From the point of the energy explosion, a ten-meter-tall cockroach monster suddenly burst forth, brandishing its twin blades and shooting straight at the three of them.
The three hurriedly tried to defend themselves, and a barrier was formed by their combined strength. But the next second, something shocking happened: the black energy on the ten-meter cockroach monster's twin blades pierced through the barrier, and the sharp blades, carrying an aura of destruction, swept towards the three of them.
"Sword Nourishing Technique, Heaven Opening." In the blink of an eye, countless strands of Origin Qi gathered around Gu Yu and converged on the wooden sword. Three hundred thousand strands of Origin Qi gathered on the wooden sword, and the inscriptions on the wooden sword lit up instantly.
Gu Yu slashed at the ten-meter-long cockroach monster.
Boom… Crack…
With a single slash from the late-stage Shuai realm, the ten-meter cockroach monster's twin blades were instantly severed. The blade sliced through the cockroach monster's body, sending it flying backward and crashing to the ground in two.
However, it did not die. Black, violent energy emanated from its wounds, and right in front of Gu Yu and the other two, it rapidly recovered.
The three people who saw this scene immediately changed their expressions; this was beyond the realm of human acceptance!
Even a King Realm expert would struggle to survive if cleaved in two by a single strike, yet this cockroach monster's combat strength was actually only at the peak of the General Realm.
"What exactly is this black energy?" Gu Yu thought to himself as he looked at the black energy. The reason it could withstand the combined attack of the three of them was because of that black energy, which was far superior to Origin Qi and now possessed such terrifying regenerative power.
"I never imagined that my mighty dragon race, the strongest of all races, would perish, while this weakest and most despised creature would survive, not only evolving but also mastering the power of gods and demons. What a tremendous irony!" Long Yuan sighed as he looked at the ten-meter-long cockroach monster in front of him.
"The power of gods and demons?" Gu Yu was somewhat incredulous upon hearing Long Yuan's words. The power of gods and demons? This black energy was the power of gods and demons? How could that be? He himself possessed the power of gods and demons. It could be said that apart from the two gods and demons of Qian and Kun, no one in this world understood the power of gods and demons better than him. This black energy before him was completely different from his power of gods and demons; it couldn't possibly be the power of gods and demons!
Moreover, Long Yuan said that apart from gods and demons, no one else could master the power of gods and demons.
"Yes! This is the power of gods and demons," Long Yuan said. "At first I wasn't sure, but now I'm quite certain. This should be the remnant power of gods and demons left over from the great battle between the two gods and demons of Qian and Kun in the past. However, this power may have evolved over a long period of time, splitting into two, becoming these two black and white energies. If you don't believe me, you can use the power of gods and demons to try it. This power will definitely not harm you at all, and may even be beneficial. It might even help you awaken again, who knows!"
"Give it a try?" Gu Yu frowned, somewhat hesitant. This could very well lead to someone's death!
At this moment, the ten-meter cockroach monster that had been cut in half by Gu Yu had fully recovered. It stared at Gu Yu, clearly somewhat wary.
Although Gu Yu cut it in two, it was able to regenerate, but it was very painful.
Sizzle sizzle...
The ten-meter-tall cockroach monster suddenly let out a cry. Hearing this, Gu Yu frowned. He couldn't understand the cry, but he recognized it—it was exactly the same cry as the first cockroach monster he had killed before its death. It was calling for help. This thing had already sent so many cockroach monsters, and it was still calling for help…
The key question is, will this guy summon a bunch of ten-meter-long cockroach monsters just like it?
Other cockroach monsters are fine; at least they'll die if you cut them in half. But if a bunch of these guys, like the ten-meter cockroach monster, come, that's not good.
Thinking of this, Gu Yu did not hesitate at all, and the God-Slaying Compass immediately appeared in his hand.
The Yin-Yang Amplification Array activated instantly, and Gu Yu's cultivation level jumped directly from the Third Cone Realm to the peak of the King Realm. Gu Yu reached out and grabbed Ri Jiu and Zhang Huangling.
An overwhelming aura emanated from Gu Yu. Of the thirty-six stratagems, running away is the best.
Gu Yu's figure vanished instantly, speeding away into the distance.
This startled the ten-meter cockroach monster and the many other cockroach monsters. The speed of a peak King Realm expert was simply unmatched by them.
In the blink of an eye, Gu Yu and his companions had broken out of the cockroach monsters' encirclement. Along the way, Gu Yu saw countless cockroach monsters, which made his scalp tingle. Fortunately, he ran away instead of choosing to fight them head-on under the enhancement of the Yin-Yang Amplification Array.
Of course, even if he were truly at the peak of the King Realm, it wouldn't matter. Given the strength of a peak King Realm cultivator, even if there were many cockroach monsters, as long as they weren't all ten-meter-long, he wouldn't be afraid. But Gu Yu is different. The buff from the Yin-Yang Amplification Array has a time limit. A top-grade source stone can probably only last for about ten minutes. If he were to fight head-on, he wouldn't be afraid, but who knows how many cockroach monsters are left? Once the time is up, he'll be a lamb to the slaughter.
Moreover, he encountered cockroach monsters as soon as he entered the Kunlun Origin Gate world. Who knows how much danger awaits him? Therefore, he cannot allow the God-Slaying Array Plate to be completely devoid of power.
After escaping danger, Gu Yu stopped the God-Slaying Array Plate from operating, and the three of them hovered in the air, searching for He Wen and his group.
By this time, He Wen and his group had already run quite far. He Wen and Yang Xinxin were still in good shape, but the others were already panting heavily.
Especially Zhang Yang, Guo Zitao, and Qi Peng. These three were originally 12th-grade Grandmasters, and they didn't have any gravity beads. Such a large movement and exertion left them slumped on the ground, trembling all over, and their faces were deathly pale.
The chubby boy, Qi Pingping, was also panting heavily and plopped down on the ground.
"I wonder how Brother Yu and the others are doing?" He Wen asked with a worried expression. Although Gu Yu and the other two were powerful, how could they possibly withstand so many cockroach monsters on their own?
"Don't worry, the gang leader has the God-Slaying Array Plate, which can escape instantly. It's just that because there are too many of us here, the God-Slaying Array Plate is consuming too much energy and can't move that far. Once we're far enough away and safe, he will naturally move it out," Lu Yun said from the side.
"Sigh! I thought that once we entered the Cone Realm, we wouldn't have to hold the gang leader back anymore, but I didn't expect that we would still be a burden." Li Zhiran said in a deep voice, her voice full of helplessness. They were all geniuses, but they had encountered a monstrous genius. Compared with the monstrous genius, they seemed ordinary.
However, it gave them a goal. Even though they knew they couldn't keep up with Gu Yu's pace, they still had to try their best to catch up, which gave them motivation.
At this moment, Yang Xinxin's gaze fell upon a large tree. This tree had no leaves, but it had a fruit the size of a basketball. The fruit was red and looked delicious.
Yang Xinxin walked over and reached for the fruit. After picking the fruit and taking a bite, she immediately looked back at where the fruit had been.
"Hmm?" Yang Xinxin was a little confused. She saw two big red eyes staring at her.
Yang Xinxin stared into his eyes, and then she suddenly realized something.
"ah…………"
A scream drew everyone's attention, who had just managed to catch their breath, to her location.
Yang Xinxin was face to face with a humanoid rat, eye to eye, when the humanoid rat suddenly bared two sharp teeth and lunged at Yang Xinxin.
Yang Xinxin immediately threw a punch, sending the humanoid rat flying.
At the same time, the earth began to undulate, and countless humanoid rat monsters emerged from the soil. Everyone who witnessed this scene paled instantly.
Having just escaped the army of cockroach monsters, I've now encountered an army of rat monsters! Good heavens! Is this some kind of living hell?
"Squeak squeak..."
These rat monsters began to communicate.
Everyone was on high alert, and they dared not attack rashly when faced with the dense swarms of rat monsters emerging from the ground.
Swoosh...
Just then, several rat monsters suddenly rushed towards the group. He Wen moved, and the Nine Nether Soul-Seizing Spear in his hand emitted a dark light. A tremendous force swept out, and the rat monsters that rushed forward were blasted away by He Wen's spear.
"Not strong, probably only as strong as a dragon." After exchanging blows, He Wen already knew the combat strength of these rat monsters.
When the rat monsters saw that the rat monsters who rushed forward to test the group's strength were all swept away in one go, they looked at each other in dismay.
"Xin Xin, calm down." Yang Xin Xin clung to Shi Shuai like an octopus, her head buried in his chest, eyes closed, afraid to look around. This place was terrifying. She would never have come here if she had known. She was afraid of cockroaches, and now there were cockroach monsters; she was afraid of rats, and now there were rats; she was even afraid of ghosts—what if ghosts came soon?!
"I'm scared, there are so many rat monsters!" Yang Xinxin couldn't listen to anything else at this point.
He Wen held the Nine Nether Soul-Seizing Spear, his body radiating black aura mixed with a devouring power, like a ghost general emerging from hell.
As expected, when the rat monsters saw He Wen, they hesitated whether to go forward. You see, although they had undergone a mutation due to the black and white energy over the years and had a body similar to a human, their courage had not evolved and they were still very small.
"Squeak squeak..."
The rat monsters began to communicate with each other again. Although He Wen was incredibly powerful, he dared not make a move. He could only hold off one of the rat monsters, which was only as strong as a dragon, but the others could not. Moreover, Yang Xinxin, who was capable of fighting, was now completely powerless due to fear.
After communicating for about half a minute, the rat monsters suddenly turned their gazes to He Wen and his group. Then they all crawled out of the ground and looked at He Wen and his group with fierce eyes.
"Squeak..." a rat monster suddenly cried out.
"Squeak squeak..." another mouse squealed.
………………………
At this moment, He Wen and his group frowned. They couldn't figure out what the rat monsters were doing. He Wen could only keep releasing his aura to intimidate these rat monsters.
Little did they know that these rat monsters were saying, "Didn't we agree that you would go first?"
"Nonsense, it was clearly agreed that you went first."
“I told you we should retreat! Human flesh doesn’t taste good, why should we bother with them? Besides, the leader is too imposing. He killed our companions in one go.”
"They only have one strong player, we have so many of us, what are we afraid of?"
"Then why don't you go first!"
"I... I agreed that you guys went first..."
"I already said..."
It's a vicious cycle, but these rats seem to be a bit smarter than the cockroach monster, because they're too cowardly to go near it.
"What on earth are they doing?" Shi Shuai looked at the rat monsters with some confusion! These guys kept squeaking, and judging from the posture of some of them, they were about to fight, which was very puzzling.
"I don't know. The best thing for us right now is to wait and see. There are just too many of them," He Wen said.
"Let's retreat! Let's retreat!" a rat-like monster squeaked. "What if that guy comes at us with that thing and attacks? Are you going to step in and block it?"
"Why should I step forward?"
"Then I told you to leave, but you didn't."
"You're spouting nonsense. I was the one who said to leave, but you didn't. Everyone heard that."
"Damn it...are you asking for a beating?"
"Afraid of you?"
Just then, Gu Yu and his two companions finally found He Wen and his group. Seeing that He Wen and his group were surrounded by a dense swarm of rat monsters, they rushed over from afar.
"Eight Directions Sky-Piercing Slash!" Gu Yu unleashed his ultimate move instantly, and countless blade energies surged forth, instantly slaying a large number of the whispering rat monsters.
"Thunder magic, reaching to the heavens and penetrating the earth." Zhang Huangling also unleashed thunder magic, and its destructive power instantly turned a whole group of rat monsters black with electricity, filling the air with a burnt smell.
Upon seeing this, countless rat monsters were immediately terrified. They didn't even have time to argue, and one by one they burrowed into the ground and disappeared without a trace in an instant.
"Hmm?" Gu Yu frowned. He had expected a fierce battle! It turned out to be resolved so easily...
"Brother Yu." Upon seeing the person who had arrived, He Wen exclaimed with delight.
"Boss!" the others shouted as well.
"Are you all alright? What's with these rat monsters?" Gu Yu asked.
"I don't know." He Wen shrugged and then recounted their encounter with the rat monster, which only deepened Gu Yu's confusion.
Not attacking? They even seem to be arguing amongst themselves? Why don't cockroach monsters do that? If they did, wouldn't they be spared the attacks?
Seeing Zhang Yang, Guo Zitao, and Qi Peng slumped on the ground, struggling to breathe, Gu Yu immediately took out more than a dozen balls of life essence. He hadn't used any life essence during this time, although he had given a lot to Long Yuan, but he still had quite a lot in stock.
"Each person in their own group, after absorbing the nutrients, rest for ten minutes, and then we'll continue on our way," Gu Yu said to the group.
Everyone immediately received the life essence and began to cultivate.
Ten minutes passed in the blink of an eye. By this time, Zhang Yang, Guo Zitao, and Qi Peng had recovered considerably thanks to the effects of the life essence.
The group of twelve embarked on their adventure once again, but because of their previous encounters with the cockroach monster and the rat monster, they were all on high alert.
Gu Yu summoned all the Origin Soldiers; four Origin Soldiers surrounded and protected everyone.
Gu Yu's Origin Soldiers now possess the combat power of three dragons. Apart from Gu Yu, Zhang Huangling, Ri Jiu, He Wen, and Yang Xinxin, the combat power of the others in the arena is not even comparable to that of Origin Soldiers.
At this moment, Gu Yu stood at the front, his brows furrowed, his gaze fixed on the black and white energy around him. Long Yuan said that this black and white energy was the power that had evolved from the power of gods and demons over the years.
Although he dared not try, his heart was filled with hesitation. He needed to awaken the power of gods and demons again. Who knew when the Yin-Yang Heavenly Punishment Talisman in his body would suddenly activate? Only by awakening the power of gods and demons again could he suppress it.
Wait a minute! Gu Yu suddenly remembered the Yin-Yang Heavenly Punishment Talisman, and his expression changed drastically. "Long Yuan, isn't the black and white energy on the Yin-Yang Heavenly Punishment Talisman somewhat similar to the black and white energy in this place?"
"Hmm?" Upon hearing Gu Yu's question, Long Yuan frowned as well, immediately lost in thought. Thinking of the black and white energy on the Yin-Yang Heavenly Punishment Talisman, Long Yuan released his perception and sensed the black and white energy around him. He suddenly said, "That's right, they are the same kind, even though they are different."
“The same kind.” Gu Yu murmured, and his body immediately unleashed divine and demonic power. Gray divine and demonic power emanated from his body, which surprised everyone.
"Brother Gu? What's wrong?" Zhang Huangling was the first to ask.
"It's nothing, I want to test a hypothesis." Gu Yu's body suddenly moved, and he actually rushed towards a large pile of black and white energy in the air.
"Danger?" Zhang Huangling and the others' expressions changed instantly. Everyone knew how terrifying that black and white energy was. Rushing in so rashly, they seemed to foresee the outcome: Gu Yu was instantly blasted into ashes by the black and white energy.
"Gu Yu, what are you doing?" Ri Jiu's expression changed drastically. Suddenly, a rich golden light emanated from her body, causing everyone around to involuntarily step back. The next second, Ri Jiu appeared directly in front of Gu Yu, blocking him from view.
"Ri Jiu, I'm fine." Gu Yu frowned as he sensed the sudden burst of energy emanating from Ri Jiu. He stopped his forward momentum and hurriedly said, "This must be Ri Jiu's secret technique, or at least that's what Gu Yu thought."
"You're committing suicide." Rijiu's eyes flashed with golden light; she was truly panicked.
"Believe me, I have no reason to commit suicide," Gu Yu said. At this moment, Ri Jiu's aura was very powerful, so powerful that it made Gu Yu's heart tremble. He even had a feeling that even if he used the Yin-Yang Amplification Array of the God-Slaying Array Plate to raise his cultivation to the peak of the King Realm, he would still be unable to compare with Ri Jiu at this moment.
Looking at Ri Jiu before him, Gu Yu felt a slight flutter in his heart. He seemed to have developed some inexplicable feelings for this woman. He knew very well what these feelings were. He felt a little guilty. He couldn't let Ling'er down.
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