Zombie King Babysits the Reborn Empress

Chapter 534 545: Ancient Altar

Lu Chuan commanded his Corpse Puppets to clear all the Tree-men scattered across the battlefield.

Unlike Sea Beasts, Tree-men retain vitality in their bodies even after death.

Upon dying, all the life force of a Tree-man gathers into the seed within its body at the moment of death.

This method causes the seed to be teeming with life, and the richer the life force in the seed, the easier it is for it to be reborn, sprout, and grow anew.

Before long, Lu Chuan's Corpse Puppets came over with a box. The metal box, about the size of a suitcase, was filled with Tree-man seeds.

The Tree-man seeds were all lotus seed-sized, oval-shaped, with a rare blood-red shell, smooth and shiny, with some black patterns, and emitted a faint blood glow.

"Little Qiqi, the Tree-man seeds are all here."

Lu Chuan took the box and handed it to Ji Ruxue.

"Thank you, Dad!"

Seeing a box full of Tree-man seeds, Ji Ruxue's eyes brightened.

Unexpectedly, they managed to collect so many seeds. It's known that when Tree-men die, seeds don't always form.

Some die too quickly, or those unwilling Tree-men who would leave no seeds behind.

"Little Qiqi, carrying this is inconvenient for you. Let the Mutated Giant Turtle carry it for now! We still need to go deeper."

Lu Chuan looked at Ji Ruxue, engrossed in studying the seeds, and smiled as he reminded her.

"Okay." Ji Ruxue snapped out of her thoughts, nodded hurriedly, and then summoned her pet with her thoughts.

Rumble~

Immediately, having received the command, the Mutated Giant Turtle, which had been idling at the edge, ran over with a fawning attitude, its massive body making an impressive commotion on the ground.

"Roar~"

The Mutated Giant Turtle came to Ji Ruxue, lowered its head, and let out a sycophantic low growl.

Ji Ruxue patted the creature's head, then used her thoughts to control the box, placing it in the center of the turtle's shell.

The Mutated Giant Turtle's large size made its shell appear like a broad plain, so placing the box in the center was very stable. Even when the turtle ran wildly, Ji Ruxue wasn't worried about the box falling off.

Afterward, Lu Chuan was about to call Zhao Lin and continue their march deeper into the island.

Rumble~

The Sea Beast Corpse Puppets still paved the way, their massive forms arranged like a heavy armor division, pressing forward inexorably. Everything before them was crushed to pieces by these Corpse Puppets as if swept away by a storm.

Standing on the turtle's back, Lu Chuan watched ahead, ready to handle any unexpected situation.

Behind him, Ji Ruxue and Zhao Lin were busy with their own tasks. Ji Ruxue was inspecting the newly obtained Tree-man seeds.

These seeds could all potentially become Tree-men again. Should any seed show anomalies, she could intervene promptly, as each seed represented a Tree-man not to be wasted.

The potential of the Tree-man Race was immeasurable; if nurtured, they could grow to be on par with the Tree-man army just encountered, reaching the seventh tier.

If Ji Ruxue offered some help during the process, it's likely that some in this batch might reach the eighth tier in the future.

Zhao Lin was seated cross-legged on the turtle's back, with various energy potions by her side. She had consumed a potion and was submerged in her cultivation.

The surrounding energy steadily flowed into Zhao Lin's body, pushing her cultivation towards the eighth tier at a visibly rapid pace.

Now, ascending to the eighth tier had almost become Zhao Lin's obsession.

If not for the fact that suicide would waste a chance for resurrection, Zhao Lin might have chosen to break through to the eighth tier by self-inflicted means.

"Roar~"

Suddenly, a massive roar echoed from the frontlines, and several lead Sea Beast Corpse Puppets were sent flying, crashing heavily into the ones behind them.

Standing on the turtle's shell, Lu Chuan narrowed his eyes, staring at the Black-Scaled Python that burst out of the forest.

It was a Black-Scaled Python, over a hundred meters long. Its gaping mouth was full of sharp teeth, and its body was thicker than a water tank, charging about in the army with a menacing aura.

Strangely, this Black-Scaled Python had a prominent horn on its head, short and stubby, not sharp at the tip. This gave the snake an odd appearance, neither truly resembling a Flood Dragon nor a pure python.

The python was quite strong, reaching the eighth tier; otherwise, it couldn't have just charged out and thrown several seventh-tier Sea Beast Corpse Puppets away in one go.

Confronted with an eighth-tier Fierce Beast, Lu Chuan did not immediately order the surrounding Sea Beast Corpse Puppets to surround it.

Though they could use their numbers to pile on and eventually kill the eighth-tier Black-Scaled Python, it would come at a heavy loss to the Sea Beast Corpse Puppets.

These seventh-tier Sea Beast Corpse Puppets were the backbone of Lu Chuan's future Corpse Tide Army; Lu Chuan wouldn't want them to suffer severe losses.

Swish!

The next moment, Lu Chuan drew the Sea-Breaking Blade, and instantly, a blue light like a tidal wave spread from Lu Chuan.

Swoosh!

Then, without moving, Lu Chuan fiercely slashed the Sea-Breaking Blade at the Black-Scaled Python rampaging through the army.

In an instant, a brilliant blade light flashed through the air, with a rapidly flying blue blade aura resembling a giant crescent moon, striking at the Black-Scaled Python.

Boom!

The Black-Scaled Python let out a pained screech, its massive body almost sliced in two, flying uncontrollably away.

Soon after, the severely injured Black-Scaled Python could only hold on for a moment before being overwhelmed by the Sea Beast Corpse Puppets, its cries growing increasingly faint.

After finishing off the Black-Scaled Python, Lu Chuan didn't pause, leading the army onward into the island's interior.

According to what Little Qiqi had told him, the Ancient Ruins lay within a secret realm, and to enter, they had to find an Ancient Altar deep within the island.

The Ancient Altar held the entrance to the ruins.

At the highest point, Lu Chuan slowly surveyed the surroundings, carefully searching for traces of the Ancient Altar, not missing a single clue.

In the following period, Lu Chuan led his army deeper, pushing through the obstructing forest, cutting down a few seventh-tier Fierce Beasts that came courting death.

Then, the army finally reached the center of the island, and as Lu Chuan observed, his eyes suddenly brightened at the sight ahead.

"Finally found it, the Ancient Altar!"