Mythical Scroll Artist: Starting with the God of Wealth, Zhao Gongming

Chapter 159 The True Zerg Otherworld

After calming down, Wu Xian couldn't help but ask about Xue Zhengying's situation back then.

According to Xue Lingling, her second brother, Xue Zhengying, was a genius spirit master who entered the Gold Rank League at the age of twenty. He was proficient in almost all types of scrolls and seemed to be able to play with any type of scroll in a variety of ways, achieving soul resonance at an astonishing speed.

Therefore, shortly after Xue Zhengying entered the Gold Rank League, he won the favor and enticements of many scroll painters, and at a young age, he already possessed five high-quality gold scrolls.

Even after Xue Zhengying trapped the Zerg at the dimensional rift, many scroll artists personally attended his funeral.

To paraphrase the obituary issued by the Tianfeng Provincial Alliance at the time: The alliance has lost a genius player!

This also shows how outstanding Xue Zhengying was back then.

In the words of Master Xue, if Xue Zhengying were still alive, he would definitely have a place in the top ranks of the Tianfeng Provincial Alliance.

"Such an outstanding individual should have been able to easily venture into other dimensions, so why did he die at the dimensional rift?" Wu Xian asked, puzzled. "What exactly happened back then?"

Upon hearing this, Xue Zhengheng and Third Master Xue were deeply saddened.

"That disaster came too suddenly. Many powerful extradimensional monsters attacked, and there was no time to react. It even brought a large-scale dimensional leakage disaster to Yaoyang City," Xue Sanye said bitterly. "At that time, Zheng Ying was trapped and died while covering our retreat. I thought I would never see that child again."

Wu Xian was slightly taken aback, then suddenly realized something, "Could it be the dimensional disaster from eighteen years ago?"

"Exactly."

“This…” Wu Xian’s expression was strange.

According to the grandfather, Wu Mingchang, he and his grandson ended up in the shantytown of Yaoyang City after that disaster.

As for where he lived before and where he came from, the old man had long forgotten.

Although he has regained his memory, the old man has not mentioned the past to him.

"What, my dear disciple, are you also connected to that disaster eighteen years ago?" Xue Lingling couldn't help but ask curiously when she saw Wu Xian's strange expression.

Wu Xian nodded, "My grandfather and I escaped from that disaster."

"You fled here?" Master Xue and the Xue family couldn't help but be surprised. "As far as we know, that extradimensional disaster affected many cities, and even completely destroyed two cities. Yaoyang City was relatively lightly affected."

"Two cities were destroyed?" Wu Xian's interest was piqued. "Which two cities?"

"Ziyun City and Hongta City".

Wu Xian took a deep breath and silently memorized the names of the two cities.

Although these two cities no longer exist, I may very well have come from one of them.

Of course, the most urgent task at present is to "rescue" Xue Zhengying.

The group ventured deeper into the Zerg dimension, heading towards the Zerg dimensional rift.

The deeper you go, the more Zerg monsters you'll encounter, and you'll inevitably be hindered by them.

However, the moment Wu Xian unleashed [Pleiades Star Lord], the surrounding area instantly fell silent.

The countless swarming insect monsters and insect hordes scattered in panic the moment they sensed the aura of the Pleiades Star Lord, and some ordinary monsters that were nearby were even scared to death on the spot.

Yes, it means literally scared to death.

In the blink of an eye, the vast swarm of insects scattered in panic, and the corpses of countless insectoid monsters fell like raindrops.

The Xue family members present were all speechless at this sight.

"My God, this...this..."

"So many insect swarms, and they just ran away like that?"

"The scroll depicting the rise of the King of Chickens is truly terrifying!"

Even though he was mentally prepared, Master Xue couldn't help but widen his eyes.

At this moment, he realized that his expectations for [Mao Ri Xing Jun] were too conservative.

Xue Lingling swallowed hard, "My dear disciple, is this golden scroll of yours the same as that [Winged Fire Star Lord] from before?"

Wu Xian remained noncommittal.

At this moment, he was still in awe of Pleiades Star Lord's upgrade to four and a half stars. Although Pleiades Star Lord was already close to four and a half stars, the fact that he upgraded directly upon his appearance without doing anything was truly absurd.

"What materials do I need for my Winged Mars Ascension Golden Scroll?" Third Master Xue asked with great interest.

"Didn't we already upgrade you to silver coins?" Wu Xian asked in surprise.

"At my level and skill, silver scrolls are hardly enough," said Master Xue. "Send me the materials needed for gold scrolls later, and I'll find a way to gather them."

Wu Xian understood.

As they spoke, they had already approached the vicinity of the Zerg dimensional rift.

From afar, one could see a massive spatial rift that stretched from heaven to earth, dark and deep, like an abyss.

However, in the area near the dimensional rift, there seems to be a mechanical fortress-like building standing there. Judging from the aura emanating from that fortress, it looks like a mechanical-type Golden Axis Domain scroll.

"There's a sentry post here too?" Wu Xian asked in surprise.

“Of course,” Xue Zhengheng nodded, “In fact, this is where the real main force of our Yaoyang City army and all parties is located, and some of the military’s experts are stationed here year-round.”

Wu Xian clicked his tongue and nodded.

"Prepare for battle—!" With a command from Third Master Xue, the Xue family members all prepared for battle.

One after another, golden scrolls of the undead appeared, along with some other types of golden scrolls of varying quality.

Those who came this time were all elites of the Xue family, with their spiritual power cultivation basically at level seven or eight, and their combat strength was beyond question.

However, they still underestimated the deterrent power of the Pleiades Star Lord against Bug-type enemies.

Even after entering the dimensional rift, the nearby swarms of insects and monsters kept their distance and dared not approach.

"Hiss~ How powerful is Xiao Wu's Golden Scroll against the Zerg?"

Xue Zhengheng looked horrified, utterly bewildered.

"I've traveled all over the country for most of my life, and I've never seen such an incredible special attack scroll." Even Master Xue couldn't help but marvel. "The star rating is at least around six."

What does a star rating of six mean?
In other words, Pleiades Star Lord can at least deal with insect-type monsters of around level 27.

Wu Xian shook his head and smiled. He really didn't know much about this, since he hadn't yet tested the limits of the Pleiades Star Lord.

At this moment, he was more curious about the real other-dimensional world in front of him.

At first glance, it looks no different from the previous insectoid invasion zones, but the intensity of the dense psionic energy is clearly not on the same level. It seems to have been transformed into a higher level of "psionic energy".

To put it simply, absorbing such a high concentration of spiritual energy for cultivation already causes a stinging sensation and general discomfort throughout the body.

Nourished by this concentration of psionic energy, the otherworldly insectoids far surpass the so-called dimensional monsters outside in terms of size, level, and all other attributes.

Even the ordinary monsters are at the level of elite monsters of the same rank outside, or even higher.

At this moment, Wu Xian also felt the insignificance of his own power.

If it weren't for the fact that [Pleiades Star Lord] is naturally invincible against insects, he would absolutely not be qualified to come to a place like this.

Moreover, as they went deeper, the insectoid monsters' fear of Pleiades Lord clearly decreased.

Some of the insect monsters have already begun to cautiously approach.

Even so, it still filled Master Xue with countless emotions.

Previously, he had already struggled to reach this depth on his own, but this time, not a single insect monster dared to approach.

"Are there more people from Yaoyang City on this side of the other world?"

Wu Xian could vaguely sense the faint battle fluctuations around him.

“Of course,” Third Master Xue said noncommittally, “After all, no matter which city it is, they are all facing the same Zerg world, only the location connecting to the Zerg world is different.”

Powerful individuals can easily travel between major cities through the Zerg world.

(End of this chapter)