"There might be a small problem..."
Lin Yu stammered.
"Hmph! You've gotten quite bold! You even dare to hide things from your master!"
Seeing this, Uncle Nine knew the price to be paid would be high. He stared intently at Lin Yu, determined to destroy the drop of blood if his little apprentice couldn't explain himself clearly.
"There wasn't much of a price to pay. The only downside was that after becoming Second-generation Pangu Clan, I couldn't eat normally anymore, or I'd get diarrhea. I could only sustain myself by absorbing energy, but there was also the blood... addiction..."
As Lin Yu spoke, his voice gradually faded, and he kept glancing at Uncle Nine's expression, ready to run away at any moment.
"Blood addiction! And you still say you're not a zombie!"
Uncle Nine initially found this race strange, as they couldn't eat and could only absorb energy.
When I heard the word "blood addiction" at the end, I paused for a moment and suddenly realized, what has blood addiction? Zombies!
"Master, please listen to me. That was the original one. This one has been evolved. Not only does it have no side effects, but it can also make you stronger!"
"Master, calm down! Carefully sense if there's any corpse energy here!"
Seeing Uncle Nine getting agitated again, Lin Yu could only patiently try to calm him down.
This drop of blood has been systematically modified and has not been Fate by anyone; it will not be as malevolent as it is depicted in TV dramas.
So after careful observation, Uncle Nine also discovered the details.
But this is the strangest thing. In Uncle Nine's understanding, those who are addicted to blood and need to drink blood to survive are generally zombies. Zombies are a combination of the resentment, evil energy, and corpse energy of heaven and earth.
But this drop of blood didn't contain any of these attributes, which is quite puzzling.
"Although the descendants of the Pangu Clan sound like zombies, they are actually just like normal people. They can move around during the day, don't need to drink blood, and can survive by absorbing energy."
"And most importantly, the Pangu Clan is impervious to all magic, fearless of all Daoist arts, possesses limitless lifespan, boasts an incredibly powerful physical body, can control the elements, and also possesses some extraordinary abilities!"
As Lin Yu spoke, he realized that the improved version was indeed very powerful, and he couldn't help but be tempted to give it to Uncle Nine.
"Master, do you want it? If not, I'll absorb it myself."
Seeing Uncle Nine hesitate, Lin Yu pretended to put the blood into his mouth.
"No!"
"This is uncontrollable. Let me understand it clearly before you absorb it!"
Seeing Lin Yu's actions, Uncle Nine was shocked and quickly grabbed Lin Yu's arm.
As he spoke, Uncle Nine found a jade bottle and collected the drop of blood.
At this moment, Wen Cai Qiu Sheng, who were eavesdropping outside the door, exchanged a glance...
"Qiu Sheng, do you think this thing is really that magical? A single drop of blood can make someone so powerful? Since Master doesn't want it, should we talk to our junior brother about giving it to us?"
As Wen Cai spoke, a longing look appeared on his face, as he fantasized that his junior brother could give him a drop.
"I don't know, but I think you're just daydreaming. Such a good thing is too good for you to get. When I'm rich, I'll definitely make sure you live the high life!"
The two of them peeked through the crack in the door, their conversation filled with fantasies.
"Oh no! Run!"
When the two saw Uncle Nine walking towards the door, they hurriedly tried to hide.
Based on common sense, it was clear that things were bound to go wrong in this situation.
"Ouch~" ×2
Sure enough, someone slipped, and the two of them fell inside.
Seeing Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng stumble in, Uncle Nine happened to be walking to the door.
"What are you trying to do, lying outside the door!"
Uncle Nine grabbed one of them with each hand and lifted them up from the ground.
"Master~"
Clearly, neither of them was telling the truth and they were trying to get away with it.
"Hmph, I see you two are itching for a beating again. Xiao Yu, go get the rattan cane outside!"
Uncle Nine's smile vanished instantly, and he stared at the two of them seriously.
If he doesn't beat them up to behave today, they might come and steal things tonight!
If we don't figure this out, and they take it, they might cause trouble again.
If, as Xiao Yu said, it falls into the hands of bad people, the world will never be at peace again.
"No, Master! I was wrong. We just wanted to see what you and Junior Brother were doing!"
The two trembled and confessed everything.
"Master, since neither you nor your junior brother need it, why not leave it for Wen Cai and me?"
Qiu Sheng, that good-for-nothing, is back again, wagging his tail with a shameless grin.
"Hmph! You two, stand here and reflect on your actions!"
"Master, why don't you absorb it now? I guarantee this isn't the Zombie King's essence blood!"
Seeing this, Lin Yu started to persuade them again, saying that if their two senior brothers found out that there was a treasure right under their noses, it might be stolen one day.
"This..."
Uncle Nine hesitated, looking at the two people who were eavesdropping.
Uncle Nine also knew that the two of them had similar personalities.
"Alright, Xiao Yu, you'll protect me!"
Perhaps trusting his young apprentice—who had created various miracles since he took Lin Yu as his disciple— Uncle Nine gritted his teeth, sat cross-legged, and prepared to refine the essence.
Uncle Nine swallowed it, and the drop of blood entered his body, was absorbed into his bloodstream, and slowly transformed Uncle Nine body.
This process was naturally extremely painful; an ordinary person would probably have fainted from the pain by now. However, Uncle Nine gritted his teeth and persevered, letting his consciousness sink into his body and feel the changes within it.
"Qiu Sheng, does it look like Master is in a lot of pain?"
"Nonsense! Didn't you see Master was sweating profusely from the pain, and his lips were white!"
The two of them turned around at this moment, curiously observing Uncle Nine's changes.
Lin Yu also sat down silently in the room, keeping a close eye on Uncle Nine.
After an unknown amount of time, the sky outside gradually darkened.
"Roar...!"
A roar startled the birds outside, scattering them in all directions and silencing the chirping of insects, as if time itself had stopped.
Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng were startled when they heard the voice. When they saw that it was their master, they both instinctively hid behind Lin Yu.
After all, the voice is just too similar to that of a zombie.
"Junior brother, I should run too! Master won't turn into a zombie, will he?!"
Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng urged Lin Yu to leave quickly, as the scene was truly terrifying.
But what's even more terrifying is yet to come.
"Roar...!"
Suddenly, Uncle Nine opened his eyes and roared to the sky, his green pupils making him incredibly eerie.
Perhaps the Sign-In System had been improved, and the zombie teeth were gone, but even so, the roar almost scared Wen Cai Qiu Sheng out of their wits.
This time, the sound traveled much farther, reaching several nearby towns where the terrifying roar was heard.
All the animals within a hundred miles stopped moving and began to worship towards the central location of Uncle Nine.
"Oh my god! Run! Master has turned into a zombie!"
Upon witnessing this horrific scene, Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng could no longer bear it and ran outside without looking back.
After the storm subsided, Uncle Nine also suppressed the surge of power.
At that moment, Uncle Nine was still inside the house, flashed out, leaving behind a series of afterimages.
Less than a second later, Uncle Nine returned, and at the same time, two more people lay unconscious on the ground.