Chapter 326: The Outbreak of the Gu Worms

After the system turned into this chubby furball, Wu Yue grew more indulgent toward him; seeing his teary-eyed look, she immediately reached out and hugged him.

The little chubby ball obediently nestled in Wu Yue's arms, occasionally stepping on her host's arm with its soft, meaty pads, feeling extremely comfortable.

Wu Yue listened to the people over there while stroking the little furball's head, occasionally pulling out a few salt-crystal stones from her side pouch to feed it.

After entering the salt-crystal beast's body, Tongzi's tastes changed; his former favorite snacks no longer appealed, but seeing those salt-crystal stones made his mouth water.

"Wu Yue, just now the Black Wolf Shaman said your little beast in your arms can catch that kind of gu worm?"

As the person and beast interacted, the Xuehu Wu's voice suddenly sounded in her ear; Wu Yue, somewhat bewildered, lifted her head to look at the chubby furball in her arms, then slipped her hands under its armpits and lifted Tongzi up: "When did you learn to catch gu worms?"

The little furball, holding the half-eaten salt stone in its two front paws, gulped down what was in its mouth with a "glug" and then opened its mouth to let out a long string of "ao ao ao!"

Having said that, it proudly puffed out its chest.

Wu Yue looked at the Xuehu Wu, bewildered: "What did it say?"

The Xuehu Wu's face stiffened: "You're asking me?"

The small female who had been questioned finally spoke up: "This little furball is now my pet."

Then, feeling a bit embarrassed, she scratched her head and said: "I don't know what it's saying either."

She then turned to Yuan Lang and Yuan Qi beside her: "You're not beastman warriors? Can't you even understand beast language?"

Yuan Qi: "..."

"You think so highly of us—I'm really moved!"

Yuan Lang, however, looked at her amusedly: "You're comparing us to it?"

Upon hearing that, the fluffy, chubby Tongzi exploded instantly, his deep-blue fur standing on end as he let out an "ao" and lunged forward.

But Wu Yue grabbed him by the scruff of the neck: "You can't twist your arm against your thigh; when you need to endure, you just have to endure."

Seeing that she wasn't clear either, the Xuehu Wu sighed helplessly, got up, walked into the mountain cave, and took out a stone jar.

Wu Yue placed Tongzi on her lap, her eyes also eagerly fixed on the stone jar.

If her guess was correct, the stone jar should contain the gu worm that Ye Duo had caught in her hand.

After the shaman wrapped his qi around the stone jar, he then opened the lid; the black-red centipede-like gu worm shot out of the jar, only to slam headfirst into the Xuehu Wu's qi barrier.

It then began probing the barrier from all sides, continuously emitting a sharp hissing sound.

"Host, the gu worm I killed last time was exactly like this one, identical."

Tongzi licked his paws, and his soft, tender voice echoed in Wu Yue's mind.

"This is the gu worm I previously obtained from Ye Duo's hand, Yuan Lang, come take a look."

Before Yuan Lang could step forward, the Black Wolf Shaman directly said: "It's this kind of gu worm, identical to the one the little beast killed."

The Xuehu Wu frowned: "In that case, we need to see just how powerful this gu worm is."

The Black Wolf Shaman, upon hearing that, directly pulled out the arm of the beastman beside him: "Let's test it on him."

Yuan Qi looked at his arm being lifted, rolled his eyes speechlessly, but didn't refuse: "Sure."

Wu Yue frowned; this gu worm was quite strange—even the Black Wolf Shaman had suffered a loss from it, so using a beastman warrior as a test subject would be too dangerous.

So, after Yuan Qi's words fell, Wu Yue directly stopped him: "Actually, there's no need to use a beastman warrior for the test; just have the beastfolk catch a two-eared beast to test on."

The instant Wu Yue finished speaking, the gu worm suddenly let out a sharp hiss, its body swelling a notch, then it shrieked and lunged at her.

The qi barrier that had just been able to contain it shattered like fragile paper; the gu worm, moving at extreme speed, instantly appeared before Wu Yue, so close she could even see the fine, sharp teeth in its mouth.

Her face instantly turned pale, covered in cold sweat.

"Damn, do centipedes really have teeth like that? Am I just uncultured?"

Everyone in the cave was shocked and dismayed upon seeing this; Yuan Lang beside her, his eyes nearly bursting, flashed forward to stand in front of Wu Yue.

The beastman's speed was such that everyone only saw a blur, and he had already positioned himself in front of Wu Yue.

Yuan Lang gathered a thin silver light barrier around himself, but his cultivation level was naturally far inferior to the Xuehu Wu's, and the gu worm could pierce the Xuehu Wu's qi barrier.

Naturally, the gu worm could also pierce his condensed light barrier.

This ferocious gu worm instantly surged into Yuan Lang's body.

It then let out a triumphant-sounding high-pitched hiss.

Protected behind him, Wu Yue's face instantly changed: "Yuan Lang!"

At this moment, the beastman's face was abnormally pallid; on his bare chest, a bluish-black bulge kept wandering, looking exceptionally terrifying.

Usually aloof and stalwart, his face now furrowed in pain, fine beads of sweat beginning to appear on his forehead.

The green qi in Wu Yue's hand surfaced, ready to press against the beastman's chest to see if it could ease his pain.

But at the crucial moment, the Xuehu Wu stopped her: "The life energy in your qi is exactly what these gu worms love; let me handle it."

Having said that, he rose and pressed his qi-filled hands onto Yuan Lang's chest.

I had thought the gu worm would still escape this time, but instead it seemed to have surged with a burst of energy from earlier, and the Xuehu Wu's qi easily suppressed it against his chest.

Yuan Lang supported himself on the ground with one arm, while the other arm still held the posture of protecting Wu Yue.

In the instant the Xuehu Wu subdued the gu worm, Yuan Lang opened his mouth and spat out a large mouthful of black blood.

That black blood fell onto the cave floor, and a foul stench instantly spread through the cavern.

The Xuehu Wu's face changed drastically: "Hold your breath, hurry out—this smell is toxic."

Bai Qi, gritting his teeth, helped the Black Wolf Shaman up as he looked at his own child, then headed outward.

Xu Huwu looked at Wu Yue: "Go get the gu worm-expelling medicine from the wooden bucket inside the cave."

Wu Yue hurriedly rose; her hands trembled slightly, but the moment she gripped the wooden bucket, it felt rock-solid.

This is Yuan Lang's life-saving medicine.

Wu Yue sat behind Yuan Lang, placing his head on her lap: "Yuan Lang, open your mouth and drink the medicine."

As her words fell, however, the beastman warrior in her arms already had a bluish-black tint to his face—a clear sign of poisoning.

Seeing this, the Xuehu Wu frowned, took a bowl of water, pinched open his mouth, and poured it in.