Chapter 640: Blood Demon Corpse Refining Technique — Executing the Great Demon Emperor
"A blessing in disguise, truly."
Shi Tianhao couldn't help but laugh aloud.
He stood up and began walking forward.
Corpses were strewn all across the area.
Some had decayed into dry bones, while others were still fresh—clearly having fallen not long ago.
"There are so many corpses here… perhaps I can select one to refine into a corpse puppet for my use." Shi Tianhao's eyes gleamed with thought.
After walking a short distance, he abruptly halted.
He had spotted something moving ahead!
It was emanating an intense, putrid corpse rot miasma!
Shi Tianhao's senses sharpened.
He immediately retrieved a defensive spiritual artifact,
and also put on the Mustard Dragon Scale Robe.
Though he hadn't had time to refine it yet,
simply wearing it offered considerable protection.
After all, it was a sacred artifact.
Even at only thirty percent power, it far surpassed most top-tier Heaven-grade defenses.
Once prepared, Shi Tianhao slowly moved forward, gradually approaching the massive figure.
He hid behind several corpses, silently observing.
Before long, he identified the figure.
It was none other than the very Great Demon Emperor who had attacked them in the Dragon Tomb!
"The Great Demon Emperor… the Great Demon Emperor…"
Shi Tianhao's eyes suddenly lit up.
The demon race's bodies were also incredibly tough—just slightly weaker than a true dragon.
If he could refine this Great Demon Emperor into a corpse puppet, his strength would skyrocket!
He had long possessed a sacred corpse refining method known as the "Blood Demon Corpse Refining Technique."
It was the only lost sacred art of the Profound Yin Grotto.
Renowned alongside the Vajra Corpse Refining Method.
Legend says the Saint of Nine Yin witnessed the berserk rage and fearsome combat ability of the Mad Division during the war between gods and demons, which inspired the creation of this method.
Corpses refined through it became blood demon berserker corpses—utterly mad in combat, like rabid beasts.
They only knew how to attack, never to defend, and sometimes couldn't even be controlled by their master.
Hence the name "Blood Demon Berserker Corpse."
However, the Blood Demon Corpse Refining Technique had extremely strict requirements.
Only corpses with sufficiently powerful bodies could be used.
Shi Tianhao had attempted it before—every time ended in failure.
But now, such a perfect specimen lay before him. How could he miss this chance?
"Damn it… the corpse of a Nirvana cultivator with seventy Dao patterns—barely enough to revive one Great Demon Emperor… still far from sufficient to resurrect Lord Corpseriot… What do I do…"
In Shi Tianhao's ear, he heard the hoarse murmuring of the Great Demon Emperor.
"He must have been severely wounded by Yin Zanghua, Xiang Bai, and the others."
"He hasn't noticed me yet."
"If I strike now, I might be able to kill him outright!"
Shi Tianhao's gaze turned sharp.
Once everything was prepared, he waited until the Great Demon Emperor staggered to his feet—then struck without warning!
"Tyrant Dragon Fist!"
Shi Tianhao roared.
Both arms smashed forward.
Two enormous phantom dragon arms manifested instantly.
The bulging muscles seemed to surge with raw power.
Boom!
His twin fists landed squarely on the Great Demon Emperor's back.
The demon had never expected any living being to be in this place.
He took the blow cleanly, right between the shoulder blades.
Before he could retaliate—
Shi Tianhao dashed in, slapped on a talisman at point-blank range.
A burst of pure white light exploded!
It blasted open the Great Demon Emperor's chest!
That still-throbbing demon heart—
was instantly blown to pieces.
Shi Tianhao looked at the incinerated talisman and smiled smugly.
This talisman was known as the Demon-Suppressing Talisman.
During the war between gods and demons, only cultivators of Supreme level or higher from the Heaven Talisman Sect could draw such a talisman.
After the war, the demon race disappeared for a long time.
Due to the difficulty of drawing it and the rarity of the required materials, the Demon-Suppressing Talisman gradually became scarce.
Today, the number of cultivators who still knew how to draw it was extremely small.
Shi Tianhao had acquired this particular talisman by ambushing a wandering disciple of the Heaven Talisman Sect and searching his storage ring.
At the time, he had faked an injury and used the disciple's sympathy to kill him.
In a fair fight, he wouldn't have been able to win.
Bang!
The Great Demon Emperor opened his eyes wide in fury and collapsed backward.
Even in death, he could not comprehend how he had fallen to a measly cultivator with just twenty Dao patterns.
"This is a high-ranking demon of the Corpse Division! If I can refine him into a Blood Demon Berserker Corpse, it will be a huge boost to my power!"
Shi Tianhao was ecstatic and immediately began the corpse refinement process.
The Blood Demon Corpse Refining Technique was different from the Vajra Corpse Refining Method. It didn't require any corpse-refining elixirs.
Its approach was all about raw nature.
He simply needed to imprint his divine sense into the corpse to establish the master-servant bond.
Then, by activating the Blood Demon Corpse Refining Technique, he would inject refined blood essence into the body.
This nourished the corpse.
Once it was nurtured to a certain threshold, the corpse would awaken on its own.
At that point, the refinement was complete, and a Blood Demon Berserker Corpse was born.
The duration of this process varied.
If luck was good, it could be completed in one or two hours.
If not, it might take a month or more.
Shi Tianhao had attempted this before.
Each time, it cost him a great amount of blood essence.
Though the failures had been due to the corpses being too weak, the waste still disrupted his cultivation rhythm.
Even so, Shi Tianhao was always confident in his luck.
His fortune had always been extraordinary!
And now, the body was strong enough.
Only the final piece—luck—remained!
Sure enough—
After just two hours,
he felt the blood essence he had injected into the demon's corpse begin to stir.
He quickly sped up, pouring more blood energy into the Great Demon Emperor.
Another hour passed.
Suddenly, the corpse twitched.
The blood essence inside had become the perfect nourishment, rapidly healing its wounds.
Even the severed arms were restored in moments.
Soon, the Great Demon Emperor clumsily stood up and instinctively moved toward Shi Tianhao.
Shi Tianhao's eyes lit up in pure delight.
He ordered excitedly, "Raise your hand."
The demon slowly lifted his right hand.
Success!
Shi Tianhao was thrilled.
This was a demon corpse!
This demon had been able to battle evenly with cultivators like Yin Zanghua and Xiang Bai—his strength was unquestionably formidable.
At peak condition, he was at least equal to a Nirvana cultivator with ninety Dao patterns.
Even if his power had decreased slightly due to refinement, he was still comparable to someone with seventy or eighty patterns.
With such a force at his side, Shi Tianhao could walk through the Cangqing Grotto without fear!
"Heaven is truly on my side!"
Shi Tianhao laughed madly.
His laughter echoed across the empty abyss,
harsh and jarring.
"Let's keep moving."
After laughing for a while, Shi Tianhao resumed walking.
With a thought, the Blood Demon Berserker Corpse followed closely behind.
"Should I give you a name? After all, you'll be with me for a long time."
Shi Tianhao nodded to himself in agreement and began pondering names as he walked.
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