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Chapter 503: Creating Soldiers from Beans

This was an organization, and the powerful Demon Nightmare Army was merely a small branch of its forces. It was the third time in just a few decades that Zhong Shan had encountered them. Was it fate tying him to this organization, or had their influence grown tremendously?

"Who are you to Sekong?" Zhong Shan asked the man in the red robe in a deep voice.

Zhong Shan had an irreconcilable grudge with this organization and naturally had no intention of being polite.

"Lin Zhen, deal with him," the Third Elder said to the man in the red robe.

Having spoken, the Third Elder shifted his focus back to Jian Ao.

"Old Ninth, we were interrupted by Old Seventh earlier. Let's continue," the Third Elder said coldly.

Jian Ao had no objection, and with a swing of his heavy sword, the two resumed their battle, moving further away as their every strike was immensely powerful, being experts of the Imperial Realm.

With the threat gone, Zhong Shan and Lin Zhen faced off once more.

"Sekong is my junior nephew, but it doesn't matter if you know or not, because you are about to become a corpse. No, for my two deceased junior brothers, I will ensure you die without a complete body," Lin Zhen said, his tone chilling.

Lin Zhen's face grew exceedingly cold, but the "Yao" character on his forehead gradually faded away.

The "Yao" character disappeared?

Zhong Shan was slightly surprised. Activating the divine mark boosted strength significantly, but retracting it would restore his strength to its original state. If Lin Zhen's strength returned to normal, then what was the meaning behind his ruthless words?

"Since you are about to die, let me show you what a true treasure is. What an immortal treasure truly is," Lin Zhen said.

As he spoke, Lin Zhen flipped his hand, revealing a handful of golden beans.

Seeing the beans in Lin Zhen's hand, Zhong Shan instinctively sensed something ominous and took a step back to occupy a more advantageous position.

Noting Zhong Shan's movement, Lin Zhen sneered and tossed the beans to the ground instead of at Zhong Shan.

As the golden beans scattered on the ground, Lin Zhen continuously formed hand seals.

Each hand seal seemed to imprint upon the surrounding space, drawing an invisible energy towards the golden beans, causing them to emit a radiant, multicolored glow.

"Lin, Bing, Dou, Zhe," Lin Zhen chanted sharply.

With the utterance of these four incantations, the beans responded as if unlocking from an invisible shackle.

"Boom~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"

Nearly a hundred beans exploded into a cloud of smoke, enveloping the area.

At this moment, Lin Zhen revealed a sinister smile.

As the smoke cleared, the ground was suddenly filled with a hundred golden figures.

These figures were all burly men clad in golden armor, exuding a menacing aura. Their eyes were hollow, and they wielded massive broadswords, looking like seasoned warriors.

Beans? These warriors were transformed from those beans?

Zhong Shan observed closely. These golden warriors were indeed the result of the golden beans.

Immortal treasure? Was it given by their master? Mr. Corpse had once said that the leader of this organization likely hailed from the Great Thousand World. It seemed to be true.

Immortal treasure? Creating soldiers from beans? Zhong Shan's brow furrowed deeply.

With an eerie laugh from Lin Zhen, the foremost golden-armored warrior suddenly moved. Leaving only an afterimage, he dashed towards Zhong Shan.

Zhong Shan, always on guard, quickly dodged as the afterimage approached, but his heart was in turmoil.

Imperial Realm? This golden-armored warrior is at the Imperial Realm? How is that possible?

"Boom~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"

The warrior's slash carved a terrifying trench a hundred meters deep into the earth. Imperial Realm—truly Imperial Realm. Both the speed and power of the attack were unmistakably at the Imperial Realm. Although it seemed to be only the first level of the Imperial Realm, it was still the Imperial Realm.

If one golden-armored warrior was at the Imperial Realm, what about the other ninety-nine?

"Kill!" Lin Zhen commanded, and the remaining ninety-nine Imperial Realm warriors charged at Zhong Shan.

The earth was instantly filled with a hundred golden afterimages. They were incredibly fast, reaching Zhong Shan in the blink of an eye.

These golden-armored warriors were overwhelmingly powerful.

A hundred of them?

Zhong Shan was at the second level of the Imperial Realm, while these warriors were only at the first level. However, there were a hundred of them. Anyone would be overwhelmed by such numbers.

With a wave of his hand, Zhong Shan summoned a vast amount of mud, which soared into the sky, becoming his ally.

But what use was it? Handling a few Imperial Realm warriors was possible, but a hundred? It was impossible to manage, especially when a hundred Imperial Realm warriors attacked simultaneously. The combined force was terrifying.

As Zhong Shan swiftly dodged, Lin Zhen stood aside with a broad smile.

The treasure given by his master was indeed extraordinarily powerful. A hundred Imperial Realm warriors—a formation invincible below the Empyrean Realm.

However, Zhong Shan had a unique advantage with his shadow body—speed. Much faster than others in the same realm. Like a phantom, he weaved through the golden-armored warriors, evading them effortlessly.

Zhong Shan even abandoned his 'Mud Over All Life' technique, seemingly enjoying the thrill.

No, it was provocation. Zhong Shan danced around all the golden-armored warriors. He even baited two warriors to attack him simultaneously. At the critical moment, he dodged, causing the two warriors to strike each other.

Seeing Zhong Shan's agile evasion, Lin Zhen's face darkened. "Form the array!" he shouted.

An array?

Zhong Shan heard Lin Zhen's command. Could these golden-armored warriors actually form an array?

While Zhong Shan was still pondering, the golden-armored warriors positioned themselves into a formation.

Instantly, the warriors formed a hexagonal pattern and coordinated a slash. Enveloped in endless golden light, they merged into a mass of golden energy, rushing towards Zhong Shan.

"Boom~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"

Zhong Shan narrowly dodged. The speed of the golden energy in formation was exponentially faster, causing even Zhong Shan, proud of his speed, to break into a cold sweat.

As Zhong Shan dodged, he caught sight of the golden energy's impact. A distant mountain exploded into fragments under the terrifying collision.

One strike had obliterated a mountain?

But it wasn't over. After pulverizing the mountain, the golden energy rushed towards Zhong Shan again, reaching him in the blink of an eye.

Zhong Shan dared not confront it directly. He swiftly dodged, barely avoiding the attack, but his upper garment was slashed open.

"Boom~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"

Another mountain exploded, and the golden energy surged again.

"Hahahahaha," Lin Zhen laughed maniacally.

Watching Zhong Shan struggle so desperately against the golden-armored warriors gave Lin Zhen an immense sense of satisfaction.

After several more attacks, Zhong Shan's clothes were increasingly tattered. He looked more and more battered.

However, Zhong Shan's situation was not as desperate as Lin Zhen imagined. Suddenly, a wicked smile appeared on Zhong Shan's lips.

As this smile spread across his face,

"Boom~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"

The golden light sphere exploded. The formation of the hundred golden-armored warriors was disrupted, and one warrior's arm was severed without anyone noticing.

Lin Zhen's eyes widened in shock and uncertainty. How did Zhong Shan do it? How was it possible?

As the scattered golden-armored warriors attempted to regroup, Zhong Shan looked up at Lin Zhen and said, "Creating soldiers from beans? It's nothing special!"

Nothing special? Lin Zhen sneered coldly. Nothing special? You're about to die. A vicious glint appeared in Lin Zhen's eyes.

"I can do it too!" Zhong Shan suddenly said.

Lin Zhen, who had been about to choke on his own saliva, coughed violently.

"You're joking? You can do it too?" Lin Zhen coughed, his face turning red, his tone dripping with sarcasm.

"Yes, I learned from you!" Zhong Shan nodded, reaching down to grab a handful of stones from the ground.

Seeing Zhong Shan pick up a handful of rubble, Lin Zhen was momentarily bewildered. Was Zhong Shan a fool? Lin Zhen's bean soldiers were a treasure given by his master. Did Zhong Shan think he could achieve the same with some random stones?

With a cold smile, Lin Zhen prepared to command the golden-armored warriors to attack again.

Not far away, Zhong Shan mimicked Lin Zhen's earlier actions, tossing the stones into the air. The stones, devoid of any spiritual energy, scattered in all directions.

"Lin, Bing, Dou, Zhe!"

As Zhong Shan performed identical hand seals, Lin Zhen watched with a mocking smile. Creating soldiers from beans? Zhong Shan had clearly lost his mind.

Lin Zhen refrained from commanding his warriors, instead watching as the stones fell.

"Boom~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"

To Lin Zhen's astonishment, a cloud of smoke enveloped the area just like before, obscuring everything inside.

A cloud of smoke? Lin Zhen was taken aback.

As a gentle breeze dispersed the smoke, the ground was suddenly filled with a hundred black-robed figures.

They were all Zhong Shan.

A hundred identical Zhong Shans stood where the stones had landed.

Creating soldiers from beans?

Turning ordinary stones into soldiers? Lin Zhen's vision darkened, and he nearly fainted.