Qin Dynasty: They've all turned into zombies, what's there to fear about a rebellion?

The moment the severed bone hit the ground, an ancient and desolate pressure, imbued with a strong aura of death, swept through the entire hall like an invisible tsunami.

The eunuchs who had just been wiping the floor felt their knees buckle, and without even uttering a sound, they were pressed to the ground by this overwhelming aura, unable to move. Even Li Si, who had already completed the "primary zombification," felt as if a large stone was pressing on his chest, making it difficult to breathe—a natural suppression from the level of life itself.

Only Ying Zheng, instead of feeling any discomfort, suddenly stood up from the dragon throne.

His green, flickering eyes were fixed on the white bones on the ground, his nostrils flaring as if he had smelled the most delicious delicacy in the world. The corpse energy within him was boiling and cheering, every cell conveying an extreme desire to him.

"This aura..."

Ying Zheng strode down the imperial steps with such speed that he left a trail of afterimages. He crouched down, his long, red-haired hand trembling as he stroked the piece of white bone. "A fellow being... no, a being even more advanced than myself! What is this?"

"Your Majesty, if I am not mistaken, this should be... a true dragon."

Su Ming also came over at this moment. He had just secretly cast an appraisal spell, and when he saw the row of red-purple values ​​on the system panel, he almost drooled.

[Item: Broken Ancient Dragon Bone (Incomplete)]

Year: 12,321

[Status: Dead, currently being nourished by corpse energy]

[Evaluation: Top-grade corpse path material! Immediate excavation recommended!]

"A true dragon?!"

Although Meng Tian was a rough man, he knew the weight of those two words. His eyes widened, and he stammered, "Grand Preceptor, you mean... when we built the Great Wall, we stumbled upon a dragon vein?"

"Dragon vein my ass! This is a corpse! A complete true dragon corpse, dead for ten thousand years but still retaining its essence!"

Su Ming rubbed his hands together excitedly, looking even more lewd than a corrupt official who had just discovered a mountain of gold. "We're rich! We're really rich this time! I was worried that our Great Qin wouldn't have enough 'energy,' but now we've struck gold! We've found a nuclear power plant!"

"Nuclear...power plant?" Although Ying Zheng didn't understand the word, he understood the ecstasy in Su Ming's tone.

"Let's go! To Mount Li... no, to the Great Wall!"

Ying Zheng grabbed the broken bone, feeling the pure corpse energy continuously flowing into his body. A ferocious and fanatical smile appeared on his face. "I want to see for myself what this so-called true dragon really looks like!"

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The northern border, at the foot of the Great Wall.

The once bustling construction site was now deathly silent. Tens of thousands of convicts and craftsmen knelt in the yellow earth, trembling, not daring to lift their heads. And in front of them, a huge pit that had just been dug was emanating a suffocatingly terrifying aura.

"Get up, all of you! What are you kneeling for? Dig for me!"

Standing at the edge of the pit, Su Ming looked at the group of laborers terrified by feudal superstition and was furious. "Those are materials! They're resources! Not ancestors! What are you so afraid of!"

"Your Excellency, this...this cannot be touched!"

The clerk in charge of the scene, his face contorted with grief, pointed to the deep pit and said, "Two brave souls went down just now, and the moment they touched those dragon scales, they bled from all seven orifices and died instantly! This is the dragon god manifesting itself, punishing us for disturbing his divine presence!"

"A miracle my foot! That's radiation... no, it's corpse poisoning!"

Su Ming rolled his eyes, too lazy to explain what a "high-energy reaction" meant to these ancient people. He turned to look at Ying Zheng behind him, "Your Majesty, it seems you'll have to personally oversee things."

Ying Zheng snorted coldly and strode to the edge of the pit.

As he approached, the dragon's might that had been raging at the bottom of the pit seemed to have encountered its natural enemy, emitting a low whimper before slowly receding. This was the power of the "Corpse Ancestor"—even a dead dragon had to coil up before a living Corpse King!

"dig!"

Ying Zheng gave the order; his voice was not loud, but it was as loud as a thunderclap.

With the emperor's backing and the oppressive aura dissipating considerably, the craftsmen cautiously picked up their tools and continued clearing the surrounding soil.

As the layers of loess were peeled away, the enormous creature that had been buried for thousands of years finally revealed a small part of its true form.

It was an enormous dragon head.

Even a single closed eye socket was as big as a house. Broken, metallic-looking blue scales clung to the stark white bones, and two broken dragon horns pointed straight to the sky. Even in its skeletal state, it still exuded an indomitable pride and ferocity.

Even Su Ming, who was well-traveled and knowledgeable, was shocked by the impact of the scene.

"Goodness gracious... how big would it be if it were alive?"

Su Ming swallowed hard, his eyes gleaming with even greater greed. "This isn't a corpse, it's a treasure trove!"

He immediately pulled out his notebook and began distributing the stolen goods... oh no, the resources.

"Your Majesty, that dragon pearl is definitely still in your mouth. That thing is the essence of a true dragon. If you swallow it, you could probably evolve directly to the 'Flying Zombie' or even the 'Immortal Bone' realm!"

Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng's eyes gleamed with a green light, and he wished he could jump down right now and pry open the dragon's mouth.

"General Meng, aren't your mechs lacking armor?"

Su Ming pointed to the remaining dragon scales, "Each of these can make a shield, impervious to swords and spears, and immune to water and fire! Equip your three hundred elite soldiers with these, and we'll wipe out the Xiongnu!"

Meng Tian was so excited that he trembled all over and almost knelt down and called Su Ming "father".

"As for the dragon bones..."

Su Ming stroked the jade-like bone, his eyes deepening. "This is the best material for guiding spirits! I'm going to extract it and lay it along the Great Wall, making it the Qin Dynasty's 'Corpse Qi Transmission Network'!"

"From now on, wherever this dragon bone extends, our zombie army will be able to recharge indefinitely! This Great Wall will no longer be an inanimate object, but a living, breathing dragon defense line!"

This grand plan thrilled Ying Zheng and Meng Tian.

"The Imperial Advisor is a genius! Truly a divine being!"

Ying Zheng laughed heartily, looking at the dragon carcass beneath his feet, as if he could already see the Qin Dynasty's black flag flying across the world. He couldn't wait to leap onto the giant dragon's head, ready to search for the legendary dragon pearl.

Su Ming wasn't idle either.

He carefully climbed up the dragon skeleton, his gaze settling on a broken dragon horn.

The dragon horn was crystal clear, and there seemed to be some kind of pale pink liquid flowing inside, emitting a strange sweet fragrance.

"The system indicates that the dragon horns are the part of a true dragon with the strongest yang energy... I wonder if they could be used to make a magic staff?"

Su Ming curiously reached out and gently touched the dragon horn with his fingertips.

"Buzz—"

The instant they made contact, a pink electric current shot through his fingertips and into his body!

Su Ming shuddered, feeling a surge of heat rush from his dantian to his head. He felt as if he had drunk two kilograms of fake liquor, his mind was dizzy, and he even saw double.

[Beep! Warning! The host has absorbed the remaining primordial energy of the "Ancient Lustful Dragon"!]

[System Notification: Dragons are inherently lustful. Your current hormone levels are off the charts, and your romantic luck has reached astronomical heights! Please note that for the foreseeable future, your attractiveness to the opposite sex will increase by 1000%, but you will also be extremely prone to attracting undesirable romantic entanglements...]

"What the heck?"

Su Ming shook his head violently, his face as red as a monkey's bottom, and he was even panting as he spoke, "A... a lewd dragon? Isn't this a proper dragon?"

He felt unbearably hot all over, and even the rock next to him seemed handsome.

Just then, a clear, melodious voice, tinged with a hint of doubt, came from below:

"Imperial Preceptor? What's wrong? Why is your face so red?"

Su Ming looked down and saw that Shao Siming had followed him at some point. She stood in the wind, her purple hair fluttering, and her usually cold eyes were now staring at him intently, with a strange hint of...shyness in them?

"Gulp."

Su Ming swallowed hard, looking at Shao Siming's fair neck, when a dangerous thought suddenly popped into his mind.

He quickly pinched his thigh hard, then gave Shao Siming a smile that looked more like a grimace:

"No...it's nothing! I'm just...hot! Yes, this dragon energy is too potent, it's making me feel hot!"