Chapter 218: Great Monster

The situation where she feared being a monster happened.

She actually hurt others—people who had always been by her side, always helping and encouraging her, even the person she liked.

Rixia Bu Xi reached out her hand toward the explosion's center; she wanted to save him, that longing made her want to hold his hand, feel the warmth in his heart, and then apologize to him.

Rixia Bu Xi strained to spread her wings and rushed straight toward the explosion's center point.

Just as she was about to touch the explosion, she seemed to see Jiang Xia's body already completely engulfed in flames.

"No!"

At that moment, the surrounding time seemed to freeze.

Rixia Bu Xi didn't realize she had entered an accelerated state; she only felt herself becoming faster, wanting to be faster, faster, fast enough to save him!

As Rixia Bu Xi thought that, the surroundings suddenly emitted a sound almost like glass shattering,

The originally blazing flames just hovered there on the grass, emerald-green stripes unfurled in the air, and kept extending outward.

The strongest talent of the Alien Insect species manifested at this moment!

She reached out; her hand passed through the explosion and grabbed him.

At this moment, time paused; the talent for controlling time particles completed its upgrade inside the Floating Original Insect's body at that instant.

She became one of the few Alien Insects capable of pausing time.

Rixia Bu Xi outran time; the blazing flames consumed the entire grassland, and the air was filled with the smell of smoke from the explosions.

She tightly embraced Jiang Xia, in the center of the flame-filled area, holding him close; the emerald-green insect wings on her back seemed to turn into arms, binding Jiang Xia's body.

Compared to her monster identity, she now fears losing him more.

She succeeded, she succeeded, she saved the most important person in this world to her.

A hand slightly warm was placed on Rixia Bu Xi's shoulder.

He looked at Rixia Bu Xi, who was clinging to him tightly, and said softly: "Alright, let go of me; this kind of attack can't hurt me."

Then Rixia Bu Xi reacted, stepped back a few steps, turned away, crouched, covered her eyes, and dared not look at Jiang Xia again.

Or rather, she dared not let Jiang Xia see her monster form, so she could only adopt a snail's method, shrinking into her shell.

It seemed as if nothing had happened, but she now also knew that she had become a monster,

Doing this was equivalent to entrusting her life to Jiang Xia, while she was like an ostrich burying its head underground, awaiting judgment.

But now Rixia Bu Xi has no way; leaving Jiang Xia, she feels she cannot do it,

Having Jiang Xia accept her as a monster feels even more like a foolish fantasy.

"Alright, Xiao Xi, I'm ready; you can turn around now." Jiang Xia said, looking at Rixia Bu Xi, who was like a turtle retracting its head.

The Floating Original Insect slowly stood up, turned around; she didn't know what fate awaited her—whether to be annihilated or abandoned—and it no longer mattered.

"Impossible!" Rixia Bu Xi exclaimed.

"What's wrong? There's a lot I haven't told you."

In his crimson eye sockets, the Floating Original Insect's body was still reflected.

Jiang Xia could sense Rixia Bu Xi's fear and disbelief, for he now clearly realized that his current form was far more terrifying than Rixia Bu Xi becoming a Floating Original Insect.

Even his current appearance, if it appeared anywhere, would cause mass panic among humans.

Before Rixia Bu Xi, he was no longer that handsome human visage, but a huge monster.

Jiang Xia spread his arms; his whole body was covered in gray-white scales, which, with his breath, stood up like blades.

They could even pierce anything that approached his body; his original warm, sunshine-like smile was also covered by that ferocious monster.

The dragon horns on his head curved backward, and his crimson long hair hung down to his waist.

His whole body seemed to have grown several sizes larger; the place where he originally stood looked as if something had pressed down on it, directly sinking inward.

Jiang Xia raised that gray-white claw, scraped it against the dagger‑sharp fangs, and produced a clashing metal sound.

The originally waiting-for-judgment Rixia Bu Xi stood dazed not far away, her wings high on her back, hardly believing her own eyes.

This was practically a giant monster; compared to Jiang Xia, her petite frame seemed like it could be held in one of his hands, and if taken as food, she would be no more than a dessert after a meal.

Sensing her fear, Jiang Xia's body gradually shrank back to normal human size; the scales that had protruded like blades turned into fine white scales, and his winding dragon horns became small.

The dragon wings on his back unfolded, and his originally ferocious skull gradually became human-like, except his pupils turned golden.

The originally fearsome monster appearance now became elegant and handsome, even better-looking than a human—a dragon person.

Jiang Xia walked slowly to Rixia Bu Xi's side and gently stroked her emerald-green skin with his hand.

"I haven't shown this form in a long time; whether you're an Alien Insect or a human, it makes no difference to me."

"Are you also an Alien Insect?" Rixia Bu Xi asked, looking at Jiang Xia, who resembled a legendary dragon person.

"No, I am a demon race; in my original world, humans are also part of the demon race, which is a collective term."

Jiang Xia answered, "And Alien Insects are extraterrestrial beings."

"Why am I an Alien Insect—could my older brother also be an Alien Insect?" Rixia Bu Xi asked.

If I am an extraterrestrial being, then my older brother should likewise be an extraterrestrial being; besides, he has a demon race friend.

One must say, if I suddenly turned into a monster while everyone I know is human, I would likely doubt my identity.

But if I became a monster and the older brother living next door saw the monster and didn't run,

but instead suddenly reverted to the monster's original form and said, "We are all monsters; humans also belong to our monster clan."

At that point you would have to suspect whether your relatives are the same as you.

Or perhaps everyone at home are monsters, but they never told her she is one too.

"Go back and ask the Heavenly Dao Chief; I believe he will tell you the correct answer."

Jiang Xia gradually returned to human form, and looking at Rixia Bu Xi still in the Original Insect state, he said:

"Take a deep breath, feel your power, then slowly retract the power wrapped around the outside of your body."

"Don't worry about your identity; you have a human heart and human appearance, and that special appearance is more like your unique talent." Jiang Xia said softly.

The floating Original Insect's exterior gradually lit up with white light, wrapping its body.

Its originally jade-green skin began to change, distorting, and finally withdrew bit by bit back into its body, turning back into Rixia Bu Xi wearing a white dress and smiling.

"Success! Let's hurry back; I want to ask my brother what exactly happened."

Rixia Bu Xi grabbed Jiang Xia's hand and ran down the mountain.

(End of chapter)