I am Jinshan Youxia

"If you just want to find ghosts, just release your corpse energy."

"Zombies and ghosts each lack a part of their soul, so they naturally complement each other. The aura of the corpse will attract souls to approach instinctively, so there will definitely be ghosts nearby where zombies are buried."

Zhang Chengyi glanced at Hua Shao Nai Nai and knew that this flirtatious monster was hiding something, but it didn't matter. He could release corpse energy while trying out a thousand ways to use heavenly lightning.

"Snap! Sizzle!"

"..."

Mrs. Hua stared blankly at the figure, which had darkened even more and looked like a charcoal-colored zombie, and finally understood what it meant to be worse than dead.

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It looks like we'll have a hard time finding anyone alive tonight.

The female ghost Xiaoqing drifted through the forest, lost in thought.

As unfortunate souls captured by the Tree Demon Granny, these female ghosts are responsible for hunting and devouring men day and night.

Ghosts have form but no substance, soul but no spirit. Even if they use their beauty to please people and work with the old woman to seduce and steal their souls, it is actually the same as the air to the person being lured.

Ghosts, of course, have no feelings whatsoever.

But mentally, she might feel like a prostitute. In this world, what's the difference between seducing a man for money and seducing him for life?

Even as the second most powerful female ghost under the Tree Demon Granny after Xiaoqian, she still felt empty, lonely, and cold.

Besides, even Xiaoqian is just a tool of Grandma, who can be discarded at any time...

What does this taste like?

Xiaoqing's expression changed slightly. She actually smelled a familiar yet longed-for scent in the air and instinctively followed the scent.

"Snap! Sizzle!"

A clap of thunder woke her up, and in a panic, she realized that the source of the smell must be a zombie.

But how could a zombie be releasing corpse energy?

Xiaoqing was both curious and afraid of the location from which the thunder and corpse energy were coming from. She remained quiet for a long time before slowly approaching until she saw the source of the corpse energy.

[Strange, are zombies really this dark?]

She was hiding in the treetop, peeking suspiciously, when she suddenly realized that the black zombie had vanished.

"Bring it to you!"

A voice rang in her ears, and Xiaoqing's vision blurred as she realized she had been dragged into a certain place. Before she could figure out what was going on, she saw a group of sisters huddled together not far away.

They all came out today to help Grandma find food.

"Sister Xiaoqing."

"Were you also captured by that zombie?"

Xiaoqing was able to gain Grandma's favor among all the ghosts, so she must have some tricks up her sleeve. She quickly realized that she was actually inside a zombie's body. Overjoyed, she began to try to control the zombie.

Unfortunately, it was of no use.

"Snap! Sizzle!"

Thunder rumbled, and the female ghosts were terrified, shrinking back together. Xiaoqing, who hadn't had time to dodge, was grazed and instantly turned into a ghost.

Chapter 226 Oregano, It's Ripe

Lanruo Temple.

The word "Aranya" originally came from Sanskrit and referred to a forest or a quiet place. Later, it came to mean a place for monks to practice, and then it evolved into a general term for Buddhist temples.

Many nameless and dilapidated temples can be called Lanruo.

The name of a temple, Lanruo Temple, can be traced back to its original meaning, which can be translated as "Forest Temple" or "Silent Temple".

Considering that a thousand-year-old tree demon resides in Lanruo Temple in Guobei County, it is probably the former.

It is impossible to know who built this temple, after all, the Tree Demon Granny has been here for thousands of years, and tracing back to at least the Han and Tang Dynasties, the times have changed, it is too far in time.

Now it's the territory of a bearded man.

"Whoosh!" A strong wind swept up the fallen objects, sending them flying everywhere.

"Ding-a-ling~" The wind chimes hanging on the shelf kept ringing, causing the shelf to tremble.

"Such a heavy aura of death!"

Big-bearded Yan Chixia burst out of the window, lightly touched the stone tablet with his toes, and darted into the forest.

He had already fallen asleep, but the pervasive stench of death woke him up.

Zombies are different from monsters and ghosts; they are purely evil beings. Every zombie needs to drink human blood to survive.

"Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!"

Yan Chixia suspected that the zombies were raised by the Tree Demon Granny and was prepared to be blocked. However, he didn't even need to search for the source of the corpse energy. The trees in the forest automatically parted to make way for him.

"Old monster, what exactly are you plotting!" he shouted.

The tree demon's voice echoed through the forest, saying, "Yan Chixia, aren't you the one who loves slaying demons and righting wrongs the most?"

"Why are there zombies but they're not moving forward?"

"Could it be that they're scared?"

"Hmph, what a joke." Yan Chixia played along, pretending to have fallen for a provocation, preparing to fight the old monster, and followed the newly appeared path in the forest.

What exactly is that old monster up to?

He was very puzzled. The aura of death was getting stronger and stronger, and the zombies were obviously not far away. He had not detected any sorcery, so it was not even a suitable trap.

Despite the heavy corpse aura, the more corpse aura is released, the weaker the zombie will become. Moreover, it's not something that one or two zombies can effectively deal with him.

The old monster usually values ​​his territory the most, so it's rather unusual for him to let a zombie invade the forest just to be killed.

Better safe than sorry

Yan Chixia cautiously drew his sword, a surge of swordsman's heroic spirit rising within him. Whatever difficulties, dangers, demons, or monsters lay ahead, he would slay them all with a single strike.

Thinking of this, he pushed off with his feet, tapped the treetops repeatedly, and floated lightly towards the place where the corpse energy was emanating.

"Snap! Sizzle!"

Yan Chixia's mouth opened slightly as he looked at the pure black zombie, which was wrapped in heavenly lightning and constantly releasing corpse energy. His thoughts went blank for a moment, and his common sense was being attacked frantically.

"what?"

The zombie tilted its head slightly, saw the long beard on the treetop, and spoke in a way that could be understood:

"Judging by your appearance, are you Yan Chixia?"

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"I see, I understand now."

After several attempts, Zhang Chengyi grasped a little of the key to controlling the heavenly lightning to attack.

This thing is too difficult to control. The corpse energy in his body seriously interferes with the stability of the heavenly lightning. A small amount only spreads and flows, but when there is too much, the already lively heavenly lightning encounters the corpse energy and is like a firecracker thrown into a fire. It starts to explode without being lit.

Therefore, his idea of ​​launching lightning was simply impossible and completely unfeasible.

Even if one tries to forcibly control the power within their body as a modifier, it won't work. Putting aside the issue of control over the degree of power, the conflict between the powers alone is reminiscent of Zheng Zha's self-destruction.

His explosion did not result in increased power, but rather suicide.

If he were a human, he might have become the Thunder King by now, but he's a zombie. He can't live without the corpse energy, and he can't control the heavenly thunder with the corpse energy.

However, if he were human, without the steel-like body of a zombie, he wouldn't be able to withstand the heavenly lightning at all, which is contradictory.

Ultimately, Zhang Chengyi realized that if it couldn't be launched, then it shouldn't be launched at all; the same would be true for Allahu Akbar.

After changing my mindset, I suddenly felt a sense of boundless possibilities.

The accumulated lightning exploded, causing the most damage to himself, but it didn't mean he was harmless to others. By locking away the corpse energy, he was essentially a walking bomb, constantly detonating himself to hurt others.

What limited him was his physical strength. The damage from the heavenly lightning to a zombie's body was real. Even a body made of iron and steel was like tofu in front of the heavenly lightning. The main damage was absorbed by the corpse energy, and even the aftershocks were hard for his body to withstand.

He didn't know if zombies had regenerative abilities, but he couldn't regenerate limbs now. If a piece of his body was destroyed, it would be troublesome later.

So he carefully tested the limits of his body's endurance time and time again, always wanting to know his maximum effort.

According to Hua Shao's grandmother, zombies sleep for a period of time after drinking their fill of blood. If their soul is not completely worn away and they can crawl out from underground, they will become stronger.

This does align with the fact that when the corpse energy is full, an "evolution" state will appear.

Moreover, the corpse energy did attract quite a few female ghosts, all of whom he stuffed into his body. To be honest, it felt pretty good, especially after he casually controlled his soul to stick close to a female ghost for a while, the corpse energy became even more effective.

A status bar also showed a "Soul and Spirit United" state, which can offset the attenuation of corpse energy to a certain extent.

Zhang Chengyi then tried to get close to the second female ghost, and the state of their souls being in harmony immediately increased by 1.

He instantly transformed into a scumbag, slowly sticking himself to each female ghost. When he saw a female ghost, he would grab her and stuff her into his body. He didn't care about anything else; he just wanted her to come in and stick to him.

Without exception, all the female ghosts who had been pasted on fell into a deep sleep, while the rest huddled in the corners of their bodies, trembling with fear.

Wouldn't this make the path to becoming stronger a breeze?

From now on, I'll catch ghosts and stuff them into my body, sticking them in like crazy. The more souls I add, the better. If it weren't for the fact that the number of souls couldn't be increased, it would be a one-to-many sticking contest.

Catch more ghost stickers, then wake up stronger after a nap. Just thinking about it is awesome, automatic power-up.

Who says zombies are bad? Becoming a zombie is so cool!

Here, Zhang Chengyi sincerely thanks Hua Shao's wife for her contributions. She has helped him a lot in terms of knowledge and experience. If she hadn't resolutely committed suicide during the Tian Lei experiment, he would have had more ways to express his gratitude to her, instead of watching helplessly as his sisters-in-law became acquaintances.

No, it's cooked beef.

Alas, his precious ox was roasted.

"sand!"

Zhang Chengyi was subconsciously conducting the next round of heavenly lightning experiments when he suddenly heard something approaching. He looked up and saw a large bearded man with a shocked expression.

"Judging by your appearance, are you Yan Chixia?"

Chapter 227 Even with all their might, they couldn't defeat it.