Nine ranks of corpses, and I am a legend!
[Genre: Dark Fantasy]+ [Theme: The Long Road to Godhood]+ [Character: Tyrant of Order]+ [Style: Epic and Grand]+ [Twist: Every corpse is a stepping stone on my path to godhood]
There are nine ranks of corpse transformation, from the lowest, the “Wandering Corpse,” to the legendary “Drought Demon,” whose passing leaves a thousand miles of scorched earth, and finally to the forbidden endpoint: “Jiangshi.” This is a world being consumed by death.
Jiang Chen, a law student driven to the brink, should have been the lowliest prey in this dark forest. But on the verge of death, he tore away the world's disguise and gained the power to plunder death. His golden finger, the “Wheel of Rebirth,” can see through the weaknesses of every walking corpse. After he “lays them to rest,” he devours their greatest abilities.
The Soul-Calming Bureau's rule is to appease. Jiang Chen's rule is to devour.
Killing a “Vengeful Corpse” gives him superhuman strength; killing a “Malice Corpse” lets him perceive the flow of resentment. As he sets his sights on even more terrifying “Grudge Corpses” and “Flying Stiff Corpses,” he advances along a path to godhood paved with countless corpses.
“You say ‘Jiangchen’ is the ultimate taboo in this world?”
Jiang Chen wiped the brains off his crowbar and adjusted his glasses. His gaze was cold and utterly untroubled.
“Then I'm here to put an end to that taboo.”
In court, he used the [Master Logician] ability he'd extracted from another corpse to leave opposing counsel speechless.
“I, Jiang Chen, define the rules, whether they belong to the living or the dead!”
See how Jiang Chen uses the abilities he gains from corpses to gradually uncover the terrifying truth hidden beneath this world's death.
