Chapter 478: The Chang Face Devours the Parasitic Gu

Gu-path elite armies, as the name suggests, consist of elite Sorcerer-people who have been selected for mastering at least one high-quality Gu Insect.

Although the brothers Da Mo Xiong and Er Mo E are inseparable, they are still counted as two individuals, so they have mastered a total of two types of Gu Insects.

The first is the Far-Sight Gu, which enhances vision; after being swallowed by them, it is raised within their eyeballs, extending their line of sight to five times that of others at the same realm.

The second is called the Parasitic Gu; as the name suggests, while other Gu Insects reside within the human body, this type of Gu Insect parasitizes other Gu Insects—the more powerful the parasitized Gu Insect, the stronger its own might.

It is very difficult for an average person to meet the requirements of the Parasitic Gu.

The brothers Da Mo and Xiao Mo were able to plant the second, the Parasitic Gu, precisely because they had mastered the Far-Sight Gu and used it as a host.

The function of the Parasitic Gu is very simple: it is to drag a powerful enemy down to death at the cost of one's life, with the price being the Far-Sight Gu and the eyeball it resides in.

That's right, the blood mist from their exploding eyeballs was the trace of the Parasitic Gu devouring the Far-Sight Gu and the eyeball before drilling out of the body to attack Zhou You; as for the Parasitic Gu itself, it kills invisibly and can no longer be observed by the naked eye.

"Haha, you are surely going to die."

Although Da Mo Xiong and Er Mo E felt the pain, the Parasitic Gu being able to take down Zhou You was already a great victory.

Such a powerful enemy is one of the best even among the Fierce Generals of Dayin Mountain; having achieved such a great result in this battle, they will definitely receive the reward of a Gu King egg.

Splat!

Zhou You was struck in the chest, and a thread-like splash of blood flew out; the Parasitic Gu is fast and small, and once it drilled into the human body, it immediately began to wreak havoc, acting faster than any potent poison.

In less than a single breath's time, the target would be dead...

Urgh! The Chang Generals' eyes widened, their breathing grew heavy, and their expressions twisted one by one, as if they had seen a ghost.

One person grabbed Lu Jianqing's wrist with such force that he nearly broke his bones.

He had not yet realized his own loss of composure and asked desperately, "Look at what he is using, is it, is it that art..."

"Yes, that's right, it is."

Lu Jianqing stared at Zhou You and said affirmatively.

The moment blood splashed from Zhou You's chest, the Parasitic Gu could no longer drill in, because the flesh and skin were writhing and twisting, turning into a human face with complete features in the blink of an eye.

Others might not recognize it, but the Chang Generals of Dayin Mountain knew it well: it was the Tiger-Chang Surrogate-Zombie Art.

After that human face appeared, it opened its mouth to bite the wound, and the Parasitic Gu that was drilling inside was also swallowed into its mouth.

Lu Jianqing was shocked to his core; setting aside how Zhou You learned this Tiger-Chang Surrogate-Zombie Art, even if he had learned it, where did he get the Essence Energy and Qi-blood to cultivate such a secret technique?

One must know that the best training ground for the Tiger-Chang Surrogate-Zombie Art is the life-and-death fighting arena of Dayin Mountain.

Whether it is a Chang General challenging a Tiger General, or a competition between Tiger Generals, all wagers are made with Qi-blood and Essence Energy; the winner can take the opponent's Essence Energy and Qi-blood, while the loser suffers severe damage to their vitality.

In this world, there is no such thing as the Star-Sucking Great Art; the Qi-blood of others is a foreign energy that cannot be digested or absorbed.

The Tiger-Chang Surrogate-Zombie Art is simply a way to make use of waste, refining the complex power from different subjects into a 'Chang Face'.

One Chang Face can take the place of the subject to withstand one fatal attack.

However, to refine a single Chang Face, one must win at least twenty consecutive matches; it must be a winning streak, without a single loss, and the difficulty is too great.

Lu Jianqing's inner doubts grew even stronger: where did Zhou You get so much nourishment? However, an even greater shock was yet to come.

The Parasitic Gu had been bitten by the Chang Face, but Zhou You was not satisfied; Da Mo Xiong and Er Mo E had not yet surrendered! He slapped his chest, "Go!"

The next moment, the Chang Generals screamed, "A ghost!"

Because the Chang Face on Zhou You's chest—the features that had emerged from his flesh—bulged out like a human head wrapped in plastic, and with a sudden leap, it stood up from his body. This was no longer just a Chang Face, but a human-head balloon.

As everyone knows, the Chang Face cultivated by the Tiger-Chang Surrogate-Zombie Art is usually a set of features distributed on the chest; although the eyes, ears, mouth, and nose are all present, they are like sores or poison spots and could never fall off the body.

The ugly features were still disgusting, and the mouth kept chewing, tossing the Parasitic Gu back and forth.

Da Mo Xiong and Er Mo E looked at this human head, their feet as if welded to the ground, unable to move.

They were not cowardly people and dared to charge at fierce beasts a hundred times their size, but the existence before them clearly exceeded their understanding.

Even the most powerful Parasitic Gu had been swallowed in one bite; this thing was definitely not something meant to scare people.

Under Zhou You's urging, the human-head balloon reluctantly moved forward, opened its large mouth, and swallowed Da Mo and Xiao Mo into it.

By this time, the two fierce Sorcerer-people had long since been frightened to the point of weak knees, with no power to resist.

Zhou You rose and leaped, stepping on the bald top of the human-head balloon, and glanced at the Chang Generals huddled together and shivering nearby.

He did not say anything more, turned around, and drove the human-head balloon to float high into the sky, disappearing into the clouds on the horizon.

After an unknown amount of time...

The crazed Sorcerer-beasts were nowhere to be found, leaving behind a scene of devastation.

The Chang Generals looked at each other, not knowing what to say; it was fortunate enough that they had survived.

However, what they had just seen and heard brought up too many questions, and for a moment, they could not find a starting point for conversation.

"Which Fierce General in the mountain was it that saved us just now? They were so powerful."

The Chang Generals were certain: the flying tiger robe and the Tiger-Chang Surrogate-Zombie Art meant it was definitely a top-tier Fierce General from Dayin Mountain; there could be no mistake.

However, no one answered this question; if there were still a Tiger General alive, perhaps they could have recognized the other party.

Yet, those present were all Chang Generals, the lowest-ranking Disciples in the mountain, and they had no qualifications to see the faces of the Fierce Generals.

One of them patted his chest and said, "I know Wu Kui; I'll ask him when we get back."

Wu Kui is a legendary figure among the Chang Generals and also an inspirational idol, having upgraded from a Chang General to a Fierce General, with infinite glory.

Every Chang General takes pride in knowing Wu Kui and having spoken to him.

"Heh, who among us doesn't know Wu Kui? With his status and position today, I'll admire you if you can even see him."

He is not who he used to be; is he someone a lowly Chang General like you can see just because you want to?

Lu Jianqing shook his head; he no longer dared to be certain that the person who left was Zhou You.

The appearance matched, but the fist techniques and methods were far beyond what that cast-off Disciple from Gongliang City could possess. Who on earth was it? Suddenly, he scratched the back of his head; Zhou You seemed to have a nickname in Gongliang City—what was that nickname again?

Lu Jianqing had always had a good memory, but it suddenly failed him here; he racked his brains but could not recall it.

The Chang Generals around him began to discuss again how the Tiger-Chang Surrogate-Zombie Art could be so powerful when cultivated to a high level, with the Chang Face breaking out of the chest, restraining Gu Insects, swallowing enemies, and even being able to carry people in flight.

This method seemed more like that of a legendary immortal, not something a martial artist practicing fist techniques could possess.

Hmm, Lu Jianqing was even more certain that the other person was absolutely not Zhou You, but a stranger who looked similar.

If it really were Zhou You, he would never have saved him; it would be a good thing if he didn't take the opportunity to kick him while he was down.

The group of puppet generals discussed for a long time but could never reach a conclusion, so they hurriedly cleaned up and buried the corpses at the scene, then continued on to search for their other fellow disciples.

(End of this chapter)