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

Chapter 161 The Overbearing Scroll Master

Wu Xian manipulated the Day and Night Wanderers to entangle Xue Zhengying as much as possible.

Soon after, they successfully discovered Xue Zhengying, who was safely traversing the insectoid world.

The moment they saw Xue Zhengying clearly, the eyes of everyone in the Xue family reddened.

Xue Lingling cried out on the spot, her voice trembling with sobs, "Second Brother, it really is Second Brother—!"

"Be careful, don't be impulsive!" Xue Zhengheng grabbed his younger sister and calmly reminded her, "He's obviously not the second son anymore. Let's find a way to take him back first."

Although Xue Lingling was somewhat emotionally distraught, she knew that her second brother had died years ago.

It's just unclear why my second brother wasn't completely devoured by the insect swarm, yet he still managed to appear here unharmed.

"Zhengying... Zhengying..." Third Master Xue tried calling out, "Do you still recognize your Third Uncle?"

The other party clearly noticed the group approaching.

His cold, sinister eyes instantly locked onto the group, a wicked smile curving his lips. "Damn intruders, this is no place for you!"

After saying that, a terrifying aura erupted from his body, an aura unique to insectoid monsters.

"This is... being controlled by a powerful Zerg monster?"

Wu Xian took a deep breath. Before coming here, he had suspected that Xue Zhengying might have become a puppet of the evil god.

After confirming that the other party did not possess any evil power, he felt relieved.

As Xue Zhengying attacked, the group began to prepare for the attack with mixed feelings.

After all, they came to "collect Xue Zhengying's body," so naturally they didn't want to harm Xue Zhengying's body.

Boom boom boom...

The Xue family members did their best to entangle with Xue Zhengying and secretly observed his strange state.

In the midst of the melee, Xue Zhengying's body gradually began to exhibit characteristics of the Zerg. Sharp spikes extended from the sides of his arms, and spider-like limbs sprouted from his back, transforming him into something neither human nor ghost in the blink of an eye.

The Xue family saw this and felt heartbroken.

"Second Brother, it's me~ Little Lingling~!" Xue Lingling was still calling out with all her might.

"His spiritual power seems to still be there, but he has gained some of the unique aura of the Zerg dimension."

While using his wealth energy to protect himself, Wu Xian secretly analyzed the situation.

At first, it was thought that Xue Zhengying had been parasitized by some kind of powerful insect monster, but from the current perspective, it is obviously not parasitism, but more like a fusion with the power of the insect world, or "evolution".
It's just very strange.

Given Xue Zhengying's special status, Wu Xian did not allow Pleiades Star Lord to take action for the time being.

Moreover, judging from Xue Zhengying's current condition, there seems to be a certain possibility of "saving her".

At least his spiritual power was still intact, and his physical functions were also in good condition, so he didn't look like a "dead person".

Judging from the strength and aura Xue Zhengying displayed, he was at least equivalent to a level 30 lord.

Furthermore, with the Xue family members being constrained, it was truly difficult to deal with them.

Sure enough, several elite members of the Xue family have already started to get injured.

"Look at Second Brother's eyes!" Xue Lingling exclaimed in surprise, "His eyes seem to be responding to me!"

Everyone looked over at the sound, but did not find Xue Lingling's so-called "response".

"It seems like there's a real chance."

Wu Xian, however, keenly noticed that Xue Zhengying had just been momentarily dazed.

This shows that Xue Zhengying still retains at least a part of his consciousness, but it is suppressed by the Zerg forces.

"Oh no! A large number of Zerg are approaching us!" Master Xue warned in alarm.

As if receiving some kind of command, the insect monsters from all directions began to surround the group.

In this situation, Wu Xian immediately released the Pleiades Star Lord.

When Pleiades appeared, the surrounding insect monsters were clearly stunned for a short time. However, these insect monsters were obviously there on "orders". Even though they were afraid of Pleiades' power, they still rushed towards the crowd one after another.

On the other hand, Xue Zhengying seemed to be in a daze after the appearance of Pleiades Star Lord. His attacks slowed down, and then he seemed to have lost his connection, standing there stunned, with the "human" quality in his eyes becoming more and more obvious.

But the swarms of insects that were surging in from all sides clearly became a major problem.

Cack-clack——!
The Pleiades Star Lord immediately transformed into his pure Yang form, and his high-pitched cry of "Crowing at Dawn" finally deterred the swarming insects.

At the same time, Xue Zhengying seemed to be startled awake, and a weak voice came out: "Big brother... little sister... third uncle..."

The Xue family members were both surprised and delighted to see this.

"Second Brother is still alive!" Xue Lingling exclaimed, tears welling in her eyes.

However, just as everyone was overjoyed, they saw a team from another place approaching them.

After seeing Xue Zhengying's bizarre insectoid form, they became more and more excited.

"A humanoid insect monster? How can it only be a level 30 lord? That shouldn't be the case."

The leading divine beast dojo scroll painter, who looked to be in his forties or fifties, stared at Xue Zhengying with shining eyes.

"Never mind that, let's take it first!"

The team members around him could no longer contain their excitement. One after another, the golden scroll-like beasts rushed into the tidal wave of insects and quickly approached Xue Zhengying.

Sensing danger, Xue Zhengying's face contorted, and he began to lose control again.

This made the Xue family extremely anxious, and they immediately manipulated the scroll to block the golden-axis beasts.

The scene was once very chaotic.

"Where did this bunch of small fry come from, daring to compete with me for this insect demon?"

The middle-aged scroll painter in the lead looked at him with a mocking gaze, thinking that the Xue family was trying to snatch this precious prey from him. Suddenly, a mythical beast painting, resembling a hundred beasts, unfolded above his head.

A magnificent, snow-white golden-horned beast leaped out of the divine painting, resembling a dog, a fox, and a wolf, its divine beauty astounding.

It turned out to be a painting spirit with seven golden axes.

As they charged, swarms of insect monsters were overturned by the shockwave emanating from the strange beast and rushed straight toward Xue Zhengying.

Upon seeing this, Xue Lingling immediately unfolded the Ghost King Divine Diagram and released the Soul-Devouring Ghost King of the Golden Axis Eight Stars to deal with it.

"Oh, so there's a junior gold medal scroll painter here?" The middle-aged scroll painter was slightly surprised. "It's a pity that your masterpiece is too low-grade, far inferior to mine!"

"Those two scrolls depicting human figures are actually quite decent."

The middle-aged scroll painter looked with great interest at the battle between the Golden Axis Pleiades and the Silver Axis Winged Mars.

“My esteemed scroll artist,” Xue Sanye said anxiously, “we have no intention of competing with you. It’s just that this person is a junior member of my family who has been trapped in the insectoid world for many years due to some special circumstances.”

"A descendant of your family?" The middle-aged scroll painter was taken aback at first, then his eyes brightened. "So it's a person? Interesting. Someone assimilated by the Zerg from another world. We should capture him and study him."

The middle-aged scroll painter seemed to disregard the Xue family members and developed a strong interest in Xue Zhengying.

Just as the canine-like beast broke through the Xue family's blockade and pounced on Xue Zhengying...

The Twenty-Eight Constellations divine diagram unfolded above Wu Xian's head, and with the blessing of the divine diagram's power, Pleiades Star Lord directly confronted it head-on.

boom!
Although Pleiades Star Lord retreated several steps, he withstood the fierce attack of the divine hound beast.

Surrounded by auspicious wealth and precious light, a murderous aura permeated the air, accompanied by the faint roar of a tiger, while behind him, a constellation of light shone with divine brilliance.

The terrifying aura of slaughter instilled a strange fear in the divine dog-like beast.

"What?!" The middle-aged scroll artist's pupils contracted. "A mere five-star gold scroll can actually block the attack of this old man, the Snow Mastiff God?"

Looking again at the strange, star-studded divine image above Wu Xian's head, he was even more horrified.

Could he be a scion of a prestigious family from some martial arts school who hasn't yet made his debut? I've never heard of him.

At the same time, the nearby insect monsters seemed to have gone mad, and began to converge on this side in an endless stream.

Even a team of skilled middle-aged scroll painters felt unprecedented pressure.

(End of this chapter)