Zhao Mu shouted to the group without hesitation, "Attack its heart! The heart is its weak point!"
At that moment, the General Corpse Skeleton was still repairing its head. This was their perfect opportunity.
Liang Zhichu and the others, however, couldn't bring themselves to believe Zhao Mu's words.
With Gao Ping's example still fresh in their minds, and Mo Guanguan's Twin Tiger Shaking Heaven Bow already pushed to its limit, they couldn't possibly charge straight at this terrifying monster.
What if they targeted the wrong place again?
Seeing their hesitation, Zhao Mu's gaze sharpened. He had already considered retreating, but if they didn't act while the monster's head was still damaged, they would have no chance once it completely restored its body.
Zhao Mu quickly moved toward Mo Guanguan.
"Guan Guan!"
Mo Guanguan looked at him helplessly. "I can't draw the Twin Tiger Shaking Heaven Bow anymore. It's consumed too much of my spiritual power."
Zhao Mu reached out his hand calmly.
"Give it to me. I'll use it."
Mo Guanguan was stunned for a moment before shaking her head.
"That's impossible. This is my exclusive Ember Remains. With your strength, you won't be able to draw it without spending a long time adapting to it."
"Trust me."
Zhao Mu turned his head and gave her a firm look.
Mo Guanguan hesitated no longer. She handed him the Twin Tiger Shaking Heaven Bow along with its quiver, which still contained seven Demon-Subduing Arrows.
The moment Zhao Mu grasped the bow, he felt a terrifying will invade his mind.
The lingering will contained within the remains of a Tier-3 Jinhai was no trivial matter.
However, Zhao Mu's spirit remained as firm as an unbreakable fortress. He gripped the massive bow with his left hand, and a surge of spiritual power immediately poured into it.
His spiritual power flowed through the Spirit Patterns within the Ember Remains, causing blue light to flash rapidly across the bow.
In the blink of an eye, that terrifying will was completely suppressed by Zhao Mu.
Mo Guanguan stared at him in astonishment.
As the bow's owner, it had taken her a full two months to tame it. Yet Zhao Mu had suppressed its lingering will almost instantly.
Was this the difference between an ordinary Jinhai Master and a genius Jinhai Master?
But even if someone could suppress the lingering will within the bone remains, drawing this bow still required an enormous amount of spiritual power.
Mo Guanguan's thoughts abruptly came to a halt.
She watched in disbelief as Zhao Mu spread his arms and forcibly pulled back the bowstring of the Tier-3 Jinhai longbow!
The bowstring tightened with a terrifying creak, as though it might snap at any moment.
The longbow was designed to be driven by spiritual power, and its material was the bone remains of a terrifying exotic beast. Under normal circumstances, it was impossible to draw it using brute force alone.
Yet Zhao Mu had done exactly that.
He had used nothing but his physical strength to forcibly pull the bowstring open!
He nocked a Demon-Subduing Arrow and drew the bow to its full extent.
Even Zhao Mu found it somewhat strenuous, but he managed to hold it.
The arrowhead pointed directly toward the General Corpse Skeleton's chest—the location of its heart.
At the same time, Meng Qiuqiu also understood what Zhao Mu intended. She took out a golden bullet and exchanged a glance with him.
The two attacked simultaneously!
Although Zhao Mu's shot was nowhere near as powerful as Mo Guanguan's, the General Corpse Skeleton's chest had already been blasted open by her earlier attack. There was very little resistance left.
Furthermore, the General Corpse Skeleton was already heavily injured. Both its sensory abilities and defensive power had declined drastically.
Zhao Mu's arrow shot forward like a streak of light piercing the heavens.
Poof!
The Demon-Subduing Arrow pierced straight through its chest and struck directly through the location of its heart.
The General Corpse Skeleton's massive body trembled.
Then—
It collapsed.
And this time, it did not get back up.
Liang Zhichu and the others stood at a distance, watching nervously.
They had been skeptical about Zhao Mu's method. After all, it was common knowledge that the vital point of a corpse ghost was its brain.
Destroying its heart should only have slowed it down temporarily.
Yet the General Corpse Skeleton had truly fallen.
Even after waiting for quite some time, it showed no sign of moving.
Still, Liang Zhichu and the others didn't dare approach. They were afraid the corpse might suddenly rise again.
Only Zhao Mu walked over without hesitation.
After returning the Twin Tiger Shaking Heaven Bow to Mo Guanguan, he stepped directly toward the General Corpse Skeleton and reached into its chest cavity.
A moment later, he pulled out its shattered vermilion heart.
Although a layer of black Qi surrounded the heart's faintly flashing spiritual light, the sheer spiritual power contained within it still made everyone's eyes burn with greed.
"What exactly... is going on?"
Yan Fangfang stared blankly at the heart.
"Why would the spirit source of a corpse ghost be inside its heart?"
A cold wind swept through the area.
Everyone fell silent.
Liang Zhichu lowered his head, his expression troubled.
"Let's talk about it after we get back."
Zhao Mu's expression remained indifferent.
"Hmm. Okay."
Liang Zhichu looked at Zhao Mu with a smile.
"Junior Brother Zhao, keep this spirit source for now. We'll discuss how to divide it once we return."
Zhao Mu had already skillfully used a sealing technique to seal the spirit source, preventing its spiritual power from leaking away.
His practiced movements caused Liang Zhichu and the others to exchange surprised glances.
Shao Han walked over with a puzzled expression.
"What kind of riddles are you two talking about? We've already killed the Corpse Mother. Shouldn't the mission be over?"
Liang Zhichu looked as though he wanted to say something, but Zhao Mu subtly shook his head.
Instead, Zhao Mu turned his gaze toward the depths of the mountain forest.
"There are still some corpse ghosts we haven't dealt with. Since we're already here, let's eliminate them all at once."
After the General Corpse Skeleton was killed, the remaining corpse ghosts began to sense the presence of living humans.
One after another, they emerged from the darkness.
A dense mass of pale heads slowly approached, creating an eerie and unsettling scene.
When Meng Qiuqiu's super flashlight swept across them, their bodies reflected the white light, making them look even more terrifying.
Zhao Mu raised the Heavenly Halberd.
A faint blood-red aura slowly began to emerge from his body.
[Seven Kills Battle Method]: Proficiency 494.
A cold killing intent flashed through Zhao Mu's eyes.
There was no hatred.
No anger.
Only a pure and emotionless will to annihilate his enemies.
Zhao Mu leaped directly into the horde of corpse ghosts.
The Heavenly Halberd in his hands erupted into a terrifying storm.
Every corpse ghost that came into contact with it was instantly pulverized.
Even Spirit Corpses with spiritual abilities could only resist for a brief moment.
At most, they lasted a single second before being cleaved in two by Zhao Mu's overwhelming strength.
"There are still so many corpse ghosts around us. We should hurry back. Can we really kill all of them?"
"And how is he so terrifying? Doesn't he get tired?"
Standing beside Shao Han, Zhan Yunlei stared at Zhao Mu in complete disbelief.
Shao Han gritted his teeth.
"He really doesn't get tired."
He stared at Zhao Mu's figure charging through the horde.
"He's a humanoid exotic beast!"
Meanwhile, Liang Zhichu had someone stop Gao Ping's bleeding.
When he examined him more closely, he discovered that Gao Ping's waist had been crushed by the General Corpse Skeleton.
An injury like this couldn't be treated through ordinary medical means.
They would have to find a spiritual healer with healing abilities, and that would cost an enormous amount of money.
Fortunately, the Qingfeng Camp had a well-established medical insurance system, so most of the treatment expenses could be reimbursed.
Liang Zhichu personally carried Gao Ping on his back, gripped his sword, and looked toward the others.
"The Corpse Mother is dead. To eliminate any future trouble and completely finish the mission, let's deal with all the remaining corpse ghosts!"
Although everyone had just gone through a fierce battle, the ordinary corpse ghosts were far easier to deal with than the General Corpse Skeleton.
No one complained.
One after another, they picked up their weapons and charged into battle.
Mo Guanguan had already consumed a considerable amount of spiritual power, but Lu Yan helped make up for the difference in combat strength.
His Nether Flame was especially effective against the Spirit Corpses. It could almost completely ignore their defenses and burn them directly to ashes.
However, the most eye-catching person was still Zhao Mu.
He seemed to possess endless stamina, charging alone through the horde of corpse ghosts while relying solely on his terrifying physique and the hundred-catty Heavenly Halberd in his hands!
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