Chapter 1272: The Living Dead

Zu An had never encountered such a situation, but he immediately realized something even stranger: the black-furred monster clearly looked furious, yet his Keyboard Warrior System hadn't registered any rage points.

Not only was his poisoned dagger ineffective, but even rage points failed to register. Could this black-furred monster's existence transcend the Keyboard System?

Countless possibilities flashed through his mind, but he quickly dismissed them. The Keyboard System had always worked on powerful beings like Emperor Zhao Hao, Qin Shi Huang, and Mi Li, whom he had encountered in secret realms. While this monster was strong, it couldn't be compared to those formidable individuals.

A thought suddenly struck him: he remembered Yun Jianyue and Yan Xuehen mentioning the monster's strong aura of death.

"Watch out!" the women on the stone platform cried out, their faces turning pale. The black-furred monster was rushing towards them even faster than before, its immense hand descending, large enough to blot out the sun. If it landed, not only Zu An, who was its direct target, but even they, standing nearby, would be crushed to pulp.

Zu An, however, neither dodged nor retreated. At some point, something resembling a torch had appeared in his hand. But instead of a flame, its tip emitted a beam of light.

The terrifying black hand in the void was instantly pierced by the soft beam of light, vanishing as if a deflated balloon.

The monster shrieked, quickly pulling its hand back. Its black fur was visibly smoking lightly, as if it were burning.

It frantically slapped at its hand, trying to extinguish the flames, but it continued to burn, even showing signs of spreading throughout its body.

Everyone was somewhat dumbfounded. How could someone with such high cultivation still be burned by fire?

Yet, the previous demon experts who wielded fire abilities had no effect on it whatsoever.

"What is that?" The people on the stone platform, all of high status and extensive knowledge, had never seen anything like it.

The women instinctively looked at Yu Yanluo, who was closest to Zu An. Yu Yanluo's face flushed; she hadn't seen this thing before either.

Zu An then flew out again, standing on his Wind-Fire Wheels, continuously shining the "torch" on the monster. "Come on," he taunted, "weren't you quite arrogant just now? Keep it up."

"Is this a divine weapon?" Yun Jianyue was instantly dumbfounded, watching Zu An chase the monster with that object while the once-invincible creature fled in disarray.

Hearing "divine weapon," Princess Changning's breathing immediately quickened. Even Princess Suolun's eyes showed a hint of surprise. They had only ever heard of divine weapons, never seen one. What was this man's true identity, to possess such power at such a young age?

Princess Changning mused that it was no wonder he could defeat the Golden Crow Prince, who wielded the divine Sun-Shooting Bow; he possessed a divine weapon himself.

Yet, Yan Xuehen shook her head. "It shouldn't be. I can't feel any pressure from a divine weapon, not even from a Heaven-tier one."

"Then why can it still suppress a Grandmaster?" Yun Jianyue asked, utterly perplexed. The two women discussed it for a long time, but remained completely baffled.

From the air, Zu An vaguely heard their various speculations and couldn't help but chuckle inwardly.

This item wasn't as extraordinary as they imagined. It was simply the "Magic Flashlight," an item he had won from a system lottery draw long ago. It would only glow when light was present, and never when it was dark.

While that attribute was frustrating, its sole ability was incredibly useful: it severely countered all kinds of dark and undead beings.

The poisoned dagger hadn't worked even when directly inserted into its body, unless the opponent was already dead.

Recalling that Yan Xuehen and Yun Jianyue had earlier acutely sensed an extremely dense aura of death on the monster, its true nature became very obvious.

This flashlight had a total of three uses: the first was against the terracotta warriors in the Bright Moon Academy secret realm, the second in the Yin Ruins secret realm, and this was its final use.

The monster shrieked repeatedly, dodging clumsily. But the light seemed to possess a magical power, making the creature, once as fast as lightning, now stumble like an old man on the verge of death.

At first, it desperately tried to dodge, but soon, as if completely drained of strength, it merely rolled and wailed, enveloped by the light.

It couldn't even maintain flight any longer and plummeted downwards.

Only then did everyone notice that the blood pool, which had previously surged and filled the entire hall, had vanished, revealing the original ground.

Startled, everyone looked towards the Three-Three Flower that had been in the center, but unfortunately, it was nowhere to be seen.

They all scanned the surroundings but found no trace.

For now, the black-furred monster remained the most dangerous threat. They decided to deal with it first before searching for the flower.

By this time, the black-furred monster, enveloped by the light, was completely immobilized, merely cowering painfully on the ground.

"Look quickly! Its fur seems to be falling off!" Yu Yanluo suddenly exclaimed. Everyone looked closely and saw that, under the light, the black mist swirling around the monster gradually faded, and its black fur appeared to have burned away, revealing its true form.

"Is that a person?" Yan Xuehen exclaimed in surprise.

Although it was indeed humanoid, covered in black fur and shrouded in black mist, it had resembled a giant ape-like monster. To their surprise, it was a human, and a glimpse of an extraordinary demeanor could still be vaguely discerned.

"Why does he look somewhat familiar?" Yun Jianyue and Yan Xuehen exchanged glances. This was truly illogical; with their Grandmaster-level divine sense, they should have remembered if they had ever encountered this person before.

Zu An hadn't expected the monster to be a person either, but the poisoned dagger's ineffectiveness confirmed he was already dead. Given that so many people had tragically died at its hands earlier, it was only natural to eliminate such a great menace from the world.

"Who am I? Why am I in such pain? Ah..." At that moment, a cryptic, hoarse voice emanated from the monster.

Zu An was somewhat bewildered. Wasn't this creature an undead being? How could it still speak?

Just then, a clear and melodious sigh echoed: "Young master, could you please show mercy and spare him?"

The voice was as smooth as jade, with a hint of fresh, captivating tenderness.

However, no one was in the mood to appreciate the beautiful sound; instead, they were all utterly horrified.

Everyone clearly saw who the speaker was: a woman whose eyebrows were like spring mountains, whose face glowed brilliantly, whose hair was coiled high, and whose skirt fluttered. By both human and demon aesthetic standards, she was a beauty capable of toppling kingdoms.

Yet, she was identical to the person previously seen in the jade coffin.

Everyone finally understood where the disappeared Three-Three Flower had gone.

"Are there really immortal elixirs in this world that can revive the dead?" Yun Jianyue and Yan Xuehen were momentarily stunned.

Zu An's scalp also tingled. "Are you human or ghost?" he asked.

He wanted to shine the Magic Flashlight on her but was worried the black-furred monster would seize the opportunity to escape.

The stunningly beautiful woman sighed softly: "I should have died. My husband revived me, but unfortunately, he ended up becoming a living dead, neither human nor ghost."