si-mexico Chapter 294 The Great Gu Tonic
Chapter 294 The Great Gu Tonic
Chapter 294 The Perfect Tonic Gu
Xiao Jiu glided leisurely through the dark valley, as if strolling in his own backyard. Behind him followed a row of henchmen, each one gleaming with gold, making him look incredibly impressive.
Next to the giant mulberry tree was a dark and dense forest. These trees lacked normal green and vitality, and everywhere there was a sense of coldness and gloom. Occasionally, strange sounds would come from the depths of the forest.
"Cuckoo!"
The call of the cuckoo in the woods carried an ethereal quality, reaching straight to the heart.
Xiao Jiu swam into the woods without any hesitation.
The seven birds continued their domineering advance in a straight line, trampling through whatever lay ahead—grass, bushes, thorns, or trees. They made little noise, but their imposing presence was overwhelming. From the moment they entered the woods, even the cuckoo's call ceased. Apart from their chorus, no other sound could be heard.
The resilient spider silk coils between the trees, some hanging on only one large tree, some woven between two tree trunks, and occasionally one can see a spider web as big as a millstone woven directly between four large trees.
As Xiao Jiu ventured deeper, one after another, black iron spiders, each with eight legs, coiled themselves in the center of their webs. The further they went, the denser the trees became, the dimmer the light, and the fewer the webs there were. Finally, in the middle of the forest, between eight large trees, hung a huge spider silk reflecting a ghostly blue light, and a spider even larger than Ning Xiaoxi was coiled in the center of the web.
Ning Xiaoxi didn't lie on the ground like the seven little ones; she jumped between the tree trunks and branches. Therefore, her landing point was higher than the seven little ones, which allowed her to clearly see the lifelike golden face on the back of the giant spider.
[Holy crap, these beautiful spiders have already given birth to their own Gu King.]
Xiao Jiu didn't linger. It leaped directly onto the beautiful face on the giant spider's back, its tail flicking lightly, and with a "smack!" it struck the golden beauty's face. The beauty's face visibly swelled up, its cheeks bulging like a plump beauty.
Xiao Jiu jumped down without touching a single spider web, and the beautiful spider, with its bulging back, followed Xiao Jiu down.
Seven became eight, but the eighth one was too big; it was as big as the previous seven.
As Ning Xiaoxi brushed past the remaining dark blue spiderweb, she saw a small spider, about the size of a fist, emerge from it. The beautiful face on its back began to shimmer with a faint silver light. Indeed, a naturally raised Gu King was different; it even knew to leave behind its legacy.
After passing through the center, the spiderwebs in the woods were still dense, but the spiders had disappeared again. The most powerful ones had been taken away; they had consciously retreated, and at least their colony was the most intact.
At the edge of the woods was a deep pool, around which twinkling lights danced, contrasting beautifully with the dark water, resembling stars in the night sky.
[Those are fireflies? Are they demonic insects too?] It wasn't that she looked down on those little insects, but really, was it necessary for such a short-lived life to become a demon?
The Zerg are the most wondrous beings in this world. These are just the Zerg visible to the naked eye; some are completely undetectable. Even if millions of them gathered, they would only be as small as these fluorescent dots. Even they have their place in existence and the potential to become demons.
Ning Xiaoxi couldn't help but sigh, "Demons truly teach without discrimination!"
"Hoohoo!"
Just as Ning Xiaoxi was marveling at the magical species of the demon insects, a cold wind blew out from the deep pool, and the fireflies that were fluttering around began to gather with the wind. Gradually, they gathered in front of Xiao Jiu and formed a human shape, tilting their heads to look at Xiao Jiu.
Xiao Jiu's body lengthened, and she straightened up to meet the firefly-shaped humanoid's gaze, then shook her head slightly.
The humanoid figure lowered its head, and Ning Xiaoxi inexplicably sensed a sense of grievance in that lowered expression.
Xiao Jiu shook her head firmly again, then shrank back and walked around the humanoid figure.
The humanoid figure retreated to the edge of the deep pool, watching the eight fireflies pass by it. Suddenly, fireflies began to fall, one by one, like its tears.
Ning Xiaoxi walked up to the firefly-shaped figure, which was about her height. The fireflies gathered around it were so numerous they were impossible to count. Ning Xiaoxi raised her hand to pat it, but looking at the flickering light, she didn't know where to place her hand.
They're too weak; they don't meet the requirements for ingredients. Sending them up would just be sending them to their deaths, and unnecessary ones at that.
Ning Xiaoxi frowned slightly. She had been so engrossed in watching the excitement that she had forgotten that raising Gu worms involved fierce battles. Of the first eight, only one could survive, and that one would become the Gu King that Xiao Jiu required.
[Trying to fool Hou Qing? It's not that easy! The Gu King is the Gu King precisely because it's powerful enough. If it weren't powerful enough, how could it dare to call itself the Gu King!]
After Xiao Jiu's sweep, how many fully formed insectoid creatures will be left in Demon Insect Valley?
[By completely extinguishing its light, and with the presence of the Mystic Tree at the valley entrance, it can be said that it preserved a portion of the demon insect race's bloodline.]
【What's the meaning?】
[You think Tianxian went back after wiping out the Li and Wu tribes? He was ordered by the king to cleanse the world. The Imperial Guards have already swept through most of the visible hiding places of the demon and monster races, and are now intensifying their search. There are too many demon bloodlines gathered in Demon Insect Valley; relying solely on formations and the Mystic Tree may not be enough to evade this investigation. The only solution is to reduce the number and quality of the insect race within the valley.]
[This Tianxian is truly a fine blade for the royal family!] Ning Xiaoxi felt that she was growing to dislike this Lord Tiangang more and more. Although Tianji had his own selfish motives, he wasn't this ruthless.
Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. Only those who dare to act can eradicate the threat completely; otherwise, how can humanity stand in peace?
Ning Xiaoxi didn't want to discuss this issue with Tuanzi.
"Buzz!"
The dense sounds drew Ning Xiaoxi's attention back. Not far ahead lay towering mountains, the entire mountain quite peculiar. Above the mountainside, the landscape resembled ordinary peaks, covered in lush greenery and teeming with life. Below, however, the light was dim, and the atmosphere was eerie and cool.
At the edge of the boundary, a huge beehive was also divided into two parts, upper and lower. The wasps flying out of the upper exit were a bit larger than ordinary wasps, but they were only slightly larger in size and otherwise no different from each other. They were bustling in and out.
Emerging from the exit below were black bees, resembling wasps but larger, entirely black in color, and few in number. The Black Wasp's job wasn't to collect nectar, but to capture wasps, attacking and killing them in various ways while they were out collecting nectar. After capturing and killing them, it would devour them; once it had consumed five, it would return to the hive.