Chapter Thirty-Four: Spiritual Energy Strikes

  Ouyang Xun's expression became increasingly solemn, and she looked up at the sky again.

  It's currently 3 pm, and although the mountains are relatively cool, it can't change the fact that there is a scorching sun above. Ouyang Xun has lived for so long, but he has never said that any zombie can complete its transformation at this time.

  Zombies are very scary, but they also have weaknesses. For them, the sun is their biggest weakness. No zombie can withstand the scorching sun, and no zombie likes the sun.

  So, zombies usually come out at night.

  The most important thing for a new zombie is to transform, just like a butterfly breaking out of its cocoon. Generally speaking, it's impossible for a zombie to transform before midnight, but this one didn't even wait until nightfall and transformed in the middle of the day when the sun was at its strongest, leaving Ouyang Xuan very perplexed.

  It's like a butterfly, when it breaks out of its cocoon, there are hard walls all around, and it can't get out at all.

  But the gradually strengthening yin energy told her that this zombie was very likely to successfully resurrect.

  It's a very contradictory feeling.

  "Did you find it?"

  No need for Ou Yangyun to say, Liu Yiyang has already felt a chill, not to mention that he can still see the thick black air in the sky, which is getting thicker and thicker.

  "Not yet, but something is strange!"

  Ouyang Xun shook his head, and the compass in his hand swung even more fiercely, indicating that the yin energy was still increasing.

  The only explanation for the increasing yin energy is that the zombie is undergoing a transformation, but it's just an ordinary zombie that was bitten, and yet this commotion is even more intense than the one caused by the big zombie that bit it.

  "I can feel it, it's just over there!"

  Liu Yi Yang pointed forward with his hand, the darkness in the sky almost covered the entire sky, making Liu Yi Yang feel extremely uncomfortable.

  The place that made him most uncomfortable was ahead, about a thousand meters away. He could clearly feel the presence of that place, as if there was a bright light constantly guiding him.

  "Right in front? Alright, be careful and follow me, don't wander off!"

  Ouyang Xun's expression became much more solemn, and the cane in his hand suddenly emitted a crisp collision sound. A black long sword unexpectedly emerged from the cane, and the front section of the cane rose upwards, almost transforming into a long sword.

  This long sword looks a bit like it's made of wood, but gives off a sharp feeling.

  For some reason, a term suddenly flashed through Liu Yi Yang's mind: Peach Wood Sword.

  Looking at the black long sword emitting a cold aura, Liu Yi Yang shook his head again. This was completely different from the peach wood swords on TV. No matter how you looked at it, this was much more formidable than those decorative peach wood swords on TV.

  Ouyang Xun drew out his long sword, and his footsteps quickened.

  Before long, the two of them arrived in front of a small cave that was only over one meter high. The cave was emitting thick black fog, which looked exceptionally terrifying.

  However, these dark mists were only visible to Liu Yi Yang, while Ouyang Xun could only feel the eerie chill emanating from within.

  "It's inside!"

  Liu Yi Yang said in a low voice, forcing himself to appear calm. He was very clear that this time it wasn't some kind of game, but a truly genuine paranormal event.

  For Liu Yi Yang, capturing a zombie is also the best explanation for paranormal events.

  "What a dark place! It's really like this!"

  Looking at this cave, Ouyang Xun suddenly said that she finally understood why the zombie could start transforming in broad daylight and make such a big noise.

  The land of extreme yin is the place where yin energy is most prosperous, and it is also the favorite place for zombies and ghosts. However, such places are extremely rare, and even if they exist, they are often occupied by some well-known demons and monsters.

  Ouyang Huan did not expect that this unknown desolate mountain would have a small piece of extremely yin land, and as for why this extremely yin land had no other ghosts or monsters but was occupied by only one little zombie that hadn't even transformed from a corpse yet, she didn't think about it carefully.

  Those who had nothing to do with her understood what was going on and she felt much more at ease in her heart, no longer worried.

  As expected, what people fear most is still the unknown. Even a female heavenly master like Ouyang Xun would worry when encountering something she didn't know about. Once she understood the reason, a newly appeared little zombie wasn't even taken seriously by her.

  "You wait outside for me, before it finishes transforming into a corpse, I'll go in and take care of it, I'll be right out!"

  Ouyang Huan whispered to Liu Yi Yang and then stepped into the small cave before he could react.

  Her expression was as if she were telling others that her past was just a simple matter of picking up something, with a completely relaxed face.

  Seeing her go in, Liu Yi Yang showed hesitation and finally stood outside, leaning against a tree waiting, without following her inside.

  He was well aware that following her in at this time might not be of any help, and might even cause trouble. It would be better to let the professional handle it, but this made him a bit curious if it was true.

  Zombies on TV, I don't know what they look like in reality.

  "Rumble, rumble, rumble!"

  Just as he was thinking, a loud rumbling sound suddenly came from inside, and Liu Yi Yang's heart tightened again, not knowing how OuYang Xuan was dealing with the zombie that had undergone metamorphosis.

  The sound gradually grew louder, and the fight seemed very intense.

  Liu Yi Yang couldn't help but pray too, hoping that Ouyang Xun was fine, and they could successfully eliminate the zombie, then return.

  "Rumble, rumble!" Another loud noise, Liu Yiyang felt his body tremble slightly. The loud noise was mixed with strange cries, constantly coming from inside the cave.

  Around the cave, there isn't even a single ant, and if there is one, it will hide far away.

  "Bless..."

  Liu Yi Yang clasped his hands together in prayer once more, and as soon as he uttered two words, his eyes widened unnaturally, with a hint of terror in them.

  In the cave, a disheveled and unkempt stranger suddenly jumped out. His clothes were tattered and torn, making him look like a savage.

  This is not the point, what's most important is that this strange person has a pair of bright and dark black eyeballs, his mouth open, spraying out a black fog that only Liu Yi Yang can see, two fangs with an aura of coldness exposed outside, looking utterly terrifying.

  Zombie, run out!

  At this moment, Liu Yi Yang's soul almost flew out, and in his heart, there was an even greater sense of nausea, as if he wanted to throw up on the ground.

  The zombies that ran out also noticed Liu Yi Yang, and let out a strange howl from their throats, charging straight at him.

  Very fearful, very afraid, but the instinct to survive still made Liu Yi Yang make a run for it, even though his legs were so soft with fear at first that he almost fell to the ground.

  Any normal person would be unable to remain calm when faced with a legendary zombie charging towards them.

  "How come this zombie is running and not hopping like those on TV?"

  In the instant he fled, even Liu Yi Yang himself did not know that such a thought had emerged in his mind.

  Liu Yi Yang ran very fast, and his high speed finally paid off for him.

  "Idiot, stop running around! You have holy water in your box, that's a zombie's nemesis!"

  Just a few steps into the run, a loud shout echoed through the air. Liu Yi Yang took advantage of the turn to glance back and saw that Ouyang Xuan had also emerged from the cave.

  However, Ou Yanglian's appearance wasn't very good, her clothes were a bit tattered, her hair was also disheveled, and she was propping herself up with her black long sword, her legs clearly not nimble.

  "A box?"

  Liu Yi Yang suddenly remembered that he was still holding the box in his hand, and unexpectedly, there were things inside the box that could be used against zombies. He didn't have time to ask Ouyang Xuan why she hadn't brought the box into the cave to exorcise the demons, and hastily opened it while running.

  Inside the box, there was indeed a small bottle with the words "Zheng Yang Shui" written on it.

  He pulled out the bottle of water, and with a casual toss, Liu Yi Yang hastily turned around, opened the cap of the bottle, and poured all the water in it onto the zombies behind him.

  "Sizzling!"

  A sound like water droplets falling into a hot oil pan arose, accompanied by the zombies' mournful cries, making this place even more terrifying.

  The zombie also stopped there, its body constantly shaking, just like it had contracted sheep epilepsy.

  Liu Yi Yang let out a long sigh, leaned back against the tree and stopped running, shouting loudly towards the cave: "You have these things, why didn't you bring them earlier? It would've been better if you brought them earlier!"

  "Dummy, don't stay there, hurry back!"

  Ouyang Xun's voice sounded again, this time with a hint of anxiety.

  The zombie of a sheep slowly came to a stop, its head slowly lifted up, revealing a bloody patch.

  That bloody mess was caused by Liu Yi Yang's Zhengyang water, the zombie's dark eyes stared straight at Liu Yi Yang, a chill ran from his feet to the top of his head in an instant.

  This zombie isn't dead.

  Apparently enraged by Liu Yi Yang's Zhengyang Shui, the zombie let out a harsh roar and pounced at Liu Yi Yang again.

  Liu Yi Yang could only turn around and run, unfortunately, this passive escape completely lacked a sense of direction, and his earlier pause had also made him lose the opportunity to return to Ouyang Xuan's side.

  Liu Yi Yang suddenly felt empty under his feet and fell directly to the ground.

  Just as he turned over, a black shadow pressed down on his body, and Liu Yi Yang immediately smelled a pungent smell that made his heart even more unbearable.

  Opening his eyes, Liu Yi Yang's pupils rapidly enlarged. Two white fangs were quickly approaching his neck.

  "Essence, strike!"

  At this moment, Liu Yi Yang's mind was a complete blank, and even he himself didn't know why he shouted out those few words.

  And as he shouted out the four words, his forehead's Yintang acupoint rapidly turned red, a bright red light beam shot out from Liu Yi Yang's forehead and hit the zombie who was lowering its head to bite him.

  Two fangs that were about to reach Liu Yi Yang's neck suddenly stopped there.

  The zombie stiffly lay on Liu Yi Yang's body, while Liu Yi Yang stared with his eyes wide open, completely dumbfounded.

  It wasn't until three whole minutes had passed that Liu Yiyang seemed to have thought of something, and hastily retreated, letting the zombie that was no longer moving fall to the ground.

  It wasn't until then that he noticed a small hole the size of a thumb on the zombie's forehead, from front to back, and in the back of the zombie's head there was a piece of white brain tissue, which looked very disgusting.

  "Is this zombie dead?"

  It wasn't until then that Liu Yi Yang regained consciousness, his heart still racing at over two hundred beats per minute. He sat for a while before standing up, staring fearfully at the motionless zombie in the distance.