199: A bacterial group that survived for a thousand years

Xu Jingzhe's explosive power was immense; even though Yinzi reacted in time, she was still grazed on the chest by the powerful force of his punch.

"Pfft!"

A mouthful of blood sprayed out, and Yinzi rolled a few times on the grass before vanishing.

Xu Jingzhe's body swayed, and he nearly collapsed to the ground.

In order to hunt down Yinzi, he had spent too much time in this eerie Langlang Mountain. Looking inward at his abdomen, his Golden Contamination Core was dim and lusterless, as if it had endured thousands of years of wind and rain.

However, Xu Jingzhe would not be at peace without killing Yinzi.

He kept feeling that Yinzi's figure was hidden within the surrounding flowers and trees, ready to flash out at any moment to deliver a fatal blow.

"Hehehe..." Yinzi's laughter rang out, sounding exceptionally terrifying in the silent night.

It was already late at night; the wild beasts had all fallen into a deep sleep, leaving only the two of them still engaged in an endless pursuit and kill.

"Your ninjutsu was taught by me. According to the customs of our Wa country, you should call me teacher."

"Killing one's teacher is an act of treason; you will live in sin forever."

Yinzi's voice came from all directions, like demonic sounds piercing the ears.

Xu Jingzhe wiped the corner of his mouth and laughed loudly, "Teacher? What kind of teacher? A teacher who teaches while naked?"

"Don't forget, you still have the most poisonous snake venom from Blue Star inside you."

Yinzi, hiding in the dark, flushed red. Recalling certain unbearable scenes, she spat and inwardly cursed Xu Jingzhe for being shameless.

After a moment, she sneered, "Snake venom? Do you take me for a three-year-old child, so easy to fool?"

Xu Jingzhe rubbed his nose; as expected, he couldn't fool this woman.

System: "Ding, thirty meters to your right, there is a type of bacterium that has survived for a millennium."

Xu Jingzhe's eyes lit up with joy. He gave up on Yinzi and sprinted over.

Pushing aside the thick fallen leaves, a strange-looking mushroom appeared before his eyes; it was exactly this object that contained the bacterium that had survived for a millennium.

"Chomp, chomp."

Attacked by memories of the past, he fought back the urge to vomit and swallowed it in one gulp.

System: "Ding, there are a few more types a hundred meters away from you."

Instead of heading out, Xu Jingzhe went deeper into Langlang Mountain, causing Yinzi's brows to furrow tightly.

Seeking death?

She rubbed her chest. At least three or four ribs were broken. What a ruthless man; he grasped the opportunity and showed no mercy at all.

"Pfft."

With blood surging upward, she spat out a mouthful of stagnant blood, and Yinzi felt much better.

She would not be at ease without seeing Xu Jingzhe die with her own eyes.

He was growing too fast, and he had also obtained the Assassination Technique. If he didn't die this time, it would be difficult to kill him in the future.

Moreover, the ancient ninjutsu had leaked out; if the ninja lineage found out, dying ten thousand times wouldn't be enough for her to atone.

Ignoring her injuries, Yinzi chose to follow, waiting in the shadows for an opportunity to assassinate Xu Jingzhe.

Then, she saw Xu Jingzhe crazily eating mushrooms.

For a moment, her mind went blank.

This person... how could he be so perverted?

Was he starving to the extreme and replenishing energy?

"Gurgle." "Gurgle."

Just then, her own stomach growled. When she was captured last time, the food and medicine she was carrying had been taken by that bald man.

During this time in the Pollution Zone, she had been restrained in her eating, only consuming enough to replenish energy and maintain physical strength.

Watching Xu Jingzhe eat in big mouthfuls with such an intoxicated expression on his face, she kept swallowing her saliva from hunger.

Perhaps she should eat some to replenish her strength?

Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to hold on for long; this was a war of attrition.

Yinzi quietly retreated. After searching carefully, she found a small cluster of mushrooms.

Ignoring the dirt, she snapped off the stems and put them in her mouth.

The expression on her face was extremely intense, almost making her vomit her previous meal.

Just as she was about to spit it out, she swallowed it back down.

If he could do it, she could too!

If he could eat to survive, she could eat too!

"Ugh..." "Ugh..."

Yinzi's face turned ashen; she almost chose to end her own life.

Having eaten dozens of types of bacteria that had survived for a millennium, the Golden Contamination Core began to regain its luster, shimmering with a captivating golden light.

System: "Ding, damn, you kid have good luck. There is a bacterial colony over there with thousands of types, all of which have survived for a millennium."

"There are also hundreds of types that have survived for tens of thousands of years. Once you eat these, the Golden Contamination Core will be mostly restored."

For a moment, Xu Jingzhe didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

He had already vomited from eating all those mushrooms of various sizes and shapes last time, and now this?

Even a donkey on a production team wouldn't be worked like this!

Bacteria, oh bacteria, next time please find a better 'home'.

Isn't abalone good? Isn't sashimi good? Isn't fruit good?

It just has to be mushrooms, isn't that disgusting?

Yinzi quietly appeared behind Xu Jingzhe again, her pupils shaking; was he still... eating?

He must be crazy.

Recalling the raw, astringent taste of the mushrooms, Yinzi fought back the urge to vomit, crossed her arms, and watched coldly.

She silently counted how many Xu Jingzhe could eat.

"1, 2, 3..." "98, 99, 100..."

"Phooey, phooey, phooey." Yinzi rubbed her sleepy eyes; how did it turn into counting sheep?

However, the way she looked at Xu Jingzhe had changed. She was certain that this man definitely had something wrong with his brain; eating so many raw mushrooms, wasn't he afraid of being poisoned to death?

Yinzi curled her lips and disappeared silently.

A day later, she appeared again and saw that person still chomping away on raw mushrooms, then disappeared silently once more.

Two days later, she appeared again; he was still eating.

Three days later, he was still eating...

"Ugh..." "Ugh..."

Xu Jingzhe lay on the ground, face up, his stomach bulging.

Finally... he was done eating.

His heart was bleeding.

Unknowingly, he fell asleep. A warmth in his abdomen circulated through his entire body before returning to the Golden Contamination Core, cycling endlessly.

"Snap!"

Xu Jingzhe watched with his own eyes as he was having his throat slit; his head hung down like a large fruit, connected only by the flesh and bone of his neck.

The 'him' sitting and watching saw his own chest explode, and the splattering flesh and blood bloomed into vivid, eerie flowers in the air.

Standing on the fifth floor, he saw it clearly; the flesh and blood seemed to have splattered onto his face. Then, the 'standing' version of himself lost his center of gravity, and his head made intimate contact with the hard ground.

That strange and absurd dream appeared again, where he watched himself being killed, but the person killing him never revealed their face.

Xu Jingzhe sat up abruptly. Dazzling sunlight spilled through the gaps in the dense forest, casting mottled light and shadows onto his black, messy hair and his handsome, delicate face.

He had actually fallen asleep and... hadn't died.

Could it be that Yinzi had already left?

Xu Jingzhe stood up and stretched; vigorous energy filled his limbs and bones. Just by standing still, an oppressive aura radiated from within him.

An unprecedented sense of power almost made him howl with excitement.

Could it be that the Golden Contamination Core had been repaired?

He hurriedly looked at his abdomen; an egg-sized Golden Contamination Core was fixed in his abdomen, good as new—golden, shimmering, and shining with a dazzling, brilliant light, like a sun.

Endless and unceasing.