Chapter 538: A Wrong Plan
The memory fragments that can be pieced together basically end here.
What remains are some scenes of killing and blood-sucking, which become more fragmented and blurred as the years go by.
It seemed to represent the decline of a certain kind of human nature, leaving only the ever-growing bloodthirsty killing instinct.
Until the memory turned blood red and nothing could be seen anymore, leaving only the desire for the essence of life.
Li Yuan withdrew from Jiang Shi's memory, and looked at the ferocious and manic 'old friend' in front of him, feeling uneasy for a moment.
Until the last moment before his death, Jiang Shi only wanted to come back alive and make sure his people and he were safe.
The whispering in the state of death made Li Yuan feel very uncomfortable.
Although they have only been together for more than a year, they have experienced a lot and can be considered very good friends.
Li Yuan missed everything back then. Now, a thousand years have passed in the blink of an eye. With a feeling of loss in his heart, he finally found Jiang Shi. How could he bear to... erase the last trace of this old friend?
Yes, Li Yuan is hesitating...
Should we eliminate this monster that is neither human nor corpse in front of us?
If it were before he could explore the memory, Li Yuan would definitely be ruthless and completely wipe out this bloodthirsty monster.
But after learning about what Jiang Shi had gone through, he had to admit that he felt reluctant and guilty.
Because Jiang Shi’s memories are still in this body and in his mind.
This means that what is controlling this body is not a completely new consciousness, but Jiang Shi who is left with only primitive instincts.
If this monster was eliminated, Li Yuan would be killing Jiang Shi with his own hands.
Moreover, he also wanted to study and understand why Jiang Shi became such a monster.
Is it the prayer to the gods before death, or the mysterious mineral soil at the time of death?
Is there any way to solve such a strange change?
In the forest at night, the monster transformed by Jiang Shi roared with bloodshot eyes, wanting to tear the human figure in front of it that particularly attracted it into pieces.
Li Yuan took great pains to knock Jiang Shi unconscious and put it into a deep sleep.
Then, in the dark night, take it away.
In the days that followed, Li Yuan traveled all over the mountains and forests, searching according to the direction in Jiang Shi's memory.
He wanted to find that mysterious mineral soil and try to study the truth behind the Jiangshi mutation.
But he spent several years and traveled almost everywhere, but he still couldn't find the mysterious red mineral soil that Jiang Shi remembered.
Perhaps, after thousands of years, some landforms have already changed due to the activities of huge primitive creatures.
In this regard, Li Yuan could only give up in disappointment.
Now Jiang Shi, who lives on blood, has barely survived these years by relying on the small amount of blood of primitive creatures fed by Li Yuan.
A little bit of blood can keep Jiang Shi alive; but once given more blood, or fed with blood with strong vitality, the monster Jiang Shi turns into will continue to become stronger.
Fortunately, before that it only had instincts and was unconsciously hunting the creatures around it.
It does not deliberately seek out strong creatures to hunt.
Otherwise, after so many years, it would have become a terrifying monster.
Before figuring out some of the principles behind it, Li Yuan would not allow Jiang Shi to indulge in bloodthirstiness, nor would he let it act on its own.
Otherwise, if a bloodthirsty monster that is almost invulnerable, fast-moving, and constantly growing is not restrained, it will be too dangerous for human creatures in the outside world.
Since he couldn't find the mysterious mineral soil, Li Yuan covered Jiang Shi with various animal skin clothes and put an animal skin hat on it.
Taking Jiang Shi with him, he wandered among various primitive tribes, hoping to find some useful clues and try to awaken Jiang Shi's humanity.
The bloodthirsty monster that Jiang Shi transformed into was not afraid of the sunlight, but it moved instinctively in the dark and mostly lay dormant during the day.
Li Yuan took it into primitive tribes and talked with the wise men in those tribes. He pointed out Jiang Shi's name and identity, explained its situation, and got some help.
The Flint Formation originated from the Tianhuang tribe and helped countless humans survive the harsh winter for hundreds of years.
This kindness has been remembered from generation to generation by some of the older tribes.
Even though there will no longer be severe winters.
But those hundreds of years of suffering and dozens of cruel tortures were only passed down by the Flint Array.
An old man from a primitive tribe, after hearing that Jiang Shi was related to the eight ancient human tribes, gave Li Yuan a red crystal, which looked very similar to the mysterious mineral soil he had been looking for.
However, it is not in the form of soil, but some kind of crystal clear crystal.
It is said that it was found by the old man's ancestors and has been passed down as an ornament.
Li Yuan found some precious and spiritual herbs in the primitive mountains and forests, and gave them back to the old man's tribe as a gift.
After leaving the primitive tribe, Li Yuan integrated this red crystal into Jiang Shi's body, slightly suppressing its ferocity.
But, that’s all.
Many years have passed. Jiang Shiru has been eating raw meat and drinking blood for so long that he has long lost his original nature in life and has completely degenerated into a bloodthirsty monster.
Li Yuan restricted its movements, which only made it more thirsty for life essence.
Even when he visited some primitive tribes and got close to people, he was so bloodthirsty that he broke free from the suppression of the red crystal, burst out with amazing power, and almost broke through Li Yuan's restraints and injured people.
The hideous appearance when it suddenly jumped up left a deep shadow on the local primitive tribe, and some people even threatened to burn the tall humanoid monster to death.
Li Yuan was very troubled by this and could only take it away from human habitation.
It returned to the deserted primitive forest.
However, after visiting many primitive tribes in succession, Li Yuan had some clues.
After all, he is a powerful god, and he is a top existence in this world.
After pondering and deducing the "secret" that did not exist for a long time, thinking about a more appropriate way... Li Yuan actually thought of a method.
He took Jiang Shi with him and began to go deep into the primitive forests, even crossing the barrier between the two "worlds" and came to the territory of the primitive beasts, looking for many strange things.
For example, giant beasts with the blood of chaotic gods and demons, and spiritual creatures rich in original energy.
It took him nearly several decades to gather the materials he needed for his deduction.
Even a small amount of mysterious mineral soil was found.
However, it was swallowed and brought up by some reptiles that liked to migrate in the earth veins.
After Li Yuan killed the creature, he discovered the undigested mysterious mineral soil in its stomach.
I felt more confident about my plan.
During this period, Jiang Shi was tied up tightly by Li Yuan, and only survived by feeding him the blood of giant beasts.
However, the blood of those giant beasts is very effective.
Over the past few decades, Jiang Shi's black hair has become darker.
The skin became increasingly bluish and white, the nails became longer, and the fangs protruded a little more.
The scarlet light in his eyes seemed to have become much more condensed, and occasionally he would stare at Li Yuan, who had imprisoned him for decades, with a creepy and resentful smile.
It seems...that intelligence is being born in this body.