The Divine Martial Stars

Chapter 879 Li Mu Made His Move

Li Mu, who had been hiding in the dark, was shocked.

“What’s going on?”

The long blood red spear piercing through the dead body of the general named Qin Zhong began to shake more violently, looking just like a struggling python. In the end, it almost turned into a stream of blood red light. Strange energy waves spread through the air visibly like the ripples on the water surface of a pond.

“Is it really coming back to life?”

Suddenly...

Swoosh!

A beam of blood red light shot out.

The long blood red spear was slowly pulled out of General Qin Zhong’s body by an unknown force and flew into the air.

The two elders of the Thunder Clan in the Deity Realm standing in front of the dead body were caught off guard. They had no time to react at all. The long blood red spear penetrated their bodies and smashed them into powder that drifted in the air!

Clang!

The long blood red spear went into the city wall about a hundred meters away. Half of it was in the wall, and it was still shaking.

“Watch out!”

Lei Cang gave a reminder in a loud voice.

A pained look crept over the face of the lord of the Thunder Clan.

The Thunder Clan had lost two masters in the Deity Realm at one time.

The others broke out in a cold sweat and began to circulate the Qi alertly.

“Look! That wound is healing.”

Ghost cried out in shock.

The others looked in the direction he pointed and saw something very strange. The penetrating wound caused by the long blood-red spear that pierced through the chest of the general named Qin Zhong was shrinking slowly in a visible way, and the bright red bloodstains around the wound were disappearing.

“That is ...”

All the people present at the scene swallowed hard.

“Is he really coming back to life?

“That’s ridiculous.”

Buzz! Buzz!

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

The familiar vibrating sound rang out again.

The short swords through the hands and feet of General Qin Zhong started vibrating.

They vibrated in the same way as the long blood-red spear did.

“That’s not good. We can’t let him drive the short swords out,” the lord of the Ghost Clan said in a hoarse voice. “This man used to be a peerless master when he was alive. His obsession is still there. I’m afraid he has turned into a ghostly thing. If he breaks free from the seal, he will surely regard us as invaders and kill us.”

The crowd suddenly looked horrified.

“What are we supposed to do?” The lord of the Thunder Clan asked in a low voice.

The people of the Thunder Clan were not very good at dealing with situations like this.

The lord of the Ghost Clan said, “The solution is very simple. We can exert more force on these four short swords. As long as this evil corpse can’t drive the four short swords out, it won’t revive and pose any threat to us.”

“Well, what are we waiting for?” The lord of the Thunder Clan said, “Have your men do it.”

The lord of the Ghost Clan said, “The people of the Ghost Clan are experienced in practicing ghost skills, but the problem is that the only thing that can restrain evil corpses and fierce ghosts is the Thunder Clan’s Thunder Magic. It’s the ultimate powerful magic that can conquer evil corpses and ghosts. I think it would be better if your men stabilize the short swords.”

The lord of the Thunder Clan sneered coldly. “I’m not a toddler. Are you trying to fool me? I’ve already lost two masters in the Deity Realm. What if something unexpected happens? Why do you want my people to die?”

A bitter smile crept over the handsome face of the lord of the Ghost Clan. He said, “Now that things have come to this point, all of us would probably be killed and buried here if we didn’t work closely with each other.”

“Humph! If the worst comes to the worst, we can part ways with one another and leave this place before the evil corpse comes to life,” the lord of the Thunder Clan sneered.

As soon as he finished speaking...

Bang!

A loud sound rang out.

The giant stone gate with the patterns of ancient mythical animals on its two panels was slammed shut.

The loud bang was like a sledgehammer that hit the hearts of the people at the scene, making them tremble with fear.

The face of an elder of the Thunder Clan in the Deity Realm suddenly changed. He leaped into the air to escape.

Boom!

A bolt of lightning struck down from the sky.

The elder in the Deity Realm was blown up and reduced to ashes.

“What?”

“This...”

“Could it be a trap?”

The faces of the practitioners of the two clans changed drastically.

Hiding in the dark, Li Mu couldn’t help but gasp.

Things were becoming even stranger.

It was impossible to escape by flying. A gloomy atmosphere reigned over the drill ground. The strange rustling noises became more and more distinct, sounding as if countless ghosts were marching across an invisible place. The abandoned military drill ground seemed like a trap. Faint killing intent permeated the air at some unknown time.

“What are you waiting for? Hurry up and stabilize the short swords! Otherwise, we’re all going to die!” The lord of the Ghost Clan shouted.

The lord of the Thunder Clan hesitated for a moment and then said with a determined look on his face, “Well, we can do that, but you have to promise us one thing. When the Heaven and Earth Rings are found, the Thunder Clan will take possession of them, and you people of the Ghost Clan will only have the right to borrow them. If you agree to this condition, I will immediately order my men to take action. If you disagree, we will die together.”

“You...” the lord of the Ghost Clan said angrily. “You’re taking advantage of the situation... Fine, I agree.”

The lord of the Thunder Clan waved his hand.

Four elders of the Thunder Clan in the Deity Realm took action immediately. They activated the Divine Thunder Runes and exerted the power of these runes on the four short swords that pinned down the hands and feet of General Qin Zhong.

The thunder runes flashed brightly.

As expected, the four short swords immediately stopped shaking.

“Ah, ah...”

The originally motionless body of the general suddenly started moving. The general struggled desperately, raised his head, let out a roar, and opened his eyes as if he were alive.

His limbs began to struggle violently.

“Hurry up and exert more strength! Don’t let him break free!” The look on the face of the lord of Ghost Clan changed drastically.

The hearts of all people around the body were in their mouths.

Li Mu almost cried out in surprise.

“Is General Qin Zhong... really coming back to life?

“He’s actually not dead.”

Li Mu suddenly remembered the seemingly illusionary scenes in which this strong-willed general commanded the soldiers of the ancient Celestial Court to fight the enemy bravely and unyieldingly. He also remembered that the general took care of him and gave him a Barrier-breaking Talisman to help him escape at the last moment...

The general was a respectable man.

Until now, Li Mu still couldn’t tell whether it was an illusion or reality.

However, what the general named Qin Zhong had done shocked Li Mu greatly.

“If he is really not dead... I must save him,” Li Mu thought to himself.

“Are you... humans?” General Qin Zhong, who was nailed to the floor, suddenly started speaking. His eyes flashed with red light when he saw the people of the Thunder Clan and the Ghost Clan.

“Good heavens! A dead body with consciousness is really a rare treasure,” the lord of Ghost Clan exclaimed under his breath. “If I could directly refine it with the Ghost Clan’s secret skill, it would grow, and it might become an imperial artifact in the future.”

The faces of the other people suddenly changed, and they hurriedly stepped back.

“A corpse with consciousness?

“Could it be that it is not dead yet?”

“Stop it and remove my seal. The demons are coming. You will be killed by them,” Qin Zhong said in an ancient and sorrowful voice. “The spirits of the Armored Battalion will not be extinguished. I’m going to fight the demons to the death.”

The people around him looked at each other.

The lord of the Ghost Clan hurriedly said, “Don’t believe what this evil corpse says. He is a devil himself. If we let him break free, we would all die. Continue to stabilize the short swords and suppress him with the Thunder Skill.”

“That’s right,” the lord of the Thunder Clan said. “This remaining member of the ancient Celestial Court is an unforgivable villain. We can’t let him get away. Keep suppressing him.”

Another four members of the Thunder Clan in the Deity Realm unleashed the power of thunder runes to reinforce the four short swords.

Purple lightning bolts spread from the short swords to General Qin Zhong’s body. With a pained look on his face, he said, “Juniors, if you don’t let me break free, all of you are going to die. The Extraterritorial Demons are about to show up...”

However, the people of both the Thunder Clan and the Ghost Clan held sinister designs in their minds. How could they let the general be free?

Rustle! Rustle! Rustle!

The strange rustling sounds became clearer and clearer.

Suddenly, the ancient skeletons and corpses lying on the ground got up one after another.

“General...”

“Let go of our general.”

“A formidable enemy is on the way. Let’s gather, line up, get in formation, and prepare the campsite.”

Several voices rang out.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Thunderous and deafening drumbeats suddenly came from the broken war drums atop the city wall.

“That’s not good.”

The look on the face of the lord of the Ghost Clan changed drastically.

“Kill those ghostly creatures and skeletons! Kill them all!” He roared loudly.

The masters of the two clans in the Deity Realm were intimidated by the unbelievable scene in front of them, but they still plucked up their courage, performed their magical skills, and knocked the skeletons flying or smashed the skeletons into pieces!

“Let go of our general.”

A skeleton rose to the sky and flew straight toward the execution platform.

Amidst the cheers of skeletons, a looming shadow that seemed to have flesh and blood emerged in the air.

“It’s Zhao Meng.”

Li Mu was greatly shocked.

The skeleton that rushed over to the execution platform was obviously Zhao Meng, the brave general that Li Mu had seen in the seemingly illusionary world. Zhao Meng was nailed to the wall of his enemy’s tower by that leader of Extraterritorial Demons while he tried to save Li Mu. In the end, he self-destructed and died with the Extraterritorial Demons.

“You evil creature, drop dead!”

The lord of the Thunder Clan thrust his purely Yang Lightning Sword at Zhao Meng.

Bang!

Zhao Meng was knocked flying, and his skeleton almost fell apart.

Now, he was much less powerful than he was when he was alive.

“Woof. Damn it...” The stupid dog suddenly thought of something. “These bones have come to life. How can I eat them?”

Li Mu had gotten used to the stupid dog’s ridiculous behavior.

“I’ll go out there and see what’s going on. You stay here and hide yourself. In case I can’t defeat him, you have to help me and release the Sky-propping Pillar,” he whispered to the stupid dog.

The stupid dog got excited at once. “Good, very good. Ha-ha, I will surely control the Big Wasp very well.”

“Big Wasp? What the fuck!”

Li Mu cursed under his breath.

He soared into the sky and produced four golden chains of Broadsword Intent in midair. The golden chains shot out from his palms like four divine dragons and darted towards the masters of the Thunder Clan in the Deity Realm who was trying to stabilize the four short words with the Thunder Skill on the execution platform.

“Who is it?”

The lord of the Ghost Clan was the first to realize that someone was coming. He shouted a warning in a loud voice.

“Stop him!” The lord of the Thunder Clan shouted and took action.

Lei Cang, the successor of the Thunder Clan, recognized Li Mu.

“It’s him! He’s that mortal called Li Mu!” He shouted at the top of his voice.

The successor of the Ghost Clan narrowed his eyes. “He-he, how dare he show up here... I see. He is the one who took away the Heaven and Earth Rings. Don’t let him escape!”

The eyes of all the people on the execution platform turned red when they heard the words “Heaven and Earth Rings”.