Chapter 228 - 161: The Origin of the Eternal Life Block (Part 3)
"Okay." Shore nodded, his expression grim, as he raised his Magic Staff and stood ready.
Li Miao quickly headed toward the pile of corpses.
At the same time, he remained vigilant of his surroundings, on guard for any potential danger.
The Hosted Primordial Body eggs didn’t seem to react.
Li Miao continued to approach.
But he hadn’t gone far when a voice suddenly called out from behind him.
"Brother Miao, Brother Gou is giving you a flash!"
"WOOF!"
Hearing the barely suppressed laughter in Shore’s voice, Li Miao’s expression changed in an instant.
"You motherf—"
VMMMM—
His vision went completely white.
Li Miao had planned to close his eyes, but he never expected that guy Shore would actually be willing to act like a dog just to screw him over.
Meanwhile, seeing this from behind, Shore was already doubled over with laughter.
But after a couple of laughs, his eyes darted to the side, and his laughter came to an abrupt halt. He hastily pulled out his Magic Staff and shouted.
"Miaozi, roll back!"
Whether it was triggered by the flash or something else, the eggs instantly burst open. Two of the creatures scurried toward the corpses, while one lunged toward Li Miao.
Fortunately, while Shore had wanted to get his revenge, he hadn’t completely lost his sense of proportion. Li Miao was still a good distance away.
As a result, his Blood Stone Burst was faster than the Hosted Primordial Body.
Li Miao chose to trust Shore again. Blindly, he rolled backward, escaping the danger zone.
The next moment, the Hosted Primordial Body that had been lunging for Li Miao was killed, disintegrating into ashes.
By now, Li Miao had recovered and snapped angrily,
"You dumbass, if you’re going to get revenge, at least pick a better time!"
"How the hell was I supposed to know these damn eggs were so sensitive?" Shore shrugged, his gaze falling on the two remaining Hosted Primordial Bodies. "...Now I think I know where those Parasites come from."
Hearing this, Li Miao also turned to look at the two Hosted Primordial Bodies.
After burrowing into the nearby corpses, they immediately began a bloody and terrifying transformation.
It was just like the transformation the Hosted Primordial Bodies underwent when they fused with the Crystal Ore.
These Hosted Primordial Bodies, now fused with flesh and blood, rapidly adapted and transformed. In the space of a single breath, their glassy, translucent forms shifted into a viscous mass of flesh and tissue, fusing perfectly with the corpses.
The next moment, the newly formed Hosted Incarnations took control of their new bodies and slowly stood up. They looked just like the Hosted People whose bodies had not yet been burst open from within.
But there was a clear difference between them.
These two Hosted Incarnations clearly possessed a rudimentary intelligence, completely unlike the Hosted People, who were bloodthirsty, frenzied, and driven purely by instinct.
As expected, these two Hosted Incarnations were no match for Li Miao and Shore. After all, given their Tiers, if they couldn’t even beat two Elite Monsters, they might as well go back and play turn-based games with the Fishman Coach.
After they killed the two Hosted Incarnations, the creatures gave a violent retch, spitting out two lumps of flesh before completely disintegrating into ashes.
The items they dropped immediately clarified the difference between the Parasites and these Hosted Primordial Bodies.
[You have killed a Hosted Incarnation]
[Obtained: Wax Oil x20]
[Obtained: Eternal Life Block]
[Eternal Life Block]
[Type: Special Item]
[Effect: Upon use, causes some flesh-and-blood lifeforms to undergo unexpected changes.]
[Explanation: This object, formed from congealed flesh and blood, perhaps more closely resembles an egg.]
"Eternal Life Block?" Shore regarded the object with disgust. "So this is the second-generation product of the Hosted Primordial Body. No wonder it looks a bit different."
’So the Hosted Primordial Body doesn’t just parasitize flesh and blood?’
Li Miao mused.