Chapter 353: The Alien God Who Harbors Malice Toward Humanity

Gu: The "General Treatise on the Etiology and Symptomatology of Diseases: On Gu Poison" states: Take many insects and snakes, place them in a vessel, and let them devour one another; the one that remains alone is called Gu. It can cause bewitchment, follow food and drink, and bring disaster and illness to people.

Gu is a type of sorcery whose true modern techniques have been lost. Simply put, it is a method of cultivating objects with special abilities over many years. It is famous for the cruel and bizarre practice of making specific types of animals fight until only one survives, but in reality, this is merely one of many cultivation methods for this art. Furthermore, the objects of cultivation need not be limited to animals; certain plants can also serve as the "seed."

There are countless types of Gu, constantly changing and bizarre. Most are used to harm people, but in fact, there is no shortage of methods that can be used to treat illnesses and save lives.

Li Yuning does not actually know much about so-called Gu; she only knows that these were things her boss, Lin Ling, placed in the shop's storage room. Because there is a lot of waste in the storage room, and they were mostly goods that Lin Ling deemed worthless, he didn't feel bad about abandoning them in a corner to gather dust. It was only when a young Li Yuning was playing an "adventure game" in the storage room that she discovered them by chance, and only after asking Lin Ling did she learn some of the details about them.

This Gu is called a Tishangu. It actually has no ability to cure illnesses or save lives, but it can "transfer" physical constitution.

If, after the Gu insect is cultivated, it is planted into a healthy person, the Gu insect will absorb that person's physical constitution and become a Tishangu carrying a healthy body. The host will then immediately suffer physical decay, either dying suddenly or lingering for a while before perishing in pain.

If that same Gu insect is then planted for the first time into a person in poor physical condition, the subject will not only not die, but will exchange their physical constitution with the "healthy body" carried by the Gu insect. The Gu insect will then carry the "poor body," while the host becomes radiant, full of life, and healthy.

The Tishangu that Li Yuning just fed to Wang Han was a Gu insect carrying a "healthy body." Although the process of exchanging bodies is extremely painful, it can ultimately restore one's health and physical strength rapidly in a short period of time.

Half-fainted, Wang Han gasped on the ground, his five senses caught between illusion and reality. It was not until he gradually adapted to his current body that Wang Han regained consciousness and sat up from the ground.

"What was that thing I just ate?" Wang Han rubbed his stomach. He remembered swallowing an incredible, strange insect, and he had swallowed it alive. The insect must still be alive; it had now settled in his intestines. It seemed quiet and peaceful, but in fact, it had just been crazily attacking his body, causing him excruciating pain.

Li Yuning explained the matter of the Tishangu to Wang Han. After hearing it, Wang Han felt a bit nauseous, but he held it back. "Um, after eating something like this, is there really no problem for a person?"

"Those who had problems are already dead. The fact that you are still alive means there is no problem," Li Yuning comforted Wang Han with the most straightforward and concise words.

Wang Han could not relax, but he was too lazy to think about that side of things. He was more concerned about the monster that had been relentlessly pursuing them earlier. Li Yuning seemed to know the identity of that monster, and he vaguely remembered the other party mentioning the two words "Alien God."

So-called Alien Gods signify immense, terrifying disasters. He truly had not expected that group of Baizhou City socialites to get involved with an Alien God.

"Yes, that Alien God is one of the few known existences that harbors an exceptionally high level of malice toward the human race. It has many Avatars, and the places or eras where it appears are bound to be filled with chaos, and this chaos is brought about by it personally." Li Yuning gritted her teeth and said with a worried expression, "He has incited wars in the world, induced humans to create weapons of mass destruction, and even more, likes to use his Avatars to provoke conflicts between humans and Abnormal races, or between Alien Gods, letting the fighting spill over onto innocent humans."

"There, there is actually such a thing!?" Wang Han was hearing such secrets for the first time and was extremely shocked. Afterward, he couldn't help but curse indignantly, "How can there be such a despicable thing? What does He hope to gain by doing such things?"

"Probably just for fun. Boss Lin Ling said this guy likes to see chaos; it reminds Him of the place where He was born. Everything He experienced when He was born was the most beautiful and greatest thing He has ever felt in His life. He crazily seeks this unrepeatable beauty. As for why He chose humans, it's because most biological races in this universe have already been ravaged by Him, and humans just happened to become His target this time." Li Yuning said with an ugly expression, "In short, that is a quite terrifying and troublesome existence. He is one of the differentiations of the Origin, possessing authority and power far exceeding that of ordinary Alien Gods, and because of His nature, the threat He poses to humans far exceeds that of other Abnormal creatures."

Hearing that it was so crazy and dangerous, and seeing no relief on Li Yuning's face, Wang Han knew that there was likely no way to deal with the thing outside the door, but he still asked with a glimmer of hope: "Then do we have any way to stop Him?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yuning lowered her head and said heavily: "... No."

Wang Han was speechless. Even though he had an inkling, he felt a sense of despair after hearing the answer.

He looked with a complex expression at the Talismans pasted between the gaps of the door behind him. There seemed to be no movement outside the house anymore; he couldn't even hear any cries. Wang Han guessed that the thing was either lying in wait or taking a detour to find a suitable opportunity to break in.

How much time did they have left, and how much time did humanity have left?

The night was dark and the wind was high. Li Hao drove his car at high speed along the road. The Blood Moon hung high above his gaze, its bloodiness growing thicker. The whole world was shrouded in an uneasy atmosphere. The cities seemed quiet, and every creature was living cautiously. He drove onto the road in the Baiyin Shajiao area, and that strange, deathly silence became even thicker and heavier.

"Where on earth did they go?" Li Hao drove the car very fast, but he was always paying attention to his surroundings, looking for traces of Wang Han and Li Yuning.

Just as he was worrying about this, while passing a certain stretch of road, Li Hao suddenly felt a bright, crimson glow nearby. He looked to the right side of the road and actually saw soaring flames; black smoke was still thick and flickering against the backdrop of such a dark night.

With a guess in his heart, Li Hao hurriedly turned the steering wheel and sped toward the fire, while simultaneously calling Chen Feng, the Department Head of the Baizhou City Xuanmi Group branch, to notify him to send people over immediately.

Arriving at the place where flames were soaring into the sky, Li Hao finally saw clearly what was on fire: it was a village engulfed in a sea of flames.

Everywhere there were collapsed houses, charred wood, human corpses mixed with charred ruins, and giant, indescribable biological corpses emitting a foul stench. From the outline of one corpse that wasn't too badly burned, it seemed to be a spider.