Chapter 102: Chapter 102: Bad News

This anomaly made everyone on alert, and the boy with white spots on his hand was terrified, knowing he had already reached Bone Marrow Refining Realm, with a strong physique and good control over his body.

Even if a fly landed on his skin, his perception was extremely delicate, and when his body felt unwell, he could discover it at an early stage.

But now his arm had developed white spots, clearly for quite some time, yet he hadn’t noticed it at all!

“What’s going on? Wu, why is your hand like this?” Gumeng, usually cold and reticent, asked with concern.

“I don’t know either. I was always vigilant; nothing came near me.”

The boy called Wu shook his head, but his heartbeat accelerated, evidently aware that he faced something unusual.

“Don’t worry, Wu, it’ll be alright. Let me have a look.”

A young woman walked up to inspect Wu, but before long, this elegant lady furrowed her brows and said, “It’s very active, already rooted in your flesh, continuously spreading.

It looks bacterial, yet it parasitized your arm so quickly; its aggression is too much. If parasitic, it shouldn’t be this domineering.”

“Zhuge Xian, your medical skills are exceptional; do you have a solution?” Lei Tingzhi asked.

Standing gracefully, Zhuge Xian said, “Cultivators in the Bone Marrow Refining Realm have immunity far superior to ordinary people, able to use blood energy and inner strength to expel toxins. Wu can’t do this, and I have no means; this organism is already deeply rooted in his flesh, inseparable.”

She had just tried expelling it with inner strength but without any effect.

Wang Xuan walked over, glanced at the alien youth, Isuru, and brought him before Wu, “Do you know what this is?”

“Eternal Host Species! There are Eternal Host Species nearby! Dangerous!”

Isuru backed away in horror, hastily removing his pants and shirt, inspecting all over, evidently cautious of Wu’s situation.

He carefully took out impure salt from a small cloth bag around his neck, applying it on himself, leaving no area unchecked.

“We need to leave; it’s already unsafe here.” Everyone hurriedly packed their things, maintaining some distance between each other, avoiding proximity.

Seeing Isuru’s actions, they took out packs of refined salt, sprinkled it on themselves, performing protective measures.

On the road, they encountered several wild boars. Wang Xuan immediately hypnotized them, and the boars ravaged their previous camp, erasing all traces.

Ten miles away, everyone was heavy-hearted.

“Activate the energy shield; Wu goes in first.”

Wang Xuan was the first to take out an energy disc. Wu stepped inside, and once activated, a spherical energy shield appeared, isolating everything.

“Tell us, what is Eternal Host Species! How do we treat Wu’s condition?” Wang Xuan asked Isuru.

After applying salt powder on himself, Isuru became much more composed, and now one by one, the mountain gate disciples also entered the energy shield, covering with a curtain to begin undressing and inspecting.

Upon inspection, it was found that two more people were parasitized, immediately causing panic among the crowd.

Being a native, Isuru understood Eternal Host Species well, and it was precisely because of this understanding that he was terrified.

“Eternal Host Species are dreadful parasites, able to enter an organism’s body through skin in a short time, then root in the flesh, spreading throughout the body within days, rapidly reproducing.

They can split into countless fragments, like pollen, surviving half a month without a host, and will move independently.

When encountering a host, tens of thousands of sub-bodies will converge if one parasitizes successfully; if the host moves, one sub-body can reproduce tens of thousands of sub-bodies within days.

When the host’s body is covered with sub-bodies, Eternal Host Species will gather in the brain, merging into a sentient being that can absorb the host’s wisdom, creating an intelligent being controlling the host’s actions!”

The alien youth described Eternal Host Species with fear, as the parasitization process is always undetectable, only the initial stage of flesh fusion causes slight itching and white spots.

After the white spots disappear, people show no abnormalities, indicating Eternal Host Species is merging more and more flesh internally, making it nearly impossible to treat at this stage.

Afterwards, the host becomes gluttonous, muscles swell, and strength increases rapidly, these being few recognizable traits following the white spots.

But Eternal Host Species disdain salt, with parasitized individuals extremely averse to drinking saltwater, particularly high-concentration saltwater. They favor Primordial Base, a high-energy flesh essence consumed by celestial experts.

Fortunately, though Eternal Host Species are mysterious and bizarre, they linger on a host for a long time, until metamorphosing into another form.

“What should they do now?” Wang Xuan asked sharply.

“Two options, amputate the parasitized part or find Primordial Base; I recommend they quickly drink saltwater, which will slow Eternal Host’s invasion significantly.”

Wang Xuan’s spirit sensed that Isuru was not lying, so he quickly instructed everyone to drink saltwater as a precaution.

Wu watched as the white spots on his arm mostly disappeared, recalling the muscular fierce tiger; only now realizing where the problem lay.

Though his physique was strong, it couldn’t resist for long; he’d be doomed then.

“In ten minutes, Eternal Host Species will have almost moved from the arm to the shoulder, then to the organs and brain; we must act swiftly.”

Naturally, everyone wouldn’t abandon their companions and watch them die. After consulting Isuru, Wang Xuan and the others learned that some Eight-armed Celestial King race experts capture fierce beasts, plant special flesh seeds, absorbing beast flesh essence to condense into Primordial Base.

“Look for large-skeleton but lean-bodied beasts; everyone move quickly, return within ten minutes.” The Sealers commanded.

Watching Wu’s arm, Wang Xuan’s spirit sensed a feeble will inside, writhing and growing.

The Eternal Host Species have lived in the Eight-armed Celestial King Realm longer than the Eight-armed Celestial King race itself; before the Celestial Race grew strong, Eternal Host Species were virtually rulers of the Realm, over time evolving into beings comparable to Celestial Race kings in power.

After mastering salt extraction methods, the Celestial Race gradually defeated the Eternal Host Species, becoming rulers, but even after millions of years, Eternal Host Species remain a big problem, hard to eradicate, their survival ability too robust.

“If the Eternal Host Species spread to the Mother Star, how to solve it?” Wang Xuan pondered, which was crucial information.

If assessed, Eight-armed Celestial King Realm’s value would greatly diminish, and Mother Star would strictly control alien species’ entry to prevent harm.

When the fierce tiger died earlier, Eternal Host Species split into numerous fragments, potentially parasitizing dozens of beings at once.

Such Eternal Host Species are practically a scourge, posing a great threat to any world.

From the alien youth, they learned that Eternal Host Species have practically annihilated thousands of species from ancient times, especially large animals; animals with poor reproduction ability are prone to extinction.

“This information must be sent back; as for solutions, leave it to that True Immortal senior.” Wang Xuan thought.

Everyone understood the threat of Eternal Host Species; Wang Xuan further suggested splitting into two teams.

“I’ll return near the Realm Gate and use instruments to send the message back; it’s crucial.”

Everyone agreed with Wang Xuan’s idea, only waiting to solve the issue with Wu and others before discussing the plan for the next period of action.

A few minutes later, dozens of mountain gate disciples returned, having found animals planted with Primordial Base, extracted them, and according to Isuru’s method, cut open Wu and others’ white spots using Primordial Base to lure.

But to their disappointment, the Primordial Base’s attraction had no effect!

“Our flesh activity is extremely high, our constitution unique, life force superior to ordinary beings; our flesh is more tempting than Primordial Base.”

Zhuge Xian analyzed, but the conclusion was greatly disappointing.

“What to do?” Wu was anxious and restless.

Wang Xuan drew the Ten Thousand Jins Thunder Dragon Saber, coldly saying, “Then we must amputate your arm, Wu; decide: your hand or your life?”

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