9: Successfully committing suicide for the Nth time? Congratulations on getting some experience in corpse refining!

Lin Gou had no idea that his highly artistic suicide attempts were being fully observed by two powerful figures from a distance.

He was very busy right now.

He was engrossed in the ultimate pleasure of “conquering the BOSS.”

Seventh death.

“Ding! Host dead! Death method: Attempted to trap the Centennial Corpse Fiend with a Formation, but it forcibly broke through the Formation and crushed his head.”

“Overall evaluation: B-rank (demonstrated certain Formation skills, but underestimated the target’s strength).”

“Reward: Formation experience +300, mental resilience slightly increased.”

“Resurrection countdown: 28:12.”

“Damn it, this guy is too sensitive to energy fluctuations; ordinary trapping Formations are like tickling him.”

“And this power is simply unreasonable, pure brute force breaking through all techniques!”

“No, I need to change my approach!”

Eighth death.

This time, Lin Gou’s mind took a turn.

He no longer pursued a head-on confrontation, but instead used the Formation knowledge he had just acquired to quickly set up a small variant of a “Gathering Yin Formation” near the cave entrance.

This Formation didn’t kill; it only did one thing—madly gather the surrounding Yin Qi!

He wanted to see what would happen if he treated this Centennial Corpse Fiend like a balloon and “fed” it until it burst.

Sure enough.

When the Centennial Corpse Fiend chased out of the cave and stepped into the Formation’s range.

Buzz!

The surrounding Yin Qi instantly surged, like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, wildly pouring into its body!

“Roar—!”

The Centennial Corpse Fiend first let out an extremely comfortable roar, its aura steadily rising.

But it didn’t last long.

Soon, its movements became incredibly stiff and sluggish.

The greenish-gray skin on its body began to show a strange inky black color.

“Roar… Hiss… Hiss…”

It let out a painful growl from its throat, its body trembling violently like a sieve, as if it were an overfed glutton, ready to be choked to death by its own massive appetite at any moment.

Lin Gou’s eyes burst with brilliance!

“It’s working!”

However, just as he thought he had found the key to success.

Boom—!

The Centennial Corpse Fiend’s body suddenly exploded without warning!

The overwhelming torrent of black Corpse Qi, like a destructive tsunami, instantly engulfed Lin Gou, who was standing in the “best viewing spot” but was caught off guard.

“Ding! Host dead! Death method: Affected by the self-detonation of the Centennial Corpse Fiend (pseudo), which absorbed excessive Yin Qi, leaving no bones behind.”

“Overall evaluation: A-rank (innovative thinking, successfully triggered target’s mutation, but failed to control the situation).”

“Reward: A large amount of pure Yin Qi infusion into the body, cultivation increased to Qi Refining Stage 7 Early Stage! One 《Ghost Control True Art》 Incomplete Manual! Lightning resistance slightly increased!”

“Resurrection countdown: -25:03.”

“A-minus! Not bad! Really not bad!”

Lin Gou’s consciousness screamed with excitement in the endless darkness.

“So, letting it absorb too much Yin Qi causes it to self-destruct?”

He quickly calmed down and began to review.

“No, the System specifically marked ‘pseudo’ self-detonation, and the evaluation was ‘failed to control the situation’.”

“This means I’m still a bit short, I haven’t hit its G-spot!”

He recalled carefully that after absorbing mixed Yin Qi, the Centennial Corpse Fiend clearly showed signs of pain and loss of control.

This indicated that it was picky!

What it needed was pure Corpse Fiend Qi, not this common, run-of-the-mill Yin Qi!

“《Ghost Control True Art》? The name alone sounds powerful. Can it control ghosts? Good stuff, too good!”

“And my cultivation was directly boosted to Qi Refining Stage 7! This deal is a huge profit!”

This harvest made him smell the fragrance of an S-rank evaluation.

After resurrection, Lin Gou did not rush in again like a hothead.

He sat down cross-legged, his mind racing, colliding the valuable experience from these eight deaths with the “Remnants of the Array Grand Compendium” in his mind and the newly acquired “《Ghost Control True Art》 Incomplete Manual.”

“Corpse Fiends are products of corpses absorbing the Yin Qi, Death Qi, and blame Qi of heaven and earth…”

“It has both the ferocity of a corpse and the Weird of a ghost.”

“Since 《Ghost Control True Art》 is about controlling ghosts, it will definitely have a miraculous effect against this kind of thing tainted with ghostly Qi!”

“And the art of Corpse Refining is even more its professional match…”

An incredibly bold, even insane, idea formed like lightning in his mind!

Every detail was meticulously scrutinized, and his expression gradually changed from excitement to distortion, finally turning into a fanatical determination!

“Perhaps… no, it must be possible this way!”

He slapped his thigh abruptly, the light in his eyes as if he had already seen the S-rank reward waving at him.

Ninth, final attempt!

Lin Gou entered the cave again.

This time, he was empty-handed, without any offensive Talismans or Magical Artifacts.

He merely carved a few imperceptible Yang-attribute runes on several of his key Acupoints using special cinnabar provided by the System.

Immediately after, he took a deep breath and slowly recited the obscure and convoluted incantation from the 《Ghost Control True Art》 Incomplete Manual.

As the incantation sounded, the Yang-attribute runes on his body glowed faintly.

A weak but extremely pure Yang Qi circulated within him, skillfully combining with his own spiritual power.

The Centennial Corpse Fiend was instantly enraged!

It smelled the aura it utterly loathed, letting out a furious roar, and pounced towards Lin Gou like an out-of-control truck!

Lin Gou did not dodge or evade, and the speed of the incantation from his lips suddenly accelerated!

In a flash of lightning!

Just as the Centennial Corpse Fiend’s sharp claws, gleaming with cold light, were about to touch him!

Lin Gou suddenly thrust the spiritual power within him, enveloped by the 《Ghost Control True Art》 method and mixed with a faint Yang Qi, like a poisoned steel needle, fiercely into the Centennial Corpse Fiend’s glabella!

That was where its Corpse Qi was most concentrated, and one of its core vital points!

This was not an attack!

This was more like… precise genetic contamination and internal demolition!

Using a drop of specially treated Yang Qi to detonate the massive, mixed Corpse Fiend Qi within its body, which was like a powder keg!

“Explode, you bastard!!!”

Lin Gou roared with all his might in his heart.

Hiss—!

The Centennial Corpse Fiend’s movements suddenly stiffened.

At its glabella, the point where the Yang Qi was injected, it was like a drop of ice water falling into boiling oil, instantly triggering the most violent chain reaction!

Streams of black smoke furiously erupted from its glabella, accompanied by a nauseating burnt smell.

The Corpse Fiend Qi within its body completely lost control, like billions of headless flies, wildly crashing through its meridians!

“Roar—!!!”

The Centennial Corpse Fiend let out an unprecedentedly shrill scream, its body swelling and twisting violently like a balloon.

The eerie green ghost fire in its eye sockets flickered wildly, dimming and brightening erratically.

Lin Gou smiled.

He knew he had made the right gamble!

This was the riskiest, yet most rewarding, and most spectacular way of “seeking death” he could think of!

The next moment.

Boom—!!!

A deafening roar, enough to overturn the surface, echoed wildly throughout the entire underground cave.

The Centennial Corpse Fiend’s body, like an overfilled gas tank, exploded with a bang!

A terrifying torrent of Corpse Fiend Qi, mixed with countless bone fragments and flesh, swept in all directions.

Lin Gou, who bore the brunt, didn’t even have time to let out a comfortable groan before he was completely engulfed by this destructive energy, not a single cell remaining.

In the last moment of his consciousness dissipating.

The wonderfully beautiful System prompt sounded like heavenly music.

“Ding! Host dead!”

“Death method: Precisely detonated the Centennial Corpse Fiend’s core Corpse Qi, perishing together with it.”

“Overall evaluation: S-rank! (Includes precise insight into the target’s weakness (pseudo), high-risk suicide attempt, utilizing special methods to trigger a chain reaction, causing massive destruction, and other factors).”

“Generating S-rank reward…”

“Congratulations to the Host for obtaining: One Corpse Refinement Insights (Elementary)!”

“Congratulations to the Host for obtaining: 30 High Grade Yin Qi Orbs!”

“Congratulations to the Host for obtaining: Massive cultivation infusion! Current cultivation: Qi Refining Stage 7 Perfection!”

“Congratulations to the Host for obtaining: Nine Revolutions Body Refining Art Third Revolution Middle Stage!”

“Congratulations to the Host for obtaining: ‘Yin Fiend Affinity’ talent (Elementary)!”

“Resurrection countdown: 19:59.”

In the darkness, Lin Gou’s consciousness was already rolling on the ground with laughter.

S-rank!

The long-awaited S-rank evaluation!

Corpse Refinement Insights! Oh my god! In the future, I can refine a few invulnerable Corpse Puppets as cannon fodder, let them scout for me, let them seek death for me. Isn’t this the perpetual motion machine of the suicide world?!

Thirty High Grade Yin Qi Orbs! I’m rich! Completely rich! If these were sold, the entire Outer Sect would go crazy!

Cultivation directly soared to Qi Refining Stage 7 Perfection! One step in place! How much hard work did that save me!

Physical Body strength surged again! I’ll be more resistant to beatings in the future, and I can seek even more deaths!

And this ‘Yin Fiend Affinity’ talent! In the future, going to graveyards and venturing into ghost Domains will be like going home for me, won’t it?

“Hahahaha! This wave, dying was too worth it! Dying was too wonderful!”

Lin Gou laughed wildly in his heart.

He was already eager to resurrect and then thoroughly study this astonishing harvest.

Especially that Corpse Refinement Insights, it practically opened a new world door for him, leading to a whole new “seeking death” Domain!

“Next… who should I find to die?”