Chapter 682 - 681: Research on Spore Group, Conducting Tests

Receiving the feedback, Li Jing was astounded.

He knew all too well that many ominous things lurked deep in the void.

After all, he had encountered many void creatures by now.

Those ghostly things were absurd beyond belief.

However, even as strong as the Void Dead Puppet was, the feedback from the Eye of True Vision did not exceed that of void creatures.

Until he reached the Destruction Spore Group.

It was a Calamitous Fiend of Destruction.

Calamitous Fiend.

Plus Destruction.

Utterly outrageous!

And according to the feedback from the Eye of True Vision.

The Destruction Spore Group originated from the deepest part of the void...

The void.

What is its deepest part?

In Li Jing’s understanding, the void is infinitely vast, with no end in sight.

But if the Eye of True Vision provided such feedback, there must be a reason.

Li Jing did not know what could be considered the deepest part of the void.

But one thing could be confirmed beyond doubt.

The void creatures he had seen in the past must give way obediently in front of the Destruction Spore Group. They were not on the same level.

No wonder even the mighty Ancestral Dragon capsized and the Star Cloud Heavenly Path was helpless...

So, the question arises.

How did such a thing appear in the Star Nebula Great World?

It can’t be that...

They ran out from the deepest part of the void and invaded the Star Nebula Great World, can it?

Recalling that the Immortal Realm and the Upper Three Realms corresponding to the Star Nebula Great World were brutally broken by the Destruction Spore Group, Li Jing’s expression turned bizarre.

Although he had no clear evidence and didn’t know who masterminded the troubles in the Ancient Fairyland, it was undeniable that the void invasion faced by the Ancient Fairyland was instigated by the beings of the Upper Three Realms corresponding to the Universe Great World.

Could the invasion by the Destruction Spore Group be a failed attempt by the people of the Upper Three Realms corresponding to the Star Nebula Great World to drive the void creatures?

This possibility...

Is not small at all.

Shaking his head, Li Jing did not attempt to delve into the root of everything, turning his gaze to the pairs of blood-red eyes beneath the scales of the Ancestral Dragon.

Spore Group.

Breaking down the word, it meant a Spore Colony.

And spores were often characterized by parasitism.

Therefore.

The black hairs on these rascals were the real bodies of the Destruction Spore Group.

Each black hair.

Was an individual of the Destruction Spore Group...

Damn it!

Li Jing’s scalp tingled simply at this thought.

Just one parasitized individual had innumerable Destruction Spores, forming a spore group.

A single scale on the Ancestral Dragon’s sizeable body was home to countless parasitized individuals...

Who could withstand this?

Fortunately.

Although the Destruction Spore Group tormented the Ancestral Dragon like a thorn in the side, they seemed unable to harm him, only using him as a temporary shelter or, rather, a host for their propagation.

Exhaling lightly, Li Jing spoke up.

"Senior, I think I understand why you can’t leave now."

After saying that, he asked.

"Senior, have you ever tried to shake them off by transforming into a human form?"

"It’s not that simple."

The Ancestral Dragon responded, saying,

"If I transform, I can indeed shake off most of these devils, but some of them will take the opportunity to invade my body. While I won’t be in any danger, I will become a breeding ground for these things, a dragon that spreads calamity."

Saying that, he went on in a low voice.

"From what I observed, it seems you have used a rather sophisticated eye technique, and you have already seen that the real bodies of these specters are those tiny hairs?"

Li Jing nodded, saying,

"This thing is called the Destruction Spore Group, a Calamitous Fiend of Destruction from the deepest part of the void."

The Ancestral Dragon was taken aback upon hearing this, not expecting Li Jing to recognize the creature that even Star Cloud Heavenly Path didn’t know.

Again looking at him, there was a flicker of surprise in his colossal vertical eyes.

He could tell.

It was not a coincidence that Li Jing recognized it.

So the information he was currently revealing originated from his as-yet-undetectable but extremely advanced eye technique.

This lad...

Was pretty impressive!

"Have you figured out any way to deal with these creatures?"

The Ancestral Dragon asked, his voice tinged with hope.

Even though they were in different space levels, the Ancestral Dragon’s consciousness could always synchronize with his external avatar.

But honestly.

He didn’t hold out much hope that Li Jing’s arrival could make a difference beforehand.

Being a World Guardian did have its benefits.

But Li Jing was the guardian of the Universe Great World, and in the Star Nebula Great World, his status as a guardian was useless. At best, his being a guardian must indicate that he had certain unique abilities.

But things were different now.

Someone gave the Ancestral Dragon hope.

Here.

Li Jing responded to Ancestral Dragon’s hopeful tone with a moment of silence.

"I don’t have a solution yet, need to research."

As he spoke, Li Jing raised his hand.

The next instant.

A destruction cell group individual, parasitic on the Ancestral Dragon’s scales, was drawn over by him through the air.

!

Ancestral Dragon.

"Don’t touch it..."

Before the words could land, the Destruction Cell Group individual hung in the air and then the space it occupied completely solidified.

Li Jing looked up.

"Elder, rest assured, I’m not that stupid."

Having said that, Li Jing inspected the Destruction Spore Group individual, which was enclosed like a specimen in solidified space, wildly growling and clawing at him.

Upon closer inspection.

Li Jing could clearly see it’s health bar.

If you had to define an individual, it would definitely be spore-based.

However, the Destruction Cell Group obviously had unique characteristics. The health bar was not displayed based on a single spore as the main body, but directly represented the cell group as the display unit.

Its health bar displayed: ???

Behind it, Essence Source displayed: ???

Both are three question marks, which made Li Jing frown slightly, but he wasn’t too surprised.

After all, the Ancestral Dragon had told him in advance.

This thing, simply cannot be killed.

Both being ??? is reasonable.

But ??? does not mean it cannot be killed.

With Cang Tian’s previous experience as a reference, Li Jing was completely sure.

As long as there is a health bar, he can kill it.

There’s no need to display the health bar value.

Pondering, Li Jing raised his hand and snapped his fingers.

"Boom!"

A thunderbolt exploded in the sky.

An extremely condensed thunder strike came roaring and instantly pulverized the Destruction Spore Group into a pile of flying ash.

Seeing this, Li Jing was stunned, then his brows started to furrow.

The Destruction Spore Group individual that he captured was unexpectedly fragile, reduced to flying ash by one thunder, which was just an ordinary Heavenly Punishment.

However, this...

Doesn’t indicate that he has obliterated this individual...

In the completely solidified and enclosed space, the health bar of the Destruction Spore Group was still there, not even a bit of health had decreased.

To be honest, Li Jing was a bit confused at this scene.

It’s clearly been shattered into dust...

Not even a complete black hair was left behind.

Why...

While he was marveling at the incredulity of this, black hairs started to spring up at visible speed from a tiny bit of the residual ash that could not escape due to the frozen enclosed space.

In the blink of an eye.

The completely frozen enclosed space was filled with black hairs...

No.

To be precise, these were spores.

A brand new Destruction Spore Group, free of hosts and possibly even larger, appeared there.

Witnessing the instant growth of the Destruction Spore Group, Li Jing couldn’t help but rub his temple.

This thing.

It truly is a bit troublesome...

To kill?

Unexpectedly simple...

But the situation seems to get worse because of it...

"Do you understand now how abnormal this thing is?"

The Ancestral Dragon, who had been watching "testing kill", spoke up with a deep voice.

Li Jing didn’t speak, but propped up his chin to contemplate.

Upon initial contact, the Destruction Spore Group is indeed outrageous.

But this thing.

Seems quite easy to understand.

No matter if it’s Earth’s civilization or Blue Star’s civilization, humans have deep research on all types of spores.

The purpose.

Of course, is mainly to utilize them.

To develop medicines, or to cultivate plants, fungi, etc.

But among them.

It’s also to understand what kind of harm spores can cause.

In nature, there are many spores that live inside a host body, parasitize it, and eventually disperse or use the living host body as a growing bed after killing it.

The characteristics of the Destruction Spore Group.

Are evidently of the type that uses a living host body as a growing bed after killing it.

The difference lies only in its extremely fast growth and reproduction speed, which cannot be stopped.

Similar spore groups.

Definitely doesn’t exist in daily life.

These often appear in horror movies.

The inspiration for them usually originates from corresponding academic research coupled with a few assumptions.

Hence.

Could I possibly exploit corresponding academic research to defeat the problem of the indestructibility and unlimited reproduction of the Destruction Spore Group from a biological or botanical perspective?

After some consideration, Li Jing didn’t think it was possible.

The corresponding knowledge.

He could learn on the spot.

At his current level.

As long as he sets his mind to it, he can learn anything quickly.

At most in three to five years, he could become an expert in a certain field.

However, doing so might take quite a bit of time, and it might not necessarily yield results.

The Destruction Spore Group is, after all, not simply a creature or plant, but a malicious entity...

The reason malicious entities are called as such is because they are inherently malicious.

Science.

The likelihood of it working on such existences is slightly slim.

However, he needed to do something about the current situation.

Looking up at the Ancestral Dragon, Li Jing pursed his lips.

?

The Ancestral Dragon sent out a question mark.

He could tell that Li Jing was about to do something.

However, the man was just staring at him without making a sound, giving him no clue what he was thinking.

Just as he was about to ask, Li Jing waved his hand and dumped a blue stone coffin on the ground with a "thud".

???

Ancestral Dragon.

As a primordial being, he naturally has a clear sense of other primordial beings.

He could clearly feel.

In the coffin that Li Jing brought out, a unique near-dead primordial being was sleeping, and it was undergoing some kind of transformation.

Therefore.

How...

How did it end up in Li Jing’s hands?

Why did he take it out at this moment?

While he was puzzled, Li Jing looked up.

"Senior, this individual inside will wake up soon. I need you to help suppress him."

Upon hearing this, the Ancestral Dragon furrowed his brows.

As he was about to ask "what are you trying to do", Li Jing slapped the coffin’s lid off with a swoosh of his hand.

Immediately.

A burly youth with an eagle’s head appeared.

Upon seeing the young man’s face, Li Jing frowned in confusion.

This was his first time opening the coffin, and he had no idea what the individual inside looked like.

Now that he saw him, a question formed in his head.

This person.

Which primordial being is he?

A birdman?

That’s unlikely, right?

Alien Species which look like this definitely exist in the world, there are some among the Ancient God’s Descendants who look nearly identical, but such Alien Species shouldn’t have a primordial being, let alone a unique primordial being.

While he was pondering this, the Ancestral Dragon voiced his astonishment.

"The Golden-winged Roc! How can it be him?!"

Upon hearing this, Li Jing was taken aback.

The Golden-winged Roc was a name he knew well.

But he never thought.

That the former master of the Ancient Fairyland would be the legendary divine bird, the Golden-winged Roc.

While he was still in shock, the Ancestral Dragon looked his way.

"How...how did he die?"

"I’m not sure."

Li Jing answered, saying.

"Senior, since you recognize him, you must know that he was the master of the Ancient Fairyland in the Universe Great World. The Ancient Fairyland had been destroyed many years ago, which is why the Candle Dragon could interfere in the Immortal Realm. In the information I have, I have no idea who killed him."

While he was speaking, Li Jing snapped his fingers lightly.

Immediately.

The enclosed space in front of him, close at hand, shattered.

???

Ancestral Dragon.

"Whoosh!"

The released Destruction Spore Group, like a beehive that had been kicked over, swarmed towards the "peacefully" sleeping Golden-winged Roc.

!!!

Ancestral Dragon.

Li Jing, however, looked completely unsurprised.

A moment ago, the Ancestral Dragon said.

As long as he was there, the Destruction Spore Group wouldn’t be interested in him.

This directly told Li Jing.

The Destruction Spore Group is quite "picky" about its host.

If there’s a better choice, it definitely won’t choose the worse one.

At this moment, the conclusion was easily proven...

Compared to Li Jing, who was on the verge of achieving Saintly status, they preferred the half-dead Golden Winged Dapeng that was transforming into a living corpse.

This round of "test".

Also made Li Jing understand another thing.

The Destruction Spore Group’s "admiration for the strong" was not bad, but they would not abandon what was close to seek what was far.

Compared to the half-dead Golden Winged Dapeng, the Ancestral Dragon in the sky must be more attractive.

But they chose the Golden Winged Dapeng.

He was planning to continue observing.

The next second, the Golden Winged Dapeng, who was about to be invaded by the Destruction Spore Group, suddenly opened his eyes, the sharp light radiating from the eagle’s eyes was quite alarming.

Apparently.

It was the imminent danger that made him awake.

Upon seeing this, Li Jing made a decisive decision.

"Senior!"

The Ancestral Dragon in mid-air trembled when he heard this, and let out a "roar".

The overwhelming dragon might suppressed everything.

The Golden Winged Dapeng who had just opened his eyes and saw the Destruction Spore Group, vibrated all over, and slowly made a questioning look.

He.

Saw the Ancestral Dragon.

They had known each other for countless years.

Although they didn’t have a deep friendship, they didn’t have any grudges either.

He didn’t understand.

Why would the Ancestral Dragon pit him...

In one swift moment.

The Destruction Spore Group attacked the Golden Winged Dapeng and instantly rooted every inch of him, growing robust black hair.

The Golden Winged Dapeng was instantly furious.

"Boom!"

A loud noise.

The stone coffin shattered into pieces.

The Giant Bird, its wings spread as if to block out the sun, charged into the sky with its golden wings.

Then...

In Li Jing’s "scholarly" sight, the Destruction Spore Group that had originally only covered the human form of the Golden Winged Dapeng, in a blink of an eye, spread all over the body of the Golden Winged Dapeng, who had revealed his original form.

Damn!

This thing is really evil!

Li Jing exclaimed sincerely.

"..."

The Golden Winged Dapeng soaring into the sky.

He did not recognize the Destruction Spore Group, only woke up because of the threat.

However, at this moment, he not only failed to get rid of the threat, but the situation got worse.

His intuition told him.

If he transforms back, the outcome would be grim.

Golden Winged Dapeng immediately got furious and glared at Li Jing on the ground viciously.

"Kid! I want you..."

Before he could finish his words, the Ancestral Dragon spoke.

"Little chick, do you think I’m not here?"

This statement.

It sounded somewhat gleeful from the Ancestral Dragon.

He didn’t just say it, he also extended a claw far larger than the Golden Winged Dapeng’s body, stealthily attacking him from behind, holding the Golden Winged Dapeng down.

"Boom!"

A loud noise and the earth trembled.

The Golden Winged Dapeng, yet to complete its transformation, was ruthlessly pinned to the ground.

Being forcibly pinned down, the Golden Winged Dapeng was furious but powerless.

The Ancestral Dragon, who had experienced detachment once, was too powerful.

On the contrary, he.

He could hardly be considered unique...

Let alone his death.

The moment he attempted to transform into a living corpse, he had lost most of the abilities a unique being should have.

Seeing the Ancestral Dragon decisively suppress the Golden Winged Dapeng without any hesitation, Li Jing blinked his eyes and asked.

"Senior, do you have a grudge against this bird-man?"

The Ancestral Dragon looked down upon hearing this, then replied in a crooked manner.

"I’m not stupid, dead comrades are better than dead me. If he runs away or something, you little guy might have to put me through all kinds of ’experiments’."

"Cough."

Li Jing coughed, looking at the forcibly suppressed Golden Winged Dapeng.

"If you don’t want to die, be obedient."

The Golden Winged Dapeng glared fiercely at this remark.

Seeing this, Li Jing spoke indifferently.

"Your condition is much worse than I expected. If I wanted to kill you, I wouldn’t need the help of Senior Ancestral Dragon."

Upon saying that, he smiled slightly.

"You’d better not give me that chance, otherwise I will show no mercy."

"..."

Golden Winged Dapeng.