The Demonic Cultivator In Zombie World
Chapter 387: Do You Have the Power to Seize My Body?

The Heavenly Metal Battlefield was still in chaos. The roots of the Taotie Tree and the Wood Corpses wreaked havoc, tearing through the land without mercy.

Chu Xuan hid behind a massive rock, observing the surroundings. As two Nascent Soul stage Wood Corpses caught his scent and slowly drew nearer, Chu Xuan's mind stirred. The Evil Soul Chain and Gangsi shot out like lightning, quickly binding the two creatures.

Boom! Boom!

Chu Xuan unleashed two powerful punches, the might of his 38th stage of body refinement erupting with immense force, directly smashing the two Wood Corpses into pieces. Afterward, he flicked his fingers lightly, sending forth a wave of Blood Evil Yin Fire.

The flames soared into the air, consuming the corpses in an instant. Soon, all that remained was a cloud of ash. If he had simply destroyed them, it wouldn't have been long before the Wood Corpses reassembled and returned. Only by burning them with fire or dismembering them into hundreds of pieces could he ensure their complete annihilation.

"Eh?"

Chu Xuan's attention was drawn to a nearby wooden corpse, its head adorned with a treasure gourd. The gourd glowed with brilliant light. Without hesitation, he knew it was a valuable artifact.

"Wasn't it the Tian Mozi who flew out from the Dark Palace earlier, using a gourd-shaped spirit tool? Could this be the very same item?"

Chu Xuan couldn't help but pause, deep in thought. The encounter with such a rare treasure seemed too coincidental. How could this be? He instinctively felt the pull to approach. After all, this was a spiritual artifact.

Even a broken, low-grade spiritual artifact would surpass an exquisite magic treasure in terms of power. Although his Spiritual Qi might not be enough to fully activate it, having it in hand would be valuable. If he advanced to the Deity Transformation stage in the future, it would serve as a powerful tool to aid him on his path.

However, as soon as he began to approach, an instinctive sense of danger flared up within him. He wasn't sure where this feeling originated from, but it was unmistakable.

Perhaps it was a natural gift of heightened perception, or simply the instinct of someone who had lived carefully. But it certainly wasn't a gift bestowed by meritorious deeds. No, it wasn't.

Chu Xuan subtly focused his senses, and sure enough, he immediately detected a faint trace of spiritual sense hidden within the gourd.

"Could it be that Tian Mozi's primordial spirit is sealed inside?"

A sudden realization struck him. When the Infinite Sect was destroyed, he, as a mere Qi Refining cultivator, had stayed out of sight, using treasures to trap righteous cultivators time and again. This was precisely the kind of trick he was familiar with.

Tian Mozi, a Deity Transformation stage demonic cultivator, had forged a bloody path to his current power. The tactics Tian Mozi employed were surely more numerous than the ones Chu Xuan had ever used.

Hence, Chu Xuan immediately deduced that this wasn't a heavenly treasure falling from the sky, but rather a death trap. If the gourd contained a Nascent Soul cultivator, Chu Xuan would have seized the opportunity to pull him out and refine his soul.

But now, there was a strong possibility that it was Tian Mozi himself. Even if Tian Mozi, after escaping the Dark Palace, had used all his trump cards and was severely wounded, even abandoning his physical body, Chu Xuan didn't want to tangle with a Deity Transformation expert.

What if his greed for this small treasure led to his downfall?

Chu Xuan had the Myriad Realm Mirror, with access to three resource worlds: Blue Star, the Soul Star, and the Cave World. With these resources at his disposal, what treasures did he need to covet?

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"This gourd is quite impressive, it must be a top-tier magic treasure!"

Chu Xuan's face lit up with surprise, and it seemed as though he was about to rush forward eagerly, ready to snatch the treasure into his grasp.

However, his figure suddenly reversed course at an astonishing speed, retreating far beyond his previous approach. In the blink of an eye, he was nearly a hundred zhang away.

"Good lad, you actually sensed me," a cold laugh rang out from the gourd.

In the next moment, the gourd suddenly sprang up, releasing a wave of black mist that swiftly coalesced into the upper half of a figure. The figure had a hawk-like nose, deep-set eyes, and a sinister expression.

It was none other than Tian Mozi, a Deity Transformation cultivator from the Heaven Shaking Divine Sect!

The gourd exploded with terrifying black light.

Chu Xuan, still in motion, felt his speed suddenly slow. Looking down, he saw that his feet were now shackled by a dark glow—like an invisible manacle.

The black light spraying from the gourd instantly intensified the grip on his feet, drastically reducing his speed.

"When you entered within twenty zhang of the gourd, you were already affected," Tian Mozi's voice rang out, filled with malicious glee. "Think you can escape? Not a chance!"

Tian Mozi let out a cruel laugh. "My corpse puppets were destroyed, and I'm in need of a new body. You're a body refinement cultivator—just perfect for me to seize!"

Chu Xuan's expression shifted slightly. He struggled, attempting to break free, but found that his body was being irresistibly drawn toward the gourd. It felt as though the gourd was pulling him in, a force beyond his control.

"I never sought conflict. Why force me into this?" Chu Xuan's eyes grew cold as he suddenly twisted his body and shot toward Tian Mozi.

Tian Mozi paused for a moment, clearly surprised. Then, he broke into uproarious laughter. "Good, good! You've got spirit! I like a junior like you!"

In that instant, Chu Xuan's spiritual sense erupted like a torrent in his mind, and within the blink of an eye, two massive, chilling hands materialized and lashed out toward Tian Mozi.

Boom!

The clash of spiritual senses was thunderous.

To Tian Mozi's shock, his spiritual sense, even though he was severely wounded from the Dark Palace's encounter, failed to crush Chu Xuan's.

Despite being a Deity Transformation cultivator—his soul having already transformed into a primordial spirit, far surpassing the strength of a Nascent Soul cultivator—he couldn't believe that his spiritual sense couldn't overwhelm this Nascent Soul cultivator in front of him!

"How...?" Tian Mozi gaped in disbelief. "How can this be possible?!"

What he didn't know was that Chu Xuan's soul had been reinforced through multiple layers of merit golden wheels, cleansing showers of Soul-cleansing Gold Rain, and the Heavenly Dao Golden Lotus within his body.

Chu Xuan's soul had become incredibly strong—surpassing most cultivators of the same realm.

Since the spiritual sense was derived from the soul, Chu Xuan's spiritual sense was naturally formidable. On top of that, he had previously absorbed a portion of Luo Zu's spiritual sense, which had significantly boosted his own.

As a result, it wasn't surprising that Chu Xuan's spiritual sense was on par with Tian Mozi's, despite the latter's status as a severely wounded Deity Transformation cultivator.

"Do you really think you can seize my body? Do you have that ability?"

In the midst of their clash, Chu Xuan quickly gauged his opponent's strength. Without hesitation, he unleashed a massive strike of spiritual sense—a technique from the Nascent Soul realm: the Great Devouring Palm.

Tian Mozi gritted his teeth and immediately formed a giant shield of spiritual sense to defend himself.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The two forces collided repeatedly, sending shockwaves through the air.

Tian Mozi was stunned as he realized that with each exchange, a portion of his spiritual sense was being devoured by Chu Xuan's palm, quickly converted and absorbed. The balance was tipping in Chu Xuan's favor. His spiritual sense shield was weakening with every strike, unable to fully block the power of Chu Xuan's great palm.

"To think that he can devour my spiritual sense in the middle of battle... such a secret technique!" Tian Mozi was taken aback, unable to hide his astonishment.

Spiritual sense techniques were already rare in the cultivation world, and a technique that could devour the opponent's spiritual sense in battle was even rarer—almost all of them were only mastered by cultivators in the late Deity Transformation stage.

This person, however, was merely a Nascent Soul cultivator. How could he possess such a technique?

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The battle raged on.

Tian Mozi was becoming more desperate. His soul wasn't particularly strong compared to others in his realm, and now every clash with Chu Xuan resulted in his spiritual sense being devoured further. If this continued, he would be at a severe disadvantage.

"Stop! Stop!" Tian Mozi cried out in panic.

"Young friend, I am Tian Mozi. I was only testing you just now, not truly attempting to seize your body."

He forced a smile, his voice now laced with urgency. "How about we each go our separate ways?"