Chapter 1235 - 864: New Skill: Corpse Control Skill

Chen Xu had acquired the power of the Ancient Ba Snake, his strength was unparalleled.

He placed his hands on the lid of the jade coffin and pushed hard, yet the lid remained as immovable as a mountain.

"Such a heavy lid, let me give it a try!" Zhou Chuan stepped forward abruptly, placing his hands on the lid, fiery red light swirling around his body. He pushed fiercely, but the lid still didn’t budge at all.

Zhang Chen shook his head from the side. If the lid of the coffin were so easy to open, it wouldn’t have trapped a powerful being like the Queen Mother of the West.

Do they really think the weight of the coffin lid is merely the weight of the lid itself?

This place was transformed by Zhang Chen into a space for raising corpses. The Yin Qi formed by the Dragon Vein of Kunlun Mountain held the coffin lid in place, so moving the lid was akin to shifting the entire Dragon Vein of Kunlun Mountain.

"Brothers, step back for now. Opening this coffin lid requires skill." Zhang Chen stepped forward, approaching the coffin with an indescribable look in his eye. Considering the Queen Mother of the West’s physical body has become a zombie, her abilities are unimaginable. Even Zhang Chen was unsure of controlling her, but if he could, it would undoubtedly aid him in the future.

Zhang Chen hesitated for a moment before releasing the Ice Domain, severing the connection between the coffin and the Dragon Vein of Kunlun in an instant. He then gave a strong push, and the coffin slid into the Ice Hell, only to be expelled back out.

This change occurred in an instant, and Zhou Chuan and Chen Xu, watching from the side, only saw the coffin blur for a moment. Then Zhang Chen placed one hand on the coffin, activating his divine power and the Mountain-moving Technique, flinging the lid off.

The coffin hit the ground with a loud bang, echoing across the empty altar.

Both Zhou Chuan and Chen Xu moved closer, and upon seeing the inside of the coffin, they gasped in shock.

Inside lay a woman, extraordinarily beautiful, flawless. Her skin was smooth, like fine jade, each texture glinting with mysterious luster, as though the Heaven and Earth Dao was flowing upon her.

The woman’s hair was simply gathered by a jade hairpin, and she wore a Five-Colored Cloud Robe, lying in the coffin as if she were merely asleep.

Even Heaven and Earth seemed to lose their colors next to this woman’s beauty.

Frankly, it was also Zhang Chen’s first time seeing the true face of the Queen Mother of the West. He felt the face looked somewhat familiar, as if he’d seen it somewhere before.

"Why does this Divine Being look like she’s still alive?" Chen Xu exclaimed beside him. "There’s not even a trace of decay."

"You’re right. This goddess is indeed still alive, just in a dormant state, not yet awakened." Zhang Chen’s gaze swept over the Queen Mother of the West, then fell inside the coffin where he spotted three withered saplings.

The saplings were no thicker than a thumb, about the length of a hand, but they had withered. The Primordial Spirit Zhang Chen had left in them had long dissipated, the Peach Tree unable to withstand the endless years under the Dragon Vein’s suppression, turning to dead wood.

But to Zhang Chen, it didn’t matter much. He commanded the Authority of Wood Element, so even if the Peach Tree died, he could revive it at any time.

"Are you saying this Ancient Divine Demon is still alive?" Zhou Chuan’s expression grew serious upon hearing this.

Zhang Chen nodded solemnly. "Indeed, still alive, only temporarily unawakened due to a prolonged slumber."

"Let’s not be greedy for the things in the tomb. We should hurry and leave now; the Ancient Divine Demons are not to be trifled with." Zhou Chuan’s voice bore a tone of solemnity.

Upon hearing Zhou Chuan’s words, an inexplicable look crept into Zhang Chen’s eyes. "Since we’ve already entered the tomb and opened the coffin, we’ve entangled in the karma of the Ancient Divine Demon, leaving isn’t as simple as it seems."

Zhang Chen stopped speaking, his gaze becoming subtle as it fell next to the Queen Mother of the West, observing a skill orb that had dropped.

The skill orb shimmered with an ominous black luster, inky black as if harboring endless evil. Zhang Chen’s Golden Finger interface popped up:

[New skill discovered, would you like to acquire it?]

"A black skill, emitting inauspicious energy; I’ve never seen anything like this." Zhang Chen’s eyes gleamed with curiosity. His Qi Mechanism flickered, issuing a command to the Golden Finger interface: "Acquire!"

Zhang Chen eagerly anticipated the skill that had fallen from the Ancient Divine Demon, the Queen Mother of the West.

[New skill discovered: Corpse Control Skill]

[Note 1: You can imprint a mark within a zombie’s body, to influence and control it]

[Note 2: This skill has no level cap; the longer the mark resides in the body, the deeper the invasion and the stronger your control]

The Golden Finger interface refreshed:

[New Skill: Corpse Control Skill]

Zhang Chen looked at his own Golden Finger interface, and his gaze became subtly intrigued. He had just discovered the corpse of the Queen Mother of the West, and already received a big gift?

Zhang Chen looked at the new skill on his Golden Finger and his eyes lit up, filled with a peculiar gleam: "Interesting! Very interesting! No matter how high the level of the opposing zombie is, as long as it gets hit by my mark, the mark will invade the opponent and gradually complete control over them. The stronger the opponent, the longer the mark’s invasion takes; the zombie’s level is directly proportional to the mark’s invasion time."

Zhang Chen’s eyes turned to the Queen Mother of the West inside the coffin, and his eyes instantly brightened. He saw a mysterious black mark coalesce at his fingertips, wrapped in a black mist. The black mark shot out directly, landing on the Queen Mother of the West’s forehead as if branded on her skin, then gradually disappeared without a trace.

At this moment, in Zhang Chen’s eyes, a series of time prompts suddenly appeared on the Queen Mother of the West:

[Control the head, one million years]

[Control the hands, one hundred thousand years]

[Control the feet, one hundred thousand years]

[Control the torso, five hundred thousand years]

A series of times continuously flashed before Zhang Chen’s eyes:

[Please choose: head, hands, feet, torso]

Zhang Chen hesitated slightly and directly selected the hands. In the next moment, he saw all time prompts disappear from the Queen Mother of the West, but only her hands began the countdown, starting from one hundred thousand years.

"I wonder if my time acceleration can be applied to zombies?" Zhang Chen pondered, a thoughtful look in his eyes.

If he could apply time acceleration to a zombie, one day would equal one hundred and eighty years, a year would be sixty-five thousand years. He would need only two years to completely control the zombie’s hands, and by then, he would have increased control over the zombie in front of him, potentially using the Queen Mother of the West’s zombie to deal with that old guy above the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Determined to act, Zhang Chen let the power of time flow at his fingertips and directly touched the zombie. In the next moment, mysterious radiance swirled around the zombie, and its time reading reduced by one hundred and eighty years instantly.

"It’s actually effective!" Zhang Chen was overjoyed, unable to conceal his delight in his heart.

"I can stay a bit longer in this old tortoise’s domain, for two or three years, to fully grasp its hands and feet, then proceed to Kyoto. No matter what trump cards the Eight Great Clans hold, I can easily handle them." Zhang Chen reminded himself that he still had old adversaries in Kyoto.

No matter whether it was Zhang Gaoqiu from the Zhang Family of Kyoto or the persuasion from Prince Pingbian’s Mansion, Zhang Chen had to face these turbulent waves.

While countless thoughts were swirling in Zhang Chen’s mind, Chen Xu came closer, looking at the hairpin on the Queen Mother of the West’s head: "This seems to be a nice thing!"

"You have a keen eye; this hairpin contains the Power of Sun, Moon, and Stars, with the Law of Star Rotation. It qualifies as a Divine Artifact." Zhang Chen praised.

Beside him, Zhou Chuan’s face was solemn: "Zhang Chen, when will this ancient being wake up? We should hurry and escape; if this ancient relic finds us tomb-robbing, we’re surely doomed."

Though he prided himself on his skills, he remained aware of his limitations when facing an Ancient Divine Demon.

"This Divine Demon has been asleep for countless years; it shouldn’t awaken anytime soon, right?" Zhang Chen wasn’t sure about the Queen Mother of the West’s awakening timing.

His gaze fell on the three withered trees beside the Queen Mother of the West, and he took them: "I just want these three withered trees."

"I want that hairpin!" Chen Xu didn’t hesitate, reaching out to pluck the hairpin from the Queen Mother of the West’s head.

"What do you want?" Zhang Chen turned to Zhou Chuan, only to see Zhou Chuan, pointing at the coffin, pale-faced: "I think I just saw that corpse’s finger twitch."

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xu’s hair stood on end, and the hairpin almost fell from his hand.

"I really saw the finger of this Ancient Divine Demon twitch for a moment. I don’t want anything from this Divine Demon; you two can split it." Zhou Chuan was feeling timid; he sensed a great causality here, wanting nothing more than to run.

Upon hearing Zhou Chuan’s words, Zhang Chen’s eyes turned to the corpse of the Queen Mother of the West, a thought flashed through his mind: "I accelerated the corpse’s time by one hundred and eighty years; if it shows signs of awakening, it’s not impossible!"

"You two leave first; you don’t need to mind me. I’ll deal with this Divine Demon corpse." Zhang Chen was unsure and afraid of inadvertently involving Zhou Chuan and Chen Xu, so he hurriedly instructed them.

"No way, we stick together whether in blessing or danger. How can we let you face the thunder alone after benefiting?" Zhou Chuan immediately objected.

"You don’t understand ancient Feng Shui, and staying here is just futile. I’ll use the ancient Feng Shui Grand Array inside the tomb to re-seal and suppress it. Your presence will only disrupt me, and I’d be distracted by having to take care of you. So, hurry and leave!" Zhang Chen urged.