Gu Controller vs. Evil Gu Master

Just as Lu Yan's head was about to strike the blade, the Iron-Armored Ladybug Gu on his shoulder suddenly moved. It scurried onto his head and put its shell in front, as though giving him a helmet.

"Bang!"

Wearing the beetle helmet, Lu Yan slammed into the flexible sword with tremendous force. Yulan couldn't block him and could only use the force to send herself flying backward.

She crashed heavily into a wine rack ten meters away, and expensive red wine bottles shattered all over the floor.

So that's what happens when the Iron Head Technique is combined with a shelled Gu worm! Then, when I hit someone with my fists in the future, could I have the Iron-Backed Black Scorpion attach itself to my fist to increase my attack power?

Jiang Yiming pondered this.

At that moment, Yulan stood up, her clothes stained wine-red.

Looking at her dirty clothes, she showed no anger at all, her expression as calm as ever. "Back in Fallen Flower Village, no one dared hit me hard. Fights like that were pretty boring. What I crave is a real fight to the death. I took the commission from Lu Family Village this time, and you really haven't disappointed me."

Lu Yan said coldly, "Since you accepted Lu Family Village's commission, you should be prepared to die!"

With that, he summoned two more Gu worms. It seemed he was going in for the kill.

"Kill or be killed. I'm prepared for both!"

As Yulan spoke, she summoned the Mystic-Tier Gu Worm, the Dual-Sound Cicada, and charged forward again.

"Boom!"

Lu Yan greeted her with a fierce punch. The instant the wind from his fist surged, the Long-Legged Fire Ant on his wrist spat out a cloud of acid mist at just the right moment, sending it shooting out with the punch.

Yulan barely managed to dodge it, but the cloud of acid mist suddenly caught fire. The jet of flame instantly ignited the hem of her clothes. She hurriedly pulled away and swung her flexible sword, cutting off the burning hem.

In that brief moment, Lu Yan had already charged up to her, his two black claws striking from both sides toward her wrists.

"Soul Capture!"

Yulan decisively used the skill of the Mystic-Tier Gu Worm, the Dual-Sound Cicada!

As soon as Soul Capture was unleashed, Lu Yan's eyes suddenly went vacant, and his claws stopped in midair. At the same time, all the Gu worms on him lost their guiding force, becoming like lifeless things.

Yulan seized the chance to strike, slashing at his throat.

"Clink! Clink!"

Just as the flexible sword came within a centimeter of Lu Yan's throat, he suddenly regained his ability to move. In time, he controlled the bee-shaped Gu worm on his shoulder to shoot two poisoned needles, knocking the sword aside.

Against a Second-Grade Gu Master like Lu Yan, Soul Capture had only lasted half a second!

"You actually have a Mystic-Tier Gu Worm!" Lu Yan looked astonished and continued, "Unfortunately, First-Grade and Second-Grade Gu Masters can only use Yellow-Rank Gu worms. Even if they force themselves to use Mystic-Tier Gu worms above their grade, they can't bring out their full power and may even suffer a backlash."

"Aren't you afraid your own Gu worm will eat you?"

This was no alarmist talk. In the Gu World, many Gu Masters died from their Gu worms' backlash.

Jiang Yiming also found it strange. By rights, when facing an opponent stronger than oneself, one should hold a trump card in reserve and launch a surprise attack when the chance came.

That should have worked better.

But revealing her trump card right at the start, as Yulan had done, was clearly unwise.

Did she still intend to defeat Lu Yan, a Second-Grade Gu Master, with sheer strength? Or did she have another trump card?

At that moment, Lu Yan charged at her again, swinging his claws.

Yulan should now use her agile footwork to dodge the claw, avoid its edge for the moment, and then counterattack.

Even an amateur like Jiang Yiming understood that, yet Yulan apparently didn't.

Unexpectedly, she used "Soul Capture" again!

Lu Yan froze. After taking a sword strike to the arm, he hurriedly pulled away.

"Impossible! How can a First-Grade Gu Master like you use a Mystic-Tier Gu Worm twice in a row?!" He racked his brains but couldn't understand it.

Yulan remained composed. "Who told you a Gu Master's use of Gu worms must be limited by their own grade? I am indeed a First-Grade Gu Master, but does that mean I can't use a Mystic-Tier Gu Worm without limit?"

"Impossible! If Gu Masters could all use Gu worms above their grade, the entire Gu World would have fallen into chaos long ago!" Lu Yan grew agitated.

"Just because others can't use Gu worms above their grade doesn't mean I can't!" Yulan made another shocking declaration.

"I don't believe it!"

These claims overturned everything Lu Yan had known for more than twenty years. He still didn't believe her and charged over like a madman.

To his despair, Yulan actually uttered the same two words again.

"Soul Capture!"

Lu Yan's eyes instantly went vacant again.

Having been on guard, he only took a sword strike to the shoulder and safely withdrew once more.

"How can this be..." Though Lu Yan had dodged, he had completely lost his will to fight. He muttered to himself, "Father has always told me never to use Gu worms above my grade. Use a Gu above your grade, and you might survive once, but you'll be injured the second time and definitely suffer a backlash the third. Why has she used it three times without anything happening to her..."

"Take this!"

Just as he broke down, Yulan struck.

The flexible sword was faster than before, heading straight for the spot between Lu Yan's brows.

Lu Yan came to his senses. Though he barely dodged the strike, he was afraid of being hit by Soul Capture and didn't dare take the offensive, leaving him able only to defend.

Attacking was also when he would leave the most openings, making it easy for her to use Soul Capture and exploit them.

"Bang!" "Clink!"

An expensive large table was kicked to pieces, and a falling chandelier was cleaved apart with a sword... The Gu Essence the two released gradually spread to every corner of the room.

The Gu Essence rushing at Jiang Yiming made his baggy shorts flap noisily.

Seeing Yulan gradually gain the upper hand, Jiang Yiming finally understood!

So that's it! I get it now. This was all part of her plan!

She exposed her trump card right at the start to intimidate him and make him afraid to attack!

If she hadn't revealed it, Lu Yan would have used his advantage in Gu Essence to attack without restraint. Yulan would have been in even more danger then.

Only now did Jiang Yiming realize how shallow his thinking had been.

Now, the Dual-Sound Cicada on Yulan's shoulder was like a great invisible mountain, placing immense pressure on Lu Yan.

Even without being used, it could make Lu Yan wary.

I'm guessing Yulan can't actually use Gu above her grade without limit either. But after she used it three times, she overturned everything Lu Yan had known for more than twenty years, leaving him unable to rely on experience to judge how many more times she can use it!

With the deterrence of the Dual-Sound Cicada, it was like two people grappling, except one had a gun in hand. Even if the gun had no bullets, as long as the other person didn't know, it could still serve as a powerful deterrent!

Those caught in the game were blind; those watching from the sidelines saw clearly.

Jiang Yiming noticed another flaw in the strategy—Lu Yan was stronger, after all. This could only intimidate him, not defeat him.

What trump card did Yulan plan to use to defeat Lu Yan completely?

That was the crucial question. Otherwise, given enough time, Lu Yan would figure out what she was capable of sooner or later.