Chapter 73: Chapter 73

Seeing the domineering golden palm seal about to completely suppress and destroy the Scale Armor Zombie embedded in the ground.

Just at that moment, suddenly, a protective black light emerged from the body of the Scale Armor Zombie and, turning swiftly, enveloped the entire zombie within it.

The domineering golden palm seal, like a raging torrent, ferociously struck the Scale Armor Zombie.

An incredible scene unfolded—the golden palm seal was actually blocked by the black ghostly light on the Scale Armor Zombie!

Although it was only for a second, the golden palm seal completely shattered the black ghostly light, along with the Scale Armor Zombie, which was blasted into a mush of flesh by the immense force.

At the same time, a sinister black mark flew out from the soul of the Scale Armor Zombie, condensing into a massive ghostly face that sneered, "I don’t care who you are! Dare to slay my evil corpse, I swear! Even if you flee to the ends of the earth, I will personally drag you out, extract your soul, and refine your body into an even more powerful evil corpse!"

"Hmph, what hubris!" Zhang Xiaohao scoffed with disdain.

With a step forward, he was already in front of the huge ghostly face. His palm flashed with golden light, and he smacked it down fiercely.

He scattered the huge, ferocious ghostly face!

Gazing at the Scale Armor Zombie that had turned into a pile of minced meat, Zhang Xiaohao’s face revealed Evil Qi, a fierce gleam twinkled in his eyes, and he silently swore that no matter who you are, to dare to use these innocent girls for cultivating dark arts, even if you hide in a mouse hole, I will dig you out and slay you by my own hand, cutting the flesh from your body piece by piece.

Biting his index finger, he squeezed out a drop of blood, executed the Three Pure Daoist Skill, and summoned a fireball. He incinerated the minced remains of these Scale Armor Zombies into ashes.

In a brief moment, the scattered flesh of the zombies vanished, replaced by a dark green pearl that appeared.

"Eh? What’s this?" Zhang Xiaohao wondered, picking up the dark green pearl.

After examining it carefully, Zhang Xiaohao felt a rich Evil Qi emanating from within the dark green pearl.

Shaking his head, Zhang Xiaohao casually stored the dark green pearl inside the Shennong Ring.

Although the pearl was a fine item, it was useful to dark cultivators, but of no use to him.

His cultivation of the Shennong Battle Sky Technique followed the ancient Emperor’s path of domination.

Let every law under heaven be splashed upon me, and I shall shatter it with one punch!

Having dealt with the Scale Armor Zombie, Zhang Xiaohao lifted the Three Pure Daoist Skill from the small dog. It turned into a blaze of firelight that burned fiercely. In the blink of an eye, the small dog had been reduced to ashes.

Walking over to the bushes, looking at the two bloody hearts left on the ground, Zhang Xiaohao sighed. He summoned a fireball and incinerated the two hearts.

After completing all this, Zhang Xiaohao tapped his foot, stepped on the Twelve Heavenly Steps, and transformed into a beam of light, rushing toward the villa in the mortal world.

In a very luxurious villa, where not a single servant could be seen, the entire villa was engulfed in dense evil black Qi.

An old man hidden within a black robe suddenly opened his gloomy eyes, his face revealing a murderous intent. With a killing aura, he said, "This rat courts death! Dare to destroy one of my evil corpses, I swear I won’t let you off!"

After speaking, the old man in the black robe shook a black bell violently a couple of times.

A metal door was pushed open, and a fully-grown humanoid monster walked out.

If Zhang Xiaohao were here, he would recognize that this humanoid monster was covered with Scale Armor all over its body, even its face, and it radiated a powerful evil aura.

"Go! Fetch me a few virgin hearts!" the old man in the black robe ordered coldly.

By the time he returned to the villa, it was already 10 p.m., and the lights were still on inside.

Just as Zhang Xiaohao walked in, Sister Zhou, who was seated on the sofa, immediately came forward with a smile and said, "You haven’t had dinner yet, have you? I’ll go and warm up the food."

"There’s no need, Sister Zhou, it’s already quite late. You should go to sleep! I can manage by myself," said Zhang Xiaohao.

A warm feeling filled his heart.

"Hehe," Sister Zhou chuckled, then turned and went into the kitchen.

Seeing this, Zhang Xiaohao touched his nose and gave a wry smile. He changed into a pair of slippers and sat down on the sofa.

Before long, Sister Zhou reemerged.

She placed the warmed dishes on the table and said, "You eat first. Once you’ve finished, I’ll come and clean up the bowls and utensils."

"You go ahead and busy yourself, Sister Zhou! I’ll clean up once I’m done," replied Zhang Xiaohao.

Picking up the chopsticks, he quickly began eating.

He finished the four dishes and one soup swiftly, and carrying the bowls and utensils, Zhang Xiaohao went into the kitchen.

After washing up, Zhang Xiaohao headed upstairs.

The door to his room wasn’t locked tonight either. With a knowing smile, he pushed open the door and stepped inside.

On the nightstand, Zhang Xiaohao found a note. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩✶𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚✶𝕟𝕖𝕥

The note was left by Cheng Tianxue, written in a beautiful and powerful script, yet exuding a sense of coldness.

It contained just three words: Thank you!

Shaking his head with a smile, Zhang Xiaohao placed the note on the table. He jumped into bed in his boxer shorts and assumed a meditative position with all limbs spread towards the sky. He began to cultivate with Shennong Battle Sky Technique, drawing in the Spiritual Energy from heaven and earth, tempering the True Qi within his body, and looking forward to breaking through to the next realm as soon as possible.

He spent the whole night cultivating.

The next day, Zhang Xiaohao awoke bright and early.

At that moment, the sound of a door opening could be heard from inside the room.

Cheng Tianxue walked out wearing a set of black office attire, featuring a short skirt.

She gave Zhang Xiaohao a calm look before heading towards the exit.

As she reached the door, Cheng Tianxue paused and said indifferently, "Come back earlier in the future. Don’t hang around outside! It doesn’t look good if people see that."

"Uh!" Zhang Xiaohao was taken aback, then jumped down from the bed and walked up to Cheng Tianxue. Standing close to her, and inhaling her fragrance, he said, "You know, when ’that’ happens and you don’t allow it, naturally I have to vent at the bar. You get it."

"Jerk! Go to hell!" Cheng Tianxue’s face darkened as she barked angrily, lifting her foot to kick between Zhang Xiaohao’s legs.

Zhang Xiaohao quickly dodged and grabbed her by the shoulders.

"Mmm... let go, you jerk!" Cheng Tianxue glared at him angrily, struggling and flailing her delicate hands. But her weak efforts felt to Zhang Xiaohao like nothing more than tickling.

After a while, Zhang Xiaohao reluctantly let go of Cheng Tianxue.

"Xue’er, you’re so beautiful. Grandpa said he wants to hold a child, so when do you think we can find time to make an effort? Just give the nod, and I’ll come home early every evening!" Zhang Xiaohao said teasingly as he stepped back with a mischievous smile.

"Jerk! Go die!" Cheng Tianxue maintained a cold expression as she yelled furiously, grabbing a nearby teddy bear and hurling it at Zhang Xiaohao.

If looks could kill, Zhang Xiaohao would have been slain countless times by Cheng Tianxue by now.