Chapter 64: The Great Terror
When Xia Fan saw Tang Ziyi's reaction, he immediately realized that his condition might be much more serious than he imagined.
"What is a parasite?" he asked, stunned.
"You wait for me, I'll make a call. ”
Tang Ziyi got up, looked very restless, grabbed the phone on the table, and walked out of the living room. She dialed a number and waited for a while for the other person to answer.
Xia Fan didn't know who she was talking to, so she didn't deliberately eavesdrop. He felt a little thirsty, so he lifted the teapot and poured it.
After he finished drinking half a pot of tea, Tang Ziyi walked in again, his expression was no longer as flustered as just now, but his eyes had lost their former brilliance.
"Xiaofan, what I'm going to say next may not be good news for you, and it will be difficult for you to accept, but my sister hopes that you can be strong. Tang Ziyi's expression was solemn and he said in a deep voice.
Xia Fan's heart sank, and he had a bad premonition. He slowly put down the purple clay pot and looked at Tang Ziyi calmly: "Sister Tang, you say, no matter how bad the situation is, I will face it calmly." ”
"Well, I'll tell you a story first. Tang Ziyi paused, sorted out his emotions, and said carefully, "Things have to start from more than 20 years ago." At that time, the first generation of evolutionaries broke out in full force, ushering in a small craze for breaking through the realm of heaven and man. In just two years, more than 300 people have successfully broken through the realm of heaven and man, which is unprecedented, and everyone thinks that a new era belonging to our evolutionaries is about to usher in on the earth......"
"More than 300 Heavenly and Human Realms were born in two years?" Xia Fan secretly said, this is too exaggerated, you must know that there are only more than 80 Heavenly and Human Realms on the earth at present.
"You may have doubts in your heart, since so many people broke through at the beginning, why are there so few heavenly and human realms on the earth now? You must know that once you break through the heavenly and human realms, your lifespan will be greatly extended, and it is not a problem at all to live thirty or forty years longer than ordinary people. Tang Ziyi said what he thought in his heart.
Xia Fan said "um", nodded, and listened quietly.
"The time of the evolutionary has not yet come. Because many people have just broken through, they have the same situation as you, and the 'Void Palace' has eaten itself and swallowed all their genetic energy. That's not all, after the genetic energy is devoured, it will also devour their flesh and lifespan...... In short, all the energy of the human body will be swallowed up by the 'void palace' until the whole body is exhausted and life comes to an end. Tang Ziyi's eyes showed a hint of instinctive fear.
As a first-generation evolutionary and a master of the realm of heaven and man, standing at the pinnacle of this world, she has already sharpened her unfazed mind, but she didn't expect that there were things that scared her from the bottom of her bones.
"One, two...... Ten...... One Hundred ...... Two hundred...... This situation spread like a plague among the masters of the Heavenly and Human Realms, and panic enveloped everyone's hearts. The joy of the breakthrough was replaced by terror, and everyone was terrified, as if the end had come......"
Xia Fan was also frightened, the scene depicted by Tang Ziyi was terrifying, too terrifying. He can imagine that if he were in such an environment, he would be just as helpless as they are.
"At that time, there were no Seven Sons of the Earth, and Wu Tianji was the only one who broke through the Star Glory Realm. In order to solve this situation, Wu Tianji invited a large scientific research team to conduct autopsies and laboratory tests on the corpses of these people...... Want to find the root cause of their death. Tang Ziyi continued.
"Did you find it?" Xia Fan asked eagerly.
"Found it, and didn't find it. Tang Ziyi looked at him deeply.
"What do you mean that you have found it and have not found it?" Xia Fan was suddenly blinded.
Tang Ziyi didn't answer him immediately, but took out a set of VR interactive equipment from the backpack behind him, and then said: "This matter is very important, and it belongs to the top secret information of the Global Council. I have just called and applied to Wu Tianji and Liu Changsheng, the two inspectors-general, for permission to access this part of the information, and they attach great importance to this matter and have agreed to open up the authority to you. Put on your VR interactive device and join me in the virtual space of the Global Council!"
"Good!"
Xia Fan immediately opened the VR interactive device left by Feng Qiuhe, put it on his sleeve, and then appeared in a very spacious hall in a flash.
In this virtual hall, there were two people waiting there early in the morning, one was a red-faced old man with long hair and a gossip robe, and the other was a middle-aged man with a tall figure and a Chinese face.
"Let me introduce you to you, the two of them are the hundred-year-old Dao Elder Liu Changsheng and the Tianji Pavilion Master Wu Tianji, Xiao Fan, I have seen the two seniors soon. Tang Ziyi said
Xia Fan's heart sank, the name of the Seven Sons of the Earth, he had heard it more than once, and this was the first time he had seen a "real person", albeit in a virtual environment.
That Liu Changsheng has thin cheeks, ruddy complexion, and flowing white hair, and is said to have lived for more than a hundred years, looking like a fairy wind and bones. And Wu Tianji is completely different from his temperament, his eyes are extremely sharp, and he is extremely strong at first glance.
"I've seen Senior Liu and Senior Wu. Xia Fan saluted according to the custom of martial artists.
That Wu Tianji looked at him with blazing eyes for a while, and his eagle-like eyes flashed with a fierce light: "You are Xia Fan? ”
Xia Fan's heart suddenly tightened. He has formed a bond with the people of the Tianji Martial Arts, this Martial Tianji should not settle accounts with himself, right? You know, he has abolished Qin Ming's cultivation.
However, he did not run away, but calmly faced Wu Tianji's gaze: "Regarding Qin Ming's cultivation, I'm sorry. If they hadn't persecuted me too much, I wouldn't have done this. ”
"Martial arts master, alright! don't scare this little guy. That Liu Changsheng smiled, very kind.
"This kid is a master who is not afraid of heaven and earth, and he even dares to kick the field of my martial arts hall, heh, it's very powerful!" Wu Tianji's tone was a little humorous, and everyone couldn't help but laugh.
Xia Fan was suddenly embarrassed, and secretly thought in his heart, the legendary Wu Tianji didn't seem to be as strong as he imagined, but looked like he was very easy to get along with.
"Okay, in fact, I've been busy with cultivation over the years, and I rarely ask about the martial arts hall, and Lao Lu has always taken care of it. I've seen that kid a few times, Qin Mingxiu, and his qualifications are good, but it's a pity that he is abolished by you now. However, we evolutionaries are going against the trend, and we will encounter all kinds of setbacks on the way to evolution, and if we can't withstand the test and are eliminated, we can't blame others. I'm not going to bother with you about that, but I want to warn you that Old Lou isn't as easy to talk to as I am. After all, Qin Mingxiu was the seedling he brought out single-handedly. Wu Tianji smiled faintly and said very casually.
A character of his level has jumped out of the world of his martial arts hall and has a higher pursuit. Accustomed to natural selection, survival of the fittest, and the mind has long contained a lot of things.
Xia Fan couldn't help but secretly admire, secretly thinking that Wu Tianji had such a heart, no wonder he could become the first person on earth to break through the realm of stardom.
He heard Wu Tianji mention "Lao Lu", and vaguely remembered that it was a deputy hall master of the Tianji Martial Arts Pavilion, and he was probably also a powerful existence in the Heavenly and Human Realm.
"But it's a pity, our Heavenly Kingdom has finally given birth to another Heavenly Realm, and I thought that we could occupy an extra seat on the Global Council and win more voices. I didn't expect ......" Liu Changsheng was compassionate, shook his head lightly and sighed.
Wu Tianji frowned and said, "The reappearance of the parasite after twenty years is probably related to the opening of the second evolutionary era. ”
"If that's the case, we're in big trouble. Liu Changsheng said with a solemn expression, "This time, I don't know how many people will die again." ”
Hearing Wu Tianji and Liu Changsheng mention "parasite" again, Xia Fan suddenly felt itchy and couldn't help asking: "Two seniors, what is a parasite, what does it have to do with my physical condition?"
He was desperate for answers.
"It's up to me to tell you!" Wu Tianji glanced at the others, and saw that Liu Changsheng and Tang Ziyi had no opinions, so he slowly exclaimed, "Thinking about the things back then, Ziyi has already told you something, right?" At that time, we dissected all the dead Heavenly and Human Realm masters, and most of the corpses did not detect any abnormalities. It wasn't until a master of the Heavenly and Human Realms who had a similar problem volunteered to dedicate himself before his death and proposed vivisection that we could see some eyebrows. Finally, we found this kind of thing in his 'Void Palace' location. ”
As he spoke, Wu Tianji pointed towards the void, and the light flashed, and a huge screen immediately appeared. This is a virtual space where you can access information at any time.
Xia Fan hurriedly held his breath and looked towards the screen.
I saw that on the screen, more than a dozen scientists were busy, manipulating the robotic arm, cutting open a person's chest, and extracting a black liquid from his body.
The camera zoomed in, and the black liquid spread along the robotic arm, like a living thing, and soon corroded the robotic arm to pieces.
"Bang!" suddenly the black liquid exploded, and the screams of scientists could be heard on the screen, and the laboratory was in chaos.
That's it.
It's short, it's confusing, but it gets a lot of information. Especially when the black liquid suddenly explodes, it has a strong visual impact.
"What is the black liquid?" Xia Fan asked in shock.
"According to the judgment of scientists in hindsight, it is very likely that it is a special kind of liquid metal life, which we call 'parasites'. How it existed and how it disappeared, no one knows at this time. All we know is that it can merge with the 'Void Palace' and then frantically devour all the energy of the host's body. That's all we have. Wu Tianji explained to him.
"At present, all the Heavenly and Human Realm powerhouses who have appeared parasites have all died within ten days, and none of them have survived. Liu Changsheng's voice was gentle, his eyes were level with Xia Fan, and he said earnestly, "Xia Fan, your time is running out." ”
"I'm running out of time?"
These words were like a thunderbolt from the sky, causing Xia Fan's mind to go blank.