60: Slaying the Corpse-Scented Devil's Flower, the Blood Vine rises, and crisis reappears!

All the professors within the Institute of Botanical Research stared at the Corpse Scent Konjac in the Live Stream Room with wide, shocked eyes.

Several professors even rubbed their eyes as if they couldn't believe what they were seeing.

Could they have misidentified it?

Corpse Scent Konjac?

Why would a Corpse Scent Konjac appear here?

The surrounding environment didn't meet the growth conditions for a Corpse Scent Konjac!

Unless—

"There's actually a Corpse Scent Konjac here? How is this possible?"

One of the professors spoke up in astonishment.

The other professors shared the same confusion.

As experts, they knew more about the growth environment and requirements of the Corpse Scent Konjac than anyone else in the world. The earliest records of the Corpse Scent Konjac were as guardians of King Solomon's tomb!

Later, after Great Xia's monarchs learned of it, it became a member of the tomb guards.

The absolute most critical point was that the growth environment for the Corpse Scent Konjac was extremely harsh; it needed to grow by absorbing decaying flesh!

Where is there the most decaying flesh?

Only in a tomb!!!

Furthermore, the Corpse Scent Konjac...

...releases a fragrance from its body that causes the brain to produce dopamine, leading to hallucinations. Its method of controlling the human nervous system isn't just through the respiratory tract, but also through the skin.

Therefore, it is the best tomb guardian!

However, this location was extremely open, and the fragrance would be dispersed by the air as soon as it was released.

Unless one inhaled a large amount, it would be impossible to achieve a hallucinogenic effect!

Unless?

The professors turned their gaze toward the Blood Vine.

"This is truly unexpected. The appearance of this Corpse Scent Konjac has completely overturned our previous research and impressions of it."

"I have to say, the coordination between the Corpse Scent Konjac and the Blood Vine is superb!"

Professor Lin, sitting in the center, had not yet recovered from his shock; his eyes were glued to the large screen.

Professor Lin was the pillar of the Institute of Botanical Research. The plants he researched had been added to textbooks, and he was one of the few 'illustrious' botany professors in Great Xia!

He had studied the Corpse Scent Konjac for ten years, yet the appearance of this particular one filled his heart with doubt.

"Now is not the time to talk about the Corpse Scent Konjac. We should think about those celebrities. This Corpse Scent Konjac has hallucinogenic effects. If it makes them kill each other, that would be a disaster."

Another professor suddenly snapped to his senses. He realized that the consequences brought by the Corpse Scent Konjac would be a catastrophe of the century.

"Right, right, right! Let's give the Production Team a reminder and have them send in a rescue team immediately."

Another professor began typing as he spoke, finally sending it to the Live Stream Room.

But seeing his bullet comments instantly vanish into the sea of messages, his anxiety grew. Fortunately, he saw that the fans in the Live Stream Room were also reminding the Production Team to call for a rescue team, which put him somewhat at ease.

At a time like this, if they didn't call for a rescue team in time, they would be left with no choice but to wait for death.

Professor Lin was worried at first, but then he noticed that among those who had fallen into the hallucination, there was one person who didn't seem to be controlled.

"That one named Ye Bai, he doesn't seem to be like the other celebrities."

"He doesn't seem to be controlled by the Corpse Scent Konjac..."

Professor Lin's words sent a jolt through the hearts of all the professors. Everyone stared in unison at Ye Bai in the Live Stream Room.

They saw Ye Bai slowly draw the blade from behind his back and approach the Corpse Scent Konjac step by step. His footsteps were steady, not at all like someone under the control of the Corpse Scent Konjac.

Then the Dagger he just threw at Wu Jing was... to save him?

"Why is Ye Bai okay? Does he have antibodies? But there aren't many Corpse Scent Konjacs in this world, why would he have antibodies for it!"

"Could it be a fake Corpse Scent Konjac? But looking at the celebrities, it doesn't seem fake..."

"Could Ye Bai be naturally immune to the fragrance of the Corpse Scent Konjac? Or did he not breathe it in through his nose?"

"So Ye Bai was saving Wu Jing just now?"

The professors discussed fervently, every possibility leaving them exceptionally shocked.

It was impossible for a normal person to inhale the fragrance of the Corpse Scent Konjac and show no change!

However,

Ye Bai hadn't changed!

Not only had he not changed, he was even preparing to take down the Corpse Scent Konjac!

Everyone watched Ye Bai's figure with expressions of horror.

Their minds were completely bewildered.

Ye Bai was actually immune to the fragrance of the Corpse Scent Konjac? Was that even possible?

What exactly was Ye Bai's identity? How did he do it?

"Look, Ye Bai seems to be making a move. He's holding a blade—he doesn't intend to destroy it, does he?"

One of the professors suddenly cried out in surprise.

Inside the Forbidden Ground.

Ye Bai carried the blade and slowly approached the direction of the Corpse Scent Konjac.

The Corpse Scent Konjac seemed to sense that this human posed a threat. The already alluring flower became even more vibrant than before, and the fragrance continued to release incessantly.

Behind the Corpse Scent Konjac, many vines like the ones they had seen before suddenly began to appear. At this moment, those vines were squirming back and forth, just like the Blood Vines they had seen earlier.

But Ye Bai paid no attention to these vines. He strode toward the Corpse Scent Konjac, then lightly swung the black gold ancient blade in his hand, stabbing toward the petals of the Corpse Scent Konjac.

Sensing danger, the Corpse Scent Konjac stopped releasing fragrance and instead emitted a golden mist from the flower, spraying it toward Ye Bai's face.

Ye Bai suddenly dodged, moving with extreme speed. Just as the Corpse Scent Konjac was still releasing its scent, Ye Bai spun around and plunged the blade directly into the pistil.

As the pistil was struck by the black gold ancient blade, a large amount of yellow mist was released, and the fragrance became even more intense than before, as if it were releasing all the scent within its body.

The once vibrant flower was now withering. Its full, plump petals became like dried leaves, gradually shriveling up.

Even the stem began to show signs of drying out.

Right after the Corpse Scent Konjac withered, Yang Mi, Wu Jing, and the others who were in the hallucination instantly regained their senses.

They looked around with dazed expressions, as if they hadn't quite processed what happened!

The first thing Zhang Dada and Hua Chenyu saw upon waking up was each other. Hua Chenyu's hand was still on Zhang Dada's shoulder, and Zhang Dada's upper body was almost naked.

Hua Chenyu and Zhang Dada violently pushed each other away, both feeling a wave of revulsion.

They clearly remembered being intimate with other women... they didn't expect it to be each other... Hua Chenyu felt like vomiting.

Bai Lu regained her senses and saw that her clothes were properly worn, though her face still carried a flush.

Thinking about what had just happened to her, she felt utterly humiliated and deeply ashamed.

Reba and Yang Mi were the same. They didn't even dare to look Ye Bai in the eye now. One look and they would think of what had just happened—that they were actually with Ye Bai... the more they thought about it, the more their cheeks burned.

Wu Jing came to his senses and only felt an aching pain all over his body. "What's going on? How did I get hurt?"

The first thing Wu Jing did after waking up was look toward Ye Bai.

Just after he finished speaking, the shock on his face could no longer be contained.

He saw many vines appearing right in front of Ye Bai—the very same Blood Vines they had seen when they first arrived.

At this moment, they were like venomous snakes, constantly squirming and closing in on Ye Bai.

Wu Jing was dumbfounded. These vines could actually move? They were moving... It wasn't just Wu Jing; even Yang Mi and Reba were stunned.

How could the Blood Vines move on their own? And where was that big flower? Why was it gone? What on earth was happening?

"Get back!"