"A Gu king evolved this way, constantly devouring, constantly advancing, evolving from an ordinary insect into a Gu king.
"My Gu king ate at least tens of thousands of poisonous insects to achieve what it has today.
"It wasn't easy. It nearly ate me out of house and home." Gu Elder shook his head and sighed.
"How much money has it eaten through, exactly?" Tu Qianqiu asked curiously.
"Converted into silver, a whole mountain of it. Everything I saved over decades went into its belly." The Gu king looked pained.
"How powerful are its attacks?" Tu Qianqiu asked.
"One bite means certain death for someone in the Origin-Gathering Realm. Even someone in the Thought-Connecting Realm would be injured. As for the Concentrating Spirit Realm, putting them in bed for a few months would be no problem." Gu Elder smiled smugly.
Five days later, purple qi kept rising from the pit, accompanied by waves of foul stench.
Tu Qianqiu asked worriedly, "Why do I smell rotting flesh? Has Tang Kid started to stink? Should we open it and take a look?"
"What could go wrong? Relax, there's absolutely no problem.
"We can't open it. If we do, all our previous efforts will go down the drain.
"My Gu king devoured the Gu inside him. It still needs to digest it and advance." Gu Elder looked utterly confident.
Finally, after enduring ten days, Gu Elder opened the massive stone lid.
Instantly, a surge of purple qi shot skyward, knocking even Gu Elder into a somersault.
Tu Qianqiu hurriedly peered into the cellar and was dumbfounded.
Tang Wen was sitting inside, breathing purple qi in and out. The sight beside him was gruesome, covered with shattered bones and severed limbs of insects and snakes.
"Brat, what have you done?" The next instant, the