Chapter 177 Demon Corpse's Power

Legs?

Fang Yue looked down and his expression changed drastically.

His legs were riddled with cracks.

And from each crack, black liquid flowed.

The black liquid trickled down the cracks and quickly solidified, forming what looked like tiny iron chains, like decorations.

The wounds healed completely, leaving these decorative little iron chains clinging to his skin.

"This is part of the demon corpse's power?"

[Yes! You'll have to test its specific effects yourself, but the demon corpse has been eroded by the Cold River for so many years, yet it hasn't been destroyed, which obviously means it has developed some ability to adapt to the Cold River.]

[So you should also have some resistance to the Cold River now.]

[Also, I exhausted too much power in the Life Disk, and I'm getting sleepy again...]

The parchment's Life Disk ability was newly developed after fusing with the flute.

Using it seemed to consume a lot of power. After just two uses, it felt like all its energy had been drained again.

The good thing was that the Life Disk's power didn't seem to cause any backlash to Fang Yue; the parchment was self-sufficient.

Fang Yue tried to sense the power in his legs and felt the little iron chains formed from his blood.

He tried to control them, and the little iron chains immediately wriggled like liquid, gathering on his calves to form two black anklets.

An indescribable cool sensation emanated from the anklets, feeding back into his body.

Then... Fang Yue noticed that his Weirdness Value was actually increasing!

Yes, like a supplement, the cool sensation swept through his body, and his Weirdness Value jumped up a little.

Although the value wasn't much, this discovery still surprised Fang Yue.

"Parchment, severing the Life Disk's chains allows us to plunder the other party's power? Does that mean we can..."

[Foolish Fang Yue! It's not that easy! It's because your constitution is special, plus that was a demon corpse, not a weird creature with its own consciousness.]

[Otherwise, why didn't we absorb any power from that little blue man fishing earlier?]

[The Life Disk isn't as simple as you think. Some people can manipulate the Life Disk to take lives from thousands of miles away.]

[Some people can manipulate the Life Disk to change other people's destinies.]

[Luck, fate, the general trend, the state of the world... controlling the Life Disk can change many things, and it's extremely dangerous. Even I can only operate it with extreme caution.]

Okay, it seemed he was being too greedy.

But if the demon corpse could give him more later...

[Then we'll both be dead.]

[Don't think too much. That thing... is much stronger than you think!]

When the parchment showed these words, the strong sense of worry also surfaced in Fang Yue's mind.

Much stronger, huh...?

"Parchment, shouldn't that demon corpse just be a corpse? Why can it hunt like a living thing?"

Fang Yue had wanted to ask this question a long time ago, but the situation was too urgent, and he didn't have time.

[When you reach the level of immortals and demons, many incredible things can happen. What's certain is that the demon is definitely dead. It's probably just that something was done to the corpse. Don't your human martial artists often have techniques like corpse explosions? Just think of that demon corpse as something similar.]

So that's how it is... indeed, he had heard that some human martial artists had techniques that only worked after death.

He guessed this special demon corpse had a similar effect.

After all, at the immortal level, even the most unbelievable things seemed possible.

[Fang Yue, stop daydreaming! It's catching up!]

[Don't look back! The moment you meet its eyes, you'll... no, if it's you now, maybe nothing will happen...]

If it's uncertain, then don't try it!

Fang Yue still cherished his life.

Fang Yue could feel the huge shadow behind him getting closer, but this time...

Inner energy poured into his legs, black silk wrapped around his legs, and with the gathering of power...

Thump thump thump thump thump!

Fang Yue ran as if on flat ground, his speed increasing dramatically, sprinting wildly across the Cold River's surface.

Fang Yue could clearly feel that his speed was even faster than on land.

The anklets on his legs seemed to have formed some connection with the Cold River.

This connection not only resisted the Cold River's erosion, but also created a sense of returning to one's origin.

It was as if he had become a small pool of water, flowing into the Cold River, returning to his homeland.

The feeling of intimacy and comfort was worlds apart from before.

His speed instantly skyrocketed, leaving the demon corpse far behind!

At this moment, Fang Yue's speed was even more exaggerated than the Cold River's giant ship's speed, breaking through the river's surface like a straight line, heading straight ahead.

Soon, the giant wolf demon corpse was left far behind, becoming increasingly distant.

At this rate, it would only take a few more minutes to completely shake off the demon corpse.

But at that moment, Fang Yue suddenly sensed that the demon corpse behind him had stopped moving, staying in place and no longer pursuing him.

This feeling was very subtle, different from the life-and-death crisis-like pressure from before. Instead, it was a strange feeling that he had established some kind of connection with the demon corpse.

It was as if a thin line connected him to the demon corpse, allowing them to sense each other within a certain distance, and even... faintly feel each other's emotions.

"The Life Disk... seems even more complicated than I thought..."

Fang Yue pondered, stopped, and looked back.

Surprisingly, even though they were very far apart, so far that he could no longer see the demon corpse, Fang Yue could clearly sense that the demon corpse was slowly floating to the surface of the water, standing still on the Cold River's surface, gazing towards his direction from afar.

Fang Yue's heart skipped a beat. After thinking for a moment, he turned around and continued to run wildly, this time completely escaping the range of sensing the demon corpse's existence.

"I'm out..."

Fang Yue took a deep breath and looked around. The vast river surface was undulating, and all he could see was an endless horizon, making it impossible to tell the direction.

Fortunately, he had the sun as a coordinate, plus Fang Yue had deliberately run in a straight line before, so it wouldn't be difficult to find his way back to the Cold River's giant ship.

With that thought, Fang Yue changed direction. First, he returned to the straight line where the Cold River's giant ship was, and then had the black wheel behind him launch black silk, which intertwined and rose high, eventually turning into ordinary silk fabric at the top, fluttering in the wind like a flag.

"This height should be about right. It should be visible from far away, plus the pattern I made for the Cold River's giant ship, they should be able to recognize me at a glance."