Black Blood Clan

"Zhao Long, take care of him. Try to keep his whole body intact. But if it causes danger to you, you can ignore this request and directly finish him off." Lin Qian recalled his Soul Energy and instructed Zhao Long as he stepped out of Heaven's Slit. 

Zhao Long brandished the spear in his hand, narrowed his gaze unto the zombie Lei Kun, solemnly responding: "Yes, Your Majesty!"

Right after he spoke, Zhao Long's 9th Tier Nirvana Stage Soul Energy broke out at full force. His feet struck the ground and rushed towards Lei Kun.

As his body flickered, the spear shot out like a dragon. It bulleted at breakneck speed, with an incredible force surging. 

"Fuck! How is this possible!" Zombie Lei Kun cursed within his heart, dodging the incoming lethal strike without second thoughts. Immediately, he began fighting back with a punch swinging from his left hand.

On the other hand, Zhao Long was unfazed by the assault from Lei Kun. Taking a backstep suddenly, he swung the spear like a bat straight into the incoming fist.

The unannounced yet timely change in his attack took zombie Lei Kun by surprise. The swing landed its mark with deadly accuracy, sending Lei Kun tumbling backwards viciously. 

Zhao Long recalled Lin Qian's Royal Decree vividly. Take care of this man and leave his body whole. 

To prevent Zombie Lei Kun from escaping, Zhao Long hastened his steps, rushing after the propelling body, preparing to strike while the steel was hot.

"Fucking human!" Zombie Lei Kun roared as he circled in midair. A blood-red Soul Energy erupted from within the Corpse, enveloping the entire body.

The glowing red figure rooted his 2 feet into a nearby tree. As the knees bent, he shot straight outwards and morphed into a streak of red motion blur.

KACHA!

The tree immediately snapped under pressure. On the other hand, Zombie Lei Kun capitalised on the rebound and rushed back to Zhao Long.

Within instants, Zhao Long, clad in royal golden soul energy, collided with Zombie Lei Kun, clad in an ominous blood-red Soul Energy. 

KLANG! 

Astonishingly, as the massive spear in Zhao Long's hand clashed with the body of the Zombie Lei Kun, a sound of metal collision rang deafeningly.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Like a cascading river, Zhao Long jabbed his spear unceasingly at Zombie Lei Kun.

Despite the onslaught of oppressive assaults, Zombie Lei Kun was not at a distinct disadvantage. With the blood-red Soul Energy engulfing him wholly, both his speed and power had surged by leaps and bounds. At this moment, the white-hot battle was anyone's game.

Watching from the side, Lin Qian was clear. It was not that Zhao Long did not possess the ability to defeat this walking dead man. It was just that his command to retain the entire corpse whole restricted his general from utilising his full power.

Should there be no restrictions, Zhao Long just had to execute the Torrential Spear onto the Zombie Lei Kun, reducing him to a pile of mush.

"He keeps calling us humans. Could it be… Lei Kun is no longer a human but another species after his death?" Crossing his arms before his chest, Lin Qian silently pondered, "Could it be… something latched onto his body and returned it to life?"

After his death, Lei Kun had undergone massive, awe-inspiring changes. 

Before Lei Kun's death, he was a mere 1 Round Nirvana, 9th Tier Peak Materialised Vitality Stage Practitioner. Moreover, his cultivation was a result of the accumulation of massive amounts of elixir and Pills. 

Instead of cultivation, Lei Kun indulged in wine and women. He had a sluggish mindset when it came to Soul Cultivation, not to mention physical training. As such, Lei Kun had an unbelievably weak physique.

Yet, Zombie Lei Kun had a perfect and seemingly unbreakable body. Even when compared to Liu Ming, who had the most hardened body within the Inner Sect, Zombie Lei Kun had the upper hand.

Coupled with the Blood Red Soul Energy that entangled his body, Zombie Lei Kun combat abilities were hair-raising powerful. Compared to Lei Kun abilities in his past life, the two were heaven and earth's distance apart.

"What in the world happened to Lei Kun?" Watching from a distance, this same question repeatedly emerged in Lin Qian's mind.

As time trickled on, the glow from the Blood-red Soul Energy dimmed with every second. Under Zhao Long volley of attacks, Zombie Lei Kun defence began crippling.

"Die!" The moment Zhao Long saw a gap in the defences, he seized it. With a deep roar, Zhao Long snarled, sending the spear spiralling out of his hand and directly penetrating zombie Lei Kun's heart.

AH!

A vast hole replaced what used to be Zombie Lei Kun's heart. Together with a harrowing scream, a mouthful of black blood ejected from Zombie Lei Kun.

As the blood splattered everywhere, Zhao Long froze. He hurriedly withdrew the spear and fled aside to avoid the torrential rain of foul blood.

Zombie Lei Kun teetered back a few steps as the pain surged through his body. Convulsing a couple of times, he stretched out his hands to cover the hole in his fingers. Unfortunately for him, the jet black blood continued to gush out through the gaps between his fingers.

"Human, you ... damn it! How dare you intrude into my grand plans!" Zombie Lei Kun looked down at his heart, then looked up at Lin Qian. His shrill resentful voice punctuated his deep gasps for breaths, "In the future, you better wish you don't fall into my hands."

Then, he collapsed without a second breath. Simultaneously, the jet black fluid stopped flowing from the empty hole at the chest.

The Black Dragon General swirled his spear victoriously celebrating an excellent ending to his battle. With a swift swoop, a trail of blood flew off the spearhead, leaving the spear spotlessly clean.

Ding!

Piercing his weapon onto the ground, Zhao Long approached Lin Qian. Lowering his head and cupping his fist, he saluted, "This servant has completed the commands."

"Well done, you did not let me down." Nodding his head, Lin Qian praised his faithful general.

Receiving the high praises, Zhao Long's felicity and pride was written all over his face when he looked up again.

"You should return first." Soon after, Lin Qian instructed.

Heeding his commands, Zhao Long pulled out his spear and vanished into the Huaxia Empire without a trace within a ball of white light. 

At that moment, Lin Qian squatted beside Lei Kun corpse. On his face, the same resentful and menacing appearance remained.

The corpse laid in a pool of black blood, the same blood that gushed out while Zombie Lei Kun was still alive. 

At the chest, a fist-sized hole took the place of the heart. This was the lethal injury caused by Zhao Long's previous shot.

At its edges, the black bloodstain could still be seen. For some time, Lin Qian inspected the corpse. He flicked his fingers and a strand of Lightning Soul Energy leapt out of his finger, morphing into a small blade, slicing at the arm of Lei Kun's corpse.

The tiny Soul Energy Blade cut small wounds in Lei Kun's arm as if it was tofu before submerging into the dirt. Suddenly, bright red blood leaked out from the wound!

"The incredible sturdiness of the flesh disappeared. There's even red blood now ..." Lin Qian frowned the scarlet blood trickling out of the wound.

Looking at the bloodstains by Lei Kun lips, the scene of him devouring the hearts and drinking the blood of the two Outer Sect disciples returned to his mind. Suddenly, two streaks of Soul Energy rushed onto the ground, one purple and one blue. After the glimmer dissipated, four figures could be seen.

Qin Wushuang, Wei Wushuang, Lei Qian and Lei Heng!

Evidently, the purple Soul Energy belonged to Lei Heng as he brought Lei Qian along, the Blue Soul Energy belonged to Qin Wushuang who brought Wei Wushuang, who was still feigning illness.

"Kun'er!" seeing the corpse on the ground, Lei Heng's heart shattered as he rushed over, crying sorrowfully.

Qin Wushuang went by the corpse. Seeing the pool of black blood, his brows furrowed, "What happened here?"

"Boss, is it settled?" Looking at his brother lying motionlessly on the ground, Lei Qian sighed and turned to Lin Qian.

Lin Qian nodded silently but also said: "Although it is Lei Kun's body that is moving, what's inside the body is definitely not his. Hence, I did not bother holding back."

"How is it possible? Why is the Black Blood Clan in Linhai Province?" Wei Wushuang, who followed along, suddenly exclaimed.

"Black Blood Clan?" After Wei Wushuang's words, surprise and confusion flushed the masses' faces. Several questions had already appeared in their minds.