I slay evil in the Department of the Supernatural

"Now, I have truly touched the power of 'death'..."

After touching the ghost hand, Xu Lindong carefully sensed the deathly power for a moment.

Other underground forces I had encountered in the past couldn't help but come to mind...

Curses from underworld officials, curses from ghostly officials, the ghostly hand that crashed into the old man on a superhuman motorcycle, evil artifacts, and so on...

He gritted his teeth and pulled his hand back, and a cluster of firelight ignited in his palm, dispelling the chilling corpse aura.

To advance in the zombie hierarchy, one must not only understand its habits but also learn how to play the role.

Furthermore, one must observe numerous corpses beforehand, or come into contact with the deathly aura of the tunnels, to personally experience the power of "death" within the tunnels.

This is the only way.

Just as he had to understand the Stove God's abilities, responsibilities, and authority before being promoted to Stove God.

Learn to light the stove lamp, record good and evil deeds, and understand the distinction between "good" and "evil" in the Way of Heaven.

Only then can one master the hearth fire, which brings warmth and food, and also wards off evil spirits.

The Kitchen God's authority to record good and evil deeds perfectly aligns with his diary entries on dealing with evil spirits through the Tower of Babel and his path of accumulating merit.

This is why he was able to play the role of the Kitchen God naturally and smoothly, and his understanding of it was exceptionally thorough. He was also able to digest the Kitchen God's carbon in his body very smoothly.

"I've made enough contact. Fortunately, I've already come into contact with the power of many authentic evil beings before, so I've accumulated enough experience."

Xu Lindong felt relieved and kicked the zombie twice more.

It was hard and painful to the touch.

"The stench of the corpse is unbearable..."

He pinched his nose, looking disgusted.

What he found most unbearable about advancing to the zombie rank was the stench of his corpse.

Moreover, the stench can last for five to seven days, and if you're getting promoted at home, there's simply no way to hide it.

Being in this zombie-infested sinkhole has ironically become the best cover.

Even if they leave in five days, the aura of death on their bodies should have faded considerably.

If you stay in a place like this for five days, it's normal to still smell of corpses when you leave; it will just dissipate in a couple more days.

After confirming that the zombie was completely immobile, Xu Lindong went to the supernatural matter writhing on the ground.

He reached out and scooped up the bluish-black, authentic low-sequence extraordinary substance.

This thing looked like a bluish-black heart, still pulsating when squeezed in the hand, emitting a putrid stench, and looked rather disgusting.

"This thing should be the 'Corpse Heart.' Eating it will transform you into a zombie, greatly increasing your strength, stamina, and defense!"

Xu Lindong's mind flashed through the information he had previously consulted, and his expression gradually became serious.

Only by understanding the habits of zombies can one aid in digesting supernatural substances and master more sequence abilities.

Information he had previously gathered about playing the role of a zombie and aiding in the digestion of supernatural substances gradually surfaced in his mind.

"Zombies are filthy creatures that dislike light and prefer darkness, and are often active at night or in secluded places."

After promotion, when performing, you need to appropriately reduce exposure to strong light and spend more time in damp, dimly lit environments, which will help you fit the essence of the sequence...

"After the breakthrough, one should allow the corpse energy to dissipate in an appropriate setting to strengthen the connection between oneself and the 'zombie' sequence identity..."

"Zombies are not constantly active; prolonged stillness and dormancy are also among their characteristics."

Appropriately engaging in states similar to "feigned death," such as lying still or holding one's breath, can deepen the understanding of the rhythm of zombie movement...

These requirements were on his mind.

Then, suppressing his nausea, he opened his mouth and stuffed the mass of the corpse's heart into it.

The pungent stench of the corpse exploded in my mouth.

As you chew, the foul-smelling, viscous green corpse blood spreads rapidly, and the chilling corpse odor, like ice water, rolls down your throat.

Xu Lindong froze, as if his blood was about to freeze.

The corpse's aura and blood seeped into the limbs and bones like an icy stream.

The chewed-up corpse heart seemed to turn into a wriggling gelatinous substance, flowing all the way to the heart, trying to merge into the original heart!

A sharp, piercing pain suddenly struck, and Xu Lindong couldn't help but let out a low, painful groan.

At the same time, the hearth god carbon within his body began to stir and backfire, with flames erupting from his body.

The corpse's heart swelled violently, as if it were about to burst at any moment, with every blood vessel bulging out and a ferocious appearance emerging.

The icy cold and scorching heat tore wildly through his body, almost causing it to shatter.

"ah!!"

Xu Lindong couldn't help but let out a cry of pain, and his two teeth and ten fingernails slowly turned sharp.

At this critical moment, the Tower of Babel's vast and boundless power descended once more.

More than a hundred merits were consumed along with it.

The power of the Tower of Babel acted like invisible shackles, completely suppressing the rampaging supernatural substances within his body.

Xu Lindong immediately felt the pain gradually subside, as if his heart had been reshaped.

The two forces within his body gradually subsided, and his advancement progressed steadily.

After an unknown amount of time, his aura gradually turned cold and sinister, his skin became as pale as paper, and a layer of bluish-gray light faintly flowed beneath his skin.

The stratum corneum undergoes a layered transformation, becoming dense and tough, as if covered with an invisible armor.

A powerful and abundant force surged from his heart and roared through his limbs and bones.

Every muscle in his body tensed up, like a bowstring ready to be drawn, concealing the explosive power of a cheetah.

"call!"

Xu Lindong suddenly sat up, his joints cracking as if he had broken free of invisible shackles.

A surge of energy coursed through my body, real and overwhelming.

"This feeling..."

He raised his arm to examine it, then looked down to scrutinize his entire body.

His muscles were clearly defined and smooth, concealing astonishing power.

His two sharp teeth at the corners of his mouth and his ten fingernails, sharp as claws, gleamed with a dangerous cold light.

Another related zombie impersonation secret popped into his mind.

"Zombies use their bodies as weapons; their muscles are dense and as hard as iron."

Daily training should focus on physical conditioning and resilience, getting used to directly taking hits with the body, gradually adapting, and leveraging its defensive and strength advantages...

At this moment, with a thought, he manipulated the extraordinary power originating from his heart within his body.

These inhuman zombie-like features slowly subsided, and things returned to normal.

"Just as the information I found suggests, these zombie characteristics can be concealed with supernatural powers and only become apparent during combat..."

Aside from the obvious stench of death emanating from him, he now only appears to have paler skin and more defined muscles, resembling a rugged, pale-skinned college student.

But the surge of power throughout my body was real.

He changed his mind and walked towards the tall zombie that was being suppressed on the ground opposite him.

He crouched down and reached out to grab the zombie's hand.

The chilling aura of death emanated from the body, but it no longer possessed the icy, oppressive feeling it had before.

The Ghost Hand's suppression was no longer effective against him.

Xu Lindong's mind stirred slightly, and he relaxed the Tower of Babel's suppression of the zombies a little.

Instantly, an extremely strong force came from his palm.

The tall zombie's arms suddenly struggled, trying to break free.

Xu Lindong snorted coldly, his palm gradually turning bluish-black, his muscles bulging, and he unleashed tremendous force, pressing the zombie's struggling arm firmly back to the ground.

This would have been impossible before the promotion.

At that time, he could only rely on the fire in the stove to injure the enemy and the ashes to suppress them. It was absolutely impossible for him to overpower the zombies in terms of strength.

But now, he was able to suppress the tall zombie with sheer strength.

And this power, accompanied by his extraordinary ghostly hand, will be even more terrifying.

If this ghostly hand is used to grab other non-orthodox Sequence Transcendent beings, it will instantly create a double suppression effect of the ghostly hand and its power.

"I've successfully advanced... Now all I have to do is wait for the corpse energy on my body to dissipate."

"This counts as my second advancement. My physical attributes have been further modified by extraordinary materials. My strength and stamina have increased so much, my spirit and energy should be different too..."

Xu Lindong walked out of the underground room and came to the oval bronze mirror in the hall to check his condition.

"Energy and Spirit: 78.5"

Xu Lindong: "...?"

He looked at it carefully again, and after confirming that the numbers were correct, he was stunned.

"How could a zombie that only advanced to the Underground Sequence level once have such a significant increase in energy and spirit?"

Before promotion, even if the effects of the extraordinary potion are fully absorbed, one's spirit and energy can only reach a maximum of 63.

The improvement we're seeing right now is truly enormous.

However, considering the dangers of the breakthrough, such an improvement is reasonable.

"If the Tower of Babel hadn't forcibly suppressed the rampage of the extraordinary matter, I probably would have been dead by now."

"When I was researching before, I only heard that the two sequences of fellow practitioners were extremely dangerous, and that supernatural matter would inevitably backfire... I didn't expect it to be this terrible."

Xu Lindong was still shaken, and then he thought of the third sequence path in Xia Kingdom: [Humanity].

If he were to further cultivate the path of humanity and advance to the rank of "village head," his vitality and spirit might directly approach the threshold of Sequence Nine.

However, without the corresponding extraordinary matter, without a deep understanding of the role-playing method of the Lizheng sequence, the corresponding human authority and responsibilities, etc., these can only be thought about for now.

He clenched his fist.

Even without using the supernatural powers of the zombie sequence, his physical strength is already quite terrifying.

Just as he was about to continue his cultivation to consolidate his strength, he suddenly noticed an unusual fluctuation coming from the smoke from the stoves surrounding the house and courtyard outside his body.

"…Um?"

Xu Lindong's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately composed himself and withdrew from the Tower of Babel...

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