Reincarnated as a Mosquito, I Sucked the Reborn Empress to Tears-Chapter 169: Infinite Illusion Beasts? Let’s See if I Can’t Just Absorb You
"It’s over, it’s over..."
Mu Linyuan collapsed to the ground, his entire body trembling slightly as he endlessly repeated those two words.
Just a moment ago, he had witnessed what could be called the most terrifying sight of his life:
Every single Spiritual Plant on the entire second floor had withered, decayed, and completely lost its Spiritual Qi!
’What does this mean for the Mu Family?’
’And what does it mean for me?’
At the same time, the several Guardians following behind Mu Linyuan rushed in. Seeing the scene before them, their faces all changed drastically.
"What’s going on!"
"Why did this happen!"
The Guardians quickly made a round, their faces pale as they reported:
"It’s confirmed. Nearly all of the Third-Grade and Fourth-Grade Spiritual Plants on the entire second floor have withered!"
"We’re so fucking screwed now!"
"Shit, what the hell happened! It looks like these Spiritual Plants just withered a short while ago?"
"What do we do now? Should we report this?"
"Don’t panic yet. The priority is to check the Spiritual Plants on the third and fourth floors. If those are also..."
As they spoke, the Guardians exchanged a look, their faces turning even paler.
It would be one thing if only the Spiritual Plants on the second floor withered. At worst, it would just be a huge financial loss, which wasn’t unacceptable for the Mu Family.
But the Spiritual Plants on the third floor were the rarest of all, especially the Sixth and Seventh Grade ones, which were priceless and had no market! The Mu Family had poured countless efforts into cultivating these High-Grade Spiritual Plants!
If the Spiritual Plants on the third floor had also met this fate, the consequences would be simply unimaginable!
Even more terrifying... if something happened to the Eighth-Grade Spiritual Plant in the innermost layer... That Eighth-Grade Spiritual Plant was something the Mu Family Patriarch had paid a tremendous price to transplant here. It was said to be of vital importance to the Mu Family!
If it too... The Guardians didn’t dare to think any further.
Just then, the leader of the group, a Spiritual Mind Master named Zhou Yu, quickly spoke up:
"Zhao Bin, hurry and sound the alarm! Activate all Protection Arrays and forbid anyone from leaving!"
"Everyone else, with me to the next floor!"
Zhou Yu led a few men over to Mu Linyuan.
"Young Master Mu, this is an emergency. Take us to the third floor, quickly!"
They had no choice. Entry to the third and fourth floors required authorization from a direct Mu Family Bloodline, so they couldn’t get in on their own.
Mu Linyuan heard their conversation.
His eyes lit up slightly, as if he had just grasped a life-saving straw.
"Right, right!"
"These Third and Fourth Grade Spiritual Plants dying is no big deal! It’s just money, and we, the Mu Family, don’t lack money!" 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
"The most important thing is the High-Tier Spiritual Plants! As long as they’re fine, everything will be fine!"
At this thought, Mu Linyuan scrambled up like a madman and charged toward the entrance to the third floor.
"Get out of the way! All of you, get the fuck out of my way!"
He shoved past the Guardians and rushed forward as if his life depended on it.
Soon, Mu Linyuan reached the entrance to the third floor and pressed his trembling hand against the door.
"Access granted."
The door opened slowly. Mu Linyuan walked in, clinging to a sliver of hope... and then his world collapsed again.
THUD. This time, Mu Linyuan’s vision went black, and he fainted on the spot.
Behind him, Zhou Yu and his men rushed in. Seeing the vast expanse of withered Spiritual Plants, his expression turned utterly grim. He cursed under his breath and quickly ran to the other side of the third floor.
When he saw that the few stalks of Dragon Blood Bodhi had also completely withered and the Thunderstruck Wood had lost all its spirituality, he finally plopped down on the ground as well.
"It’s over."
"Report it. Report this to the Mu Family Patriarch immediately."
"Also, drag that Shabi Mu Linyuan over here and let’s get to the next floor!"
The fourth floor, the innermost layer, was the very core of the entire Mu’s Spirit Plant Manor. Inside was a Spiritual Spring that had been gushing for a hundred years, and the Eighth-Grade Spiritual Plant was cultivated within it.
The fourth floor was the smallest area, but it had the highest level of protection. An Eighth-Grade Illusion Array was set up inside; anyone who entered would become completely lost and never find their way out!
Because of this, Zhou Yu and the others believed that the Eighth-Grade Spiritual Plant inside must still be safe and sound.
And if the person who destroyed the Spiritual Plants dared to intrude upon the fourth floor, they would definitely be trapped in the Illusion Array.
With such a major incident, they could no longer avoid being held accountable by the Mu Family, but if they could catch the culprit, their situation might improve slightly!
...
Just as Zhou Yu and his men were dragging the dead-dog-like Mu Linyuan to the fourth floor entrance, preparing to use his hand to open the door...
「Inside the Fourth Floor.」
Ten minutes earlier, Chu Sheng’s Wormhole had already opened up here.
However, the moment he crawled out of the hole, he felt a powerful Spiritual Power assault him. His mind spun, and the next second, he found himself in a strange Space.
’Holy crap, where is this?’
Chu Sheng surveyed his surroundings. It was a huge room with four white walls. The room was empty, save for a single door on one of the walls.
’This definitely isn’t the fourth floor of the Mu’s Spirit Plant Manor. Was I teleported? I’ve heard that extremely powerful Array Masters can construct Teleportation Arrays?’
’Or... did I enter an Illusion Array?’
As Chu Sheng was pondering, the only door in the room opened.
From outside walked in... a cockroach?
This cockroach’s shell was shiny and slick, and its long, thin Double Ponytail Antenna were definitely Top-Grade among cockroaches!
’Wait, what the hell is this thing?’
’A female cockroach?’
Chu Sheng was speechless... He already had a guess in his heart.
’I’ve most likely entered an Illusion Array. And this Illusion Array conjures up a Top-Grade member of the opposite sex from the trapped person’s species to seduce them...’
’But the one who set up this Illusion Array could never have expected that my true form isn’t a cockroach, but a mosquito! And my real soul is actually human.’
’So, could a sexy female cockroach possibly have any appeal for me?’
Chu Sheng felt a bit nauseous... ’Damn it, so this is how disgusting I look from other people’s perspective?’
Without hesitation, he summoned a Soul-Bursting Flame Feather... Ever since his Fire Realm reached Great Success, Chu Sheng’s control over his Flame Burst Feather Blade had undergone a qualitative change. He could now summon a single Feather Blade to conserve Spiritual Power.
The Feather Blade shot through the female cockroach’s body, which instantly exploded and completely dissipated.
However, the Illusion Array wasn’t over. Seeing that its attempt at seduction had failed, the Illusion Array instantly transformed into a Killing Array!
Inside the room, strange Demon Beasts suddenly materialized out of thin air and lunged toward Chu Sheng.
Chu Sheng still killed them with a single Feather Blade, but for every one he killed, another appeared. These Demon Beasts seemed impossible to kill, endless in number!
Furthermore, Chu Sheng tried touching one and found that these Demon Beasts actually had physical bodies. If he were hit by their attacks, he would truly be injured!
Therefore, he couldn’t just stand still and let them attack him. In fact, their attacks were quite powerful!
’What’s going on?’
’This doesn’t make sense. It’s impossible for an endless number of real Demon Beasts to appear, right?’
’Logically, these can only be illusions created by Mental Power. But if they’re just Mental Power illusions, how can they have physical bodies?’
Chu Sheng pondered this as he dodged the attacks.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him: ’Materialized Mental Power!’
’That’s right! These are Demon Beasts manifested from materialized Mental Power! And physical attacks are ineffective against Mental Power, which is why they just revive after being killed!’
’Wait a minute, materialized Mental Power?’
Chu Sheng’s eyes lit up, and his gaze toward the Demon Beasts suddenly became filled with affection.
’These aren’t Demon Beasts at all! They’re just another type of Mental Power supplement pack!’
