Chapter 186 - 121: Earth Shakes and Mountains Sway
Lu Shou Pit.
On the high wall.
"How long has it been since Lord Gu chased the Yellow Wind Demon into the passage?"
Gao Liezhan asked the Commander beside him, his expression grave.
"Well..." The Commander thought for a moment, then said nervously, "It’s... it’s been about an hour, right?"
"An hour?"
The corner of Gao Liezhan’s eye twitched, and he subconsciously clenched his fists.
’It’s been that long!’
’And Gu Zheng still hasn’t returned...’
’Damn it!’
’Could something have happened to him?’
Gao Liezhan’s heart pounded with anxiety.
He believed Gu Zheng could handle a second-tier Demon Fiend.
But if he ran into a third-tier Demon Fiend, it would basically be game over...
’Wait!’
Suddenly, Gao Liezhan recalled the Old Dragon Bay passage. Gu Zheng had also charged into the Demon Realm and fought the Violent Rabbit Demons so fiercely that they were forced to relocate.
And if he remembered correctly, the Violent Rabbit Demons had third-tier members among them!
’Since Gu Zheng was able to slaughter the Violent Rabbit tribe right under the noses of third-tier Violent Rabbit Demons and force them to move...’
’Then he should be fine now, even if he runs into a third-tier Demon Fiend in the Demon Realm, right?’
’I hope he’s okay. He’d better be okay!’
Gao Liezhan prayed silently.
...
SWOOSH!
SWOOSH~
In a desert of the yellow-sand-covered Demon Realm, Gu Zheng flew at top speed, even augmenting himself with the power of the Wandering God Falcon Feather as he chased a speck of golden light.
His current stats—
[Gu Zheng]
[Realm: Super Body·Radiant]
[Strength: 355/399]
[Agility: 355 (+5)/399]
[Constitution: 355/399]
[Spirit: 355/399]
[Divine Wondrous: 200.6]
[Demon Points: 178]
[Demon Techniques: Super-speed Self-healing, Spirit Capturing, ..., Fire Manipulation, Steel Claw, Water Manipulation, Earth Manipulation, Spear of the Soul]
[True Skills: (Perfection), ..., (Perfection), (Perfection), (Perfection), (Perfection)]
[Equipment Effects: Bronze Elephant Body (Inactive), Nether Heart Slave Seal, Deceptive Appearance, Lord of Hundred Insects, Eyes of Golden Flame, Fearless Hero]
...
The seven thousand Demon Points he had obtained from killing the Violent Rabbit Demons, the Yellow Wind Demon, and other Scattered Demons were almost completely spent. He had used them to increase his stats, raising his Strength, Constitution, Agility, and Spirit to 355.
The reason each stat only increased by 55 points was that after breaking through to Super Body·Radiant, each point increase required 32 Demon Points.
’The cost in Demon Points doubled again!’
Even so, Gu Zheng couldn’t catch the golden light.
The golden light’s movement speed was actually average, but it could traverse space—it could teleport instantly!
It was even faster than Pang Hu’s Instant Teleportation.
Often, just as Gu Zheng locked onto it and was about to get close, the golden light would suddenly vanish.
When it reappeared, it was already several thousand meters away.
From time to time, it would even turn back, zipping randomly north, south, east, or west, with no fixed trajectory.
Gu Zheng had been chasing it for over an hour, yet he still couldn’t get close.
The reason he chased it relentlessly was because he had used his Eyes of Golden Flame to see the true form of this speck of golden light.
It was a shimmering golden Silkworm.
An Exotic Insect, the Great Sun Golden Silkworm!
Although it was in the form of a Silkworm, the Great Sun Golden Silkworm’s abilities were exceptionally outstanding.
It could devour all kinds of miasma, poisonous gas, and baleful energy, then spit out Great Sun Golden Armor Silk. Cloth woven from this silk feared 99% of the world’s Anomalous Fires.
That included the Bosha Corpse Fire!
Having encountered such an Exotic Insect, how could Gu Zheng give up?
Even though he’d been chasing it for over an hour and hadn’t caught it, Gu Zheng didn’t stop.
He knew that the Great Sun Golden Silkworm’s instant teleportation wasn’t permanent; it needed to be bathed in sunlight to use it.
The sun in the Demon Realm, though mostly invisible, was blood-red or scarlet when it could be seen. But as long as there was a trace of light, the Great Sun Golden Silkworm could use it.
However, when true night fell upon the Demon Realm, it would no longer be able to borrow that power.
And night was coming quickly.
Gu Zheng could already see a curtain of cold, deathly blackness on the distant horizon, as if at the desert’s end, spreading rapidly toward him.
Once the black curtain fell, the Great Sun Golden Silkworm would be unable to use its instant teleportation ability.
The fleeing Great Sun Golden Silkworm also knew this.
Because of this, the frequency of its Instant Teleportations increased, and it grew obviously agitated.
Gu Zheng used the Equipment Effect of "Lord of Hundred Insects" to maintain a firm lock on his target, ensuring he didn’t lose it.
WHOOSH~~!
A blast of cold, desolate astral wind swept in from the side.
The deathly black curtain descended overhead.
An invisible, oppressive aura instantly enveloped him from all directions.
Gu Zheng maintained his speed and continued to lock onto the Great Sun Golden Silkworm.
The Great Sun Golden Silkworm, which had been teleporting for over an hour, finally faltered. Its speed dropped visibly.
SWOOSH!
With a burst of speed, Gu Zheng lunged forward and grabbed it.
Instantly, under the effect of "Lord of Hundred Insects," he subdued the Exotic Insect.
"Still trying to run? Can’t run anymore, can you?"
He reached out and poked the Great Sun Golden Silkworm. It was still in its Silkworm form, shimmering with golden light, but was only the size of Gu Zheng’s little finger. He chuckled and said, "The sunlight here isn’t great. Come to my world; you’ll enjoy it more."
The Great Sun Golden Silkworm remained motionless, seemingly resentful of its capture.
Gu Zheng didn’t mind. The sun of the mortal world was the true "Great Sun."
Once the Great Sun Golden Silkworm had bathed in brilliant golden sunlight, it would realize what a miserable life it had been living.
Gu Zheng casually tucked the Great Sun Golden Silkworm into a small, empty pocket and flew back toward the passage.
WOO WOO~!
Beneath the deathly black curtain, darkness enveloped the desert.
The shifting sand dunes, which had been moving before, now stood still.
The lightless black curtain was so dark it was oppressive, making one’s heart palpitate with fear.
But from all around came strange noises, like an iron ruler scraping against sheet metal, or a baby crying.
The sounds were faint yet extremely piercing, drilling into Gu Zheng’s eardrums in an attempt to disrupt his mind.
Gu Zheng turned a deaf ear and flew on, the Reversed Soul Scale on his chest slowly growing warm.
SHING!
WHOOSH~
Streaks of translucent, illusory figures suddenly appeared, flickering incessantly around Gu Zheng.