Startling Change
The No. 1 Gu Pit was naturally not left empty. After the two went down, Long Wanli immediately shouted down, "Long Ziyan, Long Long, go to the No. 1 Gu Pit!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd perked up again. Long Ziyan was the Lineage's number one genius and a favorite to win the Gu-Dueling Tournament. Coupled with her high looks, her Gu Battle would naturally attract everyone's interest.
So everyone focused their attention back on the No. 1 Gu Pit, eagerly anticipating the upcoming Gu battle.
Long Xuan also perked up at this moment, focusing his attention on the No. 1 Gu Pit.
He had long been curious about what kind of Gu Insect Long Ziyan possessed, and now was the perfect opportunity to find out.
However, just as he was getting interested, Long Long suddenly raised his hand and shamelessly shouted, "I admit defeat!" Long Xuan was stunned on the spot.
Such a coward?
The others were also struggling to catch their breath, feeling suffocated. They all looked at Long Long with disdain and cursed him as a coward in their hearts.
Long Long took in the disdainful looks from the crowd and sneered inwardly. He wasn't stupid; why fight a battle he couldn't win? He should save his energy for the next battle.
It would be truly foolish to fight the number one genius and suffer a severe injury from a Gu Insect, which would prevent you from winning the next battle.
With nothing exciting to see here, Long Xuan turned his gaze to other battlefields. By this time, the battles in other Gu Pit had already begun, with all sorts of Gu Insect colliding with each other, creating chaos and intense fighting within each Gu Pit.
The Gu cultivators were loudly directing the battle outside the Gu Pit, their emotions running high. This kind of game was indeed very entertaining, and even Long Xuan was captivated by it for a moment.
Each Gu cultivator possesses Gu Insect of varying strength and quantity, often resulting in situations where fewer Gu Pit fight against a larger force, yet miraculously, they still manage to achieve victory in the end.
There are also tactical masters who, despite their weak Gu Insect Gu Insect, can rationally combine their abilities and employ some strategies to achieve a victory against a much stronger opponent. Even Long Xuan found the battle incredibly exciting.
No wonder so many people enjoy watching others fight with Gu Insect worms. The chaotic battle between Gu worms is not only visually stunning but also requires strategic thinking, making it a game that tests one's wisdom and keeps participants hooked, as well as onlookers.
At the same time, this kind of game can teach you a lot. Those who participate in the Gu battle can hone their practical experience, and those who watch can also learn tactics and apply them to their own Gu Insect system.
Although he was arrogant about his high intelligence and exceptional strategic skills, he was actually unwilling to use his brain. He found it too tiring and preferred to simply unleash a bunch of supreme-grade Gu worm, crush his opponents with absolute strength, and resolve the battle in a swift and brutal manner.
Faced with absolute power, tactics and strategies are all useless. He was too lazy to rack his brains during battle; cultivating his Gu Insect to be the strongest was the only way to go.
The clone then entered the Gu Pit several more times, but relying on the massive swarm of bees, it overwhelmed the smaller swarm with sheer numbers and won almost every time with overwhelming force.
It's true that the Earthworker can defend against the Ice Bee's Ice Needle, but don't forget that Long Xuan also has an Earthworker.
Moreover, this Earthworker was the first Earthworker ever born in the world, the ancestor of all Earthworker of the Long Family, and the largest in size with the highest growth rate.
Furthermore, his transformation Earthworker was achieved by High-Grade Spirit Soil, and the transformation effect was the strongest among all the Earthworker of the Long Family.
If it were a one-on-one fight with Earthworker, who here could match him?
It wasn't that no one had considered using the Earthworker's defenses to withstand the Ice Bee ' damage, but after being thoroughly beaten by Long Xuan's Earthworker ancestors, they all immediately became obedient.
Until finally, everyone who faced him surrendered immediately, no longer having the courage to challenge the ancestors of the Earthworker.
Of course, it's unrealistic to expect that a swarm of bees and Earthworker could sweep the entire field.
Many people can break his swarm of bees and Earthworker, such as Long Ziyan, and those geniuses who possess supreme-grade Gu worm.
But such people are destined to be few and far between; Long Xuan always admits defeat when he encounters a tough opponent.
He doesn't aim for first place; he's content with being in the top twenty. He doesn't care about losing a few games occasionally.
Time passed slowly, and more and more rounds of the Gu-Dueling Tournament ended. Before they knew it, it was noon.
For a long time, Long Xuan had been keeping a close eye on Long Ziyan, wanting to see what kind of Gu Insect she used, but he never got the chance. Every Gu cultivator from the Long Family who faced her surrendered before the fight even began.
Long Ziyan just stood there without moving, didn't fight a single battle, and then directly won and entered the first place. This is outrageous. Does it have to be so exaggerated? Is this senior sister really that ruthless? Long Xuan was stunned.
In fact, most of Long Ziyan's opponents are like Long Long, afraid to let their Gu Insect get hurt. The Gu-Dueling Tournament is a round-robin tournament, and the more matches you win, the higher your ranking, so you have to fight countless matches every day.
If the Gu Insect are severely damaged, the subsequent matches will be lost due to the loss of Gu Insect. This cost is too high, and no one can afford it.
Therefore, let alone facing the clan's number one genius Long Ziyan, most people would choose to admit defeat directly when facing any invincible opponent.
This result also made the Gu-Dueling Tournament proceed quickly, and soon it was lunchtime, time for a break.
At this moment, Long Xuan finally encountered another opponent, an opponent named Long Chen.
However, when he saw this opponent, Long Xuan was suddenly stunned and was really startled.
Because this person's progress wasn't displayed above their head, but rather in the middle of their head—something he'd never seen before—he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine for some reason.
There must be a reason for this; it couldn't have happened without cause.
When he saw that the progress in this person's mind was four decimal places, he was first stunned, and then a chill ran down his spine.
This is definitely not the progress a Gu cultivator in the Marrow Cleansing Stage should have; it's more like the progress of an insect. Could this person's brain have already been eaten by an insect?
Therefore, the progress is displayed by this insect, not this person. This person is already dead, and it is an insect that is controlling the corpse to move. This person is neither a corpse nor anything else, so the progress appears in the center of the head, not on top of the head.
Long Xuan's eyes widened, completely startled by this conjecture, a chill running down his spine.
What is this? Could it be a spy planted by a foreign tribe within the Long Family? But the way this spy was planted is truly terrifying!
He immediately looked at the man's face and eyes, and found that the man had a faint smile on his face and bright, piercing eyes.
Judging from his appearance, he looked exactly like a living person, and his eyes didn't resemble those of a corpse. But this person was indeed dead. If it weren't for his special ability, one wouldn't have dared to imagine that he was actually a corpse.
This insect is incredibly good at disguising itself. Not only did it acquire this person's memories, but it also probably inherited all of his abilities. No one can see through its disguise. If I weren't for my special cheat ability, I probably would have been fooled by it too.
Long Xuan felt a sense of apprehension towards this insect. Who sent it? What was its purpose in infiltrating the Long Family? And what was its intention in participating in this Gu-Dueling Tournament?
But it couldn't possibly be a good thing. Long Xuan's eyes darted around. If something happened to the Long Family, it would only harm him, not benefit him. He really couldn't stand idly by in this matter.
But he couldn't think of a way to expose this person for the time being; he couldn't very well expose his own secrets just to find out this spy.
Just as he was frowning in thought, the battle between his clone and him had ended. It was Long Chen who conceded defeat, preventing his clone from probing his strength. It seems that this Ginseng only wanted to secure a place in the top twenty in the Gu-Dueling Tournament, just like Long Xuan, who did not care about rankings.
Watching the man's departing figure, Long Xuan thought it over and over, and then walked towards Long Lie, who had been shouting the loudest.
At this moment, Long Lie was showing off his supreme-grade Gu worm, Blaze Gu, surrounded by a group of people who looked on with envy. Long Lie laughed continuously, feeling extremely satisfied.
Long Xuan walked over, patted him on the shoulder, gestured to him with his eyes, and then walked towards a deserted corner.
Long Lie was taken aback, wondering what Long Xuan wanted to talk to him about, but he still followed him over.
After getting away from the crowd, Long Xuan looked at him and said directly, "I discovered a spy from another race planted within our clan. I overheard him plotting against our Sacred Tree, but I didn't hear the specifics of how, and I have no evidence that he's colluding with the enemy."
"If someone is reported without any evidence, can the Lineage force an investigation into that person?"
Although he didn't know what the insect was up to, since it had risked exposure to participate in the Gu-Dueling Tournament but wasn't obsessed with rankings, its purpose was most likely related to the Sacred Tree. Long Xuan didn't think his fabricated lie would wrong him.
Upon hearing this, Long Lie's expression immediately turned serious; he had realized the gravity of the situation.
"No evidence? Without evidence, doing anything is against the rules, especially with a skilled mole; you'd have a hard time uncovering anything."
"Don't end up being accused of false accusation when you fail to bring him down. That would only get you into trouble," Long Lie said seriously.
"Of course I understand that principle, which is why I came to you. What I mean is that I won't take the risk. You go and expose it. Even if you, a powerful Gu cultivator in the Spiritual Sea Stage, are accused of falsely accusing someone, your Lineage won't do anything to you," Long Xuan said.
Long Lie slowly turned his head towards him, his eyes widening in bewilderment. Good heavens, so that's why he called him here. He knew it; calling him so mysteriously couldn't be anything good.
He's cunning; he hid himself while he let himself be the one to show his face. How could he be so cunning? He's got a whole host of tricks up his sleeve.
"Don't say I'm setting you up. If you really succeed in reporting it, that will be a great achievement, and you can gain a huge reward. This might not be a bad thing for you; it could even be a good thing," Long Xuan coaxed patiently.