On the arena stage, a man and a Gu Worm were locked in fierce combat, blood spraying continuously as chunks of flesh scattered.
The Pseudo Gu King-level Gu Worm was truly formidable. It moved as fast as lightning, clamping its jaws around the spear and leaving Yan Wanjun unable to unleash his moves. Then it used its body like a steel whip, smashing and stabbing wildly.
After several exchanges, Yan Wanjun's body was covered in horrific wounds. He had lost great amounts of flesh and Blood Qi, white bones exposed.
It seemed there was no suspense left. Continuing to fight would only bring losses; he would surely die beneath the Gu Worm's jaws.
Suddenly...
"Ha ha, this little bug is rather interesting."
Yan Wanjun snatched his spear back from the Gu Worm's mouth, retreated half a step, and steadied himself. The black Qi roiling around his body was like dark clouds outlined in thick ink.
Black light had already spilled from his eyes, and his face had become that of a savage demon escaping the guise of humanity.
The moment he finished speaking, he thrust his spear. At that instant, the Gu Worm flashed before him like lightning and opened its mouth to bite down on the shaft.
Every time he had attacked before, the Gu Worm had responded this way, locking down the spear shaft and causing his moves to die halfway through.
But this time was entirely different.
Boom!
The black Qi coiling around the spearhead suddenly erupted, slamming into the Gu Worm's eyes and gaping mouth like a rag doll battered by raging tides.
Even with the strength of a Pseudo Gu King, it could not tear free from the black Qi's confinement. Its speed slowed layer by layer until it crawled like a tortoise, forced to