Chapter 2873: Rise of A New Evil—The Ocean Undead

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Leng Qing’s focus was on the red Ocean Demons.

The red Ocean Demons were different from the others. They did not have skin or flesh. They were all bones.

Fish bones were sharp and spiky. The Ocean Demons in red fish bones roaming on the water surface created an odd and terrifying sight. The sea water where they passed by turned red, as if it was infected. Even the plants under the water died.

“Over there!” Lingling discovered something and cried out urgently.

The Moon Moth Phoenix dived down and landed on top of a pile of Shell Demons and Salamanders’ carcasses.

The Moon Moth Phoenix flapped its wings and stirred up a strong wind. The wind blew off their armors—which were as hard as granite—layer by layer. Hundreds and thousands of Salamanders and Shell Demons’ carcasses were swept away.

Finally, an elderly man was revealed from under the pile of carcasses. He laid in the middle of a Salamander’s golden armor while he faced the sky. He looked as if he was laying on a large golden rocking chair.

“Grandpa!” Lingling and Leng Qing quickly dashed over to him.

The Moon Moth Phoenix flew to him. It spat out a drop of crystal-clear dew. The dew fell on Song Qiming’s forehead. At that moment, the blood vessels all over his body lit up, and the speed of blood flow, which was very slow before that, increased.

After some time, Song Qiming opened his eyes. He stared at Leng Qing and Lingling, and a strained smile appeared on his exhausted face.

“A-Am I still not dead?” Song Qiming asked.

Before he had collapsed, he was already exhausted. The Salamander Emperor had laid its eyes on him like a hungry wolf. It would have devoured him without doubt.

‘Did something happen that made the Salamander Emperor stop wasting its time on an elderly man?’ Song Qiming wondered.

“Do you really think you’re still in your thirties or forties?! You’re old.! Why can’t you just stay home and enjoy your retirement?!” Lingling was so upset that her eyes welled up with tears.

Fortunately, Lingling had prepared a gift for Old Bao during his grand birthday. The gift would enable her to locate him no matter where he was. That was how she had found him today.

“I feel more at peace knowing that I can contribute to this fight.” Song Qiming smiled wryly.

He slowly got up and tried to look at his Star Universe, only to find that his Star Universe had crumbled. The Star Son within was chaotic and out of order. It was completely out of control. Song Qiming felt bitter and helpless.

His cultivation base had collapsed. It could be either because he was severely wounded in the battle, or his aged body could no longer support the massive Star Universe.

“We can’t stay here any longer. We have to leave now.” Leng Qing helped Song Qiming onto the Moon Moth Phoenix’s back.

Song Qiming could barely move on his own. He was paralyzed. He considered himself fortunate to have survived.

“Wait!” Song Qiming cried out. Immediately, he was seized by a coughing fit. He had used up too much energy.

His cough was bad. It sounded as though he was going to die soon. Even so, he grabbed Leng Qing and Lingling’s wrists tightly. He insisted that they listen to him carefully.

Leng Qing and Lingling were puzzled. ‘Why was he pushing himself even though he was already in such a terrible state?’

If they could get him home in time, he could survive and regain his health with proper treatment. ‘Why was he trying to die in this place? Did he truly find this to be something honorable and worthy? Had he ever thought about his two granddaughters?’

“Help me down,” Song Qiming said firmly.

“Grandpa…”

“Help me down!” he insisted.

Lingling and Leng Qing had no choice but to help him to get down to the pile of Salamander carcasses.

Song Qiming had Leng Qing to turn over some of the carcasses. He then asked her to approach the seawater that had turned red.

Lingling had no idea why he had to do all this. When things became a little clearer, her expression changed.

Song Qiming, having found his answer, looked pale. “This is the reason why I’m not dead yet! Such cunning Ocean Demons!”

“We have to go back and inform the rest,” Lingling said urgently.

“It’s pointless. The two of you will take me back to the hunter agency. We must rely on him to take on the powerful Ocean army,” said Song Qiming solemnly.

“Grandpa, who are you referring to?” Lingling was puzzled.

“I’ve seen many evil forces and have been searching for the Red Demon to avenge your father. But the Red Demon is very well-hidden. I’ve found its doppelganger several times. It wasn’t an entirely fruitless journey. I’ve frozen them in a bottle using the Evil Bead Sublimation method,” said Song Qiming.

“The Evil Bead Sublimation method… then Mo Fan…” Lingling and Leng Qing’s eyes lit up.

“Yes. It’s sufficient for one time use,” Song Qiming nodded.

“Let’s delay no more…”

Creek!

Leng Qing was about to say something when she heard an unusual sound coming from the piles of Ocean Demon carcasses.

They stopped talking. They looked at the piles of carcasses as it emitted eerie red light. Something was writhing within the pile of carcasses, as if a fast-growing magic bud was trying to break through the soil.

Creek!

The sound grew and rang across the Pudong sea area. The carcasses floating above the sea twitched oddly. They seemed to be coming back to life.

The three of them jumped onto Moon Moth Phoenix’s back.

“They’ve awakened. Hurry up!” said Song Qiming.

The Moon Moth Phoenix flapped its wings and shot into the sky. The Pudong sea area turned eerie red. Massive whirlpool ripples appeared on the red sea. The whirlpool consumed all the carcasses, and the dead creatures came back to life!

Most of them became crimson red skeletons. They were razor-sharp with exaggerated bones covering their bodies. They looked as if they were put together from a mountain of fish bones in the dead sea. They turned into demonic evil creatures!

“It’s the Ocean Undead…”

The Moon Moth Phoenix flew high in the sky. The Undead’s evil aura was close to slamming it down. The Pudong sea area had transformed into a shocking demonic cave. Countless Ocean Undead crawled up from the ocean silt and mud. They did not have flesh on their bodies. They were covered in crimson red bones.

The reason Song Qiming was not killed was because the Salamander Emperor had planned to sacrifice him to the Ocean Undead.

The demons struggling in the middle of carcasses harbored a strong lifeless force, resentment, and evil aura. If Song Qiming hadn’t been rescued, he would have become a source of life force for the Undead.