Becoming a Saint by Touching Corpses

Chapter 567: Chapter 544: Leaving Seclusion

The Turtle Shell Defensive Spiritual Artifact barely blocked the hit from the giant wolf.

It emitted an unbearable ’creaking’ sound, with its surface instantly covered in web-like cracks.

Fortunately, it didn’t need to withstand a second hit.

After the Human heroes retreated to the tower, it quickly transformed into a gray light and flew back into the city, landing in the hand of an elderly man in a black robe.

His hair was half-white, his body thin and gaunt, and his face always carried a deep sorrow, as if everyone owed him money.

He was Elder Chen Changqing of the Corpse-Driving Sect, known for his steadiness.

“Thank you, elder, for saving us,” Xin Ziqi spoke, her voice as delightful as spiritual pearls falling on a jade plate.

“Sigh, this monster is tough to fight.” Chen Changqing’s face showed distress. “Its second howl can attack the divine soul without even touching the body, a power truly terrifying, beyond the ordinary ’Moonfall Roar’.”

“Indeed, I just felt my body stiffen, completely beyond my control, as if taken over by some dreadful existence,” Xia Hong exclaimed.

“Positional suppression, ancestral bloodline?” Xin Ziqi blurted out.

As these words were spoken, everyone showed astonishment in their eyes.

“This wolf demon’s bloodline is perfected?”

“Weren’t creatures with perfected bloodlines supposed to go to the Abyss to seek opportunities? Why would it suddenly appear here?”

“Each perfected bloodline monster is a Great Demon seed, valued far more than a city, and demon clans rarely send them out…”

The group was still immersed in the shocking identity of the wolf demon.

Above, the silver giant wolf appeared again, striking the City Defense Array fiercely with a claw.

This caused the entire city tower to shake violently, with large amounts of gray stones falling down.

“Ah!”

Several cultivators and martial artists close to the tower’s edge unfortunately fell, letting out a final scream.

The other Foundation Establishment cultivators then hid within the white shield, cautiously maneuvering spiritual artifacts, releasing magic in an attempt to obstruct the opponent as much as possible.

But their efforts had little effect.

The silver giant wolf’s demonic flames were overwhelming, its ferocity unmatched, and its body as hard as a top-grade spiritual artifact, impervious to any defense.

The entire Huai City tower, including all the cultivators and martial artists above, swayed like a small boat in a storm, constantly facing the threat of capsizing.

Even with the city defended by the array.

Yet everyone knew, given the wolf’s relentless brute-force attacks, the fall of the city was only a matter of time.

“I can’t beat it, I really can’t.” Jin Tingfeng, once full of confidence, now looked despondent.

Suffering blow after blow repeatedly, his spirit was affected.

His former pride was slowly turning into hopelessness.

“If only Red Hero were here, perhaps there’d be a way…” Xin Ziqi couldn’t help but say.

“Red Hero probably won’t be able to face this wolf demon.” Xia Hong shook his head. “Only an Extreme Foundation Establishment, a Perfect Dao Foundation, can combat a creature at the realm of perfected bloodlines.”

Then he looked towards Elder Chen and the other elders of the Corpse-Driving Sect: “Your sect must send reinforcements, if this drags on, the city will surely fall!”

“Reinforcements…” Elder Chen and the others exchanged looks, revealing bitter smiles.

As insiders, they naturally knew the sect was also lacking in strength.

Even the Sect Leader and Elder Bi, who had just reached Dao Foundation Perfection, had been dispatched to the Abyss. Could they really send effective support now?

In a corner of the tower, a middle-aged man dressed in a soldier’s uniform looked up at the towering figure above, expressionless, with deep eyes.

’Unable to contact the main body, he must have already gone to the small world, and won’t return anytime soon.’

’My current strength, in terms of martial arts, is at most only thirty percent of the main body, and isn’t enough to be this monster’s match.’

’Even if the main body were here, it might not be its opponent.

Perfected bloodlines are indeed terrifying, far exceeding the level of Demon Generals and Foundation Establishment, having previously underestimated this realm.’

’If the Corpse-Driving Sect can’t send anyone, I’ll have to abandon this body to heavily wound the monster…’

Lou Yi’s avatar left in Huai City was also on the tower, searching for an opportunity in the battle.

Yet no one noticed.

High above, thousands of miles from Huai City, several awe-inspiring figures, resembling gods and demons, silently observed everything.

Their vast divine thoughts clashed in the void, creating a large, seemingly naturally occurring glow.

“According to the information I received, the Sect Leader of the Corpse-Driving Sect, the Three Corpses Daoist, has left the sect, and even a newly breakthrough Perfect Dao Foundation cultivator has been dispatched.”

“If this is true, it shows that those with chances have already gone all out, risking everything for that elusive glimmer of hope.”

“Just let this youngster stir the situation, and see who exactly comes to support.

That way, we can deduce how much lifespan that old fellow has left…”

“What if a Fake Pill comes?”

“Humph, then we have a reason to take action…”

Thousands of miles away, in the Corpse-Driving Sect.

Huai City faced an attack from a wolf demon at the realm of perfected bloodlines, dangerously close to being breached within days!

This news quickly reached the sect’s top management, shaking every elder.

“A perfected bloodline demon clan, and pure blood wolf clan at that, does the sect have any Great Cultivators to match it?”

“Only someone with a Perfect Dao Foundation has hope of defeating this wolf demon, others would just be senselessly sending themselves to death even if all went.”

“Damn it, Elder Bi and the Sect Leader just left the sect, and now the wolf clan comes, too coincidental…”

Upon hearing the news, the elders’ faces all became troubled.

The remaining Foundation Establishment cultivators in the sect rapidly headed to Feishi Peak’s Law Enforcement Hall, where Great Elder Zheng Jingming hosted an emergency meeting.

The Great Elder wore a gray Daoist robe, his hair half-white, his face stern, and his expression cold, seated at the head of a redwood long table.

The long table’s sides had other elders eagerly offering strategies.

“Elder Wu, has your set of Twenty-Eight Star Demon Subduing Formation finished practice yet?”

“Sigh, it’s still two years away from maturity, using it now would be ineffective, and would ruin decades of painstaking effort…”

“Should we release the monsters from No-Dao Peak?”

“Absolutely not! Until the sect faces extermination, No-Dao Peak must never be opened!”

“Perhaps find a way to notify those in the Abyss to return one of them?”

“There’s no time, by the time they return, Huai City would already be breached!”

Many elders offered suggestions, frowning deeply, worried their hair might turn white.

But there seemed to be no reliable solution.

As for letting a Fake Pill or the Supreme Elder intervene, none even mentioned it.

If they acted, the demon clan’s Great Demons would have a reason to intervene; the ’nuclear weapons’ must not be employed first.

At least, a city’s gain or loss wasn’t sufficient for the Corpse-Driving Sect to invoke them.

The sect was currently in a terribly awkward situation.

Low-level cultivators couldn’t block the wolf demon with perfected bloodlines, and high-level cultivators couldn’t intervene.

As everyone racked their brains, a cold voice interrupted.

“It’s not difficult, I’ll slay it.”

The speaker was Great Elder Zheng Jingming.

Upon hearing this, many elders’ faces changed, each anxiously advising against it.

“Due to that affair back then, your Dao Foundation was damaged, barely saved by suppressing it with strange items.

If you fight a perfected bloodline demon now, it’ll trigger your injury, destroying both jade and stone!”

“Great Elder, don’t be impulsive, at worst, forsake Huai City and let the residents evacuate.

Sparing people and losing land leads to preserving both, reclaim it later if needed.”

“Indeed, don’t fall for the demon clan’s treacherous scheme!”

“Recovering fully later still offers hope for advancing to Golden Core.”

Despite the fellow sect members’ blocks, the Great Elder maintained a calm expression.

“Rest assured, I won’t gamble my life,” the Great Elder said lightly. “Over these years, I’ve thoroughly suppressed the injury.

While not healed, it no longer restricts me from acting.”

Listening to the Great Elder’s words, many elders were half-convinced.

But given Huai City’s critical state, they had no other better solution, so they chose to trust the Great Elder.

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