Chapter 686 - 686: Stupid Blood Corpses

Chu Qingyun stopped when he was nearly five hundred meters away from the outermost Blood Corpse.

For those in the Martial King Realm, five hundred meters was already very close. Advancing any further would be dangerous if he attracted the attention of the Blood Corpses.

"Iron Thread Ten-Star Vine!"

Chu Qingyun summoned his Martial Soul. Two vines grew silently from the Martial Soul Illusion, slowly extending toward the two nearest Blood Corpses.

With the aid of the Hidden Qi Technique, the auras of his Martial Soul and Primordial Power were completely concealed.

The vines grew rapidly, and soon, they were close to the two Level One Martial King Blood Corpses.

However, Chu Qingyun didn't use the vines to attack. Instead, he controlled them to lift up and lightly whip the two Blood Corpses.

After the strike, the vines were immediately and silently retracted at high speed.

The two Blood Corpses were originally facing the Array Platform. After being struck from behind, they immediately turned and saw the rapidly retracting vines.

"ROAR..."

"HNGH..."

The two Blood Corpses let out a muffled roar from their throats and instinctively gave chase to the two vines.

But since they hadn't suffered a powerful attack, couldn't detect any Primordial Power fluctuations, and couldn't clearly see what it was, they didn't go berserk. Their attention was merely captured, and they pursued.

Chu Qingyun dismissed his Martial Soul and, with a flash, rushed toward the nearby mountain.

Chu Qingyun didn't deliberately hide in the shade of trees or rocks. Under the moonlight and starlight, he intentionally left behind a flickering shadow.

Moreover, he intentionally made his footsteps heavy, constantly making sounds of crushing fallen leaves and pebbles.

The two Level One Martial King Blood Corpses immediately chased after him.

As for the other Blood Corpses, some noticed and turned to look, while others paid no attention at all or were completely unaware.

At night, the Blood Corpses' activity level was much lower than during the day.

The Level One Martial King Blood Corpses were slightly slower than Chu Qingyun. He led them, and they soon rushed deep into the adjacent mountains.

With Chu Qingyun's current strength, dealing with the two Blood Corpses behind him would have been more than enough.

However, he had no intention of killing these two Blood Corpses.

After all, these two Blood Corpses were still at the Martial King Realm. Although he could kill them, it would take some time and create a commotion.

Chu Qingyun had many things to do tonight; he couldn't afford to waste too much time.

Besides, if he made too much noise and attracted the attention of the large horde of Blood Corpses in the valley, it would be a disaster.

So, Chu Qingyun simply led the two Blood Corpses swiftly away from the valley.

Along the way, the Blood Corpses lost track of him twice, but Chu Qingyun deliberately doubled back to recapture their attention.

Chu Qingyun led the two Blood Corpses to the mountain's summit, then ran down the other side for a while.

When he reached a relatively steep downhill slope, Chu Qingyun suddenly stopped. Then, he took out a handful of Top-Grade Primordial Stones from his Storage Ring.

Very carefully, Chu Qingyun injected a minuscule amount of Primordial Power into the Top-Grade Primordial Stones.

The six Top-Grade Primordial Stones immediately began to glow with the light of Primordial Power.

This was due to the Primordial Stones becoming unstable from the impact of Chu Qingyun's Primordial Power, causing the Primordial Power within them to leak out.

Chu Qingyun extended his hand from the cover of his Shadow Martial Soul and, with a powerful throw, hurled all six Top-Grade Primordial Stones down the mountain.

The six Primordial Stones shone with an eye-catching light in the dark night, emitting distinct Primordial Power fluctuations. They scattered like meteors, flying down the mountainside.

After chasing an intangible, unclear shadow for so long, they suddenly saw six glowing lights fleeing ahead of them.

The two Blood Corpses let out excited roars, suddenly accelerated down the mountain, and each chose a Primordial Stone to pursue.

'What brainless idiots. They're even dumber than Demon Beasts!'

Watching the two Blood Corpses tumble down the mountain, Chu Qingyun, hidden within his Shadow Martial Soul, revealed a satisfied smile.

A plan like this would only work against these kinds of Blood Corpses and Blood Beasts.

A Tier Four Demon Beast would have already developed some intelligence and would definitely not be so easily deceived.

Even some of the more clever Tier Two or Tier Three Demon Beasts probably wouldn't fall for such a clumsy trick.

When thrown from the mountain, the Primordial Stones could travel a great distance downhill.

Furthermore, there were six glowing, falling Primordial Stones, all emitting Primordial Power fluctuations. It would be enough to keep these two brainless Blood Corpses searching for a long time.

After the two Blood Corpses charged down the mountain, Chu Qingyun waited for a moment. Once he confirmed they weren't coming back, he retraced his steps.

Soon, he was back in the valley once more.

This time, Chu Qingyun chose a different direction and once again attracted the attention of two Level One Martial King Blood Corpses, leading them out of the valley in another direction.

Then, using the same method, he threw out seven Top-Grade Primordial Stones leaking Primordial Power to lure the Blood Corpses away.

The reason he only attracted one or two Blood Corpses at a time was that Chu Qingyun was afraid of luring too many at once. The commotion would be too great and alert the other Blood Corpses.

He was still extremely wary of the five Earth King Realm Blood Corpses deepest inside.

The eight Level One Martial King Blood Corpses on the outermost perimeter were all successfully lured away by Chu Qingyun in four separate attempts.

Afterward, he set his sights on the Level Two Martial King Blood Corpses, which were closer to the Array Platform.

A Blood Corpse's body was formidable, and its speed was even slightly faster than a human Martial Artist of the same level.

However, Chu Qingyun had long since mastered the First Layer of the Ten Thousand Spirits Saint Body Inner Chapter. His physical strength was far greater than that of a typical Level One Martial King.

Therefore, his speed was in no way inferior to that of a Level Two Martial King Blood Corpse.

When luring the Level Two Martial King Blood Corpses, Chu Qingyun didn't need to intentionally slow down or double back. As a result, the process was actually a bit faster than when he had lured the Level One Martial King Blood Corpses.

Soon, all the Level Two Martial King Blood Corpses had also been lured far away.

Next up were the Level Three Martial King Blood Corpses.

The Level Three Martial King Blood Corpses were even a bit faster than Chu Qingyun.

However, Chu Qingyun had his Shadow Martial Soul. By using the cover of tree shadows and rock shadows, he constantly interfered with the pursuit of the Level Three Martial King Blood Corpses, making it impossible for them to catch him.

All the Level Three Martial King Blood Corpses were also drawn away.

All the Human King Realm Blood Corpses had left the valley.

Next, Chu Qingyun's expression grew much more solemn.

Because it was now time to deal with the ones he was most wary of—the five Earth King Realm Blood Corpses!

The Earth King Realm Blood Corpses numbered only five.

But in Chu Qingyun's eyes, their threat was even greater than that of the previous twenty-plus Blood Corpses combined!