The Connection in the Corpse X Buddha Statue

"You just brought the body back like that?"

Inside the room, Melusina looked at the corpse laid out on the stretcher and rubbed her temples in exasperation.

Kevin was standing beside the corpse, carefully examining it.

"Don't underestimate this corpse. It's a soulless shell."

"Generally speaking, such a corpse is very rare."

Biscuit was also there; she had already left the party.

He observed the body of the Tenth Prince from the side.

"It's completely impossible to tell that there's any soul inside this corpse; it just feels like an ordinary dead body."

Even with Biscuit's keen eyesight, she couldn't see anything on the corpse. If she had to say something, she could only say that the corpse hadn't suffered any external injuries.

A terrified expression reveals the panic the person felt at the moment of death.

"So, what's your purpose in bringing this body back?"

Biscuit observed for a while before looking up at Kevin and asking.

Kevin stared at the corpse and nodded.

"This is the body of Prince. You must know that the Prince is closely connected with the Succession War."

"Although based on the current situation, it can be determined that the true connection lies with the soul, the body is ultimately just the vessel that carries the soul."

No one is more qualified to speak on this matter than Kevin.

To put it bluntly, Kevin's current existence is that of an outsider's soul occupying this body.

His situation is just more unique.

After Kevin's death, his soul, driven by obsession, transformed into Resentment.

The so-called Resentment is a mixture of the soul, will, and the lingering aura of death within the body.

Kevin's arrival in this body was not at the moment the result was produced, but rather a temporary insertion during the process of the result being produced.

During the formation of the afterlife chain, external entities were introduced, resulting in variables.

Resentment has taken hold, but the will of the soul has dissipated.

Thus, a body filled with Resentment yet bursting with vitality was created.

The descending soul formed a connection with this body.

When Kevin first entered this corpse, he couldn't even recover his memories.

While it doesn't feel stuck or jammed when used, it's still a bit unfamiliar to me.

In his special circumstances, his body was connected to his former soul.

The same was true of the corpse in front of them.

Upon hearing Kevin's words, Biscuit immediately understood, nodded knowingly, and said, "You want to use this corpse to influence the Succession War Succession Ceremony?"

"That's right."

"There was a huge Interstitial Space on this ship, and the Prince's body was transported there."

Pairo traced the remains of the Eighth Prince after his death, confirming that the body had been carefully preserved before being sent to a secret location.

If it were simply a place to store corpses, that secret location couldn't possibly be so well-protected.

Based on Pairo's description, Kevin could determine that it was likely the core of the entire Succession War Succession Ceremony.

It's just that you can't get inside simply by using Butterfly.

The Tenth Prince was resurrected because of the existence of the Nen Beast, and his soul merged with the Nen Beast, becoming a new being.

It is very likely that the individuals involved in this Succession Ceremony were still surviving.

Because the Nen Beast and the Prince are inherently interconnected.

"So what are you going to do? Can you really make contact with just a corpse?"

Biscuit asked, puzzled.

No joke, she's an absolute expert in Nen ability.

I have been Nen user for thousands of years, and I have seen and taught countless Nen user.

But she still couldn't understand how to find that connection through a corpse.

"Remember when I said that I'm undoubtedly an expert when it comes to Resentment?"

Kevin gave a thumbs up, his tone full of confidence.

As he spoke, he extended his fingers, two fingers like venomous fangs, and with Kevin's movement, they pierced into the corpse in front of him.

The Snake Venom surged into its body.

As the Nen Aura was poured in, a dark aura surged into the corpse.

Biscuit stood to the side, frowning as she observed carefully.

Melusina watched from the sidelines, and the instant Kevin made his move, he understood what Kevin was going to do.

As expected.

As the Nen Poison surged in, the originally lifeless corpse began to emit almost visible black smoke.

This is a visual hallucination caused by excessive Resentment.

But for Nen user, it was simply billowing black smoke.

The chilling Resentment made Biscuit involuntarily cover her mouth and nose and take a step back.

Suddenly, all the Resentment contracted and merged into the corpse.

The corpse suddenly opened its eyes.

His dark pupils absorbed all the light, his eyes appearing as if they were empty.

The Tenth Prince stood up.

"You... you have Nen ability?"

Biscuit couldn't understand.

After all, they were a team, and they were about to head to the Dark Continent, a place of extreme danger and hardship, where any attempt to conceal anything would be pointless.

As a team, they must understand each other's Nen ability in order to cooperate in that dangerous place.

Therefore, they were all aware of Kevin's Nen ability.

"It's Snake Venom Nen ability. It can inject Snake Venom into individuals with Nen Aura, transforming it into Resentment. Have you forgotten?"

"But I remember that this ability of yours can only be injected into individuals with Nen Aura, right?"

"This corpse is dead because the soul has departed; it is a dead body, and corpses do not possess Life Energy."

Upon hearing Biscuit's words, Kevin shook his index finger.

"No, no, no, that's not right. The Resentful Eater Snake hunts by injecting its Snake Venom into the carcass of its prey, transforming the prey's soul and Life Force into Resentment."

"When the Snake Venom fully erupts, the target transforms into a collection of Resentment; at that point, the Resentment is consumed."

Kevin explained to Biscuit how the Resentful Eater Snake hunts.

Kevin had seen it before; even from a dead corpse, the Snake Venom could extract Resentment from the body.

It's probably a characteristic of Snake Venom.

"If it possesses such characteristics, does that mean that Snake Venom itself has certain properties that mimic the soul?"

Although Biscuit couldn't fully understand the so-called composition of the soul, it seemed possible to deduce it in reverse through this method.

"That's right, this is the most hidden ability of Snake Venom, something I've only researched and developed in the last year."

Kevin smiled smugly.

The [Forge] allowed him to fully integrate all the Nen ability within his body, enabling him to completely control the Snake Venom.

"Does that mean you'll be able to control corpses using Snake Venom in the future? Will you be able to unleash your full power?"

Biscuit suddenly asked curiously.

Kevin shook his head. "There's no such claim. Snake Venom doesn't have that ability either; otherwise, every Resentful Eater Snake would have an army of the dead."

"It was already extremely difficult for her to stand up, and Snake Venom is ultimately just toxins draining the life force from her body. How could a corpse possibly have any fighting ability?"

Biscuit nodded slightly; she understood Kevin's Nen ability almost completely.

It's not as powerful as you might imagine, but it can be surprisingly effective in certain situations.

"Come, now let me see the secret hidden in this Succession Ceremony."

With that, Kevin simply sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes slightly.

In Biscuit's eyes, they clearly saw the Resentment on the Tenth Prince turn into threads and merge into the air.

Kevin emitted faint specks of light, like Phosphor Powder; she remembered this was another Nen ability.

The Phosphor Powder flowed into the Tenth Prince's body, and even his Resentment seemed to change due to its presence.

"I sensed it. The scope of this Succession Ceremony was an invisible mental barrier enveloping the entire ship. Here, vengeful spirits wailed and howled, controlled and bound, driven mad."

As he spoke, Kevin suddenly opened his eyes and gasped for breath.

"Very difficult?"

Biscuit was somewhat surprised to see that Kevin was actually in a rather disheveled state.

You should know that Kevin is incredibly arrogant these days.

"One thing is that there are too many things involved in the Succession Ceremony — the Kakin Empire, it seems that every Succession Ceremony results in the loss of hundreds of thousands of lives."

"Every life that disappears leaves behind a fragment of some will or soul, like a bound, vengeful spirit."

This is how Kevin just felt.

To be honest, if it weren't for his truly extraordinary strength, his rash actions just now would have already affected his mental state, causing him to fall into a deep sleep.

"Let me try again, I think I just felt something."

Kevin closed his eyes again as he spoke.

Soon, he truly sensed something, in a certain place, in the place that Pairo had mentioned before.

He saw something enveloping and binding the entire ship.

An existing item.

A seated Buddha statue.

They possess strong ethnic characteristics, yet the things they exude are so unsettling.

Is it a Nen tool?

Is this the foundation of the entire Succession Ceremony? Control of the scope, the binding of beings within that scope, and the gathering of all those who died within the Succession Ceremony.

Sensing the chilling aura, Kevin reopened his eyes.

"Can you feel it?"

"I sense it. This Nen tool is likely the foundation of the entire Succession War Succession Ceremony."

However, based on Kevin's intuition, this thing seems to be just one node in the chain.

Planning scope and control scope.

So what granted these Prince their abilities?

Could it be considered another Nen tool?

Thinking of this, Kevin stood up and rubbed his temples.

"The foundation of these great powers is truly formidable. The thing I just sensed could definitely not be achieved by the Resentment of a Nen user after their death."

"It must be a lingering Resentment that has been reinforced over generations."

Thinking about this, Kevin thought of something else.

That's the Resentment left behind when the Chrollo was killed.

That [Master of Stealth] item clearly had specific usage requirements.

However, Kevin Blockade that thing.

Through various experiments, the conditions for using that book have been roughly verified.

A person born in Meteor City.

The successor to the Phantom Troupe.

The Chrollo of the Phantom Troupe.

If all three conditions are met, then drip blood onto the page.

If the conditions are met, the user of this book will be able to open it, and each page will possess the Nen ability.

However, the pages of the book are now completely blank, and there is no Nen ability in them.

If the conditions are not right, the person who dripped the blood will have their Nen ability stripped away.

If there were no Nen user, nothing would happen.

Moreover, the book has lost its former power and seems to have become something that is capable of growth.

The blank pages can now be used to record Nen ability, but only those who have joined the Phantom Troupe can be recorded.

After leaving the Phantom Troupe, the abilities recorded in the book will disappear; if you die for the Phantom Troupe, your abilities will be recorded in the book.

Similarly, if the Chrollo dies, his abilities will also be recorded in the book.

By identifying these conditions, it was determined that two Nen user from Meteor City had died.

Then Kevin sealed the book away.

Because there's no loophole to exploit.

If you want to use it, you must acknowledge the Phantom Troupe's will and actions.

Unless Kevin is able to twist and modify what Resentment has formed, this book will remain forever dormant.

The massive Buddha statue that formed Cage structure just now looks very similar to this thing.

"So if we want to disrupt this Succession Ceremony, we have to destroy that Buddha statue, right?"

Melusina asked from the side.

Kevin nodded slightly. "If nothing unexpected happens, that should be the case, but there should be more than one such powerful treasure."

"The most powerful one should be the treasure bestowed upon those Prince by granting them Nen Beast."

In any case, this time the harvest was feasible.

After all, it allowed them to accurately target their objective.

Night.

Kevin sat alone by the window, looking out at the pitch blackness.

From somewhere, they produced a book wrapped in bandages with the God Text engraved on it.

[The Master of Stealth]

"Is the national treasure of the Kakin Empire simply born from the Resentment of Nen user after their death?"

From the moment Kevin saw that Buddha statue, this question had been on his mind.

Is there a way to subtly adjust the abilities of these Resentment treasures?

Because if a treasure is too suitable, it will seem strange.

And it wasn't just one.

We currently know of at least two, but there may be more.

After all, this Succession War Succession Ceremony is so grand; it is a contest for the future king to ensure the continued prosperity of the entire nation.

No amount of rigor is excessive.

The perfect combination of these treasures forms the Succession War Succession Ceremony. Kevin doesn't believe that these treasures haven't been slightly adjusted.

The general capabilities may not have changed, but subtle adjustments will certainly have been made.

If such a method can be found.

So, could we also make some adjustments to the book we have in hand?

Because the core of this book is its function, what we want to adjust are some of its conditions.