Chapter 657 - 656: A Mole on Blue Star? Leveled Up Just by Absorbing
Chapter 657: Chapter 656: A Mole on Blue Star? Leveled Up Just by Absorbing
Chu Sheng’s compound eyes snapped open.
’The planet Nibegen has a complete Power of Law and no Forbidden God Law. It has the conditions to achieve godhood.’
’While the Divine Realm isn’t exactly common, experts at that level aren’t some rare species either.’
’Just in the past few days, I’ve seen or heard of two Divine Realm experts.’
’So why would they go to such lengths, collecting millions of corpses just to refine a single Divine Realm Corpse Ghoul?’
’And from what I’ve heard them say, they’re planning to use this Corpse Ghoul as the vanguard for an invasion of Blue Star.’
’But Blue Star has the Forbidden God Law. Divine Realm powerhouses can’t get in at all!’
’Could this Corpse Ghoul be special in some way?’
Chu Sheng couldn’t figure out the key to this puzzle.
So, he simply sank his consciousness into the Primordial Grotto Heaven and asked Immortal Venerable Shi Xi directly.
"Immortal Venerable, have you ever heard of a Corpse Ghoul?"
Immortal Venerable Shi Xi was taken aback by Chu Sheng’s question.
"How do you know about Corpse Ghouls?"
"Those evil things vanished ten thousand years ago."
The moment Chu Sheng heard this, he knew he had asked the right person.
He immediately recounted everything in detail: how he had infiltrated the corpse factory, tracked the Void Toad, and finally overheard the Demon Gods’ conversation.
After listening to Chu Sheng’s story.
Immortal Venerable Shi Xi was silent for a long time.
Her expression grew incredibly grim.
After a good while, she finally spoke slowly.
"To understand Corpse Ghouls, we must go back to the Divine Revelation Era, more than ten thousand years ago."
"At that time, I was only in the Emperor Realm."
"Back then, an extremely evil sect appeared on Blue Star, called the Corpse Ghoul Sect."
"The disciples of the Corpse Ghoul Sect cultivated neither Qi Blood nor Mental Power."
"They used the corpses and souls of countless living beings to feed their Corpse Ghouls, causing them to evolve continuously."
"An ordinary Ninth Grade disciple could refine a King Realm Corpse Ghoul."
"Those Imperial Realm Elders could even refine Emperor Realm Corpse Ghouls."
"And their Emperor Realm Sect Leader possessed a Divine Realm Corpse Ghoul."
"Their refinement methods were exceedingly cruel. Wherever they went, they left a trail of devastation, leaving the land barren for a thousand miles."
"After I learned of this, I united with some righteous factions to launch a campaign to encircle and destroy the Corpse Ghoul Sect."
"In the end, I personally slayed the Corpse Ghoul Sect’s Sect Leader and annihilated the entire sect."
Immortal Venerable Shi Xi spoke of it matter-of-factly.
But Chu Sheng could imagine what a brutal battle it must have been.
An Emperor Realm expert annihilating an evil sect that possessed a Divine Realm Corpse Ghoul.
It was more than enough to prove just how powerful Immortal Venerable Shi Xi was back then!
Immortal Venerable Shi Xi paused for a moment, then answered the question that concerned Chu Sheng the most.
"You’re right, Blue Star’s Forbidden God Law can indeed suppress all Divine Realm powerhouses."
"However, the Corpse Ghoul is an exception."
"A Corpse Ghoul has no soul, no humanity, no self-awareness."
"It is merely a lifeless killing machine that has been refined."
"The Forbidden God Law can only sense Divine Realm powerhouses that possess a soul."
"Therefore, a Divine Realm Corpse Ghoul can enter Blue Star without any obstruction."
"And, on Blue Star, it can still unleash its full power."
When Immortal Venerable Shi Xi finished, her brows furrowed tightly.
"But I’m certain I destroyed all of the Corpse Ghoul Sect’s cultivation scrolls back then!"
Chu Sheng guessed, "Could it be that a disciple of the Corpse Ghoul Sect luckily escaped and secretly passed down this evil refinement method?"
Immortal Venerable Shi Xi nodded.
"The Corpse Ghoul Sect was enormous back then, with branches all over Blue Star."
"It’s certainly possible that one or two slipped through the net."
After saying that, she shook her head again, an even more puzzled look on her face.
"But even if some did escape, they would have definitely gone into hiding, concealing their identities and not daring to show their faces."
"Ten thousand years have passed, and none of the many factions on Blue Star have found a single trace of them."
"The foreign Alien Races have had no opportunity to seize territory on Blue Star."
"So how could they possibly find these fugitives and obtain the Corpse Ghoul refinement method?"
Chu Sheng pondered for a moment.
A bold guess surfaced in his mind.
"Blue Star... Could there be a traitor?"
Immortal Venerable Shi Xi was stunned, her tone filled with disbelief.
"You mean, someone on Blue Star is colluding with the Alien Race?"
"And sold the Corpse Ghoul refinement method to them?"
"But what could they possibly gain?"
"Those not of our race are sure to have different hearts."
"No matter what benefits the Alien Race offers them, once the aliens invade Blue Star, they’ll still end up as prisoners."
"Moreover, collaborating with the Alien Race and betraying the Human Race will only lead to an even more tragic end."
But Chu Sheng said with even greater certainty, "Aside from that possibility, I can’t think of any other reason."
An image of the Sakura invasion of Great Xia involuntarily surfaced in his mind.
Those Great Xia People who willingly became HJs were far more vicious toward their own kind than the Sakura People were.
For a tiny bit of profit, there was nothing they wouldn’t do.
Immortal Venerable Shi Xi thought it over and over, but she too couldn’t come up with any other reasonable explanation.
In the end, she could only helplessly accept the cruel reality.
"If someone is truly colluding with the Alien Race..."
"Then Blue Star... is in grave danger!"
"Don’t worry, Immortal Venerable," Chu Sheng said, trying to comfort her.
"They said the Corpse Ghoul still needs another month to be successfully refined."
"Besides, I took most of their corpses."
"That will definitely extend the refinement time."
"Let’s set a one-month deadline. Within this month, we just need to find a way to kill this Corpse Ghoul."
Immortal Venerable Shi Xi gave a bitter laugh.
"You’re oversimplifying things."
"A Corpse Ghoul’s physical body is extremely tough—impervious to blades and spears, and resistant to water and fire."
"Even a Divine Realm Cultivator of the same Realm would find it difficult to completely destroy its body."
"You’re still only in the Imperial Realm. I’m afraid you won’t even be able to break through the Corpse Ghoul’s Defense."
"What’s more, the Corpse Ghoul is guarded by one Divine Realm and three Emperor Realm aliens."
"For you to want to kill the Corpse Ghoul..."
Immortal Venerable Shi Xi didn’t continue.
But her meaning was already obvious.
She saw no possibility of success.
"Actually, I already have a plan," Chu Sheng said, full of confidence.
"One month is enough for me to advance to the Emperor Realm."
"When the time comes, I’ll lure the Celestial Tribulation for my advancement to the Emperor Realm into that cave."
"No matter how many aliens there are, or how strong the Corpse Ghoul is, nothing can withstand the power of a Celestial Tribulation."
Immortal Venerable Shi Xi stared at Chu Sheng in shock and blurted out.
"How long has it been since you advanced to the Imperial Realm?"
"How could you possibly be about to advance to the Emperor Realm so soon?"
"Just how do you cultivate?"
She recalled that she, too, had once been the prodigy of her era.
It had taken her several years to advance from the Imperial Realm to the Emperor Realm.
But Chu Sheng?
It had only been a little over a year since his birth.
And he had already gone from being an ordinary mosquito to an Imperial Realm Late Stage cultivator.
And now he was claiming he could advance to the Emperor Realm in a month!
’Compared to his cultivation speed, mine is... utterly insignificant!’
Of course, Chu Sheng couldn’t tell Immortal Venerable Shi Xi about the system.
He explained vaguely, "I don’t know either. I just keep sucking... and then I level up."
Immortal Venerable Shi Xi looked at him, speechless.
After a long moment, she let out a deep sigh and lamented, "The world is vast and full of wonders."
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