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Divine War Pill Emperor

Chapter 318 - 316: Playing Dead · Oct 23, 2026

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301 Chapter 301 - 299: Stealth 2026-10-23
302 Chapter 302 - 300: Enslavement 2026-10-23
303 Chapter 303 - 301: Divine Hall 2026-10-23
304 Chapter 304 - 302: Blood Sacrifice 2026-10-23
305 Chapter 305 - 303: Open the Door 2026-10-23
306 Chapter 306 - 304: Memory 2026-10-23
307 Chapter 307 - 305: Ghost 2026-10-23
308 Chapter 308 - 306: Death 2026-10-23
309 Chapter 309 - 307: Surrounded 2026-10-23
310 Chapter 310 - 308: The Passage 2026-10-23
311 Chapter 311 - 309: Charging Through 2026-10-23
312 Chapter 312 - 310: The Path to Clearance 2026-10-23
313 Chapter 313 - 311: Vermilion Bird Fire 2026-10-23
314 Chapter 314 - 312: Corpse 2026-10-23
315 Chapter 315 - 313: Freak 2026-10-23
316 Chapter 316 - 314: Fusion 2026-10-23
317 Chapter 317 - 351: Corpse Heart Insect 2026-10-23
318 Chapter 318 - 316: Playing Dead 2026-10-23
319 Chapter 319 - 317: Water-Resistant Pill 2026-10-23
320 Chapter 320 - 318: Level 3 2026-10-23
321 Chapter 321 - 319: Suffer Death 2026-10-23
322 Chapter 322 - 320: Forceful 2026-10-23
323 Chapter 323 - 321: Soul-Stealing 2026-10-23
324 Chapter 324 - 322: Enlightenment 2026-10-23
325 Chapter 325 - 323: Coveting 2026-10-23
326 Chapter 326 - 324: Might 2026-10-23
327 Chapter 327 - 325: Sword Intent 2026-10-23
328 Chapter 328 - 326: Puppet 2026-10-23
329 Chapter 329 - 327: So Fast 2026-10-23
330 Chapter 330 - 328: Shut Up 2026-10-23
331 Chapter 331 - 329: Peak 2026-10-23
332 Chapter 332 - 330: First 2026-10-23
333 Chapter 333 - 331: Blood Vine 2026-10-23
334 Chapter 334 - 332: The Bet 2026-10-23
335 Chapter 335 - 333: King 2026-10-23
336 Chapter 336 - 334: Steps 2026-10-23
337 Chapter 337 - 335: Snail 2026-10-23
338 Chapter 338 - 336: Perseverance 2026-10-23
339 Chapter 339 - 337: Soul Crossing 2026-10-23
340 Chapter 340 - 338: Missing Memories 2026-10-23
341 Chapter 341 - 339: Rebirth in Fire 2026-10-23
342 Chapter 342 - 340: Collapse 2026-10-23
343 Chapter 343 - 341: The Old Man 2026-10-23
344 Chapter 344 - 342: Strong 2026-10-23
345 Chapter 345 - 343: Condition 2026-10-23
346 Chapter 346 - 344: Patient Enticement 2026-10-23
347 Chapter 347 - 345: The Plot Succeeds 2026-10-23
348 Chapter 348 - 346: Compensation 2026-10-23
349 Chapter 349 - 347: Blazing Fire Technique 2026-10-23
350 Chapter 350 - 348: Breakthrough 2026-10-23

Zhan Yang, JinLing, and Lu Beifeng traveled with Niu Tuo, who carried Jiang Chen on his back, heading ever westward.

The sandstorms they faced were at times terrifying, but they managed to pass through them safely, and they didn’t encounter any of the strange people controlled by Corpse Heart Insects.

They traveled like this for three straight days.

On this day, they stopped.

”There’s a river.”

JinLing, her mouth dry and tongue parched, pointed ahead.

In the desert ahead, a river had abruptly appeared, flowing slowly through the barren landscape.

All four of them were astonished.

”Jiang Chen was right, there really is water.”

”I just don’t know if this is the Black Water he was talking about.”

”Come on, let’s go take a look.”

Niu Tuo, still carrying Jiang Chen, continued forward.

The group finally reached the riverbank.

From a distance, it didn’t seem like much, but up close, the river was a good three to four hundred meters wide.

If they had Martial King Cultivation, they could have flown across.

But with their current Cultivation, flying across was impossible.

At the same time, they noticed the river’s water was black.

Because the terrain here was flat, it looked very calm.

They just didn’t know how deep it was.

”It really is Black Water.”

”This must be the place Jiang Chen was talking about.”

They were all certain. This was definitely the Black Water.

And according to Jiang Chen, this Black Water was supposed to have insects.

But no matter how they looked, they couldn’t see any.

”There aren’t any insects, Jiang Chen. Are you sure there are insects here?”

JinLing stared for a long time but found no insects.

She hurriedly asked the semi-conscious Jiang Chen.

”Put... down...”

”Ground...”

Jiang Chen’s voice came out in fits and starts again.

JinLing heard him and mostly understood, telling Niu Tuo to put Jiang Chen down.

Right on the earth by the riverbank.

Still, they saw no insects.

Not long after Niu Tuo had laid Jiang Chen down.

POP!

A bubble suddenly formed out of nowhere in the soft mud by the river.

Then, under everyone’s astonished gazes, a white figure slowly drilled its way out of the mud.

It was a white worm.

The worm quickly poked its head out, looked around, and soon locked onto Jiang Chen.

It seemed to have discovered that Jiang Chen was on the verge of death.

The Corpse Heart Insect’s favorite thing was undoubtedly a corpse, even wearing one to run around in.

After observing for a moment, it was seen burrowing back into the mud.

”Grab it!”

By the time JinLing and the others tried to grab it, the Corpse Heart Insect had already burrowed into the mud. They dug for a long time but couldn’t find it.

Unbeknownst to them, beneath the surface, the worm was tunneling through the earth, stealthily creeping toward Jiang Chen.

Don’t be fooled by the Corpse Heart Insect’s weakness; in fact, they are extremely intelligent.

But Zhan Yang and the others were unwilling to give up. They dug all over, searching for the Corpse Heart Insect.

Only Jiang Chen lay by the river, just like a corpse.

POP!

A worm suddenly burst out from under Jiang Chen and quickly burrowed into his body.

Jiang Chen, who had been lying on the ground, twitched.

The next moment, with a flash of white light, the Corpse Heart Insect shot back out, having discovered it was a living person.

SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK...

It realized it had been tricked—fooled by Jiang Chen playing dead—and was about to flee.

But Jiang Chen snatched beneath him.

SWISH!

A large worm was caught in his hand.

He mechanically stuffed it straight into his mouth.

CRUNCH...

As he ate the large worm, Jiang Chen’s brows furrowed. The Corpse Heart Insect was simply too foul-smelling.

But in order to heal his soul, Jiang Chen couldn’t be bothered with such things.

After he ate the Corpse Heart Insect, Jiang Chen’s soul recovered a little more.

He even slowly opened his eyes.

Although it was still a struggle, he could now move more.

Knowing he was now at the bank of the Black Water River, Jiang Chen was well aware that many Corpse Heart Insects existed here.

They just couldn’t be seen normally; only the appearance of a corpse would attract them.

He tilted his head slightly and saw Zhan Yang and the others digging everywhere in the riverbank mud, yet they could never find a Corpse Heart Insect.

Jiang Chen didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

’It would be a miracle if you could dig one up like that.’

The Corpse Heart Insects were naturally cunning and wouldn’t approach living people.

He prepared to play dead again.

Using the Nine Heavens Spirit-Seizing Technique, he dispersed all the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi in his body.

And began to play dead.

The effect of his act appeared quickly.

POP!

Another Corpse Heart Insect silently emerged from the riverbank mud.

After inspecting Jiang Chen’s ”corpse,” it immediately shot toward him like a lightning bolt.

Meanwhile, Zhan Yang and the others had wandered far away in their search for the insects.

Thus, the Corpse Heart Insect had no reservations as it moved to control Jiang Chen’s body.

SWISH!

The Corpse Heart Insect was bizarre. The moment it touched Jiang Chen’s body, it vanished inside him with almost no resistance, not even leaving a hole.

A strange smile appeared on Jiang Chen’s face.

’Excellent.’

He hurriedly released the aura of a living person. The Corpse Heart Insect sensed this, shrieked, and, realizing it had once again entered a living body, tried to escape.

The aura of a living being would cause a Corpse Heart Insect to panic; it could even kill it.

The Corpse Heart Insect could only flee for its life.

Jiang Chen grabbed the Corpse Heart Insect, stuffed it directly into his mouth, and, ignoring the stench, swallowed it in one big gulp.

The body of the Corpse Heart Insect appeared in his sea of consciousness, once again helping Jiang Chen’s soul recover.

From then on, it was much easier. Jiang Chen just kept playing dead, tricking the Corpse Heart Insects into coming. In a short while, he had captured more than ten of them.

His soul was now as good as new.

Not only that, but Jiang Chen was even more surprised to discover that the Ghosts that had remained in his sea of consciousness were now being devoured by his soul.

Before, the Ghosts had been devouring his soul; now, his soul was devouring the Ghosts.

As his soul devoured the Ghosts, slivers of power emerged, causing his soul to grow stronger.

’Devouring Ghosts can actually increase my Soul Power.’

Jiang Chen was pleasantly surprised.

With the help of the Corpse Heart Insects, dozens of Ghosts were completely devoured by Jiang Chen, causing his soul to become nearly half again as strong as before.

The souls of Martial Cultivators are generally not strong, so they are easily damaged.

But Jiang Chen was an Alchemist, and his soul was much stronger than that of an ordinary Martial Cultivator.

For it to now grow stronger by another half was a massive gain.

Unfortunately, just as he wanted to continue strengthening his soul, there were no Ghost remains left.

’I wonder how I can catch Ghosts. That way, I could use them to continuously increase my Soul Power.’

Jiang Chen’s mind raced.

But he had no way to capture Ghosts.

After all, he couldn’t risk having his soul devoured by Ghosts again. If he couldn’t find Corpse Heart Insects next time, recovery would be extremely difficult.

He knew the only thing that could deal with Ghosts was the Vermilion Bird Fire.

Fortunately, this experience had taught him a valuable lesson.

Even though he had recovered, Jiang Chen continued to play dead, acting as a corpse to constantly attract Corpse Heart Insects.

He even used Magic to make his body emit the stench of a corpse.

One by one, the Corpse Heart Insects were drawn to him.

’I’ll catch a bunch of these Corpse Heart Insects. They’ll definitely be useful later.’

The uses for Corpse Heart Insects were definitely significant. Having entered a Treasure Mountain, Jiang Chen didn’t want to leave empty-handed.

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