Lord of the Myriad Worlds

Chapter 622: The Once Again Mutated Blood Plague Overlord

The 24 seconds quickly came to an end, yet Li Wei didn't feel the slightest bit of fatigue. Even though he had consumed 50 points of Spiritual Power, this state felt very good. Obviously, the numerical value hadn't changed, but it felt like changing from ordinary fuel to much more stable aviation fuel. He estimated that he could release it two more times before he would start to feel tired.

But it was best not to exceed four times; otherwise, the consequences caused would be even more severe than previously exhausting his Spiritual Power.

Li Wei silently reminded himself in his heart. However, 24 seconds of Magic-Piercing Perception had already allowed him to gather enough information; he had scouted half a street.

First, the Blood Plague Zombies here were densely packed. Just this half-street alone probably had over ten thousand of them. Among them, the most formidable was Li Wei's "mount" Blood Plague Zombie—well, it could be named a Blood Plague Overlord. Its strength was roughly at the Fifth-Tier Epic Peak level. But if factoring in the environment here—the Blood Plague Radiation outside easily reaching Level 7, along with even more Blood Plague Zombies in the surroundings—then the difficulty of killing it was probably similar to getting rid of a Tier-6 Immortal.

This was not something that could be confronted head-on.

Secondly, there were about ten Blood Plague Overlords on this street in total. Down from that were Blood Plague Captains, whose strength was between the initial and intermediate stages of the Fifth-Tier.

The number of this kind of Blood Plague Zombie was around two hundred.

Then there were the Blood Plague Sergeants, Blood Plague Soldiers, and Blood Plague Commoners.

These Blood Plague Zombies all seemed to have fixed areas of activity. In any case, the difficulty of wanting to build an Outpost Safehouse here was quite substantial.

Li Wei couldn't help but feel curious. Previously, that Red Dragon Grand Princess had said that a strength of Tier 4 Legend was the most suitable for sneaking around and building an Outpost Safehouse here. But with this kind of Blood Plague Zombie density, was she joking?Or did everyone have a different way of getting in?

He was directly teleported in; others probably set out from what used to be the Neutral City and sneaked their way over all the way...

Thinking this way, Li Wei turned his attention back to his current "mount." Through his perception observation just now, he had basically confirmed all of this Blood Plague Overlord's vital points. That is to say, the location, characteristics, and strengths and weaknesses of the seven Life Cores within its body.

Speaking of which, why did this so-called Life Core look so much like an Origin Profession Card?

If he was unfortunately turned into a Blood Plague Zombie in the future, would his six Profession Cards and one Combat Card also become his seven Life Cores?

Following this line of thought, it seemed everything could be explained.

These Blood Plague Zombies before him were Class Holders from the Ancient Era. They pursued Origin Resonance, but the Origin of Magic had an unexplained chaotic explosion, which consequently caused their power to become unbalanced...

Didn't this look exactly like an Immortal Cultivator suffering Cultivation Deviation!

He had digressed too far. Since this Blood Plague Overlord's internal body could still maintain a Level 6 Blood Plague concentration, it meant these seven Life Cores were still playing a very important role. Then, could he start from this point, draw some inspiration, or perform some modifications on it to lower the Blood Plague concentration in its body, thereby allowing this Blood Plague Overlord to regain a bit of consciousness?

Even if it didn't work, it would give him a better reference when building the Outpost Safehouse.

Speaking of which, the Life Core of a Blood Plague Zombie was actually a natural, logically self-consistent Magic Core. It was even more so an important material for building a Tier 1 or even a Tier-2 Mage Tower.

Thinking back, Li Wei had personally dissected one before.

He was very familiar with this thing.

"So now it can be basically concluded that this kind of Life Core is an ancient Profession Card."

Next, Li Wei was not in a hurry. He first took a nap inside the stomach of this Blood Plague Overlord to fully recover his Spiritual Power. Only then did he activate Magic-Piercing Perception again, allowing his perception to externalize like a Divine Sense.

But this time he wasn't observing the outside. Instead, he took out his Six-Star Artifact Dagger, locked onto a marginal Life Core of this Blood Plague Overlord, and rapidly sliced down. At the same time, he activated the legendary skill, Blade Of Precision.

He rarely used this combat skill provided by the Ranger Card in actual combat, but at this moment, it was truly the perfect scenario to execute it.

The Dagger slashed across. Layers of bizarrely rotted yet exceptionally tough flesh were cut open accurately, delicately, and steadily. In three seconds, he had already touched that Life Core. It was still able to move around rapidly.

But under Li Wei's current perception lock, no matter how it moved, it was futile.

Quick and decisive, this bizarre Life Core was stripped and cut out by Li Wei without a single bit of damage.

"Roar!"

This Blood Plague Overlord let out a shrill roar of fury, but it was of no avail.

What could it do?

It could do absolutely nothing.

At this moment, Li Wei was like a man possessed by gods. Wielding his Dagger and continuously using Blade Of Precision under the aid of his high perception, he successfully finished stripping and dismantling five Life Cores in a span of 24 seconds, without harming them in the slightest.

Next, he didn't hesitate to activate Magic-Piercing Perception again, stripping and extracting the remaining two Life Cores in one vigorous effort. And that Blood Plague Overlord couldn't even manage a roar this time. Its entire massive corpse suddenly annihilated like flying ash, dispersing into a black, chaotic Blood Plague toxin.

At the same time, Li Wei's figure was also revealed.

It immediately attracted the attention of the surrounding Blood Plague Zombies.

One of the Blood Plague Overlords roared and ran over like a mountain. The earth shook, but Li Wei didn't dodge at all. Instead, he charged straight towards it, diving headfirst into this Blood Plague Overlord's massive mouth and sliding down smoothly into its stomach.

In the next second, he took out one of the Life Cores he had previously stripped and dismantled and placed it inside this Blood Plague Overlord's body.

This thing was extremely bizarre; logically speaking, it was impossible to merge perfectly.

But in reality, this Blood Plague Overlord's body actually connected and merged with it at an astonishing speed, turning this Life Core into a part of its power in an extremely short period of time.

"Roar!"

Amidst the roar, one could clearly feel that this guy had advanced and upgraded.

Having one more Life Core might completely destroy its sanity and its remaining consciousness, but its body truly became stronger.

But at the same time, the Level 6 Blood Plague balance within its body was also broken.

It began to frantically devour other Blood Plague Zombies, seemingly becoming extremely hungry.

And its outward bodily shape also began to uncontrollably disintegrate!

What it would turn into next was completely unpredictable.

Li Wei's approach to this was very simple: however many Blood Plague Zombies you devour, I will step in first to strip and dismantle their Life Cores for you to ensure stability.

But as a result, the Blood Plague level within this Blood Plague Overlord's body actually increased rapidly.

In the blink of an eye, it rose from Level 6 to Level 7. This was already a Blood Plague concentration that could harm and affect Li Wei.

But he didn't panic at all, because this was just an experiment.

Next, he directly took out a piece of Source Ore to neutralize the Blood Plague concentration.

The effect was indeed very good. Source Ore really could neutralize the Blood Plague; otherwise, this thing wouldn't be the most important and core material for building an Outpost Safehouse.

Just a single piece of Source Ore actually reduced the Blood Plague concentration in this Blood Plague Overlord's body down to roughly Level 5.5.

At the same time, this Blood Plague Overlord finally stopped going berserk and ceased frantically devouring the surrounding Blood Plague Zombies, seemingly entering a relatively stable state.

The eight Life Cores within its body also reached a fragile ecological balance.

Li Wei continued to observe for a few days before he took out another Life Core and placed it into the Blood Plague Overlord's body. Simultaneously, he quickly took out two pieces of Standard Origin Ore. Using this power to neutralize the Blood Plague concentration, he also released more energy to supply the growth of the Life Core...

At first, it really was quite good.

But after just a few short seconds, this Blood Plague Overlord directly self-destructed.

He didn't know what happened. Although Li Wei wasn't injured, he lost three pieces of Source Ore and nine Life Cores.

Even the self-destructed Blood Plague Overlord didn't drop a single item.

The experiment ended in a miserable failure!

"I was too greedy and rash. This problem is not so easily solved! No, it is unsolvable. This is the chaotic source of Origin Magic. It's impossible for me to alter Blood Plague Zombies with just some petty cleverness, much less subjugate this kind of Blood Plague Overlord. They've been dead for who knows how many tens of thousands of years, polluted to an unknown degree in high-concentration Blood Plague Radiation. There's absolutely no way to rescue them like I did with Mark, Chekhov, and Kidman! Holy Magic and the Divine Arts of the All-Heavens Temple won't work either."

While Li Wei was thinking, he dodged the pursuit of the surrounding Blood Plague Zombies. Then, as expected, a few minutes later, he was once again swallowed whole by a massive, even taller Blood Plague Overlord...

"The Divine Arts of the All-Heavens Temple are fundamentally also about dispelling and diluting the Blood Plague, but this inevitably involves extremely complex knowledge. It might require Tier-6 Immortal level mages and Warlocks to handle it. I certainly can't. Furthermore, even if it was feasible, why haven't Various Factions built a permanent stronghold structure similar to the Dragon Spire in the Chaotic Realm over all these years?"

"So don't aim too high. Let's build the Outpost Safehouse first."

Having confirmed his goal, Li Wei didn't continue conducting experiments. Well, he started to control the Blood Plague Overlord to kill the surrounding Blood Plague Zombies. The specific process was to drop a Life Core into the Blood Plague Overlord's body, prompting the Blood Plague Overlord to frantically attack everything around it and devour large amounts of Blood Plague Zombies.

Meanwhile, Li Wei closely cooperated with it; for every Blood Plague Zombie that entered, he killed one.

Unknowingly, the Blood Plague Zombies on half the street had all been wiped out.

In one breath, Li Wei harvested over ten thousand Life Cores of various sizes. Even if he sold this stuff to the Nine-Star Council, he could make a huge profit.

Of course, because the Blood Plague Radiation concentration inside this Blood Plague Overlord was continuously rising, Li Wei had no choice but to take out twenty pieces of Source Ore in total to dilute it. But what he didn't expect was that, without knowing what happened, this Blood Plague Overlord actually generated a ninth Life Core on its own.

In other words, it was highly likely that its outward strength had already reached Tier-6 Immortal?

This discovery truly took Li Wei by surprise!

This is bad.

Was this a good thing or a bad thing?