Damn, I turned into a monster

Chapter 242 240 What are you doing?
"What's today's date?"

"The sixteenth?"

On the way to the star core, Pei Wuji heard the voice coming from Wang Wu's hand. He didn't care how the voice traveled in this environment; he just heard it.

So she leaned closer to take a look: "What are you looking at?"

"Haha, hehehe, ah?" Wang Wu, who was watching a video on his phone and laughing happily, turned around to look at the woman behind him when he heard her words: "I'm watching a video."

The video on the phone continued to play. It was about the Earth network in Yunguang City. To be fair, the solar system network technology was quite interesting. It had all sorts of things, and there were many subcultures similar to the network world in his hometown.

He has always enjoyed watching this kind of thing, whether before or after time travel.

However, this kind of internet subculture was definitely too advanced for an alien like Pei Wuji, so after watching for a while, Pei Wuji's attention was no longer on it.

Because the two were standing quite close at this moment, the hot breath that Wang Wu exhaled from his nose could reach her face directly. Feeling that hot breath, an unnamed fire rose from somewhere in her body.

As for why he could still feel the heat in this environment, why Wang Wu still needed to breathe at this level, and why he was able to breathe in this environment, well, he just could.

Pei Wuji's current state can be simply described as one of suppressed repression. After all, this is how it is in small towns, no, small stars, where cultivators spend too much time on cultivation, leaving no time to temper their hearts in the mortal world and struggle in the mundane world.

Although it sounds completely illogical, that is indeed the case.

Pei Wuji is not old this year, not even a hundred years old. In Wang Wu's hometown, Tianyuan Realm, a hundred years is not even enough time for many geniuses to reach the Entry into the Law Realm, which is the highest realm of the True Dao system before the version update.

As for the other system of demonic realms, it generally takes about two hundred years to reach the highest level of demonic realm, the Heavenly Connection Realm.

Of course, there are a very few exceptional geniuses, but they are definitely a minority.

However, Pei Wuji is clearly not a genius of this level. She should be considered to be at the same level as Situ Jin, who is very talented, but it would be a stretch to say that she is unparalleled throughout history.

But regardless, this is already an amazing level. In less than a hundred years, they have already reached a level where they can reliably pass the Qionglan Sect's entrance examination and even compete for a double-A rating.

But everything comes at a price, and the price Pei Wuji has to pay is the suppression of his power.

That nameless anger made her feel uncomfortable, to the point that her mind was now a mess, filled with certain images she had imagined.

This situation is quite common, although not the majority, but a considerable number of cultivators will face this situation.

But once they finally "pass the exam" to their desired sect, step into "society," and realize that they are not the chosen ones, they often begin to unleash a retaliatory burst of energy.

He unleashed, with abandon, all the dark and profound emotions that had been suppressed for over a century...

Most people wouldn't go that far; this is a rather exaggerated statement. However, it's true that over 70% of cultivators only start doing that kind of thing after passing the entrance exam for a major sect, and once they've tasted the sweetness, they become addicted to it for a considerable period of time.

As for the duration of this obsession, it generally lasts one or two hundred years. This is also a process of tempering one's heart in the mortal world, a process that most cultivators need to go through.

Experience the seven emotions and six desires of human life, immerse yourself in desires and relationships with certain people, and finally achieve enlightenment, refine your true nature, and realize your true self.

Of course, life on the stars will continue; after all, food and sex are basic human needs, just not as extreme as at the beginning. Of course, some people remain completely unchanged, but those have also found their true selves.

As for what type Pei Wuji is, since she is still a virgin and her experiences are limited to self-exploration and certain unpleasant things she has seen, it is impossible to judge.

"How was it? Wasn't it hilarious and engaging?"

"Feelings, ah, feelings?... sensations?"

Wang Wu's voice pulled Pei Wuji back from her reverie. Although her mind was still a mess when she returned to reality, at least some of her rationality returned.

So she stammered in response to Wang Wu, "Feeling? Uh, this, uh, I..."

"how?"

Wang Wu also noticed that something was wrong with the woman. He found that her gaze was wandering, her breathing was rapid, and her body had somehow become pressed against his.

So, he quietly and slowly pushed her away, but the moment his hand touched her abdomen, the woman immediately realized what was happening.

For a considerable period afterward, Pei Wuji's face remained flushed. She also remained silent for a long time, simply following quietly beside Wang Wu as the two continued their deep conversation.

The closer you get to the star's core, the more aggressive the cloud beasts become. This is a super-giant gas giant, even larger than Jupiter in Wang Wu's hometown solar system, with a diameter of 300,000 kilometers.

This means its volume is... whatever, many times larger than Earth's, but that's not important.

With such a large volume, the deeper the two people dive, the greater the pressure their bodies will have to endure.

This gas giant has a surface with the same high-pressure anticyclone as Jupiter, and its speed is even faster than that of Jupiter, reaching thousands of kilometers per hour.

However, this kind of thing is obviously not a 'test' for all the test takers on this planet.

This wasn't even a test; it was just an ordinary breeze.

Extreme temperatures and extreme cold coexist on this gas giant. It also smells terrible because it's filled with ammonium hydrogen sulfide, a mixture of ammonia and sulfur.

As you continue to descend, at even greater depths, the immense pressure causes hydrogen atoms to continuously release electrons, forming a charged, conductive liquid—simply put, charged liquefied hydrogen.

In any case, most people definitely couldn't stand such an environment. Only people with good physical health and who exercise regularly could withstand it, or at least be athletes.

On the surface of most gas giants, there is an ocean of metallic hydrogen, which is also where many cloud creatures live.

It was an incredibly bright, radiating heat ocean, but in terms of aesthetics, it was indeed quite beautiful.

And those cloud beasts.

But deeper still, that was the destination of Wang Wu and his team's operation—

The core of this planet, a gas giant, is of course a core, a stellar nucleus composed of rock and ice, which is also the true 'surface' of this planet, located in an environment of 25 million standard atmospheres.

However, before that, Wang Wu and his team will face their first battle.

Once you get here, there's no longer a way to avoid those cloud beasts, avoid unnecessary battles, or be ambushed by others.

Upon entering this ocean of metallic hydrogen, all the cloud beasts living there discovered them at the same time.

At this moment, countless enormous eyes were locked onto the two of them, and an immense pressure, even greater than the atmospheric pressure here, followed.

Under immense pressure, Wang Wu's original intention was to comfort his companion, as he sensed the other's tension. Most of the time, his perception was quite sharp.

"It's okay, there won't be any problems."

Wang Wu comforted the other person while patting him on the shoulder.

Then, his expression froze for a moment, and he turned his head away.

Why would she slap that spot? Wang Wu didn't know, but he was absolutely certain that the woman in front of him had done it on purpose.

You can tell just by looking at the expression on her face.

"what are you doing?"

So, although Wang Wu placed his hand in the wrong spot, the one questioning—no, the demon questioning—was also Wang Wu.

"Ah! I, I'm sorry, I, I..."

Pei Wuji quickly released his grip, and Wang Wu also released his grip. But to be fair, it was indeed quite good, very unusual.

"Alright, stop wasting time on this stuff, get ready."

As his hand recoiled, Wang Wu immediately turned around, looked at the cloud beast horde that was already charging towards him, and said in a deep voice.

It was incredibly vast and incredibly powerful.

(End of this chapter)