Tang the Top Student's Worldview Was Shattered

Although Tang Zichen's flying darts had carved the zombie into a human stick,

it had not died.

Dark creatures were like that. They possessed traits of immortality and required special methods to be killed.

"An experiment?"

Hearing that Chen Ye wanted to conduct an experiment, Tang Zichen asked curiously, "What experiment are you going to do?"

"Just watch for now, Class Monitor. I'll explain later."

As he spoke, Chen Ye walked over to the zombie's torso.

He was a very cautious person.

He chose the torso because it was the safest part at the moment.

The zombie's hands and head still retained their ability to attack.

Under Tang Zichen's puzzled gaze, Chen Ye grabbed a handful of glutinous rice and threw it onto the zombie's torso.

Then,

something miraculous happened...

"Sizzle!"

The ordinary glutinous rice produced a violent reaction the moment it touched the zombie's torso.

Like droplets of water hitting hot oil, it let out a sizzling sound.

At the same time, a plume of green smoke rose from the zombie's torso.

"Aoo!!"

The zombie's head had clearly been separated from its torso, yet it let out an incomparably agonized howl.

Its severed limbs trembled as well, as if they could sense the pain in its body.

The bizarre sight left Tang Zichen utterly stunned.

"Th-this... what's going on? Chen Ye, what did you throw on it?"

"Nothing much, just ordinary glutinous rice!" Chen Ye said with a smile.

Chen Ye was very pleased at that moment.

The fact that glutinous rice worked on zombies meant that the zombies in Secret Realm 1 truly came from the monsters of Earth's film and folklore legends, just as he had guessed.

This experiment was tremendously significant to him!

"Glutinous rice?"

Tang Zichen was even more astonished. "Why does glutinous rice cause such a huge reaction when it comes into contact with a Jumping Corpse?"

"Well..." Chen Ye hesitated before saying, "It's a little troublesome to explain."

"I'm not afraid of trouble!"

Tang Zichen immediately replied, her exquisite face full of thirst for knowledge.

"All right!"

Chen Ye helplessly warned, "I can tell you, but you have to keep it secret. You can't spread it to anyone."

"Fine!"

Tang Zichen agreed without hesitation.

"Actually, I have a special view regarding zom... Jumping Corpses."

Chen Ye slowly said, "Look at them. Don't they resemble humans? They even wear ancient clothing, and humans killed by them become one of them after death... All these human-like signs make me suspect that Jumping Corpses are actually transformed from dead humans."

Tang Zichen nodded in agreement.

She also felt that Jumping Corpses were very similar to humans.

It was not just her.

Many other students in the class thought so too.

"But what does that have to do with glutinous rice? And how did you know glutinous rice could hurt them?" Tang Zichen asked.

Chen Ye said, "I guessed that since Jumping Corpses are transformed from dead humans, they should be yin and evil creatures. Among the five grains, glutinous rice has the strongest yang energy. Traditional Chinese medicine also says that glutinous rice belongs to yang, nourishes the spleen, warms the stomach, and replenishes vital energy. Some folk legends in remote places even say that glutinous rice can dispel evil energy."

"So I brought some glutinous rice in to test whether my judgment was correct."

"Who would've thought that glutinous rice really was effective against Jumping Corpses!"

This explanation

was still somewhat far-fetched.

Tang Zichen slightly furrowed her delicate brows and fell into thought.

Then, she remembered the peachwood sword Chen Ye had brought and asked, "Was the wooden sword you carried earlier also brought in based on this guess?"

Hearing this, Chen Ye took out the peachwood sword and nodded.

"That's right! The sword I brought is made of peachwood. Peachwood is also yang in nature—the wood of utmost yang. Folk legends in many places speak of using peachwood to ward off evil."

"Now that glutinous rice has been proven effective, the peachwood sword can definitely hurt Jumping Corpses too."

After saying that,

Chen Ye held the peachwood sword and was about to stab the zombie's torso when he suddenly changed his mind and said to Tang Zichen, "Class Monitor, why don't you give it a try?"

Tang Zichen readily walked over, took the peachwood sword from Chen Ye, and thrust it into the zombie's torso.

"Pfft!"

The peachwood sword easily pierced into the zombie's torso.

Tang Zichen was immediately shocked.

She had just experienced firsthand how hard a zombie's body was.

Ordinary weapons could not harm it at all.

Even sharp alloy darts, under Tang Zichen's telekinetic control, had taken a long time to carve the zombie into a human stick and rob it of its ability to move.

And now,

a peachwood sword that did not look sharp and seemed somewhat fragile, like a child's toy, could actually break through the zombie's defenses and pierce its body so easily?

What kind of principle was this?

"Aoo!"

The zombie's head let out another agonized howl.

This time, it seemed to hurt even more than when it touched the glutinous rice. The howl quickly turned into a mournful wail.

Before long, the zombie fell silent.

This scene

once again greatly shocked Tang Zichen.

She felt that everything happening before her was beginning to overturn her entire worldview.

"Is it dead?"

Tang Zichen could not help asking.

Hearing this, Chen Ye looked at the zombie's head.

At that moment, the zombie's eyes were tightly shut, and it showed no sign of movement. It really did look dead.

However, Chen Ye knew that zombies were not so easily killed.

"Probably not yet. With our current methods, the only way to completely kill this kind of yin and evil creature is likely to burn it with fire."

At this point, Chen Ye smiled again. "Still, being able to verify my guess means this was already a huge win. Class Monitor, I brought several peachwood swords. Your darts can be retired from now on. With peachwood swords and your talent ability, killing Jumping Corpses next will be as easy as eating and drinking!"

"You won't have to work so hard anymore."

Hearing this, Tang Zichen gave Chen Ye a deep look.

She had originally thought Chen Ye might be a useless teammate who would drag her down.

She had already prepared herself to gain little from this secret realm.

She would just consider it repayment for Chairman Chen's kindness.

She had never expected Chen Ye to bring her such an unexpected surprise.

At that moment, she felt that Chen Ye might not be as simple as he appeared?

"Two peachwood swords will be enough for me."

Tang Zichen said, "My telekinesis has only just begun. I can't control too many objects at once."

Chen Ye took another peachwood sword from the box and handed it to Tang Zichen.

The peachwood swords he had brought were not long. They were fairly short and could also be used by Tang Zichen as darts.

Then, Chen Ye suddenly said, "Class Monitor, why aren't you urging me to make this discovery public? Once it's announced, it should benefit all of humanity, right? When next year's freshmen enter Secret Realm 1 with peachwood swords, they'll surely get twice the result with half the effort."

"You made this discovery. I have no right to interfere with how you handle it."

Tang Zichen's pretty face remained calm. "Besides, I promised you I would keep it secret."