Urban Martial Saint

”Got it!” a few people responded, quickly starting to use the vines to continue controlling those Devouring Demon Flowers.

If Ye Qing had heard these people’s conversation, he would have immediately understood what was happening. In fact, their first choice was not wrong. Inside that Devouring Demon Flower, it was indeed Ding Lianshun who was trapped. However, after they touched that Devouring Demon Flower, the South Ridge Sect people arrived just in time and began controlling these Devouring Demon Flowers, which made them mistakenly think they had chosen the wrong one and accidentally touched the main flower. So, they hurriedly broke open a nearby Devouring Demon Flower, but ended up releasing the Corpse Ghost Dragon.

And not far behind these Nine Great Gate Masters of the South Ridge Sect, from behind a huge stone, a doppelganger of the Corpse Ghost Dragon was also watching the stone bed. Seeing his body being released, a cold smile crossed his lips, and he muttered to himself, ”I finally came out. From now on, who in the heavens or earth can stop me! Who can prevent me!”

”This... could this be the Corpse Ghost Dragon?” Huangfu Ziyu shouted in a deep voice.

”Very likely!” Yin Xianzi frowned, speaking in a low voice: ”The Corpse Ghost Dragon is a horribly ugly dwarf; this person must be the Corpse Ghost Dragon!”

Hearing this, Huangfu Ziyu and Ye Qing’s expressions changed again. Releasing the Corpse Ghost Dragon was a monumental event!

The two exchanged a glance, and Ye Qing immediately threw the Corpse Ghost Dragon to one side, took out the Ancestor of Miao Dao’s Scabbard, and forcefully struck at the Corpse Ghost Dragon.

And Huangfu Ziyu on this side did not delay, immediately taking out a powerful Famed Instrument, and with one arrow, broke the remaining Devouring Demon Flower.

Yin Xianzi had been waiting nearby. Seeing the Devouring Demon Flower break open, she immediately went over to rescue the person inside. This time, there was no mistake; the person trapped inside was indeed Ding Lianshun.

Ding Lianshun’s condition was similar to Yin Xianzi’s; he was also in a state of hibernation. However, Ye Qing had no time to wake him up now, as he was busy dealing with the Corpse Ghost Dragon. The slash of the Ancestor of Miao Dao’s Scabbard on the Corpse Ghost Dragon did not cause the slightest harm, as it was merely a scabbard and not the true Ancestor of Miao Dao!

”Let me!” After rescuing Ding Lianshun, Huangfu Ziyu directly picked up the New Pavilion Marquis, placing it on the Sun Shooting Bow.

Ye Qing retreated, and Huangfu Ziyu shot an arrow. The New Pavilion Marquis emitted a whistle, rushing directly toward the Corpse Ghost Dragon. Among so many Famed Instruments, this New Pavilion Marquis was one of the sharpest, with power even surpassing the Ancestor of Miao Dao’s Scabbard. If this New Pavilion Marquis were used to cut these Devouring Demon Flowers, it could break several before being damaged. Now using this New Pavilion Marquis to slay the Corpse Ghost Dragon was indeed suitable; if it could directly kill the Corpse Ghost Dragon, it would undoubtedly be the most fitting course of action.

However, just as the New Pavilion Marquis was about to hit the Corpse Ghost Dragon, someone suddenly dashed out from beside it and pulled the Corpse Ghost Dragon away. The New Pavilion Marquis missed the Corpse Ghost Dragon and crashed into a huge stone behind, shattering it into pieces, fragments scattered all over the ground.

”What’s going on?” Yin Xianzi exclaimed in surprise, Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu’s faces also changed. They clearly saw that a three-to-four-year-old child ran over, picked up the Corpse Ghost Dragon, and ran away. This child’s strength and speed far exceeded ordinary people, and in a moment, he had already run far.

”He wants to take the Corpse Ghost Dragon away!” Huangfu Ziyu said in a deep voice: ”It must be the Corpse Ghost Dragon’s disciple!”

”Quick!” Ye Qing picked up the New Pavilion Marquis, throwing it directly to Huangfu Ziyu, urgently saying, ”Don’t let him get away, or it’ll be dangerous!”

Huangfu Ziyu caught the New Pavilion Marquis and immediately bent the bow and shot again. The New Pavilion Marquis shot through the air, flying toward the Corpse Ghost Dragon.

That child was precisely the doppelganger of the Corpse Ghost Dragon. Seeing the New Pavilion Marquis flying over, he immediately embraced the main body and leapt up, narrowly avoiding the New Pavilion Marquis. Seizing this opportunity, he continued running forward for another dozen meters, reaching the hiding place of those few gate masters of the South Ridge Sect.

”What’s going on here?” asked a gate master of the South Ridge Sect in surprise.

”Where did this kid come from?” the Third Sect Master exclaimed. These people hadn’t seen the child’s appearance clearly at all and had no idea what had happened.

At this moment, Huangfu Ziyu shot a few more arrows, but all were evaded by that doppelganger. However, the few gate masters of the South Ridge Sect almost suffered greatly.

”Who is that person?” Yin Xianzi asked in amazement while carrying Ding Lianshun and chasing a few steps, just in time to see the people of the South Ridge Sect.

”It’s people from the South Ridge Sect!” Ye Qing also saw these people, his face turning exceedingly cold, as he vaguely guessed that the South Ridge Sect people had certainly played a hand in this matter.

”No good!” The Grand Sect Master changed his expression and said urgently, ”Quick, they’ve discovered us. Hurry and control the Devouring Demon Flowers to trap them!”

One Sect Master said urgently, ”Brother, there’s no need to control them now, they’ve touched the main flower, and all the Devouring Demon Flowers in here have been activated. We should hurry and run, if the demon pet awakens, we won’t be able to escape!”

”How can that be? We haven’t obtained the Famed Instruments yet!” The Third Sect Master said anxiously.

”Let’s stay here. This time all the Devouring Demon Flowers have been activated, they’re definitely trapped. We should go out and wait for a day. Once the demon pet has rested, we can then come back and easily retrieve these Famed Instruments!”

”That’s true!” The Grand Sect Master’s expression relaxed a bit, glanced at Ye Qing and the others who were already chasing after them, frowned, and said, ”Alright, retreat for now!”

The Sect Masters of the South Ridge Sect received the order from the Grand Sect Master, immediately released the petals of the Devouring Demon Flowers, and followed the Grand Sect Master to retreat.

Meanwhile, the Corpse Ghost Dragon’s clone had already brought his main body to the scene. Seeing the South Ridge Sect members attempting to retreat, the clone suddenly snorted coldly, quickly stepped forward, caught up with the last Sect Master, and slapped that Sect Master’s leg with his hand. That Sect Master fell to the ground, completely powerless, unable to utter a sound, only able to watch the Corpse Ghost Dragon with eyes full of horror.

The Corpse Ghost Dragon’s clone placed the Corpse Ghost Dragon on the ground, used his hands to pry open its mouth, then took a deep breath, astonishingly placing his hand inside the mouth of the Corpse Ghost Dragon, inching inside bit by bit. The main body’s mouth slowly expanded, eventually like a snake swallowing its prey alive, swallowed the clone into its stomach. This whole process was completed in just three seconds, extremely swift.

Once the clone was inside the main body’s stomach, the main body immediately opened its eyes. It turned its head to look at Ye Qing and the others pursuing from behind, frowned tightly, and said in a deep voice, ”Ignorant young ones! Taking advantage of my feigned death, you dare to try and ambush me. Hmph, today, I’ll ensure you die without a grave!”

Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu’s expressions drastically changed, for in this short moment, the Corpse Ghost Dragon’s main body had finally awakened. This monster that had lived for more than three hundred years had ultimately returned to the world. And Huaxia would undoubtedly face a great catastrophe!

At this point, Yin Xianzi had followed along, carrying Ding Lianshun. Seeing the Corpse Ghost Dragon, her expression also changed, but she quickly said, ”Don’t be afraid, although he’s awakened after feigning death for thirty years, it’s impossible for him to recover his strength so quickly. You see, he’s absorbing that person’s life force, we still have a chance to kill him!”

Upon Yin Xianzi’s words, Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu suddenly noticed that while the Corpse Ghost Dragon was speaking, he kept one hand on top of that Sect Master’s head. In this short period, that Sect Master’s body had rapidly shrunk, as if his essence had been absorbed, becoming extremely old and eventually dying!

It seems, just as Yin Xianzi said, although the Corpse Ghost Dragon has awakened, he hasn’t been able to recover his power and must absorb others’ life force to regain his own strength. And now, at this moment, he is at his weakest, presenting a prime opportunity to kill him!

Without saying a word, Huangfu Ziyu grabbed the New Pavilion Marquis and aimed an arrow at the Corpse Ghost Dragon!

”Hahaha…” The Corpse Ghost Dragon laughed coldly, dodging Huangfu Ziyu’s arrow, sneering, ”Huaxia People, you’re sharp-eyed, recognizing that I haven’t recovered my strength. But so what? This is the Demon Hideout Cave, I’ve spent thirty years here, and I know everything inside like the back of my hand. In here, you can’t defeat me!”

As the Corpse Ghost Dragon finished speaking, Ye Qing heard something amiss overhead. He quickly lifted his head to look, only to see several Devouring Demon Flowers descending. Startled, he hurriedly pulled Huangfu Ziyu back a step, avoiding those flowers. But before they could stabilize, more Devouring Demon Flowers surged from behind. These Devouring Demon Flowers seemed to be controlled by someone, continually attacking from all directions.

”You can actually control the Devouring Demon Flowers!?” Yin Xianzi’s complexion drastically changed, as she too was being chased by the Devouring Demon Flowers. Carrying Ding Lianshun and not yet having fully recovered physically made dodging extremely difficult.

”Heh heh, otherwise, how could I dare to fight you here?” The Corpse Ghost Dragon laughed coldly, grabbing a vine to control the Devouring Demon Flowers to assault those present.

Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu continually dodged, but there were far too many Devouring Demon Flowers. Even with their formidable abilities, surrounded by these flowers, their maneuvering space was continuously shrinking. Eventually, they were entirely surrounded with no escape whatsoever.

Yin Xianzi was slightly better off, since the Corpse Ghost Dragon hadn’t focused his full efforts on her; most of his attention was on Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu.

Seeing Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu completely surrounded by the Devouring Demon Flowers, the Corpse Ghost Dragon laughed loudly and said, ”I’ll first use the Devouring Demon Flowers to trap you. Once I’ve regained my strength, I’ll come back to devour you two, enhancing my power even further, hahahaha...”

Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu’s expressions were incredibly grim, surrounded by so many Devouring Demon Flowers, there was no way they could leave alive.

”Zi Yu, stay close to me!” Ye Qing shouted suddenly, darting forward, performing a Stick to the Mountain move, directly crashing into a Devouring Demon Flower ahead, shouting, ”I’ll break open a path for you to get out first!”