Mythical Scroll Artist: Starting with the God of Wealth, Zhao Gongming

Chapter 160 Star Lord’s Power
Wu Xian clicked his tongue and nodded, his gaze falling on the insect monsters that were tentatively approaching.

"Are fragments of divine power present on every monster from another world?"

He really wants to get his hands on a fragment of divine power to see what kind of thing it is.

“Of course not,” Xue Lingling shook her head and said, “Any otherworldly monster containing fragments of divine power is at least a lord-level being, and possesses self-awareness and extremely high intelligence.”

No sooner had he finished speaking than Xue Sanye, who was at the forefront, suddenly became alert: "Be careful, a big monster is tentatively approaching!"

Everyone was on high alert, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Boom boom boom...

The ground began to tremble slightly, and the noise was getting closer.

Perhaps due to some apprehension about the power of the Pleiades Star Lord, the other party hesitated as they approached.

Unfortunately, while it hesitated, Pleiades had already set its sights on this "delicious" dish.

Pleiades Star Lord's sharp gaze instantly locked onto the front, and with a whoosh, he transformed into a streak of crimson light and flew over, stepping into the earth below, which was littered with the remains of insects.

boom!
A crimson-gold phantom of a chicken foot suddenly slammed into the ground.

Then, to everyone's astonishment, a giant crater was blasted open in the ground, revealing a small section of a giant, thousand-legged monster. Its hideous and terrifying mouthparts were chilling, and on either side of the mouthparts were two rows of densely packed eyes.

In his eyes, which held a hint of apprehension and fear, there seemed to be an irrepressible greed and desire.

It is clearly a powerful monster possessing [Fragments of Divine Power].

According to Xue Lingling, any monster that possesses a [Divine Power Fragment] can devour painting spirits to strengthen itself.

Therefore, in the real otherworld, the spirits of the scroll painting and the monsters of the other world are each other's prey.

The more outstanding and powerful the painting spirit, the more "delicious" it is to otherworldly monsters.

“A level 20 lord,” Third Master Xue immediately determined the other party’s level. “Fortunately, the level isn’t too high.”

After saying that, a fierce and burly man with a sinister aura rushed forward. It turned out to be an eight-star golden scroll.

Xue Zhengheng, Xue Lingling, and other elites of the Xue family also took action.

At the same time, the level 20 insect monster had already sprung out of the ground, swaying its body covered with insect legs, and boldly challenged the Pleiades Star Lord above.

With a disdainful look in his eyes, Pleiades Star Lord transformed into his true form, the Pure Yang True Body, amidst a dazzling divine light.

A loud rooster crow resounded throughout the heavens and earth, and an invisible force surged forth, making the dark insectoid alien world around them a little brighter.

The entire Zerg alien world seemed to become "restless" under this cry of "the crowing of dawn".

The Star Lord flapped its wings and delivered a powerful, flying stomp in mid-air, resembling a chicken claw.

boom!
The centipede monster that lunged at him suddenly slammed its head into the ground. Its ferocious head was slammed into the ground, and its long body twisted and turned as its densely packed legs began to tremble inexplicably.

Without the slightest hesitation, he turned and fled in panic, only to be surrounded and blocked by the Xue family.

The centipede monster roared in fury, its fear stemming from the large rooster behind it, not from the Xue family and their group of undead spirit painters.

With a sudden charge, he repelled several golden scroll spirits.

Unfortunately, before it could escape far, it was kicked to the ground by the Star Lord's true form, which was in hot pursuit. It twisted its body and tried to fight back, but was blown off its feet by the dazzling wings that were as strong as a whirlwind.

boom!
The next second, the Star Lord's sharp beak pierced through the solid armor on its head, causing it to scream in pain and its huge body to twist in agony.

The Xue family members were not idle either, and they all used their main golden scrolls to launch a powerful attack.

Before they could even exert their strength, the giant centipede monster had already been trampled and torn in two by the Star Lord's main body, and in its final struggles and convulsions, it completely lost its breath.

"Wow~ the experience points are so generous?"

Wu Xian was secretly astonished. The Pleiades Star Lord, who had only just been promoted to four and a half stars, was about to be promoted to five stars by this otherworldly monster.

On the other hand, the Xue family members were still in a state of deep shock.

A four-and-a-half-star gold scroll utterly crushes a level 20 lord-level insect monster—could there be a more outrageous and shocking scene? Keep in mind that lord-level monsters are comparable to [Jade Scroll] scrolls. These gold scrolls can only contend with them head-on because of their level advantage.

However, Wu Xian, the [Pleiades Star Lord], is only four and a half stars, and has no level advantage whatsoever.

Even if it's a special attack scroll, it shouldn't be this outrageous, right?

"Hiss~ I feel like Xiao Wu's Golden Scroll has a 70% insect-specific attack ratio?" Xue Zhengheng was dumbfounded.

"Is it really just the rise of the king of chickens to protect the house?" Xue Lingling's eyes flickered.

At this moment, the Star Lord's true form had easily "dissected" a fingernail-sized, irregularly shaped, golden crystal from the centipede monster's skull.

"This is what you call a fragment of divine power?"

Wu Xian picked up the fragment of divine power and examined it with curiosity.

Why does it smell like a demon core or a monster crystal?

It contains immense power within, and even has a law power structure similar to the divine diagram's law network.

Good stuff, absolutely good stuff!

“That’s right,” Xue Lingling nodded. “This material is excellent for both refining divine diagrams and making pigments. It can even be used to cultivate spiritual power. Many powerful military personnel like to use fragments of divine power to absorb and cultivate, thereby strengthening their own power.”

Wu Xian understood: "Will we need this thing to make the jade scrolls and black scrolls later?"

“Of course, but it’s best if the laws and power paths are similar,” Xue Lingling said without hesitation. “In addition, the difficulty of the Jade Scroll lies more in the conception of the scroll.”

To put it simply, the real challenge of the Jade Scroll lies in conceiving a picture scroll idea that possesses the potential of the Jade Scroll.

"Could we also use the structure of the laws within the fragments of divine power to deduce the concept?"

Xue Lingling nodded and said, "Many excellent picture scrolls today are conceived in this way."

Suddenly realizing what was happening, Wu Xian raised his hand and handed the fragment of divine power to Xue Lingling.

"Why? You can keep it for yourself." Xue Lingling felt a warmth in her heart and shook her head with a smile, "My Xue family doesn't need your divine power fragment."

"Aren't we really short of this stuff?" Wu Xian asked, puzzled.

"It's enough for now."

"Alright." Wu Xian chuckled and silently put away the fragments of divine power, also collecting the lord-level corpse along with them.

Subsequently, led by Master Xue, the group continued to venture deeper into the insectoid world in search of Xue Zhengying's whereabouts.

"It's nearby," Master Xue said solemnly.

Upon hearing this, Wu Xian immediately released his Day and Night Wanderers, which dispersed into a large number of wandering spirits to search the surroundings.

A moment later, Xue Zhengying didn't find it, but he did discover many powerful spirit master teams and scroll painter teams nearby, some of whom were wearing team uniforms from various clubs.

It's worth mentioning that the leader of one of the groups, a scroll artist, seemed to be dressed in the costume of a legendary Pokémon gym.

The team's overall combat strength is also quite formidable.

In addition, an unexpected figure was spotted in the northwest direction. "Uh, what's the mayor doing here?"

"Chen Shilong?" Xue Lingling frowned in surprise.

"Hmm, it's about seven or eight miles to the northwest. Good heavens, two nine-star golden scrolls. Is our mayor really that powerful?"

Third Master Xue said, "After all, he is the mayor of a city. He couldn't have reached that position without the ability."

Immediately afterwards, Wu Xian finally discovered a strange figure through the perspective of the Day and Night Wanderer. It was a lifeless young man who was not yet thirty years old, with lifeless eyes, like a walking corpse.

His features bear some resemblance to Xue Zhengheng and Xue Lingling, making him undoubtedly Xue Zhengying.

Upon learning Xue Zhengying's location, the group immediately headed towards him.

(End of this chapter)