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Chapter 479 - 121: The First Emperor of the Wasteland (Seeking Monthly Pass)

Chapter 479: Chapter 121: The First Emperor of the Wasteland (Seeking Monthly Pass)

"You tower above those four luscious, ample mountains, looking down upon the mass before you. Beneath your feet, Head Su and Fish Head Su have fought until they are utterly exhausted, running on fumes. They no longer have the strength to resist you."

"Without a doubt, you’re the fisherman reaping the benefits, the yellow oriole behind the mantis stalking the cicada. They’re powerless to struggle; what are you waiting for?"

"At this moment, it’s the perfect time to kill two birds with one stone. Are you not going to seize the chance to claim these genuine twins!"

"You choose..."

"Suddenly you reach into your pocket and begin to reward yourself..."

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"Heavenly Defiance, what are you doing? The two Suji Herreras before your eyes, one enchanting and the other exotically alluring, are like flower buds ready to bloom. Aren’t you going to pluck them? Instead, you rely on your own hands to make things happen?"

"You’re not out of your mind, are you?"

"Whether it’s Head Su or Fish Head Su, at this moment they both stare wide-eyed in shock, unable to utter a word. They may have guessed that they might either be killed or violated by you next, but they certainly did not foresee this current situation."

"To be stepped on by you, unable to move, and then forced to watch as a giant bird writhes crazily above their heads."

"This is a form of torture a hundred times more humiliating than taking possession of their bodies!"

"The other nuns, too, are dumbfounded, none of them could have expected such a turn of events."

"Seeing their master subjected to such indignity, each nun sheds blood tears as they cry out piteously to you:"

"’Stop it, Mr. Xu!’"

"’No, you can’t do this! Dammit, you just can’t!’"

"The sizzling air grows thicker, and the satisfied expression on your face intensifies. At that moment, a golden light illuminates everyone."

"Ah, this is, this is..."

"So you were suddenly rewarding yourself for a heartwarming reason, activating the ultimate move, Kua Fu Chasing the Sun."

"Good heavens, you’re a peerless genius! Right here, you have a flash of insight and uncover a new application of Kua Fu Chasing the Sun—your current target is your own hand!"

"Damn it, you’ve even raised your whole thing, and the move that manifests before everyone is the power of Chasing Sun Golden Spear, accumulated to the brink of an explosive release!"

"You’ve successfully pushed the limits of Kua Fu Chasing the Sun, using just a simple effort to elevate this supreme move to a higher level. From now on, the prerequisites for activating this ultimate skill have been greatly reduced."

"Worthy of being a true Martial Arts legend. At this moment, you have stepped into the realm of the Sun and Earth, gun immortal!"

"Spear in hand, your attack posture is extremely formidable, your presence calm and collected. You proudly point at the two Su Ji Herreras and declare, ’Life and death cycle endlessly; I live, you die.’"

"Fish Head Su, infuriated, shouts, ’You filthy human, you treacherous traitor, you dare to wield the power of life and death cycles? That is my lord’s dominion! You dare to blaspheme, I will—ptui! Ptui ptui ptui!’"

"She can’t finish her sentence. With a sneer, you utter ’make such a racket,’ and then Chasing Sun Golden Spear immediately pierces through Fish Head Su, entering from the top of her head, bursting open her charred blood vessels and innards; it travels downward, emerging from between her legs. After a few more thrusts, the half-human, half-octopus monster is split in half."

"With a loud crack, Fish Head Su couldn’t even leave her last words before you killed her, splitting her open to reveal three purple, glowing crystals interconnected to form a complete plane."

"Your pupils constrict as you see that, in addition to the spiral-shaped Erosion Crystals, each crystal bears an endless emergence of tiny Spell characters—they are the Curse Crystals."

"’Is that so? It turns out she’s not merely a Demon, but a beast close to human, a route to become Transcendent... no, perhaps closer to the Divine Chosen. After all, she’s known as the ’Heart Demon’!’ Silent on the surface, you’re elated inside."

"You gather these spoils of war into your arms, then, as if nobody else mattered, you continue to reward yourself, stunning Head Su and all the Broken Finger Nuns."

"You rub and rub; as the saying goes, with enough effort, an iron pestle can be ground down to a needle. Your incendiary attack—Chasing Sun Golden Spear—slowly takes shape, ready to pierce through everything."

"Head Su looks up at you and pleads, ’Can we reconcile? The original body is dead. As a Three Corpses being, I can no longer threaten you. Besides, I’m at the mercy of others.’"

"You sneer while still rubbing your hands, retorting, ’At the mercy of others? When you treated me as an expendable pawn and planned to discard my corpse after using me, why didn’t you say that? But I didn’t expect this—that you need to suck the essence of the living to survive. Almost fell for your trick.’"

"Head Su’s face shows anguish as she says, ’I’m sorry, I didn’t want this. Can you let me go? I can offer you more information in exchange; believe me, it’s really important to you.’"

"She looks at you with a pitiful gaze, and you just find it troublesome."

"Really important?"

"You suddenly become contemplative; she had mentioned something about the Sky Sea going through an anomaly soon, urging you to leave this place. She played the riddle man, saying things like, ’can’t say more, or you wouldn’t understand.’"

"You decide to try for a free ride, ’Tell me what you know, then I’ll decide whether to let you go.’"

"I hope you keep your promise,’ Su Ji Herrera says timidly as she looks at the increasingly large object you’re busy with, and swallows nervously, ’I can’t say much, but I’ll tell you what I can. Um, let me think...’"

"After a moment, Su Ji Herrera manages to speak haltingly, ’Actually, the plan for Sky Sea has been in the making for many years. There was a failure not so long ago, and now it’s come back for a second time with full preparedness. So, you must leave here as soon as possible and stay away from the eye of the storm.’"

"’Hmm? So, who are they after all? Does leaving here mean running back to a safe zone to hide because there’s trouble brewing outside?’ You ask, seeking more details."

"However, Su Ji Herrera’s mouth moves but she mutters, ’That’s all I can say, really. I can’t tell you any more; you wouldn’t understand.’"

"You’re still playing the riddle man on your deathbed? You slowly prepare a question mark and threaten with the Chasing Sun Golden Spear, ’Are you going to talk or not?’"

"’I’ve said all there is to say,’ Su Ji Herrera insists. ’As per our agreement, you must let me go!’"

"You were surprised by the other’s firm attitude, lifted your spear, and like Zhao Zilong at Changban Slope, you fought your way in and out seven times."

"’Teach you to be a riddle man! Teach you to be a riddle man!’"

"You, you don’t keep your word..." Su Ji Herrera screamed in agony, and soon after, she was reduced to ashes by your Chasing Sun Golden Spear. She had passed away."

"However, you gained nothing, as Su’s ashes dissipated at the spot where she died, and you did not gain any additional Curse Crystals."

"But it doesn’t matter, you acquired a pair of eyes, belonging to Su Ji Herrera, the eyes inside her body."

"You looked at the eyes that appeared on the ground, and the eyes also looked back at you."

"You suddenly felt darkness before your eyes."

"ps: You looked directly at the Dark Mother Goddess."

"Ah?"

Xu Shu was immediately stunned and let out a soft curse, about to shift his gaze away.

But it was all too late.

He didn’t know if the contact lasted even a hundredth of a second, but the next instant, that familiar yet strange oppressive sensation suddenly hit, and his body instantly sprouted various kinds of flesh buds and protrusions, with veins bursting open, from which round flesh blisters and the writhing slender carapaces emerged!

He didn’t even have time for sit-ups, as Xu Shu lost control on the spot and died immediately.

"You have died, this venture has come to an end, tallying now..."

"Evaluation: It is commonly said there is always a way out, but you are different; you directly cut off all hope for both Head Su and Fish Head Su."

"Can’t you leave a way out? Leaving one avenue for the future might have been good for meeting again."

"You obtained an item: ’Way of No Return (excellent)’"

"Your keyword trigger this time: ’Heavenly Defiance’, your rewards have been upgraded one level."

’Way of No Return (excellent)’ -> ’Way of No Return (flawless)’

"’Way of No Return (flawless)’: A one-time use trap-type item. When buried underground, it can trap entering enemies, leaving them with no way out. Effective range: 50 meters; Duration will be extended or reduced according to the target’s strength."

"Today’s openings: 0/3"

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"Hisss~"

As the fog before his eyes cleared, Xu Shu jolted awake, feeling his heart beating wildly, as if about to burst from his chest!

"Damn it, I’m about to... lose control again..."

He quickly bit down on his teeth and hugged his head with both hands, lying straight back on the ground.

Black fuzz grew on his skin, his eyeballs expanded and contracted incessantly, like balloons being blown up, their pupils protruding one moment and shrinking the next, as if they were about to explode.

"Eh?"

The sound of the fall startled Gu Yue Ming and Gu Pan, who were entwined in the tent at that moment.

After a brief moment of surprise, they walked out and saw Xu Shu, his body swelling with blue veins, frantically doing sit-ups on the ground.

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What happened?

Hadn’t he just been treated?

Having had a similar encounter before, Gu Pan and her daughter felt the hair on their backs stand up, almost thinking they were trapped in some looping illusion again.

Fortunately, they quickly realized there was no memory loss occurring.

So, after exchanging glances for a moment, they hurried over, ready to help Xu Shu through the ordeal.

"Why is he like this again..."

"He already had an episode just now; it seems being overly eager for success isn’t a good thing," said Gu Yue Ming with evident implications as she glanced at Gu Pan.

Gu Pan grumbled, "Aunt, help, don’t just stand there."

"Understood."

Though Xu Shu’s second collapse perplexed them, and they didn’t know what had happened, as teammates who had gone through life and death together, they cooperated seamlessly, with no questions asked, and rushed to surround Xu Shu.

With Gu Pan on the lookout, Gu Yue Ming took out her small bag and prepared for another round of treatment with ointment patches.

But just then, Xu Shu suddenly shot up like a carp leaping out of water and pushed away Gu Yue Ming who was about to touch the mysteriously grown and then quickly retracted long, slender limb of some segmented creature on his back.