Chapter 65: Emergence
Unlike pure wandering spirits, yin corpses, though long dead, still possessed intact bodies. Other than exorcism talismans, most offensive spells had little effect on them. So even after a fierce battle in which the yin corpses were steadily pushed back, they suffered surprisingly little real damage.
Bai Yu suddenly remembered something and shouted, “Use thunder-calling techniques—they fear heavenly lightning!”
The elders paused for a beat, then immediately switched from charms to summoning thunder directly. In an instant, deafening thunderclaps tore through the sky. Bolts of divine lightning rained down, and the supposedly undying yin corpses fell in droves. Progress sped up at once.
The young man leading the enemy forces turned pale. Even the intact half of his face twisted grotesquely. He glared at the group with venom and shouted, “You blasphemous mortals! The god will surely punish you!”
“Too much talk!” the old man snapped. He quickly formed a heavenly spell, and a massive thunderbolt crashed down.
The young man flinched and tried to dodge, but the lightning still struck him. One arm instantly blackened to a crisp. His face became even more feral, eyes brimming with hatred. But instead of retaliating, he swung his hand to signal retreat, then turned and sprinted toward the heart of the village.
“Retreat!”
The other yin corpses howled in response and scattered, fleeing in the direction they had come.
“Don’t let them escape—after them!” Hall Master Xu Qingfeng frowned, about to lead the elders in pursuit.