Douluo Continent: The Myriad Body of Truth and Falsehood

Chapter 78 Zombies (Seeking first subscription!)

The first test was passed smoothly. Bai Xu and Gu Yue both withstood the black dragon's pressure with their own mental strength. This was not a strange event, nor was it enough to cause a sensation.

Since this challenge was established, many geniuses have indeed passed it smoothly with their formidable mental strength, and without exception, they have all entered the inner academy.

The examiners made at most a sigh before turning their attention to the next wave of candidates entering the room.

After successfully passing the second and third tests, Bai Xu and Gu Yue made it to the fourth challenge with unstoppable momentum. They didn't encounter any difficulties from Elder Cai, nor were there any unexpected situations; it was just a simple test.

The assessment for Tang Wulin and others was extremely difficult, largely due to their connection with Wu Changkong and their lateness to the exam, which attracted the attention of the dean of the outer academy, Silver Moon Douluo Cai Lao, who personally supervised the exam, leading to a series of subsequent conflicts.

Unfortunately, Bai Xu's second profession, Battle Armor Technique, was subpar, resulting in a low score. Gu Yue, on the other hand, performed well, achieving a perfect score in her Mecha sub-profession.

The examiner commented, "You're still young, so it's perfectly normal not to have battle armor yet. Your current performance is excellent; you only need to pass the final assessment to become a qualified inner court disciple. However, if you don't become a battle armor master before the stipulated time after joining the inner court, you might be demoted to the outer court."

"I understand, teacher! May I ask what the last assessment is?" Bai Xu asked.

"Practical combat between Soul Masters."

"That's no problem."

three minutes later

Bai Xu walked out easily and successfully enrolled as an inner court disciple.

Gu Yue also defeated an outer court student who was one level above her and successfully became a glorious Shrek disciple.

Gu Yue and Bai Xu strolled around Shrek Academy, and Gu Yue asked, "The outer academy exams are nothing special, and the atmosphere inside Shrek Academy seems quite heavy today. Is it related to the chaos in the East Sea yesterday?"

Last night, Bai Xu displayed his supernatural powers in front of her, and this morning, news of it spread even before the assessment began.

Donghai City was attacked by sea spirit beasts. The horde of corpses surged and fought fearlessly, even carrying soul-guided technology weapons, and broke through the strong human defenses. Some reporters captured the scene and made it into a news report.

The Douluo Federation also stepped forward in time to declare the disaster over. The leader of the sea spirit beasts was killed on the spot. The program also gave special thanks to the legendary Tang Sect and the Spirit Pagoda at the end.

Without their timely intervention, the disaster would likely have continued to escalate.

Bai Xu nodded: "Probably. After all, this is the first zombie horde in history. The Federation government, Tang Sect, and Spirit Pagoda have extremely limited information about the soul zombies. Now, after experiencing this zombie horde, they have obtained a large number of zombie remains. It is not unreasonable for the leaders of various forces to personally take part in it."

Unlike the confused crowd, Gu Yue directly asked Bai Xu, "What are the characteristics of a soul corpse?"

Bai Xu summarized: "The fragile human body becomes an indestructible corpse; after becoming a soul corpse, one may gain some abilities that the original martial soul did not possess. Furthermore, to become stronger, one must devour soul power and martial soul. That's all."

"Isn't this superior to human soul masters in every way? And the fact that becoming stronger requires absorbing soul power and the characteristics of soul masters sounds like an advanced version of the relationship between humans and soul beasts." Gu Yue was a little embarrassed.

From the perspective of human society, zombies are essentially evil spirit masters who can only become stronger by devouring others, making them natural enemies of spirit masters. Just like the relationship between spirit masters and spirit beasts, once spirit beasts become extinct, spirit masters will also perish; but if spirit masters perish, will zombies still be created?

I'm afraid no one but Bai Xu knows this.

East China Sea

The carcass of a giant octopus lay across the coastline, split in two, providing material for various research institutions to extract tissues. It remained undecayed and exceptionally hard.

The surrounding terrain was in complete disarray. The high-rise buildings near the sea were destroyed, and ruins were everywhere. The Spirit Pagoda and the Tang Sect jointly sealed off the area and continuously sent their respective researchers to collect samples. This was the first time that humanity had a clear understanding of the zombie creature.

Thousand meters above the sky

Yun Ming, the number one person in the world and the dean of Shrek Academy, stood with his hands behind his back, looking somewhat sullen at the massive body of the sea spirit beast below. Then, he bent his five fingers, reached out and grabbed, and the next moment a piece of flesh appeared in his palm. The zombie flesh was black and red, without any vitality or life, and even the blood that flowed out was deathly still.

However, its body and flesh contain a certain law, which it possesses from birth. Logically speaking, such a creature should not exist in the Douluo Continent.

"Not only is its body incredibly tough, but it can even heal itself? Did the deity in the dream alter some of the laws of Douluo Continent, leading to the birth of this creature?" Yun Ming pondered, getting straight to the heart of the matter.

"How did a blue-ringed octopus with 300,000 years of cultivation turn into a corpse? And how did it die? Such cultivation gives it a huge advantage in the deep sea, and even if surrounded by powerful beings, it would be extremely difficult to kill it."

"Could it be the work of the mysterious zombies that attacked the Tang Clan's stronghold a while ago?"

Having thought this through, he already had the answer in his mind; it was highly likely. They were now hidden in the shadows, striking directly at the heart of the power with swift action, leaving no trace whatsoever.

Like rats in a sewer, they are hard to catch.

Thinking of this, Yun Ming snorted coldly, then crushed the flesh in his hand and said, "Even if you become a corpse, it's just living in a different way. You'll still die if your life is taken."

Clearly, the combination of a tough soul beast body and a zombie body that has turned into a corpse is not enough to make Sky Douluo take it seriously. As the number one person in the world, he has very few opponents.

However, he was frustrated because he couldn't catch the person behind the zombies. Yun Ming hadn't felt this way in many years.

Just then, a green light flashed beside him, and a gentle and elegant woman in a green dress appeared behind him.

Yun Ming's expression immediately brightened, and he looked at her with a glimmer of hope. He saw Ya Li shake her head slightly and sigh, "Soul corpses have no attributes. They don't belong to darkness, much less evil. They are not evil soul masters. They haven't transcended the definition of humanity. My martial soul cannot suppress zombies in any way. Moreover, under my examination, they seem more like corpses that have been dead for a long time, now being given new life by the laws of nature."

"Weren't those zombies captured and tortured? Are there any clues?" Yun Ming asked again.

Ya Li shook her head: "There are very few intelligent life forms in the zombie horde, and even fewer zombies that can communicate normally with humans. Most of them are mindless walking corpses, and the martial souls and soul power of Soul Masters have a fatal attraction to them. The results of Tang Sect researchers show that zombies become stronger after consuming the martial souls and soul power of Soul Masters."

"In some ways, the relationship between zombies and soul masters is like that between soul masters and soul beasts."

Upon hearing this, Yun Ming pondered for a long time, then shook his head repeatedly, sighing, "Could it be that humanity has taken too much from the plane over the years, thus giving birth to a god who modified the laws and created the zombie species, which feeds on soul masters, in an attempt to restore balance to the plane?"

Yun Ming knew very well what zombies meant to Soul Masters. The dead were resurrected, and zombies were endlessly generated from Soul Masters, like natural enemies, restraining humans in every way.

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"Brother Ming." Ya Li was also slightly worried. She had also had a precognitive dream. It was about a god who appeared on the far north ice plains, leading a horde of corpses, and also causing chaos in the abyss plane.

"Heh, Yali, don't worry, human will can overcome nature. Zombies are indeed powerful, and can be said to crush Soul Masters at the same level, but the advantage of Soul Guidance Technology that humanity has accumulated over tens of thousands of years will not be lost."

"The zombie horde in the East China Sea came suddenly, and there were no corresponding emergency measures in place for any of the regions."

"The Federation will certainly take today's events very seriously. If another zombie horde appears, they will likely face high-level soul-guided rays and fixed-position soul-guided shells. If the zombie horde thinks it can wipe out humanity with sheer numbers, it is simply wishful thinking."

Just as the two were discussing important matters, a figure quietly reappeared high in the sky.

The newcomer possessed a face as beautiful as jade and a fiery temperament, passionate yet delicate, stunningly beautiful, radiating the vitality of the sun. Her graceful and tall figure was like the most beautiful adornment, in no way inferior to Ya Li beside Yun Ming.

It was none other than Leng Yaozhu, the current deputy tower master of the Spirit Pagoda.

Seeing Yun Ming and Ya Li so affectionate, she couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy, but still mindful of appearances, she greeted them with a light laugh, "It's been a long time, Yun Ming."

Yun Ming chuckled lightly: "It seems today's events have indeed alarmed quite a few people, even you have come. Is Qian Gu Dong Feng here?"

After speaking, a figure quietly emerged from the clouds and stood silently in front of Leng Yaozhu.

Master of the Spirit Pagoda and Master of the Sea God Pavilion

Although it is not said openly, the conflict between the two sides is already irreconcilable.

"Yaozhu, let's go."

Qian Gu Dongfeng didn't speak to Yun Ming, but fell straight down, seemingly heading to the scene of the crime. Before leaving, he glanced at the woman he admired.

What a scene!

Leng Yaozhu gazed at Yun Ming with deep affection, but Yun Ming's eyes remained indifferent as he held Ya Li's hand. Qian Gu Dongfeng, seeing Leng Yaozhu's affectionate gaze, felt his heart sink to the bottom.

After a moment, Leng Yaozhu sighed and descended with the Tower Master of the Ancient Tower.

(End of this chapter)