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Chapter 1069: Deathbed Struggle

The Corpse Driving Sect's Door Master, when confronting Yang Haoran's Soul Armament, Remnant Moon, was not initially at a disadvantage. Although he hadn't managed to shatter Remnant Moon, restraining it posed no problem.

However, after Ye Zhiqiu and Bai Xue appeared, witnessing their terrifying strength firsthand, coupled with the instant annihilation of his cultivated Corpse Ghouls, dealt a massive blow to his morale.

It was precisely because of this that he, who had been clearly restraining Remnant Moon, suffered a moment of carelessness and had his chest torn open by the Soul Armament.

Though Remnant Moon's strike hadn't directly claimed his life, it had inflicted severe injury, coming just a hair's breadth from cleaving his entire body in two with its razor sharpness.

Excruciating pain seared his nerves. He had no time to use his power to seal the wound, instantly dodging sideways, narrowly avoiding Remnant Moon's lethal follow-up strike.

Relentless, Remnant Moon pursued him relentlessly, leaving him no option but to evade. However, the severe chest injury profoundly impacted him, making his evasions appear incredibly strained.

Concurrently, the two individuals battling Bai Xue were also sent flying, great gouts of blood spewing from their mouths.

Their cultivated Corpse Ghouls had likewise all met a gruesome end, not a single one surviving. The psychological blow this dealt them was naturally no less severe than what the Corpse Driving Sect's Door Master experienced, thereby impeding their combat performance.

Their strength was already inferior to Bai Xue's. After Bai Xue replaced Huang Sha, the two of them had consistently been on the defensive, unable to launch any effective counterattacks beyond exhausting parries. With their strength further compromised, they were even less a match for Bai Xue.

Before their sent-flying bodies even hit the ground, vast amounts of blood erupted from their mouths. Instantly, both men were gravely wounded, and the thought of retreat began to sprout in their minds.

As Corpse Refiners, their most formidable method lay in the Corpse Ghouls they meticulously nurtured. Yet, their strongest assets were now gone, and they themselves were grievously wounded. In such a predicament, continuing the battle would lead to only one outcome: a gruesome death right here, with absolutely no alternative.

Knowing death awaited them, they would not foolishly persist in a futile struggle. They were not the kind of single-minded individuals to make such an idiotic decision.

Bang!

Bang!

Their bodies successively slammed to the ground. One of them, suppressing the urge to vomit blood again, anxiously roared towards the Corpse Driving Sect's Door Master.

"Door Master! As long as the green mountains remain, there'll be no shortage of firewood! Retreat, now! ! !"

As his roar faded, the man could no longer suppress the urge to vomit blood, spewing another mouthful. Simultaneously, a powerful gust of wind swept over him, and Bai Xue's colossal snake head abruptly appeared before his eyes. This sight instantly drained his face of color. Before he could even attempt to dodge, half of his body was seized in Bai Xue's jaws.

A terrified shriek tore from the man's throat, but it was abruptly cut short as Bai Xue swallowed him whole.

While Bai Xue held no interest in zombies, her interest in Corpse Refiners was quite piqued. After all, the flesh and blood of Corpse Refiners contained the Human Spirit she needed for her cultivation. Moreover, this man was a powerful expert, and the Human Spirit within his flesh and blood was not to be underestimated. As long as she refined the Human Spirit from his body, her cultivation would surely see a significant boost.

After swallowing the man, Bai Xue wore a look of lingering desire. She flicked her bloodied serpentine tongue, then lunged at the other man as well.

After the other man's body hit the ground, he didn't allow himself to be distracted. Thus, when Bai Xue lunged to kill him, he wasn't like the first man, unable to react in time.

He reacted promptly and successfully evaded Bai Xue's initial strike. But this was merely the beginning. Though he had successfully dodged one blow, gravely wounded as he was, he could not evade the second. Ultimately, with a scream, he was swallowed by Bai Xue, ending up in her belly. Compared to the first man, it was merely a matter of one dying first and the other dying slightly later, with only a brief interval separating their fates.

These two were the strongest individuals in Gu Mo City's Corpse Driving Sect, second only to the Door Master himself. The Human Spirit contained within their flesh and blood was undoubtedly a great tonic for Bai Xue. Normally, it wouldn't be easy for her to devour experts of this caliber; it wasn't something she could simply do whenever she wished. Now, having consecutively swallowed two such individuals, she was naturally overjoyed.

However, after devouring the two, Bai Xue remained unsatisfied. She immediately set her sights on the Corpse Driving Sect's Door Master.

Compared to the two deceased men, the Door Master's strength surpassed theirs, and the Human Spirit within his flesh and blood was naturally even more potent. If she could swallow the Corpse Driving Sect's Door Master as well, the benefits she would gain would be even more astonishing.

Therefore, after consuming the second man, she didn't hesitate, immediately lunging towards the Corpse Driving Sect's Door Master to kill him.

The Corpse Driving Sect's Door Master was currently struggling to resist Remnant Moon's assault. The profuse loss of blood caused his mind to reel with dizziness. Although he had already used his power to seal the wound, the lost vital essence had, after all, been lost. Furthermore, several new wounds had appeared on his body during his ongoing clash with Remnant Moon, leading to his current extremely dire situation.

With both of his capable lieutenants having met a gruesome end in Bai Xue's maw, the Corpse Driving Sect's Door Master felt both furious and helpless. The two men had followed him for a long time, and he naturally didn't want to watch them die miserably before his very eyes. However, in his current predicament, he could barely protect himself, let alone spare a thought for rescuing them. He wished to intervene and save them, but he simply lacked the ability.

Seeing Bai Xue devour the two men and then lunge towards his position, his face instantly turned incredibly grim. Already struggling immensely against Remnant Moon, adding Bai Xue to the fray would mean that with just one encounter, he would follow in the footsteps of his two capable lieutenants.

With this thought, he no longer cared about losing face. His body flashed backward, and then he unleashed a torrent of talismans towards Remnant Moon and the attacking Bai Xue, immediately followed by taking out a pill and swallowing it.

As the Door Master of the Corpse Driving Sect, he had naturally accumulated quite a few valuable items over the years, including consumables like talismans.

He hadn't used talismans before because he felt there was no need. His side possessed overwhelming strength, capable of crushing Yang Haoran's forces and holding an absolute advantage, making it unnecessary to waste his stored talismans.

Now, however, the situation had dramatically reversed. Not only had his cultivated Corpse Ghouls been slaughtered, but he himself was also gravely wounded, with his life under immense threat. In such circumstances, he couldn't afford to worry about wasting anything. He not only deployed the talismans from his collection but unleashed every single one he possessed. His sole objective was to preserve his life.

Beyond talismans, his collection naturally included pills. Such pills were indispensable artifacts when engaging in battle with others; a potent pill could even alter the final outcome of a fight. While it was not easy for ordinary people to acquire pills, those of status and standing certainly had the means to obtain some for their personal use.

As one of Gu Mo City's major powers, the Corpse Driving Sect's Door Master naturally held a prominent position within the city. He was undoubtedly one of Gu Mo City's rare magnates, capable of making the entire city tremble with a mere stomp of his foot. It was, therefore, no surprise that his collection would contain pills.

Moreover, the pills he had amassed were of quite remarkable quality.

Once the talismans were unleashed, their power immediately erupted. In an instant, the area where the Corpse Driving Sect's Door Master stood was engulfed by raging winds, coiling bolts of electricity, and burgeoning flames, creating an astonishing spectacle.

Among these talismans were fire talismans, wind talismans, lightning talismans, and even some other peculiar and strange ones. Although their types differed, their grades were identical—all were Black Talismans without exception.

The attacking Remnant Moon was blasted away by the formidable power unleashed by the multitude of talismans. With a series of sharp cracks, Remnant Moon surprisingly developed multiple fissures before violently shattering and dissipating into Yin Qi.

Seeing this, Bai Xue, who had been lunging towards the Corpse Driving Sect's Door Master, paused. The power unleashed by these talismans was formidable. If she were to disregard this power and charge straight in, she would undoubtedly suffer a loss.

Knowing that charging in would lead to a disadvantage, she naturally wouldn't do so, unless absolutely compelled. But at present, the situation hadn't reached that desperate point.