Reborn as a Zerg Hive, I feel great Chapter 029

Mongdan Academy was located in the capital. The group swaggered through the city gate, and even the guards curiously looked at the Acidic Worm.

But by then, a large amount of putrid odor had already spread.

“What kind of magical beast did you catch? It smells so bad?” The guard covered his nose and mouth, frowning as he asked.

“You wouldn’t know, this is the latest magical beast. Quickly, make way, don’t delay our business.”

The guards didn’t dare to offend these students. Who knew which mentor stood behind them? They couldn’t afford to provoke any of them.

The Acidic Worm’s corpse thus swaggered onto the streets of the capital, attracting a large number of curious onlookers, but no one thought much of it, assuming it was just a valuable magical beast.

Only cultivators felt puzzled, having never seen such a magical beast.

When the group returned to the academy, they immediately drew a crowd. Although they were all injured, seeing the magical beast they brought back cause such a sensation made these students very proud.

Soon, a mentor appeared in mid-air, looking about 40 years old, named Hou Zhen, at the ninth layer of the Void Realm.

But he wasn’t the mentor of this group of students.

“What are you all doing gathered here? What a disgrace!” As Hou Zhen low-roared, the students dispersed a little.

Hou Zhen landed with a grim face, and the students made way for him.

When Hou Zhen saw the corpse on the board, his brows immediately furrowed, and he thought to himself, what kind of magical beast is this?

Its appearance was so ugly, yet it didn’t lack ferocity.

“Where did you get this?”

“We were preparing to go on a training expedition to the Hedda Mountains. As soon as we entered the outer perimeter, we saw this injured magical beast. But even injured, this magical beast was still powerful. We finally managed to kill it and bring it back.” The student exaggerated a bit, emphasizing how difficult it was for their group.

Hou Zhen had, of course, been to the Hedda Mountains, but there were no such magical beasts there.

“Carry it to my office.” Hou Zhen wanted to study it.

However, the students were in a dilemma: “Um… our mentor hasn’t arrived yet.”

“Who is your mentor?”

“That would be me.” A voice suddenly rang out, and a graceful figure appeared in the air.

Hou Zhen turned to look, then immediately cupped his hands and called out, “Vice Dean Hongmu.”

“Greetings, Vice Dean.” The students respectfully called out.

“Greetings, Mentor.” Those few students immediately became arrogant, after all, their mentor was one of the three great masters of Danxia Kingdom.

Hongmu

“Carry this corpse back.” Hongmu said indifferently, then disappeared.

This left Hou Zhen speechless. Don’t look at her just being a mentor, she had a great background; her father was the dean, Hou Zhong.

“Yes, Mentor.”

Watching the corpse being taken away, Hou Zhen frowned slightly. He hadn’t heard her say anything about taking students.

But this magical beast corpse was indeed strange.

Soon, the Acidic Worm’s corpse was carried to Hongmu’s private quarters.

“Where did you get this corpse?” Hongmu asked, standing to the side.

The students recounted the situation again.

“Hedda Mountains…” Hongmu murmured, and the same doubt appeared in her heart.

With a lift of her finger, a surge of spiritual energy lifted the Acidic Worm’s corpse. The Acidic Worm’s corpse floated in mid-air, its stiff body stretching out.

Looking at the corpse before her, Hongmu’s delicate brows furrowed. She had traveled the continent herself, but she had never even seen this kind of magical beast.

Just as Hongmu was observing, two figures appeared beside her.

It was none other than Dean Hou Zhong, and his son Hou Zhen.

Hongmu merely glanced at them, saying nothing.

The students cupped their hands and called out, “Greetings, Dean.”

Hou Zhong smiled and nodded: “You may all withdraw for now.”

“Yes, Dean.”

As the students left, Hou Zhong looked at the corpse before him, his wrinkled face tensed: “What a peculiar magical beast, this old man has never seen it before. Hongmu, have you seen it?”

“I have not.”

Hou Zhen chuckled from the side: “Father, tonight is His Majesty’s banquet. Why not bring this beast along? Although it’s a corpse, it’s rare.”

“What do you think, Hongmu?” Hou Zhong asked, looking at Hongmu, seemingly indicating that Hongmu’s status was still quite high.

“I’ll research it further.”

Hou Zhong nodded, then left with his son.

Meanwhile, Hongmu came to the side of the corpse and observed it carefully. How could such a magical beast appear in the Hedda Mountains?

Even with severe injuries, its combat power remained undiminished, and its healing speed was fast. If only there was a living one.

In the Imperial Palace, the maids had already begun preparing the banquet decorations for the evening.

As a princess, Chu Ruyan would naturally attend, but Hua Shan was not by her side, having already been called away by Song Yun to prepare for the attack on Fiery Cloud Pavilion.

At this moment, Song Yun greatly needed vitality and desperately wanted to physically manifest his own body.

Returning to the palace, Chu Ruyan showed no abnormalities, just like before, dressed in luxurious clothing, wearing a golden hairpin, elegant and noble, attracting all eyes.

But everyone knew that Chu Ruyan would be marrying into the Blazing Flame Kingdom to prevent conflict between the two nations.

Standing outside the grand hall, everyone had someone to converse with, except for Chu Ruyan, who stood alone.

If it were before, Chu Ruyan would have felt very lonely, as if abandoned by everyone, but now she had no such feeling. Behind her was her entire race, yearning for survival, yearning for blood and slaughter.

The King also awaited her actions.

“Sister looks so beautiful tonight.” Suddenly, a voice sounded beside her.

Chu Ruyan turned and smiled lightly: “Little sister also looks very beautiful tonight.”

Although they were biological sisters, their relationship was not harmonious. This was because Chu Ruyan was favored when they were young, and her younger sister, Chu Ruqing, was very jealous, feeling that her sister had taken everything from her.

But as they grew up, Chu Ruyan was unable to cultivate, while Chu Ruqing had excellent talent. The situation reversed, which led Chu Ruqing to constantly suppress her older sister, venting the injustices of her childhood, especially when she saw her older sister’s breathtakingly beautiful face, which made her feel uncomfortable all over.

They were biological sisters, so why did Heaven give her such a face, and not her?

Even without cultivation, she was still a temptress in the eyes of all men.

“Father Emperor said that sister’s marriage is almost finalized. I’m a bit reluctant, I won’t be able to see sister anymore.”

Hearing such news, Chu Ruyan’s heart had no ripples. She smiled faintly: “Then little sister should look a few more times and remember sister’s appearance in your mind, don’t forget sister.”

Such an answer was certainly not what Chu Ruqing had in mind, so her smile diminished a bit: “Then I wish sister happiness.” After saying that, she left alone.

At this moment, a graceful figure descended.

Upon seeing her, everyone immediately cupped their hands and called out, “Greetings, Sect Master Liu.”

The newcomer was Liu Shuangji, who had rushed over. The royal family’s face certainly had to be given.

Chu Ruqing, who had just left, turned back and came to Liu Shuangji’s side, calling out, “Master.”

Liu Shuangji hummed and glanced at Chu Ruyan. During the test back then, she had thought Chu Ruyan’s aptitude would be good and had already chosen her in her heart, but she hadn’t expected her to be completely unable to gather spiritual energy.

How could Chu Ruyan forget that day?

The darkest day of her life, when everyone’s expectations were shattered, and her younger sister replaced her, becoming Liu Shuangji’s disciple.