Lethal Stunner: Kicking Off with Five Beast Husbands-Chapter 157: You Guys Are The Terrifying Neighbors

As soon as she heard it involved bugs, Bai Yan’s face turned pale.

But the words from the Insect Brain still tempted her.

Fog Corpses indeed wouldn’t target underground insects.

If she could truly control the insects...

Forget mining Star Stones.

She could even silently kill Xiao Jinsheng.

Insect Brain: [You still have Star Stones, right? Your Beast Husband is busy planting trees; you shouldn’t be idle either.]

Insect Brain: [Use this time to enhance your Affinity Superpower for the Insect Clan.]

Insect Brain: [I’ve already found a batch of insects that are large, can burrow underground and through walls, and are quite docile.]

Insect Brain: [If you’re ready to upgrade your Affinity Superpower, I’ll go find some bugs for you.]

Bai Yan fell deep into thought.

But on further reflection, if she truly owned a Star Stone mine...

She wouldn’t even need to take terminal tasks anymore if she didn’t want to.

Eight Beast Husbands.

All upgraded to Twelve Stars.

Who on this Mist Continent could be her match?

Resolving herself, Bai Yan nodded in agreement: [I’ll start upgrading my superpower now. Go find me some bugs.]

Bai Yan reminded: [Don’t pick anything that looks disgusting.]

Insect Brain: [Acknowledged.]

The Insect Brain watched Bai Yan take out her Star Stone—its action efficiency unparalleled—as she absorbed the energy from the stone, its smile of satisfaction growing deeper.

At the same time, it sent messages toward the interstellar heavens above.

Insect Brain: 1361.9.6.33.4.0024.10.31.10.1.1x3

Insect Brain: Rating: 4S

Insect Brain: World consciousness confirmed dormant, Mother Insect host verified.

Insect Brain: Transmission executable.

The messages sent by the Insect Brain were successful, unnoticed by anyone.

Even Xiao Jinsheng, who could listen in on thoughts, only heard the conversations between the Insect Brain and Bai Yan.

She noticed one point—the Insect Brain truly played the role of a system well.

It even offered locations of Star Stone mines.

Coming over, she’d caught wind of such useful information. Xiao Jinsheng was elated.

She quietly pulled Caicai aside, the two huddling together as they whispered, "Star Stone mine... got it."

"Wait until I nab it," Caicai emitted a sinister laugh—"hehehehe."

"When you laugh like that, you sound like a villain," Xiao Jinsheng said, exasperated.

Bai Yan glanced over from the other side, looking visibly perplexed.

She asked the person next to her, "What’s squatting by Xiao Jinsheng’s feet—a pumpkin with a face?"

"What kind of neighbors are these?" Kui Mao frowned. "In her yard, I even saw a Cannibal Flower caged."

"A mutated plant, clearly," Xue Ruiyang interjected.

Unconvinced, Kui Mao quickly strode toward the river, shouting in Xiao Jinsheng’s direction, "Our yards are right next to each other! You keep mutated plants? What if one accidentally crosses over to our property?"

"Do you have any idea how dangerous mutated plants are—just like Mutant Beasts?"

"What kind of neighbor are you?"

"Stay out of our business!" Yu Yunxiao retorted.

Hearing the commotion, Xiao Jinsheng and Caicai walked over.

She raised an eyebrow and scoffed coldly before mocking, "Are you trying to teach me how to act?"

"What’s curious is—those mutated plants are all kept in our yard, with walls three meters high. How do you know what’s inside my yard?" Mo Jiao said, voice calm but heavy.

Kui Mao momentarily found himself speechless.

Because yesterday, after planting trees, they’d passed by Xiao Jinsheng’s yard. Bai Yan, curious as to why Xiao Jinsheng hadn’t joined the tree-planting, urged Kui Mao to sneak a peek into the yard.

Kui Mao climbed over the wall, catching an eye-blinding sight.

The green and red Cannibal Flower was swaying to faint music while twisting on the lawn.

In his lifetime, he’d never encountered a more bizarre plant.

Of course, that had been the first time he saw it.

Today, he was seeing another one.

Kui Mao’s gaze rested on Caicai’s pumpkin-like face.

"What are you staring at? Never met your dad before?" Caicai sneered with no hesitation or fear.

For the record, it had a trash-talking coach.

Who in existence could out-curse a stingy, penniless Sword Cultivator?

Well, Caicai could.

"Your entire family? Venomous neighbors," Kui Mao accused decisively.

"Your entire family? Terrifying neighbors!" Xiao Jinsheng countered immediately.

Kui Mao looked ready to take a swing. Bai Yan rushed in, trying to mediate.

She looked at Xiao Jinsheng, disheartened, "Jinsheng, you’ve changed. What’s wrong with you? What happened?"

"Don’t be hasty throwing blame around!" Xiao Jinsheng sneered as her gaze moved to Kui Mao. "You mind what I keep in my yard. It’s not like I planted them on your grave."

The two parties stood on either side of the river, tensions escalating like gunpowder ready to explode.

Unable to bear it anymore, Bai Yan intended to strike first, but the Insect Brain advised her: [You can’t win.]

Insect Brain: [Previously, with Yu Yunxiao’s Dark Soul ability on their side, you weren’t their match.]

Insect Brain: [Now, with Chen Yunji added to the mix—an Eleven Star with Elemental Superpowers—it’s even harder to beat them.]

Bai Yan: [Then what do you suggest? What sort of female lead ends up so humiliated like this?]

Insect Brain: [Upgrade your superpower, then target the Star Stone mine.]

Bai Yan: [You said the mine is within a Fog Corpses heap—clearly in Mist West. Even if I controlled insect clans, there’s no way they could excavate from Mist West while I remain here in Mist East.]

Insect Brain: [Calm down. The Star Stone mine is at the outskirts. If your affinity level is high enough, you can definitely get the insect clans to help mine.]

Listening to the discussions between the Insect Brain and Bai Yan once more, Xiao Jinsheng fell silent internally.

Yes, Mist Continent had mutated beasts and plants—no mistake there.

But insect mutations? Their bodies wouldn’t compare to interstellar Insect Clans.

What the Insect Brain described—bugs capable of mining—surely came from the Interstellar World, right?

This possibility made Xiao Jinsheng tense.

"Can’t be bothered with you. With the river as our boundary, don’t interfere in my tasking," Xiao Jinsheng said coldly. "Moreover, even at home, your property is twenty meters from my yard walls."

"Why bother with what I’m keeping here!"

"Push it any further, and I’ll keep a herd of zombies smack in the middle between the two properties."

"You!" Bai Yan froze.

She considered Xiao Jinsheng’s frequently altered memories, leaving her prone to mental instability.

Knowing Xiao Jinsheng’s character, if she said she’d place zombies between the two lots as barricades—she’d absolutely do it.

After riling Bai Yan up, Xiao Jinsheng turned and left.

Once she’d created sufficient distance between herself and those on Bai Yan’s side...

She summoned Li to follow beside her while simultaneously entering her Domain to converse with Caicai, also instructing Caicai to activate its shielding function.

From Xiao Jinsheng, they learned Bai Yan’s secondary awakened superpower was Insect Clan Affinity.

With Bai Yan heeding the Insect Brain’s advice, she was upgrading this superpower to prepare for controlling insects for mining Star Stones. Caicai nodded.

It explained, "In the Interstellar World, there’s indeed a type of insect with sharp claws specialized in mining Energy Ore."

"But Mist Continent’s mutated bugs wouldn’t grow too large no matter how they changed."

"The insects the Insect Brain assigned Bai Yan? Those must’ve been brought over from the Interstellar World."

"Insect Clans reproduce rapidly. If the Insect Brain truly brought interstellar insects here, you must destroy them before they get a foothold."

"The Insect Clan Affinity Superpower Bai Yan awakened—is it given by the Insect Brain?" Xiao Jinsheng asked.

Caicai checked briefly, shaking its head and replying, "No, I just confirmed—it’s a superpower she should have naturally awakened. However, it was interfered with by the terminal, causing her to awaken Spiritual Power instead."

"You know, I suspect the Insect Brain chose to bind with Bai Yan precisely because her natural awakened superpower was Insect Clan Affinity," Caicai said.

If the terminal weren’t trying to control all females, forcing them to uniformly awaken Spiritual Power Strength...

The Insect Brain might have been cultivating Bai Yan’s insect clans from the start.

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