Chapter 159: The True Zerg Otherworld
After calming his emotions, Wu Xian couldn’t help but inquire about Xue Zhengying’s situation back then.
In Xue Lingling’s words, Second Brother Xue Zhengying was a genius Spirit Tamer. At twenty years old, he forcefully entered the Gold Tier League, almost mastering various types of Scroll Paintings. It seemed any type of Scroll Painting could be played to perfection by him, achieving Soul Resonance at an astonishing speed.
Therefore, shortly after Xue Zhengying entered the Gold Tier League, he won the solicitation and favor of many Scroll Painters, possessing five high-quality Gold Scrolls at a young age.
Even after being trapped and dying in the Insectoid Dimensional Rift back then, quite a few Scroll Painters personally attended Xue Zhengying’s funeral.
As stated in the obituary issued by the Tianfeng Province Alliance at the time: The Alliance had lost a genius player!
This also showed how excellent Xue Zhengying was back then.
In Third Master Xue’s words, as long as Xue Zhengying was still alive, there would definitely be a place for him among the high-level officials of the Tianfeng Province Alliance today.
“Such an outstanding hero should have no problem venturing deep into the Other Dimension. Why did he die in the Dimensional Rift?” Wu Xian was puzzled. “What exactly happened back then?”
Hearing this, Xue Zhengheng and Third Master Xue looked sorrowful.
“That disaster back then came too suddenly. Numerous powerful Dimensional Monsters invaded, leaving no time to react. It even brought a large-scale Dimensional Leak disaster to Yaoyang City,” Third Master Xue said bitterly. “At the time, Zhengying that child was trapped and died while covering our retreat. Old Man thought he would never see that child again.”
Wu Xian was slightly stunned, suddenly thinking of something. “It couldn’t be the Dimensional Disaster eighteen years ago, right?”
“Exactly.”
“This…” Wu Xian’s expression was strange.
Because according to Grandfather Wu Mingchang’s account, he and his grandfather had ended up in the Yaoyang City shantytown after that disaster.
As for where they lived before and where they came from, Old Master had already forgotten.
Although he had now recovered his memory, Old Master hadn’t mentioned those previous matters to him.
“What’s wrong? Does good disciple also have some origin with the disaster eighteen years ago?” Xue Lingling noticed Wu Xian’s odd expression and couldn’t help but be curious.
Wu Xian nodded. “Grandfather and I fled here during that disaster.”
“Fled here?” Third Master Xue and the Xue Family members were inevitably surprised. “From impressions, that Dimensional Disaster affected quite a few cities and even completely destroyed two cities. Yaoyang City was one of the lightly affected ones.”
“Destroyed two cities?” Wu Xian became interested. “Which two cities?”
“Ziyun City and Hongta City.”
Wu Xian took a deep breath and silently noted down the names of these two cities.
Although these two cities no longer existed, he very likely came from one of them.
Of course, the top priority right now was still “rescuing” Xue Zhengying.
The group ventured deeper into the Insectoid Dimension, heading toward the Insectoid Dimensional Rift.
The deeper they went, the more Insectoid Monsters there were, inevitably obstructed by numerous Insectoid Monsters.
But the moment Wu Xian released 【Sun Star Lord】, the surroundings instantly quieted.
Countless swarming Insectoid Monsters and Insect Swarms panicked and fled the instant they sensed Sun Star Lord’s aura. Some nearby ordinary small monsters were even scared to death on the spot.
That’s right, scared to death in the literal sense.
In just a single breath, the vast Insect Swarms panicked and retreated, with large patches of Insectoid small monster corpses falling like raindrops.
At this scene, the Xue Family members present were all dumbfounded.
“My god, this this this…”
“So many Insect Swarms just got scared off like that?”
“The High-Tier Scroll Painting of the Guardian Chicken King is indeed terrifying!”
Even Third Master Xue, who had been mentally prepared, couldn’t help but widen his eyes.
At this moment, he realized that his expectations for 【Sun Star Lord】 had still been too conservative.
Xue Lingling swallowed dryly beside him. “Good disciple, is this Gold Scroll in the same vein as that previous 【Winged Fire Star Lord】?”
Wu Xian neither confirmed nor denied it.
At this moment, he was immersed in the surprise of Sun Star Lord upgrading to four-and-a-half stars.
Although Sun Star Lord had been close to four-and-a-half stars before, the fact that it upgraded instantly upon debuting without doing anything was truly outrageous.
“What materials does my Winged Fire Star Lord need to upgrade to Gold Scroll?” Third Master Xue asked eagerly.
“Didn’t we already upgrade it to Silver Scroll for you?” Wu Xian was surprised.
“At Old Man’s realm and level, is Silver Scroll enough?” Third Master Xue said with a wry smile. “Send me the materials needed for Gold Scroll later. I’ll figure out how to gather them.”
Wu Xian understood.
In the midst of talking, they had already approached the vicinity of the Insectoid Dimensional Rift.
From afar, they saw a massive spatial rift piercing heaven and earth, dark and profound, like an abyss.
However, in the area near the Dimensional Rift, there seemed to stand a building like a Mechanical Fortress. From the aura emanating from that fortress, it appeared to be a Mechanical System Gold Axis Domain Scroll Painting.
“There’s an outpost here too?” Wu Xian said in surprise.
“Of course,” Xue Zhengheng nodded. “In fact, this side is where the true main forces of Yaoyang City’s military and various parties are located. Some military experts are stationed here year-round.”
Wu Xian nodded in admiration.
“Prepare for battle—!” With Third Master Xue’s command, the Xue Family members all got ready for combat.
One after another Undead System Gold Scroll Painted Spirits emerged, along with some other types of Gold Axis Scroll Paintings of varying quality.
Those coming this time were all elites of the Xue Family, with Spiritual Power Cultivation mostly at Level Seven or Eight, and combat power beyond question.
However, they had still underestimated 【Sun Star Lord】’s deterrent power against insects.
Even after entering the Dimensional Rift, the nearby Insect Swarms and Insectoid Monsters still kept their distance, not daring to approach.
“Hiss~ How strong is Little Wu’s Gold Scroll’s special attack on the Insectoid Race?”
Xue Zhengheng looked shocked and incredulous.
“Old Man has traveled far and wide for most of his life, yet has never seen such a heaven-defying special attack type Scroll Painting.” Third Master Xue couldn’t help but click his tongue inwardly. “Star Quality Ratio of at least around six.”
What did a Star Quality Ratio of six mean?
It meant Sun Star Lord could at least handle Insectoid Monsters around Level Twenty-Seven.
Wu Xian shook his head with a smile. He really wasn’t clear on this aspect, as he hadn’t tested Sun Star Lord’s limits yet.
What he was more curious about right now was this true Otherworldly Realm before his eyes.
At first glance, it didn’t seem much different from previous Insectoid erosion zones, but the intensity of that rich Spiritual Energy aura was clearly not on the same tier. It seemed to have qualitatively transformed into a higher level of “Spiritual Power.”
To put it this way, absorbing Spiritual Energy of such ultra-high concentration for cultivation already caused a stinging pain all over the body and general discomfort.
And the Otherworld Insectoid Monsters, nurtured by Spiritual Energy of this concentration, far surpassed those so-called Dimensional Monsters outside in size, level, and all attributes.
Even ordinary small monsters were at the level of same-tier elite monsters outside, or even higher.
It was at this moment that Wu Xian felt the insignificance of his own power.
If not for 【Sun Star Lord】’s natural counter characteristic against insects, he absolutely wouldn’t have the qualification to come to a place like this right now.
Moreover, as they continued deeper, the Insectoid Monsters’ fear of Sun Star Lord was clearly diminishing.
Some Insectoid Monsters were already starting to probe closer.
But even so, it already left Third Master Xue filled with emotion.
Previously, he had started struggling when reaching this depth alone, but this time, not even an Insectoid Monster dared approach.
“Isn’t it just people from Yaoyang City on this Otherworld side?”
Wu Xian vaguely sensed faint battle fluctuations around them.
“Of course,” Third Master Xue neither confirmed nor denied. “After all, no matter which city, they’re facing the same Insectoid World. It’s just that the connection points to the Insectoid World are slightly different.
Powerful experts with strength can completely travel between major cities via the Insectoid World.”
