Chapter 1453: But That's Life!
Aiva stood at the base of the Star-Devouring Giant Worm's tail, her heart surging with excitement!
She looked up at the mining machine's tail nozzle with eager anticipation!
(๑ᵒ̴̶̷)✧
Although Incense Beads were incredibly precious and the Pupil Race had no right to touch them,
handing the Incense Bead to the Holy Envoy would surely earn the Pupil Race rich rewards!
And just the smell emanating from the Incense Bead was enough to make one intoxicated!
Even taking a couple of whiffs could bring great benefits!
If the Holy Envoy hadn't procured the Star-Devouring Giant Worm for the Pupil Race to use as a mining machine,
when would they ever have had the chance to come into contact with such high-level items?
It wasn't just Aiva; at this moment, all the One-Eyed Species at the bottom of Moon Eye had gathered there!
Just to get a whiff of the Incense Bead's fragrance!
Meanwhile, Jiangnan, who was teleporting away, saw all the One-Eyed Species below Moon Eye gathered at the tail of the Star-Devouring Giant Worm,
and his face was filled with terror!
(ʘ̆ωʘ̥̆‖)
Were these One-Eyed Avatars crazy? Didn't they want to live?
Finally!
The orange light at the tail of the Star-Devouring Giant Worm grew extremely bright!
The extraction port opened!
Aiva swallowed her saliva and brought the box close to catch it.
(๑ᵒ̴̶̷۶)۶Box
But the next instant, the pressure that had built up to the limit inside the Star-Devouring Giant Worm was suddenly released!
A burst of orange-yellow gas, as brilliant as a nebula, exploded out!
With a loud "BOOM!"
The Origin Spark box in Aiva's hand was instantly shattered, and along with it, her body was blown apart!
It was like being hit by a nuclear bomb!
Before Aiva could react, her entire body was sent flying!
Like a cannonball, she slammed violently into the black rock wall, carving out a kilometer-deep crater!
Her body was 83% shattered by the Star-Devouring Giant Worm's fart, leaving only a skeleton barely held together!
Only her single eye remained intact, protected by its membrane.
Aiva: ???
It wasn't just Aiva. The tens of thousands of One-Eyed Species gathered at the tail were blown away by the fart, sent flying several kilometers!
The fierce orange wind pressure pinned them against the rock walls, their lips fluttering wildly, and even their faces were deformed by the wind!
Quite a few were instantly shattered into pieces!
Because they didn't have enough energy to perform Super Regeneration,
this single fart killed several hundred One-Eyed Species!
Aiva's injuries rapidly healed as she stared in shock at the Star-Devouring Giant Worm, which was frantically expelling gas.
(#ʘ̥̆) "How is it gas? Where's the Incense Bead? This has never happened before!"
And here I was looking forward to it so much! Did I just catch a fart?
The pressure of that fart was terrifying! It almost blasted me to death here!
At this moment, the bottom of Moon Eye was covered in orange-yellow star wind!
A strange, wonderful fragrance spread in all directions—the same aroma as the Incense Bead!
And now, the One-Eyed Species were completely losing their minds!
(♡ὅ) "Holy shit! This is the smell! I smelled it once in the warehouse before, but this is way stronger!"
(#ʘ) "Ahhh~ this is the rare treasure that so many big shots dream of! They say smelling it a lot makes you smarter, enhances your sixth sense, wisdom, and even extends your lifespan!"
(งཀ)ง "This kind of treasure isn't something we'd normally get to experience! This is a rare opportunity! Everyone, start sniffing!"
"Sniff~ ha! Sniff~ ha! You guys still have time to talk? Hurry up and inhale! Wasting even the slightest bit is a desecration of this precious treasure!"
No creature could resist the smell of the Incense Bead!
At this moment, the One-Eyed Species were utterly frenzied, opening their nostrils and inhaling madly!
Just to suck in a little more of the fragrant wind, some even widened their nostrils to increase airflow!
Some didn't even use their noses anymore; they opened their mouths wide and gasped for air like ruthless air purifiers!
The Star-Devouring Giant Worm was in great pain, shaking its head and opening its mouth wide!
I ate so much dirt, but before I could refine it all, I couldn't control it and let it out?
What a waste!
No! Absolutely not!
The Star-Devouring Giant Worm also panicked, turned its head, and started frantically sucking back the orange-yellow fragrant wind it had just expelled!
It wouldn't let go of any chance to increase its intelligence!
When Aiva saw this scene...
Although she didn't know why the Star-Devouring Giant Worm hadn't refined an Incense Bead, it was clear that this batch of Incense Beads was a bust!
If she didn't inhale now, by the time this fragrant wind dissipated into space, it would all be wasted!
Some opportunities, once missed, are gone forever!
"Sniff ha sniff ha sniff ha~"
At this moment, Aiva's chest heaved wildly, rising and falling hundreds of times per second, creating afterimages! She was inhaling even more fiercely than Brother Qian smoking!
She even managed to create a huge vortex around her from the suction!
Over on the escape route, Li Bing and the others were all looking horrified!
ﾞ━=͟͟͞͞(Ŏ◊Ŏ‧̣̥̇)(•'口'•۶)۶
No way?
Had these One-Eyed Species been blown stupid by the fart?
Why were they all turning into fart-sucking maniacs?
And the Star-Devouring Giant Worm had joined the fart-sucking army too? Self-produced and self-consumed?
Was this for real?!
Jiangnan's face was as black as charcoal, his expression horrified!
=͟͟͞͞(꒪﹏꒪‧̣̥̇) "That Incense Bead couldn't be..."
Jiangning bit her lower lip, struggling to hold back her laughter as she looked at Jiangnan's expression.
(｡థжథ) "Yep~ it's exactly that 'couldn't be'! What do you think? What does an Incense Bead taste like? I've never tasted one in all my life!"
Jiangnan: Σ_(꒪ཀ꒪」∠) Bleh~ bleh bleh!
Holy crap!
So that's how Incense Beads were made?
The Star-Devouring Giant Worm devours planets, goes through a series of complex transformations, and finally concentrates them into Incense Beads?
Sure, concentration is the essence, but strictly speaking, the Incense Bead is the Star-Devouring Giant Worm's *excrement*!
He who hunts all his life ends up pecked by the goose!
If he'd known how Incense Beads were made, he would never have eaten one!
Jiangnan swore that from now on, before figuring out the origin, he would never eat any weird stuff again!
Seeing Jiangnan's nauseated expression, Jiangning smirked.
(⁎⁍̴̛ლ⁍̴̛⁎) "Don't be so disgusted. The Star-Devouring Giant Worm is an extremely rare creature even in the star domains. Not just anyone can own one!"
"The Incense Beads they produce are sought after by countless beings; people want to buy them and can't even get them!"
"A single Star-Devouring Giant Worm is a living money printer! Even one of its eggs can spark wars between civilizations!"
"Igor must have spent a fortune to bring this Star-Devouring Giant Worm here to eat the moon!"
But Jiangnan still looked nauseated.
(◦`ཀ´◦) "But that doesn't change the fact that Incense Beads are poop!"
Jiangning rolled her eyes.
"They're medicine! Incense Beads not only improve intelligence, the six senses, and develop the brain!"
"Taking many of them can even grant telekinesis! Most importantly, Incense Beads can slow down cell aging and extend lifespan!"
"People buy them to make incense and slowly sniff them. Using up one whole Incense Bead can roughly triple your lifespan!"
"And you ate a whole one in one bite? You can't even digest it all that quickly; it's wasted! Given your current cell activity, you can probably live about three hundred years!"
At that, Jiangnan's mind went blank.
"(ºДº*) Holy crap?
Extend lifespan?
No wonder he felt younger and full of energy!
Ever since humans mastered cultivation methods and were nourished by spiritual energy, their physical fitness improved and their lifespan limits soared!
A few lucky individuals could live to 150!
But now he could live 300 years?
Just from eating one Incense Bead?
Earlier, when Jiangning said how precious Incense Beads were, Jiangnan still didn't fully believe it.
But being able to increase lifespan? Who wouldn't want that?
In an instant, Jiangnan's eyes turned red!
He turned around and charged straight into the yellow smoke!
ﾚ(ଵ口ଵꐦ)ﾍ "Ahhh~ Eat farts, so what! Let me borrow another five or six hundred years from heaven!"
That way, he wouldn't be afraid of not being able to accompany Xiao Mila all the way!
Li Bing and Alice both rolled their eyes!
Who was the one who was disgusted just now? The moment they said it boosts lifespan, he scrambles to eat farts? Seriously?
But a fart that extends lifespan? So what if you eat it!
Seeing Jiangnan about to rush back and eat farts, Jiangning panicked and hugged Jiangnan around the waist!
(⋟﹏⋞۶)۶ᕕ(ꐦ`口´)ᕗ
"Don't you still have a few more of those beads? Going back is too dangerous!"
Jiangnan was determined: (｡ì益í) "Those are already mine! But this big worm's emission will go to waste if I don't inhale it!"
Jiangning's face darkened. Did he have to be so resourceful?
Not even letting a fart go to waste?
"You can't eat too many Incense Beads. Everything has a limit. Eating too many has no effect!"
"Besides, every advantage has a disadvantage. These things are highly addictive. Many strong people have been ruined by Incense Beads!"
Jiangnan looked at the dense orange fragrant wind in Moon Eye, struggling internally.
On the other side, Chen Daoyi had completely lost his mind!
ᕕ(◞ʘ̥̆口ʘ̥̆)ᕗ "Let go! Let me go! Don't stop me! I want to go eat that fart! That's not a fart, damn it—that's life!"
"Just let me have one mouthful! Even adding three or five months is a gain!"
Li Bing and Alice held onto Chen Daoyi tightly, preventing him from going back.
No one could resist the temptation of extended lifespan!
Chen Daoyi was already eighty or ninety years old; every day he lived was one day less.
Forget eating farts to extend life—even if it were the cycle of the five grains, he'd take it!
Jiangnan gritted his teeth: (⇀皿↼ꐦ) "Old Chen! Play the long game! This printing bug—I, Jiangnan, will have it for sure!"
"When I catch it and make it my spirit pet, everyone will get a share!"
Jiangning's mouth twitched. She wanted to ask exactly what kind of "share" that was.
Li Bing and Alice stared at Jiangnan in horror. Good grief!
The Spirit Pet Cook and Grand Tutor was about to stop being human again? He wanted to capture a Star-Devouring Giant Worm this huge as a spirit pet?
Blue Star wouldn't even be enough to feed it, right?
How could he possibly catch it?
Chen Daoyi looked at the orange fragrant wind below, tears streaming down his face.
(◞ཀᯅཀ) "My life! I didn't even get to taste it!"
David kept snapping pictures of Chen Daoyi. No one would expect a dignified Dao Heaven tier powerhouse to be so obsessed with eating farts...
However, the orange fragrant wind sprayed by the Star-Devouring Giant Worm was just the vanguard.
The moon rock it had eaten hadn't been fully transformed before the Soybeans made it have diarrhea.
If under normal circumstances, it would refine Incense Beads,
right now, the Star-Devouring Giant Worm was having the runs!
And it wasn't just orange fragrant wind. After the fragrant wind passed, the gas coming out of the tail nozzle changed color!