Tomb keepers!

Lu Yun could clearly identify that the emperor’s daughter had turned Zhao Chong and his men into tomb keepers. Though alive, their souls had been sealed into zombie flesh. Moreover, after the ghost king’s destruction, Zhao Chong had inherited its role of nurturing hellfire. His attack contained the full strength he’d achieved in life, the power of a dao immortal with one aether dao fruit.

For Lu Yun, an attack of that level was an immense threat; the fiery blade was keen enough to end his life. With Sacred Origin Runes as core and hellfire as blade, the strike fell with world-ending momentum.

Clank!

Dark red light flashed in front of Lu Yun and shattered the blade strike. Sent reeling by the collision, Zhao...