Chapter 364: Attempt to Kill the Corpses, The Reason for Coming Here

Jiang Chen witnessed this scene and felt that the situation was extremely unusual.

He couldn't believe there really was something that couldn't be killed.

Even wild beasts could eventually be killed.

How could these low-level corpses, only at Divine Power Level 5, be impossible to kill?

The Skeleton Berserker struck again, smashing these corpses into even finer pieces to ensure they couldn't merge back together.

However, in the rain, this rotting flesh that had already turned into mud once again showed signs of growth—and it was growing on its own, without any external intervention.

This scene made Jiang Chen feel that things were growing more and more unusual.

Si Tu Yu couldn't help but let out a retching sound.

Si Tu Yu had barely mustered the courage to poke her head out for a look, only to see the Skeleton Berserker smashing again.

This scene made her feel extremely nauseous, and she almost immediately shut her eyes in fright.

Jiang Chen paid no attention to Si Tu Yu. He tossed aside the now-useless corpse head and chose another target.

He controlled the Soul Burn, aiming it at another rotting head.

Flames fell, but unlike before, this time there was no scream, no movement, not even any reaction.

"These things have no souls."

Jiang Chen was slightly stunned, discovering that Soul Burn was completely ineffective.

The enemy actually had no soul.

"What kind of monsters are these?"

They couldn't truly be killed, and Corpse Explosion was utterly useless.

They had no souls, so Soul Burn couldn't be used either.

Jiang Chen couldn't help but feel as if he had seen a ghost.

At this moment, Si Tu Yu, forcing down her nausea, her face pale and her voice weak, said, "I've heard my father say that the corpses in the 'Fusishi Jie' cannot be killed."

Jiang Chen shook his head. "There's nothing that can't be killed; I just haven't found the right method yet."

As Jiang Chen spoke, a Skeleton Great Mage appeared beside him.

Skill: Elemental Explosion!

With a loud boom.

This corpse head was blasted into powder.

Most of it was annihilated in the elemental explosion, leaving only some tiny fragments nearly invisible to the naked eye.

These fragments fell to the ground and disappeared.

But Jiang Chen kept a firm lock on them.

Jiang Chen noticed that they began to grow again in the rain.

The speed was very, very slow. Jiang Chen watched for a while and made a rough calculation in his mind.

At this rate, it would take at least several years for them to fully recover into the shape of a head.

Then the Skeleton Great Mage continued to act.

Elemental thunder roared, explosions ceaseless.

Jiang Chen didn't even let a single tiny fragment go.

In the end, not even a speck could be found.

However, Jiang Chen never received a kill notification.

He couldn't be sure whether there was no kill notification, or whether it simply hadn't been killed at all.

So far, the feeling this world gave Jiang Chen was one of eeriness.

Then Jiang Chen looked at the last corpse head.

He pointed with his hand. Skill: Curse of Decay!

A red light flared up, but the head showed no reaction.

Jiang Chen's pupils contracted. There was actually no reaction.

The curse was completely ineffective.

He realized one thing: these corpses were not living beings.

Even undead creatures like Skeletons, though without life, still had souls.

The soul was the most fundamental existence of a living being.

But the corpses before him had no souls; they were truly dead bodies.

So they were unaffected by curses and unafraid of soul attacks.

They couldn't be killed no matter what because they were already dead.

But why, if they were already dead, could they still move and attack...

And even recover after being smashed to bits.

Jiang Chen couldn't understand.

"Let's go." The experiment was over; there was no point in staying here any longer.

Since there was an exit at the center, they needed to find a way to it.

Si Tu Yu breathed a sigh of relief, sticking close behind Jiang Chen, not daring to fall a single step behind.

The two advanced through the rain, which hissed continuously as it struck the Bone Armor.

Jiang Chen refreshed the Bone Armor for himself and Si Tu Yu.

Along the way, they encountered a few more corpses, all of which were directly blasted apart by the Skeleton Great Mage.

The corpses were very weak; a single Elemental Explosion was enough to blow them into fragments.

The Skeletons were constantly taking corrosive damage from the sour‑stinking rain, and Jiang Chen could not recall them; he could only wait until they left the rain's area.

After walking for half an hour, they finally left the rain‑showered area.

Jiang Chen casually recalled the Skeletons.

The Skeleton Great Mage returned to the Summon Queue smoothly, but the Skeleton Berserker could not.

Jiang Chen stopped, feeling something was odd.

Even though they were already out of the rain's range, why couldn't the Skeleton Berserker be recalled?

He sensed carefully and found the Skeleton Berserker was still taking damage.

The damage was extremely weak, so slight that without careful sensing he could not detect it at all.

It was precisely because the damage existed that he could not recall the Skeleton Berserker.

Jiang Chen searched carefully and finally located the source of the damage.

It was the spot previously bitten by a Fusishi head, bearing a tooth mark smaller than a hair strand.

Such a tiny wound, such a tiny attack, yet it persisted for so long.

Counting from the bite, it has been at least several hours, and it still remains.

Jiang Chen looked at Si Tu Yu, "You said before that we must not be bitten by a Fusishi, right?"

Si Tu Yu was much calmer now, "Yes, Father Lord said that being bitten by a Fusishi will eventually turn you into a Fusishi."

Si Tu Yu's complexion changed slightly, exclaiming, "You say your Skeleton was infected with Fusishi poison?"

"Is this poison? Or what?" Jiang Chen's mind stirred, and a Lich General appeared.

Brilliant White Light flared on the Skeleton Berserker.

Skill: Purge.

"Purge (Level 3): Removes all abnormal statuses affecting Legion members."

Under the Purge skill, the wound on the Skeleton Berserker's bones vanished instantly.

Jiang Chen breathed a sigh of relief; though this world is bizarre, it is not without a solution.

At least this wound can be healed.

He tried to recall the Skeleton Berserker, and it went smoothly.

It was clearly fine now.

Si Tu Yu widened her eyes, "You neutralized the Fusishi poison?"

Jiang Chen shook his head, "It wasn't me who neutralized it; it was my Summoned Entity."

Si Tu Yu asked urgently, "Then can your Summoned Entity neutralize someone else's Fusishi poison?"

"No, the Summoned Entity's skill only works on my Summoned Entity."

Jiang Chen's answer made Si Tu Yu show a hint of disappointment.

Si Tu Yu let out a light sigh; the sliver of hope that had just risen was shattered again.

Jiang Chen walked forward again, and Si Tu Yu immediately followed, whispering, "Jiang Chen, if one day you can cure Fusishi poison, could you help me save someone?"

Jiang Chen nodded, "As long as it doesn't affect me, it's fine."

Si Tu Yu gave a faint smile, "Thank you."

Jiang Chen continued, "Do you understand now why we ended up here?"

Since the Si Tu family has guarded the Fusishi Jie for generations, there must be a reason they came here.

It must be inseparably linked to the Si Tu family.

Si Tu Yu is clever; once she calms down she will surely figure it out.

Si Tu Yu had indeed guessed, "If I'm not mistaken, Third Uncle tampered with the Teleportation Array."

Jiang Chen gave her a glance, indicating for her to continue.

"Third Uncle is Si Tu Tuo, the biological father of Si Tu Shun."

"He is a Level 81 Elite Professional, very powerful, and his standing in our Si Tu family is high, with considerable authority."

"Moreover, he has been to the Fusishi Jie before and knows its location."

Hearing Si Tu Yu say that, it was indeed so.

Jiang Chen showed a faint sneer, "Is he not afraid that I'll return alive?"

Si Tu Yu shook her head, "Perhaps he never considered that we could come back alive. The Fusishi Jie is terrifying; even a Divine-level Strongman could be in danger there."

"Moreover, even if we miraculously return alive, there would likely be no evidence."

A murderous intent flashed in Jiang Chen's eyes, "Although there is no evidence, sometimes evidence isn't needed."

"I hope that when the time comes, your Si Tu family won't choose the wrong side."

Si Tu Yu felt a chill run through her body.

Jiang Chen's words made her feel terrified.

No one had ever dared to threaten the Si Tu family like this.

Since the Shenlong Empire was founded, the Si Tu family has been royal, the masters of the Empire.

The royal house governs, and the Divine General commands the army.

Both sides complement each other yet remain independent, affecting neither the other.

But if a Divine General were to die at the hands of the royal house…

That would truly be a big matter.

To soldiers, a Divine General is like the heavens.

Soldiers would think, I throw my head on the front lines, shedding hot blood to protect the nation, while you, behind the scenes, kill the Divine General.

The result is easy to imagine.

Si Tu Yu covered his head and said, "Jiang Chen, after we return, I will definitely give you an explanation."

"For the Empire, give me a chance first."

Jiang Chen stared at Si Tu Yu for a while, then slowly nodded.

Then we'll see whether this explanation can satisfy him.

Jiang Chen also does not want the nation to fall into chaos; this would be no good for the citizens or the Human Race.

But letting him, for these reasons, spare the criminal leader is absolutely impossible.

Jiang Chen considers himself not that kind of person who is so righteous and public‑spirited.

A thunderclap sounded again in the sky, illuminating a vast area.

Rain poured down again.