Chapter 166: Pushing Extortion to the Limit

“Just one copy of ‘Poisonous Palm’?”
“……”
Under Happy’s delighted gaze, Xiao Bei nodded slowly, as if a wronged little girl, her eyes fixed on the high-quality martial arts manual she had handed over, filled with reluctance and attachment.
“Really?”
Happy looked at Xiao Bei skeptically. After a while, seeing that she wouldn’t budge, he sighed slightly: “Very well. You can spare one zombie, but the other must stay.”
Snap!
Another martial arts manual with a dark cover and an eerie aura landed in Happy’s hands. On it were three striking words—“Poisonous Palm”! Exactly the same as the first one…
The threat was clear.
“Is that enough?”
Xiao Bei watched Happy cautiously, afraid that he might change his mind.
“That’s about right.”
Happy knew that after staying in the graveyard for so long, even the stupidest person would understand the trick of using zombie puppets to lure and eliminate zombies at the Mysterious Realm level. That way, they’d have plenty of stock. Thinking he could get away with just one copy of “Poisonous Palm”? As if he were a three-year-old.
With full justification, Happy took both copies of “Poisonous Palm” before putting down the Battle-Tested Sword from the zombie puppets’ necks. With a sigh of relief, Xiao Bei rushed over and checked the backs of the two zombie treasures.
“Brother, how did you know there were weak points at the back of their heads?” As a professional “zombie herder,” Xiao Bei certainly didn’t want the zombies he had painstakingly raised to be so easily defeated. He stared at Happy eagerly.
Happy decisively showed him his hand…
“……”
Xiao Bei stared in shock at Happy’s demand, stunned for a long time before saying, “I really have none left…”
Happy said nothing and turned to leave.
“Hey, brother!”
Panicked, Xiao Bei chased after him, carrying the two zombie treasures and clutching a dark, shiny martial arts manual tightly: “The last one, really the last one. Just tell me.”
“I’ll tell you if you give it to me.”
Happy’s tone was calm. He didn’t believe the kid’s words—this kid was nothing but an actor!
With the third copy of “Poisonous Palm” in hand, and seeing Xiao Bei’s pained expression, Happy felt the annoyance from the ambush vanish. This trip had been quite rewarding.

“Whether it’s a dead or a living person, the back of the head, where it connects to the spine, is the center of their neural reflexes. A strong attack will naturally have an impact. Judging from your appearance, it seems you haven’t mastered the art of creating zombie puppets yet. Once you reach the Profound Realm in puppet-making, like those zombies out there with enhanced physical strength, they won’t stop to interrupt commands, even under heavy attacks…”
“Oh.”
Xiao Bei looked enlightened and let out a sigh of relief. He had been worried that if anyone casually hit the back of a zombie puppet’s head, it would stop moving, turning it into a joke. Although the reward offered was steep, the satisfying explanation truly put his mind at ease.
“Um, Happy Brother, how did you get here? And how did you know that zombies could unleash the ‘Poisonous Hand Technique’? You also seem to know so much about zombies.”
“Idiot.”
Rolling his eyes, Happy gave him a sidelong glance. “Do you think Luoyang is the only place with mass graves? There are even more people who control corpses in the Xiangxi region.”
“Uh.”
Xiao Bei was stunned, then rubbed his nose sheepishly. “Heh, I see. I thought I was the only one lucky enough to trigger the Corpse Gate mission. I even planned to create some powerful zombies to venture out into the martial world… But after meeting you today, I realize I was too narrow-minded. Happy Brother’s reputation as the third strongest in the family is well-deserved!”
“Don’t underestimate yourself either.”
Happy put aside his mocking tone and looked at him seriously for the first time. “If you can learn to coordinate zombie puppets to complement each other’s weaknesses, combined with the corpse poison powder they release, dealing with two or three players at the Fate Realm stage will be easy. I wouldn’t have succeeded so easily either… Once zombie puppets are fully developed, venturing into the martial world will be a piece of cake.”
To be honest, Happy originally didn’t have a good impression of players who played sneaky tricks in the shadows. But since this person so “sincerely” contributed three top-notch martial arts manuals and showed such humility, it would be unfair not to return something in return. Besides, it seemed like this person might also have malicious intentions. His words immediately moved Xiao Bei, who soon smiled broadly. “That’s right! I’ve been dealing with zombies all this time without even thinking of using the ‘Corpse Poison Powder’. Since I’ve joined the evil faction, I should go all out. Haha, I’m so stupid! Thank you so much, Happy Brother!”
“You’re welcome.”
After saying that, Happy leaped several times, left Xiao Bei behind, and flew deep into the mass grave site.

The latter watched Happy leave happily in place before heading in the opposite direction with his two zombie pets.
…
Along the way, Happy avoided several zombies. It wasn’t until the green miasma grew denser nearby and he began to feel unwell that he took out a detox pill from his treasure bag, swallowed it, and continued deeper!
Although he already had a plan for the “Ten Thousand Poisons Palm,” Happy still wanted to spend some time training in the graveyard, practicing martial arts while gathering more high-quality martial arts manuals. He also hoped to have some luck and possibly encounter top-tier puppets from the Zombie Sect, such as the “Millennium Corpse King.”
The outside world was still unaware of this.
The “Millennium Corpse King” was a battle puppet at the peak of the Mysterious Realm. Not only did it possess the higher-level “Ten Thousand Corpses, Ten Thousand Poisons Palm,” but it was also equipped with exquisite weapons, making it a true treasure trove. There was even a chance of finding rare items like the “Poison-Dispelling Pill” or “Corpse-Transforming Powder.”
In his past life, countless gangs fought over a “Millennium Corpse King,” resulting in chaos and corpses everywhere. Eventually, that “Poison-Dispelling Pill” was sold at an auction for 500,000 taels of gold by the leader of the Five Poisons Sect and sealed away forever!
The path Happy was taking now led to the forbidden area behind the Zombie Sect— the Corpse Tomb!
That was the domain of the “Millennium Corpse King”!
But it was also the most concentrated and dangerous area for zombies.
Since no one had known about or dared to approach this area yet, Happy thought of exploring it to see if he could encounter the Millennium Corpse King from afar.
If lucky, by defeating a “Millennium Corpse King,” he could discard his basic equipment like the wolf fur coat right away.
…
Luck wasn’t on his side.
After avoiding a series of zombies and reaching the outskirts of a grand tomb complex, he saw over a dozen grotesque zombies wandering aimlessly at the entrance of the Corpse Tomb, hidden by bushes.
Each one was filled with an aura of death and exuded terrifying presence!
Behind these zombies stood a tall yet emaciated zombie, skeletal and deformed, mechanically scanning the surroundings with its pitch-black eyes that emitted a mesmerizing glow.