God of Vengeance

Dr. Du's hairline is a bit high, which makes his forehead appear fuller, his face more serious, and his beard even more abundant.

He shaved his chin clean-shaven, leaving only two thick mustaches on his upper lip.

They were even trimmed to resemble two black centipedes, extending outwards from the contours of her cheeks, slightly upturned and trembling.

Back in Chang'an, he certainly wouldn't have grown such a beard; his appearance, clothing, and demeanor were all as ordinary as any other researcher.

However, when he realized that he could not promote the results of his research over the years through the Chang'an Institute of Science and Technology, he began to think about starting from scratch.

Therefore, a distinctive image is needed to establish authority and spread fame.

After he finished trimming his beard in the sunset by the window, he turned around and flicked the left side of his beard.

"How about it? Isn't my beard memorable? I recognized it after just one look."

Three figures sat around the long table in the conference room.

One dish is placed at the head of the table, and the other two are on the east side of the long table.

The two people on the east side, one was wearing a red silk Tang suit, full of energy, with his hair dyed completely black, but his eyebrows were a little white, and he had a well-proportioned figure.

The other man was around fifty years old, with a sallow complexion, a narrow forehead, small eyes, and a wide mouth. He was wearing a specially made suit, and his belly was still quite noticeable.

The one who just mentioned Wang Bo was this elderly man in a suit.

"Why don't you just shave your head and get a whole centipede tattooed on it?"

The old man in the suit tapped his stubby fingers on the table. "I received the Gu worm's signals in my mind, and these are some of the most memorable scenes."

"The one who captured Wang Bo was a young man, but when he died, Feng Jianhua and Yuan Chongxiao were both there."

The elderly man in the Tang suit took a sip of tea and smiled, "Old friend."

"Over the years, we've kept our distance from them to avoid arousing their suspicion, but we've still managed to provoke them!"

Dr. Du found the two people's reactions increasingly peculiar.

After leaving Chang'an Science and Technology Park, he was filled with resentment and distressed because he had no seed source. He inquired everywhere and surprisingly discovered a batch of White Bone Centipede eggs in the Ghost Market.

However, even though many of the people in the Ghost Market knew Gu Arts, they couldn't hatch those centipedes; they only sold them as medicinal herbs.

Du Chen took the initiative to visit them, and after some effort, gained their trust, helping them with incubation and reproduction.

At that time, Du Chen thought that if the government couldn't accept his project, it would be good to circulate it in the underground market first.

Unexpectedly, after these centipedes were raised, they were first noticed by the directors of the Ghost Market.

The top three directors are three brothers.

Mo Shengyi that are too heavy, Mo Wuyi, Mo Bixing.

The third brother, Mo Bixing, was an expert in raising Gu poison. He infected his subordinates with Gu worms to prevent them from betraying him.

However, over the years, there have been several instances where members of the Ghost Market have been captured by sorcerers, who then used the Gu worms to track down the perpetrators.

Thanks to Third Brother Mo's vigilance, he immediately engaged in a magical battle with them, breaking off contact and preventing any clues from being discovered.

The biggest advantage of the White Bone Centipede over ordinary venomous insects is that it is extremely difficult to detect once it integrates into the human body.

Outsiders can't even sense the aura of these Gu worms. Even if they hold them in their hands, they can't use any secret techniques to capture the connection between the worms and the Gu master.

Third Brother Mo immediately had the idea of refining these centipedes into Gu worms to replace all the Gu worms of the former Ghost Market members.

Later, Du Chen was informed that live White Bone Centipede would be provided as a benefit within the Ghost Market.

The centipedes that were subsequently bred were then processed into medicines and sold.

The Ghost Market is a dangerous place. Even if someone buys a live centipede, they will definitely use their own methods to process it, or even try to cultivate it themselves.

What we sell to others is a lower-grade medicine, and it's an inanimate object.

This makes it easier to ensure the monopoly of the Ghost Market" operators in this area, and also makes users purchase medicine more frequently.

However, this would not align with Du Chen's intentions.

His original intention was to promote the White Bone Centipede as soon as possible on a large scale, so that his achievements could have a profound impact.

Despite their different reasons, the reasons given for this "Ghost Market" incident were similar to the judgment of the Chang'an Institute of Science and Technology.

At that time, Du Chen had already considered secretly taking a batch of the best quality centipedes and escaping.

However, before he could find a suitable opportunity...

Change has occurred.

It started snowing very early in Guangling this year.

Snow is falling in many parts of the south, and the freezing weather is causing widespread damage.

That day, Third Brother Mo suddenly arrived at the place where centipedes were being raised.

As always, she showed a deep affection for centipedes.

On another matter, however, he unusually praised Du Chen's idea of breeding and promoting the White Bone Centipede.

If it were someone else, they might not be able to see why Third Brother Mo had changed.

However, Du Chen, who had previously led projects in Chang'an, immediately understood why.

It is the power of Ghost God from the Spirit Realm.

With the power of Ghost God, taking advantage of the cold disaster to sense reality, they influenced Third Brother Mo through the centipede worm.

Du Chen's mind raced, and then a flash of inspiration struck him. Using Third Brother Mo's aura, he took the initiative to sculpt a statue of that spirit Ghost God from the Spirit Realm.

He conspired with Third Brother Mo to exploit the trust between the three brothers and secretly target the second and eldest brothers, implanting Gu worms into them as well.

Sure enough, all three of them began to agree with promoting the White Bone Centipede.

This is so wonderful!

The White Bone Centipede itself has very low intelligence; its only obvious trait is the desire to expand its population and have more companions.

But humans naturally have this desire too.

Aside from this subtle shift in mindset, the Three Mo Brothers remain unchanged in other aspects, both in terms of personality and experience.

Although the implantation of centipedes caused them to be influenced by the Spirit Realm Ghost God.

But this might not be a bad thing.

Du Chen had suggested that if a Ghost God were to first gain influence over all the White Bone Centipede...

Therefore, these White Bone Centipede will not exhibit obedience when faced with the aura of other Ghost God.

Most Ghost God in the Spirit Realm act according to their nature, which is different from the wisdom understood by ordinary people.

Some Ghost God accept large amounts of blood sacrifices, just to turn humans into trees.

Such beings harbor significant malice towards humanity and are therefore unsuitable for selection.

However, this time, the Ghost God that came into contact with the White Bone Centipede was driven by a desire for revenge.

Though a ghost, he is also a god!

This person didn't care whether the creatures that exchanged power for it were seeking revenge against humans or against the Spirit Realm beings.

Even if the Spirit Realm launches a large-scale invasion in the future, this is still a force that real humans can utilize.

However, centipedes refined into Gu amplify their ferocious nature, and when influenced by Ghost God auras, they are prone to becoming agitated.

This is not a good point.

Ideally, the centipede that has not yet been refined into a Gu should be given a baptism of pure Ghost God and divine power.

Then they reproduce and spread their offspring widely.

Du Chen has been preparing for this matter recently.

"The Chang'an Institute of Science and Technology also called me, their tone quite inquisitive."

Du Chen chuckled and said, "They wanted me to participate in a new project, but I've been on leave for a year and a half and haven't gone back yet. It should have aroused their suspicion."

Dr. Du wasn't particularly worried.

When he was at the Academy of Sciences, some of his proposals were opposed even by his own research team.

Now, he has a large number of people around him, and they have enough power to support him.

The shortcomings of the White Bone Centipede project have been partially addressed.

Even if problems arise, they won't be as serious as the situation where a single document terminated the entire project.

"That..."

Eldest Brother Mo in the main seat, closed the file, revealing light eyebrows, long eyes, a high nose bridge, and a sharply defined jawline.

Let's move our plans forward.

Du Chen felt a chill run down his spine.

At that time, he conspired with Third Brother Mo to persuade Laosan that since they had been brothers by blood for so many years, it would be best to implant the centipede into the two elder brothers as well, so that their blood ties would be even closer.

So they first ambushed the second brother, and then the three of them went together to ambush the eldest brother.

Incense, tea, carpets, and documents—each using a secret remedy—work together to achieve the desired effect.

The goal was to first suppress Mo Shengyi's power, then work together to restrain him and implant the centipede.

Even so, after succeeding, Third Brother Mo was still a little weak, as if he couldn't believe he had succeeded.

Du Chen was certainly not as useless as Third Brother Mo.

But he always felt that, given the state of those newly implanted White Bone Centipede, Mo Shengyi might be able to expel them.

However, Mo Shengyi accepted it.

Therefore, Du Chen always harbored a degree of wariness and apprehension towards this Eldest Brother Mo.

"When does the chairman intend to bring it forward to?"

Mo Shengyi didn't answer directly, but said first, "According to this document, it should have been Li Guangzong and his gang, who supplied us, who were caught first, and then Wang Bo and his group got into trouble."

"Wang Bo's position is unusual. Although his official identity is unrelated to our company, some of the people he's involved with are also from our Ghost Market."

"Furthermore, the recent cold snap has brought all flights, trains, and highways to a standstill. The time it took for these people to gather and get to the martial arts school is enough to reveal a lot."

Third Brother Mo was startled. "Big Brother, are you saying they'll confirm that our headquarters is located in Guangling City?"

"That's right. If they target Jianghuai, they might search until next year and still not find anything. But in Guangling alone, with official power and all the connections of the Golden Saber Martial Arts School..."

Mo Shengyi said leisurely, "Even if someone suspects our company tonight, I wouldn't be surprised."

After a moment's thought, Du Chen said, "Then we'll launch it tonight."

"The sun has already set, isn't it still night now?"

Mo Shengyi stood up, draped a gray-black fur-trimmed coat over his shoulders with the sleeves hanging loose, and put on a pair of black gloves from the table.

"The goods we stockpiled this year couldn't be shipped out; they were all used for this ceremony. Even if we don't receive more goods, our resources are sufficient."

"Mirror Ape, God of Vengeance."

"That's an old ghost that's been half-starved for hundreds of years. We're offering him so much food, how could he not work hard?"

(End of this chapter)