Ding Teng seemed to feel some shackles in his body being broken, and faintly understood that his control over zombies had at least doubled.
He opened his eyes and was about to tell Qin Shilei the good news, when he suddenly found the other party slumped on the back of the Golden Winged Thunder Roc, his face as pale as snow.
"Brother Qin, are you alright?"
"I'm fine, I'll be better after a rest," Qin Shilei replied weakly.
"Master, your kindness to this subordinate is something I can hardly repay even if I go through fire and water," Ding Teng's eyes were full of gratitude and guilt.
"It's nothing, my cultivation speed just slowed down a bit," Qin Shilei said with a smile. Read novels here.
After speaking, he opened the system panel and found that the other party's loyalty was still stuck at 99 points without moving.
Damn it, is this last point of loyalty so hard to increase?
Qin Shilei gritted his teeth, took out three leaves of Dao Comprehension Tea, and handed them to the other party, "Your cultivation has reached the peak of the Gold rank. Try it, can this Dao Comprehension Tea help you successfully advance to the Platinum rank?"
Ding Teng looked at the three leaves of Dao Comprehension Tea in his palm and said slowly, "Brother Qin, aren't you afraid that once I successfully advance to the Platinum rank, I will break free from the contract and leave you?"
Qin Shilei smiled faintly, "I believe you won't choose to be my enemy. Moreover, you don't want Ding Wenle to follow you around in the zombie horde. We both understand that he can grow healthier in Hope City."
Ding Teng knelt on one knee, "Master, you won the gamble. My life, Ding Teng, is now sold to you. I will never rebel in this life and this world."
At the same time, a system prompt also sounded in Qin Shilei's mind.
"Ding, the loyalty of the Contract Spirit Ding Teng has been raised to the maximum value, and he will never betray."
Phew, the last point of loyalty is finally maxed out.
Although 99 loyalty points meant he would hardly rebel.
But Ding Teng was the King of Zombies, and his strength was immense. Qin Shilei couldn't always put him into the pet space like a foodie.
Once the other party went mad and harmed the people in Hope City, it would be too late to regret it.
Therefore, Qin Shilei had accompanied the other party to drive away zombies and find ways to increase the last point of loyalty.
As the King of Zombies, Ding Teng's pursuit of strength was no less than that of an evolved human.
Impatiently, he flew down, boiled water, brewed the Dao Comprehension Tea, and found a room to attempt a breakthrough.
Two hours later, the effect of one leaf of Dao Comprehension Tea disappeared. Although Ding Teng's strength had improved slightly, he had not successfully advanced.
After drinking all three leaves of Dao Comprehension Tea, Ding Teng still couldn't break through that layer.
"Master, I've disappointed you. I've wasted three precious leaves of Dao Comprehension Tea for nothing."
Ding Teng said with some self-reproach.
"It's okay."
Qin Shilei pondered for a moment, then took out the corpse of the purple-armored beetle he had been collecting and another leaf of Dao Comprehension Tea.
"As the King of Zombies, you should find it easier to advance if you have sufficient flesh and blood. Coupled with the last leaf of Dao Comprehension Tea I have left, it should greatly increase your chances of successful advancement."
"Master, this subordinate will not fail your expectations this time."
Gifted by his master, Ding Teng did not refuse at all, but his tone was full of gratitude.
Ding Teng took a bite at the neck of the purple-armored beetle's corpse.
The purple-armored beetle's body was slowly shrinking.
Half an hour later, the four to five-meter-tall purple-armored beetle was reduced to a skeleton and shell, its essence completely absorbed by Ding Teng.
Qin Shilei handed over the brewed Dao Comprehension Tea.
Ding Teng took it, drank it down, and then sat down cross-legged again, attempting to break through.
As time went by, his aura grew stronger and stronger.
Boom!
An invisible wave erupted from Ding Teng, violently overturning the small building they were in.
Fortunately, Qin Shilei had already instantly moved away when the wave came, so he was not blown away by the collapsed building, which was covered in dust.
"Roar!"
In the middle of the ruined building, Ding Teng roared to the sky.
The sound waves rolled out for hundreds of kilometers.
Under the deterrence of this sound, both zombies and mutated beasts collapsed to the ground, trembling all over.
The King of Zombies, in its true sense, was finally born!
Qin Shilei glanced at the system panel. Ding Teng's cultivation had indeed reached Platinum One Star, and his loyalty was fixed at the maximum value of one hundred.
It was time to refresh the remaining four attributes for him.
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Nanny (Blue): Possesses innate understanding of childcare.
Bloodthirsty (Red): The bloodthirsty desire within is fully unleashed, and the speed of increasing strength after consuming blood increases tenfold. (Note: As the King of Zombies, he already possesses the ability to increase strength by consuming blood.)
Yin Generates Yang (Orange): The King of Zombies is inherently an object of extreme yin and evil, but yin alone cannot thrive. When yin reaches its extreme, a ball of yang will be born. Resistance to the most rigid and yang celestial lightning is greatly increased. (Note: Only by comprehending the yang within can the King of Zombies successfully advance to the Diamond realm.)
Holy crap!
He actually managed to roll an orange attribute on his contract spirit.
Qin Shilei could only comfort himself, "What the contract spirit possesses is equivalent to what I possess. If the contract spirit is strong, it also means I am strong."
After fixing Yin Generates Yang, he refreshed and fixed the remaining three attributes on him.
Swiftness (Red): The flight speed of the King of Zombies increases by thirty percent.
Defense Doubled (Purple): Physical and elemental defense is doubled.
Seed of the Zombie King (Purple): Can plant the Seed of the Zombie King in other zombies, with a similar clone effect. Currently, only one Seed of the Zombie King can be planted.
Just as Qin Shilei was about to have Ding Teng test this Seed of the Zombie King, the Thousand-Mile Transmission Talisman in his arms suddenly vibrated slightly.
He took out the talisman and activated it. Kong Qingshu's voice immediately came from within.
"Husband, a massive zombie tide has been discovered two hundred kilometers south of Junhai City. It is estimated to reach Junhai City in five to six hours. Do you and Brother Ding want to come back and take a look?"
"Okay, we'll head over immediately. It should take about half an hour to reach Junhai City."
Qin Shilei immediately summoned the Golden Winged Thunder Roc and Ding Teng and rushed towards Junhai City.
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Junhai City, City Lord's Mansion.
Lin Hetai asked anxiously, "City Lord, what did King Qin'an say? Did he say when he would arrive?"
Kong Qingshu glanced at him and said indifferently, "Why the panic? Even if my husband doesn't come, can't we deal with a mere zombie tide?"
"Uh." Lin Hetai chuckled dryly, "With City Lord, such a peerless master, guarding us, we indeed don't need to be afraid. It's just that this zombie tide is too large. We're afraid of any unexpected accidents."
"My husband will arrive here in about half an hour."
Kong Qingshu stood up from her chair, her face full of heroism, and said, "Let's go, we'll stand guard on the city wall."