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    Ding Longyun said, “Su Li, I think you’ve misunderstood. That Miss Zhang Ying looks like an honest girl; she couldn’t have known Tao Bingjun had this ability.”

    Xu Haishui, completely lost and hearing Tao Bingjun’s voice again, quickly looked toward the sound. He saw a Corpse Beast’s body several meters away moving. Two scaled demon claws instantly grew out of its back, supporting it on the ground. The Corpse Beast’s body slowly stood up, continuously emitting Tao Bingjun’s signature laugh.

    The Corpse Beast became Tao Bingjun?

    “What’s going on?” Xu Haishui was stunned and horrified. He instinctively retreated a step, completely bewildered by the unfolding events.

    Ding Longyun gave a wry smile. “That guy has the ability to resurrect by possessing a corpse. That’s why we only chopped off his limbs just now—we didn’t kill him. Otherwise, he’d just revive again. Zhang Ying killing him just now actually did him a huge favor.”

    With this explanation, Xu Haishui finally understood why Su Li had misunderstood Zhang Ying.

    “Brother Su, Zhang Ying didn’t know that would happen, I’m sorry…”

    Before he could finish, Su Li’s face darkened, and he roared, “She’s a Level 5 Spiritual Source Wielder! How do you explain that?” He sharply brandished the Dragon Rhino Sword and activated “Spider Walk,” preparing to strike Zhang Ying first.

    Su Li’s words instantly stunned everyone. Zhang Ying was a Level 5 Spiritual Source Wielder?

    Zhang Ying, who had been hiding behind Xu Haishui, looking fearful and timid, instantly changed her expression. She quickly stretched out her right hand, and a sharp blade slid from her sleeve, plunging into Xu Haishui’s back. Her left hand pushed out with surprisingly immense force.

    The attack was sudden. Xu Haishui had no time to guard against it. He shrieked as Zhang Ying’s push sent him tumbling toward Su Li.

    Su Li, already in “Spider Walk,” moved with astonishing speed, darting past the charging Xu Haishui. His body shot forward like an arrow, and the Dragon Rhino Sword cleaved out.

    Zhang Ying roared defiantly. She raised both hands, and a flurry of blades, each a foot long, shot from her sleeves. The dense blades rotated and combined, forming one circular blade shield after another, appearing before her.

    A continuous “clang-clang-clang” rang out. The Dragon Rhino Sword was unstoppable. One circular blade shield after another was severed and shattered by Su Li, but the shields bought Zhang Ying time. She retreated five meters away, repositioning herself next to the resurrected Tao Bingjun.

    This rapid chain of events was astonishing. Ding Longyun and Gong Xiao were dumbstruck. It wasn’t until Zhang Ying retreated to Tao Bingjun’s side that Ding Longyun came to his senses, rushing to Xu Haishui’s side.

    Xu Haishui had a clear, bloody hole through his back and chest. Fortunately, it had missed his heart, so it wasn’t immediately fatal. He lay on the ground, unable to move.

    He looked utterly lost, staring blankly at Zhang Ying.

    The physical pain was nothing compared to the agony in his heart. He couldn’t accept the sudden betrayal before his eyes.

    Gong Xiao took a long, deep breath. She was starting to understand, looking at Zhang Ying standing with Tao Bingjun. She whispered, “Once a woman’s heart turns, ten oxen couldn’t pull her back. It’s a shame about Xu Haishui’s devotion to you.”

    Zhang Ying’s face hardened. She glanced at the fallen Xu Haishui and said coolly, “One cannot change what one has never felt.”

    Clearly, she had never loved Xu Haishui, so there was no heart to turn.

    Xu Haishui’s face completely drained of color. His face flushed with rage and grief. He weakly opened his mouth, feeling a lump of breath stuck in his chest. He couldn’t utter another word.

    Zhang Ying sneered. “When I was captured, where were you? You hid in a corner behind the crowd. Did you really think I didn’t see you?”

    Zhang Ying’s face was full of contempt. Xu Haishui’s face instantly flushed crimson. He opened his mouth, but a surge of anger and grief choked him. He couldn’t speak.

    Zhang Ying suddenly tilted her head, looking at Tao Bingjun beside her. Her eyes filled with affection. “Bingjun saved me. He rescued me from those beasts. He is the true hero.”

    Ding Longyun roared, “He just wanted your body! He wanted to keep you all to himself! Do you truly believe he’s kind-hearted? He was one of their group all along!”

    Zhang Ying shook her head. “You don’t understand him. While he was their companion, he was completely different from them. I offered myself to him willingly. I am his only woman. He is completely different from those animals who treated women as objects for their lust. How could you people ever understand such devotion?”

    As she spoke, she reached out and gripped Tao Bingjun’s hand. Their hands were tightly clasped.

    Tao Bingjun no longer paid any attention to the people standing before them. His eyes were only for Zhang Ying, and his usually malevolent and vicious gaze was filled with pure adoration.

    “I’m sorry I dragged you into this. I thought I could easily handle them alone,” Tao Bingjun said, sounding like a small boy who had made a mistake and was confessing to a parent.

    “Silly. We are one and the same. There’s no need to distinguish between us,” Zhang Ying said, looking at Tao Bingjun with infinite tenderness.

    Watching their display, Su Li, Gong Xiao, and the others fell silent, completely speechless. Xu Haishui, on the ground, stared wide-eyed, his mind blank. He could not accept the reality of the situation.

    Ding Longyun muttered, “Damn it, this is crazy. A cheesy soap opera plot like this! What the hell is going on? We came here to save Zhang Ying from torment, and it turns out she’s happily involved with the guy. What does that make us? Intruders? Meddlers?”

    “Hey, Su Li, are we still fighting?” Ding Longyun watched Tao Bingjun and Zhang Ying nestled together. They looked unlikely to attack, and he was hesitant to strike them.

    Su Li’s expression had returned to calm. He said faintly, “Even if we don’t attack, do you think they’ll let us go?”

    Ding Longyun froze. Tao Bingjun, still entwined with Zhang Ying, suddenly laughed heartily. “He’s right. You killed so many of my companions. Only one side will leave here alive today.”

    Just then, Su Li noticed that the hands of Tao Bingjun and Zhang Ying were merging. The two, tightly embraced, were not just showing affection; their bodies were fusing.

    “What the hell is that now?” Ding Longyun yelled.

    Gong Xiao pulled Xu Xuehui and retreated rapidly to the rear, ensuring Xu Xuehui’s safety. The fusion displayed by Tao Bingjun and Zhang Ying was clearly a new ability.

    “My ability is Living Fusion. Combined with his resurrection ability, it creates the perfect technique,” Zhang Ying announced. In a short time, half of their bodies had fused together, creating a bizarre and grotesque sight.

    “Su Li, do you know the real reason I wanted to kill you? It’s not entirely to avenge my companions. The most important thing is that I want your body. Once I kill you, I will occupy your body and be reborn in it.”

    “Zhang Ying, don’t damage his body too badly later. I’ll be using that body,” Tao Bingjun said, scanning Su Li’s body with an admiring gaze. He liked what he saw and seemed eager to possess it.

    The two’s bodies finished fusing, creating a single, grotesque, deformed monster with four legs, four arms, and two heads.

    Suddenly, a Corpse Beast behind them moved. A new pair of demon claws sprouted from its back. Tao Bingjun’s Corpse Resurrection had just been activated. He controlled this new body to lunge upward and fuse with Zhang Ying, who had already transformed into the four-armed, four-legged creature.

    Su Li now understood. Zhang Ying’s Spiritual Source Technique was “Living Fusion.” She could fuse with other living bodies. When she fused with Tao Bingjun, she temporarily usurped his life, which triggered Tao Bingjun’s “Corpse Resurrection” ability. Tao Bingjun would then immediately possess a new corpse and revive, then fuse with Zhang Ying again.

    Theoretically, as long as they had enough corpses, the combination of their abilities allowed them to fuse indefinitely.

    In just a short time, three bodies had fused completely. Tao Bingjun was now controlling a fourth body and beginning the fusion process. The four bodies, fused together, formed a multi-limbed, multi-legged monster, almost indistinguishable from front to back, like a colossal ball of flesh.

    “Damn it! What monster is that? Get away from it!” Ding Longyun roared, urging Su Li and Gong Xiao to flee. He opened his mouth and spat out an “Air Missile.”

    The Air Missile shot out, about to strike the colossal ball of flesh, but the sphere instantly rolled, narrowly dodging the attack.

    The Air Missile struck the concrete roof, exploding and blasting another hole in the concrete.

    The gigantic ball of flesh continued to roll, crushing a nearby Corpse Beast’s body and integrating it into its mass.

    Clearly, in that instant, Tao Bingjun had again possessed the Corpse Beast’s body and fused with Zhang Ying. The fleshy sphere grew even larger.

    “Attack! Stop them!” Gong Xiao yelled. She realized the danger. If they were allowed to continue fusing, no one knew what kind of monster they would become. She had seen the sphere’s rapid movement and knew they were in trouble.

    Su Li remained silent. He raised the Dragon Rhino Sword and charged forward.

    The ball of flesh rolled and rushed toward them. It suddenly rolled over another Corpse Beast, fusing it into its mass. The fusion now involved six bodies, and the volume of the sphere was becoming enormous.

    (End of Chapter)

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