Liu Qianxun recalled and said, "That person was wearing a blue cloth robe. He was also very ugly, his face covered in scars and scabs, making one's scalp tingle just by looking at him."
"Although he used gu worms to injure me..."
A look of gravity appeared on Liu Qianxun's face. "However, I estimate his martial arts realm to be at least Grandmaster, perhaps even stronger!"
Bai Zihe's brows furrowed.
Based on Liu Qianxun's description, he thought of Gu Chengkong, the president of the Ancient Martial Arts Association.
But Gu Chengkong shouldn't know gu arts.
"Little Poisonous One, you should rest well for now."
Unable to determine the identity of the person, Bai Zihe said with a frown, "Xue'er, Zhan Tianlong, and I will go and check the situation."
The three of them arrived at a large shopping mall in the city.
This was where they had been attacked.
"This is..."
Bai Zihe immediately noticed that within the green belt, the trees and flowers, which should have been in their most vibrant season, were withered and dead.
This was very unusual.
Soon, Bai Zihe saw something else.
The trunks of the dry, withered trees were covered in dense, round holes.
These were traces left by gu worm bites.
"Let's go!"
Bai Zihe followed the trail of gu worm markings.
Soon, the three tracked their way to the outskirts, to the entrance of a very hidden mountain cave.
Without hesitation, Bai Zihe barged in.
"Miaomiao!"
Turning a corner, Bai Zihe saw Miao Yinuo tied up. She was relatively unharmed and had not been abused.
Her mouth was just gagged with a towel.
"Wuwuwu..."
Miao Yinuo saw Bai Zihe and immediately shook her head, trying to convey information, but could only make such sounds.
Bai Zihe frowned.
She was likely trying to tell them not to approach.
But in the next moment...
"Miss Miao, I've come to save you!"
Xue'er flashed forward, intending to rescue Miao Yinuo first.
"Swish!"
However, as soon as she took two or three steps, she triggered a formation.
Innumerable gu worms surged out from all directions, densely packed and blotting out the sky, like an ocean, instantly threatening to engulf Xue'er who had mistakenly entered.
"Swoosh..."
"Hiss hiss hiss—"
The gu worms were as numerous as ox hair and as fast as shooting stars.
In the blink of an eye, they flew before Xue'er.
Xue'er instinctively attacked to resist.
"Boom!"
She struck out with both palms.
Dozens of gu worms instantly perished under her fierce palm wind.
However...
She couldn't guard front and back, nor left and right.
While many of the gu worms attacking from the front were killed, a considerable number from the rear flew onto her body and opened their gaping mouths.
"Hiss!"
"Sizzle!"
"Crunch, crunch, crunch!"
In an instant, the gu worms began to bite, emitting sounds that made one's scalp tingle.
"Ahhhhh—"
Xue'er was also bitten in that moment, her skin broken.
Many gu worms even burrowed directly into Xue'er's body.
In less than a few seconds.
Xue'er's senses were controlled by the gu worms. After hesitating for half a second, she immediately lunged at Bai Zihe.
"Boom—"
While still ten feet away, she unleashed a fierce punch.
The fist wind was vast and unmatched in power!
The area around Bai Zihe instantly cracked into countless fragments under the intense fist wind, and stones from the cave wall tumbled down.
"咻!"
"咻咻咻..."
In a flash, several golden rays of light shot out.
They accurately pierced into Xue'er's body, the Yin Yang Seventy-Two Golden Needles.
"Swish..."
Xue'er froze as if struck by a immobilization spell, maintaining her attacking posture but unable to move an inch.
"Buzz..."
"Chirp chirp chirp!"
"Hiss hiss hiss hiss..."
The gu worms immediately surged towards Bai Zihe like a tide.
Before they even reached him.
The overwhelming momentum, the majestic roar of ten thousand worms, like a vast army, like a mighty river and mountains, made one unable to muster any will to resist.
"Good timing!"
Bai Zihe roared, then bit his finger.
"Whoosh whoosh..."
Instantly, blood spurted from his fingertip, forming a blood-red mist that sprayed towards the gu worms.
"Crack!"
"Chirp chirp!"
"Hiss hiss hiss..."
The gu worms, smelling the blood, went mad, their speed and power increasing, their cries becoming more fervent.
However...
The next moment, they crashed into the blood mist.
Like moths to a flame, like snow falling into water, they vanished without a trace in the blink of an eye.
This was because!
Gu worms are creatures of darkness and evil.
But Bai Zihe's blood was the ultimate Yang and masculine Dragon Blood!
Even the Sword Master of the Sword Tomb, that Grandmaster-level martial artist, was killed by Bai Zihe's Dragon Blood, suffering a backlash.
Let alone these soulless dead things?
In total.
It took less than half a minute.
The gu worm formation was broken by Bai Zihe's blood, leaving only a pile of gu worm corpses.
Even...
Some weaker gu worms instantly turned into smoke and dissipated, leaving no corpses behind.
Bai Zihe knew the dangers of this place.
After breaking the gu worm formation, he immediately stepped forward to untie Miao Yinuo's ropes and pull the gag from her mouth.
"Brother Bai..."
"Run, leave this place immediately."
Without her restraints, Miao Yinuo's face showed even greater terror and panic in her eyes. "The true King of Gu Worms has appeared."
"He... will be a disaster."