The master suddenly rose and chanted loudly.
Before the zombie could react, the master uttered the words, "Activate formation!"
In an instant, the yellow talismans pasted on the surroundings flashed, emitting a golden glow.
Seeing this, the zombie's blood-red eyes flickered.
It let out a low growl, clearly filled with fear.
As these yellow talismans flickered,
the hidden yellow pennants planted around,
shot up into the sky one after another with a "swish."
They all suspended themselves two meters above the ground.
After the pennants surged upwards, the ink-filled strings buried underground tightened, lifting off the ground.
They formed walls of ink strings.
The zombie, witnessing this sudden change, seemed to have panicked.
It let out two "ao ao" cries.
It then lunged at a wall of ink strings, attempting to break through.
There were only a dozen or so ink string walls, seemingly unable to even stop a wild rabbit.
However, when the zombie touched these ink strings,
it was as if it had touched a high-voltage wire.
The zombie's body crackled and sparked with electricity.
It was violently thrown back one to two meters.
It let out two angry "ao ao" cries.
At this moment, my master also shouted to me:
"Act!"
With my master's low growl, I didn't hesitate.
Holding the peach wood sword, I rushed to my designated position.
I was to guard the Yaoguang and Kaiyang positions.
All I needed to do was protect the three yellow talismans above my head.
Seeing that it couldn't break through the ink string walls, the zombie turned its gaze towards me.
Raising its zombie arms, it let out two "wawa" cries and lunged at me.
I watched the zombie, its claws raised, hopping towards me.
To say I wasn't panicked would be a lie.
Facing a zombie for the first time, I was still filled with fear.
But fortunately, I wasn't new to dealing with evil spirits, so I managed to calm myself.
I raised the peach wood sword and stood my ground.
The zombie leaped forward, appearing before me.
With an "ao" sound, its black-nailed zombie arms stabbed directly at me.
Seeing this, I raised the peach wood sword to block.
To my surprise, I couldn't block it at all.
The zombie's strength was immense. My peach wood sword felt like it was hacking at an iron plate.
With "dong dong" sounds, I was forced to retreat repeatedly, my palms going numb from the impact.
I almost lost my grip on the peach wood sword.
Meanwhile, my master also entered the fray with his peach wood sword.
Seeing the zombie lunging at me, he knew I was no match.
After all, this was a black zombie.
Its strength far surpassed mine.
My master formed a hand seal with one hand and pointed.
"Bind!"
Suddenly, the yellow talismans on several tree trunks glowed, and the floating formation pennants moved.
As the talisman pennants shifted,
over a dozen ink strings shot out with a "swish."
They immediately separated me from the zombie.
The zombie lunged forward again, only to hit another wall of ink strings, yelping in pain from the shock.
Watching this, I was greatly encouraged.
My master's methods were truly remarkable. I wondered when I would be able to control such formations myself.
Seeing that it couldn't attack me, the zombie locked onto my master.
It turned and lunged at him.
My master, holding his peach wood sword, engaged.
My master was incredibly fast, his peach wood sword directly confronting the zombie.
The zombie's strength was formidable. It delivered a claw strike.
It hit a large tree,
but the tree, as thick as a man's thigh, cracked and swayed violently from the blow.
Its strength was terrifying.
If such a zombie arm struck my head, my head would explode like a watermelon.
However, as my master engaged the zombie,
I was astonished to discover
that in terms of strength, my master and this black zombie were evenly matched.
This demonstrated the profound depth of my master's cultivation.
The zombie did not retreat, continuously letting out "ao ao" cries.
Although its movements were sluggish, it relentlessly attacked my master, relying on its resilient body.
While my master could block the zombie, judging by the situation,
the zombie's defense far surpassed my master's.
It would be difficult to defeat the zombie in a short time.
Thus, as my master fought the zombie, he called out to me:
"Xiao Qin, scatter glutinous rice at it!
Weaken its corpse qi and reduce its defense."
Hearing my master's command, I quickly grabbed the glutinous rice and rushed forward.
As I got close, I flung a handful of glutinous rice.
The glutinous rice "xi li hua la" showered onto the zombie.
This was ordinary glutinous rice, but upon contact with the zombie's body, it popped like popcorn.
"Peng peng peng," it popped incessantly, and sparks flew.
The glutinous rice also turned into black charcoal.
The zombie, bombarded by the glutinous rice, cried out in agony.
As the glutinous rice clung to its body, its corpse qi began to weaken.
Corpse qi is the fundamental essence of a zombie, much like the Yin energy of a ghost.
Once the corpse qi is weakened to a certain extent, the zombie's strength will greatly diminish.
At that point, it will be much easier for my master to defeat the zombie.
Enraged by my scattering of glutinous rice, the zombie
suddenly turned and looked at me.
Raising its zombie arms, it lunged at me like a madman.
My cultivation was certainly no match for this black zombie.
But I wouldn't be foolish enough to clash with it head-on.
As it lunged forward, I retreated backward.
While scattering glutinous rice, I lured it towards the ink string walls.
Although the zombie's strength was great, its movements and turns were relatively sluggish.
I utilized my agility to constantly outmaneuver it.
My master, seizing this opportunity, began to control the yellow talisman pennants, tightening the formation.
Preparing to trap and kill this creature with the Heavenly Dipper Big Dipper Seven Stars Formation...