The air was thick with tension until it snapped like a string, and the sound of growling reached Ricky's ears.
A few moments later, the blood-colored water in the Corpse Blood Devil River began to bubble and surge.
The Blood Zombies' eyes glistened with killing intent at the same time, almost as if they were reacting to the deluge of blood-colored water. Ricky could sense that the Blood Zombies were feeding on the water's bloody killing power and cold corpse miasma, which made them stronger.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Very soon, the Blood Zombies' momentum reached the peak.
These creatures didn't have significant psychic intelligence, which meant that they couldn't strategize or use any complicated methods when fighting. The only thing they could do was to attack head-on. So, if they were in danger, they tended to go all out in their attacks and tear their enemies apart in a most violent and ruthless manner.
With eyes narrowed in concentration, Ricky assessed the creatures' strength and found that two of them were exceedingly powerful.
"These Blood Zombies are going to be a pain in the backside," remarked the Dragon Intent Grass as Ricky checked the creatures over.
"I know. That's why I need to take them down quickly before other warriors come here. I don't want anybody else to find out the Intent Apperception Grass in this place. And we both know that it's too dangerous to go all-out if other people are watching since my identity might be exposed.
The faster I deal with them, the fewer chances of my identity being uncovered," Ricky responded clinically.
"Well, good luck on that," replied the Dragon Intent Grass.
The next moment, Ricky created ten Shadowy Replications and ordered them to attack the weaker Blood Zombies, while he faced off with the two most powerful ones.
It didn't take long before his Shadowy Replications successfully took down their enemies and turned them to ashes.
This was an important step, for if the Blood Zombies weren't turned into powder, they could be resurrected in the Corpse Blood Devil River.
At this point, Ricky had already condensed his power, and his strength was close to that of his two opponents, which were both as powerful as the one-star middle spiritual emperors at peak state.
'Sooner or later, I will have to fight against the Corpse Blood Devil, so this is a good opportunity for me to test out the corpse miasma's power first. These Blood Zombies will have to be my test subjects.' Ricky strategized in his mind.
In the blink of an eye, the two Blood Zombies growled, snapped their bloody fangs, and pounced on Ricky.
Both sides collided in a split second, and as Ricky clashed with them with his physical body, his body started to emit a golden light.
Unexpectedly, Ricky was at a disadvantage.
"What a surprise! I didn't think these Blood Zombies could have such strong physical bodies. It felt almost as sturdy as the Ultimate Golden Body and the Sorcerous Combat Body," he remarked in awe.
"Seriously? I can't believe you tried to fight these Blood Zombies with your body head-on," said the Dragon Intent Grass teasingly. It wanted to laugh out loud when it saw that Ricky was at a disadvantage.
"What do you mean?" Ricky asked curiously.
"Do you know what zombies are? They are basically corpses that had developed some intelligence under certain conditions. In other words, they are dead things that can think. It may sound strange but that's how things go with them.
Do you remember the Rotten Thorn Men that you encountered before? They are very similar to that. So even if you had acquired the Chaotic Golden Body, there's no way you can win against them physically," the Dragon Intent Grass revealed.
"I see..." Ricky responded with a thoughtful nod as he absorbed what the Dragon Intent Grass explained.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Now that Ricky knew he couldn't take them down with his physical strength alone, he instantly jumped away from the two Blood Zombies. When he was a fair distance away, he landed swiftly before he unleashed the chaotic fire power and the ancestral thunder power.
He knew for a fact that those two powers would work on the Blood Zombies, and he thought that it was better to deal with this quickly while no other warriors were around.
Meanwhile, the two Blood Zombies sensed the powers he had burst out, and they immediately let out fearsome roars in response. An overwhelming murderous intent and cold corpse miasma rolled over them like an oppressive fog.
"Flaming lotus, come out!" Ricky yelled as his power surged stronger. With a flick of his hand, two flaming lotuses emerged and fused with the sacred fire and the peculiar fire.
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