Otherworldly Desert Dust

The human-faced duck's mouth was just too annoying.

Even though it had flown far away, you could still hear its cawing curses like a crow.

The cursing was incredibly piercing; even though it was completely out of sight, you could still hear its voice echoing from all corners.

Wu Hen chased after the voice.

But the human-faced duck moved unpredictably, like ghost fire, suddenly appearing in one area and then several kilometers away the next.

If it wasn't constantly cursing, Wu Hen would never have been able to keep up with it.

This human-faced duck was clearly more than it appeared to be!

Desert Dust never raised anything useless.

...

At the Ancient Stone Statue, a woman was climbing upwards. She seemed to have found a path leading to Sword Peak, her eyes exceptionally determined.

Suddenly, a strange face appeared in front of her.

The woman was startled and cursed: "Where did this dumb bird come from!"

The human-faced duck immediately widened its eyes, its beam-like eyes glaring at the young and vibrant woman, then it spat out human words: "Stupid woman, looking for death, looking for death!"

The woman shielded her eyes at first, then remembered she had sunglasses in her pocket, so she quickly put them on.

"Stop bothering me, or I'll pluck all your feathers!" the woman retorted ungraciously.

"Come on, come on, I'll mess you up, I'll mess you up!" the human-faced duck retaliated, provoking her.

"Fine, just you wait, I'll give up saving the world just to show you how awesome I am!" the woman leaped onto the statue.

Standing atop the statue's head, she put one hand on her slender waist and pointed at the human-faced duck with the other, unleashing a flurry of eloquent insults aimed at its face and hairy, bloated body.

Each sentence ended on a consistent note, mixing idiomatic expressions with numerous internet slang terms.

She paused slightly.

The woman quickly caught her breath, and before the human-faced duck could counter, she launched another verbal barrage, leaving it speechless.

...

Wu Hen was somewhat lost.

The human-faced duck, which had been constantly nagging, had suddenly fallen silent, making it hard for Wu Hen to locate it.

Until Wu Hen walked into an area with gigantic statues. There, he heard a string of beautiful words, like a superb rap performance happening in this otherworldly venue.

Wu Hen, who prided himself on unparalleled singing and dancing, couldn't help but be in awe upon hearing the woman's melodious lyrics.

This woman didn't seem like a native.

Nor did she seem like a Lost One…

The more he listened, the more her language culture sounded like his own.

When he reached the large statue, Wu Hen finally saw the woman standing atop its head.

She was dressed like an adventurer, her body covered in dust, yet she still conveyed a radiant and captivating aura.

Her voice was also lovely, even though her lips spewed out phrases like they were covered in He Dinghong, it did not diminish her elegance!

"Thinking of leaving? Did I say you could leave?"

"Did your mom think she had hatched a maggot instead of you when you crawled out of the egg, so she stomped your face into that twisted mess?"

"Other birds grow feathers, why do you have stuff growing on your face that looks like stinky armpit hair, almost reaching your beak? When you talk, isn't it like chewing your own armpit?"

"Still glaring with your bird eyes, if you keep glaring like that, people will think a bloated demi-giant's butt is flying in the sky. Oh, no wonder your mouth stinks so bad, maybe your bird mom stomped too hard and squished your face and butt together, so you've never known which side is which…"

Seemingly touched a sore spot.

The human-faced duck's annoying "high beam" eyes finally closed, and though it wanted to curse back, it found itself at a loss for words!

Lost for language, the human-faced duck spun in circles in frustration, finally falling from the sky like an ugly, furious fat bird, rolling on the ground!

Wu Hen and River Girl stood there, watching for a long time.

The woman leapt down from the statue and kicked the human-faced duck's butt.

The human-faced duck couldn't dodge, getting kicked like a piece of rotten meat into the stone pile.

"Hmph, what a thing."

The woman ran her fingers through her hair, pushing her sunglasses up, revealing a delicate face.

River Girl Qiaqia was dumbfounded.

The woman was so beautiful.

But how could she say such harsh things?

She managed to insult the invincible human-faced duck into a crash!

It turned out the only way to deal with a human-faced duck was to stand and curse at it. If you won, it would crash on the spot!

"Who else is here!"

The woman's eyes turned cold, staring at Wu Hen and River Girl as they approached.

"We… we mean no harm," River Girl hurriedly explained.

"Hmph, I know who you people are, killing the innocent, utterly inhumane!" the woman's tone was completely different this time, cold and brimming with hostility.

The aura she emitted was strong, unlike any native here.

"Miss, don't be impulsive, let me say one thing, and if you find it wrong, you can act then," Wu Hen said.

"What's there to say with scum like you? Die!"

"Just because you're too beautiful!!" Wu Hen shouted the five-word truth when he saw her charging with killing intent.

Her body was surrounded by a fiery glow as she lifted her long slender leg, kicking out a massive Fire Sparrow that was clearly from a superhuman physique...

But upon hearing Wu Hen's words, her fiery aura instantly extinguished, and her long leg slammed to the ground, the sheer force causing her to skid right up to Wu Hen!

Her cold eyes suddenly lit up. She stared at Wu Hen closely, scrutinizing him, finally finding something familiar in his face.

"Wu Hen?" the woman asked incredulously.

"Yes, yes!" Wu Hen nodded furiously.

"How did you recognize me?" Mingyi asked in surprise, her host body's appearance was vastly different from her own.

"Didn't I already say? Just because you're too beautiful," Wu Hen replied.

Upon hearing this, Mingyi's cheeks turned bright red.

Not because of Wu Hen's sweet-talking compliment, but because he heard all her earlier vulgar ranting… It was too embarrassing, she always maintained a ladylike demeanor in front of Wu Hen!

How could she interact politely later!

Wah! Wah! Wah!

She didn't want to live anymore!!

"We were chasing the human-faced duck and saw it fall when we arrived. How did you knock it down? This guy is said to be invincible," Wu Hen asked seriously.

"I also don't know, maybe it was stupid and crashed into the statue. Don't be fooled by its big head, it might just be ornamental," Mingyi's voice became soft and charming.

River Girl was even more amazed by Mingyi's drastic transformation, thinking herself adept at seduction, now realizing her training was far from enough!

Under the pile of stones, the human-faced duck twitched violently.

It didn't expect to be verbally thrashed to near-death by the opponent!

Why did it have to mess with her in this entire Vortex Ancient Relics!!!

"Are you alone after waking up?" Wu Hen asked.

"I had companions, but they were all killed by a bunch of high-order people with totem tattoos," Mingyi explained.

"Uh…" Wu Hen didn't know what to say for a moment.

He also had a totem tattoo, though not as pronounced due to mixed bloodlines.

Facing Mingyi, Wu Hen didn't hide anything, explaining his accidental involvement with enemy agents.

"You mean their Master is above Heavenly Light?" Mingyi's expression turned serious upon hearing this.

Now the situation was becoming clearer.

It was the people from the Totem Sacred Sect who opened the Dark Nether Array in the Barbaric Mountain Range to trap the Butterfly Snake God's soul.

But the Butterfly Snake God was immensely powerful, its True Soul breaking free of the shackles.

At that moment, Nuwa God End happened to be nearby, allowing the Butterfly Snake God's True Soul to escape into Nuwa God End, causing panic throughout the human realm!

"I guess their Master had to balance the Desolate God Ying Snake and was unlikely to descend upon our human realm, but the totem disciples would be sent into Nuwa God End to retrieve the Butterfly Snake God's True Soul," Wu Hen said.

"If that's the case, we do have some ability to fight back. But if we really kill these totem disciples, their powerful Master might slaughter all of humanity," Mingyi said.

"Couldn't all of humanity together resist?" Wu Hen asked.

"Given some time for the advanced technology, it's not impossible since their Master is just one person… But in the current scenario, we might be slaughtered mostly while they walk away unscathed," Mingyi responded.

The people in Nuwa God End were undergoing tribulations. If they could endure this most dangerous period, humanity could birth forces rivaling Heavenly Light.

The problem was, the current situation itself was a tribulation for the human realm.

"I think you should still comply, otherwise the cost is too great," River Girl Qiaqia said.

Weakness meant subjugation, River Girl Qiaqia knew this humiliation well, but what else could they do?

"We're just responsible for the investigation, and once we understand the situation, we can retreat. Whether to fight or submit is for the higher-ups to worry about," Mingyi said.

"Yeah, if the sky falls, the tall folks will hold it up," Wu Hen nodded.

Wu Hen had seen through humanity's upper echelons, who completely disregarded the suffering of the lower tiers. The locust evil degree catastrophe showed no trace of them, proving it clearly.

Now, with even more powerful cultivators descending, they were likely negotiating with the upper echelons, leaving those struggling at the bottom mostly unaffected.

If humanity's elite lost the fight, they would all end up as brothers in the Human Emperor Banner.

——————

Several days of insomnia, several days of continuous writing.

Ten thousand words update, really tough.

Early morning renovations downstairs, wandering outside all day, writing wherever...

Wah! Wah! Wah! All for those monthly tickets in your hands, it's not easy, please give me all your monthly votes~~