Turning into Jiangshi

So heavy!

Perhaps because he had soaked for too long, Luo Di found himself abnormally heavy after climbing out of the Corpse Oil Pool.

Whether he lifted his legs, raised his arms, or made any movement at all, everything felt more than ten times heavier than before.

His body seemed to have grown an entire size larger. A layer of congealed grease appeared to have formed between his skin and flesh, making him look unusually bloated. Some parts were even swollen and black, like malignant tumors.

Considering the abnormal situation at the Jiang Residence, he had no time to think too much. He had to deal with his condition as quickly as possible before going out to investigate.

Luo Di first tried to put on his skin suit, only to find that it had apparently soaked for too long and become incredibly stiff. He could not put it on at all.

Madam Linglong had said one hour, yet he had soaked for more than twice that long. Since there was a problem with the skin suit, he could only leave it here for now and deal with it after finding her.

Luo Di turned his attention to himself.

"These congealed lumps filling the space between my skin and flesh are somewhat like wax. If I heat them slightly, they should melt into liquid and be absorbed further.

No time. Let's try opening my spine."

Consciousness sent the signal, and Old Spine conveyed its state.

His back split open, revealing his spine.

His flesh heated up, and the grease melted.

Hissss—streams of steam rose into the air. Yet this steam was no longer white, but black, resembling Yin Energy while also being somewhat different.

Just as Luo Di had expected, the dissolved grease continued seeping inward and slowly fused with his