Is this what a zombie is?

94. The old and the new

Dongfang Liang looked at the collapsed underground palace, his gaze quickly locking onto Nangong Erya.

"Erya, switch places. Moya, I'm handing over that immortal bone to you."

Nangong Erya, who was dealing with the Undying Bone, immediately understood.

With a single palm strike, she forced back Buhua Gu, her figure transforming into a streak of light as she arrived beside Dongfang Liang, replacing Nangong Moya in her place.

The two have been swapped, and with Nangong Erya's Nanming Li Fire and the power of the Four Symbols Battle Formation, the level has increased by more than one level.

However, Ximen Deng, Beitang Ming, and Nangong Erya did not have the corresponding tokens, so they could not directly mobilize the power of the totem.

But it doesn't matter, Dongfang Liang also has a way to deal with it. He raised the Azure Dragon Token in his hand.

The Azure Dragon Token shone brightly, using the power of the Azure Dragon totem as a central hub to mobilize the power of the White Tiger, the Northern Black Tortoise, and the Vermilion Bird, thus enabling the Four Symbols Battle Formation to achieve a perfect cycle.

With the blessing of the power of the Four Symbols totems, the aura of the four people rose steadily at this moment, and their power increased exponentially.

In the deep pit of the underground palace ruins.

The man in black robes slowly stood up. As he did, all the falling rocks and stones shattered and turned into powder.

Despite enduring such terrifying lightning from the Azure Dragon, his black robe remained completely undamaged.

Faced with the Four Symbols Battle Formation, which mobilized the power of the Four Spirits Totems, the man in black robes had to get serious. He looked up to the sky and let out a long roar.

"Roar—"

With a whistling sound, the black energy around him surged and boiled, but his face was still not clearly visible. Only his blood-red eyes stood out, along with his distinctive pair of sharp fangs protruding from his lips.

If Jiang Chen were still conscious, he would definitely recognize that this was the 'Zombie King' he had seen in the historical illusion.

He really must be the Zombie King. He can talk, he has his own intelligence, and most importantly, the zombie aura emanating from his roar instantly silenced the Undying Bone, who was still fighting with Nangong Moya on the other side.

This top-tier zombie was trembling with fear, frozen in place like a quail, not daring to move an inch.

Nangong Moya seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and patted its chest with her fair hand.

She extracted a piece of completely black bone from the body of the Undying Bone.

This is the core of the Undying Bone, the origin of its name. It only refined a piece of bone, so there is only this one core.

Without this core, the corpse energy on the Undying Bone instantly collapsed, and its indestructible body quickly softened.

With his strength greatly diminished, the Undying Bone was naturally no match for Nangong Moya and was quickly and completely incinerated.

On the other side, the Four Spirits Battle Formation is ready to go.

"Four Spirits Battle Formation, vanquishing evil!"

The four of them joined forces and unleashed their strongest attack.

There was no other way; the opponent was someone who could make even the Undying Bone tremble with just a roar. If they didn't go all out from the start, they probably wouldn't have had the chance to unleash their full power.

The attack, infused with the power of the four elements, transformed into a shockwave that shot towards the Zombie King below.

However, in the face of this attack, the Zombie King simply raised one hand.

boom--!!!

He actually used the shockwave with one hand. He not only caught it, but also released even stronger corpse energy, which swept upwards against the shockwave.

With overwhelming and unparalleled strength, it directly crushed and shattered the Four Symbols Battle Formation head-on.

With the Four Symbols Battle Formation broken, Dongfang Liang and the other three were struck as if by a heavy blow, spitting out a mouthful of blood and their auras instantly weakening.

"Hmph, the younger generation of the Four Spirits Clan is nothing special now. It's time to end this."

The Zombie King walked step by step toward the four severely injured men, including Dongfang Liang, who had fallen to the ground, preparing to reap their lives.

The absolute difference in strength rendered all strategies and formations pale and powerless.

Hope turned into utter despair at that moment.

Dongfang Liang, who was lying on the ground, coughed up a mouthful of blood, but a smile appeared on his face.

He mobilized the last of the Azure Dragon totem's power, but this time it wasn't an attack; instead, it was a burst of vibrant Azure Wood True Qi.

The target of this true energy was not the Zombie King, but the five-clawed golden dragon in the Zombie King's hand.

Dongfang Liang knew from the beginning that the opponent was very strong, and if all four spirit beast totems were complete, they might still have a fighting chance.

Unfortunately, it wasn't there, so his top priority wasn't defeating the monster, but rather how to rescue the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Totem.

This totem must absolutely not fall into the hands of the other side.

Therefore, he had to create an opportunity.

The true energy of the Eastern Green Wood governs growth and development, symbolizing the benevolence of imperial power and the virtue of wood in the East, which is highly compatible with the five-clawed golden dragon totem.

Nourished by this pure and refined Green Wood True Qi, the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon received a powerful stimulant, like an adrenaline rush before its death.

It suddenly burst forth with an unprecedentedly dazzling golden light.

"hold head high--!!!"

A resolute dragon roar resounded through the sky.

The golden light instantly broke free from the zombie king's restraints, transforming into a streak of light that soared into the sky.

For the first time, the usually composed Zombie King showed obvious emotional fluctuations.

He immediately turned around and chased after it, but he was still a step too late.

The five-clawed golden dragon, soaring into the sky, glanced back down at the land of China that had nurtured it.

At this moment, its eyes revealed human emotions, not the relief of escaping with its life, but only endless longing and a touch of determination.

It did not run away.

Just before the Zombie King was about to grab it again, the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Totem self-destructed.

It's not the kind of self-destruction that generates a shockwave, but rather the fleeting, brilliant burst of fireworks.

The five-clawed golden dragon's body exploded, and its scales transformed into a shower of golden light that fell across the entire land of China.

This scene took everyone by surprise.

The Zombie King was stunned for a few seconds. He had not expected this outcome. For the first time, his crimson eyes revealed a furious emotion.

However, he suppressed his anger and reached out to forcefully gather the scattered totems together.

As a spiritual totem of Chinese civilization, the self-destruction of the five-clawed golden dragon caused countless Chinese people with Chinese blood and who identify with Chinese culture to feel a strange sense of unease at the same moment.

It felt as if something important had been lost.

But something new is being born.

In the ruins of the underground palace.

Lawyer Luo emerged from the shadows, looked up at the sky, and two lines of bloody tears streamed down his empty eyes.

A point of light, formed from a dragon scale, landed in his palm and merged into his body.

Ai Yi held the eight babies in her arms, staring blankly at the sky.

He could feel that his last connection with the five-clawed golden dragon had been completely severed with the appearance of that rain of light.

A nameless sadness and emptiness welled up in my heart.

Sunlight fell like rain.

A drop of golden light formed from the reverse scale passed through layers of obstacles and landed precisely on Ai Yi's brow, silently merging into it.