Chapter 169: S-Rank Combat Assessment

Although the “Flower Hero’s Song” at the tenth level couldn’t deal serious damage to the Thousand-Year Corpse King, its first attack still enraged him immensely. His dark eyes gleamed with murderous intent as he pursued relentlessly, launching continuous attacks without giving Happy even a moment to breathe, toppling graves along the way.

After landing a hit, Happy didn’t dare slack off or relax in the slightest. His expression remained stern as he listened carefully to the Corpse King’s attack patterns to choose the most effective evasion tactics. At the same time, he would strike with his sword the instant the enemy attacked.

“Thud!”
Each time struck, the Corpse King’s body only trembled slightly before recovering, though his murderous aura grew stronger, and his attacks became even more frenzied. It seemed Happy’s efforts were in vain.

Yet, Xiao Bei, who had mustered the courage to get closer, finally saw, at the moments the Corpse King paused after each attack, fine cracks appearing on his thin, dark ribcage. Though subtle, these cracks multiplied as the attacks continued, connecting with each other. The once-incredibly fast and invincible Corpse King finally showed a barely noticeable delay in his movements.

During these pauses, Happy didn’t dare waste time and quickly took his medicine at top speed.

“Crash!!”
In the area most frequently struck, the fine cracks merged and rapidly widened and deepened. With a heavy blow from the Battle-Tested Sword, a small shard of crystal burst off the Corpse King’s body, boosting Happy’s morale greatly.

It was happening faster!!
After over a hundred blows, the thickest outer shell of the Corpse King’s body finally cracked—although his combat strength far surpassed that of ordinary zombies, what made him most terrifying was his speed. Thanks to the refinement of the Corpse Gate, he possessed elite lightness skills equivalent to those of a quasi-master, combined with his agile, deformed body, allowing him to move like a ghost, making him impossible to predict.

Calm down.
Under Happy’s observation, the Corpse King’s speed had been significantly affected; he was no longer as hard to track as before… and his movements now revealed slight flaws.

If it were an ordinary player, they would definitely use such a safe method from start to finish!
But Happy wasn’t like that. Having been suppressed by the Corpse King for so long, upon seeing its flaws, he almost reflexively stopped in his tracks and stepped forward to confront it. A glint flashed in the latter’s eyes.

Claws capable of easily tearing through metal and iron, carrying a black, foul wind, struck Happy who was charging forward at lightning speed.
Although the Thousand-Year Corpse King’s movements had slowed slightly, he still posed a deadly threat to players at the Creation Realm level. Yet…
Like a loach, Happy stepped on the ground, spun subtly, and dodged aside, slipping past the Corpse King’s deadly claws. Unsurprisingly, his Battle-Tested Sword sliced through the Corpse King’s body.
The fierce, sharp blade glided effortlessly over the damaged parts of the Corpse King’s shell…
Pfft!
Ink-black liquid burst out from it.
The Thousand-Year Corpse King let out a shrill, ghostly cry. Its deformed body staggered several meters back as it tried to flee.
“What the hell?!”
Xiao Bei, who was bold enough to oversee the battle, widened his eyes in shock, looking as if he’d seen a ghost. He couldn’t believe that a combat puppet could also assess the situation and flee when things turned bad, just like humans.
Unfortunately…
At the Thousand-Year Corpse King’s speed, it would have been easy for it to escape if not surrounded. But facing Happy, who knew it all too well, it was clearly doomed!
“Trying to run?”
Happy had anticipated this move. After repelling the Corpse King, he quickened his pace, sticking closely behind it like a parasitic worm. When the Corpse King finally turned, he swiftly used his Dragon-Seizing Hand.
It was effortless!
Happy twisted the Corpse King’s arm.
His Battle-Tested Sword sliced downward through the crack at lightning speed…
Crack!
It was separated!
The Corpse King’s right arm, filled with intense black death energy, fell to the ground.
Without its right arm, the puppet’s balance was severely disrupted, leaving it more vulnerable. Its coordination was completely ruined, making its attempts to flee even more desperate.
Frowning, Happy chased after it without pause, using his Dragon-Seizing Hand again.
Under the force of suction, the Corpse King’s body was halted mid-motion. Driven by inertia, its body spun, and a sharp, deep blue blade pierced through its wound in its right arm!
The Corpse King’s movements were instantly frozen.
Its deformed body was pierced by the Battle-Tested Sword!
It barely managed to look down…
Boom!!!
With a loud explosion, the Corpse King’s body burst from the inside out, completely collapsing.
Snap!
A small Qi Bag fell from the Corpse King’s corpse and landed on the ground.
Happy was quick-witted. He swiftly grabbed the Qi Bag, opened it, and saw something that turned his tense expression into a smile…
Ding!
“A Thousand-Year Corpse King at the Mysterious Realm has been killed!”

“Battle assessment: S-grade.”
“Insight increased by 1 point. The level of ‘Hwarang Eum’ has risen to 95.37; the Black Sand Rigid Body realm has also advanced to the eighth layer.”
System notifications kept coming.
At the moment of conclusion, Happy’s smile grew even wider.
It was indeed an S-grade battle assessment—this was a huge gain.
‘Hwarang Eum,’ which was extremely difficult to improve later on, saw five levels raised in one go (reaching the Superior Right and Wrong realm), bringing it closer to the ultimate Master realm and saving at least a whole day of training time.
Additionally, insight increased by 1 point, and even the Black Sand Rigid Body improved significantly—these were indeed substantial gains.
“Brother Happy.”
Xiao Bei rushed over with two disheveled little zombies, excited to see the black fragments of the thousand-year-old Corpse King scattered everywhere: “Can I have these?”
“Oh no, I’ll buy them.”
The corpse materials of the thousand-year-old Corpse King contained higher-grade medicinal components. After melting and refining them, multiple high-grade restoration potions could be extracted, which could greatly strengthen the physical strength of zombie puppets and raise their levels—very important for those who controlled them.
“Take them. I don’t need them anyway.”
Happy shrugged indifferently. Although high-grade potions were valuable, controllers were rare in the early stages, and even fewer could afford them. He simply gave them to Xiao Bei as a favor, as compensation.
However, Happy repeatedly warned Xiao Bei not to spread word about this place or record anything. Xiao Bei nodded firmly, assuring him completely.
After all…
Controllers were a relatively rare profession, and Xiao Bei didn’t want too many people competing with him for the resources at this burial ground.
While Xiao Bei gathered the scattered fragments, Happy’s gaze was drawn to the right arm of the thousand-year-old Corpse King not far away, which still emitted a faint deathly black aura.