Gu Yu once again retrieved the God-Slaying Array Plate back into the Source Space, and immediately activated the Source Gathering Array to restore the energy of the top-grade Source Stones on the God-Slaying Array Plate.
Suddenly, Gu Yu thought of something. He moved and immediately came to the side of the Rat King. He released his primordial spirit perception and immediately discovered a bag.
Upon opening the bag, Gu Yu was overjoyed. There were quite a few treasures inside, mostly source stones. After a quick scan, he found over a million high-grade source stones. As for the mid-grade and low-grade ones, Gu Yu wasn't very interested and didn't bother to count them.
With a wave of his hand, Gu Yu transferred the source stones in the storage bag to his source space. Then, he made a pleasant surprise: there were two top-grade source stones, and they were full of energy.
"Master, do you need Originium?" the Cockroach King asked Gu Yu.
"Hmm!" Gu Yu nodded, then he thought of something. The Rat King had so many source stones, so the Cockroach King must have quite a few as well.
"Master, here you go." As expected, upon hearing Gu Yu say that he needed source stones, the Cockroach King immediately took out a storage bag and handed it to Gu Yu.
"This..." Gu Yu looked at the sincere-looking cockroach king, hesitated for a moment, and then took the storage bag. His primordial spirit perception entered it.
Because he saw so many Originium, Gu Yu wasn't too shocked. The key point was that the Originium in the Cockroach King's storage bag wasn't as many as in the Rat King's storage bag. There were only a little over 200,000 high-grade Originium, but there was one top-grade Originium.
"Master, my cockroach clan doesn't have much Originium for some reason, while the rat clan digs holes all year round and sometimes they can find Originium, and even some treasures left behind by the dragon clan in the past," the cockroach king explained, fearing that Gu Yu would think it had too little Originium.
"Cockroach King, I'll take this top-grade source stone, but I'll return the rest to you," Gu Yu said to the Cockroach King.
“Master, we don’t need source stones here. Source stones are nothing compared to divine source power to us.” Seeing that Gu Yu had only taken one top-grade source stone and wanted to return the others, the Cockroach King immediately said.
“Who said you were going to stay here? You’re coming out with me, so you should keep these source stones! There’s no such divine source power outside,” Gu Yu said.
"Yes, Master." Upon hearing Gu Yu's words, the Cockroach King immediately accepted the storage bag.
The group was puzzled. These ferocious cockroach monsters were now looking at them respectfully, showing no intention of attacking, which was quite unusual.
The group wasn't entirely clear on what exactly happened, only that the rat monsters that had been attacking them were suddenly attacked by the appearing cockroach monsters. The cockroach monsters fought fiercely with the rat monsters for a long time before suddenly fleeing. Then, the Six Harmonies Demon-Suppressing Array disappeared.
"I wonder how Big Brother is?" He Wen's gaze turned to the void, where the aftershocks of the battle had been constantly erupting. Due to their cultivation levels, they couldn't see what was happening inside, but that place had been calm for a long time. Clearly, the battle was over.
“Brother Gu should be fine. If he were in trouble, we would probably be surrounded and killed by him by now,” Zhang Huangling said to He Wen.
“Yes, he’s right.” Ri Jiu nodded, though her eyes were still full of worry.
Swoosh...
Just as everyone was whispering, Gu Yu, the Corpse Beetle King, and the Cockroach King suddenly appeared in front of them.
Everyone frowned when they saw the Cockroach King. Although the Cockroach King was seriously injured, the aura of royalty emanating from him made it clear to everyone that he was a King Realm expert.
"Don't worry, I've already subdued him, he won't hurt anyone," Gu Yu said, seeing the wary looks on everyone's faces.
"Subdued?" Upon hearing Gu Yu's words, and recalling the respectful cockroach monsters around them, everyone was utterly shocked. Gu Yu had actually subdued the Cockroach King! This…
From severing the arm of the Demon King in the Dragon Clan and breaking the Blood Machine Pull, to blowing up the Black Bull King City at the Southwest Source Gate and setting up a grand formation for the Bull Slaughter City, then in the Kunlun Source Gate, he repelled two kings with one strike and destroyed the Fire Phoenix Source with another. Now he has killed the Rat King and subdued the Cockroach King. This is simply legendary!
A boy who is younger than them, only nineteen years old, does everything that is so groundbreaking that it has shocked the world. What else could this be but a legend?
What Gu Yu did was something that even the strongest humans couldn't do! At this moment, they were very curious about Gu Yu. How did he manage to do so many legendary things at such a young age?
"Gu Yu, it's all because of you that we suffered this undeserved disaster. You have to compensate us." Everyone had clearly heard the Rat King's voice earlier. Ling Juefeng felt that everything they had encountered today was due to Gu Yu. Although Gu Yu had now resolved the crisis, he still needed to compensate them.
“That’s right, Gu Yu, you have to compensate us. If you hadn’t stolen the Rat King’s Demon Dragon Pearl, we wouldn’t have suffered all this! Also, because of this incident, many geniuses in the Dragon Clan died, and that’s all your fault.” Nangong Yang also said, he was very good at putting blame on Gu Yu.
"Hehe..." Gu Yu sneered when he heard what these two idiots said.
“Yes, compensation for emotional distress. How about this? Gu Yu, we won’t ask for much more from you. We’ll each give you a thousand high-grade source stones. What do you think?” Ling Juefeng said. He still remembered how Gu Yu had swindled a hundred high-grade source stones from his Tianshan Sect before! Besides, Gu Yu wasn’t short of source stones, so he thought Gu Yu should be able to agree.
"I saved your lives, and instead of being grateful, you're trying to extort money from me. How laughable," Gu Yu said calmly. "Cockroach King, I've heard that you cockroach monsters really like human flesh. These two guys are a bit skinny, but why not give them to you as a reward?"
"Thank you, Master." Upon hearing Gu Yu's words, the Cockroach King immediately bowed and said.
"Gu Yu, you...you...I was wrong, I don't want compensation." Ling Juefeng and Nangong Yang turned pale with fright upon hearing Gu Yu's words and hurriedly begged for forgiveness, looking extremely disheveled.
"You framed me, and you think you can just let it go so easily?" Gu Yu said coldly. "Either you give me one million high-grade source stones each, or I'll feed you to the cockroach monsters. The choice is yours!"
Upon hearing Gu Yu's words, Ling Juefeng and Nangong Yang's expressions were worse than if they had been forced to eat shit. One million high-grade source stones? What a joke! Right now, all the families and countries on Earth combined probably don't have that many source stones.
As for the others, they all looked on with amusement. These two idiots, why did you provoke Gu Yu? Putting aside Gu Yu's own strength, just look at his two underlings. One is at the peak of the King Realm, but his defense is so weak that even the peak of the Emperor Realm can't break through. The other, although seriously injured, is at the peak of the Emperor Realm, and he also has thousands of troops.
Not to mention them, even their families can't afford to offend Gu Yu right now.
Sigh! The worst thing about being a person is being stupid. Being stupid is one thing, but if you also lack discernment, then you're doomed.
"Gu Yu, it was my fault, but we know we were wrong. We don't have a million high-grade source stones! Please forgive us." Nangong Yang pleaded with Gu Yu.
"You don't have any?" Gu Yu asked, looking at the two of them.
"Yes!" The two nodded immediately, looking at Gu Yu pitifully.
“It’s alright. Write an IOU. If you don’t have one, ask your family to pay it back. If your family can’t pay it back, your family members and descendants can pay it back slowly,” Gu Yu said.
His words stunned everyone. Gu Yu's move was truly impressive! As for whether Nangong Yang and Ling Juefeng's families would dare not return the money, that was impossible. They would simply bring the Corpse Beetle King and the Cockroach Emperor to demand it. Even if the Tianshan Sect had a Royal Realm expert, what could they do? Could they be stronger than a peak Royal Realm expert?
Thinking of this, everyone looked at Ling Juefeng and Nangong Yang with pity.
"Gu Yu, this is extortion! We will not compromise. If you have the guts, then kill us!" Ling Juefeng's expression changed drastically upon hearing Gu Yu's words. If he wrote an IOU, and Gu Yu came to collect the debt of one million high-grade source stones, he would probably be killed by his father and elders.
"Good! You have guts." Gu Yu nodded at Ling Juefeng and said, then he winked at the Corpse Beetle King. The Corpse Beetle King smacked its lips and walked over to Ling Juefeng and Nangong Yang.
"Eat slowly, eat them alive, don't kill them all at once. Eat the legs first, then the arms..." Gu Yu said to the Corpse Beetle King. "Yes, this way we can keep the meat fresh. By the way, cut off their tongues first, otherwise their cries will be very annoying."
"Yes, Master," the Corpse Beetle King nodded in agreement.
Seeing the Corpse Beetle King approaching them and hearing Gu Yu's words, Ling Juefeng and Nangong Yang trembled with fear.
"Gu Yu, if you do this, our family will not let you off the hook," Ling Juefeng threatened Gu Yu.
"Then you won't see it either. Besides, if I don't say anything, and they don't say anything either, who would think that I killed you?" Gu Yu said, shrugging.
“You…” Ling Juefeng raised his trembling hand, but had no words to say.
However, at this moment, the Corpse Beetle King grabbed Nangong Yang and reached out to tear off his arm.
“Gu Yu, I’ll write an IOU, I’ll write it,” Nangong Yang said immediately.
"Alright! Corpse Beetle King, release him and eat him." Gu Yu ordered. Corpse Beetle King immediately put down Nangong Yang and walked towards Ling Juefeng.
“Gu Yu, I’ll write too,” Ling Juefeng said through gritted teeth.
"Write it down!" Gu Yu waved his hand, signaling the Corpse Beetle King to retreat. He then watched as Ling Juefeng and the other finished writing the IOU, a scene that seemed familiar.
"Gentlemen, I think you can all testify that I did not force them to write this IOU. They wrote it because they felt sorry for me after slandering me," Gu Yu said.
“I am willing to testify for Brother Gu,” Zhang Huangling was the first to speak.
“I’m willing too,” Dugu Xing nodded and said.
“Alright! Let’s go back to the Corpse Beetle King’s territory! It’s a great place for cultivation,” Gu Yu said, and so the group returned to the Corpse Beetle King’s territory in a grand procession.
During this time, Gu Yu gave an order to the Cockroach King, instructing him to send a large army of cockroach monsters to launch a full-scale attack on the army of rat monsters and capture the three kings of the rat monsters.
Thus, fierce battles raged throughout Kunlun Yuanmen, with cockroach monsters and rat monsters locked in a great conflict. The rat monsters, weakened by the death of their Rat King, were no match for the cockroach army.
At this moment, Ma Li was facing off against another person. One of them was covered in flames, while the other was covered in black resentment. The person covered in flames was none other than Huo Fengyuan, who had escaped.
The two faced each other from a distance. Coincidentally, after Ma Li led Lu Yao to get rid of the Rat King and put Gu Yu and his group in danger, he once again sought out a place full of resentment to strengthen his own strength. However, during his search, he happened to encounter the Fire Phoenix Source.
"Are you Kong Yan or Huo Feng?" Ma Li frowned and asked, looking at the Huo Feng who was now only half-dead.
"What is Kong Yan? I am the Fire Phoenix," said Huo Fengyuan.
"Heh..." Ma Li sneered as he looked at the fire phoenix. "You look really pathetic. A fire phoenix without legs, I wonder what you would look like in your true form?"
"Hmph! If it weren't for the fact that this God-King hasn't recovered his strength yet and has suffered severe injuries, I could easily annihilate you, you inhuman and demonic form, with a flick of my wrist." Fire Phoenix was enraged upon hearing Ma Li's words.
"Then give it a try." Ma Li's face turned cold, and a monstrous demonic aura emanated from his body.
Sensing the overwhelming black aura, Huo Feng's expression changed. Although Ma Li's cultivation was only at the early stage of the King Realm, Huo Feng's strength could only be exerted at around the King Realm level because of the injury she suffered from Gu Yu's sword.
"What? You don't dare?" Ma Li looked at the Fire Phoenix, who hadn't made a move, and immediately mocked it.
"Ma Li, don't be so arrogant." Hearing Ma Li say that he dared not, Huo Feng was immediately annoyed. The blazing phoenix flames immediately spread out. He, Huo Feng, was once the Fire Phoenix God King of the Phoenix Clan. He had the cultivation of the peak of the Heavenly King Realm. He was just one step away from becoming a Great Emperor. How could he be told that he dared not by a person who was neither human nor demon?
I remember back then, even when facing the strongest clan, the Dragon Clan, he, the Fire Phoenix God King, faced three of the twelve Dragon Gods alone without fear. Of course, in the end, he died and was forced to undergo a rebirth, only to be reborn as a companion Phoenix Source.
The blazing phoenix fire and the pitch-black demonic energy clashed against each other, causing ripples to spread throughout the surrounding area.
Ma Li moved suddenly and rushed towards the Fire Phoenix, and nine black dragons swept out in an instant.
Although the Fire Phoenix had lost its lower half of life, it temporarily conjured two legs using flames. It suddenly unleashed its fists, and the blazing phoenix fire transformed into several fire phoenixes, colliding with the black dragon. Terrifying aftershocks spread out in an instant.
The two of them then engaged in a fierce battle, which surprisingly ended in a draw.
"Nothing special." Ma Li looked at Huo Feng and said with some disdain. The next second, his aura suddenly increased, and his cultivation level tripled. At this moment, his combat power had reached the realm of the Emperor, and he was even at the mid-stage of the Emperor realm.
Sensing the sudden increase in Ma Li's strength, Huo Feng's pupils contracted. If he hadn't been severely injured by Gu Yu, Ma Li wouldn't have been anything to him. But now, he was different. He gritted his teeth and knew he had to run.
This was truly embarrassing, and it made him feel extremely frustrated. He thought that with his strength, he could do whatever he wanted, but why did he always encounter freaks? Let's not even talk about Gu Yu, that freak, this Ma Li is also a freak.
"Trying to run away." Seeing the Fire Phoenix trying to escape, Ma Li's eyes sharpened instantly. Black energy surged from his body, and the next second, nine black dragons emerged again, surrounding the Fire Phoenix from all directions.
"Don't force me." Fire Phoenix was furious at this moment. She had just used her escape technique not long ago, and it would be difficult to use it again. Ma Li had completely blocked Fire Phoenix's escape route, and Fire Phoenix was now like a trapped beast.
“If I force you, you’re already a lamb to the slaughter,” Ma Li said coldly.
"Ma Li, although I am no match for you now, if you force me, I will unleash the Phoenix Burning Heaven Record and perish together with you," Fire Phoenix said through gritted teeth.
"Are you trying to scare me?" Ma Li said dismissively when he heard Huo Feng's words.
"My Phoenix Burning Heaven Record can burn even a true god to ashes. You have now defeated me while I was seriously injured, but with your meager cultivation, you can't even last half a second against the Phoenix Burning Heaven Record," the Fire Phoenix said through gritted teeth.
“Then you should try…” Before Ma Li could finish speaking, a voice suddenly rang in his mind.
"Don't let him use the Phoenix Burning Heaven Technique. He's not lying to you; you'll be reduced to ashes in an instant."
"It's you?" Ma Li was taken aback when he heard the voice. "Why should I believe you?"
"Heh..." the voice sneered, "Just because I am the Demon Dragon Emperor."
"The Demon Dragon Emperor?" Ma Li frowned. "Are you a true god?"
"What are true gods? In the past, I, the Demon Emperor, could have destroyed them with a flick of my wrist," the Demon Dragon Emperor said disdainfully.
"Can you destroy a true god with a flick of your wrist?" Ma Li was utterly astonished.
"I'll talk to you about these things later. Let's deal with this fire phoenix first. Hmm! Fire Phoenix God King, you had some reputation in the past, but unfortunately, you're nothing in front of me," said the Demon Dragon Emperor.
"How do you plan to solve this?" Ma Li frowned.
“Of course, we’ll subdue this guy,” said the Demon Dragon Emperor.
"Ma Li, what exactly are you trying to do?" Fire Phoenix frowned and asked, looking at Ma Li who had suddenly stood there, not making any further moves.
You need to give me a straight answer: either we die together or you let him go! Besides, Fire Phoenix doesn't want to die together with him! He just possessed Kong Yan's body, which can be considered a true rebirth. It would be such a loss for him to die like this!
"Hahaha..." Just then, a bead suddenly flew out from Ma Li's body, and a monstrous burst of demonic energy swept out, which made Huo Feng's expression change drastically.
"The Demon Dragon Pearl?" Fire Phoenix looked at the black pearl and said in horror.
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