Chapter 407: One Person, One Gu

Watching the show?

The Heavenly Corpse Gu would never let Yunhe sit back and reap the catch; he called Yunhe over, and indeed there was a place that needed Yunhe.

"Yun junior brother, stay put here; what else are we waiting for?" the Heavenly Corpse Gu shouted loudly.

He shouted on purpose, aiming to draw Ling Ya's attention toward Yunhe.

Anyone else?

Sure enough, hearing the Heavenly Corpse Gu's voice, Ling Ya punched away the Heavenly Capital Corpse, his scarlet eyes flashing with ferocity as he stared toward Yunhe's position.

Once exposed, there was no need to hide; Yunhe stepped out of the Contraction Breath Technique, his face calm as he looked at the two.

"Hualin! You really colluded with human cultivators!"

Ling Ya glared angrily, extremely furious at the Heavenly Corpse Gu's actions.

If the Heavenly Corpse Gu only had conflicts with some internal tribes of their Abyss Clan, that would be at most an internal dispute; but colluding with human cultivators is something Ling Ya absolutely does not want to see.

"Hm?"

Accompanied by a chilling chewing sound, Ling Ya's aura kept rising, making him appear less like an Abyss Clan cultivator and more like an Abyss Beast.

But after Yunhe appeared, he had no intention of intervening in their fight.

He knew this was already his limit; if he kept devouring, not only was it uncertain whether he could recover, but the Cultivation Base and power gained from swallowing would have no time to be digested and to build a solid foundation, making further progress impossible.

In his storage bag was a humanoid skull, obtained from the storage bag of Xiao Wuxian, son of the Yellow Spring Ancestor.

He took out the Floating Cloud Bagua Disc.

After Ling Ya let out a beast‑like roar again, he surprisingly abandoned his entanglement with the Heavenly Capital Corpse and turned to charge at the Fifth Level Abyss Beast corpse.

He discovered that this Fifth Level Abyss Beast corpse had no head.

At the same time.

Abyss Beasts leave no corpse after death, but the Abyss Clan is different.

Seeing this, the Heavenly Corpse Gu did not block him, even adopting a waiting stance.

At this moment his aura intensity surged to the late Fourth Level tier!

Although his mind was affected by the Soul‑Eating Technique, he still retained a final thread of clarity.

Yunhe recalled that this feeling originated from there.

Bang!!!

Ling Ya slammed out a circle, a fierce gust hurling the Heavenly Capital Corpse far away.

But at that time he did not know what the skull's purpose was.

"Roar!!"

But now, in this state, he was already powerful enough.

Ling Ya then halted his chewing.

The Heavenly Capital Corpse's strength lies in its body, and Ling Ya's strength now also lies in his body, so the Heavenly Corpse Gu cannot take down Ling Ya in a short time.

This action left the Heavenly Corpse Gu somewhat stunned.

Suddenly.

But it gave him no time to think, for Ling Ya was now completely consumed by anger.

He even directly set up a formation within the passage.

Not only could he possess a refined corpse comparable to a mid‑ to late‑stage Nascent Soul, but he could also grow stronger by continuously devouring Abyss Beasts, possibly even breaking through to the Fifth Level!

Soon.

Although he and many Abyss Clan cultivators did not trust the Heavenly Corpse Gu, they had to admit the role the Heavenly Corpse Gu played in this war between the alien race and humanity.

That Fifth Level Abyss Beast corpse was originally still an Abyss Clan cultivator.

Because of Ling Ya's actions, Yunhe finally saw clearly that Fifth Level Abyss Beast corpse.

Whether Yunhe fights or retreats, he can understand, but what does directly setting up a formation mean?

To leave both him and Ling Ya here?

He had originally suspected that the Abyss Clan's siege of Tingxiang Tower and the hunt for Xiao Wuxian were for this skull.

To provoke him to devour the Fifth Level Abyss Beast corpse, to spur him to keep using the Soul‑Eating Technique, to incite him to use that boundless Abyss Beast corpse for the Soul‑Eating Technique!

"His target truly is Ling Ya, but not the Ling Ya of now, rather"

The skull in his storage bag is the head of that corpse!

Although the Heavenly Capital Corpse is a refined corpse of a late‑stage Nascent Soul, it originally was a practitioner of the Heavenly Insect Sect, and after losing the spirit insects and Gu insects, that sect's cultivators' power was reduced; moreover, a refined corpse cannot recreate the original cultivator's strength, so it still lags far behind a late‑stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

That Fifth Level Abyss Beast corpse lacked a skull, so it could not be made into a refined corpse, but with Ling Ya, endless possibilities exist.

Because repeated use of the Soul‑Eating Technique had already damaged his mind, drawing him closer to Abyss Beasts, and with the Heavenly Corpse Gu's provocation, at this moment Ling Ya's eyes saw only the Heavenly Corpse Gu!

Ling Ya's aura at this moment oddly evoked a faint sense of familiarity in him.

He was neither Abyss Clan nor human; what is wrong with seeking his own benefit between the two races?

If he can't even see this, how could the Abyss Ancestor of the Abyss Clan possibly use him?

But now, seeing Ling Ya and then that headless Fifth Level Abyss Beast corpse, he suddenly understood.

And, like Ling Ya, by employing the special Soul‑Eating Technique, one ultimately irreversibly becomes an Abyss Beast.

While Yunhe set up the formation, he also watched the two's battle; seeing the Heavenly Corpse Gu not hindering Ling Ya's actions, he understood that the Heavenly Corpse Gu's earlier behavior was all to provoke Ling Ya.

In response to Ling Ya's curses, the Heavenly Corpse Gu merely let out a light laugh.

However, Ling Ya defeating the Heavenly Capital Corpse is no easy task.

As for the Heavenly Corpse Gu's purpose, he roughly guessed it.

"Roar!"

Ling Ya dropped his limbs to the ground, let out a low roar, and lunged at the Heavenly Corpse Gu.

At this time, aside from his humanoid appearance, he was almost no different from an abyssal beast.

Bang!!

However, before Lingya could attack the Dao Heavenly Corpse Worm, it was blocked by the "Heavenly Capital Corpse Worm".

But this time.

Originally able to match Lingya head-on, the "Heavenly Capital Corpse Worm" now completely fell into a disadvantage.

"Junior Brother Yunhe, if you still want to keep watching the show, then I won't bother with this matter, and your human race will just have a few more Fourth Level late-stage abyssal beasts as enemies."

The Heavenly Corpse Worm couldn't help but shout again.

Quite obvious.

Facing Lingya in this state, he also felt considerable pressure.

But Yunhe remained unmoved.

If he could let Lingya slay the Heavenly Corpse Worm here, he felt it would be more advantageous than having a few more Fourth Level late-stage abyssal beasts for the Abyssal Clan.

Whether it was advantageous to him or to humanity.

However, the Heavenly Corpse Worm seemed to read his thoughts from his unmoving reaction, its voice somewhat low and tinged with a hint of coldness as it said: "Junior Brother, you wouldn't think I came in my true form, would you?"

Upon hearing that, Yunhe's movements in setting up the formation paused.

Showing a hint of helplessness.

"Indeed, in terms of caution, this old thing is more cautious than human cultivators."

"Help me deal with this person, and I will tell you the location and usage method of the 'Black Crystal Divine Plant.'" The Heavenly Corpse Worm spoke again, and after a brief pause added: "I can also tell you the method for advancing your worm."

It was quite obvious that the Heavenly Corpse Worm also felt the situation was tricky, as it no longer used terms like "Senior Brother" or "Junior Brother".

Upon hearing this.

Yunhe silently sighed.

It seems we have no choice but to "cooperate".

However, he still did not immediately intervene, but patiently finished setting up the formation here.

"About ready? How much longer do you want him to wear me down?" the Heavenly Corpse Worm said resentfully.

Yunhe's reason for not acting immediately was indeed to let the Heavenly Corpse Worm expend more energy.

Not only to wear down the Heavenly Corpse Worm, but also to wear down Lingya.

"You caused the trouble, yet you want others to clean up your mess—is that your way of doing things?" Yunhe couldn't help but retort, flicking his sleeve as three flying swords shot out.

Clang clang clang!!

The Five Elements Heavenly Thunder Sword struck Lingya's body, producing a metallic buzzing sound and sparks flying out.

"Tsk."

Seeing this, Yunhe smacked his lips.

At this moment, Lingya's body was no different from a Fourth Level late-stage abyssal beast; even just the strength of its scales could not be broken by an ordinary magical treasure.

"What about your 'Heavenly Thunder Power'?"

Meanwhile, the Heavenly Corpse Worm, while driving the "Heavenly Capital Corpse Worm" forward to press Lingya from another side, glared at Yunhe.

"You made him like this—don't you have any countermeasure?"

Yunhe, however, glared back without hesitation.

But having said that, he still formed a seal with both hands, and golden arcs of light burst forth from the three Five Elements Heavenly Thunder Swords.

Zizzle!

The Heavenly Thunder Power flared brightly, dispersing some of the surrounding black mist while indeed leaving traces on Lingya's body.

However, it was not deep.

Thus, it can be seen that the Heavenly Thunder Power indeed has some restraining effect on him.

"Aren't you the countermeasure?" the Heavenly Corpse Worm said bluntly.

Yunhe was amused by his anger.

"Treating him as a trump card?"

He really is encountering this situation for the first time.

With a light flick of his fingers, amid a buzzing sound, two more flying swords slid out of his sleeve.

Five flying swords emerged together!

Thereafter, he formed a seal with one hand, hazy mana swirling, softly chanting, a light blue vortex condensed in his palm, following behind the Five Elements Heavenly Thunder Sword as it shot toward Lingya.

The speed was strange; in an instant it was right before Lingya's face.

The chill of the Ice Phoenix Wings was used by Yunhe, but in terms of spell speed, it was even faster than thunder magic by several notches.

Although Lingya had lost much of its reason, after becoming a "beast," its combat intuition became terrifying; it almost instantly reacted, not dodging but swinging its fist to smash the ice mass.

On his fist, thick black aura coiled, like a ferocious beast exhaling, and it collided with that ice-colored vortex.

The two exploded simultaneously, producing a tremendous sound.

Suddenly.

Ice crystals and snow mist scattered, and the temperature in the entire space plummeted.

Lingya's body was also coated with a layer of ice crystals, making his body inevitably somewhat stiff.

Afterwards.

The Five Elements Heavenly Thunder Sword also seized the opportunity, coiling around his body, lightning bursting forth!

Boom—!!

A scorched smell spread throughout the area.

However, Lingya remained ferocious, locking onto the nearest "Heavenly Capital Corpse Worm" and lunging at it, subduing it completely with just a few punches.

"Stop testing, use whatever trump cards you have quickly; if you drag it out until he adapts to the 'Soul-Devouring Technique', and if he then eats more abyssal beast corpses, his strength could increase further!" The Heavenly Corpse Gu's body trembled slightly, and he hurriedly said.

Yunhe looked at him expressionlessly.

"First tell me, what is peculiar about the Soul-Devouring Technique and this abyssal cultivator named Lingya?"

(End of chapter)