After Suri left, Ninth Uncle lay down to rest again.
Not long after, a faint cry of pain drifted in from the south.
"Oh no!"
"It's Suri!"
Ninth Uncle sprang to his feet, slung his treasure pouch over his shoulder, and sprinted south.
He hadn't run far before turning back.
The Soul-Suppressing Bell clanged as the Golden Armored Corpse hopped after him.
Together, man and corpse hurried south into the darkness.
After less than a kilometer, they entered the thin fog of war.
The fog grew denser as they advanced south.
Ninth Uncle knew this was the fog of war surrounding the Nile Kingdom, where Suri was located.
Qin Feng had taught him about these patterns.
After a few more steps, they spotted a furtive figure squatting on the ground, drinking something.
The figure tensed, turning cautiously. "Who's there?"
In the dim light, they saw Suri lying nearby, drenched in blood.
The man gulped down water, his movements sinister, as if he were drinking Suri's blood.
Suri's clay pot lay shattered in pieces, its contents spilled across the ground. Only the bottom third remained intact, still holding a small amount of water.
Seeing Suri fall to the ground, his life hanging in the balance, Ninth Uncle flew into a rage.
"How dare you, you dog, injure my disciple!"
After finally taking in a promising apprentice, only to see him severely wounded in the blink of an eye, even an immortal would have been furious. How much more so Ninth Uncle?
He immediately raised his peach wood sword, ready to strike.
But then he reconsidered, and retrieved a Tang Dao from the battlefield armory!
Today, Ninth Uncle would not be slaying ghosts—he would be slaying men!
"Hmph, I didn't expect to encounter a Dragon Kingdom native! Perfect timing—I needed a place to vent my fury!"
The one who had severely wounded Suri was Park Jeonghwan, a effeminate wimp from the Kimchi Kingdom.
After Qin Feng had slain the High-Spined Canglong, Park Jeonghwan had fled for dozens of miles in a panic.
Parched and desperate, he happened upon Suri, who was fetching water.
He had intended to rob Suri, but was disappointed to find that the young man was just as poor as he was—he only managed to steal a jar of water.
"This is bad, this is bad! Ninth Uncle only has a Purple Talent, how can he fight him? That guy has a Golden Talent!"
"Ninth Uncle, run! Suri can revive!"
"Not necessarily... The three guardians of the Nile Kingdom are all women. If you're from the Nile Kingdom, would you vote to replace one? If it were me, I'd definitely vote to replace someone!"
"Don't panic, don't panic! Luckily, Ninth Uncle brought the Golden Armored Corpse."
"Hahaha, Jeonghwan Oppa, go kill that Dragon Kingdom scum! Damn Dragon Kingdom people, always crossing us!"
"Aishiba! That bastard Qin Feng stole Oppa's D-rank weapon! Damn it! I'm so pissed!"
"You Kimchi bastards, just watch! Your Oppa is going to die a second time today! Wait for the second vote!"
On the battlefield, Ninth Uncle and Park Jeonghwan clashed.
Meanwhile, on Blue Star, Dragon Kingdom and Kimchi Kingdom netizens reignited their war of words in the live stream chat.
Park Jeonghwan, relying on his Golden Talent, completely dominated Ninth Uncle in both strength and agility.
However, Ninth Uncle was a seasoned warrior, and his martial arts skills were far beyond ordinary.
Furthermore, the Tang Dao in his hand, empowered by spiritual energy, blazed with a blue light that cut through the night.
Ninth Uncle wielded the blade with fierce, wind-cutting power.
For the moment, Park Jeonghwan was utterly helpless against him.
The glowing Tang Dao, in particular, filled Park Jeonghwan with dread.
He had personally witnessed the destructive power of such weapons.
His Golden Talent had failed to harm the High-Spined Canglong in the slightest, yet Qin Feng of the Dragon Kingdom had managed to wound the beast with a glowing weapon!
"No, I must get that glowing weapon tonight, no matter what!"
Park Jeonghwan had just been resurrected after dying, leaving him penniless and stripped of all resources.
He had nothing in his hands.
Just then, he spotted Ninth Uncle's "glowing weapon"!
Ninth Uncle roared and swung his long blade, forcing Park Jeonghwan back.
He created some distance, then his hands flew through a series of hand seals.
"By the power of the command, slay the Golden Armored Corpse without mercy!"
*Boom!*
Within the fog of war, a faint flicker of fire flashed.
The Corpse-Suppressing Talisman on the Golden Armored Corpse's forehead turned to ash.
"Haa!"
A long, guttural exhale sent chills down Park Jeonghwan's spine.
"W-what the hell is that?!" Park Jeonghwan nervously eyed the fog of war.
"Haa!"
Suddenly, a row of claws, each a foot long, burst from the dense mist and appeared before him.
Park Jeonghwan scrambled back, but the steel-like claws pursued him like leeches clinging to bone.
"Aish! What the hell is this thing?!"
Only then did Park Jeonghwan get a clear look at the creature before him—a pig-headed humanoid?!
A golden-headed pig-man with tusks?
*Thud! Thud! Thud!*
Park Jeonghwan, driven to desperation, threw punches at the pig-man.
With ten times the strength and reflexes of an ordinary person, he sent the creature flying twenty feet.
Despite this, the Golden Armored Corpse remained completely unharmed.
When it fell, it sprang back to its feet in an instant, its knees unbent. With just a toe-tap, it launched itself three to four meters into the air and bounded five to six meters forward, charging at Park Jeonghwan with a rigid, almost elegant, motion.
Park Jeonghwan's eyes nearly popped out of his head.
"It's unkillable?"
"Hahaha, good! Kill him! Kill that effeminate bastard! He killed Ninth Uncle's apprentice over a bit of water!"
"Poor Suri, he's probably not going to make it."
"Ninth Uncle, kill him! Let that Korean bastard get double-killed today!"
"@Kimchi Kingdom, come out and watch how your *oppa* dies!"
"Damn Dragon Kingdom people! Using dark magic!"
"Oppa, don't fight the monster! Kill the sorcerer instead! The monster will die on its own if it's not controlled!"
"Heh, you think Ninth Uncle is that easy to kill?"
"..."
On the national battlefield, seeing the Golden Armored Corpse pinning down Park Jeonghwan, Ninth Uncle hurried to Suri's side to check his injuries.
A fist-sized bloody hole gaped in her chest. If not for her innate talent and extraordinary vitality, she would have died long ago.
This wound was beyond saving.
"Master... Master... It's a pity... I couldn't learn the way of the dao from you," Suri said, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth as she forced a faint smile.
Ninth Uncle pressed his hand over the wound, but it was futile. Blood gushed out in a steady stream.
"Don't speak! I'll take care of that bastard first!"
At that moment, Park Jeonghwan was locked in a fierce battle with the Golden Armored Corpse.
Clearly, the effeminate man had gained a slight advantage.
"Golden Talent? He's handling the D-rank monster with ease," Ninth Uncle murmured, putting his apprentice down.
His Golden Armored Corpse had been upgraded through three days of intensive grinding and had consumed the blood of countless kin. He had estimated its strength to surpass that of a D-rank monster, yet it still couldn't defeat the Golden Talent-wielding Park Jeonghwan.
Without hesitation, Ninth Uncle joined the fray.
One man and one corpse now faced Park Jeonghwan alone.
"Aishiba! Old bastard! What kind of dark magic are you using?!"
Park Jeonghwan dodged the Golden Armored Corpse's soaring leaps, twisting and turning in mid-air.
But at his feet, Ninth Uncle and the others waited with their glowing Tang Daos.
Despite the tight spot, Park Jeonghwan's agility saved him. He ducked under the blade, his head brushing past the steel.
In that instant, a chilling sensation swept over his scalp.
"Aish! My hair!"
Park Jeonghwan cursed, reaching up to touch his head. He was bald?!
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