Is this what a zombie is?

91. A dragon's countenance fully revealed, the supreme 95.

"Isn't the Southern Bright Fire of the Vermilion Bird the nemesis of all evil and filth?"

"Water overcomes fire, but if fire is strong enough, it can also overcome water."

Nangong Erya replied with a cold face.

Is the Nanming Li Fire useless?

It's not that it's useless, but its effect on the bone-insoluble level is limited, because at that level, their bones become so black they're like stone and can't be dissolved.

From one bone to many, given enough time, once all 206 bones in the body have been refined, the corpse can practically live as long as heaven and earth, becoming immortal and indestructible.

Of course, this is just a legend.

If there is even one piece of bone that doesn't dissolve, conventional methods are no longer sufficient to eliminate it.

Although Nangong Erya is a genius of the younger generation, her cultivation level is not strong enough. If Zhuque were to personally unleash the Nanming Li Fire, it would naturally be able to incinerate her bones.

However, Nangong Erya did not possess the Vermilion Bird Token and was unable to summon the Vermilion Bird Totem to draw upon the power of the Vermilion Bird.

So the situation is quite awkward now. Jiang Chen understands the other party's awkwardness, after all, thunder magic is also known as the most yang and the most powerful, and can destroy all demons and monsters.

In reality, his current palm strikes are just tickling the other person.

Perhaps a railgun could work, but the speed at which it melts bones is too fast, and a railgun requires charging and locking.

Just as Jiang Chen and Nangong Erya were being held back by the Undying Bone and were locked in a fierce battle.

Li Lianying's gaze returned to Ai Yi on the dragon throne.

The Undying Bone, this trump card, was originally prepared to deal with the Blood Coral Tai Sui. Before Li Lianying stole it, it was cursed in an extremely yin place and turned into a zombie.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for them to evolve into the ultimate form of zombies, becoming incorruptible, in just two hundred years.

With the Undying Bone buying him precious time, Li Lianying wanted to seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to complete the final step of his plan.

He transferred the totem power of the five-clawed golden dragon to himself, which required the new emperor, Ai Yi, to carry out the transfer.

"My lord, infuse the power of the totem into this old servant."

Li Lianying urged the zombie bacteria lurking within Ai Yi, but Ai Yi remained inactive.

On the dragon throne, the puppets, who should have been obedient, were instead resisting his control.

Ai slowly and firmly raised her head little by little.

"I……"

"Refuse..."

"Absolutely brilliant!"

Ai Yi can move again and speak, her speech is slow but firmer than ever before.

As the last word fell heavily, the Imperial Seal of the State in Ai Yi's hand trembled.

"Buzz—!!!"

The true dragon energy within Ai Yi resonated with the Imperial Seal and the five-clawed golden dragon in the clouds.

Previously, it was his true dragon energy that awakened the five-clawed golden dragon; now, it is the five-clawed golden dragon that is nourishing Ai Yi through the Imperial Seal.

Therefore, the true dragon energy within Ai Yi's body grew stronger once again, surging endlessly through his limbs, bones, and meridians.

The golden stream of air even transformed into golden flames.

The aura of a true dragon, a five-clawed golden dragon, also has a restraining effect on evil and yin entities, and it is domineering and fierce.

The zombie fungus lurking within Ai Yi was like encountering its natural enemy, ice and snow, in the face of this domineering and unparalleled imperial dragon aura.

Almost instantly, it was burned to ashes by the golden flames and completely eliminated.

Ai Yi suddenly stood up from the dragon throne, and the aura of a true dragon erupted from his body, causing his dragon robe to flutter loudly.

He finally regained control of his body.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it, how is this possible!"

Seeing this, Li Lianying became extremely anxious.

The situation was slipping further out of his control, especially this crucial link, which he absolutely could not allow to escape his grasp, at least not before he had the power of the totem.

He suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a jelly-like object that resembled slime and emitted a green glow.

As soon as the thing left his body, it floated in mid-air, writhing violently, as if it were a living creature.

This is the source of all his power that has allowed him to survive for two hundred years, the companion spirit awakened by eating the living flesh of the Tai Sui, and also the mother of all zombie bacteria.

The zombie fungus mother spun around in mid-air, emitting a green light that enveloped Ai, who had just stood up.

Under the green light emanating from the Zombie Fungus mother, Ai Yi was infected with the Zombie Fungus again, and these Zombie Fungus were like they had been injected with chicken blood.

Once it invades the body, it replicates and multiplies exponentially. In just a few breaths, Ai Yi's body was covered with zombie fungus, and even his skin was covered with fungal clusters, resembling moldy bread.

"Get out of here!!!"

Ai Yi had had enough of being manipulated and treated like a puppet; he would not allow himself to be manipulated again.

With a roar, the true dragon energy within his body suddenly erupted, and his entire body radiated a dazzling golden light.

Nine golden dragon shadows, each with a unique and lifelike shape, spiraled and rose from behind him, unleashing deafening roars of anger at the clump of zombie fungus.

At the same time, in the sky above the city, the five-clawed golden dragon totem that was moving through the dark clouds and lightning seemed to be summoned and let out a dragon's roar.

"hold head high--!!!"

The ten dragon roars transformed into tangible golden sound waves, sending Li Lianying flying.

"ah--"

Li Lianying tumbled down from the high white jade platform and crashed heavily onto the sacred path. Without the protection of the zombie fungus mother, his body was weaker than that of a centenarian.

He fell so hard his head was bleeding and he saw stars. He almost went black and never woke up again.

After he struggled to his feet and raised his head...

He saw the most terrifying scene of his life.

On the high platform, Ai Yi, dressed in imperial robes and holding the jade seal, looked down at him condescendingly.

Her eyes were unfocused, as if she didn't even want to linger on him out of the corner of her eye.

That innocent baby face was now devoid of any trace of naivety; instead, it exuded an unyielding and inviolable majesty that commanded respect.

This is what it means to be the supreme ruler.

In that instant, Li Lianying was in a daze, as if he had returned to more than two hundred years ago, back to the Forbidden City.

Although in history, Li Lianying was a favorite of the Empress Dowager and even became the Grand Eunuch, holding the rank of second grade.

At the beginning, he was just a powerless eunuch. Let alone the emperor, any high-ranking official or senior palace servant could have made him die an unexplained death.

His reverence for imperial power was ingrained in his bones, and the servility imprinted deep in his soul had never been erased. Now, under Ai Yi's gaze, both of these feelings were awakened.

His body began to tremble uncontrollably, shaking like a leaf.

"Impossible...this is impossible, impossible!"