I'm modifying myself into the ultimate demon.

Chapter 142 My Zombie Has Mutated? Xiao Ye Enters the Great Yin Mountain!

Chen Mo instantly felt the 40000 points of original essence on the panel drop to zero.

next moment--

boom!
My mind suddenly felt like it was exploding, and an unimaginable pain swept through my body. Then I felt an invisible scalpel cutting into my flesh.

This modification encompasses blood, muscles, bones, internal organs...

"what!!"

It hurt so much that Chen Mo couldn't help but scream loudly. The Red Lantern Lady, who was not far away, was completely dumbfounded.

The Red Lantern Lady didn't know what Chen Mo was doing, but she sensed that his body was undergoing some unimaginable change. It was like water adapting to its surroundings, making Chen Mo's body adjust to something.

The more the Red Lantern Goddess looked, the more astonished and frightened she became...

Chen Mo, of course, had no idea what the Red Lantern Lady was feeling at that moment. He clenched his teeth tightly, enduring the excruciating pain. Finally, unable to bear it any longer, he took out his broadsword and bit down hard on the back of the blade.

Modifying the Dragon Elephant physique also consumed 40,000 original essences, but the process was not as painful and difficult as it is now.

Chen Mo felt that even the most brutal form of torture, slow slicing, was far less painful than the suffering he was experiencing.

Unable to refuse, I could only endure it.

Little by little, I gritted my teeth and endured it.

In a daze, Chen Mo didn't know how much time had passed; his mind was already somewhat hazy. In his dazed state, he felt the pain in his body slowly subside.

call.

Chen Mo finally breathed a sigh of relief, but his hands and feet were trembling uncontrollably.

When I released the knife, my teeth felt so sore and numb that I lost all feeling.

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Your physique is now compatible with these stiff lines; you can begin absorbing them.

[Note: Whether it's other ghosts, humans, or monsters, fusing and absorbing the zombie runes takes decades, depending on the level of the runes. Even the Red Lantern Lady took forty years to fuse with them. The root cause is that the zombie runes are too powerful, placing an excessive burden on the physical body and mind.]

Chen Mo was speechless: So... you're trying to tell me? Spending 40,000 Original Essence wasn't a bad deal?
Ha ha.

I've long been used to you taking advantage of me, and now you're trying to salvage your image? Too late...

Chen Mo opened his right palm, revealing the seven stiff lines on it, and a bitter smile appeared on his lips.

'Finally... I can become a zombie?'

'Let me adjust my physical condition...'

Chen Mo did not rush to fuse the seven stiff patterns. Instead, he endured his exhaustion, sat down cross-legged on the spot, and began to circulate his true fire and Dragon Elephant Technique. His physical condition began to gradually recover.

After about fifteen minutes, Chen Mo felt that his body and mind had been adjusted to their best state, so he stopped practicing, opened his palm again, looked at the seven stiff lines on it, and showed helplessness and desolation.

"You, you, what are you going to do?" the White Bone Red Lantern Goddess suddenly asked in terror, "Are you going to turn into a zombie?"

"Jie Jie Jie~"

Chen Mo looked up at the skeleton and red-light goddess, his eyes flashing with an icy light. "You spent forty years turning yourself into a zombie. I can become a zombie in an instant. If being a zombie is so great, why can't I become one?"

hiss!
The Red Lantern Lady looked at the bald boy in front of her and suddenly felt a strange fear.

She had reason to be afraid.

Chen Mo had given her hope to live. After all, Chen Mo had said he would consider letting her go.

But...but...what if Chen Mo turns into a zombie, loses consciousness...and forgets what he said before? What would happen then?

The Red Lantern Lady immediately wanted to fulfill her promise early, saying, "Could you...could you let me go first? And then turn into a zombie?"

"Jie Jie Jie~"

Chen Mo let out another sinister laugh, "Don't panic, I still have a use for you."

The Red Lantern Lady struggled twice, but finding it futile, she cried out, "Humans cannot directly become zombies; the human body simply cannot withstand the power of the zombie runes. One must first become a ghost or monster before..."

Before the Red Lantern Lady could finish speaking, Chen Mo slashed open his palm and merged the seven stiff lines into the blood of the wound.

hum~
The modified physique immediately absorbed the seven stiff lines into its body. Immediately afterward, Chen Mo felt a tremendous tremor throughout his body as the seven stiff lines burrowed into his flesh and blood, traveling along his limbs and bones.

Everywhere it went, it merged with Chen Mo's physique, causing its body to undergo a transformation...

Indescribable feeling.

Soon, the seven stiff lines moved faster and faster, traveling all over his body again and again. Chen Mo could clearly feel his body changing.

The vitality... seems to have vanished.

The blood flow rate is getting slower and slower.

My heartbeat is getting weaker and weaker.

This stark contrast made Chen Mo feel somewhat uncomfortable, and even instinctively panicked.

After all, in Chen Mo's instinctive mind, once the blood stops flowing and the heart stops beating, it means death.

Given my current situation, I have a bad feeling.

Does this mean that zombies have to die first?
Wow wow~
After an unknown amount of time, her heart stopped beating, her blood stopped flowing, and then she lost consciousness...

"Fuck..."

Chen Mo cried out in his heart, and then he fell straight to the ground like dry twigs.

His brain is dead too?
However, Chen Mo was still conscious.

It's just that the feeling isn't in my head...

To become a zombie, you have to become a corpse first, right?

The mod... His mother didn't even give me a heads-up beforehand, this is so abrupt.

However, after a moment's thought, Chen Mo understood: Zombie... first of all, it has to be a corpse.

How can there be zombies if you don't become a corpse first?
But... Chen Mo clearly felt that his soul was no longer in his mind, and he also clearly felt that his body had completely become a corpse.

I've succeeded in getting the body sorted out.

What about zombies?
How can I come back to life?
I'm starting to panic...

Having finally managed to travel through time, am I going to just kill myself like this?

A cheat system... is it going to screw me over?
In that short time, countless thoughts flashed through Chen Mo's mind. Just then, the mutation occurred.

It all happened at once!
The seven stiff lines merged together and turned into a breath.

It was a very special breath, so special that Chen Mo couldn't describe it; it was probably a breath filled with the aura of death.

The next moment, the breath entered Chen Mo's throat, flowed into his lungs, and then merged with his blood, flowing throughout his entire body.

As the breath continued to flow, Chen Mo regained sensation in his hands and feet, and his mind also regained consciousness.

"Indeed amazing... It is said that the reason why a zombie is a zombie is because it took in an extra breath. The old zombie absorbed the zombie energy of the Yin Water Corpse Ghost, and after decades of development, it evolved seven zombie patterns in its body, thus becoming a seven-patterned zombie. Now these seven zombie patterns have turned back into a breath, to benefit me."

Chen Mo lay quietly on the open deck of the awning boat, carefully feeling his body gradually recover.

My senses are more acute, and my hands and feet are more agile.

But the logic of survival has changed, and so has the aura emanating from them.

It became deathly still, filled with the stench of death. A foul smell of decay began to permeate the air.

Following that, Chen Mo's muscles and bones also changed.

His flesh and blood became as strong as refined bronze, and his bones became as strong as steel. Moreover, he possessed the ability to constantly regenerate. Even more miraculously, Chen Mo clearly felt that his mental consciousness could appear anywhere in his body.

Chen Mo slowly stood up, his skin turning ashen and lifeless. His fingernails grew to an inch long on their own, sharp as knives. His teeth also changed, becoming long, pointed, and sharp.

He stood on the edge of the boat, watching his reflection in the water.

Three rows of densely packed, sharp fangs appeared in its mouth, and its eyes became nothing but whites. It looked as if it were dead.

but……

You can see without your own eyes.

Because the six senses and six consciousnesses are all integrated into the consciousness of the brain, and consciousness can be integrated into any part of the body at any time. Even with eyes closed, one can clearly see everything around them.

If you close your mouth and cut your nails, your appearance won't change much, but you'll be filled with the stench of death and decay.

"I can't show my face in this state... At least I can't go back to the Green Wolf Gang or the Chen residence."

Thinking of this, Chen Mo felt quite heartbroken.

However, Chen Mo was a decisive person and quickly suppressed the distracting thoughts in his mind.

"Let me see how many stiff lines there are inside my body."

After a brief examination, Chen Mo discovered that there were no stiffness marks inside his body.

Just then, a prompt appeared on the panel.

The zombie markings originate from the extra breath a zombie takes in. That breath can be transferred to other zombies, and the markings need to condense each time a zombie changes bodies. Each zombie's markings are unique.

I see……

In other words, the seven zombie patterns he absorbed were merely a facade; in reality, he absorbed the zombie energy from the Yin Water Corpse Demon. The Yin Water Corpse Demon had used this zombie energy to cultivate nine zombie patterns.

Once you have the "Stiff Qi," you can cultivate on your own. If you are diligent enough and have high talent, you can cultivate more and more "Stiff Patterns."

"Let me see how many stiffness marks I can cultivate. I already feel my body is abnormal even without stiffness marks. If stiffness marks appear... wouldn't that be even more amazing?"

Chen Mo sat down cross-legged and began to condense stiffness patterns.

Chen Mo thought the process would be long, but he soon realized that he had underestimated the power of the cheat system.

In the blink of an eye, the first stiff mark appeared.

boom!
With the appearance of the stiff lines, Chen Mo clearly felt his body ascend to another level.

Muscles, bones, consciousness, senses, strength... all underwent tremendous improvements. Teeth became sharper and harder, as did nails. The zombie blood within him began to flow.

My heartbeat has returned.

In truth, Chen Mo had already sensed that even if he were to have his heart ripped out right now, he wouldn't die. The heartbeat would be completely unnecessary…

"Could it be that the reason my heart is still beating is because I haven't completely turned into a zombie? Remaining in a state similar to a half-ghost? If that's the case, perhaps I'll be different from other zombies?"

Just then, the second stiff line appeared.

boom! !

The body's blessing is on the previous level.

Once this started, it was unstoppable.

The third stiff line, the fourth stiff line... appeared one after another.

Within a quarter of an hour, seven stiff lines appeared inside his body, marking him as having reached the level of an old man zombie.

An immense, surging power filled every part of my body.

boom!
The eighth stiff line appeared.

Only then did the upward trend stop.

call!
Chen Mo took a deep breath, a smile appearing on his lips. "Hehehe, it seems my physical condition is better than the old man's. I immediately reached the level of an eight-patterned white zombie after the fusion. Not bad, not bad..."

Before transforming into a zombie, Chen Mo was able to overpower the Red Lantern Lady with his Dragon Elephant Skill. This shows that Chen Mo's physical condition was roughly at the level of an eight-patterned white zombie.

Now that he has gained enough stiffness, it is reasonable for him to directly reach the eighth level of the Golden Finger technique with the help of the Golden Finger.

Chen Mo got up and experienced his new physical body, which was much stronger than before.

Let me deconstruct myself.

Chen Mo ran to the edge of the boat and stared at the reflection in the water.

Deconstruct!

Name: Chen Mo

[Type: Half-human, half-ghost, half-zombie]

[Level: Seven-Chapter Yellow Page Ghost, Eight-Patterned White Zombie]

Seeing this, Chen Mo took a deep breath.

"Because I turned into a zombie, with my powerful potential energy, I was directly transformed from a six-stick Yellow Page Ghost into a seven-stick Ghost? Good, good, good."

Chen Mo gathered his thoughts and continued reading.

[Note: Jiazi Daoist cultivation, vicious Yellow Pages Ghost, White Zombie Undying Body]

[Ingredients: Contains many smelted ghosts, making it a mixed-race yellow-page ghost; absorbs the stiff energy of Yin Water Corpse Ghosts, an eight-striped white zombie.]

[Qualitative Analysis: You have fused with the Shadow Ghost Bone, a highly promising material for growth. This is a symbiotic bridge between humans and ghosts, forming the foundation of your half-ghost nature. The unknown portion within the Shadow Ghost Bone allows you to maintain your half-human characteristics while absorbing Yin Water, Corpse Ghost, and Zombie Qi. This ghost bone is the foundation upon which you remain a half-zombie, half-ghost, half-human being.]

[Hint 1: The balance of the ghost bones must not be broken, otherwise the half-human foundation will be completely lost, and the individual will be utterly transformed into a ghostly zombie—a ghoul.]

[Tip 2: As long as your zombie cultivation level remains equal to or higher than that of the ghost, the ghost's corruption will not occur.]

[Tip 3: Your zombie aura is currently at a low level, and your usage rate is too low to restore your appearance. You need to reach the Black Zombie level to restore your appearance and eliminate the zombie aura.]

[Tip 4: Continue absorbing zombie energy; it will help improve your zombie cultivation. However, each breath of zombie energy is different, and absorbing too much will increase the chance of mutation.]

[Tip 5: Your mental strength is insufficient to suppress this rigid energy; there is a risk of it spiraling out of control and turning into a crazed zombie.]

After reading all the information, Chen Mo felt a mix of joy and worry.

He vaguely remembered that the last time he deconstructed himself, he was still a Four-Choice Yellow Page Ghost. At that time, his cheat system reminded him that he needed to cultivate the True Fire of the Aristocratic Family in order to suppress the erosion of ghosts and maintain the balance between being half-human and half-ghost.

Now that's good... once they're zombies, this threat is gone. All they need to do is keep the zombie's cultivation level above that of the ghost.

As for going out of control and turning into a crazed zombie... isn't that just being a zombie? It's just indiscriminately killing and biting people.

In addition, continuing to absorb zombie energy can help improve a zombie's cultivation level, but it can easily lead to mutation.

Mutations?

Chen Mo noticed this key point.

Chen Mo quickly put aside his distracting thoughts.

"No rush, let me get used to the zombie's body first."

Chen Mo jumped off the edge of the boat and was shocked to find that even without using the family's true fire, he could skim across the swamp's surface like a dragonfly, moving with incredible speed.

Without needing to use the Dragon Elephant Technique, one can unleash power comparable to one level of the Dragon Elephant Technique with every gesture.

Because Chen Mo modified his true qi into blood energy, his Dragon Elephant Technique Level 1 was six or seven times stronger than others. Now, he could directly use the power of a zombie to rival it.

That's absolutely inhuman.

Moreover, zombies don't seem to have any interval between regenerating energy and health, so using their strength is... simply amazing.

It is also immune to the corruption of ghosts. It ignores the perception power of ghosts of the same level.

If ghosts' power of awareness creates fear, then zombies are demonstrating something else entirely: Sorry, I, a zombie, don't know what fear is.

Even the honey badger from Africa is no match for a zombie.

Yes, Chen Mo no longer knows what fear and illusion are. His six senses and consciousness, integrated into his flesh and blood, have completely seen through all illusions and pointed directly to his true nature.

After some probing, Chen Mo discovered that the zombies were only afraid of one thing: zombie markings.

Stiffness and stiffness cannot be threatened, otherwise they will become afraid.

After all, this is the zombie's lifeline.

Chen Mo raised his hand and smashed several large trees, instantly feeling relieved. His fingernails were more effective than a knife; any cut would unleash a toxin of corpse poison, corrupting all life.

It has a similar effect to the Red Spider Lily Mantra.

"Brother Mo...you..."

When Juan'er saw Chen Mo, she instinctively showed a very frightened expression and didn't dare to approach him for a moment.

Even though Juan'er was a ghost, she could clearly feel that Chen Mo's aura had become extremely cold and sinister, which would frighten even a ghost.

"Haha. Juan'er, don't be afraid. Come here."

After hearing her master's words, Juan'er followed closely behind, calling out "Brother Mo" but her hands and feet were unusually restrained.

It wasn't that Juan'er was afraid Chen Mo would have ulterior motives towards her, but rather it was the effect of her instinctive bloodline suppression.

Chen Mo reached out and touched Juan'er's head, and was shocked to find that Juan'er had actually reached the level of a Six-Choice Yellow Page Ghost, and was even close to the perfection of the Six-Choice level.

If she improves herself, will Juan'er recover faster?

Chen Mo thought raising a little ghost was actually a pretty good choice. If possible, he'd raise a few more little ghosts later. It would make things much easier.

Is anyone around here?

Juan'er said, "There was a small covered boat wandering back and forth on the river nearby. However, this swamp is quite secluded, and they didn't notice it."

Chen Mo nodded: "Continue to keep watch around the area. As long as they don't come to the swamp, you don't need to show your face. If they approach the swamp, come and tell me."

Juan'er nodded in agreement.

Chen Mo continued to adapt to the body of the eight-patterned white zombie, making sure he was familiar with every detail, before stopping and returning to the awning boat.

As soon as Fang boarded the boat, he saw the Red Lantern Goddess trembling with fear around the skeleton.

Chen Mo ignored her and went inside the awning, sat down at the long table, took out the mirror from his back, placed it on the table, and looked at his reflection.

"I've heard that the Youth Preservation Pill can restore my appearance to what it was before. I'll give it a try."

Chen Mo took out the box given to him by his master, opened it and saw a blue pill inside, about the size of a thumb, shimmering with blue light and filled with a strong medicinal fragrance that was refreshing and pleasant.

Just as he was about to take the medicine, Chen Mo suddenly stopped and turned to look at the trembling Red Lantern Goddess outside the awning.

He thought to himself: Since I already look like this, I can't go back to the Green Wolf Gang and the Chen Mansion anytime soon. Why not take this opportunity to devour the Red Lantern Lady... and elevate my zombie cultivation to another level?
Although mutations may occur, it doesn't matter... As long as one cultivates to the level of Shadow Ghost, one can restore their appearance.

At worst, I can hide out there for a year or two and live as a wandering ghost.

After all, the power of zombies is just too addictive.

It's much more direct and swift than techniques like the Dragon Elephant Kung Fu.

Once the thought took hold, it was impossible to stop it.

"No rush. Let me adapt for another two days. Once I'm fully adapted to this body, I'll devour the Red Lantern Goddess. After all, the Red Lantern Goddess is an eight-striped zombie, and absorbing her zombie patterns... I need to be careful."

With this in mind, Chen Mo activated a calming technique, quickly suppressing the many distracting thoughts in his mind. He then began to refine the True Fire of the Aristocratic Family and the Dragon Elephant Technique.

Because Chen Mo still retains a half-human physique, he can simultaneously cultivate the techniques of humans, ghosts, and zombies. This is simply incredibly abnormal.

It's important to understand that a zombie is a zombie, and can only walk the path of a zombie. Ghosts, on the other hand, can only walk the path of ghosts, and humans walk the path of humans. Even if a member of a powerful family manages to utilize the power of a ghost, it's only a superficial application, and they will suffer irreversible backlash.

Chen Mo, however, traveled together on three different paths.

It can be considered a rare exception in the human world.

After circulating his family's true fire for a short while, Chen Mo discovered that he had encountered a barrier.

"This barrier used to look quite sturdy, but now it feels a bit flimsy... like it could crumble at the slightest touch?"

"The zombie's buff effect?"

Chen Mo activated the True Fire of the Aristocratic Clan and gently touched the barrier.

Boom!

The barrier shattered instantly.

The true fire cracked open inch by inch, transforming into fine mists of blood. These mists could flow into the body, nourishing the flesh and blood. The stimulating effect far surpassed that of the true fire.

"He stepped into the blood mist so easily? The blessing effect from this zombie... can even benefit the techniques of ghosts and humans?"

"Zombies are really weird. I don't know where they came from... How could such a weird species appear in the world?"

Having tasted the initial benefits, Chen Mo immediately cleared his mind of distractions and began circulating the blood mist throughout his body to experience its enhancing effects.

After experiencing it all, Chen Mo felt very happy.

"Although I have become a zombie, the family's methods are still quite powerful. Cultivating the three paths simultaneously, with each complementing the other, has a tremendous effect on me. Who knows, it might even produce a chemical reaction in the future."

An hour later, Chen Mo had become familiar with the use and operation of the blood mist, and then he finished his practice.

"I'll try the Dragon Elephant Skill again."

The Dragon Elephant Skill is not a purely external martial art; rather, it is based on the bloodline of aristocratic families, transforming the power of that bloodline into the power of dragons and elephants. Now that his own family bloodline has reached a higher level, it should also enhance the Dragon Elephant Skill.

After trying it out, Chen Mo was a little stunned. He had actually stepped into the second level of the Giant Elephant Force.

boom!
Chen Mo rushed off the boat and punched a large banyan tree that would take three people to encircle, uprooting it and sending it flying several meters away.

"Is this the effect of the second level of the Giant Elephant Force?"

"Previously, when I used the Giant Elephant Force, it put a tremendous strain on my body and I couldn't sustain it for long. Now, with this zombie's body as a foundation, it's effortless to use. Zombies are truly a monstrous species..."

He never imagined that becoming a zombie would bring so many benefits.

In this way, Chen Mo moved swiftly across the swamp, knocking down large trees everywhere, mastering the second level of the Giant Elephant Strength. Before he knew it, dusk had fallen, and the sky was dark. Only then did Chen Mo return to the awning boat.

He was a little tired.

So hungry.

Here comes the problem...

What do zombies eat?
We can't just not eat, can we?
This does not conform to the law of conservation of energy.

Chen Mo walked up to the Red Lantern Goddess and asked, "Tell me, what do zombies eat?"

The Red Lantern Lady witnessed Chen Mo's strength increase seven or eight times in a single day, and she was terrified. She had long lost her former arrogance and no longer even looked Chen Mo in the eye.

Bang!
Chen Mo kicked the Red Lantern Lady hard on the head, "I'm asking you a question."

The Red Lantern Lady finally came to her senses and stammered, "Eat...eat people. Zombies need to eat blood. Fresh blood is the best."

"Anything else?"

"I... that's all I know."

Chen Mo didn't ask any more questions.

Other zombies might eat people and drink blood, but Chen Mo remains half-human, half-zombie, and half-ghost. He still has human components, so he doesn't necessarily need to do that.

"Juan'er, go catch a few fish and grill them."

Chen Mo plans to try grilling fish.

The idea of ​​eating people and drinking blood was something Chen Mo couldn't accept all at once.

Juan'er was quick and efficient; she caught several fish and brought them aboard the boat in no time. Chen Mo went into the awning, cooked them using the utensils inside, and then took a big bite.

……

"Young Master Song, the sunken ship of Ah Liang and Ah Kuan has been found."

A large ship was moored on the river a dozen miles from the swamp. A young man dressed in a gray brocade robe sat in the cabin, with a slender and beautiful woman in a semi-transparent silk dress on each side of him.

One of the women fed the young man in the brocade robe wine, while the other fed him grapes.

The young man in brocade robes looked around, busy as could be, thoroughly enjoying himself.

After hearing a report from one of his men outside, the young man in brocade robes didn't pay much attention. He enjoyed a few rounds of conversation before replying, "Retrieve the body."

"Yes!"

The men outside received the order and went off, calling a few sailors to jump into the Huai River under the cover of night to retrieve the body.

"Young Master Song, it's time to eat some grapes."

"Hmm, Li'er really knows how to serve people." The young man in the brocade robe took the grapes that Li'er offered, kissed her on the lips, and then ate the grapes. He then turned to another beautiful woman and said, "Mei'er, kneel down."

"Young Master Song only knows how to bully Mei'er." The woman named Mei'er did as she was told, her eyes full of seductive charm.

Before long, Song Shao exclaimed, "Not bad, not bad!"

Just then, his subordinate outside came to report again: "Young Master Song, the bodies of Ah Liang and Ah Kuan have been recovered."

Song Shao then pushed Mei'er and Li'er aside, walked out of the cabin, and went to the deck.

"Hello, Young Master Song!"

The six Shen family members, all ninth-level martial arts masters, bowed to Song Shao.

Young Master Song waved his hand dismissively: "Where is the body?"

The crowd dispersed, and Song Shao, leading Mei'er and Li'er, walked to the corpse. He squatted down to examine it, then frowned: "He was beaten to death. He was completely defenseless. He must have been at least a Blood Energy level expert. My father had already sent Shen Qi and Ling He to Dayu and Ningdu counties to investigate that Master Jin Guang. He even suspected that Chen Mo, the bald disciple Tang Binghu had taken in, was Master Jin Guang, but they lacked evidence. A Liang and A Kuan were here to follow Chen Mo. They most likely fell victim to Chen Mo's evil deeds."

Song Shao's original name was Shen Song. He was Shen Qianshui's eldest son and Shen Zishan's eldest grandson. At the age of twenty-three, he was the first person of the third generation of the Shen family. He had cultivated his family's bloodline to the Blood Rift level, and his innate blood was already very pure. The Blood Rift power he unleashed was far beyond what Tang Lei could compare to.

He was regarded by the Shen family as the third-generation successor.

The reason Shen Qianshui, the eldest son of the Shen family, allowed a son-in-law who had married into the family to become the second-generation leader of the sect was because his son was capable and had the potential to become the third-generation leader.

Only then did they back down.

One of the disciples asked, "Young Master Song, what should we do now?"

Song Shao stood with his hands behind his back on the edge of the boat, gazing at the distant Huai River: "My Shen family's informant in Tangjiabao provided information that Chen Mo left the Green Wolf Gang to go into seclusion. Ah Liang and Ah Kuan perished here that day, indicating that Chen Mo's seclusion place is nearby. Have the men we sent out found any clues?"

Before long, a small boat hurriedly approached, and a thin young man on the deck came to report: "Young Master Song, there is a swamp twelve miles ahead, and a small boat is moored in it. I saw a bald man on the deck in the distance. It is most likely that Chen Mo."

Shen Song was overjoyed: "It must be Chen Mo."

The gaunt young man asked, "Should we send someone to inform the master?"

Shen Song sneered: "Chen Mo is nothing, and he's not even in the Green Wolf Gang. I can capture him with a wave of my hand, no need to report. I'll capture that bald guy and take him back to my father. Everyone, set sail and head towards that swamp."

"Yes!"

The eight disciples set sail and headed towards the swamp.

It was already midnight when we approached the swamp.

The swamp was shrouded in darkness, with large trees providing ample shade and obscuring the moon. Shen Song didn't have anyone light torches, but instead had his men quietly surround the area.

Approaching the covered boat, Shen Song stood on a tree root protruding from the water. He saw that the covered boat was quiet and there were no lights inside.

Shen Song raised his right hand and waved it forward.

The eight young men immediately rushed to board the ship.

Shen Song remained on the tree roots, watching the awning boat's every move with vigilance.

Mei'er and Li'er came closer, and Li'er chuckled softly, "Why does Young Master Song need to personally deal with a mere Chen Mo? We sisters can capture him by joining forces."

Shen Song said, "Now that my Shen family has been put in power by that outsider, I also need to be more careful in my actions, so as not to leave any handle for Shen Wudao to use against me."

Mei'er smiled and said, "Young Master Song is quite thoughtful."

Humph.

Shen Song said, "That Chen Mo seized the incense offerings of two counties under the jurisdiction of my Shen family. If he had been hiding in the Green Wolf Gang and Tang Family Fort, that would have been one thing. But now he dares to run out and go into seclusion on his own. He's simply courting death."

Li'er said, "What if Chen Mo isn't Master Jin Guang?"

Shen Song said, "It's just an ant. If we kill the wrong one, we kill the wrong one."

Just then, Li'er said, "Hey, why is there still no movement from the awning boat after so long? Those eight disciples are all experts at the ninth level of martial arts, and two of them are even members of the Shen family who have opened their blood flames."

Mei'er also became alert: "Could something have happened? Should I go and take a look?"

Shen Song said, "Alright."

brush!
Although Mei'er was a servant, she was extremely skilled in martial arts. In a flash, she boarded the awning boat, entered the awning, and then...

"what!!!"

Mei'er's loud scream came from inside the awning, then there was silence.

The only remaining two, Li'er and Shen Song, felt a chill run down their spines.

"Sister Mei'er, something must have happened to you. I'm going to go check on her," Li'er called out.

Shen Song, who was standing in front of him, replied, "Okay."

Shen Song kept his eyes fixed on the awning boat, a bad feeling creeping into his heart. But after waiting quite a while, seeing that Li'er hadn't run to the boat, he snapped angrily, "Li'er, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and go..."

But I didn't hear any echo from behind.

brush!
Shen Song suddenly turned around, but Li'er was nowhere to be seen.

Shen Song felt a chill run down his spine and immediately circled the tree, but couldn't find Li'er.

"Ghost formation?"

Shen Song immediately realized the problem and activated Blood Rift to be on guard.

Suddenly, he smelled the stench of a corpse.

Ok?
This is the smell that only comes out long after someone has died. Where is it coming from? I didn't smell it just now...

Suddenly, an extremely cold and chilling aura came from above.

Shen Song suddenly looked up and was shocked to see a person standing on a tree branch, upside down. Face down, only the whites of their eyes were visible, and their open mouth revealed rows of fine, sharp fangs, with saliva dripping down their fangs and onto his face.

"Jie Jie Jie~"

"Ah!!!" Shen Song, who was always arrogant and didn't treat his subordinates like human beings, was so frightened that he fell to the ground with a thud. "Who are you?!"

"Jie Jie Jie~"

The person hanging from the tree branch suddenly reached out and grabbed Shen Song's shoulders, their long, sharp nails digging into his flesh. "Hehehe...aren't you looking for Master Jin Guang? That's me..."

"what!!!"

Shen Song had seen ghosts before, but he had never seen one so terrifying. The extremely chilling aura emanating from it alone made his soul tremble.

However, Shen Song was, after all, a disciple of a prestigious family at the Blood Rift level, and he immediately unleashed the extraordinary power of the Blood Rift, delivering a powerful punch to the opponent's head.

boom!
His head was knocked off.

But it immediately flew over from a distance and reattached itself to Master Jinguang's neck, and with a "snap," it was restored to its original state.

"Useless... Hehehe!!"

"Ahhh!"

Shen Song completely panicked. Before he could throw another punch, the Golden Light Master opened his blood-red maw and bit down on his neck.

And then, that was the end of Shen Song's story.

pat.

Chen Mo jumped down from the tree branch and clapped his hands: "The number one person of the third generation of the Shen family? I thought you were so capable, but this is all..."

Chen Mo felt very disappointed.

"However, it's still quite interesting to see zombies killing people. This Shen Song was half beaten to death and half scared to death by me."

There's no other reason than that the fear emanating from zombies far surpasses the awareness of ghosts of the same level.

It's really scary.

"Hmm, the blood of a noble family scion... tastes good, quite an enhancement for this zombie."

Chen Mo clapped his hands and threw Shen Song's body into the swamp. Several large crocodiles rushed out, immediately biting Shen Song's corpse. After a few fatal rolls, Shen Song was gone.

At this moment, Juan'er ran out of the awning boat, "Brother Mo, I've taken care of all those people. The Red Lantern Lady is still locked up in the cabin."

Chen Mo jumped onto the deck: "We can't stay here. Let's steer the boat to another place."

"Hmm."

The two sailed away from this place and settled in another swamp ten miles away.

Chen Mo surveyed the area and found that the swamp was vast and teeming with large crocodiles and venomous snakes; ordinary people would never dare to come to such a place.

"This is it. Go and set up defenses in the area. I'm going into seclusion for a few days."

After dismissing Juan'er, Chen Mo went to the cabin and dragged the Red Lantern Goddess onto the deck.

After several days of torment, the Red Lantern Lady was physically and mentally devastated, and had long lost her former glory. She was now filled with fear of Chen Mo.

These past few days... she watched helplessly as Chen Mo transformed from a human into a terrifying zombie.

What's even more absurd is that Chen Mo completely mastered the power of the eight stiffness patterns in just a few days. Coupled with his further advancement in the Dragon Elephant Technique... Red Lantern Lady felt that even if her power hadn't been sealed, she wouldn't have been able to withstand two punches from Chen Mo.

This person is absolutely monstrous.

Bang.

Chen Mo tossed the skull of the Red Lantern Lady onto the deck and said coldly, "You've been suffering lately. But I can clearly feel that my spirit can no longer suppress these stiff markings. However, your spirit is extremely strong."

Before transforming into a zombie, the Red Lantern Goddess was a ghost who absorbed decades of incense offerings from Honghe County.

This incense offering greatly enhanced the divine power of the Matchmaker.

She was able to create her own methods for preserving her divine essence.

Chen Mo had long ago modified his spirit, achieving complete compatibility with that of the Red Lantern Lady. If he were to absorb the essence of the Red Lantern Lady, controlling an eight-patterned zombie would be a piece of cake, and perhaps even a nine-patterned zombie... he might not be unable to control it.

Upon hearing this, the Red Lantern Lady was clearly flustered. "What, what are you going to do?"

Jiejiejie~
Chen Mo chuckled sinisterly, "It's nothing, I just wanted to borrow your spirit for a bit. But your spirit is really powerful. To avoid any accidents, I'll have to kill you before I can absorb it."

"No, no, you can't do this! You said you'd let me go... Ah!!!"

boom!
The second level of the Dragon Elephant Technique erupted with a thunderous roar, slamming heavily onto the withered bones of the Red Lantern Lady.

The power, far exceeding anything she had ever felt before, left the Red Lantern Goddess utterly defenseless. With a sudden "crack," her bones shattered. Just as the Red Lantern Goddess was about to regenerate her bones, a second punch arrived…

boom!
boom! !

After the five punches, the Red Lantern Lady left.

Chen Mo sat down cross-legged and turned on the control panel.

Long ago, he consumed 600 units of original essence to modify his spirit, achieving compatibility with the Goddess. However, at the time, he was wary of the Goddess Red Lantern's immense power and never dared to absorb her spirit.

[Your spirit is now completely integrated with the spirit of the Red Lantern Goddess, so there is no distinction between them, and no exploitative hierarchical relationship exists. In the future, if your spirit becomes strong enough, you may be able to turn around and absorb the Red Lantern Goddess's spiritual power.]

I gasped!

boom!
An extremely powerful spiritual force began to flow backward into Chen Mo's mind. The image of the goddess that had been in his mind began to disintegrate inch by inch.

The Red Lantern Divine Preservation Method has disappeared!
All of it was transformed into Chen Mo's own spirit.

Of course, the process was very painful, but Chen Mo persevered.

[You have successfully absorbed the spirit of the Red Lantern Goddess, equivalent to absorbing decades of incense offerings from hundreds of thousands of villagers in Honghe County. You now possess the ability to preserve your own spirit. Your ghostly cultivation has increased, and you have entered the Eight-Stem Natal Incense Burner stage.]

Boom!

Within the natal incense burner in his sea of ​​consciousness, an eighth stick of natal ghost incense suddenly sprouted. The blessing effect it brought was extremely astonishing.

Before Chen Mo could take a closer look, the panel changed again.

[Original Solution Essence +49999]

[Currently available original solution essence: 49999]

Chen Mo was stunned when he saw the number.

"I remember that 50000 original solution essences were enough to advance from deconstruction to deduction... Are you deliberately trying to disgust people?"

[Deconstructable material detected]

[Should we deconstruct it?]

Chen Mo shook his head helplessly, then came to his senses: Deconstruct.

With a sharp pain in her head, eight white, stiff lines appeared on the Red Lantern Lady's broken bones, along with lines of subtitles.

【Name: White Skin Marks】

[Type: Red Moonlight-like Stiff Pattern]

[Note 1: This stiff pattern originates from the essence of the Crimson Moon; its true form is a result of someone absorbing a wisp of the Crimson Moon's essence. It possesses extremely high growth potential.]

[Note 2: The Red Lantern Goddess absorbed this wisp of red moonlight and spent forty years to initially refine it, transforming it into a zombie.]

[Ingredients: The origin of this red moonlight is unknown; the Red Lantern Goddess has not yet fully refined this wisp of red moonlight. However, this wisp of red moonlight is of extremely high quality, something most zombies do not possess.]

[Characteristic: This wisp of red moonlight originated from the Great Yin Mountain.]

[Tip 1: This wisp of red moonlight is of high quality, far surpassing the stiffness of your Yin Water Corpse Demon. It has immense growth potential. Consuming 49999 Original Essence, it can modify your physique to be compatible with it.]

[Tip 2: Once modified, the process is irreversible; you will become a more powerful zombie.]

[Hint 3: This Red Moon Essence contains unknown components; the risks are unknown.]

[Should we make changes?]

"Red Moonlight? Isn't it some kind of zombie aura from a dead zombie? Extremely high quality with great potential for growth?"

Based on Chen Mo's understanding of cheat codes, this cheat code has very high standards and rarely gives high praise.

The last time I saw the words "extremely high" and "extremely great" was when I was fusing with the demon bone.

That piece of ghost bone is also related to Jiang Hongyue.

The reason the Red Lantern Goddess turned into a zombie was because Jiang Hongyue gave her a red lantern in a dream, inside which was a breath of air. The Red Lantern Goddess inhaled this breath and thus became a zombie.

It is evident that this wisp of red moonlight is also related to Jiang Hongyue.

Whenever Jiang Hongyue is involved, the cheat system unusually uses terms like "extremely high" or "extremely great".

It seems that Jiang Hongyue is truly terrifying.

Chen Mo thought to himself: The cheat system indicates that there are unknown components in this Red Moon Essence, and the risks are unknown... but the Ghost Bone within my body also contains unknown components. Moreover, I've already been targeted by Jiang Hongyue; how can I escape?

In that case, there is nothing to hesitate about.

This cheat code is a bit ruthless; it takes away all the essence from the original solution that's just a tiny bit short.

With this in mind, Chen Mo no longer hesitated: "Modify!"

boom!
My body felt like it was about to explode; my muscles and bones ached terribly.

After a long and agonizing process, the revisions are finally complete.

Chen Mo took the eight stiff marks on the Red Lantern Goddess's body, his eyes hardening. "Although this anger was given to me by Jiang Hongyue, I have no better choice. So bring it on, let the storm rage on."

Click.

Chen Mo cut his palm, and eight stiff lines merged into it.

Soon, Chen Mo realized something was wrong.

The eight Yin Water Corpse Ghost patterns that were originally in his body actually merged with these eight Red Moon Corpse Patterns, and then... Chen Mo found that he seemed to have mutated?

……

"Mr. Tang, Miss Ziyu!"

Inside Tangjiabao, Lu Chengzhuang rushed to find Tang Ziyu overnight. He happened to see Old Master Tang in the room as well.

Seeing Lu Chengzhuang's hurried appearance, Old Tang asked, "Has something happened?"

Lu Chengzhuang, breathless, shouted, "Didn't you all feel it? The image of the Red Lantern Goddess in my sea of ​​consciousness has disappeared?"

Old Tang and Tang Ziyu exchanged a glance and nodded.

"I felt it, just now. The image of the Red Lantern Goddess in my sea of ​​consciousness also disappeared. Elder Tang, what happened?"

Old Tang exclaimed, "It seems that the Red Lantern Lady really was beaten to death by Chen Mo."

Tang Ziyu and Lu Chengzhuang suddenly stood up, their faces showing disbelief.

"Young Master Mo is truly remarkable."

"That's absolutely insane."

……

Honghe County.

Qinghe Town.

The two rode their horses into Qinghe Town.

Leading the group was Nangong Ye, dressed in a purple fitted dress, followed by Chen Kun, a silver-clad man with a long sword slung over his shoulder.

Soon, the two passed the Li residence and arrived at the Qinghe River, where they saw the stage and the red bridge.

Nangong Ye dismounted and stood on the banks of the Qinghe River, gazing at its vast expanse. "I've long heard that the man cleaved the Qinghe River with a single sword strike, dividing it into two realms, Yin and Yang, thus granting the Great Qian a period of peace. A hundred years later, the sword intent left by that strike, though faint, has not yet dissipated. No wonder the ghosts of the Great Yin Mountain have to build a red bridge before daring to cross the border."

Looking at the vast Qinghe River, Chen Kun couldn't believe that a human could have carved it out with a sword. He asked curiously, "Your Excellency, whose sword is so powerful? To be able to carve out such a boundary between Yin and Yang in the Qinghe River? Could it be that this person's swordsmanship is even superior to yours?"

(End of this chapter)