Darkness enveloped it, making the giant city resemble a resting, slumbering beast, utterly silent.
Ever since Ancestor Xue Hu stirred up trouble in the Immortal Corpse Tomb, the three leaders, Yaksha Dragon Commander and the others, had sealed off the entire Yinliu Giant City, putting on an act of stubborn defense while awaiting reinforcements.
Precautions within the Yinliu Giant City were extremely tight. No matter how hard the other forces tried to scout, they could only gather some peripheral information.
Night fell, and the Burning Heaven Demoness secretly returned to Yinliu Giant City at the head of the Eastern Sea Immortal Corpse slaves.
"Your subordinates, Yin Liugong, Yaksha Dragon Commander, and Huang Quanweng, greet the Great Leader, greet the two Honored Ones, and greet all esteemed colleagues." The three leaders of the Northern Plains Corpse Alliance repeatedly bowed, unable to hide their excitement and unease.
"Rise. Your opponent was Ancestor Xue Hu himself; the fault does not lie with you," the Burning Heaven Demoness said first.
The three, Yin Liugong and the others, immediately let out a collective sigh of relief, the heavy stones in their hearts finally dropping.
Their days had been extremely agonizing these past few days.
On one hand, they eagerly awaited reinforcements from the Corpse Alliance headquarters. On the other, they feared the headquarters would hold them accountable for their negligence in guarding the tomb.
"Ancestor Xue Hu is far too arrogant! We must make him pay. Our Corpse Alliance is not someone to be trifled with," said another Eighth Transformation Immortal Corpse slave.
The surrounding Immortal Corpse slaves looked at him with reverence and fear, voicing their agreement.
This Eighth Transformation Immortal Corpse slave was known as Corpseburst Thunder King. His specialty was detonating the husks of Immortal Corpse slaves at the lowest cost to unleash terrifying explosive attacks.
He was irritable and ruthless. Earlier, when breaking through the realm wall, he had struck out wantonly to eliminate his competition. Of the four Seventh Transformation Immortal Corpse slaves who fell, a full three had been killed by him. Their bodies were blasted to pieces, and these fragments formed huge explosions that bombarded the realm wall, clearing the way for Corpseburst Thunder King.
"Great Leader, when will we launch the counteroffensive?"
"When we do, let this old one be the vanguard!"
Seeing the massive scale of the Eastern Sea reinforcements, Yin Liugong and Huang Quanweng felt their spirits soar and eagerly volunteered for the mission.
"This matter is of great importance. Let's first go survey the scene. Seeing is believing, and we need to collect evidence," answered the Burning Heaven Demoness unhurriedly, her tone calm.
"Right, through these traces, we might be able to deduce some of Ancestor Xue Hu's methods," another Eighth Transformation Immortal Corpse slave, Piao Wan Dao, nodded in agreement.
Although they had numerical superiority, they were ultimately all Immortal Corpse slaves. Compared to living Gu Immortals, they had many disadvantages.
More importantly, their opponent was no ordinary figure who could be casually toyed with.
Their adversary in this battle was the terrifying entity who fought one against two and forced back Medicine Emperor and Centipede Heavenly Lord. He was the universally acknowledged number one Demonic Path Gu Immortal in the current Northern Plains Gu Immortal world!
Next, the group of Immortal Corpse slaves hurried nonstop, secretly traveling to the Earth Trench to survey the battlefield.
The battlefield had been very well preserved by Yin Liugong and the others.
The Immortal Corpse Tomb was a mess, with a thick layer of frost covering the surface, while wisps of flame still burned at the bottom of some craters.
Everyone displayed their abilities to conduct reconnaissance.
Fang Yuan was also among them, but his mind was elsewhere.
His eyes swept the surroundings, but his thoughts drifted far away. The treasure he had been desperately seeking was, of course, not hidden in the Immortal Corpse Tomb, but deeper within the Earth Trench.
"How can I open this treasure without anyone knowing? I have a feeling that this legacy will greatly help me successfully shed this Immortal Corpse body and be reborn. I'm afraid this is what I have to rely on."
Fang Yuan's heart grew more expectant.
Unfortunately, he was not his own master at the moment, and could only follow the group as they left the Earth Trench to return to Yinliu Giant City.
After surveying the battlefield, the Immortal Corpse slaves all looked quite grim.
Even Corpseburst Thunder King and Piao Wan Dao wore grave expressions.
Even without experiencing the battle firsthand, one could deduce the overwhelming power of Ancestor Xue Hu just by examining the traces left behind.
However, what secretly puzzled everyone even more was the person who had fought Ancestor Xue Hu.
"Who exactly is this person? Seventh Transformation cultivation, but outstanding battle strength. They even set up a Gu Formation in the tomb in advance. They seem to be an Immortal Corpse slave, but why is there no record of them at all in my register?" The Burning Heaven Demoness frowned as she questioned Yin Liugong and the others.
Yin Liugong, Yaksha Dragon Commander, and Huang Quanweng gave bitter smiles and apologized in unison: "We have failed in our duties, Your Excellency. We were kept completely in the dark, and never knew that such a capable individual was hiding in the Earth Trench."