Chapter 220

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Chapter 220: Reconquering Jinzhong (Part 1)
Despite Zhang Mu’s mental pressure, the zombie flesh enveloping Sharira ultimately entered the Era Merchant Ring, perhaps because it was not fully considered a living being yet. This made Zhang Mu realize he needed to deal with Sharira as soon as possible. Fortunately, it was firmly suppressed in the Era Merchant Ring, or else he feared it might deplete the resources stored inside.
At that moment, the voice of the Obsidian Beetle sounded in Zhang Mu’s mind, “Why haven’t you left yet?”
Soon after came a rustling sound, and surprisingly, the Obsidian Beetle emerged from the other end of the bamboo forest. It was at a loss for words when it saw Zhang Mu unharmed and the zombie monk scattered into pieces on the ground.
This was not the scene it had imagined, and it had rushed back because it was worried Zhang Mu couldn’t handle it alone. So it had placed Long Er and Long Qi in a safe location and ran back to see if it could take Zhang Mu away directly.
The huge mutated zombie from before now looked emaciated and pitiful, like it had been hollowed out.
Not far away, Zhang Mu, with blood stains on his hands, stared in astonishment in that direction.
After a while, Obsidian Beetle finally spoke up and said, “Don’t tell me this mess is your masterpiece. How did it end up like this? And where is that big guy? Even in this state, you can’t handle it, right? What other tricks do you have up your sleeve that I don’t know about?”
Zhang Mu replied slowly, “You know all my tricks inside out, right? This time, it really wasn’t my doing. I can only say I got lucky, and it seems like fate was on my side.”
Later, Zhang Mu explained everything to Obsidian Beetle in detail, his expression full of surprise. The zombie monk ended up in this state because it became a host to the spirit created within Zhang Mu’s body when it lacked energy. They were worried about escaping earlier, but now the situation had turned in Zhang Mu’s favor, making him the biggest winner in Jin Zhong City.
After waiting for so long, Bottle Gourd was merged into Zhang Mu’s body by the Blood Lotus. Even Bottle Gourd had one of its legs swallowed by its partner and the rest became nourishment for Zhang Mu’s Blood Lotus, slowly being absorbed.
His biggest gain from this trip was the Sharira he had just obtained. Although he didn’t know how to convert the Sharira into his own power yet, he believed that for a certain price, the Era Merchant could help him with it. It was still in the second-rank category, even if it was Sharira.
However, Zhang Mu felt that if he needed No. 37’s help, the price he would have to pay would definitely be substantial. As for other Era Merchants, Zhang Mu decided not to think about them. He was the top Era Sub-merchant in Luo Yang City and preferred sticking with his boss.
Whether No. 37’s offer was good or bad in terms of cost, helping him out with other Era Merchants was a different story. He knew they would probably exploit him once again in exchange for their assistance.
Zhang Mu activated his mental shield, shook off the blood stains on his body, cleaned himself up, and said to Obsidian Beetle, “Let’s retreat. It’s time to go. There’s nothing of value here anymore.”
The Obsidian Beetle nodded gently and led the way in front, walking straight towards Long Er.
Zhang Mu looked at the body of the zombie monk lying on the ground with mixed feelings. A future zombie king ended up dying in such a pitiful manner in this place. Zhang Mu was reluctant to use it as fertilizer for the Blood Lotus.
Because the zombie monk’s body had already been drained of too much energy, there was simply no more benefit to be gained. The Blood Lotus was digesting the essence of the white fox’s flesh and blood. Even if Zhang Mu were to release it, the Blood Lotus would not deign to consume it.
The illusion array stopped operating, and Zhang Mu walked out of the Zhenguo Temple with the Obsidian Beetle. He looked back at the quiet temple, as if nothing had happened.
However, at that moment, Zhang Mu knew that Jin Zhong City had been reclaimed.