Chapter 113: THREE KINGS INHERITANCE (17)
EVERYTHING ACCORDING TO THE SIGMA KEIKAKU
Fang Yuan NO-DIFF'D Tie Mu Bai and immediately YEETED onto his headless corpse. He grabbed the arm, his mind entering the aperture.
The aperture walls were CRYSTAL CLEAR. The primeval sea ebbed and flowed.
Rank Five Gu Masters have PURPLE CRYSTAL primeval essence. Light purple (initial), violet purple (middle), deep purple (upper), CRYSTAL PURPLE (PEAK).
Tie Mu Bai was Peak Stage. His essence was like liquid crystal. IMMACULATE power hidden within.
The difference between Rank Five Peak and Rank Four Upper was MASSIVE. He had 98% of that essence. A hundred Fang Yuans couldn't compare.
In the purple crystal sea, Gu worms flew.
A GOLDEN SMALL HAND flew above the sea like a golden light. This was Tie Mu Bai's VITAL GU: the Rank Five TURN GOLD GU he used against Ku Mo and Wu Gui.
Turn Gold Gu had MAJOR GYATT. Any lifeform hit would turn into PURE GOLD and die.
Even Ku Mo and Wu Gui didn't dare take it head-on. Yi Huo, Kong Ri Tian, and other Rank Four Peaks didn't even dare watch, they DIPPED.
This was Tie Mu Bai's strongest LONG-RANGE BEAM ATTACK.
If Fang Yuan tried long-range, his beast phantoms with Strength Qi would get hit, turn to gold statues, and be LOST FOREVER. Major L.
Besides Turn Gold Gu, at the bottom of the purple crystal sea, there was a YELLOW-GOLD CURRENT.
Like melted gold, swimming at the sea floor.
This was the LIQUID METAL GU, also Rank Five. Once activated, DEFENSE GOES BRRR. Could change shape at will. Even if broken, it regathered like water. ANNOYING TO CRACK.
If Tie Mu Bai used Liquid Metal Gu, even Fang Yuan going ALL-OUT couldn't break it.
In the sea, there was an EYEBALL. Looked inconspicuous, but gave off golden light at times, more alluring than STARS.
This was the VAJRA STARE GU.
Also Rank Five, but not investigative. It was an ATTACK GU.
Once activated, the formless stare gains attacking power, like a giant pole SLAMMING into a person's heart. Eye contact = direct SOUL ATTACK.
This Gu was HIDDEN by Tie Mu Bai. Even during the 1v2, he didn't use it.
Once used, it's a SOUL CONTEST. Winner takes all. A TRUMP CARD for the end.
Tie Mu Bai had used many Gu to strengthen his soul foundation. Fang Yuan walked Strength Path, his soul was NOT BUFFED.
If Tie Mu Bai used Vajra Stare Gu, eye contact for ONE SECOND would DELETE Fang Yuan's soul.
To use this Gu, you need GOLDEN EYES. Using ordinary eyes might make you BLIND. You need two GOLDEN EYE GUS to turn your eyes golden first.
Obviously, since Tie Mu Bai had Vajra Stare Gu, he had golden eyes. Just like Fang Yuan turned his skin bronze, bones to iron.
Besides these three Rank Five Gus, Tie Mu Bai had four Rank Four Gus: Golden Dragon Gu, Golden Breeze Gu, Golden Coat Gu, Golden Aurora Gu. All OUTSTANDING Metal Path Gus, HIGH-QUALITY.
Fang Yuan excavated all these Gus.
Confirming no other Gus, he took out the BEAST STRENGTH PLACENTA GU and activated it around Tie Mu Bai's stomach.
After Tie Mu Bai died, his aperture started to SHRINK. Now, sucked by the placenta, the aperture flew out of his body, into the placenta, DEVOURED by the wild beast inside.
After devouring, the rough, coarse placenta became LUSTROUS AND SHINY. The embryo that looked like dirt with crevices now looked different—thick, tightly packed, like a CONCRETE BRICK.
This Beast Strength Placenta Gu worked like this, following the blessed land OG owner's PECULiar IDEA. Continuously absorb Gu Masters' apertures, accumulate, QUALITATIVE CHANGE.
To refine Second Aperture Gu, apertures are the MAIN INGREDIENT.
The Beast Strength Placenta Gu was meant to PLUNDER others' apertures. KILLING FOR SUCCESS. A demonic path method. The ancient Strength Path Gu Immortal was clearly NOT A GOOD PERSON.
If others used this Gu, they might feel GUILT. Fang Yuan was FINE. ZERO MENTAL PRESSURE.
In his past life, to refine Spring Autumn Cicada, he killed people across TEN THOUSAND MILES. Blood flowed into rivers, caused IMMENSE BLOODSHED. He couldn't even count. Killing one Gu Master now? WHO CARES.
"Good, good, good! This Beast Strength Placenta Gu, after absorbing Tie Mu Bai's aperture, raised the Second Aperture Gu's aptitude to 40%. Great. EXCELLENT."
"Using quantity to make up for quality, break through. That's the rule of SHEER QUANTITY TRIGGERING QUALITATIVE CHANGE. Going beyond mortal, becoming Immortal Gu—there's always a PRICE. Back when I refined Spring Autumn Cicada, I slaughtered over TEN MILLION people for the same reason."
"The better the apertures absorbed, the larger the numbers, the higher the Second Aperture Gu's future aptitude. Next, I have to KILL GU MASTERS. Go on a KILLING SPREE. Use all their apertures to raise my Beast Strength Placenta Gu. HAHAHAHA..."
Fang Yuan inspected the placenta, EXTREMELY PLEASED. He raised his head and LAUGHED.
Why did he kill Tie Clan's group? To make Tie Clan MALD and send a Rank Five.
One Rank Five breaks the balance, causes a CHAIN REACTION, attracts more Rank Fives.
"These Rank Five, Rank Four Gu Masters are all MY PREY! To assist me in refining the Second Aperture Gu!" Fang Yuan laughed.
All his plots, years of planning, all risks—all for this moment.
The feeling was IMMACULATE! PEAK FICTION!
Fang Yuan laughed heartily, black hair flying, DEMONIC BLAZE in his eyes.
In actual battle strength, Rank Five Peak Tie Mu Bai was OVER A HUNDRED TIMES stronger than Fang Yuan!
Just the Turn Gold Gu—if Fang Yuan got hit, he'd be COOKED. No survival.
Even if Tie Mu Bai only used Rank Four Gus, his Rank Five Peak crystal purple essence wasn't something Fang Yuan's yellow gold essence could compete with.
BUT!
In the Three Kings Inheritance, Gu Masters are RESTRICTED by heavenly power. Can't use their Gus. Defenses limited, EXTREMELY FRAGILE.
But Fang Yuan was DIFFERENT—
He has the LAND SPIRIT'S HELP.
What's a land spirit? The LORD OF THE BLESSED LAND! With its help, Fang Yuan could use his Gus inside the inheritance.
Meanwhile, Tie Mu Bai had his Rank Five Peak cultivation, but his GYATTED GU SET was UNUSABLE.
Standing before Fang Yuan, he was a LIVING TARGET. Livestock. Stripped of all defenses, FRAGILE AS A BABY.
Couldn't use a single Metal Path Gu. Couldn't even SELF-DETONATE.
He worked hard his whole life, accumulated this Gu set. Now it all went to FANG YUAN.
After killing Tie Mu Bai, Fang Yuan kept all the Gus in his aperture.
Spring Autumn Cicada's aura could only suppress Rank Four Gus. These three Rank Five Gus couldn't be controlled, but due to the location, they were restricted by heavenly power, UNABLE TO MOVE.
As Fang Yuan's primeval essence refined them, they GAVE UP and changed owners.
"Good. You obtained a Rank Five Peak aperture. Second Aperture Gu's aptitude rose to 40%. But note: transporting you earlier and supporting your attack used QUITE A BIT of immortal essence." Land Spirit's voice warned.
Fang Yuan stopped laughing, expression calming. "ALREADY CONSIDERED."
He sneered, eyes glowing with SIGMA BRILLIANCE, tone CONFIDENT, IN CONTROL.
"Ba Gui, you slept too long. The blessed land was remodelled by the Three Kings. You lost too much control. Even as the land spirit, overwriting these changes would use TOO MUCH immortal essence. The essence in the cauldron is little. If we split it into SIXTEEN PORTIONS, what we used earlier was HALF A PORTION."
Ba Gui was STUNNED. "You're ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. You calculated the expenditure so accurately. AMAZING."
Fang Yuan was a Gu Immortal in his past life. EXTREMELY FAMILIAR with immortal essence use. Easy calculation.
"I estimate: of the sixteen portions, at least EIGHT needed for Second Aperture Gu refinement. The remaining eight: FOUR to sustain the blessed land. Killing Gu Masters needs a bit more than THREE. The final bit kept for EMERGENCIES."
But Ba Gui said: "Young man, you're wrong. To refine the Immortal Gu, we need TEN portions. To maintain the Three Kings Inheritance, only TWO. After you kill enough, I'll CLOSE the blessed land."
"NO. I'm not wrong." Fang Yuan shook his head. "To refine Second Aperture Gu, some steps' immortal essence expenditure can be replaced with PRIMEVAL STONES. That saves TWO portions. And you CAN'T close the inheritance. You have to keep the entrance OPEN THE ENTIRE TIME."
"Why?" Land Spirit asked.
"Because once you close it, the fact I'm KILLING RANK FIVES gets exposed. That attracts EVEN STRONGER FOES."
"Even if you close the blessed land, you can't chase away the Gu Masters inside. The Three Kings modified it. Expelling them wastes A LOT of immortal essence. Essence is already low. Every portion matters for refinement."
"Towards the later refinement stages, essence runs low, blessed land BRINK OF COLLAPSE, full of loopholes connecting outside. Closing it is USELESS. When your strength plummets, this hall gets discovered. Then we get ATTACKED by Gu Masters. Refinement LIKELY TO FAIL."
After silence, land spirit said: "You're right. But your method has a FATAL FLAW. Using primeval stones to replace immortal essence needs at least THIRTY MILLION primeval stones. Do you have that?"
Fang Yuan LAUGHED LOUDLY!
"I only have a million on me. OBVIOUSLY NOT ENOUGH. But it's NOT A PROBLEM. There are other Gu Masters. Especially these Rank Four and Five Gu Masters—they're DEFINITELY RICH. After we kill them, do we worry about primeval stones?"
Ba Gui considered. "You're right. The help I can give will SHRINK. Towards the end of refinement—the most important step—we'll act according to your suggestion."
RANK FIVE SLAUGHTER ARC
A dog battle ended.
"Steel Armor Dog group's defense is IMMACULATE." The Rank Five demonic Gu Master Ku Mo had several hundred steel armor dogs around him, feeling PLEASED.
Steel Armor Dogs had thick leather armor, black and heavy like steel. In King Quan Inheritance, they had the GREATEST DEFENSE for the first fifty rounds.
Earlier, Ku Mo controlled dog groups, had a VICTORIOUS BATTLE.
His result was OUTSTANDING. Using the Dog Enslavement Gu, he recruited a JADE EYE DOG KING.
This Jade Eye Dog King was not only a HUNDRED BEAST KING, it also had a wild Gu worm effective against YIN DOGS.
"Last time, I failed because of Yin Dogs. Ordinary dogs can't hit those FORMLESS BODIES. With the Jade Eye Dog King, NO FEAR NOW."
This was only the EIGHTEENTH ROUND of King Quan Inheritance. Ku Mo already had a dog king and a large number of steel armor dogs.
He was, after all, a Rank Five Gu Master. AMAZING METHODS.
Also, his luck this time was GREAT.
King Quan Inheritance required LUCK the most among the three. Good start = advantages SNOWBALL, easier mid/late stages.
"Last time, I only got to round sixty-eight. TOO EMBARRASSING! This time, great start. But can't be COMPLACENT. Tie Mu Bai chose King Xin Inheritance this time. I heard he got past EIGHTY ROUNDS previously."
Thinking of Tie Mu Bai, Ku Mo's heart grew heavy.
He knew alone, he wasn't Tie Mu Bai's match. So when choosing inheritance, he purposely AVOIDED Tie Mu Bai, chose King Quan.
Truth is, among the three, King Xin Inheritance was EASIEST for first few rounds. Gu Master can disrupt hairy men with WORDS, win without fighting.
This shortcut was obviously SPREAD by Fang Yuan.
Ku Mo thought, collected his thoughts, decided to use time to advance.
Just then—space before him TORN OPEN. An unfamiliar young man appeared.
"EH?! Who is it?!" Ku Mo SHOCKED!
He'd tried the inheritance many times. Had clear understanding. This scene had him STUNNED, DISBELIEF.
The person was naturally FANG YUAN.
He heard Ku Mo's shout and laughed. "Who? The person who wants YOUR LIFE!"
Saying so, he activated GOLDEN DRAGON GU.
Golden dragon appeared, ROARING. Dragon whiskers swayed, dragon eyes fierce, brandishing four claws.
Ku Mo saw this and almost PISSED HIS PANTS!
He screamed: "HOW CAN THIS BE?! How can you use Gu?! HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?!"
Moments before death, he shuddered, activated his Gu worms HURRIEDLY.
NO RESPONSE.
ROAR!
Golden dragon attacked, CLAWING, almost smashing his entire upper body.
The great Ku Mo, expert of a generation, old demonic powerhouse, died JUST LIKE THIS.
When he died, he didn't even use his token. With land spirit's manipulation, even if he used it, NO EFFECT.
"Golden Dragon Gu attacks fiercely, but handling is ROUGH. Can't control meticulously." Fang Yuan recalled the attack. Wanted to smash Ku Mo's skull, but destroyed entire upper body. SLIGHTLY SHOCKED.
Thankfully, aperture was near stomach, not destroyed.
Fang Yuan walked forward, mind entering aperture, LOOTING.
Ku Mo had eight Gus, but only ONE Rank Five Gu: SOFT BONES GU. Very DESPICABLE.
This Gu could turn bones of any lifeforms soft within 25 KILOMETRES. Even if Fang Yuan turned bones to iron, he'd be affected, bones turn soft. Then, NO WAY TO FIGHT BACK.
Without skeleton support, he'd be like a PARALYZED MAN, lying down, intestines squeezing, blood vessels/muscles clogging. Even without external attacks, he'd die soon.
His other seven Gus were all Rank Four. All Bone Path, not particularly good.
"Pity. I don't know much Bone Path. At most SCRATCH THE SURFACE. If I inherit this Gu set, battle strength displayed wouldn't be half of Ku Mo's. Keep for now." Fang Yuan assessed.
At Ku Mo's level, his Gu set was CUSTOMIZED for himself: his battle style, Bone Path understanding, battle/Gu Master understanding.
Fang Yuan was most skilled in BLOOD PATH. In past life, benefited from Blood Sea Inheritance, used Blood Path to start conquest. Deep understanding. If Ku Mo was Blood Path, situation different.
After taking Ku Mo's Gus, Fang Yuan used Beast Strength Placenta Gu, DEVOURED his aperture.
After nutrients, placenta grew a little. Concrete surface had thin layer of luster, smoother, like POORLY MADE PORCELAIN.
Pity for Ku Mo. Great expert, lone cultivator, slogged alone whole life. Many encounters, opportunities, plus hard work, after great hardships, reached this level.
Finally, he died. All hard work, fruits of labor became FANG YUAN'S LOOT. A great Rank Five Gu Master fell from apex, becoming Fang Yuan's STEPPING STONE.
"Too bad Dog Enslavement Gu can't be taken. Otherwise these dogs would be MINE." Fang Yuan looked at dogs, sighed, VANISHED.
An intense battle ongoing.
Wu Gui manipulated CHRYSANTHEMUM AKITA DOGS, fighting/entangling a large pack of LIGHTNING SYMBOL DOGS.
Chrysanthemum Akita Dogs had great UNITY. Greater numbers = greater strength. But Wu Gui UNLUCKY. Only had FORTY OR SO.
He placed them at frontline, concentrated on controlling.
The Akita dogs fought a Lightning Symbol Dog pack FIVE TIMES their size, all injured but not dead. Exquisite combination/cooperation showed Wu Gui's EXEMPLARY enslavement talent.
Wu Gui became an Enslavement Path Gu Master long ago, but due to lack of resources, had to CHANGE PATHS.
SWOOSH!
Fang Yuan suddenly appeared BEHIND Wu Gui.
Wu Gui spending all effort controlling dogs, didn't sense Fang Yuan's arrival.
If normal times, he'd use investigative Gu. Fang Yuan appears = ATTACKED IMMEDIATELY. But in this blessed land, he was just an ORDINARY PERSON only able to control Dog Enslavement Gu and some others. All body modifications also COMPLETELY RESTRICTED.
Also, Wu Gui CONCENTRATING DEEPLY on dog battle.
Fang Yuan didn't TRASH TALK. He waved hand, a BONE SPIKE flew out.
PUCHI!
Crisp sound. A long spear-like bone spike PIERCED Wu Gui's heart. Sharp tip stabbed into ground.
Wu Gui's pupils SHRUNK TO PIN-SIZE. Completely STUNNED, CONFUSED at this fatal attack.
"Who... tried to kill me!" He opened mouth, fresh blood OOZED like a river.
He slowly turned, trying desperately to see culprit's face.
But unfortunately, he lost all signs of life HALFWAY.
Wu Gui's body collapsed like PILE OF MUD, hanging on bone spike.
This demonic expert, more senior than Tie Mu Bai, famous TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO, also died.
When he died, eyes STARING WIDE, trying to see who murdered him.
This simple wish NOT GRANTED.
The great Wu Gui, died with GRIEVANCE!
After he died, Chrysanthemum Akita Dogs losing master's manipulation immediately got ENGULFED by Lightning Symbol Dogs. These Lightning Symbol Dogs howled, pounced on Fang Yuan.
ROAR!
Fang Yuan waved hand. Golden dragon appeared again, SLAUGHTERING all these Lightning Symbol Dogs who didn't know better.
Fang Yuan quickly came to Wu Gui's corpse, did same thing again. Keep his Gus, feed aperture to placenta.
Wu Gui had ONE Rank Five Gu.
Oval, black like a yuhua stone. Surface had SEVEN WHITE MARKINGS. Looked extremely peculiar, dark. The PITCH BLACK GU.
Once activated, oozes BLACK SMOKE. Any Gu below Rank Six gets contaminated, receives various degrees of SEALING, losing abilities.
His other Gus: eight to nine, all Rank Four. But mixed among different paths, a MESS. Unlike Ku Mo/Tie Mu Bai's complete sets.
"These are Wu Gui's Gus. Can form a set, but not complete. Reason he could roam Southern Border mostly due to PITCH BLACK GU."
Undeniably, Pitch Black Gu is EXTREMELY USEFUL Rank Five Gu.
Fang Yuan EXTREMELY HAPPY to obtain it.
He kept Pitch Black Gu in aperture, placed other Rank Four Gus in pocket.
His aperture already had many Gus. Among them: FIVE Rank Five Gus, many Rank Four. Placing LOT OF PRESSURE on aperture.
Most importantly: SPRING AUTUMN CICADA. This Rank Six Gu recovering, emitting GREAT PRESSURE on Fang Yuan's aperture.
"Blessed land time flow is THREE TIMES outside. Accelerating Spring Autumn Cicada's recovery. I have to RACE AGAINST TIME, quickly refine Second Aperture Gu. With second aperture, I can relieve the pressure."
To Fang Yuan, situation EXTREMELY RUSHED.
He didn't only want to refine Second Aperture Gu. He also had to guard against MAJOR THREAT: Spring Autumn Cicada. Towards refinement end, blessed land full of flaws, connecting outside, might receive GROUP ATTACK of many Gu Masters.
Then, land spirit weak, powerless, useless. Fang Yuan in MOST DANGER during that period.
"Refining Second Aperture Gu: closer to end, TOUGHER. Especially final step—need to use DIVINE TRAVEL GU. Need focus, concentration. Body in HUGE DANGER!"
Wu Gui's demise was BEST LESSON to Fang Yuan. Had to guard against such situations.
But his situation slightly different.
"I have another chess piece: BAI NING BING! Hehehe. She used Poison Vow Gu before. Can be TRUSTED. Seems towards end, I'll need her to PROTECT ME."
Thinking so, Fang Yuan vanished, appeared before Bai Ning Bing.
"Fang Yuan, how did you get here in such a SUS way?" Bai Ning Bing looked at Fang Yuan, SHOCKED, SUPER SUS.
TWITCH CHAT:
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🍿 "LAND SPIRIT HACKS ARE TOO OP! PLS NERF!"
🐍 "HE'S COLLECTING RANK 5 GUS LIKE POKEMON! GOTTA KILL EM ALL!"
🔥 "BAI NING BING'S REACTION: 'SUS!' LMAO MOOD!"