Chapter 71 - 63: The Art of Calling for Backup

Chapter 71: Chapter 63: The Art of Calling for Backup

"Lu, if your description is correct, then the thing that appeared in your home... should be a Soul-devouring Gu Worm."

"A Soul-devouring Gu Worm?"

On the other end of the phone, Yu Tianqi explained to Lu Chen as he rushed to the Happiness District.

"The so-called Soul-devouring Gu Worm is actually a special type of bug that lives in the Southern Forbidden Area·Great Black Heaven.

"The greatest feature of this Poisonous Insect is that it not only inherits the memories of those it devours, but also rapidly reproduces after consuming its prey’s flesh and blood. This allows it to simulate the physical appearance of the devoured prey, reaching a degree of blending the Fake and Real.

"Many Cultivators who entered the Southern Forbidden Area·Great Black Heaven have encountered quite a few of these Soul-Devouring Demons formed by Soul-devouring Gu Worms. They are incredibly difficult to deal with.

"Over a long period, the Gu Cultivators who live year-round in the Nine Provinces Southern region learned how to cultivate this Poisonous Insect and bend it to their own use. Because of this, there are actually quite a few Gu Cultivators within the Immortal Alliance who know this Gu Skill.

"However, most of these Gu Cultivators are active in the Nine Provinces Southern region and wouldn’t lightly travel outside.

"If I am not mistaken, the Soul-devouring Gu Worm that appeared in your room should have come from a certain old geezer I’m familiar with..."

Lu Chen asked curiously, "Who?"

"The Black Lotus Sect Guardian... Thousand Poison Taoist."

The Thousand Poison Taoist?

Lu Chen was naturally no stranger to this famous figure who permanently resided on the Immortal Alliance’s most-wanted list.

As a Cultivator at the Golden Core Stage, the Thousand Poison Taoist’s Power was not outstanding among his peers; in fact, it could even be considered on the weaker side.

But the Thousand Poison Taoist’s greatest strength was not Magical Combat, but rather his outrageously numerous life-saving methods and his cowardly nature of bullying the weak while fearing the strong.

He was a top-ranking, treacherous schemer on the Immortal Alliance’s most-wanted list.

The reason he was described this way was that ever since the Thousand Poison Taoist made his debut, whenever he encountered a fellow Cultivator at the Golden Core Stage, he would turn around and run.

But if he encountered a Cultivator weaker than him, he would be exceedingly cruel.

He played the role of a bully who feared the strong to absolute perfection.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen lowered his phone and asked solemnly toward the bottom of the stairwell, "Then, Uncle Tian, are you confident in dealing with him?"

"Confident? You don’t actually think the person who appeared in your home is the Thousand Poison Taoist himself, do you?"

Yu Tianqi walked out from the stairwell and calmly glanced at Lu Chen’s room.

"There is no mistake; this is indeed the method of the Thousand Poison Taoist, but it is merely a child worm.

"It seems to be yet another idiot bewitched by the Thousand Poison Taoist, thinking he can defy heaven and change his fate relying on an Evil Skill like the Blood Pill Skill.

"Little does he know, from the moment he chose to use the Blood Pill Skill, he became nothing more than a meaty bug raised in someone else’s Gu pot, his life and death resting entirely on another’s whim.

"After all, the essence of the Blood Pill Skill is to parasitize a special Poisonous Insect inside one’s own body and nourish it with a special Elixir refined from the Spiritual Roots of others, thereby achieving an alternative kind of Talent enhancement.

"But doesn’t he ever stop to think if the Poisonous Insect inside his body can truly be completely under his control?

"It’s precisely because there are too many guys like him in the Immortal Alliance who can’t see the path ahead clearly that the Black Lotus Sect is able to exploit their vulnerabilities."

It seemed he deeply hated this so-called Blood Pill Skill; as Yu Tianqi spoke of these things, the disgust in his eyes was completely undisguised.

"Then what do we do next, Uncle Tian?"

"Just wait here. Leave this matter to me."

"Alright."

Watching Yu Tianqi walk out alone, Lu Chen didn’t worry in the slightest that something would happen to him.

Are you kidding? Ever since experiencing the incident with Bai Ling, Lu Chen knew that Uncle Tian was a hidden big shot in the East City District. Although he had vaguely sensed Uncle Tian’s extraordinary nature before, he never expected him to be a Great Power at the Golden Core Stage hiding in a street-side noodle shop. After all, in the past, he had only seen figures like this on TV and had never actually interacted with one in reality, let alone developing a pretty good relationship with one through a twist of fate.

And this was the fundamental reason why Lu Chen had immediately sought out Yu Tianqi the moment he realized something was wrong in his room.

Are you kidding? If he didn’t call on a powerful Golden Core Stage backup right beside him, wouldn’t he be an idiot?

As for what kind of fate would befall the guy in his room later, Lu Chen didn’t care. He only cared about who this guy actually was and why he had sought him out.

Although through Yu Tianqi’s few words just now, Lu Chen had already roughly guessed the reason why the other party had come to his house.

As expected, this guy must have treated him as nourishment for the Blood Pill Skill.

He had merely performed a little better in the mock exam, and to his surprise, he had immediately been targeted. For a moment, Lu Chen didn’t know what to say. He wondered why they had targeted him out of all the geniuses in the mock exam. Did they really see that he was just a Human Dao Class student and assume he was a background-less grassroots nobody who was easy to bully? Then he would let them see if they could withstand his Golden Core Stage backup.

This... was the art of calling for backup!

***

Luocheng Third High School, Cultivation Chamber.

Zhao Lu, who had originally been cultivating with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes. A fleshy lump abruptly swelled at the center of his brow, and something could faintly be seen squirming inside it.

"Are you finally back...?"

Feeling the waves of excitement transmitted from the Soul-devouring Worm in his brain, Zhao Lu knew that this was the Soul-devouring Worm sensing the appearance of prey, thus becoming restless.

Since he had left his Soul-devouring Worm in Lu Chen’s home, the prey that could make it so excited was absolutely none other than Lu Chen.

Thinking of this, Zhao Lu immediately licked his chapped lips and said excitedly, "A genius who can defeat Shouyi... I hope you won’t disappoint me."

With that, Zhao Lu promptly closed his eyes.

A wave of hidden fluctuations radiated from Zhao Lu’s body and flew far away toward the Happiness District in the East City District.

***

Lu Chen’s home, bedroom.

’Zhao Lu’ opened his eyes, and what entered his sight was the pitch-black space under the bed.

Listening to the footsteps coming from outside the bedroom, he confirmed that only one person had entered the house, and the hunting desire in his heart was instantly ignited.

Subsequently, the Soul-devouring Worms scattered under the bed began to continuously condense, ultimately turning into an unfamiliar face. And this face belonged precisely to a Luocheng Third High School student who had previously died at Zhao Lu’s hands.

Zhao Lu hid under the bed and assumed an attacking posture.

As soon as ’Lu Chen’ opened the door and came in, he would be able to launch a sneak attack immediately—a method that had never failed him.

CLICK...

Watching the twisting doorknob of the bedroom door, Zhao Lu’s expression grew more and more ecstatic. It would be soon! He would be able to enjoy a full meal very soon!

CREAK...

The moment the wooden door opened, Zhao Lu pounced out without a second thought.

That body condensed from Soul-devouring Worms erupted with astonishing speed.

In the instant he dashed out, his mouth split open into a disgusting, petal-like maw densely packed with sharp fangs, an extremely nauseating sight.

But when he got a clear view of the figure entering the bedroom, the expression on his face immediately shifted from excitement... to sheer terror.

He wondered in disbelief—hadn’t the Guardian told him that Lu Chen was an orphan? Then who was this tall, robust elder with graying temples right in front of him?! Even if Lu Chen looked a bit mature for his age, he couldn’t have matured so quickly that he’d have an eighty-year-old’s face at eighteen!

Although he realized something was wrong, at this point, Zhao Lu was like an arrow already on the bowstring—he had no choice but to fire.

Faced with the dumbfounded Zhao Lu, Yu Tianqi didn’t make any flashy movements and simply waved his large hand.

SLAP!

With a crisp slapping sound, Zhao Lu was instantly swatted against the adjacent wall.

Moreover, an invisible coercive pressure enveloped him, pinning him against the wall, unable to move.

At this stage, how could Zhao Lu not know that he had been exposed?

The elder appearing before him right now could absolutely not be that First High School student, Lu Chen! He frantically wondered exactly when on earth he had revealed a flaw!!!