Luo Xingzhou lifted his head, his eyes closed in a look of bliss. While most people were still immersed in the shock of his sudden awakening of abilities, a few admirers noticed Luo Xingzhou’s exquisite features. Under the light, even the fine hairs on his face were visible. To their delight, Luo Xingzhou had such a handsome appearance.
Luo Xingzhou was in ecstasy because the carnivorous plant was both absorbing energy from the B-level star beast’s flesh and sharing the purified energy with his body. At this moment, he could clearly sense his body being washed and purified by streams of gentle, pure energy, reaching every corner.
Since the carnivorous plant and he were one, as the plant advanced, so did his body. This was simply fantastic.
In just a short time, not only was the soreness in his body eliminated, but Luo Xingzhou also felt his limbs brimming with strength. He believed that once he had fully absorbed the B-level star beast’s energy, his body’s level would no longer be E-level but would at least stabilize at D-level. Moreover, with the carnivorous plant, his strength would far exceed D-level.
Luo Xingzhou looked down and touched the blood-colored bracelet on his wrist. He softly said, “I’ll call you Jiutang from now on. With Jiutang, we will surely survive and leave this planet.”
In response, the bracelet extended a small blood-red sprout to nudge Luo Xingzhou’s finger before retracting it.
This scene was captured by the camera balls, eliciting more cheers from the audience, and increasing the number of people tipping him during the live broadcast.
More and more people came forward to explain that among wood-elemental ability users, most awakened abilities were of supportive types, primarily used for cultivating star grasses and accelerating plant growth. Only a few wood-elemental abilities were of the offensive type. The recent battle scene confirmed that Luo Xingzhou’s awakened wood-elemental ability was one of the strongest offensive abilities.
Wood-elemental ability users were not weaker than others and were even stronger than many. After all, could any other elemental users defeat a powerful B-level star beast right after awakening? No one dared to make such a claim.
Therefore, it was clear that once Luo Xingzhou cultivated his flesh-absorbing vines, his strength would be incredibly formidable.
Many people had already started researching Luo Xingzhou’s background, hoping to recruit him. Once he became stronger, he would undoubtedly become a powerful ally.
They didn’t consider the possibility of not being able to recruit him. After all, would an E-level ordinary person participate in such a life-threatening survival reality show if they weren’t in desperate circumstances?
Luo Xingzhou ignored the buzz online. Jiutang was the name from his previous life, though it wasn’t complete. Others had given him the nickname “Blood-Devouring Jiutang,” categorizing him as a villainous figure. Now that he was in a live broadcast show, the title “Blood-Devouring” was no longer appropriate. Naming the carnivorous plant Jiutang meant that Jiutang was him, Luo Xingzhou, and that he, Luo Xingzhou, was also Jiutang.
He glanced meaningfully at the flying camera drones in front of him, then checked his surroundings. With the light fading, he needed to find a place to spend the night. It was only the first day, and he still had twenty-nine days to stay on this planet before someone would come to rescue the surviving contestants.
The survival show was indeed brutal.
He didn’t leave the area because it was the territory of a B-level star beast. Such high-level star beasts had a strong territorial awareness, and it was unlikely that other dangerous star beasts would enter their territory while the beast’s scent was still present. Hence, this was the safest place for now.
While searching for a place to stay close to a water source, he also looked for edible plants and small beasts to hunt. He wanted to make the most of this broadcast, knowing that the previous scene would attract many viewers. The more viewers, the better, as he needed star coins to bring back for his mother’s treatment.
At this moment, his live broadcast room was the busiest. Many people were curious about his background. With so many viewers, it wasn’t long before someone revealed his details.
[Oh my god, it’s him! He actually went to participate in this show. Thankfully, he awakened his abilities at a crucial moment, otherwise, he wouldn’t have survived.]
The bullet comments in the live stream were scrolling quickly, but many people were paying attention, so they didn’t miss the crucial comments, calling out, [Who exactly is Luo Xingzhou? Where is he from? Which planet?]
Recognizing Luo Xingzhou, someone excitedly spilled the beans: [You might be unfamiliar with the name Luo Xingzhou, but you should remember his previous name. He wasn’t originally named Luo; his name was Wu Xingzhou.]
[Wu Xingzhou? Wu Xingzhou… Wait, could this Wu surname be related to the Wu family from Zhongyang [1] Central jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_3567738_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_3567738_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], }); Star?]
[Oh my god, could he really be the Wu Xingzhou from the Wu family?]
[Upstairs, what are you all talking about? What happened with the Wu family from Zhongyang Star?]
[Oh my, the Wu family is indeed a complicated matter. If Luo Xingzhou is really Wu Xingzhou, how did he end up forced to participate in such a life-threatening survival live broadcast? Did the Wu family really turn a blind eye?]
Although the Wu family was a prominent clan, it could not control everything in the Interstellar Empire. Many people watching the live broadcast had statuses that might not be lower than that of the Wu family, so some kind-hearted individuals began to clarify the Wu family’s background and Luo Xingzhou’s situation.
[Who doesn’t know the head of the Wu family, Wu Zhenqiu? It’s rare not to know him. Luo Xingzhou’s mother took her family name, but Luo Xingzhou’s maternal grandfather, the renowned pharmacist Luo Wenming, should be known by many.]
[Oh my god, it’s him!!!!!!]
The series of exclamation marks fail to capture the level of shock.
[I know of Pharmacist Luo Wenming. So, Luo Xingzhou’s grandfather is actually him. How could Wu Zhenqiu be so heartless? Shortly after Pharmacist Luo Wenming went missing, Wu Zhenqiu brought his illegitimate child into the family, and this child was only a few months younger than Luo Xingzhou, clearly showing that he no longer cared about Luo Xingzhou and his mother once their support was gone. Not long after, Luo Xingzhou’s mother, Luo Han, divorced Wu Zhenqiu.]
[But even if she got a divorce and took her son, it shouldn’t have led to a situation where he had to risk his life for star coins.]
[I have a frightening guess. Could it be that during the divorce, Luo Han didn’t actually receive much in terms of star coins? The Wu family’s success was significantly due to the Luo family’s contributions. Even if they had a bad relationship and divorced, Luo Han should have received a substantial portion of the assets. Her life shouldn’t be this dire. Could it be that Luo Xingzhou and his mother were left with nothing?]
[…]
[Even if he didn’t receive any of the Wu family’s assets, what about the Luo family’s? Master Luo couldn’t have left no assets behind. His only daughter was his legal heir.]
[Do you remember Duan Cheng? He was Master Luo’s second disciple. Shortly after Master Luo disappeared, Duan Cheng went to the Wu family with newly developed drugs. Master Luo had only two disciples, and the eldest disciple was involved in the starship accident with him.]
[…Are you saying that Duan Cheng was already colluding with the Wu family and had swallowed the Luo family’s assets?]
[…]
[Luo Xingzhou and his mother are really unfortunate, being driven to such extremes by their own relatives. It’s truly pitiable.]
[Sending a tip now.]
Most people in the live broadcast room were drawn to the excitement and adventure, but they were not without sympathy. Even those who initially mocked Luo Xingzhou for recklessly entering such a dangerous show found the actions of the Wu family, especially Wu Zhenqiu, disgusting. Now that Luo Xingzhou had awakened his abilities and killed a B-class star beast, their opinion of him improved greatly, and they felt much more sympathy for him while continuing to despise the Wu family.
As Luo Xingzhou found a cave to spend the night and started cooking dinner, his tip income soared to the top of the live broadcast rankings. What started with hundreds of thousands of star coins from killing the B-class star beast had now surpassed one million. Of course, the thirty participants in the live broadcast could not know about the situation outside or communicate with the outside world.
Thanks to the presence of the carnivorous plant, Luo Xingzhou could easily identify various plants on this planet, discerning which were edible and which were toxic, as well as their effects. When he put the gathered plants into the pot and began to cook, many viewers in the live broadcast room stayed to watch, enjoying his meal as if it were a food show, even ordering takeout themselves.
After filling his stomach, Luo Xingzhou used the collected plants to make a powder that he scattered outside the cave. He explained that the powder was primarily for repelling insects, though the best protection was still his Jiutang. With Jiutang around, any mosquitoes or insects daring to come would be swallowed.
Once everything was set, Luo Xingzhou took out his sleeping bag and went to rest, and the live broadcast room darkened. The feed would remain off until morning unless something unexpected happened during the night.
[Wow, it’s ending so soon. We could have continued chatting with him.]
[He must be exhausted. Considering it was a B-class star beast, it’s best for Luo Xingzhou to get a good night’s rest. I see other live broadcasts are still going.]
[Is any other live broadcast better than this one?]
[While you were watching Luo Xingzhou prepare dinner in the evening, two contestants died. One was dragged under the water by something unknown while washing items by the water’s edge and never managed to climb back up. The other stepped into a swamp and was unable to get out.]
[Two were eliminated in just one night. I wonder how many will survive in the end.]
[The two guys in live rooms 1 and 3 are quite interesting. One is a B-level beastman, and the other is a B-level ability user. Both have good abilities, so they’re facing only minor challenges.]
[I know the B-level beastman in room 1. His name is Neil, and he takes the form of a bear. He’s a big guy and made a bold claim when he signed up, saying he would be the biggest winner of this survival broadcast.]
[I’m backing the B-level ability user Fang Yang. Neil, like his beast form, is brainless. Fang Yang is much more agile and popular compared to the arrogant Neil.]
[None of you are backing Luo Xingzhou?]
[Well, Luo Xingzhou has just awakened, but if he survives this time, his future potential will definitely be higher than those two.]
[Agreed.]
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