Chapter 161: Falling Sun

Inside the bronze gate, Xu Han was engaged in a fierce battle with the Tomb Corpse General!

The Tomb Corpse General was covered in scars, some of which were coated with a deep cyan film, while others were surrounded by frost. The frost significantly slowed down the general's speed.

Through Xu Han's relentless efforts, half of the Tomb Corpse General's health bar had finally been depleted. Xu Han himself, however, remained practically unscathed, save for a layer of yellowish corpse aura wrapping around his body. Yet, owing to his Form of Darkness, the corpse aura had zero effect on him.

Wielding the Ice-Blue Edge, he unleashed Shadowless Flash once more. Transforming into a blur, he effortlessly dodged the Corpse General's heavy machete, then landed two swift strikes on the creature's back. Two dozen-centimeters-long wounds instantly appeared. Frigid, biting cold spread across the General's back, quickly freezing into a thin layer of ice.

"Damn you!" roared the Tomb Corpse General in fury! It had been taking a beating for ages without managing to lay a single finger on its opponent! Even after being dead for all these years, it still had a temper! It had to chop this punk into pieces to vent the rage burning in its chest!

With a fierce stomp of its foot, it bellowed, "Rise, my subordinates!"

The low, rumbling voice echoed throughout the grand hall. The ground violently cracked open, and five tomb guards clad in tattered armor clawed their way out from the earth, roaring as they emerged.

Pointing at Xu Han, the Corpse General commanded, "Kill him!"

"Roar!"

The tomb guards let out wild roars and charged straight toward Xu Han.

Xu Han had long anticipated this move. With a flick of his thought, a yellowish-brown magic array materialized, and a ferocious tiger appeared by his side—it was none other than Little Hu!

Xu Han issued his command, "Little Hu, these five mobs are yours."

Little Hu let out a low growl and nodded, instantly bounding toward the tomb guards. With a massive swing of its giant paw, one of the tomb guards was slammed violently into the ground with a loud crash. The remaining guards swarmed forward, engaging Little Hu in a chaotic melee.

Turning his gaze back to the Tomb Corpse General, Xu Han muttered, "It's about time to wrap this up. I can't afford to waste any more time here."

"Blazing Sun!"

"Roar!"

The phantom of the Blazing Sun Lion King materialized behind Xu Han, raising its head to the heavens with a majestic roar. A miniature sun radiating brilliant golden light formed inside its jaws.

With a fierce snap of its head, the blazing sun hurtled upward into the sky. Brilliant, dazzling sunlight flooded the entire hall. The corpse aura that had previously permeated the chamber instantly evaporated upon contact with the light.

Shielding its face with its hands, the Tomb Corpse General stammered in absolute horror, "What... what is this?!"

Feeling the surging power coursing through his veins, Xu Han shouted again, "Dragon Body of the Blazing Sun!"

A towering black dragon phantom, over a dozen meters tall, materialized behind him. Bathed in the sunlight, its pitch-black dragon scales seemed to be overlaid with a layer of golden radiance.

"Roar!"

The black dragon roared, and the colossal phantom lunged straight at Xu Han's body, merging into him completely in the blink of an eye. Layers of pitch-black dragon scales gradually covered his skin, and an oppressive aura of dragon might emanated from him. At this moment, he resembled a terrifying humanoid beast.

Xu Han's eyes had turned completely dark gold, radiating a terrifying pressure.

With a violent stomp of his foot, his body shot forward like a cannonball, appearing above the Tomb Corpse General in an instant!

This time, he didn't use the Ice-Blue Edge. Instead, he clenched his fingers into a tight fist and smashed it down fiercely!

Bang!

The fist collided heavily with the Corpse General's face, snapping its head violently to the side. Without pausing, Xu Han threw another punch, striking the general squarely in the chest!

Boom!

The sheer, terrifying force knocked the creature back several steps, slamming it violently into a heavy coffin and shifting the massive structure several inches out of place.

Not giving the general a chance to recover, Xu Han closed in again, relentlessly pummeling the creature in a primitive, ferocious display of hand-to-hand combat. The Corpse General's health bar plummeted at a visible rate, leaving only a fifth of its total health in mere moments.

Fear flashed in the eyes of the Tomb Corpse General. It had never encountered a human capable of unleashing such overwhelming power.

Turning its gaze toward the remaining tomb guards and ignoring Xu Han's ongoing assault, the general bolted straight for its subordinates.

Devour!

Only by devouring its own subordinates to restore its vitality would it stand a chance at a counterattack!

Watching the fleeing Corpse General, Xu Han made no move to pursue. His dark golden pupils remained completely devoid of emotion as he quietly watched the creature run.

"It's over."

He slowly raised his hand. The blazing sun hanging high in the sky seemed to sense his summons, trembling slightly.

"Falling Sun!"

The blazing sun plummeted like a shooting star, crashing directly down upon the Tomb Corpse General.

Boom!

Scorching flames burst outward, transforming into an inferno that instantly engulfed the Corpse General! The creature wailed in agony, struggling frantically. As the flames raged on, its struggles gradually subsided. Its massive body crashed heavily to the ground, its life force completely extinguished.

Xu Han let out a slight breath as the dragon scales receded from his skin, returning him to his normal appearance.

The Falling Sun was a skill attached to the Blazing Sun Physique. While its power was slightly inferior to Meteor Fall, it was still utterly terrifying, especially given its intense heat—once it struck, even a boss like the Tomb Corpse General could not withstand it.

He walked over to the Corpse General's corpse, where two pieces of equipment had dropped.

One was a machete—the very same weapon the Corpse General had wielded, though scaled down to a normal, human-sized weapon, still crackling with yellowish corpse aura.

He checked the machete's attributes:

[Corpse General's Machete]
[Quality: Platinum Grade]
[Strength +4000]
[Physique +3500]
[Skill 1: Devastating Sweep (Swings the long blade horizontally to unleash a terrifying frontal area-of-effect attack. Cooldown: 3 minutes)]
[Skill 2: Corrosive Corpse Aura (Passive skill: The blade is infused with corpse aura; enemies damaged by it are invaded by the corpse poison, inflicting a poisoned status)]
[Skill 3: Undead Summoning (Summons five tomb guards to fight alongside the wielder, possessing 20% of the wielder's stats. Cooldown: 5 minutes)]
[Description: A burial machete accompanying the Tomb Corpse General, imbued with its corpse aura. Wielding this blade grants command over the tomb guards.]
[Equipment Requirement: Level 80]

A Level 80 Platinum-grade piece of equipment?

Gazing at the terrifying stat boosts, Xu Han clicked his tongue in awe. No wonder high-level gear was so fiercely sought after; the sheer added attributes alone were enough to rival the total stats of an average person's entire set of gear.

Imagine two Level 80 warriors—one wielding a Silver-grade machete and the other wielding this Corpse General's Machete. The difference in their stats would be at least a thousand points, resulting in an insurmountable gulf in actual combat strength.

He stowed the machete into his spatial ring and turned his attention to the second piece of equipment.

It was a pair of bracers, carved with a pair of ferocious beast heads. Just making eye contact with the carved beast heads sent a wave of terrifying pressure washing over him.

Xu Han raised an eyebrow. These bracers looked far more imposing than the machete.

He checked the bracers' stats, and his eyes widened in shock.