Divine War Pill Emperor

Chapter 317: Chapter 351: Corpse Heart Insect

As the white insect appeared, the bodies of dozens of Ghosts fused into one.

This also allowed Jiang Chen’s soul to begin fusing back together.

"Hm?"

Jiang Chen’s consciousness slowly stirred.

He was surprised to discover that he wasn’t dead.

But he still couldn’t wake up completely.

His consciousness was aware of everything he had experienced.

’The insect... that insect is a Corpse Heart Insect.’

’The second level of the Ghost Temple has Black Water.’

As his consciousness returned, Jiang Chen began to understand what was happening.

He knew that the second level of the Ghost Temple was called the Black Water World.

The Black Water World was a vast desert. A river of Black Water flowed through it, and this water was exceedingly strange. Furthermore, the passage to the third level was located within the Black Water itself.

It was extremely difficult for a Martial Cultivator to cross the Black Water.

In his past life, even those mighty experts with unfathomable Cultivation had drowned in the Black Water.

But he couldn’t shake the feeling that this Ghost Temple was somehow different from the one he had seen in his past life.

Its power didn’t seem to be as great.

But the scenes within were identical.

The first level was the Ghost World, the second level was the Black Water World.

And Corpse Heart Insects existed in the desert of the second level.

The Ghosts on the first level specialized in devouring souls.

Meanwhile, the Black Water on the second level could easily drown and corrode Martial Cultivators, and the Corpse Heart Insects could even devour their corpses.

They could even control the corpses.

Of course, the Corpse Heart Insect had another special trait: an extraordinarily powerful ability to fuse things together.

A corpse controlled by a Corpse Heart Insect could quickly regenerate, even if it were torn into dozens of pieces.

It was precisely this fusion ability that could save Jiang Chen.

It could help him fuse his soul.

’One Corpse Heart Insect isn’t enough.’

Jiang Chen realized that a single Corpse Heart Insect was nowhere near enough for his soul to recover completely.

He would need at least ten or so Corpse Heart Insects for his soul to recover.

With his soul still not fully restored, Jiang Chen was unable to control his own body.

He opened his mouth and spoke with some difficulty.

"In... sect..."

"Find... in... sect..."

JinLing and the others, who had been watching Jiang Chen closely, were immediately overjoyed.

Hearing Jiang Chen speak, JinLing jumped for joy.

"Jiang Chen is alive, he’s really alive."

"Wait, he’s talking."

JinLing and the others realized Jiang Chen was speaking.

They hurried closer and asked, "Jiang Chen, what are you saying?"

"Can you speak a little louder?"

At that moment, Jiang Chen’s words were just a faint drone.

JinLing even leaned close to Jiang Chen’s mouth, listening intently.

"Find... in... sect..."

Jiang Chen repeated it over and over, but with his soul incomplete, he couldn’t produce a clear sound.

After listening for some time, JinLing suddenly seemed to realize something.

She said to the others, "I think... I think Jiang Chen is trying to say ’insect’."

"Could it be that kind of insect from before?"

They had no idea how Jiang Chen could wake up.

Right now, being able to help Jiang Chen was the most important thing.

"Yes, it must be the insect! Didn’t he grab that insect and eat it just before?"

Zhan Yang’s face lit up as well. As long as there was hope, they would do everything in their power to help Jiang Chen.

The four of them were instantly filled with excitement.

Their chance of leaving this place depended on Jiang Chen staying alive.

They immediately hoisted Jiang Chen onto their backs.

Lu Beifeng said, "Let’s find more insects. If we can find one of those strange corpses, we’re sure to find one."

Right away, they began to search for insects in the desert.

But they had underestimated the vastness of the place; it was like a boundless world.

It felt nothing like being inside the belly of a mountain.

After walking for an entire day, they had encountered nothing of interest, only a few tornadoes and blinding sandstorms.

The most terrifying of the tornadoes could tear an ordinary Martial Cultivator to shreds.

Advancing cautiously, they didn’t encounter a single insect.

Jiang Chen remained in a semi-comatose state,

only occasionally muttering about "insects."

"Damn it, we’ve searched for a day and haven’t encountered a single insect."

"We can’t keep going on like this."

Zhan Yang was frustrated. Before, he’d been afraid of encountering the strange figures, but now that he actually wanted to find one, there were none to be found.

After all, the place was simply too vast.

"Ask Jiang Chen, see if he knows where to find that kind of insect,"

Lu Beifeng suggested.

After all, Jiang Chen seemed to know this place well, so he must know where the insects came from.

JinLing agreed. Niu Tuo, who seemed destined for manual labor, was carrying Jiang Chen on his back.

"Jiang Chen, where are those insects? Quick, tell us!"

With hope for Jiang Chen’s recovery, they were all filled with renewed vigor.

After asking, they waited for a while.

Jiang Chen finally began to speak, his words halting.

"Black... Water..."

"What?"

"What did you say?"

"Black Water..."

Jiang Chen kept repeating the two words, "Black Water."

It took a long while for JinLing to understand.

"He said Black Water. We need to find the Black Water he’s talking about."

"But what is this Black Water he’s talking about?"

Once again, the four of them were filled with questions.

Since they knew nothing about this place, they naturally didn’t know what "Black Water" Jiang Chen was referring to.

Zhan Yang thought for a moment, then said, "Could it be that there’s a type of water here called Black Water?"

That was the only thing they could surmise.

In the end, they had no other choice but to search for this "Black Water."

It’s just that they still didn’t know what the so-called Black Water was, so they could only search aimlessly.

Fortunately, aside from the sandstorms, it wasn’t particularly dangerous.

"Look, someone’s there."

JinLing suddenly saw a figure appear ahead.

Though it staggered about with an unsightly gait, JinLing’s eyes lit up at the sight of it.

Because seeing one of these strange figures meant there was an insect.

"Let’s go capture it."

Zhan Yang and Lu Beifeng didn’t say another word and immediately rushed over.

They now understood the true nature of the strange figures and the insects.

After all, the strange figure was just the corpse left behind by a dead Martial Cultivator and had already lost its Combat Power. The insect merely liked to control the corpse, but it was completely unable to unleash the body’s Combat Power from when it was alive.

SWISH!

Lu Beifeng pushed his sword speed to its absolute limit, landing countless strikes on the strange figure.

Finally, he shredded the strange figure to pieces.

A white insect appeared, about to fall to the ground and escape into the sand.

Zhan Yang, quick-eyed and nimble-handed, was already prepared.

He snatched the white insect.

"Haha, caught one."

Zhan Yang was ecstatic. He held the insect tightly, letting it wriggle in his hand but not allowing it to escape.

He came to Jiang Chen’s side.

"Jiang Chen, quick, eat it."

Without a second thought, he stuffed it right into Jiang Chen’s mouth.

Jiang Chen swallowed the Corpse Heart Insect in one gulp.

This was the second Corpse Heart Insect that Jiang Chen had eaten.

After he swallowed it, the body of the Corpse Heart Insect appeared within his sea of consciousness.

Jiang Chen’s consciousness sensed the Corpse Heart Insect and guided it toward his shattered soul.

His soul immediately began to fuse with the Corpse Heart Insect.

Driven by the Corpse Heart Insect’s terrifying fusing power, his soul began to merge once more.

Jiang Chen’s soul recovered a little more.

His consciousness grew stronger, and his speech began to grow clearer.

"Black Water... to the west... head west..."

Jiang Chen spoke again.

At the same time, his fingers began to show faint signs of movement.

"Ah, Jiang Chen moved, his hand moved!"

"It looks like it’s working! We have to hurry and catch more insects."

And so the group once again began their quest in the desolate desert: to catch insects for Jiang Chen to eat.