Ruthless Brother

The jungle was dim, and time was unknown.

He Caihua glanced at her watch. The sports watch on her wrist had a black casing and a pink interior, and its style was quite exquisite.

The female commentator asked at the opportune moment, "After such an intense battle, He Caihua's watch wasn't damaged in the slightest and still maintained its beauty and accuracy. I wonder what brand it is?"

The male commentator said with rising and falling intonation, "Of course, it's our Pear brand sports watch. It's a big pear that won't be damaged no matter how much you exercise, whether you're running, playing sports, or going through heaven and earth! If the viewers in front of the screen like He Caihua's model, you can purchase it through the link below."

The camera panned and briefly focused on Yue Wen for two seconds.

The scene showed him killing a demon with a single sword strike.

Having left the battle, the director no longer gave him screen time and instead turned to Li Feixia, who had discovered a treasure chest in a corner.

The two commentators immediately became excited again. The female commentator exclaimed, "Is this the first explorer to find a treasure chest? Fei Xia is truly blessed with the luck of a koi!"

The male commentator chuckled, "Whether it's luck or misfortune, we'll only know after she opens the treasure chest. She opened it, and inside is..."

As Li Feixia opened the chest, both commentators shouted together, "Wow, it's a pair of platform slippers!"

"Fei Xia looks very confused," the female commentator said with a smile. "But I think these platform shoes are very beautiful, and they would suit me well."

"These are platform shoes from the Jiuli Family, so it's natural that people would like them at first glance," the male commentator added. "If the viewers feel the same way, you can click the link below..."

The broadcast ended, and the camera panned to Yue Wen, who was wielding his sword.

Chih--

With a Sword Control Art, he killed another three-headed monster snake that lunged at him from the miasma.

"Yue Wen killed another demon beast with one sword strike!"

After the kill, Yue Wen continued to walk forward slowly without any unnecessary movements, and the camera switched to someone else.

"Su Renxue also found a treasure chest. Will she be the lucky one this time?" the male commentator said.

"Oh dear, unfortunately, her treasure chest isn't real either," the female commentator said. "Inside is a pastry that looks delicious."

"Hey, the pastries are from Xiangdao Pavilion, so we don't need to talk about their quality, right? Three hundred years, a time-honored brand!" The male commentator repeated his usual line, "Viewers who want to eat them can click the link below. Remember, eat pastries, Xiangdao Pavilion!"

The screen switched, and the female commentator exclaimed, "Yue Wen killed another demon beast with one sword strike!"

After the sword strike, Yue Wen lost screen time again.

"Liu Yuanjun actually found a treasure chest hidden on the high mountain. His eyesight is so sharp!" the female commentator said.

"This must be the Spiritual Sense strength of Xuanfeng Temple's ace disciple, right? What treasure will this chest contain?" The male commentator paused and suddenly shouted, "Whoa—"

Liu Yuanjun found a treasure chest hanging beneath a protruding stone under a low cliff. He leaped up and opened the chest.

A small, crimson flying rat suddenly popped out of the chest, turning into a bloody light and shooting towards him!

Everyone who saw this scene couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

Especially before he opened the chest, the camera operator seemed to have anticipated this and had already zoomed in on his chest, providing a first-person view of the opening.

Although this Blood Electric Rat was small, it was notorious in the Wasteland. Its tiny body contained immense power, capable of transforming into a bloody light and piercing into the bodies of massive demon beasts to devour their flesh.

Demon beasts that were invaded by the Blood Electric Rat would often die days later, their life force dried up in endless agony.

Opening such a thing without any preparation would make anyone break out in a cold sweat for Liu Yuanjun!

However, his expression was calm, and the divine light in his eyes remained undisturbed. The bloody light hit an invisible barrier about a foot in front of him, making a "clang" sound and rippling with spiritual energy.

The repelled demon rat seemed slightly panicked, as if it wanted to turn and flee. But Liu Yuanjun didn't give it the chance. With a bare-handed gesture, he drew his fingers through the air, and six overlapping barriers appeared, forming a square cage-like restriction. The demon rat was trapped within the restriction, immediately becoming a trapped beast.

Liu Yuanjun reached out and pressed down again. Whoosh—

The entire invisible restriction, along with the demon rat inside, disappeared into the air as if it had evaporated.

"What a marvelous technique! Could this be the legendary Qiankun Control of Xuanfeng Temple?" the male commentator exclaimed.

"That is the foundational technique of Xuanfeng Temple, and it's said that one must cultivate for decades to comprehend it," the female commentator was also very shocked. "How old is Liu Yuanjun?"

"Ah, while we are still marveling at Liu Yuanjun's secret technique, Yue Wen has killed another demon beast," the male commentator interjected stealthily.

"Hmm?" The female commentator suddenly frowned.

"Ji Yang's Shadow Profound Supernatural Power! With his agile evasion technique, he passed through a very narrow crevice! He found a treasure chest, how magical!"

"Yue Wen has killed another demon beast!"

"The Star Maiden found... a tree branch, and then went to sleep? It's barely gotten dark, and she's already sleeping? What a... regular schedule."

"Yue Wen has killed another demon beast!"

"He Caihua has opened another treasure chest. Let's see what's inside!"

"Yue Wen has killed another demon beast!"

"Wait." The female commentator finally couldn't help but say, "Haven't we said that many times?!"

Night had fallen, but the explorers hadn't accomplished much.

In this live broadcast, if one were to look at each person's movements individually, they were mostly moving slowly, only doing things occasionally.

After all, their main task was to find treasure chests, and the demons were merely obstacles in their path. Therefore, they focused their energy on searching, sometimes even avoiding combat to find treasure chests. Over time, the footage could become a bit boring.

The main livestream screen prioritizes people who are active.

The director would switch the camera to someone opening a treasure chest or fighting, and when nothing was happening, they would focus mainly on popular cultivators like He Caihua, Liu Yuanjun, and Li Feixia.

But gradually, they also noticed something was wrong.

The director said not to give Yue Wen any screen time except for fights, but that rogue cultivator seemed to be getting just as much as anyone else?

How was he always fighting?

He hadn't stopped!

"This guy..." the director scratched his head, "He's not accurate when looking for treasure chests, but he's really accurate when looking for demonic beasts."

If Yue Wen heard this, he might have silently said, "Nonsense, of course, I'm accurate."

He was using the Demon-Slaying Mirror and Spirit Seeking Needle, heading first to areas with dense demonic energy, and then following the Spirit Seeking Needle's guidance to kill his way there. It would be strange if he wasn't accurate.

To avoid his intentions being too obvious, he even restrained his steps, pretending to be looking for treasure chests ahead. During his slow exploration, he encountered demonic beasts. If he didn't have to act, he would have swaggered over and killed them, and it probably wouldn't take long to clear the entire park.

"To think there's such a good thing in this world..."

Yue Wen silently sighed in his heart, having long since forgotten about the treasure chest quest.

What treasure chests?

No matter how valuable the treasures Wangyou Media hid inside, they were still things that could be bought on the market. They definitely wouldn't be worth more than the secret treasures he exchanged with Big Dragon.

From the beginning until now, he had been clearing the path with Sword Control Art, killing instantly. He had slain about a dozen demonic beasts. Even though their strengths varied, they could collectively drop over a hundred Demon Suppressing Coins.

What did this mean?

It had only been half a day, and if he worked a bit harder, not only could he pay off the loan for the True Dragon Dao Method's Gang Realm chapter in these three days, but he might even be able to save up for the fifth realm's Phase Realm chapter!

It truly is said that one cannot get rich without windfalls, just as a horse cannot get fat without night fodder.

Even if he went to the Wasteland in the future, he wouldn't be able to farm Demon Suppressing Coins this comfortably. Because some of the Demonic Evils in the Wasteland were truly powerful, and he had to proceed with caution.

But the demonic beasts here had been screened; he didn't have to worry about provoking any major ones. And since they were all bloodthirsty, he didn't have to worry about killing any good, benevolent demonic beasts.

A satisfying grind.

If Wangyou Media's people did nothing but pick demonic beasts and bring them to him to drop Demon Suppressing Coins every day, that would be great. Unfortunately, being so strapped for cash that he had to buy materials, he couldn't afford to hire so many people, so he could only imagine it.

"Roar--"

An Earth-Burrowing Crocodile suddenly burrowed out from under the dirt slope ahead, opening its giant maw and lunging towards Yue Wen. Looking at its layered, sword-like teeth, if this bite landed, even an iron man would be instantly crushed into dregs.

But Yue Wen had been prepared for this long ago. His Flying Sword instantly went out and came back.

Plop!

The Earth-Burrowing Crocodile fell back into the dirt, blood gushing from its forehead, having been pierced through.

Yue Wen secretly glanced at the Spirit Seeking Needle and continued towards the next target. Of course, he still pretended to look around, scratching his head, "Still no treasure chests."

Time came to the evening of the first day, and more and more people in the comments noticed something was wrong.

[Why is this rogue cultivator just killing demonic beasts without saying a word?]

[Yeah, one sword per beast, what a ruthless person!]

[He seems to have a deep hatred for demonic beasts. So far, he's the only one who hasn't found a treasure chest, but he's encountered dozens of demonic beasts, right? It's like he's deliberately looking for them! Hahaha...]

[Hahaha, he has the strength and looks good, just a bit unlucky. I almost pity him.]

[If Brother Ruthless keeps killing like this, won't the surrounding demonic beasts be too scared to appear?]

[Can this place really be compared to the Wasteland? It feels like his hunting ground.]

[What treasure chests and what not, he just purely hates demonic beasts!]

[Hahaha, he hasn't found a single treasure chest? He's perfectly strong and tragically unlucky, I love him. I'm going to send him UFOs!]

[...]

"Director, Yue Wen's popularity is getting higher and higher." The staff were constantly monitoring various data and came to report, "His personal livestream traffic is almost catching up to Liu Yuanjun's, and the number of gifts is also increasing. The audience calls him Brother Ruthless, saying it's very funny to watch him just mindlessly kill monsters without doing anything else."

"He actually managed to create a meme out of it." The director smiled and shook his head.

In the internet age, as long as you create a meme, you can ride that wave. It doesn't matter how long it lasts; at least it's enough for the three days of this livestream.

He wondered if his luck was good or bad.

The director knew where all the real and fake treasure chests were hidden. Yue Wen had passed by at least four treasure chests along the way, and one of them was even real, yet he hadn't found any of them. Instead, all the demonic beasts he encountered were bumped into by him.

He was incredibly unlucky.

But this made the audience find it very amusing.

"Since the audience likes him, give him more screen time on the main livestream." The director changed his previous order. "Put a few treasure chests with promotions along his path... in conspicuous places, he doesn't have good eyesight."

"But there's one more thing, Director." Another staff member walked up.

The director turned to look, "What is it?"

The staff member had a difficult expression, "It seems we're running out of the demonic beasts we deployed."

The director was startled, "So soon?!"