NOVEL NEXT Ch. 114
Chapter 114: Spiritual Power Zombie
Just as Gu Fan finished speaking—
Boom!
A thunderous explosion erupted without warning.
The enormous belly of the Giant Zombie suddenly burst like a deflated balloon.
Alongside the gushing airflow, a torrent of nauseating fluid sprayed out.
Instantly, a rain of putrid blood poured down from the sky.
Gu Fan instantly channeled his spiritual power to form a protective shield, preventing the three of them from getting drenched.
At the same time, Gu Fan’s gaze remained fixed intently on the interior of the cage.
The Giant Zombie had already collapsed to the ground, seemingly losing all ability to move.
From its mutilated belly, several round, mucous-covered gelatinous spheres emerged before their eyes.
Upon seeing them, Nurse Xia Yan immediately pointed at the spheres and exclaimed:
"That’s it! Inside are ordinary Level 1 Zombies!"
Gu Fan nodded and directly manipulated his spiritual power to rupture one of the gelatinous spheres!
In an instant, an utterly ordinary zombie appeared before them.
This zombie appeared extremely weak—it barely ran a couple of steps before being toppled by a steel rod.
Gu Fan frowned and stepped forward, lifting the zombie up with one hand, then reached his right hand into its mouth and rummaged around for a while.
"No bite marks... It really is factory fresh, huh?"
After speaking, he shifted his gaze toward a fleshy tube extending from behind, still attached to the mother body.
He speculated that this was the nutritional conduit between the zombie and its mother body—akin to an umbilical cord.
"Could it be that we caused the premature 'birth' of these little zombies, and now the 'fetuses' lack sufficient nourishment?"
Gu Fan fell into deep thought. Suddenly, inspiration flashed across his mind.
He recalled a secret technique from Daoist Kuishan, which bore striking similarity to his own Soul Puppet refining method.
However, as Gu Fan’s strength increased, the Soul Puppet method had gradually fallen behind in utility, whereas Daoist Kuishan’s method possessed significantly high growth potential.
It was called the Spiritual Corpse Secret Technique.
The method required tormenting a living pregnant woman until she actively sought death, which greatly increased the chance of a Living Soul being formed upon the infant’s death. Using this secret technique, the Living Soul was sealed within the body.
Afterward, one would cut open the womb to extract the infant, then continuously infuse the mother’s body with spiritual power, which in turn, through the umbilical cord, directed spiritual power into the dead infant’s body.
Thus, after prolonged sacrificial refining until every part of the infant’s body was fully linked to the cultivator, one would obtain a Spiritual Infant Zombie filled with deep resentment and intense killing intent!
Now, as Gu Fan looked at the zombie before him, still attached to the umbilical cord, he experienced a flash of insight.
He extended one hand to restrain the newly emerged zombie, and with the other hand, began infusing spiritual power into the mother body. This power traveled through the ‘umbilical cord’ and entered the ordinary zombie’s body.
Immediately, golden light erupted from the entire body of the newly born zombie, spewing out from its eyes, nostrils, and mouth!
Then, starting from the top of its head, the golden radiance cascaded downward, as if it were being gilded inch by inch.
Just like that, Gu Fan’s spiritual power continued pouring in, and the zombie gradually ceased struggling.
Until eventually, its entire body transformed into a brilliant golden hue.
Through the secret technique, Gu Fan sensed that a connection had been successfully established between him and this zombie.
He slowly released his control—and in the very next instant, the golden zombie shot forth like an arrow released from a bow!
Whoosh!
A streak of golden light tore through the air. When it reappeared, it was already atop a small building a hundred meters away.
This sudden movement left the two women behind Gu Fan in stunned silence.
What just happened?
They had been curious about Gu Fan’s actions earlier and had wanted to ask.
But seeing how focused he was, they refrained from interrupting.
Even so, witnessing this miraculous sight still left them dumbfounded for quite a while.
"Boss, did you just... feed it full of milk?"
Gu Fan’s face darkened. He shot Nurse Xia Yan an annoyed glance.
"Just a small experiment. So far, it seems to be working well."
As he finished speaking, Gu Fan willed the zombie to reappear before the three of them.
This Spiritual Power Zombie that he had just finished refining turned out to be more powerful than he had expected.
Judging by its earlier speed and impact, it already possessed the strength of a Spirit Sea Realm cultivator.
Moreover, in combat, Gu Fan didn’t need to constantly divide his attention to control it—one command was enough, and it would execute without rest or retreat.
And its means of attack? Biting—what zombies excelled at.
With that thought, Gu Fan tried to form a spiritual energy shield that could only be shattered by a power above the fifth layer of the Spirit Sea Realm.
Then he gave the order. The zombie lunged forward with a fierce pounce.
The shield, capable of withstanding a fifth-layer Spirit Sea Realm attack, was instantly shattered by its bite!
From this, Gu Fan gained a solid understanding of its actual attack power.
The Spirit Sea Realm was no longer a big deal for Gu Fan, but this was a Level 1 Zombie that had been refined—what if it were Level 2? Level 3?
Although it was still unclear whether this pregnant zombie body could give birth to Level 2 or Level 3 Zombies, it was at least a direction for further research.
So, Gu Fan casually ruptured the remaining gelatinous spheres and refined them one by one.
Meanwhile, Nurse Xia Yan, who had already resumed her cultivation, was completely astonished.
This was just a zombie, and after a bit of Gu Fan’s manipulation, it actually became this strong?
Let alone the strength of a Level 5 Evolver—among cultivators, she was still merely in the Qi Gathering Realm. This was the kind of thing that drove people mad with jealousy.
And worse, she was being compared to a zombie.
Gu Fan noticed and smiled reassuringly.
"This kind of power comes quickly, but once it’s fixed, it cannot be changed. Besides, this secret technique is specifically for corpse refinement."
Nurse Xia Yan gave a simple "Oh" and didn’t dwell on it further.
The two quietly waited by the side for Gu Fan to finish.
And so, after about an hour, Gu Fan ended up with five Spirit Sea Realm Spiritual Power Zombies.
"I’ll leave these five here at the Security Base. I’ll place a spiritual imprint on each of you. That way, you’ll be able to issue commands to them yourselves. Consider it an extra layer of protection."
Chi Manman smiled and thanked him.
Gu Fan casually sent two imprints into the foreheads of the two women.
Then, under Nurse Xia Yan’s lead, they tried issuing commands. Seeing that everything worked, a thrill even surged within her.
Once Gu Fan saw that the two had adapted well enough, he instructed Chi Manman to summon everyone for a meeting.
Moments later, Gu Fan stood before the assembled group and voiced his directive.
"From now on, if anyone encounters one of those Giant Zombies while outside, you must never recklessly provoke or hunt it."
"Remember, report it to the squad immediately. The squad will report to the management, and then monitor the situation while awaiting backup."
"One last thing—avoid killing if possible. Capturing alive is the priority. This matter is extremely important!"
As he finished, everyone looked puzzled.
They’d always been tasked with killing zombies and collecting their corpses. Why the sudden shift to capturing them alive?
Still, no one raised objections. Compared to when Huang Quan was in charge, things were vastly better now.
At the very least, they no longer had to worry about food and drink.
They even got vegetables from time to time!
Who would’ve dared imagine such a luxury before? It was like living under a local tyrant.
But now, under the leadership of the Hospital Shelter, they didn’t have to worry about food or safety.
That was more than enough for them.