Xu What Mule? (5600)

After the Seven Deadly Gu advanced to the Transcendent Realm, in addition to a leap in its original abilities, it also gained an extra Transcendent Realm skill.

The transcendent skill of the Power Gu is called "Blood Sacrifice":

The essence is to burn Essence Blood and squeeze potential to increase combat power in a short period of time. This is somewhat similar to the "Berserk" at the fourth rank, but "Berserk" is a localized increase in power and only has the power of a single strike.

The "Blood Sacrifice" provides a greater and more comprehensive boost. Xu Qi'an conservatively estimates that if a newly entered third-rank strength Gu warrior were to perform the Blood Sacrifice, they would be able to contend with a mid-third-rank warrior.

It's equivalent to advancing to a higher realm.

"As expected of the most powerful Gu technique among the seven, the Power Gu is somewhat like a martial artist, abandoning all the fancy tricks and pursuing only the ultimate destructive power."

The biggest surprise after the Power Gu advanced to the extraordinary level was that Xu Qi'an could use "blood sacrifice" to raise his combat power to a new level. Originally, after entering the first rank, the Power Gu's "rage" could no longer provide a boost to combat power, but now it finally had a place to be used.

The drawbacks are also obvious: the longer the blood sacrifice lasts, the greater the physical exertion. The warrior's stamina will decline.

Simply put, when Xu Qi'an fought a martial artist of the same level, he could overpower his opponent by using Blood Sacrifice, but he couldn't sustain the fight as long.

If Xu Qi'an were just an ordinary first-rank martial artist, the blood sacrifice would be meaningless, because even if he used the "blood sacrifice," he wouldn't be able to kill a martial artist of the same level.

He was certainly no ordinary martial artist. With his various methods and trump cards, as long as he could suppress a first-rank martial artist, there was a very high chance that he would eventually eliminate a martial artist of the same level in the process.

Well, except for special cases like the Garuda tree.

"If this were in the Central Plains, with the combined power of all living beings and the blessing of 'blood sacrifice,' along with multiple methods, I might very well be able to break the Immovable King of the Gara Tree, just like Shen Shu did, and truly kill him."

As for the increased strength and regeneration ability of the Power Gu, it is still of little use to Xu Qi'an.

After the Love Gu advanced to the Extraordinary level, it underwent many changes.

First of all, there are now more ways to cultivate the Love Gu. Xu Qi'an can now nourish the Love Gu by absorbing the desires of the surrounding creatures. In the past, he could also absorb the power of desire, but he could only store it and use it against enemies. The Love Gu could not absorb it.

Now, as long as he stays in brothels and entertainment venues, the love potion can automatically absorb the desires of the surrounding customers and young ladies, making him extremely wealthy.

Secondly, women who have sex with him regularly will gradually become dependent on him, only feeling affection when facing him, and losing interest in other men. And this isn't limited to women; if Xu Qi'an is someone who enjoys bayonet fighting, then it will also be effective on men.

Then, he mastered an ability called "charm," which greatly enhanced his attractiveness to the opposite sex; every smile and gesture of his could captivate a woman's heart.

Luan Yu, the leader of the Love Poison Clan, is a bewitching beauty who can seduce men at any time.

In addition to the above changes, Xu Qi'an can also ignite the lust of his target without relying on the Gu or aphrodisiac poison. All he needs is physical contact, and as long as the other person still has emotions and desires, he can arouse their lust.

Of course, this ability is a secondary skill. However, all experts who have advanced to the extraordinary level are people with firm wills. No one would become weak in the knees and overwhelmed with lust just from being touched by him, or have an erection as big as a bucket.

However, the accumulation of countless acts of lust can force even extraordinary masters to divert some of their energy to combat lust, thereby weakening their opponent's combat power.

It must be mentioned that this method is ineffective against the extraordinary experts of the Heavenly Sect.

The so-called "supreme detachment from emotions" means having absolute control and mastery over the seven emotions and six desires.

The ability that the Heart Gu gains in the Transcendent Realm is called "Empathy":

It can connect its own emotions with those of the target. If its own Primordial Spirit is stronger than the target's, it can use emotions such as "controlling anger" and "compassion" to diminish the target's fighting will.

It can even lead the other party to commit suicide, betray their companions, and so on. There are many unorthodox methods, it all depends on how the Mind Gu Master uses them.

If one's own Primordial Spirit is weaker than the target's, then one will be influenced by the target instead, which has both advantages and disadvantages. For example, when the various leaders besieged Xu Qi'an, Chun Yan used this move to "empathize" with Xu Qi'an was under the influence of the love potion.

As a result, one sang upright, and the other sheep died.

This is certainly a downside, but the advantage is that when you empathize with your enemy, regardless of whether your Primordial Spirit is stronger or weaker than theirs, you and they are "one," and no one will harm you. Therefore, a Heart Gu Master in a state of empathy is absolutely safe.

In times of crisis, this technique can save your life.

The limitation of "empathy" is that it can only be maintained for twenty seconds when facing an expert of the same level.

If the opponent is one rank higher than oneself, the effect can only be maintained for ten seconds; if the opponent is two ranks higher, it can be maintained for five seconds; and if the opponent is three ranks higher, it is completely ineffective.

In other words, Xu Qi'an could only "empathize" with a first-grade opponent for five seconds using this technique, but it would have no effect on a superior-grade opponent.

"A very impressive ability; I can empathize with other top-tier experts for up to five seconds."

Xu Qi'an was very satisfied with this.

The Dark Gu's "Shadow Leap" has increased in both distance and number of enemies it can carry. The "Blindness" skill, which obscures all of the opponent's senses, and the "Shadow" skill, which transforms the user into a shadow to evade attacks, have also been improved.

Among them, "Blur" can affect experts of the same level, and "Shadow", which can only avoid physical attacks, was regarded as useless. Finally, it evolved the ability to avoid elemental attacks.

However, it cannot exceed its own grade. At the early stage of grade three, it can dodge the attacks of grade three at the peak, but it cannot withstand the output of grade two.

However, Law Technique like Curse Killing and Jade Shattering are still impossible to evade.

The skill Dark Gu acquires after advancing to the extraordinary realm is called "Shadow Manipulator":

As the name suggests, it involves controlling the target's behavior by manipulating their shadow. Against experts of the same level, the control time is three seconds, decreasing by one second for each higher level.

"Another strong control ability, perfect for assassination."

Xu Qi'an commented.

The Poison Gu and Corpse Gu have not gained any new skills, but have only enhanced their existing abilities. However, this does not mean that the two Gu techniques are not powerful. First of all, the Poison Gu, Xu Qi'an can now poison and kill experts below the Transcendent Realm with just a spit.

If you consume enough high-quality poisons, you can even poison a third-rank expert, excluding martial artists.

As for the Corpse Gu, Xu Qi'an always believed that this kind of Gu technique required the most accumulation and foundation. Compared to the hundreds of millions of living beings in the Nine Provinces, experts in the Transcendent Realm were extremely rare. A walking corpse in the third-grade realm might require the accumulation of several generations.

Moreover, given Xu Qi'an's current level, a third-grade walking corpse is useless, and he might not even be qualified to participate at the second grade. As for the first grade, you could count them on one hand.

Therefore, for him, the Corpse Gu is the strongest in terms of overall strength among the seven Gu techniques, but it can also be said to be the most useless.

"Right now, my overall strength should be the strongest among the top-tier cultivators in the Nine Provinces."

Xu Qi'an breathed a sigh of relief; this trip to Southern Frontier had not been in vain.

The Power Gu Tribe.

The Ligu tribe members who were working at the dam were hurriedly summoned back to their settlement by their tribesmen.

"Elder, what's wrong?"

Lina gazed at the open space outside the settlement, where her people were densely packed together, carrying large and small bags of supplies and pulling flatbed carts without horses, looking as if they were about to embark on a long journey or migrate.

Everyone's face was extremely solemn and serious; the fact that such expressions appeared on the faces of the Li Gu tribe members was itself an extraordinary and significant event.

The Grand Elder sighed:

"Something's happened in the Abyss. There's a high chance a Transcendent Realm Gu Beast has been born. We need to prepare to head north and avoid it for now."

A transcendent-level Gu beast was born. Lina's mouth gaped open slightly, her face filled with panic. Although the Gu clan had no historical records, it didn't mean they had no history; it was just that the way of inheritance was different.

The Gu clan passes down its history through murals and oral tradition. Lina was raised on the rumors of extraordinary Gu beasts. When she was little, she would stay up all night playing.

Her mother used the terrifying supernatural Gu beast to scare her, so she was too scared to go out and huddled under the covers, trembling. The next day she wet the bed and got another beating.

Now, she is no longer the child she once was, yet she understands more and more the power and terror of extraordinary Gu beasts.

Historically, every time an extraordinary Gu beast is born in the Abyss, a Gu clan leader always dies from the beast's dying counterattack.

The impact of the Extraordinary War could very well extend to the habitats of various tribes; once it reaches them, countless people will perish.

The Second Elder continued:

Fortunately, a new city is being built in Yuzhou, so we won't be without a place to stay if we head north.

Given the current relationship between Great Feng and the Gu Clan, they will definitely take them in. Moreover, a market town is being built in Guan City, which is short of manpower, and the caravans are also short of experts. The clansmen may not have enough to eat, but they won't starve to death.

Lina nodded repeatedly:

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's hurry and head north to seek refuge."

The members of the Li Gu tribe urged them to hurry.

"Elder, let's hurry and leave. We never know when they might attack."

The Grand Elder said in a deep voice:

"The hunting party hasn't returned yet; we don't know where they've wandered off to. Let's wait a little longer."

He then looked at Lina, glanced around at her, and frowned, saying:

Where's Lingyin?

Xu Lingyin is the little darling of the Power Gu Tribe.

"Oh, Xu Ningyan took her to see Granny Tian Gu."

After Lina finished speaking, she suddenly slapped her forehead and said in surprise:

"Oh, right, Xu Ningyan. We can ask him to help us fight the Gu beast."

Lina has been smart since she was little.

The Grand Elder and the others were taken aback at first, then their faces lit up with ecstasy and excitement, and they eagerly pressed for an answer:

"Xu Yinluo has arrived? Is he in Southern Frontier right now?"

Lina nodded.

Upon receiving a positive reply, the Grand Elder relaxed, looking relieved.

Not only him, but the tense atmosphere on the scene instantly eased, and the dark cloud hanging over the hearts of the Li Gu tribe members also dissipated.

The people of the Ligu tribe were overjoyed. The happiness of being rescued in this critical moment made them dance with joy.

"Xu Yinluo is in Southern Frontier, that's wonderful."

"Don't be sad and seek refuge; stay home and wait for good news."

After the war in the Central Plains was quelled, the news reached the Southern Frontier, and the Gu Clan all knew that Xu Yinluo had become a first-rank martial artist and the number one expert in the Central Plains.

With a martial arts master of the highest rank present, what kind of Gu beast can't be dealt with?

Unless the Gu God crawls out of the Abyss, the Gu Clan can remain calm and collected.

"Lina has been smart since she was little. I had completely forgotten about Xu Yinluo just now," an elderly man with gray hair remarked.

"Ah? So that's Xu Yinluo. I don't remember what Xu Yinluo looks like. People from the Central Plains all seem to look the same." The aunt next to her looked blank.

They were the old men from the Li Gu tribe who had just been chatting with Xu Qi'an.

Beyond the Abyss, above the primeval forest.

Long Tu surveyed his surroundings, his rugged face filled with solemnity, and said in a deep voice:

"The power of the Gu God in the Abyss has been diluted by at least 50%."

He made the calculation based on the changes in "Qi and Blood Power". The other six types of Gu God Power could not be seen with the naked eye by Long Tu.

"That's indeed around 50%."

The leaders, including Chunyan, gave their responses based on their observations.

This result left the leaders present with extremely grim expressions, even a hint of fear.

"It seems there's more than one extraordinary Gu beast this time, and there's a possibility that it simultaneously controls two or more Gu techniques."

Wrapped in a black robe and followed by seven zombies, You Shi whispered.

For a Gu Master, simultaneously containing two natal Gu is an act with a near-death experience, and only a very few geniuses can accomplish it.

A genius capable of containing three types of natal Gu simply doesn't exist, except for Xu Qi'an.

However, it is essentially a crazed Gu beast, and its probability of being able to incorporate multiple Gu techniques is higher than that of a Gu master.

Historically, the Gu beasts that crawled out of the Abyss generally possessed more than one Gu technique, which is why they would fight to the death against the leader of the Gu clan.

Luan Yu's bright and charming eyes swept around warily as she suggested:

"My mother-in-law hasn't arrived yet, why don't we go back and discuss this with her first?"

A warm breeze blew by, and she suddenly felt a chill; the thin gauze dress she was wearing offered no sense of security.

She wore a pink tulle skirt, underneath which she wore very revealing clothing: a bodice that just covered her chest, and shorts made of animal skin and silk.

Her long, shapely legs, alluringly curved waist, and soft, flat stomach were all faintly visible beneath the sheer skirt.

This outfit, paired with her alluring and seductive body, could bring out the charm of the love potion to its fullest extent, but right now, Luan Yu wished she could wrap herself up completely and have top-tier Law Artifact protecting her.

The fact that the power of the seven Gu Gods was reduced to nearly half at the same time indicates that there was more than one Gu Beast born in the Extreme Abyss.

Of all the leaders, Luan Yu has the weakest self-defense ability. If she encounters a Gu beast with the power of Heavenly Gu, she could easily die from its sneak attack.

Ba Ji, the leader of the Poison Gu Clan, shook his head slightly. "Didn't you notice? Granny said that a transcendent Gu beast would emerge in about six months, but it was born ahead of schedule. Granny's prophecy was wrong."

Heart Gu Master Chun Yan pondered:

"You mean, at least one of the extraordinary Gu beasts in the Abyss has the ability to control Heavenly Gu. If that's the case, we should have been discovered by them when we arrived at the Abyss."

Longtu said in a deep, muffled voice:

"We can't delay. Once the extraordinary Gu beasts leave the Abyss, all living beings in the surrounding area will suffer annihilation. The best way is to kill them as soon as they are born. Moreover, we don't even know the number or types of Gu beasts."

"Go back and discuss it with your mother-in-law. What do you want to discuss? Go downstairs and meet with them first."

Seeing that everyone had made up their minds, Luan Yu could only follow the majority and purse her red lips, saying pitifully:

"Shadow, don't stray more than three feet from me!"

Poison Gu, Heart Gu, Strength Gu, and Corpse Gu all have life-saving methods, but Love Gu is the only one that does not. The first four can only protect themselves and are difficult to protect others, so only Dark Gu can protect her.

"Um!"

The shadow remained unmoved by the beauty and nodded.

Luan Yu felt slightly relieved and sighed softly, wishing that the Gu Clan also had a second-rank expert with exceptional combat power.

Currently, only Granny Tian Gu is at the second rank, but Tian Gu is not good at fighting. Although Tian Gu's ability to observe celestial phenomena, determine the seasons, and predict the future is extremely useful to the Gu clan, when encountering enemies at the Transcendent Realm, they still need a powerful expert with unparalleled combat strength to suppress everything.

The strongest fighter present was undoubtedly Long Tu of the Li Gu tribe, who was only one step away from reaching the second rank.

However, after witnessing Xu Qi'an's combat prowess, Luan Yu began to look down on Long Tu.

Unfortunately, the person surnamed Xu is from the Central Plains, and distant water cannot quench immediate thirst.

The group flew over the primeval forest, looking down and using their senses to search for the extraordinary Gu beasts in the Abyss.

Chunyan mimicked bird calls, summoning strangely shaped birds from various dense forests.

"Qiuqiu! Qiuqiuqiu!"

After listening, Chunyan frowned and said in a strange tone:

"They told me that someone had entered the Abyss."

The leaders immediately stopped their search and looked over.

Has someone entered the Abyss?

At this critical juncture, the leaders of the Abyss looked at each other, their minds filled with conflicting thoughts.

Luan Yu pursed her red lips and pressed on:

"When did they enter the Abyss? What are their physical characteristics?"

Chunyan shook her head slightly:

They can't answer that question.

The Gu beast has no concept of time, let alone human appearance.

After speaking, Chunyan turned her head and spoke in bird language, communicating with them for a while.

Her expression suddenly turned serious, and she fell into deep thought.

What did they say?

Yu Shi's voice came from beneath the cloak.

Chunyan raised her head, glanced at the leaders, and slowly said:

"Fear!

"They felt extreme fear emanating from that person."

Extreme fear gripped them. They frowned, exchanged glances, and grew increasingly wary.

The Gu beasts are inherently crazy and brutal; even when facing them, they dare to attack without fear of death.

An existence that can instill fear in Gu beasts must be of an extremely high level.

At the same time, it can be determined that the mysterious person who entered the Abyss is of a much, much higher rank than them.

Long Tu asked in a deep voice:

Is that person still in the Abyss?

Chunyan nodded gently.

The leaders floated in mid-air, unsure whether to advance or retreat.

As outsiders entered the Abyss, the power of the seven Gu Gods simultaneously decreased by nearly 50%. Chun Yan's heart stirred, as if she had thought of something. Her solemn expression gradually relaxed, and then she revealed a reserved and restrained smile.

It's him!

The other Gu clan leaders weren't stupid; they immediately guessed the newcomer's identity.

Because of his younger sister's dream about the Gu God, Xu Qi'an recently returned to the Southern Frontier. It is no secret that he possesses the Seven Absolute Gu, and now the power of the seven Gu Gods is simultaneously weakened.

Adding to the information conveyed by the Gu beast earlier, it's not hard to deduce that Xu Qi'an caused the changes in the Abyss.

Luan Yu's eyes sparkled with delight, and the joy on her face was impossible to suppress, a stark contrast to her previous worried and cautious demeanor.

Yu Shi was also very excited; his body trembled slightly beneath his cloak, and anyone could see the excitement and exhilaration in his voice.

The mummified corpse he had always dreamed of!

Long Tu remained as stern and expressionless as ever, but his tense muscles subtly relaxed, disengaging from his state of alertness and combat readiness.

"Hoo," Ba Ji exhaled, and said:

"During our last encounter, his Seven Absolute Gu was already very close to becoming extraordinary. The change in the Gu God's power must have been caused by his advancement to the Seven Absolute Gu."

He felt a sense of relief. This solved the Gu Clan's biggest headache, and for a considerable period of time to come, they wouldn't have to worry about extraordinary Gu beasts appearing in the Abyss.

Upon hearing this, the leaders smiled.

The shadow said:

"Let's go check out the Abyss. Don't let your guard down until we see Xu Yinluo."

The leaders suppressed their smiles, nodded slightly, and sped off towards the Great Rift Valley.

Luan Yu took the lead, her gauze skirt fluttering as she charged ahead, even though she had previously only dared to cautiously hide beside Shadow.

Looking at the alluring Luan Yu in front of her, Chun Yan gently curled her lips, and the two small snakes on her earlobes hissed as if mocking Luan Yu.

"It's time to go back!"

After stabilizing the Seven Deadly Gu, Xu Qi'an, who was sitting cross-legged on the edge of the cliff, stood up and then turned his gaze to the sliver of blue sky above.

Through the cliffs on both sides, in the azure sky, seven figures came swiftly. Leading them was the alluring and beautiful Er Luanyu. She looked down from the sky and, upon seeing Xu Qi'an, immediately accelerated her descent.

Snap!

Her snow-white bare feet landed lightly, and the alluring beauty let out a sweet, cloying cry:

"Xu Yinluo!"

Xu Qi'an said with a sigh, "The accents of people from Southern Frontier are really hard to hear."

The other six landed one after another, smiling, with a sense of relief that everything had settled down.

"I've met Xu Yinluo!"

The leaders cupped their hands in greeting.

Xu Qi'an shifted his gaze from Luan Yu's tall and curvaceous figure and nodded slightly to the crowd.