Chapter 430

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Chapter 430: What’s the Difference
At some point, behind Su Rui, Yuan Rui had already stood firm.
A huge soul flame, condensed with all the mental power of her and Zhang Mu’s union, wrapped Su Rui entirely with raging fury.
Just now, Zhang Mu had Blood Lotus slowly move to where Yuan Rui was, quietly clearing out the toxins in her body, and through the Blood Lotus connected to Zhang Mu’s bloodline as a medium, he transferred all of his massive mental power over.
Witnessing Zhang Mu being killed by a broken heart and fainting, Yuan Rui, not even knowing what had happened, suddenly regained consciousness, vast unfamiliar yet familiar mental power merging within her.
Seeing Su Rui, the mastermind behind Zhang Mu’s murder, Yuan Rui’s flames of anger soared when she regained consciousness, directing all her rage onto the enlarged soul flame released.
A clear, crisp phoenix cry rang out!
This time, it was not a fake projection of spiritual power. With Zhang Mu’s support, the soul flame actually transformed into a real phoenix.
A phoenix that had just risen from the sea of flames!
Burning with flames all over its body, without giving Su Rui time to react, it engulfed and burned him.
Su Rui no longer had his previous carefree attitude. The damage from the soul flame was lethal to him.
“Why do you look like you’re in so much pain?”
Zhang Mu, who was also weakened due to using a lot of spiritual power, mocked him.
Su Rui had no time or ability to reply.
The clan of corpse puppets, although they have eternal life, are not immortal. There are many ways to kill them, one being powerful spiritual attacks and the other being to melt, crush, and annihilate them with extremely strong energy attacks.
Physical attacks have less effect on them and are more of their means of fighting.
Because there was no way to attack them, just like how the vines before the Blood Lotus and the Obsidian dagger that Zhang Mu stabbed into Su Rui’s forehead were instantly corroded by its powerful rotting flesh upon contact.
Seeing the blade of the Obsidian dagger covered in rust before being completely corroded, with only the handle falling to the ground, Zhang Mu felt devastated. The Obsidian dagger had been with him for so long, being a part of the Obsidian Beetle, and he had even spent a lot of money to have it recast in the Era Store, only for it to end up scrapped here.
This is why Zhang Mu is now gritting his teeth.
If even a weapon could end up like this, the outcome is clear if the rotting blood of the corpse puppet were to contaminate a person.
Watching Su Rui struggling and howling inhumanly in the flames, everyone present felt a shiver down their spines.
Originally, Yuan Rui’s soul flame could only burn the essence of a soul. But for unknown reasons, whether due to an excess of mental power or the special mental power provided by Zhang Mu, this soul flame actually spread from the essence of Su Rui’s soul to his physical body.
The sacred flame of the Phoenix, on Su Rui’s decaying flesh, was burning and emitting wisps of black smoke.
Zhang Mu saw these wisps of black smoke dissipate in an instant and slowly furrowed his brow.
Could Yuan Rui’s soul flame now have the power to purify souls?
It’s so scary, what kind of power is hiding inside this little girl’s body?
Zhang Mu had no idea that he had a part in the strange change of Yuan Rui’s soul flame, thinking it was all Yuan Rui’s doing.
However, unfortunately, no matter how strong the soul flame is, it can only cleanse his soul. Su Rui’s body has already decayed.
Unable to save him.
Under the cleansing of the flame, Su Rui gradually calmed down and surprisingly smiled at Zhang Mu, who looked regretful.
But this smile, for the first time, made Zhang Mu feel less repelled.
“It seems like your human personality has returned.”
Su Rui shook his head and slowly said, “I don’t have two personalities, from beginning to end, I am only Su Rui. Even if I could choose again, I would still choose to make that deal with the person.”
When it came to the word “deal,” a hint of pain and guilt rare in Su Rui’s eyes appeared.
“You’re not being honest.”
Zhang Mu really understood Su Rui’s actions. He just wanted to survive as he had a congenital heart disease that was hard to cure even before the apocalypse, and now, there were no doctors to help him after the world ended.
Su Rui was like the legendary general who spoke those words, proud and reckless.
I would rather be at odds with the whole world than let the whole world be against me!
“I don’t have such a great compassion. For over twenty years, I have been living in a nightmare where I don’t know when death might suddenly come.”
Despite his polished appearance, Su Rui had a weak heart, one that was becoming less willing to beat.
Ironically, the only heart he could find was that of his younger brother, Su Liang.
Su Rui knew he was dying. He felt Zhang Mu was similar to him and involuntarily revealed his biggest secret.
“Su Liang? That arrogant young man. No wonder you protect him so much. So, you’ve been thinking of your biological brother’s heart.”
Su Rui, even though I cannot blame you for wanting to survive, keeping your own brother as an organ cultivation vessel, your heart, does not seem human anymore.”
What surprised Zhang Mu was, Su Rui slowly shook his head.
“You are wrong. On the contrary, he is my brother, he has a healthy heart. I want him to live well, that’s why I was attracted to the conditions offered by that person.
If I had this idea, I should seek out the most skilled doctors for a heart transplant surgery.
I won’t lay a hand on my family, but I won’t care as much about others.”
After speaking, Su Rui let out a bitter laugh.
“Zhang Mu, you are mysterious and powerful, but can you be as mysterious and powerful as those who have turned this world into this state?
You can’t. Everything you have now is given by those people.”
A sense of indescribable sadness appeared in Su Rui’s eyes. He had long seen through this world.
“We are just toys in someone else’s hands. Everything we have is given by others, and we don’t even know who they are, or what kind of beings they are.”
Even if we evolve in the end, so what? Do you really want to challenge the power behind this by using things given to you by others?
So do you understand what I mean? We cannot win, whether it’s humans, mutant beasts, mutant plants, or zombies. In the end, we will all lose.
“Why not become an eternal life and watch this world come to its end.”
Zhang Mu didn’t expect Su Rui to have thought through so much. His enlightenment came years later than many others in the later generations.
Su Rui is a complete pessimistic destined loser.
He doesn’t believe humans will win, so he chose to give up completely.
Seeing Zhang Mu’s serious expression, Su Rui suddenly smiled.
“I knew you would understand. In that case, what difference does it make to be a human or a corpse puppet?”