"Help! Help!"
The man tied to the cross by the villagers kept calling out for help to the surrounding people.
However, the onlookers seemed possessed, ignoring his cries and repeatedly shouting "Vampire God."
"Master, they're actually sacrificing a living person to a zombie. Should we intervene and save him?"
"Mmm, you go save that man. I will protect Zhongbang."
Mao Xiaofang, holding his Taiqing whisk, stepped on the villagers' backs and leaped up.
He then quickly moved to the cross, knocked down a few villagers, and successfully rescued the man.
He had no goodwill towards the villagers who forcibly sacrificed a living person to a zombie and saw no need to hold back.
"Who dares to interfere with our worship of the Vampire God?"
Seeing the sacrifice interrupted, the villagers immediately surrounded Mao Xiaofang.
"The Vampire God you speak of is a zombie. Leave now, or you will all die here!"
"Nonsense! How dare you interrupt our worship of the Vampire God? You must be tired of living."
"Quickly, tie them both up and make them offerings to the Vampire God."
Seeing the villagers' stubbornness, Mao Xiaofang formed hand seals on his chest, channeling lightning power into his Taiqing whisk, and struck at the surrounding people.
After several attacks, the villagers struck by the whisk collapsed to the ground, appearing to be on their last breaths.
"Wicked Taoists, wicked Taoists! We beg the great Vampire God to save us."
The remaining villagers ran to the graveyard and knelt, praying.
"You won't give up until you see the coffin!"
Mao Xiaofang formed hand seals on his chest, and a golden light enveloped the entire graveyard.
The coffins in the graveyard were struck by the golden light and exploded. Several zombies flew towards the kneeling villagers.
"The Vampire God, the Vampire God has appeared! We are saved."
As soon as the words were spoken, a scream rang out!
The men kneeling on the ground had their necks bitten by the zombies.
The leading villager, who had initiated the worship of the Vampire God, also met a tragic end in the zombies' grasp.
"How can this be?"
Stunned by the scene before them, the villagers were terrified by the zombies. They stopped shouting "Vampire God" and fled in all directions.
The graveyard descended into chaos. One after another, people were bitten by zombies and fell to the ground, silent.
"Everyone, crouch down and hold your breath. The zombies won't attack you then."
Upon hearing this, the panicked villagers covered their noses and crouched down.
Losing their targets, the zombies turned their attention towards Shi Jian, Mao Xiaofang, and Zhongbang.
"Zhongbang, stand behind your ancestor. Watch how I deal with these fiends."
Shi Jian raised his hands to the sky, drawing two streams of blue-white lightning that coiled around his hands.
He then controlled the blue-white lightning in his hands and unleashed it towards two approaching zombies.
The two zombies were struck by the Lightning Splitting Fist and sent flying hundreds of meters away, turning into ash.
Not far away, Mao Xiaofang effortlessly dealt with five zombies using his Taiqing whisk.
"The lightning techniques of you two Taoist priests are truly formidable. We are greatly impressed."
At this moment, Lei Gang and Yang Feiyun from the Thunder Light Dao Hall also arrived at the graveyard.
"Persistent spirits!"
As soon as Shi Jian spoke, an explosion sounded from the graveyard. Zombie King Xuan Kui broke free from his coffin and appeared before them.
Before Mao Xiaofang could even engage Xuan Kui, Lei Gang from the side rushed forward.
"Lei Gang, a disciple of the Heavenly Dao Sect, is here! You fiend, do not be so arrogant."
Since Zombie King Xuan Kui's body did not levitate, showing the power of a flying zombie, Lei Gang mistook Xuan Kui for an ordinary zombie and charged forward to fight it.
The next second, Zombie King Xuan Kui's body soared into the air, its mouth slowly opening to spew out several green light orbs.
"Not good! How is this a flying zombie!"
Lei Gang took out a Bagua mirror from his pocket and opened its spiritual essence with his own blood to defend against Zombie Xuan Kui's attack.
However, he still underestimated Zombie King Xuan Kui's strength, and was blown away.
Fortunately, Yang Feiyun caught him, otherwise, he would have been bedridden for seven or eight days.
"Xuan Kui, you have finally appeared!"
While Zombie King Xuan Kui was dealing with Lei Gang, Mao Xiaofang seized the opportunity, using his Taiqing whisk to entangle Xuan Kui's left foot, pulling him from mid-air, and then whipping him with the whisk.
The whisk, imbued with lightning, struck Zombie King Xuan Kui, causing sparks to fly.
"Daoist priest, I will assist you!"
In order to befriend Shi Jian and Mao Xiaofang, Yang Feiyun grabbed a peach wood sword and charged at Zombie King Xuan Kui.
Although he was only a sorcerer, he had learned some Taoist magic from Lei Gang, which was barely enough to deal with zombies.
In just a few seconds, Yang Feiyun was defeated after less than one round of combat with Zombie King Xuan Kui.
He was lifted by Xuan Kui and flung hundreds of meters away.
"Overestimating yourself, daring to go head-to-head with a flying zombie without any real strength."
Shi Jian taunted Lei Gang and Yang Feiyun a few times, then refocused his attention on Mao Xiaofang and Xuan Kui, paying little attention to the other two.
After all, both of them were only slightly injured by Zombie King Xuan Kui and could not play any tricks.
"Brother Yang, are you alright?"
Seeing Yang Feiyun with blood flowing from his mouth, Lei Gang quickly helped him up.
"I'm fine, just a minor injury. It's nothing serious, I'll be fine after a few days of rest."
Yang Feiyun gasped for air, feeling fortunate not to have died at Xuan Kui's hands.
It was also his first time seeing a flying zombie, and he had not expected its strength to be so formidable, far beyond what ordinary spells and talismans could inflict damage upon.
Perhaps only lightning techniques and talismans of purple or higher rank could cause damage to a flying zombie.
"Even the Palm God Thunder had little effect. It seems I have to use the Zi Xiao Divine Thunder Talisman."
After a brief exchange with Zombie King Xuan Kui, Mao Xiaofang gradually fell into a disadvantage.
He was only managing to hold off Xuan Kui's attacks with the Zi Xiao Divine Thunder Talisman in his hand.
"The Zi Xiao Divine Thunder Talisman is still an external force, and it will eventually be depleted."
Watching from the side, Shi Jian saw that Mao Xiaofang was about to be defeated and intended to step in and save him.
"Xiaofang is still a little short of perfection. It seems I must act."
Just as Shi Jian was about to intervene, Mao Xiaofang raised his hand to the sky, drawing two bolts of lightning to forcibly push Zombie King Xuan Kui back.
"Lightning Splitting Fist! I underestimated your potential, Master!"
After forcibly using the Lightning Splitting Fist, Mao Xiaofang became weak and was no longer able to resist Xuan Kui's attacks.
Fortunately, Shi Jian acted swiftly, deliberately suppressing the power of the Zi Xiao Divine Thunder and not killing Xuan Kui with a single blow.
Instead, he heavily wounded Xuan Kui and deliberately let the Zombie King escape, intending to use him as a punching bag in the future.
This would serve to hone Mao Xiaofang's Lightning Splitting Fist. After he recovered, he would then fight Xuan Kui again.