Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 707 - 704: The Secret of the Beast Skin (Part 2)

Chapter 707: Chapter 704: The Secret of the Beast Skin (Part 2)

The two overlapping animal skins suddenly flashed a red light, which grew stronger and stronger until only the red light was visible, not the animal skins themselves. The entire room was bathed in red, and if someone looked in from outside at that moment, they would see a strange red glow emitting from the entire window.

Without needing to see through it, Lin Tian could see the red glow of the animal skins with his Physical Eye. This kind of change had only one explanation: it was caused by the two animal skins being together, which triggered the anomaly.

Lin Tian quickly ran to the window to check that no one was outside, and only then did he draw the curtains closed with relief.

Since obtaining the animal skins, Lin Tian had kept them without starting his research, worried about precisely this situation. At that time, the people around him weren’t Ning Luoxi or the Heavenly Master Girl; they were Misses, none of whom were easy to deceive. If they discovered the secret of the animal skins, Lin Tian wouldn’t know how to explain.

After the red light on the table reached its peak, it slowly weakened and eventually disappeared, leaving only the animal skins.

"Huh..." Seeing the animal skins on the table, Lin Tian made a surprised sound because there were no longer two animal skins on the table, but rather they had merged into one. The size of this large animal skin was exactly the sum of the two previous ones!

Damn, the two animal skins had automatically combined into one? Lin Tian quickly walked over, picked it up, and carefully examined it. The animal skin was seamlessly integrated, without any trace of stitching!

What excited Lin Tian even more was that, in addition to the original twelve small figures practicing movements, there were twelve more. These twelve new small figure patterns, with different movements and the same drawing style as the old ones, were simple in strokes, much like ancient rock paintings, but at the same time, they vividly expressed the cultivation movements clearly.

Damn, I really have unbeatable luck, encountering such a mysterious Cultivation Technique even when heading out to fight. Lin Tian decided to temporarily name it the Animal Skin Cultivation Technique.

The Animal Skin Cultivation Technique was so important to him that not even for all of the Li Family’s fortune would Lin Tian be willing to exchange it. Only by cultivating this technique could he avoid becoming a zombie who solely relied on blood to live, and instead become a zombie who could control zombie power.

Lin Tian suppressed the excitement in his heart, waited until he calmed down, and then carefully examined the new or rather enhanced old Cultivation Technique on the animal skin.

The new twelve cultivation movements had a similar style to the original but were more bizarre. Lin Tian watched them once and memorized all the movements. It was safest to remember the cultivation movements for practice, as he couldn’t possibly take the animal skin out all the time, risking its exposure.

After securing the animal skin, Lin Tian then went out to the balcony and began practicing according to these twelve new movements.

Based on past experiences, whenever Lin Tian practiced, the moonlight would gather in large amounts and be absorbed to strengthen his zombie body.

But strangely, after completing the twelve new movements, there was no sign of the moonlight gathering; it just drifted aimlessly in the air.

What’s going on? Did I perform the movements incorrectly? Lin Tian wondered with a frown.

Since the new movements were more bizarre and more difficult, Lin Tian feared he had made a mistake, so he took out the animal skin and looked it over again carefully. He found that he had committed no mistakes; the cultivation movements were very correct and standard.

He practiced the movements a few more times and found it was still the same; he couldn’t gather the moonlight for absorption.

If it were just some random Cultivation Technique on a piece of animal skin, Lin Tian might believe it was ineffective, but this new Cultivation Technique had appeared after the animal skins automatically merged. If it were false, how could the new animal skin have merged with the first one?

The problem must be with himself, Lin Tian thought, but what exactly was the issue?

Lin Tian picked up the animal skin and looked it over carefully again, and this time, he indeed found something strange.

In the old figures, each small figure’s forehead now had a crescent-shaped mark that hadn’t been there before. In the new figures, the small figures’ foreheads bore a sun mark.

Why were there markings of the sun and the moon? What did they signify? Lin Tian’s mind was flooded with countless questions.

If only the female zombie were here, Lin Tian suddenly recalled the Heavenly Immortal-like girl in green. The first beast skin was given to him by her, and she might know something. The information she had left initially was too scant.

The sun, the moon, the moon, the sun... Lin Tian silently chanted, hoping for an epiphany regarding the extra markings.

Lin Tian was somewhat annoyed. If someone could create such a miraculous Cultivation Technique, why not write a few more lines to explain it?

He then laughed at himself; if there really were any text, he definitely wouldn’t understand it. It was ancient text from five thousand years ago. Could anyone in the world understand it? Of course, except for the female zombie, since she was a person, no, a zombie from five thousand years ago.

The moon marking, to absorb moon essence, Lin Tian analyzed internally, and the sun marking—could it possibly be to absorb the essence of the sun?

He then felt this analysis was a bit far-fetched. Everyone knows, the sun is the zombie’s nemesis. If zombies cultivate by absorbing the sun’s essence, isn’t that like an old man hanging himself because he despises long life? It simply spells suicide.

Even though Lin Tian no longer feared the sun, he always felt that his combat strength was somewhat stronger under moonlight. This suggests that zombies are suppressed by the sun.

Forget it, it’s no use overthinking. Wait for dawn, once the sun comes up, practice under it, and then you will know, Lin Tian shook his head, abandoning the thought.

He secured the beast skin and locked the cabinet again. Although Lin Tian had learned the beast skin’s Cultivation Technique, the beast skin itself couldn’t be thrown away. If he discarded it and later needed the previous skins that were lost, where would he be then?

Falling back into his own massive bed, Lin Tian was soon asleep. Before sleeping, he specifically set an alarm.

The alarm was set for half-past six, an exceptionally early time, far from the time school started. Xiao Manxuan definitely wouldn’t have woken up yet. It was the perfect time to experiment with cultivating under the sun.

"Ding, ding, ding..."

The sound of the alarm rang punctually, Lin Tian glanced outside the window where morning light touched the balcony.

Lin Tian selected this time to practice for a reason: one was to know the outcome sooner. Additionally, at this time, the sunlight was the weakest throughout the day. If there were mishaps while absorbing the sun’s essence, there would still be room to recover.

Lin Tian stood on the balcony, bathed in the gentle morning light, and then began to practice the Cultivation Technique from the beast skin.

Lin Tian closely monitored the surroundings of his body, and as he began the new movement, a bizarre scene unfolded.

In the gentle morning light, Lin Tian saw specks of dazzling light floating down from the sky—this was the essence of the sun.

Indeed, the sun marking meant that the new movement was for absorbing the sun’s essence!

The essence of the sun was starkly different from that of the moon; the moon’s essence was gentle, providing a tranquil feeling, whereas the sun’s essence was intensely fiery, like a group of flame sprites, full of vibrant life!

This is why when people see the rising sun, they think of all things budding—because the sun’s essence contained this very concept.

The sun’s essence, like dancing flame particles, gently descended onto Lin Tian.