Ch 153: False Three Corpses
“Forming Ranks——”
Lin Che had anticipated this. Seeing Cheng Qiuci fly over, he roared in anger.
To be honest, he was really worried about this group of new recruits.
Although they were all experts from the village, and many had reached the Fourth Rank, they were facing Cheng Qiuci, a Seventh Rank expert.
Moreover, all these new recruits had witnessed the intense battle, which had completely reshaped their understanding of combat.
Especially when Yu Huadian, in the midst of battle, killed a Jade Void Palace strong one. Severed hands and feet flew into their midst.
Hunting beasts and killing people were entirely different matters.
Many new recruits were pale, their backs soaked with sweat. If it weren’t for Yan Shexiang’s presence, some might have retreated.
Without experiencing a true baptism of life and death, complete transformation is impossible.
Therefore, after Lin Che shouted “Forming Ranks,” he was somewhat uncertain. Almost instinctively, he once again activated the Intermediate “Army Soul.”
“Shoot!”
Yan Shexiang’s clear voice rang out, and another volley of arrows shot out.
But this couldn’t stop Cheng Qiuci.
The sword, bursting with light, struck directly downwards.
Boom!!!
The original formation was instantly shattered.
Many used their shields to block, but the shields shattered, and many people fell to the ground, their screams ringing out.
Obviously, many were seriously injured.
“Ah——”
Someone in the ranks, witnessing a childhood companion fall to the ground, roared, a powerful force erupting from their body.
At this moment, they distinctly felt something boiling within them, uniting all their strength.
They were like a single entity.
Roar!
A wisp of light emanated from their bodies, gathering above their heads, forming a layer of blood mist.
Vaguely, a gigantic figure appeared within the blood mist.
The Intermediate “Army Soul” skill finally manifested its full power!
“Seeking Death——”
Clatter!
At that instant, Lin Che finally arrived, his war spear sweeping and thrusting.
Attacking Cheng Qiuci directly.
Seeing the effect, Cheng Qiuci naturally wouldn’t engage Lin Che. She retreated like lightning, leaping back, her Cold Moon Sword bursting with light once more, about to repeat the maneuver.
With the previous strike, in order to create distance from Lin Che, she had used most of her True Yuan to fly, so the strike had little effect.
Now it was different; with this strike, not only these soldiers, even a Fifth Rank expert would be killed with one blow.
Boom——
A sword energy over ten meters long slashed down again.
Bang!!!
But this time, it struck the top of the crowd, only to be blocked by a huge semi-circular Light Shield.
This Light Shield was immense, like a hemisphere, enveloping all nearly forty thousand people.
No, to be precise, it was these nearly forty thousand people, collectively erupting, who conjured this Light Shield.
The terrifying strike shattered, its energy dispersing onto each individual.
Many trembled, almost losing their footing.
But the gigantic Light Shield did not break!
“What? Army Soul? How is this possible?”
Cheng Qiuci’s pupils constricted; her face filled with shock as she looked down, then at the blood mist surrounding them.
That’s right.
Having married into Zhen Guo Mansion for many years, Lin Pojun would boast every few days about his main force having solidified an Army Soul.
She was perfectly aware.
Military School, masters of slaughter!
With an Army Soul, the entire army is practically a weapon of slaughter, invincible and unconquerable.
But how long has Lin Che been in command?
She knew clearly that Lin Che had only taken three thousand retainers when he left Tian Du City. This group of natives were clearly hastily recruited recently.
Yet, why did they also form an Army Soul?
Impossible!
“Now, do you believe I can destroy Zhen Guo Mansion and crush Jade Void Palace?”
Lin Che, seeing this, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Spear in hand, he descended slowly from the sky, landing on the intangible Light Shield.
As if stepping on a transparent fighting platform.
Cheng Qiuci’s expression was about to crack. With Lin Che’s cultivation and such an army, it was actually a slim possibility.
“You won’t have the chance. I will kill you today.”
Cheng Qiuci finished, stepping into the Void, lunging with her sword.
Before the sword arrived, two gray illusions appeared instantly on either side, as if they were transformations of herself.
The faces of the two gray shadows were unseen, shrouded in dark energy; they also stabbed with their swords.
Lin Che’s eyebrows rose; regardless of the Taoist Arts, he swept his spear horizontally.
“Those are ‘False Three Corpses’! They have no physical bodies, be careful——”
From among the new recruits, Chi Feiwan instantly recognized the Taoist technique, and immediately shouted.
Daoist Sects were not only in Daqian; Yan Yun Sixteen Prefectures, Mobei, Coastal States, Cangwu Abyss, and even Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom all had Daoist Sects.
Among Daoist Sects, those who cultivated to the extreme possessed the Legend of “Severing the Three Corpses,” severing one’s own malevolence. However, “Severing the Three Corpses” was not something everyone could achieve.
Eventually, Daoist Sects developed a mimicking Secret Technique called “False Three Corpses.”
Unable to sever their malevolence, they simply summoned Grieving Souls and Evil Ghosts, absorbing the murderous Qi, killing intent, and evil thoughts generated during cultivation.
In this way, the two evil ghosts and Grieving Souls became vessels, allowing the cultivator to maintain an appearance of ethereal virtue, untainted by the world.
Now that Cheng Qiuci used this technique instantly, she was disregarding everything.
She only wanted to kill Lin Che.
Bang!!
Lin Che swept his spear, only hitting Cheng Qiuci; the two gray shadows charged through the spear.
The sharp swords fiercely pierced Lin Che’s body.
He had no choice but to retreat with the Dragon Dance Steps.
Cheng Qiuci seemed experienced, she turned, and two swords flashed, stabbing towards him.
Swish——
Lin Che retreated again, stepping on a Light Shield held aloft by a Mu Tribe new recruit.
“Roar——”
With a roar, Lin Che stopped retreating, holding his war spear with one hand and launching a strike towards Cheng Qiuci.
Cheng Qiuci blocked with her sword, rejoicing, because at this moment, the two gray shadows were attacking Lin Che from both sides.
Lin Che wasn’t three-headed and six-armed; he couldn’t possibly parry attacks from both sides while thrusting.
Indeed.
The two gray shadows arrived instantly, their swords piercing Lin Che’s body.
Lin Che felt the pain, without the slightest intention of dodging.
“Chimera, Spectre, Wraith, and Goblin!”
（chi, mei, wang, liang）
A surge of lightning coiled around him, especially his empty left hand, where Thunder Snake Leaping appeared.
He ignored the gray shadows’ attack, and grabbed with his single hand.
Slap!!
What seemed like only a shadow, without substantial existence, was caught in his hand.
Simultaneously, terrifying lightning erupted from his palm.
Crackle crackle!!!
The dark mist surrounding the gray shadow instantly dissipated; the lightning washed and tore it apart, revealing what looked like a human skeleton.
Crackle crackle.
Unidentifiable black substances fell around the gray shadow.
In just a breath.
Lin Che held only a handful of ash and bone, with the smell of lightning burn.
Lin Che released his grip; a gale blew past.
The “False Three Corpses” shadow instantly turned to ashes.
Lin Che stood tall, his War King’s Body unwavering as a mountain.
He didn’t look at Cheng Qiuci, whom he was blocking with his war spear, but slowly, woodenly turned his head to the right.
Lightning danced in his eyes.
To his right, another smaller gray shadow was laboriously stabbing his body with a sword, seemingly struggling with little effect.
Suddenly, this shadow seemed to realize something.
Its misty head lifted, looking at Lin Che’s turned face.
In an instant.
Their eyes met!!
