However, this incident made Zhang Mu feel a huge sense of crisis. Long Er, Long Qi, Bai Hu, and this monk zombie, each of them, their existence, strength, or potential, gave Zhang Mu a sense of oppression.

Thinking back to previous memories, the remaining members of their Dragon Group, the various mutant beast kings, and the endless stream of intelligent zombies are all inevitable and unstoppable historical trends.

Zhang Mu must seize any opportunity he can.

At this moment, he touched it.

A burning sensation came from the part he touched, and Zhang Mu felt a strong suction force stripping something from the surface of the relic into his body.

Not only energy, but also mental power. This relic actually wants to devour Zhang Mu's soul!

And it was like the tide, it couldn't be contained, just like a dry sponge encountering sea water. As the sea water, Zhang Mu felt that he was also deeply attracted, and the warm power made him intoxicated.

Especially the blood vine lotus in his body, which showed great desire.

Fortunately, Zhang Mu had made preparations in advance. The moment he made contact, he slammed his foot against the monk zombie's body and forcibly separated himself from the relic before he was completely lost.

Even in such a short period of time, the relic absorbed a considerable amount of Zhang Mu's energy and mental power.

It seemed that it was just in a dormant state just now and had not lost its vitality. The moment Zhang Mu touched it, it immediately absorbed its power. Now Zhang Mu knew how much energy reserves this monk zombie needed to maintain this state.

The sarira is originally a holy object, coming from the body of a monk, but when it is activated by the evolutionary ripples in the body of a zombie, it becomes a spiritual object. There is no distinction between good and evil. It depends on the person who uses it, whether it is good or evil. Evil thoughts require a lot of energy to nourish, while good thoughts require mental power.

Zhang Mu had both good and evil thoughts, so both were absorbed in a balanced manner, while the zombie only had more evil thoughts.

Zhang Mu was unaware of this. He thought that all the relics were like this. After all, he had only seen a few relics that had escaped from the body of the zombie king from afar after escaping from the edge of the battlefield. He even thought that this monk zombie might have lost his mind because of the absorption of this mental power.

Zhang Mu didn't want to experience the feeling just now again. Although it was wonderful, Zhang Mu knew that if it continued like this, he might become the nourishment of the relic in this state of confusion.

He suddenly thought that maybe the merchant from Jiyuan might have some way to deal with the relic, so there was no need for him to try forcefully now. However, it was also impossible to leave the relic here in case of any changes.

Zhang Mu came up with an idea. He shook his numb arms, picked up the obsidian dagger that had fallen to the side, and walked towards the monk zombie that he had kicked away just now. Because he had not chopped off its head just now, he could see that there was still some life in the body of the monk zombie.

He decided to hollow out the relics along with a part of the monk zombie's body.

It looks crazy, but Zhang Mu thinks it is very feasible, because the flesh and blood of other parts have become extremely fragile because of the relics, and there is no need to worry about the relics touching it directly.

When it came time to actually implement it, Zhang Mu began to cut carefully. He had already cut off the neck of the monk zombie, and now all he had to do was to cut off another part with the obsidian dagger.

After cutting it out, Zhang Mu cut off the monk zombie's head with one hand, completely killing it.

Zhang Mu held the mass of dried flesh and blood, looking at the huge Yuan Crystal lying quietly in the center and the relics vaguely visible underneath, with a complicated expression. He tried to send the mass of flesh and blood into the storage space of the Epoch Merchant Ring, but he felt the rejection of the Epoch Merchant Ring as never before.

An absurd thought arose in Zhang Mu's mind.

Could it be that this relic has already given birth to a spirit?

(End of this chapter)