Chapter 161: Tyrannical Scroll Master
Wu Xian controlled the Day and Night Patrol Gods, entangling Xue Zhengying as much as possible.
Soon after, he successfully spotted Xue Zhengying shuttling safely through the Insectoid World.
The moment they saw Xue Zhengying clearly, the Xue Family members’ eyes all turned red.
Xue Lingling even shouted out loud on the spot, her voice choked with sobs, “Second Brother, it’s really Second Brother—!”
“Be careful, don’t act impulsively!” Xue Zhengheng grabbed his little sister, calmly reminding her: “He obviously isn’t Second Brother anymore. Let’s first figure out a way to bring him back.”
Although Xue Lingling was somewhat emotionally out of control, she also knew that Second Brother had died years ago.
She just didn’t understand why Second Brother hadn’t been completely devoured by the Insect Swarm, and could actually appear here intact.
“Zhengying… Zhengying…” Third Master Xue tried calling out, “Do you still recognize Third Uncle?”
The other side clearly also noticed the group’s approach.
His cold Evil eyes instantly locked onto the group, the corners of his mouth curving into an Evil arc, “Damn invaders, this isn’t a place you can come to!”
With that, a terrifying aura erupted from his body, and it was the kind unique to Insectoid Monsters.
“This is… controlled by a powerful Insectoid Monster?”
Wu Xian took a deep breath. Before coming, he had suspected that Xue Zhengying had likely become a puppet of the Evil God.
After confirming that the other party had no Evil Power on him, he actually felt relieved.
Seeing Xue Zhengying charging over, the group began to respond with complex emotions.
After all, they had come to “collect the body” for Xue Zhengying, so they naturally didn’t want to injure his body.
Boom boom boom…
The Xue Family members entangled with Xue Zhengying as much as possible, while secretly observing his current eerie state.
They saw that in the chaos of battle, Insectoid Race features gradually began to emerge on various parts of Xue Zhengying’s body. Sharp spikes extended from the sides of his arms, and spider-like limbs grew from his back, turning him into something neither human nor ghost in an instant.
The Xue Family members watched with heartache.
“Second Brother, it’s me~ Little Lingling~!” Xue Lingling continued to call out relentlessly.
“His Spiritual Power Cultivation seems to still be there, just with some aura unique to the Insectoid Dimension added.”
Wu Xian analyzed secretly while using Aura of Wealth Protection on himself.
At first, he thought Xue Zhengying had been parasitized by some powerful Insectoid Monster, but from the current situation, it clearly didn’t look like parasitism. It was more like a fusion with the power of the Insectoid World, or perhaps “evolution”?
In any case, it was very strange.
Given Xue Zhengying’s special condition, Wu Xian temporarily did not have the Sun Star Lord make a move.
Moreover, from Xue Zhengying’s current state, there seemed to be a certain possibility of “saving him back.”
At least his Spiritual Power Cultivation was still there, and his bodily functions were well maintained, not like a “dead person.”
However, judging from the strength and aura Xue Zhengying displayed, it was at least equivalent to a Level Thirty Lord.
Plus the Xue Family members were holding back, making it truly difficult to handle.
Sure enough, several Xue Family elites had already started getting injured and bloodied.
“Look at Second Brother’s eyes,” Xue Lingling shouted in surprise, “His gaze seems to be responding to me!”
The group looked over at her words, but did not discover the “response” Xue Lingling mentioned.
“It seems there might really be hope.”
Wu Xian keenly noticed that Xue Zhengying had briefly shown a moment of daze just now.
This showed that Xue Zhengying at least still retained part of his consciousness, just suppressed by the Insectoid Race power.
“Watch out, a large number of Insectoid Race are approaching us!” Third Master Xue warned in alarm.
Insectoid Monsters from all directions seemed to have received some kind of order and began surrounding the group.
In this situation, Wu Xian immediately released the Sun Star Lord.
As soon as the Sun Star Lord appeared, the surrounding Insectoid Monsters were clearly briefly intimidated, but these Insectoid Monsters obviously came with “orders.” Even though they feared the Sun Star Lord’s power, they still surged toward the group relentlessly.
On the contrary, on Xue Zhengying’s side, after the Sun Star Lord appeared, he fell into a dazed state.
His attacks grew slower and slower, then he froze in place like he had disconnected, with the “human” look in his eyes becoming more and more obvious.
But the Insect Swarms surging in like tides from all around clearly became a big problem.
Cackle cackle cackle—!
The Sun Star Lord immediately transformed into Pure Yang True Body, 【Morning Crowing】 with a high-pitched cry, finally intimidating the tidal Insect Swarm this time.
At the same time, Xue Zhengying seemed to be startled awake, letting out a faint voice: “Big Brother… little sister… Third Uncle…”
The Xue Family members were both shocked and delighted at the sight.
“Second Brother is still alive!” Xue Lingling was tearfully excited.
However, just as the group was pleasantly surprised, another team from elsewhere approached this way.
Upon seeing Xue Zhengying’s eerie Insectoid Race form, they grew more excited one by one.
“Humanoid Insectoid Monster? How is it only a Level Thirty Lord? That shouldn’t be right?”
The leading Divine Beast Dojo Scroll Painter looked to be in his forties or fifties, staring at Xue Zhengying with gleaming eyes.
“Who cares, take him down first!”
The teammates beside him could no longer contain their excitement. One after another Gold Scroll Exotic Beasts charged into the tidal Insect Swarm, rapidly closing in on Xue Zhengying.
Feeling the danger, Xue Zhengying’s face distorted, and he began losing control again.
This made the Xue Family members extremely anxious, immediately controlling their scrolls to block those few Golden Axis Exotic Beasts.
The scene became extremely chaotic for a time.
“Where did these small fries come from, daring to compete with Yun Mou for this Insect Demon?”
The leading middle-aged Scroll Painter looked mocking, thinking the Xue Family members were fighting him for this precious prey. A Exotic Beast Divine Diagram like a Hundred Beasts Diagram suddenly unfolded above his head.
A magnificent, snow-white all over Golden Axis Exotic Beast pounced out from that Divine Diagram, resembling a dog, a fox, or a wolf, extraordinarily majestic.
It was actually a Seven-Star Golden Axis Painted Spirit.
As it charged, a large swath of Insectoid Monsters were overturned by the airwaves around the Exotic Beast, heading straight for Xue Zhengying.
Seeing this, Xue Lingling immediately unfolded the Ghost King Divine Diagram and released the Eight-Star Golden Axis Soul Devouring Ghost King to counter.
“Oh~ So there’s a little Gold Scroll Painter too?” The middle-aged Scroll Painter was slightly surprised, “Unfortunately, your Divine Diagram is too low tier, far from Yun Mou’s~!”
“Those two Humanoid Scroll Paintings in the melee are somewhat decent though.”
The middle-aged Scroll Painter looked with interest at the Golden Axis Sun Star Lord and Silver Axis Winged Fire Star Lord in the chaos.
“Master Scroll Painter,” Third Master Xue anxiously spoke up: “We have no intention of competing with you. This person is simply a junior of our family, trapped in the Insectoid Otherworld for many years due to some special circumstances.”
“Your family’s junior?” The middle-aged Scroll Painter was first stunned, then his eyes brightened even more, “So it’s a person? Interesting. Someone assimilated by the Insectoid Otherworld— that makes it even more worth capturing for research.”
The middle-aged Scroll Painter clearly didn’t take the Xue Family members seriously and developed strong interest in Xue Zhengying.
Just as that canine Exotic Beast broke through the Xue Family members’ obstruction and pounced toward Xue Zhengying.
Wu Xian’s head 【Twenty-Eight Mansions】 Divine Diagram unfolded, and the Sun Star Lord, empowered by the Divine Diagram’s power, met it head-on.
Bang!
Although the Sun Star Lord retreated several steps, he withstood the Divine Dog Exotic Beast’s fierce attack.
With Aura of Wealth and Treasure Light surrounding him, a killing aura permeated, accompanied by faint tiger roars, and the Astrology Light Array Divine Light shining behind him.
That terrifying killing aura made the Divine Dog Exotic Beast feel an inexplicable fear.
“What?” The middle-aged Scroll Painter’s pupils shrank, “A mere Five-Star Gold Scroll actually blocking Old Man’s 【Snow Mastiff God】 attack?”
Looking again at the peculiar Divine Diagram with starry splendor above Wu Xian’s head, he was even more shocked.
Could it be some Dojo’s Noble Family Disciple who hasn’t debuted yet? Never heard of it.
At the same time, the nearby Insectoid Monsters went berserk, continuously gathering toward this side.
Even a strong team like the middle-aged Scroll Painter’s felt unprecedented pressure.
