But at that very moment, Yang An suddenly felt a heart-stopping dread. In an instant, a black shadow enveloped him, completely blocking the light that radiated from his body. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

It even wrapped around the arm he had clamped on the man's neck.

At that moment, Yang An could feel the blood draining rapidly from his body, as if the black shadow covering him was siphoning it away. His flesh quickly began to wither.

But the black shadow didn't last long. After just a moment, it vanished from Yang An's body, and the light returned, illuminating the world once more.

The power of his Light Magic, especially when amplified by the pain in his organs, was simply irresistible to anything at such close range.

That was why Yang An wasn't panicked.

But now, the Qi Seal he had placed on the man had vanished, reappearing a thousand meters away.

Although he was still gripping a piece of vertebra, he could no longer feel any resistance.

The light around Yang An dissipated, revealing his current state. His once hale body now looked like that of a shriveled little old man.

His hair fell out in clumps, and his clothes lay in tatters on the ground. The skin all over his body was slack, withered, and dull. His once solid frame was reduced to skin and bones, looking as if he were at death's door.

Through his translucent skin, one could even see that his internal organs had been mangled into a chaotic mass. His Heart had shifted down into his abdomen, but it was still beating powerfully.

But in the blink of an eye, Yang An's body began to regenerate, swiftly returning to its previous state. He was back to normal in an instant.

Without the suppression of Rules, as long as he wasn't instantly turned to dust and ashes, nothing could have any lasting effect on him. His regeneration would only be faster.

Yang An's gaze fell on the man a thousand meters away. He was naked, most of his flesh melted away, his guts spilling from his ruptured abdomen.

After his previously bloated belly had burst open, the skin seemed to have lost its elasticity, hanging loose and dragging on the ground.

Most of the flesh on his face had also vanished, leaving only his two eyeballs, which were fixed on Yang An.

His injuries were also recovering at a rapid pace. A red shadow flashed up from the ground, landing on him and swiftly wrapping around his body.

It was his bright red robe!

'Was that the thing that covered me just now?'

A trace of doubt flashed through Yang An's mind. He knew a Zombie God wouldn't be so easy to kill, but he hadn't expected the man's robe to be so extraordinary. 'Perhaps it's some kind of Magical Artifact. To think it could actually withstand my light.'

"You lied to me!"

The man was enveloped by the red garment, the flesh on his face regenerating rapidly. His expression, however, was one of pure rage, all traces of his previous elegance completely gone.

By the time his words faded, he too had fully recovered, leaving no trace of his injuries. Only his expression remained twisted and ferocious.

"A Forbidden Technique! The suppression of Rules! You're not a Corpse Transformation... you're a Zombie God too?!"

He was now more certain than ever that Yang An was a Zombie God, not a Corpse Transformation. The power Yang An had just displayed completely surpassed anything a Corpse Transformation was capable of.

'How could a Corpse Transformation possibly be this powerful!'

'He has to be a Zombie God!'

To be honest, hearing the man's furious accusations made Yang An feel quite pleased. He almost laughed out loud.

'To be acknowledged as a Zombie God by another Zombie God means I really do have the strength to fight one.' The only real difference was that he hadn't fused with a Forbidden Artifact Fragment or mastered the Power of Rules.

However, Yang An didn't respond with words. His answer was the Light and Shadow Escape Technique!

A flash of light flickered. Yang An's body instantly merged into the shadows and reappeared in front of the man.

In an instant, Yang An's entire body was engulfed in raging, dark red flames that soared into the sky. The surrounding plants were instantly ignited, and the area within a fifty-foot radius became scorching hot, turning into a patch of charred earth.

Simply activating the Lighting Technique on its own consumed a negligible amount of Mana. But what Yang An wanted was the flame's power to drive its victim into a crazed frenzy.

Previously, whenever he unleashed all of his techniques at once, the effects of the Lighting Technique were always overshadowed by the immense destructive power of his Light Magic.

Before his enemies could be driven mad, they were already disintegrated by the light, their bodies and souls extinguished.

But that didn't mean the Lighting Technique was useless.

The man's mental state already seemed highly unstable. This was the perfect time to add fuel to the fire.

Wreathed in roaring flames, Yang An didn't advance. He simply stood about thirty feet from the man, watching him quietly.

Plumes of black smoke began to rise from the man's body. The flesh of his face turned a fiery red, as if a fire had inexplicably ignited within him, and his entire body grew scalding hot.

He could easily endure this inner fire, but his gaze toward Yang An was now brimming with killing intent.

"You shouldn't have lied to me... You can't lie to me!"

He shook his head as if he had suffered the greatest betrayal imaginable, his chest heaving violently.

"You're clearly a Zombie God too! How could you lie to me!"

The bright red robe wrapped around him suddenly unfurled. In that instant, it seemed to stretch and tear the man's flesh from within as it twisted his body around.

The man's head also twisted a full one hundred and eighty degrees to face Yang An, his expression utterly crazed.