Chapter 24

"Here lies the human form of the legendary divine beast—the dragon. No wonder the aura is so powerful. I estimate that with the average person's soul strength, it would be difficult to even move in front of this corpse. I hope this dragon corpse can solve my problem," Hua Xiajiu thought to himself.

After a period of contemplation and reasoning, Hua Xiajiu formed two plans in his mind.

Plan one: His soul would directly enter the human-form dragon's body, similar to soul-snatching. The difficulty with this plan lies in the fact that Hua Xiajiu's soul is only at the Core Formation stage and cannot yet leave the body. He would have to shatter his own head to release his soul and, before it dissipates, enter the human-form dragon's corpse.

The advantage is that, if successful, he would possess the world-class physical body and even the bloodline of a dragon. This would likely make his future cultivation much more efficient, and his combat power would be far superior to that of others at the same level due to his powerful physical body.

The disadvantage is that the super reasoning, calculation, and memory abilities of his robot might disappear with the shattering of his head, and the faith power from the five-colored meteorite would also be lost. Additionally, whether he could successfully soul-snatch is uncertain, and there is a significant risk of failure, which could result in a disastrous outcome.

Plan two: Using the mechanical skeleton in his current body as the basic framework, combined with human flesh and bone structure, he would make certain modifications. He would use the human-form dragon's body as raw material to fill in organs, blood vessels, muscles, skin, hair, and all other components of a physical body.

This plan, while sounding like a wild fantasy, is based on a real phenomenon. A week ago, when Hua Xiajiu absorbed the soul of the tiger demon king, his mind underwent a transformation. Under the influence of faith power and the five-colored light, his body gradually began to change. These subtle changes involved the softening of the connections in his titanium alloy framework, making them more tightly connected. Most importantly, there were faint signs of muscle and blood vessel tissue forming on the titanium alloy framework. Although the process was very slow and far from complete, it did not prevent Hua Xiajiu from making accurate predictions through observation. By combining the principles of Earth's bio-skin, he could accelerate and adjust these changes to create a physical body.

The advantage of this plan is that he could retain the super reasoning, calculation, and memory abilities of his robot, as well as some capabilities like the sniper rifle and laser gun.

The disadvantage is that he might completely lose the magical bloodline abilities of the powerful dragon. After the recombination of his flesh, its strength would significantly decrease. Although the titanium alloy skeleton is much stronger than that of ordinary humans, it still falls far short of the divine beast's skeleton.

After much deliberation, Hua Xiajiu ultimately decided to implement the second plan. Using the mechanical skeleton in his current body as the basic framework, combined with human flesh and bone structure, and using the human-form dragon's body as raw material, he would create a unique body for himself.

This is a massive project that cannot be completed in a short time. During the process, he would lose all combat ability, and if someone were to interfere, he could face an irreparable disaster.

Therefore, Hua Xiajiu must ensure his safety before starting the process. The deep ravine, due to the presence of toxic mists and the dragon's aura, is a place where ordinary demons and fierce beasts from the Cangman Mountains would not venture, making it an ideal location for Hua Xiajiu's body transformation plan.

However, Yu Mingfu might already be outside or even inside the deep ravine, which is a significant threat. Therefore, Hua Xiajiu decided to kill Yu Mingfu before starting the body transformation plan.

Meanwhile, beside the large rock where the human-form dragon's corpse was previously, Yu Mingfu looked at Ma Zhikuo, whose head had exploded, with a serious expression. He tightly gripped the black staff in his hand, extremely vigilant.

Following the residual dragon aura left by the human-form dragon's corpse, Yu Mingfu walked to the white square stone and observed the marks left by long-term sitting. He frowned and began to think.

Could a senior expert have been sitting on this stone and casually killed Ma Zhikuo? If so, the disappearance of Hua Xiajiu and this expert suggests a close relationship between them. Since Hua Xiajiu saw Ma Zhikuo, he must have guessed that I was nearby. However, from the scene, they seemed to have left in a hurry. If it was indeed a senior expert, why didn't they eliminate me outside the ravine or wait for me to come down and kill me? Perhaps there is more to this, or the expert might be seriously injured. Hmm! Given Ma Zhikuo's nature, he must have discovered a great treasure to reveal himself and act so hastily.

"Enough! The path of cultivation is like rowing against the current; danger often comes with opportunity. Riches and honor are sought in peril, and whether it is a blessing or a curse is yet unknown." Yu Mingfu made up his mind.

In the next moment, ignoring the depletion of his soul power, Yu Mingfu's soul sense covered nearly a hundred meters around him, and his black staff was enveloped in true essence. He cautiously followed the footprints left by Hua Xiajiu, moving forward slowly.

At the same time, a mile away, Hua Xiajiu cleared the rocks at the entrance of the cave and placed the human-form dragon's corpse at the cave's entrance. He then crawled behind the corpse, his electronic eye and radar ear fully activated, scanning the direction he had come from.

After a few breaths, Hua Xiajiu crawled next to the corpse and exposed the hole in Ma Zhikuo's back. He then made a slight crack in the top of his head, just enough to show the split but not reveal the inner structure.

As Yu Mingfu moved forward, the area was silent, and he found no living creatures, not even poisonous insects or demons, making him feel increasingly uneasy. His vigilance reached its peak.

The deep ravine was filled with toxic mists, reducing visibility to less than three meters. Yu Mingfu relied entirely on his soul sense to detect the surroundings.

Suddenly, he saw a figure sitting on the ground, looking directly at him. Startled, he leaped back several meters.

Landing ten meters away, he was about to flee but sensed something amiss and stopped.

"Hmm! This aura is—dragon aura! How is this possible! If that figure is a divine dragon, it should have detected me long ago. No! Although the dragon aura is unsettling, given the power of a divine dragon, it should be strong enough to kill me with just its aura." Yu Mingfu muttered to himself.

With a determined look, Yu Mingfu fully opened his soul sense and moved forward again.

After a few breaths, Yu Mingfu's face showed a surge of joy, and his eyes gleamed with greed.

"Ha ha ha—indeed, there is a faint aura of death. It must be a divine dragon that has been dead for many years. Even if there are other dangers, it is worth the risk compared to the value of this dragon corpse." Yu Mingfu laughed to himself and decided to seize the corpse without hesitation.

In the next moment, Yu Mingfu tightly gripped his black staff, his soul sense covering several hundred meters, and cautiously moved forward.

Soon, Yu Mingfu was ten meters away from the human-form dragon's corpse and saw Hua Xiajiu's seemingly dead body.

Yu Mingfu was much more cautious than Ma Zhikuo. Despite the treasure in front of him, he still carefully examined Hua Xiajiu's 'corpse' for a long time.

Seeing that Hua Xiajiu's chest was pierced and his head almost split in two, Yu Mingfu sneered and turned his attention to the human-form dragon's corpse. If Yu Mingfu had used his soul sense to thoroughly examine Hua Xiajiu's 'corpse,' he might have noticed something unusual, but who would think that someone with a pierced chest and a split head could still be alive? Therefore, this outcome was reasonable.

Yu Mingfu's mind raced, and a fireball the size of a head formed in his hand, which he threw at the human-form dragon's corpse.

With a loud bang, the fireball exploded, flipping the corpse over.

Yu Mingfu was not worried that a low-level spell could damage the dragon corpse. In fact, apart from flipping it over and damaging its clothes, the corpse was unharmed.

Seeing no movement from the corpse and no abnormalities around, Yu Mingfu did not relax but became even more serious. With Ma Zhikuo and Hua Xiajiu already dead in the ravine, he dared not let his guard down. Although he was extremely vigilant, he was not wary of Hua Xiajiu's 'corpse.'

Yu Mingfu glanced at the dark cave next to the human-form dragon's corpse, realizing that it was the only place that could hide unknown dangers. Although his soul sense had detected no living things inside, he was cautious.

His eyes flashed with determination, and his black staff extended to several meters, smashing into the cave entrance.

Boom—

The cave entrance collapsed, burying Hua Xiajiu's lower body.

Seeing no further movement, Yu Mingfu relaxed and decisively acted.

He leaped forward, appearing two meters above the human-form dragon's corpse, and took out a storage bag to collect the corpse.

At that moment, Hua Xiajiu's exposed right hand suddenly lifted, and a small hole appeared on his middle finger. A bright red beam shot out, moving at the speed of light. In the few meters between them, Yu Mingfu had no time to react, and the red beam pierced his chest.

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