Chapter 123: Chapter 112: The Rising Corpse
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“Thank goodness I learned from the issues with the Meditation Technique…”
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Tao Yu looked at his arm that had slimmed down and felt a bit anxious at heart.
Truly worthy of Deification for a second time!
The skill of Shadow Manipulation earlier was not focused on bodily abilities, but more on technique.
The Basic Breathing Method was relatively cheaper and didn’t feel as intense.
This time, just by preliminarily completing one set of the Myriad Flow Stance Skill, the effects were already quite evident!
“It might also be related to my Stance Skill already reaching level 4, you get what you pay for…”
Tao Yu quickly started eating to replenish himself, while also pondering things over.
For the moment, the burden of a second Deification was still somewhat overwhelming for him…
“Once Corpse Refinement is done, this wave of improvement should about end, and I should be able to go and hunt Aliens more freely…”
After making this plan in his mind, Tao Yu’s eyes also began to sparkle.
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The second month’s dividends from the transport company were bound to plummet, and this decline was sure to continue.
It seemed future income would mainly come from the back-and-forth between the current world and the garrison.
While Aliens were still valuable and plentiful, it was time to get his talents fully developed via a second Deification!
If he was lucky enough to catch an Alien Queen, that could bring in a good amount of money…
“Actually, I should be able to apply for the Empress, but there would definitely be some restrictions involved. Better to rely on myself…”
Then, Tao Yu’s gaze returned to the Myriad Flow Stance Skill of the second Deification.
Very good, very strong!
“Myriad Flow Stance Skill – Improved II”: Condense Qi into Pills, able to stimulate the whole body’s energy, greatly increase training effectiveness, significantly enhance the adaptability and learning ability of various moves, and when standing on the ground, slowly recover physical strength, substantially increase physical limits. As the skill level increases, further increase physical limits.
Excellent!
Every effect was quite remarkable, worthy of a Deification.
Greatly increasing the training effect meant saving more time, and the Stance Skill’s inherent ability to reduce the difficulty of movements had also undergone a qualitative change.
The key was that after condensing Qi into Pills, he could stimulate the whole body’s energy, combined with the energy overlay from the Myriad Streams Breathing Technique, which had resulted in a qualitative improvement in close-combat destructive power.
“It feels a bit like the Muscle Changing and Bone Forging Scripture. In the future, when I come across other similar abilities, I should be able to master them quickly, and with the unified energy throughout the body, energy from the Qi and Blood Pill can be stimulated, greatly increasing both the amount and speed.”
Tao Yu punched out into the air, making a booming noise.
“And the ability to slowly recover physical strength by standing on the ground…”
Tao Yu maintained the stance of the Stance Skill, feeling the trickle of energy entering his body from the Yongquan acupoint, then joining the subtle circulation within his body, before opening his eyes.
“It’s a bit like the free energy absorbed by the Basic Breathing Method, the effect is slightly better, stacked together it’s enough for daily activities. This feature is a nice bonus; I won’t starve to death in the future.”
Very well, next up is the time to wring out all my potential!
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With the full moon overhead, although deep into the night, the city without lights still had certain visibility.
Dark buildings rose unevenly, devoid of any life, now even the zombie numbers on some main roads had greatly diminished.
Under the moonlight, a figure was fluidly executing a series of Fist Techniques, the force stirring up the wild grass in the park, as an Alien cowered tremblingly at one side.
“The Stance Skill truly is the foundation of the Five-Form Boxing, with the structure of the Stance Skill as the scaffold, methods and techniques of the Five-Form Boxing come naturally…”
Tao Yu looked at each of his Five-Form Boxing skills, all of which had reached level 5, even “Five Forms as One” had reached level 4. He felt somewhat emotional.
He hadn’t expected that these skills would be the first to reach level 5, all thanks to the solid foundational structure of the Stance Skill.
“The last day, it’s time to raise the corpse.”
Tao Yu arrived at the Corpse Refinement site.
With the ready-made Corpse Refinement site and his own blood essence as nourishment, the nearby yin energy became even more chilling.
Especially now, under the full moon, even the temperature seemed to drop suddenly.
“I don’t expect it to compare to the one killed by the Suns siblings, but it shouldn’t be worse than the one I killed before.”
As Tao Yu formed hand seals and his mental energy surged.
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“Rise!”
With a flick of his fingers, two corpses burst forth from the ground, standing ramrod straight on the spot!
Unadorned with clothes, but their bodies were already well-concealed by needle-like black hairs, bringing a look of joy to Tao Yu’s face.
“It wasn’t in vain to wait; they even grew hair.”
He felt it over, and although the black hairs weren’t as hard as the fragmented corpse he had encountered before, which could still be snapped, they were nonetheless quite remarkable, akin to wearing reactive armor.
Tao Yu then closed his eyes and manipulated the corpse-controlling spell.
“Retract!”
The hard black hairs moved back into the bodies of the two corpses like shadows, and afterward, Tao Yu pinched their rigid bodies.
“Good grief, although their strength isn’t comparable to mine now, their bodily defense should be much higher, it wasn’t a waste of time.”
He knocked on them, satisfied with the metallic sound.
It’s certain a typical corpse refinement wouldn’t have had this effect, but this particular land itself was too outstanding.
Tao Yu picked up a regular handgun and fired several shots at the two zombies as if testing them, and bullets with sparks were all deflected!
He then switched to an assault rifle and began to fire. Seeing that the bullets could only penetrate the epidermis, Tao Yu nodded in approval.
AP bullets could probably penetrate their flesh, but that would be about it, it would hardly have any significant impact on their bodies.
“Although there are still significant deficiencies in flexibility, I myself am in need of a meat shield, and when necessary, they can shadowize…”
Tao Yu was self-aware; his offense was seriously overflowing, but when it came to defense, without wearing this bulletproof vest, he wouldn’t be able to withstand bullets.
Even with a bulletproof vest, he probably couldn’t stop an alien’s tail sting.
However, these two zombies, specialized and refined, could have such an excellent effect.
“The fragments from that first zombie are important as nourishment; the effects of this land have already decreased a lot.”
Tao Yu had knowledge in corpse refinement and, observing the black earth after the corpses emerged, he knew that the land’s utility had significantly dropped.
The effect was this significant with a whole city’s worth of people, to be honest, this efficiency was really low.
But for the ‘Fortune Thief,’ they probably didn’t care at all. As long as it brought a slight improvement, no amount of deaths would matter!
Tao Yu focused his mind on Cao Shaolin, and following a twist, those black hairs reappeared, different from before. The black hairs now seemed like shadows of intangible things.
Cao Shaolin’s originally rigid arms also softened and flailed as if they were noodles.
“The shadowization effect is good, but it drains too much mental power. If not for the ‘Meditation Technique,’ it would hardly be usable in combat, it can take enemies by surprise.”
Having made his judgment, Tao Yu then dressed the two zombies in the sports outfits and bulletproof vests he had prepared.
Subsequently, a black shadow started to wrap around Wino’s body, transforming into a puddle of black water and melding directly into the shadows.
He closed his eyes to sense it, and the speed at which Shadow Force was being absorbed was twice as fast as with the hastily made zombies seven days before!
Half a day was enough to fully replenish the Shadow Force.
From now on, Wino would be his personal bodyguard, passively absorbing Shadow Force for charging while also serving as an emergency defense, displaying Cao Shaolin openly as a legitimate tool.
“Displaying a decent level of power can lead to better benefits, just need to handle it properly.”
Previously, killing one troublemaker had instantly increased his Yuan Force income by tens of thousands; all these were the benefits brought by power!
“Go back to the base for a while, lend the car to Jack or Miss Sun, then I can start accumulating resources for talents…”
Tao Yu exhaled slowly.
The first time he entered the Abyss, he already had the ability to contend with aliens.
But at that time, he could only withstand one hit from an alien, now was the best time to start hunting them!
He could act without restraint as long as there were enough aliens, and if so, the efficiency could be greatly increased.
“Although transport income has decreased in the second month, it should still bring in at least fifty to sixty thousand. If I catch another Queen, I’ll strive to gather enough for a Deification’s consumption in a month, hoping the rewards for the hunting tasks haven’t decreased…”
Looking up at the sky, Tao Yu decided not to travel through the night.
It had been grueling work for so long, resting well for a night to adjust was better.
Turning back, he looked at Cao Shaolin. Tao Yu pondered if it was possible to teach this thing to drive…
“It seems more reliable to teach Little Black to drive than to teach a zombie…”
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