From Douluo, Defying Heaven to Become a God, Chapter 36

"Jing Wuming previously offended you, Master. Please, punish me." Jing Wuming's expression was one of utmost reverence.

"Get up. You are one of my own now; how could I possibly blame you?" Jiang Chen smiled as he helped Jing Wuming to his feet.

Jing Wuming stood up, yet his expression remained respectful as he stood there, awaiting Jiang Chen's instructions.

He still possessed his own thoughts, but his soul now held an innate sense of obedience toward Jiang Chen, as if it had been there from birth.

Jiang Chen sensed him once more, and after confirming there were no flaws, he spoke, "I have your first task: find out as quickly as possible who wants me dead."

"As you command!" Jing Wuming bowed his head respectfully.

"Furthermore, I learned from your memories that you intend to attach a spirit ring to your second martial soul?"

Jing Wuming was not surprised that Jiang Chen knew his memories and nodded. "Yes."

"Do not be in a hurry to attach any spirit rings to your second martial soul," Jiang Chen said.

Jing Wuming was taken aback. "Please, Master, enlighten me."

Jiang Chen said, "Your Shadow martial soul is enough to sustain your cultivation for now. Wait until you reach the Spirit Douluo or even Title Douluo rank before attaching rings to your sword. By then, the spirit rings you can withstand will be ten thousand years old, or even over one hundred thousand years."

Jing Wuming's eyes suddenly erupted with brilliance. He fell to his knees and said respectfully, "Thank you for your guidance, Master."

"But Master, my offensive power relies primarily on my sword martial soul. Without spirit rings, my strength will be greatly diminished."

Jiang Chen seemed to have anticipated this question and laughed immediately. "Feel your body carefully."

Confronting Tang San

Jing Wuming felt the changes in his body in detail, and after a moment, he could not help but be pleasantly surprised.

"Master, my spirit power has actually broken through to level twenty! And I feel that my physical attributes have improved significantly; my strength has more than doubled."

After all, he was still a youth; even as an assassin, Jing Wuming could not help but show his joy.

Jiang Chen nodded. "This is a power I have bestowed upon you. Not only that, do you remember my poison? You now carry that same poison within you. As your cultivation increases, this poison will become increasingly tyrannical, allowing your sword martial soul to unleash astonishing power even without spirit rings."

Jing Wuming finally understood Jiang Chen's meaning, and his heart filled with even greater gratitude.

"However, this powerful ability comes with a very strong side effect," Jiang Chen's words made Jing Wuming freeze.

"Before long, you will discover a strong craving for blood. You must drink blood to alleviate it. You are no longer a normal human; to be precise, you have become a monster that needs to consume blood to survive."

Although Jiang Chen did not know why he could remain like a normal person, he knew that Jing Wuming was definitely a normal zombie, and only by drinking blood could he sustain his existence.

Jiang Chen's words left Jing Wuming horrified. A blood-drinking monster—what a wicked and terrifying thing.

Though he was afraid, his submission to Jiang Chen did not waver in the slightest.

Jiang Chen continued, "In the future, you may drink the blood of humans or beasts, but without my order, you must never bite a living person."

Jiang Chen had experienced the terror of zombies firsthand; if a zombie virus were to break out in this world, it would be an unprecedented catastrophe.

If such a thing were to happen, zombies would likely become monsters hunted by everyone on the Douluo Continent, and he, Jiang Chen, would not be able to escape his fate.

Until he was truly powerful, he certainly did not want such a thing to happen.

Although he had yet to experience the craving Jiang Chen spoke of, Jing Wuming had already carved Jiang Chen's command into his soul; he would not bite another person, even unto death.