"Eh? Lao He, why do you suddenly ask this? The original answer to the zombie demon was just a guess of mine. In fact, from the moment Cheng Ying explained what magic was, I changed my mind. After all, mummies and Western magic It's related, and the corpse demon is a typical oriental alien, so logically there should be no connection." Seeing He Fei coldly asked herself to explain the corpse demon, behind her, Cheng Ying was stunned, and Chen Xiaoyao, the person being asked, was even more shocked. He simply shrugged and shook his head to express misunderstanding, and clarified that he was just guessing. Chen Xiaoyao hurriedly clarified, but He Fei was not affected by the young Taoist priest's change of opinion. Instead, he persisted and continued: "It doesn't matter, I just want to understand what a corpse is." Demon, if you know, then explain to me what a corpse demon is."
"Gudu."
"Well, okay, since you want to hear it, I'll tell you, but... the zombie thing is a bit scary. When I say it, you and Cheng Ying must hold still. If you are accidentally I'm scared to death, I won't be held responsible."
Sure enough, under He Fei's repeated questioning, and under Cheng Ying's curious gaze, Chen Xiaoyao, who always talked nonsense and liked to make fun of things, miraculously did not make jokes this time, but could not help but swallow as if recalling a very terrible past event. He spat, and then gave another warning. It was only after the warning that Chen Xiaoyao said something in a serious tone, a terrifying narrative that did not scare He Fei to death but almost paralyzed him to death. An explanation about the corpse demon.
"Pindao said before that this world is extremely rich and colorful. There are all things in the world that can be seen with the naked eye, and there are also evil spirits in the dark world that cannot be seen. Evil spirits refer to all souls and creatures composed of spiritual energy, and It is worth noting that the key reason why the locust is difficult to see is that the locust itself is a void energy body composed of spirit. Spiritual energy is an invisible substance, so humans cannot see the locust. In other words, as long as it is a locust, it is convenient for them. They must have the ability to be invisible. The reason why some worms can be seen is because the worms are so powerful that they don't care whether they are invisible or not. This is just like Li worms or earthbound spirits, which can easily crush humans. With such great strength, do they still need to deliberately hide themselves and be cautious?"
Facing He Fei and Cheng Ying's curious gaze, Chen Xiaoyao first used an analogy with a conventional spirit body to set the stage. The purpose was to remind the two of them that worms are invisible, or that most worms evolved from spiritual energy are invisible. What can't be touched by sight, let's not talk about the inner meaning for the moment. After saying that, after glancing at He Fei and the two people who were silent in front of him, Chen Xiaoyao talked non-stop and took advantage of the situation to talk about the main key.
"Since most worms are transformed from spiritual energy, they have evolved an independent system in this way, which is an advanced system of worms that only spiritual system worms can participate in. By killing living people, spiritual system worms can The method of absorbing the resentment of the dead increases one's own strength, and then gradually evolves and advances. Souls, lonely souls, and Li Qi all rely on this method. Even the earth-bound spirits with great magical powers basically rely on this method to advance, but! "
Having said this, Chen Xiaoyao's expression changed. His already serious face became even more serious the moment he finished speaking. He was so serious as never before. Then he changed the subject and continued: "But most of them don't mean all of them." , although things like worms are basically transformed from spiritual energy, in fact, in such a rich and huge world, any exceptions may occur, and the one that represents the exception is the corpse demon, a kind of creature that is not transformed from pure spiritual energy. It’s a different kind of thing that evolved from souls and corpses together!”
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"Strictly speaking, the corpse demon is still a type of worm, but it does not evolve from a pure soul, but evolves from both the corpse and the soul."
"Everyone knows that the body will rot and wither after death, so from ancient times to the present, there are very few or even almost no corpses turning into worms. Especially in modern times, cremation has fundamentally eliminated the possibility of corpses turning into worms. However, it rarely means that No, Taoism says that human beings are the soul of all things. The depth of spirituality makes the soul of a person immortal after death. A few will stay in the world. The specific stay time depends on the soul itself. If the deceased died with hatred or had great obsession before death, Then after death, the soul will not enter the underworld. Instead, it will be transformed into a ghost driven by hatred or obsession. The remaining corpse will be turned into bones and ashes under the erosion of time. However, there are too many variables in the world, and some things cannot be done. According to common sense, it is the corpse raising ground that represents the variable."
"Corpse grounds refer to unique places constructed coincidentally by natural factors, mainly from the environment and Feng Shui. If a person happens to die in a place with extremely gloomy environment, then the corpse will be greatly delayed in decay or even completely eliminated. It will not rot. On the premise that the corpse does not rot, the special Feng Shui binds the soul to the corpse, and then is forced to absorb the essence of the sun and the moon. Over time, the corpse and soul will gradually mutate, and eventually mutate into something An extremely rare existence, that is, a zombie."
"On the surface, zombies look like zombies, but zombies are simply mutated corpses, which are the incorruptible evolution of the remains after the soul leaves the body. Zombies are mindless and unconscious. When encountering living people, they arise from the yang energy and murder people. They often kill innocent people and mutilate living people indiscriminately. However, the corpse demon is not a zombie, but a special existence between zombies and locusts. It can also be said to be a combination of zombies and locusts, and its gestation basis is thousands of years. , in simple terms, it can be understood that if you want to give birth to a corpse demon, the foundation is to nurture it for thousands of years. The difficulty of birth is as high as climbing to the sky. Because the birth of a corpse demon is extremely difficult, the corpse demon is more powerful than the worms and zombies, and its rarity is even higher than that of the earth-bound spirits. Above, the corpse demon has a soul and a body. It retains the soul and has consciousness at the same time. It is the master of evil spirits in the world. The corpse demon has vast supernatural powers and boundless magic power. It has the ability to slaughter cities and destroy the world. Once it is born, a red vision will appear in the sky. , there will definitely be a bloody storm in the world. Even so, for thousands of years, the corpse demon has only heard its name but not seen its body. The reason why we only heard its name but not seen its body is that the corpse demon has self-awareness and knows how to seek good luck. The principle of avoiding disasters is that Taoism was prosperous in ancient times and the Mysterious Dharma was profound. The land of China was protected by Xuanmen. If a corpse demon was born to cause harm to the world, Xuanmen would definitely eliminate it at all costs. Relying on Xuanmen to intimidate, so for thousands of years, corpses have been The demon has been hiding and hiding, but..."
"Time flies, time flies, and since the beginning of modern times, the Chinese Taoist sect has declined rapidly, which is an unprecedented major change in the Taoist sect in thousands of years. In the early years of the Republic of China, the Taoist sect was weak, and the inheritance was not inherited. Only the northern and southern sects still have inheritance. Therefore, Somewhere on the border, a corpse demon took the opportunity to cause trouble, destroying two cities and devouring thousands of people in just a few days. After learning about this, although Maoshan was the only northern sect with the foundation left, master Xuantong Zhenren still went there resolutely and led all his disciples there. In the border area, we had to deal with corpse demons, including my master, Taoist Master Ziwei. Because the corpse demon was so powerful and had the power to turn clouds and rain, all the disciples died one after another. The fashionable and young master was also seriously injured and fell into a coma. In the end, only the master was left to fight against the corpse demon. , the two sides fought for seven days without a clear winner. On the surface, it looked like this, but in fact, the master's energy was declining and he was gradually exhausted. It was absolutely unwinnable to continue fighting. In desperation, when the corpse demon was unprepared, the master used the forbidden technique to seal the seal. , the price was exhaustion of spirit and death on a crane. In this battle, the entire northern faction of Maoshan was wiped out, leaving only my master. I thought that the northern faction was destroyed and there was still a southern faction. Unexpectedly, decades later, XX was destroyed artificially. My master, the Maoshan Southern Sect, also hid in the mountains anonymously from that time on. At this point, the 3,000-year-old Chinese Taoist Sect was declared extinct. It was also from that time on that China no longer had a Taoist guardian, and it completely became a country without itself. The blank state of the Xuanmen sect caused foreign evil spirits to continue to harm the land of China in the following decades, and this is still the case today."
"Okay, the above is my explanation of the corpse demon. It's basically what I heard the master say. As for whether it's true or not, I don't know."
In the room, it took 10 minutes for Chen Xiaoyao to talk about the past in a tone full of emotion, completely explaining what a zombie is. However, precisely because the description was too transparent, Chen Xiaoyao's words trailed off. , He Fei's expression changed, and he became as pale as paper. While his face was pale, his body was shaking. In the end, he staggered and became unsteady. If he hadn't leaned against the wall to stabilize his body, the college student would most likely stumble and fall, as if he was scared. The posture, no, not only He Fei was frightened, but even Cheng Ying, who had always been extremely courageous, turned pale without even realizing it!
He never expected that after learning the explanation of what a corpse demon was, He Fei was so frightened that he and Cheng Ying were both frightened and terrified. In fact, it was not their fault for being afraid, but the corpse demon. It is so terrifying and powerful. It is a rare monster that is powerful enough to slaughter a city and destroy the world. Even Master Chen Xiaoyao's master has difficulty dealing with it! It can be imagined that as Master Chen Xiaoyao's master, Master Xuantong must have advanced cultivation, which is definitely not comparable to ordinary Taoist priests. However, even though Master Xuantong's cultivation reached the peak, unexpectedly he still could not defeat the corpse demon, and finally sacrificed his life in the same way. Seal it, my God, it turns out that the corpse demon is such a heaven-defying existence. No wonder the corpse demon has the word "demon" in its name. It turns out that this is what it is. Although the essence of the corpse demon is still a wolf, in fact it is almost half He's half-demon!
Of course, if He Fei was just listening to the corpse demon's explanation, He Fei wouldn't be so frightened. At most, he would just be amazed. In fact, the real reason that caused him to be frightened was...
"Eh? Let me tell you, Lao He, what's going on with you and Cheng Ying? Although I expected you two to be scared, weren't your reactions too exaggerated? Do you need to be so scared?" Sure enough, Seeing He Fei and Cheng Ying both changing their expressions, Chen Xiaoyao was surprised. He scratched his head and asked curiously. Obviously, since he had learned early on that the mummy was a magical product and was very different from the Eastern corpse demon, Chen Xiaoyao would not be afraid. He was mostly filled with emotion. He originally thought that after hearing the explanation, He Fei and the two of them would be most shocked, but never thought that they would be so frightened? Why? There is obviously no corpse demon here, but why does the other party react so fiercely and obviously fearful?
reason?
The reason is very simple, or in other words, He Fei has already figured out the answer since the moment he learned what a corpse demon is. It is a terrible guess but the accuracy rate is as high as 90%, that is...
"call!"
At this moment, facing Chen Xiaoyao's astonishment and suspicion, He Fei shook his already pale face, took a long breath to calm his mind, and then said something while scanning the two people, a personal judgment that made Chen Xiaoyao almost faint on the spot:
"As I expected, that mummy should be a corpse demon, a corpse demon created by man."
What! ! !
What does it mean to keep dying without saying anything surprising? This is called saying nothing but never ending. As He Fei made his judgment, except for Cheng Ying, who had been mentally prepared, Chen Xiaoyao's eyeballs popped out and his mouth was crooked. His bladder contracted sharply in an instant, and he almost peed his crotch. , but even if he didn't urinate in the end, Chen Xiaoyao was actually frightened by what He Fei said, and his body became limp and staggered. His overall reaction was almost the same as that of He Fei just now. Fortunately, he was not an ordinary person, and as soon as he regained his balance, Chen Xiaoyao came back to his senses, and immediately raised his brows and refuted seriously: "What? You said the mummy is a corpse demon? What a joke! Although I have never seen a corpse demon myself, at least my master said it. Understand, that is, corpse demons are extremely difficult to produce, and their rarity is still higher than that of earthbound spirits. Moreover, corpse demons cannot be artificially created, and can only be born naturally by chance. In addition, Cheng Ying, you have also said before that mummies The locust is related to Western magic. Since it is a product of magic, how can the mummified locust be counted as a corpse demon? This is unscientific and unreasonable? "
"Unless you can give me a convincing reason!"
In order to drive away the panic in his heart as much as possible, Chen Xiaoyao immediately denied it and shook his head wildly in an attitude of disbelief. The reason why Chen Xiaoyao did not believe it was because the corpse demon was too powerful, too heaven-defying, and even heaven-defying. Even his master couldn't eliminate it, so he had to sacrifice his life to seal it. Imagine facing an existence that even his master's master could not deal with. With his half-skilled Taoist skills, if he encounters the corpse demon, other than being killed instantly, he will not be able to deal with it. There will be other endings, and there is another point worth mentioning, that is, the corpse monster is an Eastern nymph, while the mummy monster currently killing people everywhere in the castle is a product of Western magic. No matter how you look at it, the two are very different. They were not in the same category at all. Fortunately, Chen Xiaoyao still kept his sense. Even if he didn't believe it, he got back to the topic at the end. Then he stared at He Fei to test the reason and asked He Fei to give him a convincing explanation.
As for the reason...
have! As soon as Chen Xiaoyao finished speaking, He Fei on the other side suppressed his panic and nodded and elaborated: "Yes, your refutation is indeed very reasonable, but from what you just said, I gradually discovered that there is a certain similarity between the mummy hawk and the corpse demon. , has the same entity, the same weird ability, and more importantly, the mummy worm is the same as the corpse demon, able to swallow matter, and can absorb and devour the corpses of the deceased!"
"I admit that the two are the same, but so what? Don't forget that the mummy is a product of magic after all." After hearing He Fei's explanation, Chen Xiao was startled for a moment, and then he shook his head again. In fact, he didn't say anything In addition, just from Chen Xiaoyao's brief daze just now, it can be seen that he is stubborn and trying to defend himself despite having been persuaded by He Fei. He seems to have changed his mind, and the evidence comes from watching the video preview. Yes, through the video, Chen Xiaoyao witnessed the absorption and devouring, and witnessed the mummy eating up the body of a woman who was thrown to death, so he was instinctively afraid while watching it, and later even said the word "corpse demon" in public , to put it simply, it can be understood that Chen Xiaoyao initially believed that the mummy was a corpse demon. The reason why he changed his view later came from the magic circle on the third floor. First, he saw the overly obvious magic sign, and Cheng Ying's remarks. Magic explanation, finally, Chen Xiaoyao relaxed his mind and completely overturned his earlier guess, until...
Until he followed He Fei back to the third floor, until He Fei was talking about the corpse demon!
Xu Shi was cornered by He Fei's decisive move. With fear in his heart, Chen Xiaoyao turned around and approached Cheng Ying, and whispered at the same time: "Hey, Cheng Ying, Lao He is stupid. He actually said that the mummy is a corpse demon. Why don't you say something quickly? Hurry up, tell him that thing is not a zombie, but magic!"
Because he really couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart, Chen Xiaoyao hurriedly sought medical treatment during the chaos, and hurriedly sought Cheng Ying's support. Unfortunately, he was disappointed. Under his so-called seeking, Cheng Ying, who had always remained silent in front of him, He spoke, but only the content was different. The actual content was not support, but a piece of logical evidence that made Chen Xiaoyao increasingly panicked: "My opinion is the same as He Fei's, although the mummy is most likely a hell summoned only by magic. Undead, but I can't guarantee that the mage who summoned the undead will not preserve the corpse by artificial means, and use magic to impose a time-consuming process similar to natural evolution on the corpse. If this is the case, as the undead escape from hell and return to the world, then it may It can be combined with the corpse immediately."
The above is Cheng Ying's personal guess after He Fei's conclusion. It seems obscure and difficult to understand, but in fact the logic is simple, that is...
Cheng Ying believes that the mummy is indeed not a naturally-born corpse demon, nor is it a real corpse demon, but an evil spirit creature created by magic, a special existence similar to a corpse demon. The reason why it is described as similar , the reason is that the soul of the mummy must have gone to hell after death, and the soul has been tortured in hell. The specific duration of the torture is unknown, but the soul and the corpse must be separated, and the soul and body cannot be preserved like the real corpse demon. It stands to reason that a corpse with a separated soul is just a corpse. The end result is nothing more than being buried in the ground and gradually withering away or being burned and turned into ashes. This is theoretically the case, but who can guarantee that the corpse will be damaged? What if it was deliberately retained by a mage who was proficient in dark magic? Then they apply magic to the corpse, and then artificially create some kind of environmental evolution similar to the formation of corpse monsters. Finally, the spell book to summon the undead is engraved in the oil painting. As the years go by, hundreds or nearly a thousand years later, by some kind of chance coincidence Next time, someone accidentally discovered the oil painting and recited a spell. At that time, under the influence of the spell, the undead souls who had fallen into hell would return to the world, and then merge with the corpse reserved in advance, thus becoming a kind of A special existence that is close to a corpse demon but not quite a corpse demon. It is an alternative kind of man-made salamander based on magic!
As worthy of being the only executor in the team who understands Western culture, through Chen Xiaoyao's explanation of the corpse demon and her own unique insights into magic, Cheng Ying soon came up with a logical concept and her unique approach to He Fei's just judgment. The insights analyze the causes and consequences, and tell the birth process of the mummy nymph. Although the essence is just a guess, please don't forget that the beginning of many truths often comes from the initial guess!
And what’s even more coincidental is…
Cheng Ying thought so, and He Fei thought the same thing. The reason why the two of them collectively concluded that the mummy bug is a zombie-like existence was because He Fei had already made it clear that the mummy bug existed in a special way and had weird attack methods. If If there are still doubts about the above two points, then the behavior of mummy gnats devouring corpses is exactly the same as that of corpse demons!
Yes, it is precisely because the mummy hawk is so similar to the corpse demon that He Fei immediately decided after listening to Chen Xiaoyao's explanation that the mummy hawk was a zombie demon. Even if it was not formal, it was probably close to the zombie demon. exists.
"I, I... I'm a zombie, a zombie, I didn't expect that one day I, Chen Xiaoyao, would be able to meet a zombie that is even rarer than an earthbound spirit. It's over, I'm dead. The zombie is invincible. We I can only wait to die."
As mentioned above, after listening to He Fei's explanation and Cheng Ying's logical speculation, Chen Xiaoyao was dumbfounded at this moment. He who was still in disbelief at first began to sweat uncontrollably on his forehead, and then his face became even more bitter. The bitter smile was almost the same as despair, but...
"Wait, wait!"
For some reason, with just two wry smiles, Chen Xiaoyao, whose face was full of bitterness just now, suddenly changed his expression again. He suddenly raised his head as if he suddenly thought of something, and then asked He Fei and Cheng Ying in surprise: "You two?" Are you sure the mummy is a corpse demon? But that thing doesn't seem to be as powerful as the legend says. Although it is indeed invincible in the eyes of humans, its actual strength is only at the level of a conventional earthbound spirit? What's going on? "
Not to mention, as a smart genius who is often praised by his master, Chen Xiaoyao finally reacted after a moment of despair. After recalling the various methods of the mummy, he suddenly felt strange, and the reason that led to his doubts and curiosity was precisely The strength of the mummy is weak, at least compared to the zombie demon, far from reaching the level of the real zombie demon. You must know that the real zombie demon can slaughter a city and destroy the world! But in fact? In fact, mummies are not good at it. Through early observation, he found that mummies can only reach the level of conventional earth-bound spirits at most. Of course, if they can reach the level of earth-bound spirits, they can be equal to invincibility. Unfortunately, they are still inferior to many real corpse monsters. Not even one-tenth of the corpse demon.
How is this going? Huh? Difficult, is it difficult...
Could it be that the mummy is not a corpse demon, but an imitation, a weakened version of the corpse demon that can only exert one-tenth of the strength of the real corpse demon at most! ?
