CHAPTER 852: CHAPTER 24: THE FEMALE FALSE CURSE FETUS BATTLES THE CORPSE CICADA!

["Oh no, it’s coming for me!"]

[You’re suddenly startled, without time to think, you immediately take a stance, ready to fight.]

[Faced with these countless insects resembling evil maggots, other fetuses might shrink back in fear, resigning to death, utterly powerless to resist.]

[But you’re different, not only do you not fear them, but you also seize the opportunity while they’re dazedly watching you, taking the initiative to attack and gain the upper hand!]

[Why are you so courageous?]

[It’s because you’ve been practicing supreme martial arts even before being born, and within a month, you’ve achieved the cultivation of the Second Phase beginning, equivalent in strength to the First Rank Late Stage Perfect, already surpassing most people in the world — this is the confidence derived from cultivating the "Nine Phases Diagram"!]

[You activate your ultimate skill, your Curse Fetus curls into a ball, resembling a round chubby little ball, and with its chubby palm, it grabs at the bride-like Wa Palace, pulling as it goes: "Tsk-la-rong-chong~ clang! Dong! Clang!"]

[You directly activate the first phase "Prisoner Niu" of the "Nine Phases Diagram," dancing and singing on the spot, a melody of heartbreak, where can history be found at the ends of the earth?]

[The silver vase suddenly shatters, the water-yang bursts out, and the iron cavalry charge forth with clanging weapons; the killing sound rolls, the magic sound resonates, slicing through one foul-smelling insect after another.]

[... Damn, awesome!]

[Truly worthy of being a martial arts legend, even when trapped in the deep palace, the glory of the past erased by time, you, Wang Teng, remain invincible in this world!]

[Isn’t it said that like fish crossing the river, the holy fetus is plentiful, but my son Wang Teng is invincible in the world, if you claim second, who dares claim first?]

[In just a few breaths, the first batch of insects that broke in through the window have been completely annihilated by you, leaving bodies all over the ground.]

[However, there are unexpectedly many insects, like a flock of migrating crows, an army crossing,]

[They seem to sense that you’re not to be trifled with, thus they no longer gaze at you, shifting their focus back to their original task, swarming like a tide towards one Xie Xiaochan after another in the "Subconscious World".]

[Crack! Crack!]

[A considerable number of seven-colored Xie Xiaochans are like mice before predators in front of this insect army, frozen in place, eyes vacant and gaze rigid, seemingly having lost the ability to resist.]

[The insects open their bloody mouths wide, and in no time, hundreds of Xie Xiaochans are bitten to the ground, they seem to favor brains, leaving empty sockets in the Xie Xiaochans.]

[You sense something amiss, if this continues, in no time, these various Xie Xiaochans might be completely devoured, leaving only empty shells.]

["Where is Xie Xiaochan’s master? Weren’t they here to protect? Hurry and save them!"]

[In this dire moment, you look outside, at Qi Xinzhu lying in the mountain cave’s pool, hoping this extraordinarily powerful person could offer protection.]

[However, disappointingly, you find that Qi Xinzhu in the pool hasn’t noticed any of this, instead floating lazily on the water, face peaceful, with a smile on her lips.]

[——Of course she’s not dead, she’s just asleep, in deep slumber, oblivious to the world’s noise, even if struck by thunder and lightning, she would sleep in silence.]

["Damn, so unreliable?"]

[Seeing such bizarre and abnormal phenomena, you feel a chilling sensation creep into your heart, your instincts sense danger, your spirituality tells you — minding your own business is the best course, everything will pass, you only need to take care of yourself, and as for these insects, they may seem terrifying, but might actually be Xie Xiaochan’s chance!]

[Yes, that’s right, your instincts tell you as much, as the saying goes, the sharpness of a sword comes from sharpening, the fragrance of plum blossom comes from the bitter cold, without enduring hardships, how can one be worthy and withstand trials?]

[The Third Realm in Seven-color Taoist’s path is named ’Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Woman’, these insects bring the grace of ancient times, the gift of fate.]

[Enduring their torment, embracing their will, enjoying their grace, riding out the tribulations, the heavens’ destiny will be fulfilled, this is the fate of the Heavenly Destiny People!]

[After careful consideration, you think this is reasonable, in line with the development of fate, perhaps after devouring all these various seven-colored Taoists, only one Xie Xiaochan will remain.]

[Yes, this is reasonable.]

...

"Is this really reasonable?"

Xu Shu was stunned, though the Tai Chu Scroll seemed to highlight his "subconscious judgment," he felt like he didn’t truly think that way.]

He watched the insect army engulf the "Subconscious World" of Xie Xiaochan, watched each bride enduring torture with a blank face, and found it hard to accept.]

Enduring hardships and surpassing limits, logically speaking, this is indeed very reasonable.]

Who doesn’t need to go through hardships to become accomplished?]

Even for himself, wanting to improve his realm, he needs to constantly spill blood and sacrifice to surpass his original realm, to move further beyond.]

By using the "Cursing Seal Cultivation Method," he became a Transcendent, step by step advancing the transcendent series, this is in itself a matter of heavenly defiance!]

So encountering trials along the way is quite normal.]

But for some reason, even though he himself went through similar experiences, Xu Shu instinctively felt... something was wrong.]

He quickly realized where the problem lay.]

"Xie Xiaochan’s" condition is really off!

If it’s truly about honing oneself through trials, why are they so confused and dull, as if completely devoid of their own consciousness?

We must know, when Xu Shu himself broke through, although he went through the bloody and terrifying ’erosion enhancement’, his will remained clear.

Or rather, let’s just say that "staying clear-headed" is even more important than "enduring hardships"!

While cultivating, whenever he felt his brain was tired or his consciousness was unstable, it was always a signal to stop training.

And now, Xie Xiaochan is clearly not right.

This thing makes no sense at all!

At this thought, Xu Shu no longer hesitated.

Although his physical strength wasn’t enough to support him for long, he immediately made his choice—

[Clang, clang, clang! The music reverberates ceaselessly, and Prisoner Niu appears once more!]

[You express considerable dissatisfaction with what Xie Xiaochan is experiencing now, so you decide to stop it all, even if it may cause her to miss out on gifts from ancient times, you refuse to listen to advice and remain undeterred.]

[You believe that the fate of your bride should be decided by you, her child, and your decision is to preserve the many Xie Xiaochans.]

["Hmph, to hell with that damned fate, I’ll swallow a Curse Fetus, my life is up to me, not the heavens! My and my bride’s fate, will be decided by me!!"]

[Your blood boils, you roar to the sky, charge into the enemy ranks, and go on a killing spree.]

[Your blood is hot, but your heart is cold!]

[Amidst the chaotic music, wielding two Hu Yangqin, you fight your way from Jiyin Island straight to the middle route between Twin Peaks, the bass is deep, the midrange thick and the treble precise, your music kills one soft white worm after another, without even blinking, it’s pure clarity!]

[Oh dear, your bloodlust is so intense it triggers a bit of the source, thus revealing the information about these bugs: "舙骉刕鱻"!]

["What swordfish?"]

[Your knowledge is very poor, completely unfamiliar with the secret ancient fonts, but considering you haven’t studied since you were in the womb, the Tai Chu Scroll generously translates for you.]

[The name of these bizarre insects is—"menstrual corpse cicada"!]

"???"

Goddamn menstrual disorder!

I’m having abnormal vaginal discharge!

Even though Xu Shu’s killing heart is burning, seeing this bizarre name can’t help but roll his eyes.

The Tai Chu Scroll refreshes again with a line providing detailed supplementation:

[You are clearly not satisfied with the ancient name of the corpse cicadas, fortunately, they have a nickname, convenient for recognition, called: "Jing Chang Jie"]

["...What the heck, Golden Cicada?" you feel even more puzzled.]

[?]

[Heavenly defiance, worthy of being the master of the Tai Chu Scroll, truly too wise, unsurprisingly mispronounced this word, friendly reminder: this word is pronounced—"Jie", hee hee hee.]

[Of course, whether it’s Jing Chang Jie or Golden Cicada, it no longer matters, what matters is you are almost at your limit.]

[This wave of menstrual corpse cicadas is too vast, they are endless, steadfast in Dao heart, seemingly determined to annihilate the "Seven-colored Xie Xiaochans" completely, and even though you are an exceptionally strong first-rank great power, human strength has its limits.]

[Under their endless, fearless onslaught, you exhaust yourself, deplete your power, unable to rise again.]

[It seems, being killed, accepting gifts and destiny by Jing Chang Jie, is an inevitable historical progression that cannot be changed or stopped, no matter who you are—including you.]

[Heaven’s will has always been difficult to query, eyesight to the end of the world holds history and present in heart! For countless years, how many have shouted to defy fate, yet who can truly transcend?]

[At this moment, even if you are an unbelieving, newly-born Vajra, you can only choose to comply, slumping in surrender...]

[No, you have not given up!]

[You no longer have the power to drive the "Prisoner Niu", your curse power is utterly depleted, but you still have hands and feet, a flesh and blood body, and a steel will.]

[You grab one Jing Chang Jie after another, your mouth opens wide, teeth tear, swallowing them.]

[...Heavenly defiance, what are you doing?]

[Stop it! They possess strong pollution, this is not your fate, you mustn’t touch it! You can’t do this, you fucking can’t do this ahhhhh~]