"Attack!"
Someone barked the order.
In the time it took a spark to flash, three things happened at once.
First, a black serpent and a white serpent suddenly appeared. They circled Gu Qingshan, rose from beneath his feet, and swiftly coiled around him.
Second, Gu Qingshan raised his longsword and drove it upward, viciously stabbing himself in the shoulder.
Third, a small bug on his shoulder vanished.
—This was Shape Shifting!
In the blink of an eye,
an old man suddenly appeared on Gu Qingshan's shoulder.
The longsword pierced the old man's body, twisted, then cleaved through him. The old man was split in two.
"Ah—help—"
Only after he was slain did the old man's scream ring out.
From his voice, he was evidently the one who had ordered the attack.
Unfortunately, he would never make another sound.
What a swift sword!
Gu Qingshan looked around. Cultivators surrounded him on all sides, encircling him completely.
Gu Qingshan raised his hand, ready to strike again.
But the Black and White Twin Snakes had already bound him completely.
The twin serpents suddenly transformed into a girl dressed in black and a girl dressed in white. They slowly sank into his body.
The sensation made Gu Qingshan feel intensely uncomfortable, and he paused.
Another man stepped out from the crowd and laughed toward those behind him. "The Impermanence Twin Snakes rank fifth among the Divine Skills of the world. We can use his death to resurrect Elder Chang!"
Wrapped in the arms of the Twin Girls, Gu Qingshan stood rigid and unmoving.
Once struck by the Impermanence Twin Snakes, there was no escaping them.
The cultivators around him watched for a few breaths, then gradually relaxed and began to scrutinize him.
Their murmurs rose.
"Look at that man. Doesn't he resemble Gu Qingshan?"