"Dead soldiers," as the name implies, are nothing more than killers who sell their lives for the goals of others. This is a common sight in the Eastern Region, and the "Black Death Pill" is a type of elixir that allows these soldiers to rapidly boost their strength in a short amount of time before a mission, ensuring a higher success rate. After taking the Black Death Pill, a dead soldier's potential is completely drained in an instant, pushing their combat power to a higher level. However, their cultivation can never advance further after that—it is essentially a way of overdrafting one's future in exchange for immediate power. For those with limited potential who have already hit a ceiling, this is undoubtedly a welcome choice.
Merely knowing this would at most make Ye Hun feel pity for the Spirit Transformation Realm cultivators from the Three Great Empires; it wouldn't stir any other emotions in him. But the Black Death Pill has another terrifying side effect: anyone who consumes it, regardless of their strength, will dissolve into a puddle of black sludge after one month. This is the true meaning behind the word "Death." No matter how the mission goes, these soldiers who consumed the Black Death Pill could never survive, because only the dead can keep secrets.
Thinking of this, everything the Three Great Empires had done suddenly made sense to Ye Hun! Why did they gather together to attempt a breakthrough? It was because the nature of the Black Death Pill required a la…
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