"The corpse carrier?"
Apart from Cheng Qingqing and a few other martial artists who seemed to have suddenly realized something, everyone else was completely bewildered, clearly hearing this term for the first time.
"That is a technique that ranks among the top three in terms of its strangeness within the Wu Clan's cultivation system."
"The Witch Clan?"
Hearing Cheng Qingqing's simple explanation, the bewilderment on everyone's faces did not lessen much.
This is no longer the ancient era when the Wu tribe dominated. In fact, after the division of the three realms, the Wu tribe gradually disappeared from the stage of history under the blows of the Heavenly Emperor.
If Shen Qian had not had the experience of traveling to ancient times, based solely on his contact with the imprisoned woman he met outside Jingcheng, he would probably only have a vague and unfamiliar understanding of the Wu tribe.
While Cheng Qingqing was explaining to everyone, many thoughts flashed through Shen Qian's mind in an instant.
The physical structures and cultivation systems of all races are completely different. As far as Shen Qian knew, the Wu race cultivated an energy called "Ling Yuan," which was similar to a combination of spiritual power and Yuan power. They did not value physical cultivation and their cultivation path was completely different from that of the human race.
So here's the question... why was Zhongli able to forcibly transform Jiang Chengye into a "corpse carrier"?
Jiang Chengye is a genuine human, so the problem must lie with Zhongli.
She must have the blood of the witch clan, or even... be a witch herself.
This is clearly very different from the composition of the "scavenger" group that I had previously known.
If it wasn't a deliberate cover-up by higher-ups, then it can only mean that there's an even bigger secret hidden behind it.
"...She is now equivalent to Jiang Chengye's 'mother corpse,' and the two are bound together by life and death. For the rest of his life, Jiang Chengye will have to support her continuously."
Just then, Cheng Qingqing, who spoke at an extremely fast pace, finished her last sentence.
"So she sacrificed her entire lifespan and even her soul to bring Jiang Chengye back to life against all reason?"
"And all this is just to ensure that Jiang Chengye and she will never be separated?"
Everyone was shocked and didn't know how to judge Zhongli's behavior.
This seems to be the ultimate form of love, yet it contains a morbidity and madness that is difficult for ordinary people to understand.
At this moment, Jiang Chengye had already opened his eyes. His eyes were dark and deep, as if they were flashing with the ghostly colors of hell.
"Cheng Ye... will it still be him?"
Hu Feiwei, who had been listening intently, couldn't help but ask.
What do you think?
Cheng Qingqing sneered without any politeness, "Even if one is resurrected through normal means using the remaining spiritual core, the soul will never be complete again and will have all sorts of hidden dangers, let alone this forbidden method that completely violates the laws of life and death!"
"Jiang Chengye's spiritual core has long been shattered. What's standing up now is at best a monster wearing Jiang Chengye's shell!"
As Cheng Qingqing spoke, Jiang Chengye, who was not far away, seemed to have finally relaxed from his initial stiff posture. The darkness in his eyes gradually faded and returned to normal.
He looked down at his hands with a slightly confused expression, then clutched his head in pain, making strange "hoarse" sounds as if he was resisting something.
The remaining scavenger warriors, facing Jiang Chengye's resurrection, felt more joy than fear. Seeing this, they cautiously watched Shen Qian while moving closer to Jiang Chengye.
"General, are you alright?"
"She...she's hungry..."
Jiang Chengye looked pained and uttered a few words intermittently.
"What?"
The surrounding scavenger warriors were all taken aback.
I'm so hungry!
Jiang Chengye let out another mournful scream, then suddenly fell silent and lowered his head.
Just as the two scavenger warriors who were standing nearby hesitated to step forward to check on Jiang Chengye's condition, Jiang Chengye suddenly looked up.
His face had returned to its former indifference, and after scanning the area, a sinister smile suddenly appeared on his lips.
"just."
"What just right?"
The two people who approached looked puzzled.
“Your numbers are just right. This amount of flesh and blood should be enough for her to get through the rebirth period…”
As Jiang Chengye spoke, he turned his head slightly and looked at the mummified corpse on his back with affection.
The two scavengers finally realized something was wrong. As the chill ran down their spines, they tried to flee, but it was too late.
Jiang Chengye suddenly stretched out his hands, his palms, enveloped in star power, were comparable to high-level psionic weapons, easily piercing through the chests of the two men.
Ignoring their screams, Jiang Chengye moved his arm and threw the two critically injured and dying men behind him.
Then, a scene that sent chills down everyone's spine unfolded.
As the two blood-splattered living people approached, the dense black runes covering Zhongli's body, which had been lying on Jiang Chengye's back, suddenly glowed and transformed into mouths with sharp teeth.
Immediately, those black, hideous mouths opened wide and began to devour the two scavenger warriors.
In less than a breath, or even less, accompanied by some chilling background noises, the two scavenger warriors vanished without a trace, leaving only some blood-stained, tattered armor floating in the air.
Holy crap!
Even for a high-level martial artist whose mental fortitude far surpasses that of ordinary people, what just happened was too horrifying. Zhao Keyi's expression changed, and he almost bent over to vomit.
Even though he was nauseous, Shen Qian carefully observed the situation and noticed that after devouring the flesh and blood of two living people, Zhongli's originally withered body seemed to have regained some fullness.
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