Chapter 455: Youyu Venerable Enters the Net
As dusk fell one day outside Huai Zhi Immortal City, a Fourth Stage Flying Boat was speeding away. On board were the Young Sect Master of the Hundred Beasts Sect, Zhu Yan, and her entourage, which included the Protector Elder, Heavenly Gang True Lord Yuan Tiangang, and True Lord Ma Sike.
At that moment, Zhu Yan, Heavenly Gang True Lord, and True Lord Ma Sike realized that what they had thought was a mass of black clouds was actually a swarm of densely packed black insects, the notorious Bone-Eating Gu Insects.
"Zhu Yan, I didn't expect you to run here, but I've caught you now, so surrender without a fight, and this Young Sect Leader will treasure you well," a young man in black appeared from within the clouds, his face exceedingly pale, yet his words were exceedingly sleazy.
"Nangong Youyu, how did you know we were here? Right, there must be a traitor within our sect!" the Nascent Soul Late Stage Heavenly Gang True Lord exclaimed in shock.
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"Young Sect Master, Elder Yuan, what should we do now?" asked True Lord Ma Sike, who was merely at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, in a panic.
"The adversary is a Divine Transformation Early Stage Cultivator with unfathomable methods, we're no match for him, his target is me, I'll break away from you and you hurry back to the sect for reinforcements!" Zhu Yan stated with unusual calmness.
"But, Young Sect Master, as your protectors, how can we abandon you and flee?" Heavenly Gang True Lord retorted.
"If we stay together, we all die, don't worry, I have a trump card that can hold him off!" Zhu Yan said, then without waiting for a response from Heavenly Gang True Lord and the others, she mounted a Fourth Stage Peak Winged Money Leopard and flew away from the Flying Boat, which was under attack by the black cloud.
"Nangong Youyu, if you want to capture me, let's see if you have the ability!" Zhu Yan shouted as she burst out from the black cloud composed of the Bone-Eating Gu Insects.
Zhu Yan's Winged Money Leopard was as fast as lightning and quickly gained distance, causing even the Divine Transformation Early Stage Nangong Youyu a moment of surprise.
"Hmph, you've got some skills, but you can't escape the palm of my hand," Nangong Youyu sneered, as the Bone-Eating Gu Insects formed an eagle shape, with Nangong Youyu standing on its back, pursuing Zhu Yan.
As for Heavenly Gang True Lord and the others, they were directly ignored by him, these minor characters weren't worth his effort.
The speed of the Winged Money Leopard was fast, but the black eagle was faster, and in just over a dozen breaths, Youyu Venerable had caught up with Zhu Yan.
"Zhu Yan, stop resisting, and accept this Deep Affection Gu, so you can avoid the suffering of flesh and blood!" Youyu Venerable took out an invisible Gu Insect and said with a smile.
This Deep Affection Gu was the same kind of Gu Insect that Luo Xiang had used against Yu Qingtan before, but while the previous one was Third Stage, the one Youyu Venerable had was at the Fourth Stage Peak.
"Dream on, do you really think I'm afraid of you? Hundred Kings and Thousand Beasts Formation, arise!" Zhu Yan sneered, and suddenly, a magnificent High Mountain appeared above them, exuding a rich primordial aura.
At the same time, a hundred Fourth Stage Demon Kings appeared around them, forming a complex formation that encircled Youyu Venerable.
"A Medium Grade Dao Artifact, Thousand Beasts Mountain, you really did obtain this treasure!" Seeing this, Youyu Venerable had no panic in his eyes, only delight, as such a fine item should belong to him.
Faced with the Hundred Kings and Thousand Beasts Formation bolstered by Thousand Beasts Mountain, Youyu Venerable flicked his sleeves, dispersing several differently colored swarms of Gu Insects into the mist, joining the earlier Bone-Eating Gu Insects and turning into four-colored clouds, rushing towards the Demon Kings.
These swarms were the Flesh-Eating Gu Insects, Qi-Eating Gu Insects, and Soul-Eating Bone Insects, each specialized in devouring blood and flesh, spiritual energy, and soul, respectively. Among these four types of Gu Insects, each had a Fifth Stage Gu King.
For a moment, the battlefield was filled with the roars of beasts and the cries of insects, as the battle between the Gu insects and the Demon Kings raged on like a violent storm. The Demon Kings were powerful, but under the siege of the Gu insects, they too found themselves struggling, unable to break through the Hundred Kings and Thousand Beasts Formation just yet.
At that point, Nangong Youyu took out a clear and crisp jade flute and played it to his lips, for it was his lifebound artifact, the Melancholic Flute. Under the influence of the flute's sound, the Gu insects he released became as frenzied as if they had been injected with adrenaline, viciously attacking the Demon Kings.
Soon, some of the Demon Kings began to get injured, and as the Hundred Kings and Thousand Beasts Formation appeared to be in grave danger, a massive white palm imprint descended from the sky toward Nangong Youyu, which was indeed the Bai Chen Seal cast by the Artifact Spirit of Thousand Beasts Mountain, Demon Venerable Bai Chen.
Sensing the terror of the power contained in the Bai Chen Seal, comparable to that of a late Divine Transformation stage, the Youyu Venerable's expression changed, and a carapace-shaped armor appeared on his body. The Bai Chen Seal hit the armor, dissipating much of its power.
At the same time, numerous strange mouths appeared on Youyu Venerable's body, which looked extremely eerie, but these mouths actually swallowed up all the remaining power of the Bai Chen Seal. This was the effect of his namesake Gu insect, a Fifth Stage Gluttonous Gu.
That set of armor was a medium-grade ancient Dao artifact, refined from the shed skin of an Ancient Sixth Stage insect emperor, with astonishing defensive power.
Although the Youyu Venerable had taken the hit from Demon Venerable Bai Chen, the sight of the white-haired exquisitely beautiful woman standing leisurely atop Thousand Beasts Mountain made him very uneasy.
Only then did Youyu Venerable realize that everything that happened today was likely a conspiracy aimed at him.
The reason he had no inkling of it was because Yu Qingtan had obscured the divination.
During the previous year of seclusion, although Yu Qingtan's cultivation realm had not broken through, she had not gained nothing either. For example, after joint research with Shen Wanning, she had mastered the Hongluan Secret Omen. In addition to predicting fortune and misfortune, it also had a certain effect of obscuring divinations, mainly concerning matters related to oneself.
When Youyu Venerable sensed that something was amiss, his eyes shifted, and he prepared to flee. Thus, he changed the tune of the Melancholic Flute in his mouth, and the Gu insects of the Bone-Eating, Flesh-Eating, Qi-Eating, and Soul-Eating kinds formed a drill-like shape, instantly killing a Fourth Stage Demon King and creating an opening in the Hundred Kings and Thousand Beasts Formation, through which he escaped.
A pair of wings opened up on the exuviae armor of Youyu Venerable, following closely behind, preparing to leave the area covered by the Hundred Kings and Thousand Beasts Formation.
"Spirit Fixation!" However, with a crisp sound, Youyu Venerable suddenly froze on the spot, like a moth that failed to escape the spider's web.
The moment he was immobilized, another Bai Chen Seal solidly hit Youyu Venerable, causing him to spit out a mouthful of fresh blood and fall straight down from the sky.
Then, a rope, which Yu Qingtan had refined in imitation of the Immortal Binding Rope, an inferior Dao artifact, tied up Youyu Venerable. At the same time, three High Stage Spirit-Sealing Talismans were affixed to his body, and after replenishing the Demon Kings, the Hundred Kings and Thousand Beasts Formation suppressed the area once more.
Realizing that the other party had not inflicted a death blow on him, Youyu Venerable gave up on using some costly escape techniques and instead looked at the unfamiliar woman who had appeared in mid-air, a mid stage Divine Transformation female cultivator.
"Who are you? Why are you plotting against me?" Though captured, Youyu Venerable's tone remained unfazed.
"Who I am is not important. I simply wish to make a transaction with Youyu Venerable, that's all!" This person was, of course, Yu Qingtan, who had changed her appearance.
"What kind of transaction?" Youyu Venerable felt a very bad premonition rising within him.