Chapter 281: Chapter 282: Spirit Pill! Frightening Advancement

A terrifying aura surged within the confined space of the study.

Lying on the ground, Lu Chuan suddenly opened his eyes and sat up.

At this moment, Lu Chuan had successfully ascended to the fifth tier, reaching a level of power that few in this world could attain.

"Whew!"

Exhaling deeply, Lu Chuan felt much more comfortable.

It was finally over. Although ascending to the fifth tier was something to be celebrated,

the process of this ascension was truly unbearably painful.

The energy from the fourth-tier Crystal Core surged into his body, causing not only a splitting headache but also making his limbs feel like they were being ground in a meat grinder, almost knocking him unconscious with pain.

However, thinking of the benefits he gained after the ascension, a joyful expression appeared on Lu Chuan’s face.

Spiritual Power, essential for Lu Chuan’s control over the Corpse Puppets, had greatly enhanced. The sense of stagnation in his mind, which had reached its limit controlling fourth-tier Corpse Puppets, was completely gone. His mind felt refreshingly clear.

Lu Chuan closed his eyes, and his Spiritual Power, like waves on the sea, surged outward from him in all directions.

The position of each Corpse Puppet appeared in Lu Chuan’s mind.

The study remained absolutely quiet as Lu Chuan sat there with his eyes closed until ten minutes later when he slowly opened them, showing a gleam of excitement.

After advancing to the fifth tier, with his Spiritual Power, he could now control a large number of fourth-tier Corpse Puppets and a small number of fifth-tier ones.

Beneath the fourth tier, he could freely manipulate Evolved Zombies, turning them into Corpse Puppets. The range of control, which Lu Chuan just tested, was at least within a hundred-mile radius.

This vast range was enough to cover the entire urban area of many cities.

As long as there were Corpse Puppets within this range, any anomaly would not escape Lu Chuan’s gaze.

If humans dared to send Evolvers to seek revenge, the moment they arrived at Beicheng’s district before taking action, everything would already be within Lu Chuan’s sight.

If Lu Chuan stayed in Beicheng, the entire city area would be filled with his informants.

"With such a growth in Spiritual Power, I no longer have to worry about how to increase the number of fourth-tier Corpse Puppets under my command."

Thinking of this, Lu Chuan’s lips slightly curled up, feeling pleased.

The number of fourth-tier Corpse Puppets under his command was bound to see a significant increase.

Besides Spiritual Power, Lu Chuan’s physique also experienced substantial enhancement during this ascension.

His physical bones, under the tempering energy of the fourth-tier Crystal Core, tore and reformed, undergoing a transformation.

Feeling the endless strength within, Lu Chuan stood up from the floor where he was an idiot, exuding a fierce aura.

At this moment, Lu Chuan’s muscles were knotted, with distinct lines defining him, making him look like a jade sculpture, his skin white as jade, resilient and glossy, eyes devoid of any redness, clear and distinct.

He increasingly resembled a robust human; if he walked outside and didn’t speak, people could hardly tell he was a zombie.

Lu Chuan’s expression turned solemn, his aura bursting out from all around him, clenching his right fist with power, emitting a series of joint cracking sounds.

The next moment, Lu Chuan mobilized all his muscles, concentrating power on a point.

Bang!

Instantly, that jade-like fist shot forward like a heavy cavalry spear, the terrifying sound of the air bursting like thunder resonating throughout the room, deafening.

Simultaneously, the strong force carried by his fist wind stirred up a great wave, causing the books and papers in the room to fly up and down, scattering everywhere.

Using excessive force, the power far exceeded his body’s endurance, and after one strike, Lu Chuan struggled to retrieve his right hand, feeling the vibration on his body with a wry smile.

After all, he was still a flesh and blood mortal. Despite ascending to the fifth tier, his body wasn’t Vajra Indestructible, and excessive force would immediately cause physical backlash.

"To wantonly spend the body’s strength, I still have to wait until my physique truly transcends the mortal state. Ultimately, it’s because I’m not a zombie focused on physical evolution; if I had the physique of Da Pang and Tyrant No. 1, wouldn’t I wield my strength freely?"

Understanding his situation, Lu Chuan shook his head.

"However, the transformation of my body notwithstanding, it’s still not as significant as the changes inside!"

Lu Chuan stretched out his right hand, and threads of blood-colored energy gushed forth.

Subsequently, this blood-colored energy continuously circulated on the surface, wrapping around the whole palm, with a distinctly dangerous aura emanating from the blood-colored glow.

Spiritual Essence!

From the Blood Evil Blade Technique manual, Lu Chuan had read about such information.

After ascending to the fifth tier, whether zombie or human, a Spirit Pill would condense within, able to generate Spiritual Essence. This blood-colored energy was the Spiritual Essence bred from the Spirit Pill within Lu Chuan.

Compared to the previously loose energy inside his body, the quality of this Spiritual Essence was multiple times higher, bringing a significant boost in power to Evolved Zombies possessing it.

For instance, Lu Chuan could now wield his Spiritual Essence to unleash the Blood Evil Blade Technique, emitting terrifying blade qi.

Lu Chuan’s eyes sharpened, and the Spiritual Essence inside quickly circulated along the path of the Blood Evil Blade Technique.

Instantly, the blood-colored spiritual light on his right hand rapidly condensed, gathering fiercely into a sharp Blood Evil Blade Qi, emitting chilling howls as it cascaded over Lu Chuan’s fingers, poised to strike, exuding a lethal aura.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, the blood light on Lu Chuan’s right hand intensely burst out, piercing and dazzling, with Blood Evil Blade Qi converging into a terrifying one-meter-long slash that shot out instantaneously.

The blade qi transformed into a streak of blood light, like lightning cutting across the sky, cleaving fiercely on the snow-white wall in front in the blink of an eye.

Boom!

A deafening crash resounded as the perfect white wall exploded under the Blood Evil Blade Qi’s impact, scattering plaster and cement, dust rising, shaking the whole room.

The cement fragments that were shot forth collided with Lu Chuan’s sturdy body, only to be rebuffed with a "puff," causing him no harm at all.

With the dust settled, a massive one-meter-long blade mark appeared on the wall the blade qi cleaved through, snapping steel bars in two.

"This blade qi..."

Looking at the wall nearly pierced through, Lu Chuan was extremely thrilled.

If this were to slash some Evolved Zombies, wouldn’t it slice them cleanly in two?

This breakthrough to the fifth tier had truly transformed his strength dramatically.