Chapter 332: Turning Misfortune into a Blessing
The method Meng Yifan could think of was to transform Meng Dayong into a vampire and a Zombie Body.
Both the Zombie Body and vampires are special beings that possess the attribute of immortality; relatively speaking, zombies have tough physical bodies, thick skin, and infinite strength, while vampires have greater speed.
A Level 3 Vampire can also grow a pair of bat wings, allowing it to fly and be used as an air force.
By comparison, a vampire's intelligence is stronger, just like an ordinary person's, and they can also rapidly increase their cultivation by absorbing the Blood Essence of the Demon Race.
Therefore, after careful consideration, Meng Yifan decided to transform Meng Dayong into a vampire.
Regarding Meng Yifan's order, Kong Sanqiang was naturally obedient; he drew the purest blood energy from his own Blood Core and injected it into Meng Dayong's body.
Very quickly, Meng Dayong's body convulsed, every cell undergoing violent changes; fangs began to grow in his mouth, and the nails on his hands became longer and longer, flashing with a cold light, just like ten sharp Daggers.
Meng Dayong's body transformed toward that of a vampire, and the hideous wound on his neck also began to grow granulation tissue at a speed visible to the naked eye; in a few seconds, it had grown back together.
Most importantly, the Spirit Fire, which would have likely extinguished at any moment without Meng Yifan's continuous input of Spirit Power, had now completely stabilized and its intensity had greatly increased, burning fiercely.
Meng Dayong was Meng Yifan's father, and the fact that he had slit his own throat to avoid being a burden to Meng Yifan made Kong Sanqiang admire him as well.
Therefore, in this transformation of Meng Dayong, Kong Sanqiang went all out, drawing out most of the energy within his own Blood Core and inputting it into Meng Dayong's body.
It was precisely because of this that Meng Dayong transformed so rapidly and even turned a misfortune into a blessing, his strength advancing by leaps and bounds; once he finished absorbing that pure blood energy, Meng Dayong would become a Level 3 Intermediate Vampire.
Seeing that Meng Dayong was no longer in any serious trouble, Meng Yifan finally set his mind at ease; the next thing to do was to retrieve the Soul Imprints on Liu Sheng and Shen Dahu.
In truth, Liu Sheng and Shen Dahu were previously considered Meng Yifan's enemies, and the best method would have been to simply slap them to death after retrieving the Soul Imprints.
However, Meng Yifan's Soul Imprint was extremely overbearing, like brainwashing; it was constantly instilling the thought of loyalty to Meng Yifan into the Divine Soul Origin of Liu Sheng and Shen Dahu.
This also led to their outlooks on life and the world changing subtly; even if Meng Yifan were to retrieve the Soul Imprints from their bodies now, Liu Sheng and Shen Dahu would not easily rebel.
Furthermore, Meng Yifan had the Game Panel, which allowed him to see their Loyalty; if their Loyalty were too low, Meng Yifan would not wait for them to betray him, but would take the initiative to kill them both.
Liu Sheng and Shen Dahu were summoned back; Meng Yifan pressed his right hand to the center of their brows and, with a thought, drew the Soul Imprints from their bodies back into his own.
Next was to have Lang Batian open his mind, prostrate himself before Meng Yifan's Soul Imprint, and acknowledge Meng Yifan as his master.
Lang Batian's life was held in Meng Yifan's hands; although he was somewhat unwilling, in order to survive, he ultimately chose to submit.
Within the Mud Pill Palace, Lang Batian's Spirit Core prostrated itself, performing three kowtows and nine bows to Meng Yifan; from then on, his life and death were controlled by Meng Yifan.
With the master-servant bond complete, Lang Batian looked at Meng Yifan with a complex expression, then knelt on the ground, bowed respectfully, and said, "Master."
Meng Yifan patted Lang Batian's shoulder with some excitement and told him to rise.
Having gained Lang Batian's allegiance, Meng Yifan's forces increased instantly; not only did he have a Level 5 Demon Beast like Lang Batian under his command, but Lang Batian also controlled that Level 4 Golden-Crowned Falcon, which was equivalent to a "buy one, get one free" deal, gaining an additional Level 4 Flying Monster Beast.
Meng Yifan and Lang Batian were Fourth-Grade Powerhouses, the peak combat strength of Luolong County.
Meng Shuangdao, Lang Jiao, and the Golden-Crowned Falcon were Fourth-Grade Powerhouses, and Kong Sanqiang was already on the verge of breaking through to the Fourth Grade; under Meng Yifan's vigorous cultivation, he would soon be able to break through to become a Fourth-Grade Vampire.
Added to them were Liu Sheng, Shen Dahu, Meng Dayong, as well as Zhang Butou, Jiang Tian, Meng Da, Meng Er, and the other two Level 3 vampires under Kong Sanqiang's command.
Luolong County's forces had now greatly increased, and its troops were strong and its horses sturdy.
Lang Batian's injuries were too severe, so Meng Yifan handed over a large handful of Healing Pills for him to recover.
Meng Yifan stepped on a Black Cloud, Riding Clouds and Driving Mist, and appeared in the sky above Luolong County; the battlefield, which had previously been fighting intensely, instantly fell silent.
The human soldiers cheered and celebrated the return of their City Lord upon realizing what had happened, while the Demon Race army was as if mourning their parents, trembling with fear, their morale plummeting.
Hu Dameng was terrified; Meng Yifan had returned, but Lang Batian had not, and thinking back to the heaven-shaking explosion on Heixiazi Mountain, could it be that the Level 5 Demon Beast Lang Batian had been blown to death?
Thinking of this, Hu Dameng did not hesitate, turned around, and ran; if even the Level 5 Demon Beast Lang Batian was no match for Meng Yifan, staying here was just courting death.
He had to run quickly; he must inform the other few Level 5 Great Demons as soon as possible that Lang Batian had died in battle, so they could go and deal with this killing star, Meng Yifan.
"Haha, where are you fleeing to?" Meng Yifan pinched a seal with his right hand, driving the Black Cloud as fast as a meteor or lightning, his body leaving a trail of afterimages in mid-air, and in the blink of an eye, he appeared in front of Hu Dameng.
Meng Yifan waved his right hand, and the Black and White Grinding Disc appeared out of thin air, instantly ballooning into two behemoths over one hundred meters in diameter, squeezing Hu Dameng in the middle.
Hu Dameng was worthy of being a Level 4 Peak Monster Beast; his only remaining tiger claw braced against the white grinding disc, and his two feet stepped on the black grinding disc, barely holding up the Black and White Grinding Disc, but the heavy grinding disc made his bones creak and groan.
"Rotate!" Meng Yifan pointed forward, and the Black and White Grinding Disc began to spin; Hu Dameng let out a miserable shriek and was ground into a puddle of mud by the Black and White Grinding Disc, dying completely.
Meng Yifan collected Hu Dameng's Yin Soul and Demon Core; the Yin Soul of a Level 4 Demon Beast could be used by Zhang Butou and Jiang Tian for their breakthroughs.
The Fourth-grade Demon Core was an even better item; on Earth, it was a priceless treasure that could be used by Immortal Cultivators for practice, used to refine high-level Pills, or of course, used as an energy source for the Array Heavy Machine Gun.
With Hu Dameng killed, next were Zhu Meimei and She Qingqing; when Meng Yifan appeared, they had both used secret techniques to flee in other directions.
Unfortunately, the speed of Meng Yifan's Riding Clouds and Driving Mist was too fast, and they were eventually caught up to and killed on the spot by Meng Yifan one after another.
As Hu Dameng, She Qingqing, and Zhu Meimei were killed one after another, the tens of thousands of Demon Race troops, having lost their leading Great Demon commanders, were so frightened that they lost all will to fight, scattering in all directions to flee.
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