Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 516 The Final Battle: Prehistoric Beasts!
Under the banner of the King of Linyi.

When Wu Peng saw that the uninvited guests had ruined his plans again, he was furious. So he resorted to his old trick and shot out four 'Nine Nether Bone-Eating Gu' to ambush his opponents.

In an instant, four streaks of eerie green light pierced the sky, each carrying a hideous snake-like phantom, flying toward their respective targets.

Suddenly, ripples appeared in the void, and four golden runes materialized out of thin air.

Amidst the deafening explosions, Wu Peng's triumphant divine Gu exploded into a foul-smelling poisonous mist in mid-air.

Wu Peng's pupils contracted sharply, and he asked in a deep voice, "Who are you, Your Excellency? Don't try to hide your identity!"

"Why hide your true colors to deal with a piece of trash like you?" Amidst a cold laugh, a black hole opened in the void, and Ren Yuan, enveloped in chaotic energy, stepped through the air. The chaotic wings on his back unfurled, and his divine armor flowed with the radiance of stars, making people unable to help but bow down in worship.

"Your surname is Ren?!" Wu Peng looked him over and asked in a deep voice.

"You actually know me?" Ren Yuan was somewhat surprised.

"Nonsense, how many gods are there in this world? Once you become a god, you will become the focus of all the gods' attention," Wu Peng said calmly.

"Then I should feel honored?" Ren Yuan said with a half-smile.

“That’s unnecessary. Being noticed is not a good thing. I would rather remain untouched by any god forever.” Wu Peng said earnestly, “As someone who has been through this, I’d like to remind you that gods should try to avoid friction with each other, lest they both suffer losses and others reap the benefits.”

"You mean, we want peace?" Ren Yuan asked coldly.

“That’s right. I have no past grievances with you, nor any recent enmity.” Wu Peng nodded. He had initially chosen to remain neutral and travel to the Southern Wilderness for his own safety.

He had already heard about how Wu Xie had been soundly beaten by this upstart, so he was naturally unwilling to take any risks. He thought to himself, "If there are people on the other side whom you need to protect, I can give you face today and allow you to withdraw your troops safely, as long as you promise not to attack again."

"Hahaha, this is my Chinese territory! What do you mean by 'never invade again'? Do you mean we're going to cede it to you? How could you say such shameless things?!" Ren Yuan laughed loudly, his laughter full of sarcasm.

Suddenly, his smile vanished, and his eyes turned icy cold: "You killed so many of my brothers, how are you going to settle this score?!"

"Boy, don't be stubborn and ask for trouble. I'm speaking to you politely, not because I'm afraid of you!" Wu Peng's face darkened, and black Gu mist rose around him, as if he was angry.

"Then what's the point of talking? Come on!" Ren Yuan roared, and the Chaos Blade in his hand burst forth with dazzling light, slashing fiercely down at Wu Peng!

"Die!" Wu Peng roared upon seeing this, and the Gu mist around him condensed into a solid Gu shield. The shield had several layers, which were pierced through layer by layer by the Chaos Blade, but it instantly condensed into more layers until it completely blocked Ren Yuan's earth-shattering attack.

At the same time, he opened his sleeves, releasing thousands of Gu worms that swarmed towards Ren Yuan in a dense, overwhelming manner. Wu Peng then frantically shook the bronze Gu bell; amidst the piercing sound, the Gu worms suddenly grew larger. Some resembled giant pythons, others scorpions, and still others were various terrifying monsters, spewing venom, ice, fire, lightning…

In an instant, the demons went wild, launching a frenzied attack on Ren Yuan.

But for Ren Yuan, who had traversed hell, this was nothing more than a minor incident. With a sudden flap of his wings, he unleashed a terrifying vortex of chaos that shredded all the attacking Gu worms. He then weaved through the swarm of Gu worms, his chaotic blades flashing and slashing, each strike bringing forth a shower of blood. In the blink of an eye, he had wiped out Wu Peng's Gu worms completely.

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Seeing that his opponent had easily broken his 'Ten Thousand Insects Devouring the Sky', Wu Peng knew that he had indeed met a tough opponent. A fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and he roared inhumanly to the sky. Instantly, Gu mist filled the sky around him!

Within the mist, two rows of enormous, emerald-green lanterns lit up. When the mist dissipated, it revealed its true form as a gigantic insect, hundreds of feet long.

Its twelve pairs of compound eyes glowed with eerie green phosphorescence, and its entire body was covered with a purplish-black carapace covered with dark green patterns, resembling the writing of gods or the shape of a demon.

That gigantic insect, resembling a super centipede, possessed a pair of sharp, crescent-shaped fangs. With each opening and closing of its mouthparts, dripping venom eroded the earth, carving bottomless ravines. Every step taken by its hundreds of barbed limbs caused tremors for miles around!

Upon seeing this, Ren Yuan's chaotic energy surged like a raging sea, revealing his true form—a hundred-zhang-long Yinglong, its scales shimmering with starlight. Each flap of its enormous wings stirred up a shower of stardust.

Yinglong's eyes shone brightly as he coldly stared at the giant centipede before him. The breath he exhaled condensed into a chaotic storm, violently colliding with the Gu mist to create clusters of purple lightning.

Ren Yuan launched the first attack, his dragon tail sweeping across the giant insect's body, colliding with it with a deafening roar! Wu Peng was not to be outdone, raising his upper body, opening his mouth wide, and spewing out a sky-covering black mist of Gu insects.

Yinglong flapped its wings, unleashing a chaotic hurricane that blocked the black mist. At the same time, it spewed out dragon breath, burning the Gu worms within the mist to ashes!

Seeing this, the giant insect straightened its upper body, and its hundreds of segments suddenly lengthened, wrapping around Yinglong's limbs. At the same time, it sprayed out sticky fluid, causing the dragon's scales to sizzle as it corroded them. Ren Yuanlong's eyes widened, and he spewed out chaotic true fire from his mouth. The orange-purple flames instantly burned away the tentacles, and the charred remains fell like raindrops. Taking advantage of Wu Peng's pained curl-up, Yinglong's left claw tore through its purplish-black carapace with lightning speed, and then its claw went straight for the insect's vitals in its abdomen!
Wu Peng let out a sharp screech, and its twelve pairs of green compound eyes simultaneously shot out a divine light of ten thousand poisons, instantly paralyzing the dragon's entire body.

He took the opportunity to avoid the fatal claw! Then he spat out a stream of black mist of Gu worms, which struck Yinglong directly in the chest.

Yinglong was instantly enveloped in black mist, let out a mournful cry, and collapsed to the ground.

Wu Peng was overjoyed and pounced forward, baring a pair of incredibly sharp, giant fangs, intending to bite off the dragon's head in one bite!
But it bit into empty air, and its two fangs collided violently, almost flying off.

Wu Peng let out a mournful cry, realizing the danger, and then remembered that the God of Chaos was also an illusionary god! Just as He was about to turn and retreat, a beam of light, intertwined in black and white, descended from the sky and pierced straight into the head of the giant centipede!

The giant worm let out a deafening wail, its head exploded, and its dark green brain matter splattered, forming a large, deadly swamp.

Yinglong then descended from the sky, extending its dragon claws, preparing to break open the giant insect's corpse and extract its divine core.

Suddenly, a strange change occurred. The headless giant centipede sprang up from the ground and coiled tightly around Yinglong. Yinglong struggled desperately to break free, but its hundred barbed legs held it firmly, and it was unable to escape for a moment…

Even a centipede, though dead, does not stiffen; how much more so a deity of insects?!

Two colossal deities tumbled wildly across the ground, crushing countless barbarian soldiers and destroying countless forests. Even towering mountains crumbled like sand dunes under their collision…

(End of this chapter)