Damn, I turned into a monster

Chapter 227, page 225: Didn't you want to go back? Go back now!
"Um, you guys can discuss this further. I have something to do, so I'll be leaving now."

With the situation having developed to this point, Wang Wu naturally had no intention of staying here any longer. After all, the annulment of the engagement was a matter between the two families and had nothing to do with him personally.

Situ Jin didn't say anything to stop Wang Wu, but simply watched him leave until he completely disappeared from her sight.

Only after that did she slowly turn her head to look at the man beside her, Jiang Ying.

"Alright, I think I've had enough of this place. It's time to go back to the Great Zhou. I need to go back and discuss some things with my father."

Without giving the other person a chance to speak, nor intending to argue, and without even waiting for them, Situ Jin disappeared after leaving those words.

This woman's personality is relatively indifferent, or rather, bordering on villainous. Although she sometimes does good deeds, it's mostly for profit and fame rather than from the heart.

As for her true self, she didn't actually know what kind of person she was. After all, she had been living with this mask for so many years, and wearing a mask for too long would inevitably affect her.

She took a very detached view of matters of the heart, and love, at least that's what she thought before, and that's certainly how she acted.

As for the fate and opinions of others, that's even more true. Unless it involves personal gain or anything else, she's not someone who actively cares about others.

Simply put, she has no interest in other people's joys and sorrows, their ups and downs. Those things have nothing to do with her; she just finds them noisy.

In some ways, she is the same type as Yin Shenli, and she is even slightly more 'normal' than Yin Shenli.

Yin Shenli only behaves relatively normally when she's with Wang Wu. Even when she's with Wang Wu, compared to truly normal people, her behavior is rather... well...

"Goro, what brings you here today?"

Without lingering, after wandering around the streets for a while, Wang Wu arrived at the home of an acquaintance.

Although they were acquaintances, the two had only spent a dozen or so hours together. When Wang Wu saw the other, he couldn't even recall the other's name immediately.

What was her name again? Oh right, I think her surname is Li, Li Xuan? Li Xun? Whatever.

"Ah, yes." Wang Wu, who was in a panic, looked at the familiar person in front of him and nodded. "I just happened to be passing by, so I came in."

"Did you come to see me?" Li Xun was clearly very happy to see Wang Wu arrive, and immediately moved closer to him. She was wearing a very 'Chu Kingdom' style of clothing, which is what Hanfu enthusiasts in her hometown call 'studio Hanfu'.

Of course, there are no photo studios here; we're just wearing very normal clothes.

A brocade pomegranate-red skirt, beneath which were a pair of flesh-colored... well, you get the idea. On her feet were a pair of embroidered shoes adorned with pearls and jade. Two delicately arched willow-leaf eyebrows, a pair of almond-shaped eyes that sparkled, a slender waist, a graceful figure, and an air of elegance...

She was beautiful, of course. If she weren't, she wouldn't have been able to get to know Wang Wu. After all, Wang Wu was a demon, and while his standards might be lower than other demons, not just any woman would catch his eye.

Of course, Wang Wu himself did not think that he had "low standards". He just thought that he was better at appreciating beauty. Beauty with flaws is also beauty. A face is not necessarily only beautiful if it is perfect. Sometimes, some flaws are more charming.

And the facts have proven that Wang Wu is indeed very tasteful, although some people or monsters may not agree with Wang Wu's taste.

But it doesn't matter. Wang Wu is a very determined demon and will not change his mind because of the opinions of people or demons.

Li Xun is a little short, only 1.6 meters tall, but her body proportions are quite good, at least among all the human women Wang Wu has met in Bai Chi City so far.

The only people more outstanding than her in this regard are Zhou Qingwan, her sister, and three others.

Speaking of which, Wang Wu has probably been in contact with Zhou Qingwan the most these past few days. This woman is quite difficult to deal with because she has no martial ethics and even dares to call in outside help.

However, there's nothing that can be done about this. After all, that's how it is on the battlefield—it's all about deception and treachery. Just because you're upright and honest doesn't mean others won't cheat or will be as upright and honest as you.

Since we've encountered this situation, we can only obediently accept and bear it.

Wang Wu is a soldier, a qualified soldier, and a true soldier would not back down in such a situation.

Absolutely not.

Putting aside Situ Jin's little incident, Wang Wu had been living a very comfortable life during this period. He stayed in Baichi City comfortably for more than two months, and even brought the girls from his family here to experience the exotic customs.

However, Zi Yuan was an exception. She only stayed in Bai Chi City for a short time before returning, because she didn't have a good impression of the Chu Kingdom.

However, after being persuaded by Wang Wu, she at least treated the ordinary people of Chu well.

Wang Wu wasn't very clear about the conflict between the Great Chu and the Great Shang, and Zi Yuan hadn't explained it to him in detail either. However, Yao Qing mentioned it indirectly, saying that during the Great Shang period, the Yin army had paid a considerable price and incurred significant costs in order to stabilize the Chu territory.

As a vast empire that unified the entire globe and could barely be considered part of the entire star system, the fact that the Shang Dynasty expended so much energy to pacify and control the Chu Dynasty naturally demonstrates the extent of the trouble the Chu Dynasty was in.

The people here are indeed ruthless, not only in words but also in actions. In Wang Wu's experience, they are like gunpowder, quite different from the Zhou people.

Unlike Zi Yuan, the relationship between the Zhou and Chu people was relatively harmonious. And the relationship between the Yin and Chu people, like Wang Lan and her group, was also good.

Zi Yuan's status was different after all; she used to be part of the ruling class of the Shang Dynasty, so it was normal for her to have a different attitude towards the Chu Kingdom.

Despite her low opinion of the State of Chu, Zi Yuan had a very good opinion of Bai Chi City. During her short stay of more than ten days in the city, she took Wang Wu to many places, not only within the city but also outside of it.

There's also the entire underground area of ​​Lijiang. This wasn't Wang Wu's first time leaving the city, but it was certainly the first time he had visited so many places outside the city.

It must be said that the scenery is indeed very good. The scenery under this freshwater river, which is several thousand meters deep—yes, a freshwater river, comparable to the ocean—is truly magnificent.

Unfortunately, the calamity infected most of the planet, causing pollution in much of the ocean as well.

During this period, Wang Wu followed the river all the way to the estuary. After reaching the sea, he had only traveled a few hundred kilometers before he began to feel noticeably uncomfortable.

It wasn't that his body couldn't handle it, but rather a natural aversion. In fact, with his current strength, he could easily explore the entire ocean of this planet without any problems…

Okay, there really is a problem.

There was something in the sea, something that Wang Wu didn't delve any deeper into.

He couldn't explain what they were, only that they were hidden in the boundless, dark depths of the sea, densely packed, enormous in number, and extremely dangerous.

A mere fourth-grade master is not enough to roam freely on this planet. To reach that level, one must first reach the first grade.

And this level is not far from Wang Wu's.

"Let's go back, Yuan'er."

On the sea, Wang Wu looked at Zi Yuan, who was gazing at the distant horizon, and said. Zi Yuan did not respond to Wang Wu, but just stared blankly into the distance until a full minute later, when she slowly turned her head.

In her eyes, Wang Wu could see black liquid surging, a sign of demonic transformation.

However, Wang Wu was not worried, because she was already a demon.

Zi Yuan is currently practicing a cultivation method that Wang Wu found the First Martial Arts Academy to specially tailor for her.

As for the reward, after reporting to the higher-ups, and as requested by the First Martial Lord, Wang Wu provided him with a large number of recipes from this world and some ingredients that he thought were good.

"You know, Goro, this place wasn't like this before."

Looking into those eyes where countless black liquids surged, Zi Yuan said, "This ocean is golden, especially at this time of year."

"The sun shines on the sea, turning everything golden."

“There is a huge sea monster in the sea. When I was a child, I loved to eat its meat. To satisfy me, my father would send people here to hunt the sea monster every day.”

"But now, they have all disappeared."

"My hometown is dying."

"It's alright, Yuan'er." Wang Wu pulled her into his arms, and Zi Yuan lay quietly in his arms, her hand groping for his arm.

“It will come back, your hometown,” he whispered. “It will come back soon.”

"With these techniques, as people's cultivation levels improve, this planet and the entire galaxy will eventually be reclaimed by us."

"Mmm." Nestled in Wang Wu's arms, Zi Yuan nodded gently. Then she looked up at Wang Wu, "Wu Lang, shall we go somewhere a little further away?"

"I know there's a small island ahead, if it's still there."

"it is good."

Night falls quickly and very suddenly at sea.

In just a moment, the sun had completely disappeared, and the whole world was plunged into darkness.

But if you look up at the sky, you can still see the setting sun in the west, which is not yet completely down. It hangs there quietly, its color as red as blood.

This is an island that has been severely corrupted by demons. There is no trace of life on the island, because it was originally a deserted island.

On the shore of this small, deserted island, countless tentacles and bizarrely shaped chunks of flesh writhe and pulsate as if they were alive.

Demonization is a pollution of the soul and a distortion of the body. When the entire ocean has been corrupted, the life within it will naturally not escape its demise.

It is a collection of countless desires, which will infinitely amplify the desires and instincts in people's hearts.

On this eerie island, Wang Wu and Zi Yuan both transformed into true 'demons'.

They roared and collided together in incredibly bizarre ways, making the air here humid and sticky, stirring up the strongest palpitations and desires in people's hearts.

As for the extent of this, one can only say that if an ordinary person were here and watched the process for less than three seconds, they would be immediately assimilated and transformed into a monster just like the two of them.

Of course, Wang Wu and Zi Yuan, as legitimate 'Heavenly Demons,' possess reason, but what about those who have been transformed...?

It might be much better than the demons or monsters that are usually corrupted here, because at least they can maintain a certain level of rationality, but their brains are basically ruined, and they will become monsters whose minds are filled only with desires.

However, for Wang Wu and Zi Yuan, this kind of training, which they do occasionally, can greatly enhance their control over their 'demon bodies' and improve their cooperation.

As for feelings, there's no need to cultivate them anymore, because they're already at their peak. What can be improved is only the degree of harmony between their demonic bodies—no, I mean, their level of cooperation.

"I'm going back, Goro."

Six hours later, the property management...

Still maintaining her demonic form, Zi Yuan sat up from the rock. Although she couldn't see her eyes in this state, her entire body looked like she was wearing... well, how should I put it?

For example, a biological version of Kamen Rider? Of course, the design would be more evil and twisted, and more... well, nothing special.

Her eyes were not visible on her face; instead, they were covered by a pair of black eyepieces, which served as her eyes.

Below that are her delicate nose and purple lips.

Her skin was cold and smooth, covered with fine scales, but it didn't feel hard to the touch; instead, it was similar to her skin when she was human.

In short, the goal is to maximize Wang Wu's attack speed.

"Ah."

Wang Wu gently brushed her lips together. "Be careful on the road."

"You too, get some rest early tonight, don't overwork yourself."

The two demons lingered for a while afterward, then Wang Wu embraced her and asked:

"By the way, how's your application for a household registration in Yunguang City going?"

"It went quite smoothly. According to Master Wu on the first day, we first took online classes to catch up on the knowledge needed to live in Yunguang City, then we had our academic qualifications verified, and after several rounds of exams, we filled out a bunch of forms. If there are no problems, we should be able to complete the whole process within about ten years and then get our household registration."

"Um...you should go back and work on it slowly." Wang Wu felt a bit overwhelmed by these things, and after a while, he slowly said.

"Hehe." Seeing Wang Wu like this, Zi Yuan also laughed. She pressed her forehead against the crystal on Wang Wu's forehead. "Wu Lang, you also have to work hard. Master Tian Wu is very dissatisfied with your current progress."

"Didn't you want to go back? Go back now!" Wang Wu's expression changed instantly. He pushed her away and shouted angrily.

"Hehe, don't be in such a hurry, Goro, I haven't..."

(End of this chapter)