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Chapter 80: Who Doesn't Wear a Helmet When Dueling? (Part 2)
Chapter 80: Who Doesn't Wear a Helmet When Dueling? (Part 2)
The old Gu master, already emaciated and with bulging eyes, now had his eyes widened further, his skin stretched taut across his cheekbones.
"I won't kill you..." he said.
A vast array of colorful mist-like flowers, the Gu, appeared around his body once more. "I'm going to refine you into a Gu human."
Before the colorful mist could spread, it was blasted apart again by Lei Jun's Fire-Treasury Thunder.
However, amidst the raging inferno, a slender golden light managed to break through and reached Lei Jun in an instant.
It was the Golden Silkworm Gu!
Fortunately, Lei Jun was prepared, and even before the Fire-Treasury Thunder, he had already offered another spirit talisman.
The talisman shone with pure golden light, enveloping Lei Jun in a protective barrier.
The ferocious and domineering Golden Silkworm Gu pounced on the golden shield, but for a moment, it struggled to bite through.
"...Top-grade Golden Lock Talisman," the old Gu master said, unsurprised.
Previously, when fighting Li Zhenchang and Chu Antong, he had also encountered similar situations.
These disciples of the Tian Shi Manor, with their deep backgrounds, often possessed top-grade basic spirit talismans bestowed upon them by their senior mentors, as well as other protective treasures.
Moreover, Lei Jun's cultivation base and strength seemed somewhat abnormal...
But the old Gu master, hailing from the Yin Mountain Grotto, a sacred land of witchcraft and Gu, was no ordinary opponent himself.
The wounds on his body didn't heal, and filthy blood flowed from them.
But with a wave of his hand, the filthy blood transformed into a blood mist and was sprayed onto the golden light protecting Lei Jun.
"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!"
Immediately, a cloud of white smoke rose.
The corrosive effect of the blood Gu's filthy blood, coupled with the biting of the Golden Silkworm Gu, soon created a hole in the top-grade Golden Lock Talisman, despite its defensive prowess.
Although this Golden Lock Talisman was given to Lei Jun by Yuan Mo Bai, it had limitations due to the capacity of its raw materials, and its spiritual power had its limits.
However, Lei Jun had already anticipated this and reinforced it with another upper-grade Golden Lock Talisman, creating a double layer of protection.
Finally, the Golden Silkworm Gu, having exhausted its strength, could only gnaw at the golden light futilely, unable to breach the defense for the time being.
At this moment, Lei Jun also got a clear look at the motionless Golden Silkworm Gu. It was indeed as tiny as a spring silkworm, but its body was entirely golden, and its shape was bizarre.
He flicked his fingers, and the Five Thunder Talisman transformed into dark thunder.
The black thunderbolt wrapped around the Golden Silkworm Gu, exploding silently and blasting the spirit Gu away.
Seizing this opportunity, the old Gu master released even more Gu creatures.
A swarm of Gu rushed forward and broke through the second layer of defense created by Lei Jun's upper-grade Golden Lock Talisman.
As the Gu creatures approached, Lei Jun remained calm and composed. He activated another Five Thunder Talisman, and its radiance shone brightly.
However, this time, only the golden light remained of the five-colored radiance—the blue, black, red, and brown lights had disappeared.
In the next moment, golden thunder enveloped Lei Jun, resembling a protective shield and, from a distance, looking similar to the golden light of the Golden Lock Talisman.
But upon closer inspection, one could see the flickering thunder and dancing electric arcs.
Five Thunder Talisman, Golden Lock Thunder.
Not only did it possess strong defensive capabilities, but it also integrated offense and defense.
The multitude of Gu creatures that approached Lei Jun were blocked, and the continuous thunderclaps turned many of them into charred, black ashes.
"I don't have many spirit Gu left. I can't keep wasting them like this. I must break through this brat's tortoise shell quickly..." The old Gu master made up his mind and, in a rare display, charged forward aggressively, closing the distance with Lei Jun.
As he rushed forward, numerous Gu creatures gathered and condensed in front of him, transforming into a creature that resembled an insect yet was not, a dog yet was not—a monstrous entity with six eyes on its head and six legs beneath its belly.
Heavenly Dog Gu!
This Gu abandoned the usual characteristics of spirit Gu—small, changeable, bizarre, and stealthy—and instead became extremely ferocious and overbearing.
The Heavenly Dog charged forward and forcibly broke through Lei Jun's Golden Lock Thunder.
Its dog mouth opened wide, resembling a heavenly dog swallowing the sun, as it devoured large amounts of thunder and lightning, seemingly unaffected. Its six blood-red dog eyes glared, and it continued its silent roar as it pounced on Lei Jun.
And then...
"Pa!"
The Heavenly Dog Gu collided with a shield of light.
At the center of the light shield was a strange dark dragon scale, extending its radiance in all directions to form a protective barrier.
The shield wobbled from the impact but remained intact.
"...Just how many layers of defense do you have?!" The old Gu master's eyes bulged out of their sockets.
Then he saw the dragon scale light shield suddenly disappear.
There was no one behind the shield.
The old Gu master's body hair stood on end, and he felt a chill down his spine.
"...Damn!
I was too close.
How can this brat be so fast while hiding in his tortoise shell defense?"
"Dong!"
Just as this thought crossed the old Gu master's mind, a short stick, thick on one end and thin on the other, struck the back of his head.
"In this day and age, who doesn't wear a helmet when dueling?" Lei Jun held the Upper Clarity Golden Bamboo stick and calmly struck his opponent's head again.
The old Gu master let out a miserable scream as his body lurched forward.
But as he screamed, his shriveled and emaciated body suddenly swelled up.
The next moment, the skin of his body ruptured, and a large amount of filthy blood mixed with qi gushed out, exploding on the spot.
Life Gu!
The Gu master's last resort, a desperate attempt to take his enemy down with him!
Lei Jun remained unfazed.
The Soil-Creating Banner fluttered in the wind, and the dim earthy-yellow spiritual light transformed into layers of rocks and soil, shielding and protecting Lei Jun from the exploding filthy blood.
"You... still have more?!"
The old Gu master, barely clinging to his last breath, had bulging eyes and bleeding from his orifices as he stared blankly at Lei Jun. He held his breath, then suddenly fell backward, dying with his eyes wide open.
All of this happened in an instant. The originally ferocious Heavenly Dog Gu finally turned back and looked, appearing lost and clueless on its vicious face.
As soon as the old Gu master died, the Heavenly Dog Gu went out of control, decomposing into numerous Gu insects that pounced and devoured the remaining corpse.
Lei Jun didn't wait for them to make any further moves and threw out a Chain Explosive Flame Talisman.
The blazing flames burned the poisonous creatures to ashes.
Then, he added a Demon-Repelling Talisman to further purify the poison and prevent any residual toxins from spreading.
Although he had observed Chen Yi earlier, Lei Jun took the time to scan his surroundings with his abilities. Seeing no one else around for the time being, he didn't dwell on it any longer.
As he replenished his depleted spiritual energy with the help of the Soil-Creating Banner, Lei Jun turned his attention to his two fellow disciples.
Chu Antong was lucky to be alive, but he was badly injured and unconscious.
Li Zhenchang was temporarily trapped in the glacier, enduring harsh conditions but thankfully without any immediate threat to his life.
Thus, Lei Jun decided to deal with the opponent first and only stabilized Chu Antong's injuries to prevent them from worsening.
He then turned his attention to the items left behind by the old Gu master.
Although the corpse had been devoured by the Gu creatures, most of the old man's belongings remained intact.
Lei Jun had an academic interest in the Gu-related artifacts and medicinal ingredients, but he could deal with them later.
What concerned him more was why the Heavenly Master's Seal imprint on the Soil-Creating Banner had reacted to this old Gu master.
The old man hailed from the Yin Mountain Grotto, a sacred land of witchcraft and Gu, but he didn't seem to possess a treasure like the Heavenly Master's Seal.
Lei Jun searched through the old man's belongings, carefully examining each item.
Finally, a strange bone carapace caught his attention.
"This thing..." Lei Jun was intrigued.
The bone carapace was elongated, resembling an envelope. Its surface appeared ordinary and unremarkable.
However, there was a profound talisman imprint on the bone carapace.
It resembled the talisman imprint that Lei Jun had obtained from within Mount Qian Tian in the Tian Xu Mountain Range.
Could it be related to the Heavenly Master's Seal?
The imprint on the bone carapace had been dormant, but when Lei Jun revealed the Soil-Creating Banner and brought them together, the two imprints immediately resonated with each other.
The previously unremarkable surface of the bone carapace suddenly burst forth with purple lightning.
(End of Chapter)
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