Chapter 403: Cosmic Dao Gu Worm

"What a fate!" Yan Buji twisted the corner of his mouth, activated Instant Shadow Step and the Electric Flash and Adjust Wind secret technique, dodging several Blade Lights in succession, then watched those Blade Lights pierce the void, tearing holes of varying sizes that gradually healed, his expression growing even more solemn.

The White Worm apparently did not expect Yan Buji's speed to be so fast, but it also sensed that Yan Buji harbored some Space Power.

Otherwise, he could not have precisely found a spot to dodge.

In fact, it is so; the Blade Light released by the White Worm must be a use of Space Power, which is not merely a teleportation function, but also a rare, top‑tier lethal force that turns Space Power into the ability to cut all things.

With such lethality, any mere contact would be fatal to Yan Buji.

Because his mortal body cannot directly face the cutting of a spatial Blade Light, let alone counter it with techniques.

He is only a Golden Core Martial Cultivation practitioner; this use of Space Power clearly has reached a Dao Mark, a method only Nascent Soul cultivators possess!

The Gu Worm before him is a Fivefold Transformation Gu Worm that can wield its own Cosmic Dao Mark.

At present, it has two abilities.

One is short‑range teleportation, the other is a spatial blade.

Even though the release speed of the spatial blade is relatively slow, the space it cuts leaves a long void trace, where everything becomes chaotic; if Yan Buji did not also understand a bit of the Cosmic Dao, he could not have escaped successfully by sensing it.

Quickly, the White Worm launched a second wave of attack; its flickering seemed unrestricted, and it again appeared before Yan Buji, spitting out a spatial blade!

The torn void carried immense terror, beyond anything Yan Buji could presently comprehend, even his understanding of the Cosmic Dao surpasses most cultivators, yet his usable abilities are limited to spatial teleportation and returning attacks.

Clearly, the White Worm's spatial blade far surpasses Yan Buji's Heaven Gate Five Elements Method; he would not dare to absorb the spatial blade into the Heaven Gate and return it to the opponent.

And in such a battle, the opponent's spatial blade disrupts all spatial data of this area, causing a degree of chaos. There's no time to dodge—how can one counterattack?

Yan Buji can only desperately dodge while observing the opponent's movements.

"There's a problem!" Yan Buji noted that the White Worm's aura fluctuated, rising high then weakening, yet overall it could flicker and teleport in any state, making it hard to catch.

"However, when its aura weakens, it cannot release the spatial blade; that may be my only chance to win!"

"Ji ji ji!!!"

"What?!"

Yan Buji suddenly looked up as a massive black hole appeared overhead.

When!

Blood Heaven Ascension Degree fully activated!

Qi tight!

Escape!

Yan Buji instantly unleashed his utmost power, using the Qi Tight secret technique to accelerate himself, burning his spirit awareness to perform Divine Evasion, plus other acceleration secrets, reaching a burst speed that even surpassed the falling black hole!

Huh!!

At the moment the black hole fell, an entire chunk of earth vanished instantly, and the black hole kept sinking, having devoured an unknown amount of soil before disappearing.

Staring at the deep pit before him, Yan Buji's complexion turned grim.

"If you can't catch it, you must die!"

Yan Buji gathered magical energy in his hand to form a thunder spear and hurled it forward!

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

The thunder spear sliced through the air; the White Worm flickered again, evading entirely, but the spear struck the massive corpse pillar behind it!

The giant pillar crashed down with a roar, smashing toward the spot where the White Worm flickered, yet because it fell so slowly, the worm reacted and flickered away again.

Yan Buji squinted: "Indeed, even a Fivefold Transformation Gu Worm dies as easily as any ordinary insect when stepped on."

This is the Gu Worm's greatest weakness; any Lianqi Phase cultivator with a hint of technique can directly harm a Gu Worm, so the Gu Worm itself has little defensive capability.

Practitioners who skillfully employ Gu Worms usually treat them as disposable tools, unless a special Gu Worm is sealed within the body and strictly guarded, using its power to boost one's own strength.

So Yan Buji's probing was merely to see how it reacts when faced with sudden danger. At present, its flickering ability seems to cost it virtually no energy, used at will.

Since that's the case....

"Ji ji ji!!"

The Little Chicken gave another cue; the White Worm flickered behind Yan Buji, spitting out another spatial blade, this time faster than before, and Yan Buji could only sidestep, letting the blade graze past.

Pop!

The void devoured everything, then the power of this secret realm repaired the space.

As a result, Yan Buji's chest armor and flesh were sliced away in a large chunk, blood gushing, the wound deep enough to expose bone!

Fortunately, though the external injury was serious, it did not render Yan Buji unable to fight.

In that instant, Yan Buji changed his evasive style and charged fiercely toward the White Worm!

Whoosh!

The White Worm flickered again; Yan Buji bent low, and as the spatial blade passed overhead, the hawk flipped, grasped a thunder spear, and hurled it again!

Boom!

The White Worm's reaction was extremely fast, flickering again!

Yan Buji again gathered thunder spears, launching them the instant the White Worm flickered.

"That's it!"

The White Worm flickered again, evading the incoming thunder spears.

However, Yan Buji's thrown thunder spears arrived as promised; this time it was as if Yan Buji had pre‑calculated the worm's flicker positions—before the second spear reached the foe, the third had already been launched!

The White Worm shuddered, spitting out another spatial blade that sliced off the spear, but Yan Buji, after prolonged combat, had already mastered the area's spatial information!

Traverse the Heaven Gate!

Yan Buji grasped the short spike and hurled it!

Whoosh!

Pop!

The white worm's body was pierced through; Yan Buji hurried over, watching the struggling gu worm gradually die, and he couldn't help but sigh in relief.

Chirp chirp chirp!!

I can't give this to you.

Yan Buji drew out his short spike and swallowed the white worm whole into his stomach.

Immediately afterward, Yan Buji began using his magical power to refine the power hidden within the gu worm's body.

He didn't ask how much insight into the Universal Dao this power would give him, but at least it shouldn't be wasted.

Gu worms can also be eaten; for cultivators, they are more nutritious than ordinary spiritual materials, and the stronger the gu worm, the more Dao Marks it contains. When there's no other option, eating the gu worm and refining its remaining value is also acceptable.

Yan Buji also had no choice; although he wanted to capture this fivefold transformation gu worm alive, his ability simply wasn't enough.

If it weren't for the Heaven Gate Transmission Space, he would probably have only been able to flee in panic.

After refining the remaining value of this gu worm, Yan Buji pondered how the gu worm had just used the Universal Dao, and suddenly gained a new understanding of the Universal Dao.

Perhaps it was also the residual Dao Marks within the gu worm's body that took effect; Yan Buji roughly understood how to use the Universal Dao to kill enemies, but since this gu worm had just been born and, after the fierce battle, contained little spiritual energy, his greatest gain was merely the insight into the Universal Dao.

Although it's a bit regrettable, but a breakthrough in the Universal Dao means his path of Magical Cultivation now has greater potential.