Deep in the Living

≮The unknown relic is now saturated, currently revealing its true form. Please bring the relic to the [secret room] for detailed decoding and decipher its related information.≯

"We still have to go to the secret room to decode the relic's information?

I remember Minister Matthew mentioning that this thing might be some kind of egg, which should hatch something.

Now it doesn't seem to want to hatch at all but is instead swollen and uncomfortable. Is it because it swallowed the remains of Master Jiang? Let's try to establish contact with it, it seems eager to give me something."

Luo Di didn't even have time to greet Gust and hurriedly established contact with the relic through the nervous structure in his arm.

The moment the connection was established,

it was as if something was being vented, a special gaseous substance immediately squeezed out from inside the relic and delivered to Luo Di.

The relic itself appeared to have been suppressed for a long time and finally managed to breathe a sigh of relief, returning to normal.

The next instant.

Gust, who was licking his wounds, seemed to sense something, quickly backed away, nearly biting through his own tongue.

Only to see strands of black blood vessels swiftly crawling over Luo Di's body, even the basic breathing carried a pure Yin Qi.

Not only that,

above Vortex Town, more accurately, above Screaming Inn, thunderclouds gathered.

Luo Di, who had just recovered, seemed to have strong currents running through his body, all parts began to spark and crackle, strands of dark blood seeped directly out from his pores.

Luo Di clenched his jaw, widened his eyes, and his molars were cracked from biting too hard.

He finally understood what had made the unknown relic feel swollen; the relic had swallowed Master Jiang's relic and parts of remains.

This was the Corner recognized rank NO.4 pituitary, its capacity astonishingly large.

The unknown relic not only replenished itself but still had a significant portion left.

This surplus was not wasted, the unknown relic seemed quite sensible, specially digesting the excess pituitary of Master Jiang into a concentrated mist, preparing to send it to its master, Luo Di.

However, the severely injured and comatose Luo Di had not woken up, causing these things to feel uncomfortable inside the relic.

Therefore, when Luo Di awoke and reestablished the connection, the unknown relic couldn't hold back, instantly transferring everything over… Normally it would be similar to an infusion, slowly sending it over.

Although Luo Di stayed at Jiang Mansion for a period, and under Madame's assistance, acquired a zombie-like physique.

But what was delivered now was the essence of Master Jiang, even if incomplete, was not easily digestible.

This commotion alarmed many in Vortex Town.

Whether it was Teacher Guo in the office, the grandmother teaching classes, or Wu Wen preparing teaching application materials in the villa area, or Mr. Qu.

Deep in the heart of Vortex Town.

A secluded place undisturbed by others.

Deep in the alleyway, there was a very inconspicuous thumb-sized hole, and the depths of the hole led to an internal space.

A handsome man with dark green short hair sat here, his body full of holes, but each hole was linked to a curved symbol.

The holes form the lower part of the Question Mark, the symbols the upper part.

The two parts complemented each other, forming a whole.

A Divine Sphere floated before him, its internal decryption almost complete.

Since obtaining the Divine Status from the Lame Walker, Mr. Question Mark had been here in seclusion comprehending. He had made significant progress and would become the first to accept an external Divine Status, embarking upon an alternative path of monster.

He slightly opened his eyes, sniffing the scent wafting from the hole, gaming with the internal essence.

"That old zombie actually died… Is Luo Di the biggest beneficiary?"

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Wu Wen, having shed her student status and not attended classes, hurried to the guest room.

When she saw Luo Di constantly leaking black blood and twitching madly, her face surprisingly bore a smile.

She was too happy, almost laughed out loud… She really didn't expect this young man in front of her to come back alive, and actually achieve something nearly impossible.

Though the situation was dire, she was quite aware, Luo Di would surely endure, would survive.

Furthermore, looking at Luo Di's face, she felt he had changed in some way, found something he did not have before.

"Senior Gust, may I handle this?"

"Please."

This persistent internal destruction made licking the wounds ineffective.

Wu Wen stepped forward, hand on Luo Di's body.

In a moment,

the environment's moisture, salt and needed microorganisms all "adapted" themselves. Even the faucet several meters away automatically turned on, concentrating more moisture.

A water tank completed, Luo Di's body was immersed within.

His painful state was alleviated, the spilling Yin Qi trapped between the water tank, waiting for Luo Di's adaptation to then reabsorb the Qi, avoiding waste.

This was Master Jiang's essence, each part precious beyond measure.

If Luo Di's Hell Shell could absorb it, the future physical strength would be unimaginable.

Accompanied by the water tank immersion and internal adaptability.

The decomposition state of the body slowed, gradually calmed, Luo Di's consciousness able to partly adapt and accept the "deadly gift" sent by the relic.

But during acceptance, quickly discovered another issue.

Master Jiang's Yin Qi essence was incredibly difficult to absorb, covering every area of the Hell Shell but not truly fused together.

Luo Di could only tentatively soothe this Yin Qi, later finding a way.

Once Master Jiang's remaining Yin Qi was completely calmed, adhering between the flesh,

Luo Di discovered another thing, hidden among the Yin Qi sent by the relic, crucial information extracted from the brain.

[Memories of Jiang Huaishan]

Pituitary space, on the Moon.

This thing called memory "materialized" in form, falling into hand as an ebony square box.

Box opened,

inside preserved three items.

1. "Dragon Zombie", a book, recording Jiang Huaishan's entire evolution as a zombie. Describing in detail how he achieved Yin Yang balance, progressed from initial Pseudo-Person to current Flying Zombie stage, how he could transform Yin Qi, command thunder, become dragon-shaped.

If this book could be thoroughly understood, Luo Di perhaps could completely absorb the Yin Qi remnants within himself, utilizing them.

2. "Jiang Mansion's Secret Collection", a paper similar to a treasure map, crudely sketching secret locations deep within Jiang Mansion. Established over the years, aside from producing many zombies, refining corpse oil, Master Jiang seemingly had an exclusive treasury.

3. "Secrets of the Dungeon Depths", hidden deepest memories, cover made of Zombie Skin, detailed Master Jiang's venture to the deepest dungeon, possibly recording his encounters, why he ended in flesh eradication.

This memory was a cherished treasure by Master Jiang, would never reveal to outsiders, but now uncovered.