Heart Addiction of the Corpse Tribe

After an unknown amount of time had passed.

A bead of sweat trickled down his forehead.

Then, he nodded slightly.

Signaling his approval, he secretly thought:

"This child is right! I've lived for over six hundred years, yet I haven't thought things through as clearly as he has."

"His future potential will be limitless..."

It was past six in the evening, beneath an indigo sky.

Magenta clouds streaked it with gashes.

The streetlamps cast an orange glow.

From the dense shrubbery nearby.

Came the chorus of insects.

After dinner.

Zhou Xiao'an and Fatty Liu came to stroll through the Liu Family courtyard.

They walked along a stone-paved path.

The stones had been worn smooth by countless footsteps.

And glimmered faintly.

Fatty Liu had invited Zhou Xiao'an on this walk tonight mainly to show off his family's lavish grandeur.

He pointed at the luxurious facilities around them, speaking animatedly and spraying spittle.

Meanwhile, Zhou Xiao'an was seriously occupied with his own thoughts and paid Fatty Liu little attention.

"Hehe! Xiao'an, let me tell you..."

"The turf in my house is called Manila grass."

"It stays green all year round and doesn't fear being trampled. My dad had it specially flown in from Australia!"

Fatty Liu said, pointing at the lawns lining the path.

"What kind of meat did you eat earlier?"

Zhou Xiao'an interrupted Fatty Liu.

Then continued in a somewhat serious tone:

"That wasn't human flesh, was it?"

Dinner at the Liu Family had been lavish today, but Zhou Xiao'an had only eaten the fish and vegetables on the table.

He had not touched any of the other meats.

Although he had now become one of the Corpse Tribe.

In his heart, he still leaned more toward humanity.

Thus, unless it was necessary, he did not want to eat people.

"Hahahaha!"

"So the reason you only ate fish earlier..."

"Was because of that?"

After laughing, Fatty Liu continued:

"Don't worry! That was all livestock meat! We of the Corpse Tribe eat human hearts, not human flesh!"

"Human hearts!"

Upon hearing Liu Fugui say those words.

Zhou Xiao'an suddenly remembered the zombified celebrity, Liu Yuanyuan. Liu Yuanyuan had said something similar back then.

It seemed she had said that becoming one of the Corpse Tribe meant eating human hearts!

Zhou Xiao'an was still thinking about Liu Yuanyuan.

When Fatty Liu suddenly patted him on the shoulder.

Giving him quite a fright.

"We of the Corpse Tribe don't actually eat human hearts every day. After all, if every Corpse Tribe member..."

"Ate three hundred and sixty-five human hearts a year, then no matter how many people Hua Country had, it wouldn't be enough to feed us!"

Liu Fugui suddenly said.

"I don't understand that. Since the Corpse Tribe can eat all kinds of food like humans to replenish nutrients."

"Why do you still eat human hearts? Human hearts aren't some healthy supplement, are they?"

Zhou Xiao'an asked in confusion.

"Hehe! You're right. Human hearts don't have much nutrition, and they're high in cholesterol too!"

"So before eating them, it's best to steam them in a pot first to render out the fat."

"Then you have to fry them in olive oil... Hehe! That flavor..."

Fatty Liu began drooling as he spoke.

"Fatty Liu! I'm not asking how you eat them! I'm asking why the Corpse Tribe eats human hearts!"

Zhou Xiao'an said angrily.

"Oh! Right! Right!"

Hearing this, Fatty Liu hurriedly wiped the drool from his mouth and continued:

"Well, the reason the Corpse Tribe eats human hearts is because we feel awful if we don't!"

"It's like taking drugs, then quitting them in rehab. Your body no longer needs the drugs, but you still want to take them in your heart."

"You mean the Corpse Tribe's consumption of human hearts is like drug addiction?"

Zhou Xiao'an asked again.

"Mm! The two are pretty much the same in principle! You could call it Heart Addiction for short!"

Fatty Liu thought he had coined a rather impressive term and spoke to Zhou Xiao'an with great emotion:

"Hehe! Don't be fooled by how we of the Corpse Tribe..."

"Usually look perfectly fine, but once Heart Addiction strikes, our entire bodies feel miserable."

"And as long as we... eat a human heart at that time, our bodies immediately stop hurting."

"My personal guess is that Heart Addiction may be the price the Corpse Tribe pays for gaining such long lives."

After hearing Fatty Liu say this.

Zhou Xiao'an immediately felt terrible.

After all, he had become one of the Corpse Tribe too. Wouldn't that mean his Heart Addiction would flare up sooner or later?

When that time came, he truly had no idea what kind of pain this so-called Heart Addiction would bring!

After hearing Fifth Master Liu's explanation.

Hai Bodong did not choose to approach the young Corpse Tribe member named Zhou Xiao'an directly.

Instead, he first had Old Yao secretly observe Zhou Xiao'an with him using their soul power for a period of time.

During this time, everything Zhou Xiao'an and the Liu Family did was seen clearly by Hai Bodong and Old Yao.

Thus, Hai Bodong came to learn.

Many secrets about this world.

Of course, these insignificant matters.

Were negligible compared to Hai Bodong's greatest gain from this trip!

Speaking of Hai Bodong's greatest gain from this journey.

It was naturally the golden Soul Body named Di Shi.

Whom Old Yao had accidentally discovered in the Liu Family.

Hai Bodong had visited the Liu Family estate in the outskirts of Tianjin City before.

Yet previously, even with his perception.

He had never detected this strange Soul Body.

That alone was enough to demonstrate how extraordinary this Soul Body named Di Shi was.

After Old Yao, encouraged by Hai Bodong, completely devoured the golden Soul Body.

He not only easily obtained a great deal of information regarding the secrets of the planet they currently inhabited.

But also learned some information about the two largest religious orders in the entire universe.

As for the special technique Old Yao had used to devour an alien Soul Body, he had acquired it long ago from several dead Venerable Elders of the Hall of Souls.

After devouring the golden Soul Body.

The strength Old Yao could wield.

Immediately rose to the level of an ordinary seven-star Dou Zong expert.

And through Old Yao's retelling.

Hai Bodong also learned.

That this Soul Body named Di Shi.

Was actually the person backing Fifth Master Liu!

However, Fifth Master Liu was not blindly loyal to her. What he felt more was reverence toward a powerhouse!

And as a Soul Body.

Whenever Di Shi wished to contact Fifth Master Liu.

Unless she took the initiative, then.

With Fifth Master Liu's cultivation, he could not even directly perceive her soul form.

As for the thing Di Shi possessed.

That was most useful to Hai Bodong in the short term.

It was two passages of special scripture!

And the function of those two passages of special scripture.

Was equivalent to two passwords corresponding to the sixth and seventh realms of Divine Blood.

And according to the memories Old Yao had absorbed.

These two passages of special scripture.

Had not been created by Di Shi herself.

Rather, she had obtained them by chance while secretly observing four Divine Blood People participating in the Divine Blood Game in her Soul Body form!

After Old Yao devoured Di Shi's soul.

Hai Bodong left the Liu Family estate directly.

Then, he spent some time.

Finding a deserted barren mountain.

After making a few preparations.

Under Old Yao's protection.

He began comprehending the two Divine Blood Ciphers.