Chapter 800: Heavenly Absolute Demon Corpse

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The Corpse Ghoul's appearance remained unchanged from before. It still had green fur all over its body, a single arm, and its entire form remained wrapped in delicate silver chains.

Han Li carefully scanned the entire stone room, confirming that everything was exactly as he remembered it, with nothing amiss. Only then did he place the jade box he held onto the ground. He then patted a spirit beast pouch at his waist, and instantly, a black light shot out from it.

The Soul Eater Beast, about a foot tall, materialized. The moment it appeared, it spotted the Corpse Ghoul on the stone platform and immediately began to squeak frantically. Without waiting for Han Li's command, a black aura flickered around it, and its body abruptly swelled.

Fortunately, the beast seemed aware of the confined space, stopping its growth once it reached about ten feet tall. However, it stared at the Corpse Ghoul without blinking, looking eager to engage.

Seeing this, Han Li frowned. With a flick of his spiritual sense, the Soul Eater Beast immediately calmed down, squatting on the ground with its back to Han Li, becoming utterly docile.

"Hmm?"

As Han Li got a clear look at the Soul Eater Beast's back, a surprised expression flashed across his face.

The blood-colored ghost image on the back of the Soul Eater Beast, facing away from him, was noticeably much clearer than before. The ghost figures on it had even begun to subtly protrude, giving one the feeling that they might come to life.

This stirred something within Han Li.

It seemed the Soul Eater Beast was about to undergo another strange transformation, having absorbed entities twice recently.

While surprised, Han Li also felt a surge of anticipation. However, now was not the time to thoroughly study the Soul Eater Beast. He had released it simply to prevent any unforeseen incidents.

Then, Han Li lightly patted his storage pouch with one hand. A yellow light flashed, and an antique jade slip appeared in his grasp.

Han Li looked at the object, his eyebrow twitching slightly.

He had found this item in the black-robed youth's hairbun only after thoroughly searching the youth's spiritual consciousness.

It contained over a dozen different methods for refining corpses. Most of these methods had been openly seized or secretly acquired by the Yin Luo Sect from other deviant sects and then copied by the black-robed youth into the slip.

This elder of the Yin Luo Sect seemed to have a profound understanding of corpse refinement techniques. On these dozen-plus methods, he had offered his own unique insights.

Many of his suggested improvements, if implemented, could easily increase the power of the refined corpses by thirty percent.

Unfortunately, this elder hoarded these findings, never sharing them with fellow disciples. He had always intended to refine several top-tier corpses that could serve as reliable enforcers, but he had never found suitable bodies, which was why he hadn't proceeded.

Among the techniques recorded was one for creating a "Heavenly Fiend Demon Corpse." This was one of the top-tier refined corpses the black-robed youth had been eager to create. The method called for using various powerful sentient walking corpses. After erasing the spiritual consciousness of these walking corpses and then refining them with various secret techniques, they could potentially transform into Heavenly Fiend Demon Corpses. Naturally, the power of such demon corpses depended on the type and original cultivation level of the sentient walking corpse.

According to the corpse refinement technique, this Corpse Ghoul was one of the best choices. A demon corpse refined from such a high-grade heavenly spirit corpse would be thirty percent more ferocious than the original.

Therefore, after reading the corpse refinement technique on the slip, Han Li immediately thought of the Corpse Ghoul trapped in this very place.

Han Li naturally wouldn't let such an excellent opportunity slip by.

However, before refining the demon corpse, he first had to completely erase the Corpse Ghoul's original prime spirit, just as he would when cultivating a second Nascent Soul.

Therefore, he had specifically brought the jade box, which likely contained the Corpse Ghoul's main spirit, to this location for the purpose of casting the spell!

Now, Han Li glanced at the large silver nails in front of him and beckoned with his hand. All the nails immediately floated gently, and as he chanted a spell, they began to emit a faint silver light.

He rubbed his hands together, and a loud thunderous roar erupted. Several golden arcs of lightning crackled across his palms, dazzling with golden light and creating an astonishing display of power.

Han Li raised his hands, his expression impassive.

Over ten small arcs of lightning shot out from his palms, striking each of the dozen-plus large nails.

Golden and silver lights intertwined, and the large nails simultaneously trembled.

Seeing this, Han Li's expression hardened. He uttered the word "Go!" and immediately cast a spell.

All the large nails transformed into streaks of silver light and shot forth. After circling the Corpse Ghoul on the stone platform once, they positioned themselves above its limbs and vital points, hovering motionless.

After completing all this, Han Li took a deep breath. His gaze swept over the jade box in front of him, which was affixed with a golden talisman. He opened his mouth, and a sheet of green light emanated from it.

The green light swept over the surface of the jade box. The golden talisman trembled a few times, then finally floated down from the box's surface.

With a 'whoosh,' the box lid was forcefully flung off, soaring several feet diagonally away.

Han Li's pupils instantly contracted. He stared intently at the jade box, his lips pressed tightly together.

A thick green mist surged out from the box, accompanied by several bursts of ecstatic laughter.

"Haha! I’m finally free! Which idiot released me? Since you’ve let me out, let me first borrow your flesh and blood to sate my hunger. Hmm, a Nascent Soul cultivator?"

In an instant, the thick green mist condensed into a woman’s face, identical to Yin Yue’s fox spirit appearance, except its eyes were fierce and emerald green. After clearly seeing Han Li, the ghostly face froze in surprise.

Han Li looked at the unusually familiar face, surprised for a moment himself, but quickly regained his composure.

Yin Yue's fox spirit transformation had initially been controlled and created by the Corpse Ghoul. So, the jade box indeed sealed the Corpse Ghoul's main spirit.

After a moment of stupor, the green ghostly face sneered. It suddenly opened its mouth and blew, conjuring a strong, chilling wind. The ghostly face then swelled to over ten feet and lunged forward, intending to possess Han Li.

However, Han Li, having already made thorough preparations, wouldn't let it succeed.

Even if the Corpse Ghoul's cultivation had been immensely powerful in its past life, it was now merely a prime spirit trapped for many years. Han Li wasn't afraid of it in the slightest.

He stood still, shifting imperceptibly. After a cold light flashed across his face, the Soul Eater Beast, standing to one side, seemed to receive a command. It suddenly snorted loudly, and a swathe of yellow mist surged forth.

Wherever the misty light passed, it immediately enveloped a small portion of the ghostly face, beginning to drag the entire entity backward.

"What is this?" The ghostly face was unusually clever. Upon sensing that something was wrong, it struggled desperately, trying to tear itself free.

Unfortunately, this divine ability of the Soul Eater Beast was specifically designed to restrain prime spirits and demon souls. Not only did the ghostly face fail to break free, but it was gradually submerged by the misty light.

The ghostly face was now terrified. However, it was also ruthless and decisive.

Immediately, the ghostly face formed from green mist shook violently. It actually severed the portion that was ensnared by the yellow mist itself. As the yellow mist retracted, the remaining green mist churned and reformed into a smaller ghostly face. It then quickly turned and shot furiously towards the Corpse Ghoul in the center of the stone platform.

Realizing Han Li was not to be trifled with, it planned to return to its own body first, then tear Han Li apart limb by limb.

Seeing the ghostly face turn around, Han Li's lips curved slightly into a mocking smile.

Without haste, he lightly pointed a finger at the dozen-plus large nails wrapped in golden arcs of lightning. The instant the ghostly face merged into the Corpse Ghoul's body, the silver nails plummeted like lightning.

With loud 'thuds,' just as the Corpse Ghoul's body stirred, the large nails mercilessly plunged into its limbs, lower abdomen, and other vital points simultaneously. Although the Corpse Ghoul's body was as hard as iron, these silver nails couldn't damage its surface in the slightest.

However, the golden arcs of lightning on them struck without mercy. Instantly, a large golden net enveloped the Corpse Ghoul unceremoniously.

Immediately, a scent of burnt flesh mixed with a foul stench emanated from the Corpse Ghoul. The Corpse Ghoul's prime spirit, which had just possessed the body, was strangely ejected from the Corpse Ghoul's body by this single strike. And at this moment, the green ghostly mist had become strangely larger than when it had just possessed the body. Faintly, within the green mist, two ghostly faces—one large and one small—were concealed.

The two ghostly faces desperately tried to re-possess the Corpse Ghoul's body, but the flickering golden arcs on the silver nails struck them, causing them to shriek continuously and preventing them from entering.

"Indeed, this Corpse Ghoul itself had a hidden split spirit. This wasn't a wasted effort after all."

Han Li was overjoyed at this sight. With his last shred of concern gone, he immediately issued a powerful command to the Soul Eater Beast with his spiritual sense. Instantly, the peculiar beast snorted loudly again, and a swathe of yellow light, twice as dazzling as before, shot out, directly enveloping the two ghostly faces.

This time, the two ghostly faces weren't as fortunate as before. After the brilliant light swept over them, they only managed a single, piercing shriek before being enveloped by the yellow mist, carried away, and brought back into the Soul Eater Beast's mouth.

The Soul Eater Beast gulped down several times with its large mouth, then excitedly patted its belly, seemingly very satisfied.

Seeing this, Han Li also revealed a faint smile. He wasn't in a hurry to retrieve the large silver nails; instead, he calmly walked towards the Corpse Ghoul's body.

Upon reaching the stone platform, Han Li looked at the thin silver chains binding the Corpse Ghoul. After a brief thought, he suddenly flicked a finger, and a golden sword energy slashed down.

With a crisp 'clang,' the silver chains remained perfectly intact.

Han Li's expression remained unchanged, as if this outcome was already within his expectations. He opened his mouth, and a small golden sword flew out.

After a brief spell to activate it, the small sword instantly became dazzling with sharp light, striking one of the silver chains silently.

A similar crisp clang sounded, and after a flash of golden light, a rice-grain sized nick appeared on the silver chain.

Han Li's expression shifted slightly, showing a hint of surprise.

Although he knew these silver chains, capable of restraining the Corpse Ghoul, which possessed immense strength, were certainly no ordinary magical artifacts, it still greatly surprised him that even his Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Sword, infused with Geng Gold, could only inflict such minimal damage.

Nevertheless, Han Li felt a sense of astonishment. Yet, the spell arts in his hand never ceased. The flying sword continuously slashed down at the same spot.

After quite some time, the silver chain was finally severed by Han Li. With a curious wave of his hand towards the chain, the object that had bound the Corpse Ghoul, flexible as a silver serpent, transformed into two streaks of silver light and landed in his hands.

He gently rubbed the silver chain with his finger, only then discovering that its seemingly smooth surface was intricately engraved with densely packed, tiny runes. Their minuteness made them almost invisible to the naked eye.

A flicker of movement in Han Li's eye, and a trace of shock flashed in his gaze.