"This...this...this thing, he has such physical strength. This...is completely insane..."
She stuttered and paled, unable to believe what she saw. She knew how strong Austin was, which was
why she was so surprised to see someone who was so much stronger than Austin.
The mummy wasted no time in restarting the attack. Like a shadow following the body, he was
determined to hunt down Austin. His eyes glinted murderously. The black corpse miasmas spread all
over his body and surged violently like blazing flames and like the smoke of wolves' dung burning. The
mummy's shabby attire fluttered in the wind and his muddy hair was tangled and disheveled. He roared
like a demon, and the whole world seemed to tremble at the thunderous noise.
At the same time, the corpse miasmas floating in the air began to flow unceasingly towards Austin like
surging tidewaters, blocking all the lights from the sky.
Fortunately, the light golden vital energy was constantly emerging from Austin's body and helped him
drive the corpse miasmas away.
"Master, the other mummies are coming!"
Violet exclaimed in terror. Austin could barely defeat one mummy. And with nine other mummies joining
the fray, that would be a nightmare.
Violet was now struggling to get rid of the thick mass of corpse miasmas. She had no extra energy to
help Austin.
Her demonic power didn't work on the corpse miasmas.
When Austin realized that it was possible for him to defeat the mummy with his physical strength, he
immediately changed his strategy. In a flash, the sacred weapon he had taken from the cave appeared
in his hand.
Now that level four sword intent had been unleashed all of a sudden, the sky was filled with sword
auras and rays of sword radiance. They were closely knitted like a huge net that covered the sky and
swooped in to attack the mummy from all directions.
The crisscrossing of the sharp sword auras charged through to cut the body of the mummy.
"Illusory Swordsmanship!"
Austin shouted. His cultivation base of the vital energy in the premium stage of Earth Realm was
brought into full play. Going all out, he made sure to strike using his best level in swordsmanship. In an
instant, sword intent and over thirty rays of sword-light came together to crush the mummy as if
drowning him under a constant rush of water.
Combining the force of the sacred weapon, the sword lights became so many more times more
powerful than they were before.
A howl echoed in the surroundings.
As the mummy faced the numerous sword-lights that came at him, he growled, indicating to the corpse
miasmas to roll back to the surface of his skin. The black corpse miasmas around his body got the
message and immediately acted.
In the snap of a finger, all the corpse miasmas had disappeared from the air and gathered on the skin
of the mummy. They were in constant motion, and with a single glance, Austin was able to figure out
that they had formed a black corpse miasma armor around the mummy's body.
Clink!
The sword-lights hitting the corpse miasma armor brought out metallic sounds that seemed weird to the
ear.
The armor seemed to be as strong as steel!
Austin realized that his attempt at using his swordsmanship to beat the mummy was in vain. He
couldn't even touch him with the armor protecting him.
Unbelievable!
The mummy's powerful corporeal body was now equivalent to a sacred weapon!
Austin knew that even if he reached level three of the Overlord Body-refining Formula right now, his
body was no match for the mummy before his eyes.
And as for the Twin Shadow Blades, Austin had given up on trying it on the mummy.
The power the Twin Shadow Blades displayed depended on the cultivator's cultivation base of vital
energy. It was obviously impossible to hurt the mummy with this skill because his vital energy was
currently at the premium stage of Earth Realm.
The two attempts to beat the mummy were over in a flash. But the other nine mummies were still
approaching. The fastest one was only a hundred meters away from them.
The employment of physical strength, swordsmanship, and every other technique had all failed to
defeat his enemy. But Austin still had a trump card up his sleeve.
Austin suddenly danced like a butterfly fluttering among the flowers. In the blink of an eye, a six-layered
golden pagoda appeared in his hand.
The Grand Pagoda!
"Violet, go to the Illusion Bead, and be ready to run!
And you little gnome, clasp my shoulder tightly!"
His plan was to pretend to attack with this skill in order to buy time for him to retreat. As long as he
employed the Grand Pagoda Summoning Skill, he would be able to seize the chance to escape.
He had another trump card up his sleeve which could help him to escape.
At this critical moment, four men suddenly emerged from a wall.
As soon as they appeared, one of the men shouted, "You cocky brat! You dared to trespass on our
private land. You'll not get out of here alive today!"
As he spoke, the four men rushed towards Austin, running at full tilt.
The appearance of the newcomers shocked Austin and Violet.
They had thought that the mummies were naturally formed, based on the special environmental
condition in the Ghost Valley, though it was indeed strange that their numbers were so large.
It surprised them that people were behind this.
Private land?
Whose private land?
Did these mummies have something to do with the four men here?
But the imminent danger didn't allow him to ponder over these doubts.
"Attack!"
He threw the Grand Pagoda at his enemies with as much ferocity as he could muster. At the same
time, a pair of eagle wings popped open on his back.
As he flapped his wings, a gust of wind blew across the landscape and sent him soaring into the
sky.
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