In folklore, zombies were commonly seen. However, real zombies rarely appeared. In the legends, the Shadow Corpses were considered zombies, and even some dried corpses that couldn't move were considered zombies.
Although their numbers were small, their power was extraordinary.
Zombies were different from Yin souls. After a person died, Yin souls were formed by two of the three souls. They didn't have a physical body. Although they were mysterious and unpredictable, they didn't have any real power. They could only use bewitchment and confusion to harm people. Normal geomancy masters or people who understood geomancy had ways to deal with them.
However, zombies were a physical body. They were monsters that were born after a person's body didn't rot after death.
In legends, zombies were soulless corpses. After the three souls were scattered, the seven spirits controlled the body, which gave birth to a ferocious monster.
The saying of three souls and seven spirits had been around for a long time. However, geomancy masters could easily sense the three souls, but the seven spirits were vague. Only when they reached the Heavenly Master Realm could they understand a thing or two.
Moreover, even the lowest level of zombies was stronger than humans. Moreover, they weren't afraid of swords or spears. They didn't know pain, and they often carried corpse energy and corpse poison.
Not to mention ordinary people, even ordinary geomancy masters couldn't deal with them. Only after reaching the Earthly Master Realm could they use talismans and other methods to deal with them.
In the Death Scripture, there were several Corpse Subduing Talismans that could be used to deal with ordinary zombies.
However, this was under the premise that the geomancy master had prepared beforehand. If an Earthly Master met a low-level zombie, the geomancy master didn't have the Corpse Subduing Talisman, so he wouldn't be a match for the zombie.
Moreover, this was just the lowest level zombie. If the geomancy master met a high-level zombie, even the Corpse Subduing Talisman wouldn't be able to deal with it.
This was also the reason why the Corpse Nurturing Sects were so powerful in the metaphysics world. Through the Corpse Controlling Technique, even a newbie in the Corpse Nurturing Sect could control an ordinary corpse. Their strength was not to be underestimated.
Because of the zombie's power and toughness, I panicked and tried to dissuade Zhao Yongkun. However, he didn't appreciate it. After drawing his energy and forming a hand seal, he directly pressed his palm on the dried corpse's abdomen.
Seeing this, I secretly prepared myself. If the dried corpse turned into a zombie and became difficult to deal with, I would call the fatty and run away.
It was a dangerous journey to begin with, and Zhao Yongkun wanted to create danger himself. I didn't need to stay and die with him.
When Zhao Yongkun's handprint pressed onto the mummy's body, the mummy's body visibly trembled a few times. However, it immediately calmed down, as if nothing had happened.
What was going on? Could it be that there was a mistake in the Death Scripture?
I looked at the dried corpse, which hadn't changed at all. I was puzzled.
Zhao Yongkun slowly retracted his hand and glanced at me. Although he didn't say anything, everyone could see the disdain in his eyes.
I quietly recalled the records about zombies in the Death Scripture. I was puzzled, but I didn't say anything.
However, Zhao Yongkun frowned again. He turned around and told Director Liu that the corpse was still a soulless corpse. He was worried that a large number of spirits would appear nearby.
While the two of them were discussing, Little Zheng seemed to be very impatient. He shouted that his family had crossed the river from here for generations. If there was any danger, his family would have died long ago, and it would have been impossible for it to be passed down to the present day.
"Don't worry and just follow him to cross the river."
What he said made sense. Eventually, after Director Liu and Zhao Yongkun discussed, they asked Old Zheng to take us across the river.
Since we had to be on guard against the Shadow Corpses, we formed a big circle. After we stepped on the bridge, we carefully walked to the other side.
Only Old Zheng and his son stood outside of us, one in front of the other, watching the surrounding situation.
After going down into the river, the Yin Corpses pounced on them again, but with the example of Big Head, everyone calmed down a lot this time. After pulling the Yin Corpses away, they didn't care much and quickly left.
When we reached the center of the river, we heard a scream from the back of the group.
I followed the voice and was surprised to see Little Zheng. A dried corpse was crawling on his body, tightly hugging his neck.
Since the Shadow Corpses kept pouncing on people, we weren't surprised anymore, especially Tang Mingyang's subordinate, Bighead. He burst out laughing and shouted sarcastically, "Weren't you bold when you scolded others? Now that it's your turn, why are you so timid?"
As soon as he said that, the other veterans burst out laughing. They didn't come to help, just standing there and watching the joke.
Eventually, Old Zheng ran to us. As soon as he saw his son's appearance, his face changed. He screamed and dashed forward.
At this moment, I also found that something was wrong. No matter how timid Little Zheng was, when a dried corpse pounced on him, he should have struggled a few times.
However, after he was pounced on, he only screamed once. Then, he didn't make another sound.
Although I couldn't see clearly under the moonlight, I could vaguely feel that the dried corpse holding Little Zheng was different from the ones that had pounced on people earlier.
I suddenly remembered what had happened and turned to look at the riverbank. The corpse that Zhao Yongkun had pinned to the riverbank was gone!
As Old Zheng was about to reach Little Zheng, I dashed forward to stop him.
However, Old Zheng didn't go to save his son. Instead, he kneeled in front of the dried corpse, crying and begging Old Gu to spare his son's life.
I didn't know if the dried corpse could understand human language. However, as soon as Old Zheng screamed, Little Zheng's body slid out of the dried corpse's hand and slumped on the bodies of the other dried corpses.
At this moment, people recognized that something was wrong. They all rushed to that side.
When Old Zheng saw his son fall to the ground, he didn't care about anything else. He dashed forward and hugged Little Zheng. However, at first glance, he burst into tears.
I lifted my head to look at the dried corpse standing next to me. My heart sank. This corpse looked completely different from the other dried corpses. Black smoke hovered around its body, and its dried face seemed to be fuller than the other dried corpses' skulls. Moreover, I could vaguely see two fangs in its pitch-black mouth.
It was the appearance of the Black Zombie!
In the legends, the Black Zombie was extremely strong and invulnerable. It liked to swallow people's blood. Since Little Zheng had been hugged for a long time, I was afraid he had been killed.
At this moment, before I could react, the Black Zombie lunged toward Old Zheng.
I wanted to go there and save him, but I didn't have the Corpse Subduing Talisman. If I went there rashly, I would only lose my life.
While I was hesitating, Zhao Yongkun thundered. He didn't move, but he appeared in front of me in just the blink of an eye. He held a long sword in his hand and thrust it toward the Black Zombie.
He was fast. Before the zombie could touch Old Zheng, the long sword in his hand had stabbed the Black Zombie.
However, after stabbing the zombie, Zhao Yongkun didn't look happy. Instead, he was frightened. The Black Zombie had a thick layer of something on its surface. His sword didn't harm it at all!
We hadn't crossed the river yet, and Old Zheng's safety was very important to us. Of course, Zhao Yongkun wouldn't just stand and watch the Black Zombie attack him.
At this critical moment, Zhao Yongkun let out a loud shout. He took out a yellow talisman from somewhere and threw it at the black zombie. As soon as the talisman touched the zombie's body, it burst into flames and stopped the zombie's movements.
Seizing this chance, Zhao Yongkun dashed forward and grabbed Old Zheng. He turned around and ran toward the center of the river.
The Black Zombie was a bloodthirsty and violent creature. After the yellow talisman stopped it, it became even more brutal. It chased after Zhao Yongkun.
Zhao Yongkun didn't have the Corpse Subduing Talisman that could restrain the Black Zombie. At this moment, he just pulled Old Zheng and ran. However, his speed wasn't fast, let alone the fact that he was carrying a person. As the Black Zombie was about to catch up with him, he suddenly turned and ran toward me.