Chapter 321: True Trial Grounds

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

The entire mall was silent. No one dared to make any comments when it came to the 10,000-meter-long corpse. They were all waiting for Chen Yiming to speak.

Chen Yiming didn’t know what to do. Strictly speaking, he was a combat type, not a research type.

His spiritual power scanned the monster’s corpse and realized that it was just as Ling Zhongyun had said. This monster had a very dangerous corruption power.

At this moment, even though he was already dead, when his spiritual power came into contact with it, the corruption-based power still somehow existed and did not dissipate with his death.

This way, it seemed to be even more troublesome than the ghosts produced by the 10,000-meter-long corpse. When the ghosts were killed, they died out completely, and there was no trace of corruption left behind.

However, everything in the world often had two sides to it. Although the power of corruption was extremely invasive and dangerous, it was the best way to temper one’s spiritual power.

The strange mountain village was originally a trial created by the black river.

If they sealed the 10,000-meter-long corpse in a restricted area, humans could enter and kill the mutant monsters and ghosts that were formed.

Not only would their spiritual power be tempered, but they could also use the essence energy emitted by the corpse to cultivate. It could be said that both the body and spiritual power would undergo improvements at the same time.

This area would become a true trial grounds, except that the mortality rate could not be openly announced.

Chen Yiming thought to himself, “To make this true trial grounds, it must be accompanied by a bad reputation. This way, the family of those who die in it won’t be reasonable. Otherwise, Wang Ronghui or someone else will have to take the blame.”

After thinking for a while and making sure that he had not overlooked anything, he said, “Let the experts from the research institute take over the corpse of the deformed monster. The soldiers guarding the 10,000-meter-long corpses should retreat as soon as possible. I’ll drag the corpse back and temporarily store it in the strange mountain village.”

The moment he finished speaking, Wang Ronghui was secretly delighted.

Previously, Chen Yiming had briefly told them about the 10,000-meter-long corpse that had been dug out and then disappeared. That was why the capital had sent over the documents regarding the proposed placement of the corpse.

Now that the matter had been decided, all the parties who had objections could only shut their mouths and tacitly agree that the 10,000-meter-long corpse would be left behind in Jiangnan province.

As for the eight people under the northern and southern martial masters, they had no objections to this decision.

The previous conflict between them was about the two proposed locations for the corpse to be placed, which were the northern plains and the no man’s land in the southwest.

…

That night, the troops in charge of guarding the 10,000-meter-long corpse returned to Jiangnan province through the space-travel passage. Then, they were gathered and placed under quarantine for a month.

Chen Yiming also dragged the 10,000-meter-long corpse back to the village overnight.

Unless it was buried extremely deep underground, at about the same depth as the earth’s mantle, there was no difference whether it was simply buried or not. In addition, he had the intention to push for the creation of a true trial grounds.

Therefore, he placed the corpse out in the open.

Such a huge corpse that was 10,000 meters long could be seen from afar. Naturally, it attracted the attention of many civilian martial arts experts.

…

The sky turned bright and the sun soon rose.

Early in the morning, at Sister Luck’s Breakfast Shop, “What do you want to order?” the lady boss asked.

A young girl was helping the other customers pack their food.

“Two buns, a fried dough stick, and a cup of soy milk. For dine-in,” Chen Yiming said after glancing at the menu, then found an empty table in the shop.

Not long after, the girl walked over with a tray filled with the buns, fried dough stick, and soy milk.

He looked up and realized that the girl’s face had turned red. She immediately turned around and ran back to help with the shop.

Chen Yiming picked up the buns and finished each of them in one bite. The soy milk also tasted good.

Not long after, two police officers walked into the breakfast shop. After ordering a few buns, they sat down at the wooden table beside it.

“Have you heard about the selection in the wilderness?” one of the middle-aged police officers whispered.

“I heard about it,” the young policeman said with a nod.

The two police officers were eating breakfast, but their expressions were not relaxed at all. They looked troubled. The young officer lit a cigarette and took the initiative to light one for the middle-aged officer.

The two of them took a few puffs before their expressions relaxed.

“I’m already over 40 years old, and my body is no longer at its peak. If only I was 10 years earlier!” the middle-aged policeman suddenly sighed.

“Brother Hong, don’t be discouraged. Didn’t the leader say that the selection this time is mainly to choose people with strong willpower, not individual strength?” the young policeman comforted him.

The middle-aged policeman shook his head slightly and did not reply. He took a few deep breaths and finished his cigarette.

The young policeman did not know how to continue comforting him, so he could only suppress his emotions and light another cigarette.

When he was about to finish his second cigarette, the middle-aged policeman let out a long breath of smoke. He seemed to be much more relaxed. “It’s alright now. I have my elders and children to take care of. I have to give it a shot even if I don’t want to.”

The young policeman said, “Brother Hong is too humble. In terms of willpower, we young people are at a disadvantage.”

The middle-aged policeman finished the last bun in one bite.

How could he not know the true situation? However, the leader did not make it clear. He was worried that even if he passed the test of willpower, his declining body would be a burden.

Chen Yiming, who was at the next table, heard the conversation between the two police officers.

He thought to himself that he could completely relax now. The true trial grounds might not be completely open to the public immediately, but the army would undoubtedly take action overnight.

Ghosts were good at many strange attacks when it came to spiritual power. Those who did not have a strong will would not be strong enough and would only be turned into deformed monsters.

The selection in the wilderness was for soldiers who were preparing to enter the true trial grounds. Not only were they nurturing martial arts experts in the military, but they were also tasked with collecting information about fighting the deformed monsters and ghosts.

After leaving the breakfast shop, there was still more than half an hour before most people started work, but Jiangnan City was already in an uproar.

All kinds of rumors began to spread quickly. Before a high-ranking official from the provincial government came forward to explain things, there were all kinds of versions being spread. The more they spread, the more exaggerated they became.

Chen Yiming suddenly remembered that he had arranged for the experts from the research institute to accept the corpse of the deformed monster.

If he was not mistaken, this research institute was the provincial biological research institute. Coincidentally, there were people he knew inside. At the same time, he was a little worried that there would be an accident during the research process when facing the corpse of a monster that they had encountered for the first time.

Therefore, he planned to go over and find out more about the situation.

…

In front of the provincial biological research institute, Chen Yiming gave a call to Institute Head Wu’s daughter, Wu Susu.

The reason why he didn’t look for Institute Head Wu and instead looked for his daughter was not because Chen Yiming had any ulterior motives towards Wu Susu, but because he had bragged to her earlier.

In reality, since he had already made a trip here, it did not matter who he looked for. However, he wanted to make sure Wu Susu knew that he had already done what he had said he would do. If she did not know, there might even be some misunderstanding between them.

This was a matter of pride for a man.

Not long after, Wu Susu walked out of the laboratory building in a white coat.

Chen Yiming noticed the dark circles under her eyes. It was obvious that she had worked all night and hadn’t rested well.

“Cough, cough!”

He pretended to cough and asked, “Have you found anything from the corpses of the mutant monsters?”

Wu Susu could not even open her eyes. When she heard this, she suddenly woke up, thinking that the other party was here to rush her research.

It had to be known that not only the provincial government and the military, but also many other parties, including the capital, were looking forward to getting the valuable research reports from the Jiangnan province’s biological research institute as soon as possible.

Therefore, the entire research institute was under a lot of pressure. The institute head, Wu Weiguo, had issued a military order that they would not be a burden and led all the researchers to work all night.

She stammered, “The flesh and blood of the deformed monster has too much corruption. The corresponding suppressants have yet to be developed, so many experimental equipment need to be adjusted…”

Chen Yiming nodded. In reality, if they wanted results in such a short period of time, a miracle would have to happen. Under normal circumstances, they couldn’t rush it.

He then asked if there were any accidents during the research of the corpse that caused the corruption to leak out. This was worth paying attention to. After all, the research institute was in the city.

Wu Susu patted her chest and promised, “Don’t worry. Before all the laboratory technicians come into contact with the monster’s flesh, they have to read the information carefully three times under the eyes of the chief before they are allowed to conduct the experiment.

There are also requirements for more than three people to work together at a time to prevent anyone from making a mistake.”

Chen Yiming understood this and wanted to leave, but Wu Susu suddenly invited him to the office to show him the progress of the research.

Since he didn’t have anything important to do, Chen Yiming agreed and followed Wu Susu to the laboratory building.

…

The office was the innermost room on the third floor of the laboratory building.

When Wu Susu brought Chen Yiming in, the office was empty. The researchers were still working overtime in the laboratory.

“Here, this is the result of the research institute’s overnight efforts.”

Not long after, Wu Susu took out a stack of materials from the drawer and handed them to Chen Yiming.

It was Chen Yiming’s turn to be embarrassed. He was just concerned about the outcome. How could he understand such technical matters?

Therefore, he could only pretend to flip through it and compliment their work.

Wu Susu heaved a sigh of relief when she heard this.

For researchers, what they cared about the most was opportunity.

The first corpse of a deformed monster was handed over to the provincial biological research institute without any discussion. While they felt that they were being trusted, they also felt that they received a heavy responsibility.

None of the researchers in the institute were willing to drop the ball.

At this moment, Chen Yiming’s habit of bragging in front of beauties was triggered again.

From the military’s selection of those with strong willpower, he could tell that the matter of the true trial grounds would be carried out quickly.

However, the military would not tell Wu Susu, a mere researcher, what kind of research they needed the most at the moment.

Therefore, he suggested a few research topics for Wu Susu, including the ability to withstand corruption and illusions, and the ability to maintain one’s will.

“There will be some big movements next. You’d better prioritize research related to fighting the deformed monsters.”

Wu Susu’s eyes lit up. She nodded and quickly marked the relevant materials with a pen.

At this moment, footsteps sounded from the corridor. Wu Weiguo dragged his tired body to the door of the office. When he reached the entrance, he had a surprised expression on his face.

When Wu Susu saw who it was, she called out, “Dad.”

She turned around and continued to flip through the materials, quickly finding and marking down everything that Chen Yiming had pointed out.

Chen Yiming was afraid that her father would misunderstand, so he quickly walked out of the office and chatted with Wu Weiguo at the staircase. He then explained the reason for his visit.

“Thank you for coming all the way here. We will definitely be careful.” Wu Weiguo bowed slightly to express his gratitude.

Chen Yiming waved his hand and said, “Just proceed as usual. Don’t feel too pressured.”

Wu Weiguo did not stay for long before he left again. As the head of the institute, he had a lot of work to do. He needed to coordinate the progress of the entire research institute, the allocation of manpower, and so on.

When Chen Yiming returned to the office, he originally planned to leave after informing Wu Susu. However, he realized that she had fallen asleep on the table.

Perhaps because she was too tired, she even let out a soft snore.

Chen Yiming looked at her delicate face and had the thought of pinching her. Of course, he couldn’t do it himself. Otherwise, there would be evidence left behind and it would be troublesome if he was blamed for it.

He released his materialized spiritual power and pinched her nose. Wu Susu’s face quickly turned red, and she had no choice but to breathe out through her small mouth.

Chen Yiming thought to himself, “It seems that she’s really tired. She is sleeping very soundly.”

He wanted to mess with her a little and turned his materialized spiritual power into a finger to poke at her waist. He thought that it would be fine since she was sleeping so soundly, but Wu Susu’s waist was extremely sensitive and she suddenly woke up with a shock from her sleep.

In addition, because she jumped too hard, she could not maintain her balance and fell to the side.

Chen Yiming wanted to use his spiritual power to support her, but he was afraid that he would expose himself as the one who had teased her. As he hesitated, Wu Susu stumbled and fell to the ground together with the chair.

A minute later, Chen Yiming bade farewell to Wu Susu, who had a bruise on her face.

Fortunately, what he had done was not discovered. Wu Susu reflected on her poor willpower and poured all her energy into her work.

…

After a day, the news about the mysterious corpse had already spread throughout the entire Jiangnan province and all the cities in the Daxia Kingdom.

When Chen Yiming dragged the corpse back to the blue planet, since he did not bury it deep underground, the matter couldn’t be hidden any longer.

The news spread like wildfire. Martial arts factions with a certain level of strength had already sent people to the top of the mountain in the distance to investigate and see the appearance of the 10,000-meter-long corpse.

On the Jiangnan TV Station, the evening news was playing.

The news announcer introduced the huge corpse that had been dug out from the depths of the otherworld to the audience.

From 7 pm to 7:30 pm, the 10,000-meter-long corpses occupied all the news slots.

Even though the audience sitting in front of the television knew that it was only a broadcast, they were all shocked by the image.

The aura that was like the difference between heaven and earth placed a heavy burden on one’s heart, causing one’s expression to freeze and not dare to make a sound.

Compared to the 10,000-meters long corpse, even the distance between the east and west of Jiangnan city was not as long.

It was hard to imagine that if this corpse was alive, it only needed to turn around slightly to flatten a large city. All the countries on the blue planet combined would probably not be a match for it.

At the same time, the informant planted in the Daxia Kingdom by the western world ignored the risk of exposing his identity and immediately contacted the contact person behind him to send back the news on television.

“Oh my god!”

“Oh my god!”

“Oh my god!”

…

That night, the leaders of countless countries exclaimed in disbelief when they saw the corpse.

Chen Yiming had risen too quickly. They had only failed once when attacking him, but they had lost their chance forever.

Now that this 10,000-meter-long corpse had been dug out from the depths of the otherworld, it was clear that his strength was still increasing rapidly.

This undoubtedly made the other countries despair, especially the Sam Nation. After the chief commander received the news, he immediately gave up.