Chapter 765: Chapter 765
"""If Ten comes back, first ask him whether he has successfully poisoned the people of Jinlan Mountain. If he has, then have him come see me."
"Understood." A square-shaped head floated to the doorway, responding respectfully.
Even these guys dared not rashly step into No. 3 White Water Egg's territory.
After acknowledging the command, it retreated immediately.
No. 3 White Water Egg didn't pay it any mind and continued with his own tasks.
He ventured deeper, where cages were suspended, each containing living beings of different races.
He took out a palm-sized jade box, carefully opened the lid, and flicked his finger. A stream of light flew from the box, instantly entering the body of a wolf demon.
In an instant, the wolf demon's body expanded continuously, its skin rupturing, exposing flesh.
At the same time, the metal cage also grew larger, countless runes appearing on it, forcefully suppressing the increasingly powerful aura of the wolf demon inside.
The wolf demon let out a painful, low growl. When its body swelled to a height of several tens of feet, it suddenly exploded, turning into a heap of flesh.
That flesh seemed alive, automatically gathering together as if trying to reconstitute itself.
But once it gathered, it became a grotesque and terrifying lump of meat, extremely strange.
The meat lump continued to squirm, an eyeball peeking out from within, blood-red eyes staring fixedly at No. 3 White Water Egg. Aggressiveness, murderous intent, and resentment began to brew.
No. 3 White Water Egg quietly stared, immobile and at close range, meeting that eyeball through the cage.
He took out a booklet, jotting down notes.
"Raised by two Great Realms, the body exploded and perished.
Vitality remained undiminished, but it could not return to its original form.
Consciousness was not annihilated, demon qi dispersed, transforming into aggressiveness, evil qi, and resentment.
Looking at the strange lump of flesh in the cage, No. 3 White Water Egg waved his hand, and the enlarged cage automatically shrank.
Inside, a wisp of orange flame sprung forth, cremating the wolf demon that hadn't truly died.
No. 3 White Water Egg glanced at the jade box in his hand, marking it before sealing it away.
"Ah, what a pity. After studying for so many years, I still haven't researched even a single undying Divine Skill of Body Cultivation.
This thing can only be used as poison.
It's a shame, those with awakened limb reconstruction and Blood Rebirth are just too difficult to capture alive, and far too conspicuous."
If one wanted to conduct research, they had to capture them alive. But capturing them alive was too conspicuous and inadvisable.
Moreover, the Body Cultivators deep-rooted enough to awaken these Divine Skills, not one of them was simple, certainly having a background.
According to his research, the awakening of Divine Skills by Body Cultivators was entirely random, just sheer nonsense.
Those powerful Divine Skills required enough accumulation, sufficient foundation, and a solid base.
And for all these, ample resources from the beginning were necessary.
Those ordinary folks, struggling bitterly, could only awaken ordinary Divine Skills.
Occasionally, a fortunate struggling soul might awaken a powerful Divine Skill, but that wasn't necessarily a good thing.
Those who awakened the Ten Directions Divine Skills, bursting their bodies upon awakening wasn't unheard of either.
No. 3 White Water Egg turned and left, continuing with his research.
Inside the Abyssal Rift, a hungry ghost held a wisp of Devil Thought, coming to the stone cave where Ghost No. 7 Li Wucheng resided.
"Li, snap out of it. Stop spacing out and eat quickly. Someone has come to eliminate the Devil Thought.
You haven't tried it yet, have you? I specially saved a bit for you.
I think it tastes like a sesame seed bun baked in a hanging oven, with sesame filled to the brim and sugar inside.
Li Wucheng came back to his senses, having sensed earlier that someone seemed to want to peek through his third eye from somewhere else.
But by keeping his third eye closed, he prevented the connection.
He felt this wasn't a good sign, and inexplicably a trace of aggressiveness and hatred arose within him.
He hadn't recalled what the situation was.
Seeing the approaching hungry ghost, he quickly stood, a fragrance lingering at his nose.
It far surpassed the aroma of those demons.
"Uncle Li, you eat it. I'm not hungry; ever since I got here, I haven't felt hunger."
"Eat, we were family when alive, and I know what starving feels like, and know what turning into a hungry ghost feels like.
One can't help but want to stay full all the time.
I see you are quite restrained already. Your belly swells yet you endure.
Let me tell you, after I regained some consciousness, I spent the next few months in a constant state of feeling almost too full.
Only later could I control it slightly.
Don't force it; eat when you should. Following Lord Wang's instructions, those devils are indeed not giving up, continuously attacking us. We won't go hungry.
Devil Thought doesn't come around every day, taste it, it's especially satisfying."
Li Wucheng took the Devil Thought, which appeared as just a mass of black qi, but in his eyes, it seemed like a delicacy, causing his stomach to growl.
He took a small bite, and complex flavors exploded in his mouth.
He couldn't hold back anymore, devouring the small mass of Devil Thought in large mouthfuls.
"What does it taste like?"
"Like sesame layered pancakes, made with semi-hot dough, with added fennel and Sichuan pepper leaves, very fragrant."
Swallowing the mass of Devil Thought, the intense desire to constantly eat within Li Wucheng finally eased.
"Thank you, Uncle Li."
"What's there to thank, how could we manage without helping each other? All the things from when we were alive, even if we occasionally remember them now, are inconsequential really.
Those are all past clouds. One must look ahead; at least now we won't go hungry, nor will we starve to death. This is certainly far better than becoming a starving ghost."