Corpse King Reappears

For Lu Yin, the most important thing now was Star Energy Crystals, followed by that fugitive. He possessed Teres's Body Sculpting Technique, which could allow him to undergo a third body sculpt and reach the Integrating Realm. However, anything beyond the Integrating Realm would be troublesome.

Ordinary Body Sculpting Techniques could only be used three times. Only stronger ones allowed for a fourth sculpt. Techniques like that were beyond even Willow and Bailie; one would have to find someone stronger. Earth's only hope was that fugitive.

Although the fugitive might be very strong, Lu Yin wasn't sure what means those four students had. He decided to stir up trouble, attracting all the students to fight over him. The more chaotic it was, the more it would benefit the fugitive. Once his third star began to orbit, no one among the first batch of trial participants would be his opponent. For now, he needed to buy time.

In a secluded courtyard in the Capital City, Lu Yin closed the doors and windows, scattering Flame Crystals around the perimeter before returning to his room. He opened his hand, and the dice slowly appeared.

The surface of the dice was dim, not yet recovered. Without Star Energy Crystals, it would take a long time for them to be usable again. He didn't want to wait.

Rubbing his hands, Lu Yin stared at the dice with shining eyes. He crushed the one cubic meter of Star Energy Crystals he had painstakingly collected. Surging Star Energy poured into the dice, making them shine brighter and brighter until they recovered, the stars within them faintly twinkling.

Lu Yin licked his lips, feeling a bit anxious. His mood was like that of a gambler right now. "Come on, give me some luck. Let's see what I roll," he said, tapping the dice with his finger.

The dice spun rapidly, the hazy stars incredibly beautiful.

Lu Yin's eyes widened as he watched. Finally, the dice stopped spinning. The pips on five sides disappeared, leaving only one side showing: a one.

"Another one!" Lu Yin exclaimed in surprise. A 'one' allowed him to randomly obtain an item from someone's Void Ring. His first roll was a one, which gave him the Heavenly Star Art and Heavenly Star Palm that allowed him to rise. This was the second time.

Lu Yin watched as the dice shot out a beam of light that pierced the void, as if opening a passage. Then, something fell to the ground with a thud.

Lu Yin stared blankly at the ground, disbelieving. This, this, this was a snack?

On the ground lay a beautifully packaged snack bag. The bag was inscribed with characters Lu Yin couldn't understand, likely in GG language.

Lu Yin dazedly picked up the snack bag, feeling an urge to vomit blood.

He had spent one cubic meter of Star Energy Crystals and gotten this thing, a snack. He would have preferred even a broken dagger!

The light on the dice's surface dimmed and then vanished.

Everything in the room returned to normal, leaving Lu Yin speechless, clutching a bag of snacks, his heart bleeding. It was a total rip-off.

Ten days passed, and Lu Yin remained in the Capital City. It had become much quieter here. The zombie horde outside the city had significantly decreased in numbers after clashing with the beast tide, and more and more Evolvers dared to venture out.

While the Capital City was peaceful, Europe was in an uproar.

Ten days ago, Lu Yin had asked Granny to release the news of the fugitive's location in the Mediterranean. At first, no one believed it. But as the tracks of Ede and others were exposed, many students believed it and rushed to the Mediterranean.

A few days ago, a great battle took place in the Mediterranean, the sea surface evaporating layer by layer. It was rumored that the fugitive had Integrating Realm strength, killing several students and escaping, with Ede and the others all injured.

The academy's strongest teams weren't just Ede's group. Huaxia had three, Northern Russia had two, and Europe had two. Combined with teams from Africa and elsewhere, the number of top student teams was considerable, throwing all of Europe into chaos.

Lu Yin listened to Granny's report with satisfaction. As long as the fugitive wasn't caught, it was fine. His simulation of the star's orbit was also proceeding smoothly. The third star was faintly visible and would be successful in at most half a month. That would be when he made his move.

Outside the Capital City, countless zombies roamed the roadsides. Occasionally, zombies would emerge from shops on either side, gnawing on unknown objects.

Amidst numerous gunshots, a convoy of vehicles approached, driving at full speed and crushing zombies, leaving behind pools of blood and a pungent stench.

Suddenly, a loud explosion occurred, and a fierce wind erupted from nowhere, flipping the convoy. All the Evolvers on board escaped, looking around in confusion. The sudden gust of wind was too bizarre.

"What's going on?" a tall man, dusting himself off and holding a cigarette, shouted.

"Captain, we don't know where this wind came from, but it flipped the car," someone reported.

The man frowned, looking into the distance. The surroundings were calm. Where had the wind come from?

Just then, a distant shop was sliced off by an invisible attack. The next second, all the Evolvers stood frozen in place, their upper bodies falling off cleanly. They had all been annihilated by an invisible attack.

Normally, the deaths of these Evolvers wouldn't be particularly noteworthy. But in the following days, more and more Evolvers were killed by invisible attacks, drawing the attention of the Huaxia camp.

When an Earth-level Expert from the Huaxia camp was annihilated, Zhang Ding Tian emerged from the Capital City. The Earth-level Expert who was killed was the strongest in the Capital City, second only to Heavenly Rank Experts like them. If he didn't act, no one in the Huaxia camp would dare to.

Zombies roared and charged at Zhang Ding Tian from the roadsides. Strange Mutant Beasts writhed beneath the ground.

Zhang Ding Tian's expression remained unchanged. With a casual wave, an energy gale slaughtered all the zombies.

Perhaps sensing Zhang Ding Tian's power, the roadsides fell silent. Zhang Ding Tian walked for a long time without encountering any attacks. After some thought, he put on the personal terminal Bai Xue had given him. Zhang Ding Tian had initially disdained using it, but at this moment, nothing else was more suitable.

With a light tap on the personal terminal, a beeping sound soon emanated from it. Zhang Ding Tian's gaze sharpened as he looked northeast. He drew his blade and slashed directly, a massive slash cutting through the ground and sweeping across. There, a figure was fleeing in a sorry state, his left arm wounded by the slash, letting out a low growl.

Zhang Ding Tian lunged forward, his saber's flat side slashing. The figure turned, revealing a ferocious and terrifying face. It was a zombie.

With a bang, the zombie was pressed to the ground by a saber strike. Its scarlet eyes emitted a cruel light. Its hands waved, and invisible gales transformed into sharp blades, slashing at Zhang Ding Tian. Zhang Ding Tian casually swatted away the gale blades, flipped his blade, and with a sweep, the zombie's head rolled into the distance, pulverized by the residual force.

Zhang Ding Tian frowned as he looked at the zombie, his expression strange. In his understanding, zombies were merely failed products of human evolution and shouldn't possess such powerful abilities. Yet, this zombie not only had Earth Rank strength but could also wield gales with its hands. This was peculiar.

Zhang Ding Tian quickly returned to the Capital City and found Dean Lian, explaining the zombie's situation. Dean Lian was shocked. "What did you say? A zombie with Earth Rank strength? And it can wield gales? Impossible, they are merely failed products of human gene mutation."

Zhang Ding Tian said gravely, "That is the reality."

Dean Lian pondered, his gaze solemn. Currently, the number of zombies on Earth far outnumbered survivors. If zombies could truly evolve, it would be a huge problem. Humans would not only have to face powerful Mutant Beasts but also zombies.

More importantly, wielding gales was not something that could appear through evolution. As far as they knew, only two people could wield supernatural powers. Even Zhang Ding Tian didn't have supernatural powers. How could a zombie possess such power?

"If one can appear, another will. Isn't that Lu Yin from Jinling? Ask him if he's encountered such zombies," Dean Lian said.

Zhang Ding Tian immediately ordered someone to summon Lu Yin and Bai Xue.

When Lu Yin heard Zhang Ding Tian had encountered a Corpse King, his eyes changed.

"You know?" Zhang Ding Tian stared at Lu Yin and asked.

Lu Yin nodded and described the situation with the Long-haired Corpse King. He had initially guessed that the Capital City should know about this. He hadn't expected them to encounter it only now.

Bai Xue said incredulously, "Consuming natural energy crystals can produce supernatural powers? How is that possible? Humans can't even do that."

Lu Yin said gravely, "That's what I saw. There's no need for me to lie to you."

Dean Lian's expression was serious as he looked at the three of them. "Actually, we've always believed zombies were the result of failed human evolution. The reality is that most zombies are like that; they can only wander around and have very weak combat power, posing a threat only to ordinary people. But conversely, if zombies are not failures, but another evolutionary path, wouldn't that make sense?"

Zhang Ding Tian's eyes changed. "Humans can absorb energy crystals from Mutant Beasts to become stronger, and zombies can do the same, perhaps even absorbing supernatural energy crystals to gain even greater power."

Dean Lian said grimly, "No one has ever seen a zombie consume energy crystals. A Mutant Beast can often easily tear apart many zombies, and even if heavily injured, it can escape easily. Therefore, zombies couldn't obtain energy crystals, and no one would willingly give their hard-earned energy crystals to zombies. So, this possibility was ruled out from the beginning. But it doesn't deny that some extremely lucky zombies might obtain energy crystals. If such a possibility truly exists, Earth will undergo a great change."