Is this what a zombie is?

48. A man should never say he can't do it.

Although it was only a brief delay, it bought Uncle Chen precious time to complete the ceremony.

He clasped his hands together abruptly, completing the final seal, and then slapped the black talisman paper on the altar.

"The Blood Curse of All Spirits, activate!"

With his roar, the entire underground pit of ten thousand bones began to tremble violently.

The long-dried pentagram array on the ground seemed to be infused with new life at this moment, bursting out with an extremely dazzling scarlet light.

The blood-red light flowed across the floor tiles, ceiling, and walls, extending to who knows where.

The crimson beam of light ignored the barriers of the earth and reinforced concrete, piercing directly through the ground of Blackrock Prison and shooting into the sky.

It completely covers the entire prison, from section A to section D, all the cells, and every corner.

Under the cover of night, Blackrock Prison was draped in a blood-red veil.

Section A, Section B, Section C... the prisoners, guards, and support staff who were all asleep.

As soon as they were illuminated by this eerie blood-red light, their bodies trembled violently.

Immediately afterwards, they stood up straight. Although their eyes were open, they were unfocused, dull, empty, and lifeless.

They were like puppets on strings, soulless walking corpses.

This was just the beginning. As the formation activated, red light spots seeped out from the bodies of these people.

That is their blood, their spirit, their vitality, and their soul energy.

Under the formation of the Blood Curse of Ten Thousand Spirits, all the energy that could be squeezed was extracted.

Then, these thousands of red light spots converged into fine, blood-red streams, flowing into the blood-red pillar of light and continuously being transported into the underground Ten Thousand Bones Pit, eventually surging into Chen Bo's body like a vast ocean.

"ah--"

Chen Bo let out a groan that was both painful and pleasurable. His originally withered and hunched body became fuller under the impact of the enormous energy.

His overall mental state seemed to have made him decades younger.

An oppressive aura, several times stronger than before, emanated from him.

This was his plan, which he had been laying low for thirty years, starting from the very beginning of his imprisonment; it was his true trump card.

They sacrificed the entire prison population to gain a surge in their own power.

This is not over yet!

Chen Bo didn't keep such a huge amount of energy to himself. After all, his body wasn't original and couldn't handle it all, so he gave some back to his subordinates.

After the Seven Soul Corpse was strengthened, the corpse energy on its body surface condensed further, transforming into a layer of gray-black armor that resembled a solid substance, elevating its already formidable defense to a whole new level.

The giant cat, which had been on the verge of death, was restored to its peak condition after being infused with energy.

"Meow—roar!!!"

Its body expanded rapidly, like an inflating balloon, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed back into the ferocious giant cat, comparable in size to a tiger.

At its peak!

Even stronger than in its prime!

The giant cat, having recovered, immediately locked onto Jiang Chen, who was not far away.

When enemies meet, their eyes are filled with intense hatred!

You were the one who ambushed me before, weren't you? Now it's time for me to get my revenge.

It wants to tear this despicable human to shreds.

It was enhanced, and it went up to deliver the message.

The giant cat's attack was lightning fast, instantly pouncing on Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen had just used his lightning magic to repel a wave of evil spirits. At this moment, his old power was exhausted and new power had not yet been generated. Faced with this sudden attack, he was unable to make an effective dodge for a while.

Just as the giant cat was about to launch a sneak attack and avenge the previous arrow attack,

Lawyer Luo arrived wielding the Grim Reaper's scythe, his overwhelming power striking first, precisely cleaving the giant cat in the waist and sending the massive creature flying.

"Meow—"

The giant cat let out a mournful howl, its massive body arcing through the air before crashing heavily into the pile of bones in the distance.

This strike was more decisive and swift than any before.

The giant cat's waist was cleaved open, and black gas gushed out. Its soul was also struggling to maintain itself, and it was on the verge of being completely destroyed again, just like before.

Jiang Chen was completely stunned; this damage wasn't right.

While frantically continuing to use lightning magic to repel the surrounding evil spirits, he turned his head and complained to Lawyer Luo behind him.

"What's going on with you? That Seven Soul Corpse is much stronger than this cat, but the difference shouldn't be that huge. You dealt with this cat like it was nothing, killing it with a single strike, but against the Seven Soul Corpse, you can't even deal any damage for ages?"

Their combat performance is far too inconsistent.

Like stocks, it fluctuates.

Attorney Luo swung his sickle with a flourish, but his tone was full of helplessness.

"That cat has the blood on its hands, nearly thirty lives."

"But this thing is a bit special. It hasn't been fully refined yet, and it hasn't been tainted by evil with its own hands."

Attorney Luo pointed his scythe at the Seven Soul Corpses and said with a wry smile.

"Although it uses the internal organs of hardened criminals as 'nourishment,' the main parts that make up its body and limbs are the remains of innocent civilians who were brutalized by the Japanese army a hundred years ago. In my eyes, it is a victim, and victims are innocent."

Jiang Chen suddenly realized that in Lawyer Luo's eyes, the sin value of the Seven Soul Corpses was impossible to determine, and was completely a question mark.

"I see. It's a problem with your ability mechanism. In your eyes, my sin value is negative, so even if I use Palm Grenade to bombard your heart at close range, it won't cause you any harm."

"And the giant cat carries the burden of killing, so it has a clear sin value in your eyes, which is why your attacks can be critical hits, with outstanding effects, like a critical strike, right?"

"Your understanding is not wrong."

No wonder Cat Master told him, "Go ahead and do it without worry, you can't hurt him."

So when he ambushed Lawyer Luo, it wasn't acting or some kind of trick; it was a completely real attack. He just activated his friendliness immunity.

Despite looking miserable, Attorney Luo was not actually harmed much. It was similar to receiving electrotherapy, and she even felt so comfortable that she briefly fell into a deep sleep.

It was precisely because it was completely true, without any falsehood, that it fooled Uncle Chen.

Now that we understand the ability mechanism, the rest is easy.

"Leave the seven-soul corpses to me, you handle the rest, okay?"

Attorney Luo gripped the sickle tightly, a slight smile playing on his lips. He unusually asked in a joking tone, "I'm fine, but are you?"

Jiang Chen grinned, "A man can't say he can't do it!!!"