Wenjia Country

A week went by in the blink of an eye. Yu Xian continued shooting the breeze, remaining his usual lazy self. However, he had to admit that You Qing—the daughter of that old dragon You Xinghun—truly had some talent. In just one short week, she had amassed tens of millions of fans, becoming the second-biggest streamer beneath Duckie. You Qing was not an eating streamer, though, but a talent streamer. Relying on her looks and superb zither skills, she had countless viewers falling head over heels for her. Yu Xian dropped by occasionally, but spent most of his time in Little Nora's livestream room. Little Nora and You Qing had ended up becoming friends and frequently collaborated, giving fans of both streamers a real treat. Right now, Yu Xian's Star Ring vibrated. Opening Qixin, Yu Xian saw that Zhang Shou was contacting him. Once connected, Zhang Shou immediately exclaimed dramatically, "Salty Fish, something huge happened!" "What huge thing? Did the aliens make trouble again?" Yu Xian asked lazily. Now that Earth was connected to Crescent Bay, some aliens had indeed gradually grown bolder—primarily because they saw Yu Xian wasn't managing everyday affairs, so they tested his bottom line bit by bit. "Not aliens. Something huge happened in Wenjia Country. Aberrant worms have completely infiltrated Wenjia Country. If the Aberrant Worm Hunter hadn't happened to fight his way over there and kill a bunch of people in succession, who knows how long this would've been kept under wraps," Zhang Shou said. Wenjia Country was a small nation with a population of only a few million. After the aliens arrived, the country had vigorously developed its tourism industry and was doing quite well for itself. "Aberrant worms still have that kind of ability?" Yu Xian remarked in surprise upon hearing this. Present-day Earth was not the Earth of over a decade ago. With large numbers of aliens moving in, extraordinary powers had basically become ubiquitous; even old folks knew a trick or two or some basic illusion arts. In an era where extraordinary powers were so widespread, he really couldn't imagine how aberrant worms could invade without being detected. Zhang Shou affirmed, "Not only can they, but they're very capable. Right now, all of Wenjia Country has been sealed off with a barrier. Are you interested in coming to check out the excitement? After all, aberrant worms can be considered old acquaintances." "Sure, I'll head over right now." Yu Xian thought about it and indeed felt curious about how aberrant worms had resurged, so he nodded in agreement. Aberrant worms posed zero threat to him. Furthermore, ever since the several Zhou Tais were taken over by Qilin, there were basically no aberrant worms left within the country. He just hadn't expected that while they were gone domestically, they still existed abroad—and apparently had evolved into a completely new version. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for them to lurk silently among crowds, and even aliens might have fallen victim. Once aliens controlled by aberrant worms reached Crescent Bay, that would be terrifying. Yu Xian's intention to check it out was actually to settle the issue once and for all. This time, he would resolve the aberrant worm problem in one fell swoop, completely wiping out their source. In the past, he lacked the ability, so that idea could only remain an idea; but now, he was fully capable of doing so. A minute later, Yu Xian stepped out from ripples in space. Before him was a colossal blue barrier heavily guarded by combined forces from multiple nations. Numerous spaceships hovered around the borders of Wenjia Country, and some aliens had also come to watch the excitement. Basically, any alien who had watched Yu Xian's movies knew what aberrant worms were. Originally, they hadn't thought aberrant worms could harm them, but in the end, aliens inside Wenjia Country had also been infected this time. Many aliens suspected that some bastard from Crescent Bay might have come to Earth to help the aberrant worms evolve. After all, Crescent Bay had far too many lunatics; if some insectoid race saw certain potential in aberrant worms, they truly were capable of anything. "Old Zhang, what's the situation?" Yu Xian clapped Zhang Shou's shoulder and asked. Beside Zhang Shou, Gong Qian saw Yu Xian and said, pleasantly surprised, "Salty Fish, you're here! Then this incident will definitely be no problem." "The Aberrant Worm Hunter is inside on a killing spree. Because he only targets that race, we're all waiting—waiting for him to stop the slaughter," Zhang Shou answered. The Aberrant Worm Hunter was none other than Zhang Heng—the young man whose entire family had been slaughtered by aberrant worms, who had eaten a Forbidden Fruit and ended up turning into a monster. Back then, he had transformed into a monster right in front of Yu Xian. All these years had passed, and he was still tenaciously killing aberrant worms; naturally, his strength had grown greater and greater. Curious as to what stage this guy's strength had reached, Yu Xian said to Zhang Shou and Gong Qian, "I'll go inside to take a look." With that, ignoring the barrier's obstruction, he casually slipped inside and slowly walked toward the city. Along the way, corpses of living beings lay everywhere—humans, other animals, and even aliens. All had been slain in a single strike, their heads cleaved into several pieces to expose the corpses of aberrant worms within. Yu Xian used Shrinking Ground to an Inch, flashing past several cities in an instant. All these cities had fallen completely silent; the people were all dead. Finally, in a clamorous city, he spotted the Aberrant Worm Hunter. Countless diverse aberrant worms were launching attacks at him, bombarding him with all kinds of chaotic abilities, but none had any effect. The Aberrant Worm Hunter swung his scythe, reaping a large swathe of aberrant worms like harvesting wheat with each sweep. "He's gotten much stronger indeed," Yu Xian marveled as he watched the Aberrant Worm Hunter fighting. Then he cast Appraisal on the Aberrant Worm Hunter: —————— Name: Zhang Heng Codename: Aberrant Worm Hunter Race: Guiren Gender: Male Age: 38 Health: 44,444,444/44,444,444 Life: 44,444 Power: 100 Luck: None Theoretical Lifespan: 0 Rank: Star Rank Alignment: Lawful Neutral Abilities: [Insectoid Slayer: When the enemy is an insectoid, battle lust increases by 200%. For each insectoid creature killed, strength increases by 1%.] [Insect-Hunting Scent: He can smell odors that make him furious and excited, relentlessly hunting down targets until death.] [Body of the Guiren: A cursed body obtained by sacrificing everything. Before killing all target organisms, he will absolutely never die.] [Furious Blood: When enraged, he can burn his own blood to drastically increase his strength until his fresh blood is completely burned away.] [Summary: Although I am dead, I will kill—slaughter them all!!!] —————— Holy crap. Just how many bugs had this guy killed? To have slaughtered his way all the way from Wolf rank to Star Rank—he was way too diligent! At present, not counting Yu Xian and Nora, and not counting those who had already kicked the bucket, there were only three native Star Rank individuals born and raised on Earth. After advancing, they had all become prominent figures on Earth, with many dealings involving Crescent Bay handled by the three of them. Naturally, Crescent Bay also required Star Rank figures to step forward for negotiations. Yu Xian truly hadn't expected the fourth to reach Star Rank would actually be the Aberrant Worm Hunter—and he was still growing stronger even now. "Huh!" Yu Xian noticed that after some aberrant worms were exposed and emerged from their flesh husks, the tips of their tentacles were a completely different color from the rest of their tentacles. He walked over to a corpse and used telekinesis to lift the aberrant worm from the body. Sure enough, the aberrant worms had evolved. In the past, an aberrant worm's body could be hard or soft, but lacked the textural difference seen here. The tip of this aberrant worm was visibly much harder than the rest of its body. This allowed them to bore into the bodies of stronger targets. "It doesn't look like natural evolution." Yu Xian made his judgment, suddenly remembering Pengzu. He had almost forgotten about that small fry. Could that guy be the one making trouble?