"Impossible, didn't you clearly knock them down just now? Why can they still get up?" Hu Jimei cried out.
There was a hint of solemnity in Zhan Chen's eyes, and he murmured: "Are these the so-called immortal undead? They are really difficult to deal with, especially here. We can't use star power. To defeat them, we can only rely on swords and swords."
"Then let's destroy them completely and see if they can get up again!" Hu Jimei said harshly.
"I don't think so. There are too many undead. We will only waste time and energy fighting them. In fact, as long as we can keep fighting non-stop, I think the reason why the demon god arranged this trial is to test
Our ability to keep fighting and our ability to think while fighting."
Zhan Chen made his own guess about the purpose of the demon god's clone.
"So what you mean is that as long as we defeat them, we don't need to completely destroy them?"
"Yes, we must save our physical strength and energy so that we can achieve the final victory. And if you look at the groups of corpses around us, they are simply endless."
Hu Jimei turned her head and observed carefully, and found that it was exactly as Zhan Chen said. She saw many moving corpses in the fog surrounding them.
"These corpses make me feel really uncomfortable. Let's leave quickly."
Hu Jimei felt a little irritated. She rushed forward and waved her hand, and the strong wind blew away a large number of living dead.
"What, these living dead are nothing more than that, they don't seem to be any hindrance."
Hu Jimei muttered, seeming to have regained her previous confidence.
Zhan Chen frowned, subconsciously feeling that the trial of the demon god's clone would not be that simple.
However, he still said: "Let's move forward first, maybe we will get some clues."
Half a day passed, and the two men knocked down eight thousand corpses, if not ten thousand. However, the number of living dead on the road did not seem to decrease at all.
Zhan Chen wondered where the demon god had collected so many corpses from, but they could not be distracted and could only fight numbly and move forward. The future was still unclear and there was no hope at all.
As time went by, their mentality began to change.
Hu Jimei said again: "Zhan Chen, how long are we going to fight?"
Zhan Chen answered while waving his sword: "I don't know, I don't have a clue right now, but looking around us, we know that we have to continue fighting."
Hu Jimei smashed countless corpses with one casual blow, but suddenly one of the hundreds of corpses she knocked down stood up again and continued to rush towards them.
"Hey, that's strange, I didn't knock down all the corpses!"
Hu Jimei exclaimed, but at this time Zhan Chen had already rushed forward, added a sword, and cut the body that stood up again into two.
Then he frowned and said, "Ji Mei, don't you think the corpse I just knocked down is getting stronger?"
"I don't feel much."
"That corpse must have had the cultivation of the nine-star star realm before it was alive, so it was not broken by your blow. The demon god's clone once said that the strength of the undead we encounter will become stronger and stronger. Maybe the undead in the black hole realm will soon
It's coming soon, we have to move forward quickly."
"Black hole realm? It's a bit troublesome. If you can use supernatural powers, the black hole realm is nothing more than that, but if you only fight them with your physical body, it will be a bit tiring."
"Just imagine, after the black hole realm, there may be star whirlpool realms.
Master."
"Expert of the Star Whirlpool Realm!"
Hu Jimei shuddered subconsciously when she thought of being besieged by a group of Xingxuan realm masters.
"It's not like what you said. It's impossible for the masters of the Star Vortex Realm to attack in groups like these living dead at the Star Realm level."
"I don't know, but we have to consider the worst case scenario."
"I hope what you said won't happen."
They continued to march, but fortunately things did not seem to be going in the worst direction. The strongest enemies they encountered after that were only as strong as the black hole realm, and there were not many in number. Hu Yimei successfully dealt with them.
On the third day, they finally broke through the encirclement of the undead and came to the edge of an empty swamp.
Looking at the lush aquatic plants and clear water in front of her, Hu Jimei showed a long-lost smile: "It's great to be in a place without undead. We finally broke through those undead corpses. Now we can relax."
Zhan Chen's face was still grim, and he analyzed: "It is true that we are temporarily out of danger, but we still haven't found any clues about the central stele, and we don't know where Li Sui and the others have progressed."
"Yeah, we still can't carry out spiritual exploration around here, and this secret realm is so big, it's hard for us to find clues."
"Anyway, the monotonous scene has finally changed, which means we are one step closer to our goal, and we have to continue on our way."
"OK!"
The two began to cross the swamp. The unique terrain of the swamp brought a lot of difficulties to their progress, and they could not fly in the air, so their traveling speed was very slow. More importantly, they did not understand that the threat of the undead was always there.
exists.
The silence among the water and plants was eerily quiet. Zhan Chen vaguely felt that something was about to happen. Suddenly his ears twitched and he shouted: "Watch your step!"
After saying that, she pulled Hu Jimei back. Hu Jimei was surprised. Although her cultivation was much higher than Zhan Chen, her hearing was not as sensitive as Zhan Chen. In this secret realm where spiritual thoughts were restricted,
His perceptual ability is actually weaker than Zhan Chen's.
Soon enough, the mud beneath their feet exploded, splashing dozens of meters high, and a ferocious giant beast emerged from the water.
It looks like a crocodile, covered in a thick coat, with four stubby legs but nimble movements.
"This is the ancestral crocodile!"
The well-informed Hu Jimei recognized it immediately.
"Zhan Chen felt that the aura emanating from that guy was unusual and that he was not someone he could deal with, so he flew back decisively."
Sure enough, Hu Jimei pulled him and ran back. As she ran, she complained: "Why did you meet this guy here?"
"What kind of star beast is the Ancestral Crocodile that actually scares you?" Zhan Chen couldn't help but ask.
"The Ancestral Crocodile is said to have been born in the early days of the universe and is the ancestor of the crocodile family. Although these guys are not very intelligent, they are extremely powerful and have amazing defense and resilience. With their strong bodies, they can compete with the first-level star vortex realm powerhouses.
If it were a fight in the outside world, I would naturally not be afraid if I had the blessing of supernatural powers, but if I fight it here, I am no match for it." Hu Jimei explained to him.
Although Hu Weimei and Zhan Chen struggled to escape, the figure of the ancestor giant crocodile kept approaching.
After all, Hu Weimei is not a water-type monster. She is definitely not as capable as the Ancestor Giant Crocodile in a place full of swamps.
"This is not the way to go. That thing is catching up. It seems we must fight."
"No way, I don't want to be beaten by it, and with your cultivation level, I don't want to be beaten by it.
I can’t help you at all.”
"Sorry."
Zhan Chen reluctantly said that although his cultivation had improved rapidly, it was obviously still too early to participate in this kind of trial.
"Ji Mei, I discovered that the ancestral crocodile is not a living creature, it is just a manipulated corpse."
Zhan Chen said suddenly because he observed that the eyeballs of the ancestral giant crocodile had not moved once from the beginning.
Hu Jimei couldn't help but stop and said: "That means it is also a corpse controlled by the demon god's clone?"
"That's right, so it's just fighting with instinct. I'm afraid it will be much easier to deal with than the real Ancestor Crocodile. You only need to look at its movements to know this. Although it is chasing us, its speed is slow and mechanical."
Zhan Chen analyzed.
"So what? We are in a swamp and we still can't get out of it!" Hu Jimei shouted.
"What I mean is that since we can't escape, we shouldn't run away, but fight it. With your strength, you may not have a chance of winning."
"Why are you fighting this guy?"
"I think this may be part of the trial. It just so happens that we can't find any clues. Maybe if we knock it down, we will find something new."
"Are you kidding? I'm no match for this guy in the swamp."
Zhan Chen said, "Have you noticed? There is an unusual crystal on its forehead. This is something I haven't found on other corpses. Maybe that crystal is a clue."
After listening to Zhan Chen's words, Hu Yimei stopped and turned around to look. Sure enough, she found an emerald green square crystal on the forehead of the giant crocodile. The crystal was only the size of a thumb. If you didn't look carefully, it would be easy to see it.
Ignored.
"Okay, I will believe you just once!" Hu Jimei gritted her silver teeth and finally made up her mind.
At this time, the Ancestor Crocodile was already close at hand, and its speed naturally had an advantage in the swamp.
"Ji Mei, let's fight together. Although the strength between me and that ancestral giant crocodile is very asymmetric, as long as you can help me contain it, I can remove the spar from its forehead!"
"Let's try it."
Hu Jimei transformed into a nine-tailed spirit fox the same size as the giant crocodile, and then used her nine huge tails to control the giant crocodile's body and limbs.
Although the giant crocodile was dead, its strength was still there and it was struggling with all its strength. Hu Jimei had to use all her strength to control it.
"Zhan Chen, hurry up, I can't hold on for long!" she couldn't help shouting.
"I'm already taking action!"
Zhan Chen used his jumping power to jump onto the giant crocodile's forehead, then took out the Haihua Sword and slashed at the spar with all his strength, trying to dig it out.
But Zhan Chen's strength was too small after all, and one blow couldn't be effective.
The ancestral giant crocodile struggled to twist its body and try to break free, which also caused a lot of trouble for Zhan Chen's work.
"If one sword doesn't work, just use two swords!" Zhan Chen gritted his teeth and took the time to slash at the spar again.
Once, twice... He struck out more than thirty swords in total before digging out the crystal.
The moment the crystal was dug out, the Ancestor Crocodile finally stopped struggling and turned into a corpse again. This brought a huge surprise to both of them.
"I didn't expect this crystal to be the key to controlling the corpse."
"Yes, let's see if there are any clues in that crystal stone as you mentioned?"
While talking, Hu Jimei had transformed into a human form and came over. The two of them picked up the crystal and started to observe.