earth shook wildly, sounding as if exploding intensely. A circle of black shock waves spread across the ground, causing the earth to crack and tremble, and nearby trees to snap and fall.

Undead One, close to Er Pang, was affected by the vibrations on the ground, swaying uncontrollably, hardly able to stand. One careless move could cause it to tumble to the ground, extremely embarrassing.

"Good, this skill is very practical. If it unexpectedly strikes the enemy, they surely won’t react."

Lu Chuan’s lips slightly curled up, highly satisfied with the awakened skills, naming them. The first is called Profound Light Ink Armor, and the second is Profound Light Shock Wave.

Now, hearing Little Qiqi’s faint shout, Lu Chuan snapped back and didn’t linger any longer, returning to camp with Er Pang’s Corpse Puppet.

Beicheng Base City, inside the meeting room.

"You say you have information on the Corpse King?"

Fang Wei watched Zhang Qing sitting nearby, asking with a serious expression.

"Indeed, sir. The Corpse King might be in the Beicheng area, but I found a woman who can control zombies, and she has a little girl with her.

Previously, that woman caused a Corpse Tide in Beicheng; we barely escaped from Beicheng."

Zhang Qing said with a heavy expression.

Listening to Zhang Qing’s words, Fang Wei was struck with immense shock.

Woman, little girl?

It was identical to the intelligence from Jianghai Base City.

Surely, the little girl was the Corpse King.

However, Fang Wei didn’t correct Zhang Qing’s error, as it was challenging enough for him just to witness the Corpse King and that woman inviting further demand wasn’t feasible.

Currently, Fang Wei appeared deeply serious, acknowledging the Corpse King had indeed reached Beicheng.

The Corpse King is a ticking bomb; it could explode outside Beicheng Base City at any moment.

Nevertheless, for further confirmation, Fang Wei decided to send people to Beicheng for investigation.