Seeing these Hell Minotaurs, Xia Mengqiu felt a bit flustered.
Although she was a high-level Beast Tamer, her contracted pets were all Lord-tier in growth level. Facing these Minotaurs, her pets were of no help.
She looked at Zheng Dong, only to see that he wasn't panicking at all.
Zheng Dong held the Necromancer's Tower, staring at the Monarch-tier Hell Minotaur, and seemed somewhat excited.
He wanted to try out the effect of sealing and modifying a Monarch-tier undead using the Necromancer's Tower.
Thus, Zheng Dong took the initiative to attack.
Zheng Dong had Xiao Zi and the undead he controlled also engage the Monarch-tier Hell Minotaur.
Once he dealt with the other General-tier Hell Minotaurs, he would deal with the Monarch-tier Hell Minotaur slowly.
A dense swarm of undead rushed towards the Monarch-tier Hell Minotaur.
The Monarch-tier Hell Minotaur showed no weakness, using Death Stomp, which felled a large number of undead.
Undead below General-tier were utterly defenseless against the Monarch-tier Hell Minotaur.
Fortunately, Zheng Dong controlled quite a few General-tier undead.
Moreover, Xiao Zi had also condensed numerous clones and used the ultimate skill Absolute Darkness.
However, the dark domain formed by Absolute Darkness could not completely suppress the Monarch-tier Hell Minotaur's perception, and it could still lock onto enemies around it.
Xiao Zi did not attack head-on, slowly stalling for time until Zheng Dong was finished.
On Zheng Dong's side, facing the General-tier Hell Minotaurs, he directly condensed numerous clones, using Absolute Darkness and Shadow Chains to suppress them individually.
Then, he used the undead puppet Skeleton General to resolve these Hell Minotaurs one by one.
The fallen General-tier Hell Minotaurs were then converted into undead by Zheng Dong and turned to deal with the Monarch-tier Hell Minotaur.
Facing numerous General-tier undead, the Monarch-tier Hell Minotaur gradually began to struggle.
Next, Zheng Dong activated the Necromancer's Tower and unleashed Samsara Karmic Fire to attack the Monarch-tier Hell Minotaur.
Samsara Karmic Fire was almost a nemesis to all undead-type pets, and even the Monarch-tier Hell Minotaur feared it greatly.
The eerie Samsara Karmic Fire ignored the Hell Minotaur's hellish armor and directly burned its body, causing it to roar in pain.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, other General-tier undead also attacked, heavily wounding the Monarch-tier Hell Minotaur.
Finally, Zheng Dong used the Necromancer's Tower to seal and transform the Hell Minotaur into an undead puppet.
Thus, Zheng Dong now controlled two undead puppets: Skeleton General and Hell Minotaur.
With this, Zheng Dong could go hunt more Monarch-tier undead.
And as more undead were awakened, it became easier to encounter Monarch-tier undead.
They hadn't gone far before they encountered a Monarch-tier Giant Spectral Python.
Further in the distance, there was a Monarch-tier Night Giant.
This surprised Xia Mengqiu, who quickly checked her electronic map for their location, but they weren't in the orange or black zones!
"Zheng Dong, something's not right. The surrounding undead are increasing, and there might be a major change in the ancient battlefield!" Xia Mengqiu said urgently.
Zheng Dong also realized something was wrong and noticed the blood moon in the sky.
However, as long as they didn't encounter too many Monarch-tier undead, or Emperor-tier or higher undead, there shouldn't be much to worry about.
Despite this, they still decided to head back.
After all, the ancient battlefield had Overlord and Totem-tier undead.
Soon, they left the Giant Stone Temple and exited the plains.
Along the way, they dealt with all the undead they encountered and then used the Dead Battlefield to convert and command them.
As a result, the number of undead controlled by Zheng Dong using the Dead Battlefield approached a million, including over a dozen Monarch-tier undead and dozens of General-tier undead.
This massive number still hadn't reached the limit of what the Dead Battlefield could control.
However, it had reached Zheng Dong's limit.
Using the Dead Battlefield also placed a burden on his body and mind.
The more undead the Dead Battlefield controlled, the heavier the burden. He felt that if the Dead Battlefield controlled even two more Monarch-tier undead, his body and mind would collapse.
Afterward, he stopped converting and controlling more undead.
However, at this time, Emperor-tier undead were also continuously awakening on the ancient battlefield.
Just as they were approaching the Hell Rift area, they not only encountered Shen Bing and Shen Xue but also the Emperor-tier Empress of Night.
The Empress of Night had just awakened when she encountered Shen Bing and Shen Xue, who were preparing to return to the Beast Tamer Corps' stronghold.
Immediately, the Empress of Night launched an attack.
There was no reason; undead attacked other life forms purely out of instinct.
The Shen sisters hurriedly summoned all their pets to respond.
But the gap between them was too large, and they were no match for the Empress of Night.
"Sister, you go first. I'll deal with her. If it weren't for you helping me awaken my second heroic spirit and delaying me, we wouldn't have encountered the Empress of Night!" Shen Xue said, clenching her fist.
Shen Bing shook her head.
She didn't have the habit of abandoning her sister and leaving first.
Then, Shen Bing used the bloodline power of the Undying Nether Phoenix. A pair of black phoenix wings spread out behind her. She hugged Shen Xue and flapped her wings, trying to escape quickly.
Before they could fly far, they saw over a million undead moving rapidly towards them from the front.
It's over! Are we sisters going to die in the ancient battlefield this time?
Shen Bing's mood plummeted to the bottom.
The Empress of Night behind them was catching up, and their undead pets were completely unable to stop her.
Shen Bing's Spectral Python and Shen Xue's Night Giant had already fallen.
Just as the two sisters were in despair, Monarch-tier and General-tier undead one by one blocked the Empress of Night.
The two sisters watched this scene in astonishment, and then saw more undead gather and attack the Empress of Night.
Soon, they also saw Zheng Dong, who was commanding these undead behind them.
Instantly, the two were stunned, feeling like they were dreaming.
"Sister, am I seeing things?" Shen Xue rubbed her eyes.
What's going on?
How could Zheng Dong command so many undead? How did he do it?
Shen Bing's mind was filled with questions, and she didn't answer Shen Xue.
Zheng Dong, however, paid no attention to the two sisters. His gaze was fixed on the Empress of Night.
If the Empress of Night wasn't dealt with, none of them could leave.
What was even more terrifying was that more and more Emperor-tier undead were awakening on the ancient battlefield, and their situation would become increasingly dangerous.
The only comforting thing was that the Empress of Night seemed to have been heavily injured before and had not yet recovered. Facing the attacks of the Monarch-tier undead commanded by Zheng Dong, she was somewhat hesitant.
This meant that the Empress of Night didn't want to use too much power, lest her injuries worsen.
This made Zheng Dong even more eager to capture her. If the Empress of Night could be transformed into an undead puppet, their chances of leaving the ancient battlefield alive would greatly increase.
Like the Night Specter, the Empress of Night had no physical form. It was similar to elemental extraordinary creatures like Lightning Sprites and Water Slimes.
However, the Empress of Night liked to condense into a humanoid body. It now looked like a stunning elven maiden, wearing dark armor covered with strange patterns, wielding a dark longsword over three meters long. It dodged attacks while staring at Zheng Dong and the others.
Damn humans, none of you will live!
Hatred flashed in the Empress of Night's eyes.
Its injuries were left from the last time the undead of the ancient battlefield collectively attacked the Divine Capital, where it was heavily wounded by the pets commanded by human Beast Tamers.
This forced it to sleep for so many years, and it still hadn't recovered.
So, after awakening, seeing the Shen Bing and Shen Xue sisters, it couldn't suppress its anger and attacked directly.
It was just that it didn't expect that just as it was about to kill the Shen Bing and Shen Xue sisters, a human suddenly appeared, commanding over a million undead to attack it.
This was simply incredible!
When did human Beast Tamers become so powerful?
It cautiously appraised Zheng Dong.
It pondered how to respond.
Zheng Dong, however, didn't think too much and attacked it along with Xiao Zi.
They each condensed numerous clones, and the clones used Spatial Movement to surround the Empress of Night, then used the combination skill Ultimate: Spatial Detonation.
This maneuver surprised the Empress of Night.
It quickly dodged.
It thought Zheng Dong was about to use some terrifying skill it had never seen before.
However, as explosions continued to sound, the violent explosive force engulfed it.
It was no longer afraid.
This level of attack did not cause much damage to it.
Although it was heavily injured, its combat power might not even be as good as a top-tier Monarch-tier undead, but its life essence had reached the Emperor-tier, so it wouldn't die easily.
However, this made it feel that Zheng Dong was deliberately humiliating it.
Therefore, the enraged Empress of Night, to regain its dignity as an Emperor-tier undead, risked further injury and used the ultimate skill Eternal Night Illusion.
Eternal Night Illusion was an undead, dark, and mental-attribute ultimate skill. Any being within its attack range, whether undead or other life forms, would fall into an endless illusion and never wake up, eventually dying from the fear generated within themselves.
Black light, like water ripples, spread outwards from the Empress of Night. All the undead covered by the light fell into illusions, letting out painful roars.
The millions of undead commanded by Zheng Dong, without exception, all struggled painfully in place, unable to launch effective attacks on the Empress of Night anymore.
Seeing this, Shen Bing quickly reminded:
"Be careful, this is Eternal Night Illusion!"
Even without her reminder, Zheng Dong recognized this ultimate skill.
However, he did not possess any skills to counter Eternal Night Illusion and could only rely on his intermediate mental strength to resist it.
Instantly, countless illusions appeared before him.
He seemed to have fallen into an endless nightmare.
This feeling was terrifying. He was clearly awake and knew that everything around him was an illusion, yet he couldn't break free and instead sank deeper.
As expected, Emperor-tier undead were not to be trifled with!
Just as he was about to succumb, the ear-piercing cry of the Undying Nether Phoenix echoed in his ears.
Shen Bing was using the bloodline power of the Undying Nether Phoenix to resist Eternal Night Illusion with great difficulty.
The hidden Azure Dragon bloodline power within Zheng Dong was also stimulated and reawakened.
Instantly, an immense dragon might emanated from Zheng Dong's entire body. Fine dragon scales emerged from beneath his skin, making him appear like a humanoid extraordinary creature.
With the help of the Azure Dragon's bloodline power, he also broke free from Eternal Night Illusion and fully awakened.
He looked at the Empress of Night.
The Empress of Night was not doing well either. Using Eternal Night Illusion had worsened its previous injuries, making it almost want to fall asleep again.
Seeing Zheng Dong break free from Eternal Night Illusion, it was also surprised and quickly swung its dark longsword, angrily slashing at Zheng Dong.
Humans, all deserve to die!
Zheng Dong, however, was not afraid. He had already realized that the Empress of Night was at the end of its rope and probably couldn't use any more ultimate skills.
In that case, it was his turn to counterattack.
Although Xiao Zi was also trapped in Eternal Night Illusion and couldn't help him, he could still use the Necromancer's Tower.
Thus, Zheng Dong used the combination skill Ultimate Earth Vein Pulse to evade the Empress of Night's attack.
Then he used Absolute Darkness, trying to isolate the Empress of Night's perception.
Unfortunately, he failed. The Empress of Night also possessed Absolute Darkness.
However, Zheng Dong did not give up.
He condensed 365 clones, all of whom used the combination skill Ultimate Shadow Chains, firmly binding the Empress of Night.
Even though the Empress of Night had no physical form, it couldn't break free from the Shadow Chains. However, as the Empress of Night was an Emperor-tier undead, all of Zheng Dong's clones couldn't bind it for too long, at most not more than a minute.
But that was enough.
Zheng Dong's main body activated the Necromancer's Tower, releasing countless Samsara Karmic Fires.
Instantly, the Empress of Night's eyes widened in fear.
Samsara Karmic Fire had a great restraining effect on it and could damage its life essence.
It let out a scream and struggled desperately, trying to break free from the Shadow Chains.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
Countless Samsara Karmic Fires quickly enveloped it, and with its pained wails, it burned with a sizzling sound.
Zheng Dong intended to heavily wound the Empress of Night before sealing and transforming it into an undead puppet.
Unfortunately, he underestimated the damage Samsara Karmic Fire inflicted on the Empress of Night.
In less than a minute, the Empress of Night died, leaving behind an Empress of Night Heart.
This was considered a level seven resource, but Zheng Dong wanted the Empress of Night puppet more.
With the death of the Empress of Night, the surrounding undead gradually awoke from Eternal Night Illusion, and Xia Mengqiu and Shen Xue also recovered one after another.
As for Shen Bing, possessing the bloodline power of the Undying Nether Phoenix, she had not fallen into Eternal Night Illusion.
They were all shocked to see Zheng Dong deal with the Empress of Night.
Shen Bing looked at Zheng Dong with a strange gaze.
He's truly a monster!
But soon, she and Shen Xue were filled with grief.
Several of their pets had died in battle.
Seeing this, Zheng Dong lent them the Talent Bead, Dead Battlefield, for their use.
The Dead Battlefield could revive fallen undead pets, but it required the Beast Tamer to use the Dead Battlefield themselves.
Moreover, revived undead pets had a high chance of dropping in growth level.
But it was better than being dead.
This greatly surprised and delighted the Shen Bing and Shen Xue sisters.
They both used the Dead Battlefield one after another to revive various fallen undead pets.
However, almost every pet dropped in growth level.
As a result, their two days of cultivation in the ancient battlefield were in vain.
Shen Bing wasn't too bothered. After recalling her revived pets into her Beast Taming Space, she looked at Zheng Dong again.
She was very proud and didn't want to owe anyone.
Zheng Dong had saved them and helped them revive their pets, so she decided to help Zheng Dong awaken a heroic spirit.
Thus, she said:
"Zheng Dong, you wanted to awaken a heroic spirit, didn't you? I can help you!"