Mutation

"As you command!" the Silver Wolf King replied respectfully.

"That's making a mountain out of a molehill..."

Before the Scorpion King could finish speaking, he was dragged away by the Silver Wolf King.

"With such intellect in even our right-hand men, what path can our people take besides assimilating into the various Xia states?"

Chidahu shook his head helplessly. Everyone else was drunk while he was the only one sober. Looking around, he saw only short-sighted fools. This feeling was not pleasant at all.

If it weren't for the fact that the entire clan's hopes rested on his shoulders, wouldn't it have been easier and more pleasant to simply relinquish the throne and pass it on to his son?

But he knew very well that if he really did that, the Great Qian would perish within ten years, and the entire Barbarian Hu tribe would be driven back to the desolate mountains and rivers.

After dismissing his attendants, Chidahu to the Hall of Mental Cultivation and began to recuperate and heal his injuries. Although most of the mark left by Ju Beichen in his body had been eliminated, his battle with the Return to Antiquity Patriarch had caused him new injuries.

Inside the hall, in addition to the incense burning to nourish the spirit, various elixirs were thrown into the incense burner. After burning, they emitted a medicinal fragrance containing rich spiritual energy, which quickly permeated the entire palace.

Absorbing the medicinal properties in the air, Chidahu accelerated his recovery. At this moment, a tentacle quietly peeked out from his nostril, as if probing for a trap, extending out and then quickly retracting, repeating this process over and over again.

A moment later, seemingly confirming his safety, a cockroach-like insect crawled out of Chidahu's nostril and scurried across his body. Then, millipedes, spiders, grasshoppers, and other insects emerged from his ears, mouth, and other parts of his body, all of which Chidahu seemed completely unaware of...

It wasn't until the dense swarm of insects wrapped Chidahu up like a giant rice dumpling that he finally became alert. He noticed the abnormality in his body, but instead of panicking, he immediately activated his internal Cultivation Body, unleashing his powerful power to shake the insects off his body. At the same time, he controlled his body to seal his acupoints and protect his vital parts, demonstrating the martial arts qualities expected of a Void Returning Great Grandmaster.

However, despite the powerful energy creating ripples in the air, the insects remained firmly attached to Chidahu's body, as if they were glued together and fused into a single entity, completely unaffected by the force.

At the same time, fleshy buds sprouted from the surface of Chidahu's body. After expanding to a certain extent, they burst like pustules being squeezed, and worms crawled out from them. These worms were nourished by his flesh and blood, and each of them was full of vital energy. They were the size of a thumb but possessed vital Primal Qi no less than that of a first-class martial artist.

"Return to Antiquity Patriarch, when did you hide inside my body?"

"Hahaha, I told you, you'd regret this. Did you think I wouldn't have noticed your scheme? Sacrificing 'Wanyan Huang' was to lure out all your hidden plans. Now no one can save you. Just accept your fate!"

"Ridiculous! You think you can take over my body like this? Don't underestimate the control Void Returning martial artist has over their body!"

"Who is it that underestimates others? You think I'm trapped in the statue and can't do anything? Didn't you ever consider that this was all a performance I put on for you? If you were to break free so easily after more than twenty years of planning, how could I live up to the title of Ancestor? What right would I have to be suppressed and sealed by the Divine Pillar?"

"Roar-"

Chidahu's martial instincts told him that this was the most dangerous moment, so he tried to make a sound to attract his men. But as soon as he opened his mouth, a large number of insects poured in, even blocking his throat and lungs. He tried to use his power to stir up the air and make a sound, but the insects attached to his body acted like a sound-absorbing membrane, reducing the deafening noise to the level of a mosquito flapping its wings.

The noise level was not enough to attract the attention of the guards. After all, Chidahu would occasionally make noise when practicing his skills. The guards standing guard outside the palace knew that he was healing himself, so they would not dare to enter and disturb him.

"Hahaha, your resistance is doomed to failure. From the moment I first saw you, I've been waiting for this day. I've planted the seed, diligently watered and cultivated it every day, all for the sake of reaping this sweet and bountiful harvest! Come on, obediently hand over your body!"

The two sides were vying for control of the body. Chidahu suppressed the distortion of his body while squeezing the worms out of his body, while the Return to Antiquity Patriarch absorbed his blood and essence to create more Gu worms to feed the enemy.

The struggle was fierce and uncompromising, lasting for a full six hours before the resistance gradually weakened and finally subsided.

Suddenly, "Chidahu" stood up, his body trembled, and all the countless insects on his body fell to the ground and scattered along the ground. He looked down at his hands, clenched them tightly, felt the powerful energy possessed by this body, and revealed a joyful expression.

"That's right, this is the body I want—young and vigorous, with boundless potential, and also possessing the fortune of my clan. It's a hundred times better than that withered body of 'Wanyan Huang'!"

"Chidahu" laughed and threw a punch forward. He didn't use any internal force or martial arts techniques. He just casually flicked his hand and unleashed a burst of energy like a tornado. Instantly, it destroyed and tore apart the palace wall in front of him. The two guards guarding the door were also killed and turned into pieces of flesh flying everywhere.

"This body can unleash eighty percent of the power of my escaped Primordial Spirit, only slightly weaker than that young man from the Mohist School. However, Chidahu is the Child of Fate of the Barbarian Race, always managing to turn misfortune into good fortune and survive dangers. This is something that physical strength alone cannot compensate for. If I hadn't been parasitizing on his body for a long time, gradually eroding his fortune, I might not have succeeded today."

Although Chidahu's Cultivation Body were not the strongest in the world, they were still among the top tier. The "Return to Antiquity Patriarch's" martial arts knowledge and martial Dao Realm far surpassed Chidahu's, and the actual combat power they could exert was worlds apart. Therefore, he was full of confidence in his future actions.

"Under the constraints of the Eternal Barrier, I can only be described as invincible now. It's time to launch the 'Evil Infestation of the World' plan."

"Chidahu" stepped onto the square outside the palace, ignoring the group of guards who had rushed over to inquire about the earlier commotion. He leaped into the air, looked up at the sky, and spread his arms wide. A stench of Vicious Qi shot straight into the sky, like a pillar supporting the heavens.

"Come, break free of the shackles in your heart, return to your origins, confront the ugliness within, for Hundun is the true reality of the world! Do not be intimidated by the horrors of the truth, for all things are vanity; do not be bound by moral Principle, for all things are permitted!"

As if resonating with the column of air released by "Chidahu", black pillars also rose up in the distant sky in all directions. These were the statues of evil gods buried in various parts of the continent by the Witch Gu Sect.

Chapter 896 Anomaly

Although Si Ming shouted that he would return to China immediately after receiving the list, he did not actually run to Su State on foot. With his current skills and physical condition, he might be able to cross the sea, but doing so would not be very efficient and would be too "barbaric". As a civilized person, sending a telegram was the right choice.

Such important news could not possibly be sent through the Barbarian Hu's facilities. Si Ming found the secret stronghold of the Mohist Knight Guard through the communication code and sent the list of Heaven-Defying Society given to him by Chidahu to his master Yan Jinghong. He believed that his master knew how to handle it properly. After all, it is not that you can send people to arrest someone just because you have the list. There are some people with sensitive identities. Sufficient evidence must be collected. In addition, it is necessary to prevent the other party from escaping after hearing the news.

Incidentally, the list includes the name "Lord of Ten Thousand Weapons Yun Jinzang," and even the Void Returning Great Grandmaster of Daoist School to Emptiness, "Rogue Person of Tranquility."

Si Ming sighed, "As expected, the members of the Heaven-Defying Society each have their own selfish motives. With their strength and status, if they truly wanted to destroy the Divine Pillar, they wouldn't have only managed to destroy two by now."

Murong Qing chimed in, "They must have more or less guessed the identity of the Return to Antiquity Patriarch to Heaven. So, on the one hand, they wanted to sever the Divine Pillar for their own benefit, but on the other hand, they didn't dare to actually destroy the Eternal Barrier and allow the Return to Antiquity Patriarch to Heaven to break free and emerge from the seal. That's why they're in this limbo now, having destroyed two Divine Pillar and immediately stopped."

Those who knowingly go to great lengths to unseal a wicked and ruthless demon are ultimately a tiny minority. If you save such a demon, the first thing he might do after escaping is to sacrifice you—even children know the story of the farmer and the snake.

Si Ming, "But this approach is still like asking a tiger for its skin. Is it that these people are too bold, or that their average intelligence drops when there are too many people? Who knows Return to Antiquity Patriarch really can't get out without breaking the Eternal Barrier? Once such an unparalleled demon breaks the seal, all of these people will have to apologize."

Ying Zhou asked, "What do we do next? Go straight back to our country?"

Si Ming, "Let's wait here for a while. I heard that the Mohist Academy of Science has come up with a method to repair the Divine Pillar, but it's uncertain whether it's really feasible and requires 'clinical trials.' Therefore, after they send someone over with the materials, we'll test the effect on the Divine Pillar in the Southern Continent."

Just then, a black column of energy suddenly shot up from the distant horizon, soaring into the sky and staining it with a thick, Vicious Qi.

Si Ming paused for a moment, then muttered, "This scene looks very familiar..."

Liu Qingqing swiftly drew her bow and released an arrow like a shooting star, accurately striking the evil god statue hidden in the dark clouds. With a loud explosion, the fiery red clouds rolled out, and tens of thousands of insects flew out in all directions.

Murong Qing frowned and said, "This is different from last time. Last time, the statue only absorbed the essence of the surrounding living beings, and there were no insects. Was it because we killed the Primordial Spirit of the Return to Antiquity Patriarch?"

As she spoke, she brandished her sword and charged towards the swarm of insects. Her icy Sword Qi swept across the land, creating a howling ice storm that froze the insects into ice lumps that fell from the sky like hailstones.

"Don't kill them all."

Si Ming rushed forward, grabbed an insect and held it in his palm. He then felt the beetle-like black insect desperately trying to burrow into his palm. However, his physical defense was too high, comparable to a divine weapon. Even after the insect wore down its large pincers, it still couldn't cut through the surface of his skin.