Chapter 201: Chapter 179: Humanoid Weapon II

Since the human body is difficult to directly endure that madness and malevolence, what about the body of a monster?

Guided by this thought, the frenzied Chu people stitched together the children in the cages.

Yes, stitched. These children, who appear human, have parts of monster blood and flesh sewn into their bodies, and once the stitching is complete, the Chu people attempt to animate them using a Secret Technique, allowing these stitched children to truly utilize that mad blood and flesh.

"A strong will can change everything."

These remnants of the Chu people firmly believe in this, as it is their last hope.

But a strong will cannot entirely change everything, especially in such a rebellious attempt. The children in the cages, sewn with monster blood and flesh, either lie dead like corpses or transform into twisted and mad monsters—however, the emergence of these monsters only fills the Chu people with more confidence.

"At least a few can survive."

After killing the twisted monsters the children have become, the Chu remnants continue to sew the monster blood and flesh onto new children.

Given the harsh environment, these Chu remnants hidden in the shadows have less and less material available, so they make use of waste wherever possible; nothing can be wasted.

Even as an observer, Du Chengfeng finds it unbearable; the actions of these Chu remnants have become so deranged that it exceeds the bounds of human comprehension.

No wonder the scholars of the Yu Dynasty have sought to eradicate these remnants of Chu; their behavior is insanely grotesque, and even from an observer’s perspective, Du Chengfeng cannot help but want to kill.

So his hand moved.

Extreme madness brings knowledge inaccessible to ordinary people; these remnants of Chu have actually created animate bodies capable of normal movement—and the only child who retained human form after the transplantation of monster blood and flesh is the very person of Taizu of Southern Chen.

This is the first success for the Chu people.

Of course, being a singular case does not confirm this for the remnants of Chu, so they use the same technique to transplant monster blood and flesh to more individuals—but the adult Warriors, far stronger than the children, all fail the surgery without exception, either turning into mindless madmen or becoming those non-human monsters on the spot.

Handling these monsters costs the Chu remnants quite a bit, further weakening their already struggling state.

And the monster blood and flesh are also transplanted onto this sole animate body.

To the Chu people’s surprise, this sole animate body displays high adaptability when facing monster blood and flesh. Regardless of the amount transplanted, this animate body can easily absorb and integrate it, then transform it into part of the body.

"Could it be that we got it wrong?"

The deviation in experimental results once confused the Chu people, unsure of which variables caused this situation.

Facing this question, the Chu remnants chose to review the notes left by predecessors.

These are records only the old Chu royal family had the right to keep, simply because what they contained was far too mad—records of all the experiments conducted by the past Chu empire to study Evil Qi; it’s the blood-stained wisdom crystal left by the ancient Chu empire.

After reviewing the notes left by predecessors, the old Chu remnants felt they found the key.

"Consciousness! Consciousness is the key to everything!"

That day, Du Chengfeng saw the mad gleam in the eyes of the man with a sullen face.

In the Chu people’s original plan, using children as hosts for monster blood and flesh was only because even if they turned into monsters, their destructive power was within controllable limits, yet through an unexpected twist, they stumbled upon a certain key—compared to the complex thoughts of adults, children’s minds are simple and direct, and the younger the child, the more their mind is like a blank slate.

Yet it is this blank slate that unified those knife-edge Evil Qis together.

This is something adults cannot achieve; they have various desires, thoughts, and wishes, and precisely because these thoughts exist, they are more easily lost in Evil Qi, or in other words, in the face of power.

But children do not.

Children do not know how to use Evil Qi, nor do they know what Evil Qi is.

This makes it so that Evil Qi cannot corrupt them.

"Ah, this..."

After reaching this conclusion, the Chu remnants fell into confusion.

In theory, they succeeded, but in reality, this success is meaningless—indeed, through this mad research, they have achieved the impossible, creating bodies that can perfectly carry Evil Qi, but the problem is, how do they use this result to fight the flourishing Yu Dynasty?

It seems impossible; they’ve just crafted a piece of fine steel, but could they throw this piece of steel to directly kill the enemy?

Clearly, they cannot.

The animate body did succeed, but this child cannot be taken to fight against Yu directly, a disappointment for the Chu remnants—yet discarding such a costly experimental result in the dungeon would be a massive loss for the Chu remnants already struggling to make ends meet.

"So perhaps we should cultivate him as a weapon instead."

After much pondering, the man with the sullen face finally decided.

This was naturally met with opposition from the Chu remnants; after all, such a thing is not only rebellious but a betrayal of Chu culture—know that the Chu people have always picked up weapons to fight the enemy, gaining growth through enduring blood, wounds, and even the enemy’s life, whereas such use of humans as weapons...how is it any different from those manipulating minds, Yu’s scholars?

"Otherwise? Should we let our efforts be in vain?"

Facing the crowd’s accusations, the man with the sullen face roared loudly.

"How much effort did we spend to cultivate a true Immortal body? Should our efforts be in vain? Do you know how many died and how much blood was shed in this process? Should their blood be shed in vain?"

Of course, the man with the sullen face didn’t just roar; he also proposed a corresponding solution.

"A strong will can change everything."

The man with the sullen face reiterated that maxim.

It is the core research finding of the old Chu empire, the most valuable experience left by them—then if a strong will can change everything, doesn’t it imply that the shell itself may not be so important?

"First, let’s cultivate this Immortal body a bit, confirm its stability, and when it’s truly confirmed to be okay, we can transplant the consciousness into it."

That was the solution provided by the man with the sullen face.

Use consciousness to drive, like wielding a weapon, wield this rare Immortal body; in this way, it neither violates Chu customs and also utilizes this Immortal body.

But here’s the problem.

Who to perform the consciousness extraction?

Logically speaking, those qualified to use the Immortal body are certainly the Chu royal family, but considering danger, it’s clearly not feasible—while the man with the sullen face thought of doing it himself, as he needs to host the entire experiment, he naturally cannot; as for others...this involves using an Immortal body, who is qualified?

However, amidst this difficult selection phase, an unexpected development occurred.

This sewn-together Immortal body actually possessed its own consciousness.