radiothebook Chapter 851 - 384: Crushed Like a Stinkbug
Chapter 851 - 384: Crushed Like a Stinkbug
On the experiment table, the discarded Profound Gu Jelly was rapidly proliferating.
The silver substance bubbled and expanded like boiling water, with countless tiny buds protruding from its surface, quickly spreading across the entire floor!
"Retreat!"
Yuan Maochun shouted sternly, igniting his Energy Sword with blazing flames.
But it was already too late; the jelly suddenly exploded, transforming into thousands of semi-transparent tendrils that instantly wrapped around Leon’s legs.
The Holy Light Knight hadn’t even activated his Holy Shield when he was horrified to realize—his body’s Primordial Qi and Thought Ability were being frantically siphoned away!
Even the Holy Light couldn’t stop it!
"This damn thing is devouring my power... Ahhhh!"
His skin visibly shriveled at a rapid pace, while the jelly tendrils draining his power became thicker and more menacing, with crimson vein-like patterns appearing on their surface!
On the surface, the Profound Gu Jelly appeared as a jelly-like substance, but in reality, it was a nanoscopic Gu Insect swarm that could be remotely controlled via preset instructions.
Now, activated by Lan Caidie, the Profound Gu went berserk, launching indiscriminate attacks on any enemies present in the laboratory.
The first stage was parasitism.
Numerous tendrils burrowed into the bodies of three Golden Council experts, nesting within their meridians.
Those parasitized would temporarily gain enhanced physical strength from the jelly but would gradually lose consciousness.
The second stage was assimilation.
The parasitic host began to secrete "Pseudo-Holy Light Energy," luring other martial artists into contact.
Anyone contaminated by the pseudo-energy would become a new parasitic host.
The third stage would become a disaster.
Once the number of hosts exceeded ten, the jelly would evolve a collective consciousness.
The ultimate form was known by the Kun Race as the "World-Devouring Nest."
These functions were originally intended for war and had never undergone related testing; now with the sudden attack by Yuan Maochun and others, Lan Caidie simply used them as test subjects to measure the strength of the Profound Gu.
In the laboratory, watching his companions fall prey one after another, Yuan Maochun suddenly tore open his white coat, revealing a dark blue sigil on his chest—it was Liu Wuhen’s Mirage Dragon Secret Pattern!
Turns out, this person was a disciple of Liu Wuhen, joining the Divine Sword Group not only out of greed for wealth, power, and Xu Yuebing’s beauty but also with the intent to avenge his master by taking everything from Ye Qingzhou and then dancing at Ye Qingzhou’s gravesite.
Who knew Ye Qingzhou would resurrect, forcing Yuan Maochun to move up his plans.
"Just some measly Gu Insects, how dare they challenge the legacy of the Illusion Heart Secret Technique?"
He bit his tongue, spraying a mouthful of blood to activate the sigil. Instantly, the entire laboratory space began to warp, trapping all the jelly tendrils as if they were in a quagmire.
From afar, Lan Caidie, who was perceiving the lab’s interior through Gu Insects, suddenly coughed up blood: "An Illusion Array?! When did this bastard..."
She immediately understood Yuan Maochun’s plan: being cornered, he planned to allow the jelly to parasitize enough experts, turning the Divine Sword Group’s biological laboratory into a gigantic nest!
Three hours later, a tremendous explosion erupted deep within Yanmen Mountain.
When Yun Yan and the Four Seasons Sword Guards arrived at the scene, all they saw was desolation; the grasses and trees over ten miles had withered, all living things turned into mummified corpses, and the ground remained covered with a silver fungal mat a kilometer in diameter.
At the center of the mat stood three crystal-like "human cocoons."
But what’s most horrifying was that one of the cocoons was cracking, and within came Yuan Maochun’s manic laughter: "Hahaha... This is true immortality!"
Yanmen Valley had become a site of disaster.
Dark clouds roiled in the sky, and four beams of sword light pierced the heavens as Yun Yan, adorned in a billowing dark robe, stood solemnly with the Four Seasons Sword Guards behind him—Spring Thunder, Summer Flame, Autumn Frost, and Winter Silence. Their Sword Qi intertwined, forming the Image of the Four Seasons that enveloped the entire silver fungal mat in a Sword Domain.
"Yuan Maochun!"
Yun Yan, his gaze sharp as lightning and voice as cold as iron, asked, "Do you even know what you’re doing?!"
In the center of the fungal mat, the crystal human cocoon shattered completely, and Yuan Maochun—no, at this point, he should be called an "Insect Warrior"—stepped out slowly.
His body had partially gelatinized, with silvery lines flowing beneath his skin, and his mouth curled into an inhuman grin:
"Yun Yan, long time no see, your sword... still makes me sick."
Using the Thought Ability Illusion Technique, Yuan Maochun forcibly seized control of the Profound Gu, modifying his own genes with it. This allowed his life to transcend and evolve, granting him strength equivalent to Martial Saint Level.
His body even turned into a small, mobile insect nest, capable of unleashing various bizarre and terrifying Gu Technique attacks, fully showcasing the might of the Celestial Worm Civilization from the Ancient Era.
"Form the array!"
Yun Yan pointed his sword to the sky, his face solemn.
Behind him, the Four Seasons Sword Guards moved in unison.
Spring Rain wielded the Cyan Jade Soft Sword, causing vegetation to grow wildly wherever it passed, its fine rain hiding Throat-Sealing Sword Qi.
Summer Thunder held the Purple Thunder Heavy Sword, each step causing thunder to roar, the sword entwined with a ferocious Thunder Flood Dragon.
Autumn Wind gripped the Cicada Wing Thin Sword, the sword’s edge causing leaves to scatter, each with lethal Sword Intent.
Winter Snow wielded the Ice Crystal Longsword, frost spreading beneath his feet as even the air froze into fine ice blades.
"Four Seasons turn, sealing heaven and earth!"
Yun Yan performed a Sword Technique gesture, and the four instantly formed a Four Symbols Sword Array, encircling the silver fungal mat and Liu Wuhen’s false form.
"Ha... Four Seasons Sword Guards? That’s all you’ve got!"
Liu Wuhen’s false form suddenly exploded, turning into a flurry of silver threads, each one carrying intense mental contamination: "Try this—’Illusionary Gu Three Thousand Realms’!"
The invisible threads shot out like arrows, instantly piercing the brows of the four Sword Guards.