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Chapter 238 Seven Deadly Gu (Part Two Combined)

Almost instantly, a massive force that occupied half of the southern border and possessed two second-rank and more than ten third-rank extraordinary individuals joined forces to crush them.

It crumbled like tofu hitting a knife, collapsing before dawn.

Although the seven tribes of the Gu Clan have different abilities and are extremely strange, they are fundamentally from the same source.

Their complementary and combined strengths create a combat power that cannot be simply summarized as 1+1=2.

Even if the Garuda tree were at its peak, it might not necessarily benefit from coming here.

But before dawn, aside from the Heavenly Gu Elder's ability to stir up the secrets of heaven, and the alluring power of the twin sisters to entice all things into a state of lust.

The abilities of other tribes were nothing beyond his comprehension.

Especially the Dragon Chart of the Power Gu Clan.

Although he possessed immense strength, even surpassing that of Buddhist Vajra masters of the same level, in Li Ming's eyes, he was as weak as a helpless child.

"The Gu Clan... are not bad!"

As dawn broke through the void, his gaze swept across the seven tribes that had been built around the Abyss, taking them all in.

The energy within the seven tribes surged and churned, like oil being poured into a raging fire, intense and powerful.

But within the grand scale of this drama lies an indescribable eeriness, like a spark about to explode.

This is a kind of luck imbued with the aura of the highest grade.

More precisely, it is the product of the combination of human destiny and superior spiritual essence.

If it were allowed to explode, it could sweep through the seven tribes of the Gu clan in an instant, causing them to perish rapidly as they expand!
Whoosh!

A fierce wind swept in, causing the Heavenly Gu Elder's white eyebrows and hair to flutter in the wind, his eyes somewhat dark and distant.
"You...are you from the demon race?"

In his perception, the source of Li Ming's fortune came from the neighboring forces, which were also from the Southern Frontier.

The real reason for this arrival is probably due to the rapid expansion of the Gu clan, which led to friction and conflict with the demon clan...

What puzzled him was that the aura emanating from the life essence of the person in front of him was clearly that of a human.

But why is the fortune he carries intertwined with the fortune of the demon race?
Could it be... a human who has sided with the demon race?
As a neighbor of the demon race for thousands of years, how could he not know that the person in front of him could overwhelm the entire Gu race with his own strength?

How could the demon race, which is even weaker than the Gu race, compare to him?

It wasn't actually because the Heavenly Gu Elder was out of touch with information.
After all, the rise of the Great Xia Dynasty was too rapid, taking only two years.

In the last ten years or so, this Gu clan prophet devoted almost all his energy to figuring out a way to delay the breaking of the Gu God's seal.

Because the Gu clan inherits the power of the Gu God, their fertility is significantly reduced compared to ordinary humans, which has resulted in the Gu clan having a sparse population throughout history.

Therefore, even when they expanded outwards, the expansion was extremely limited, and they knew very little about the outside world, relying mostly on the merchants of Dafeng to transmit information.

Now that the Great Xia Dynasty has been established, where can merchants from the Great Feng Dynasty come to this place?

This creates an information asymmetry between the two parties.

The Heavenly Gu Elder sensed the profound and unfathomable aura of dawn. As confusion arose in his heart, a sense of foreboding also began to creep in.

The Heavenly Gu Clan is a tribe that steals the power of the Gu God's Heavenly Secrets.

Even the Gu God survived the rampage of the ancient times by relying on this ability.

As the strongest member of the Heavenly Gu Clan, he had completely lost the ability to predict the person in front of him, which made him extremely uneasy.

Thinking of this, the Heavenly Gu Elder then said,

"If they were of my kind, how could I have offended them..."

"No! Very good! You did a great job!"

Li Ming, with a gentle expression, interrupted the old man Tian Gu.

He has a very good impression of the Gu Clan nowadays!

The Gu Clan at this time was quite different from the Gu Clan after Shanhaiguan.

If things were to proceed as normal, the Heavenly Gu Elder would seek to acquire even greater fortune in order to reinforce the Confucian Sage's seal.

Therefore, they had no choice but to join forces with various ethnic groups and launch the massive Battle of Shanhai Pass against the Great Feng and the Buddhist sect!

After the battle, the Great Feng clan not only failed to gain any fortune, but also lost most of its many extraordinary experts.

In other words, most of the dozen or so extraordinary beings on the field will die, and some tribes will not even have any extraordinary beings left.

Even the most powerful Heavenly Gu Elder died after this battle due to severe injuries that damaged his very essence.

Those with formidable strength often possess great fortune.

If all these people are lost, it means that the Gu clan's own fortune will also be largely depleted.

Where would it be now, with such a raging fire!
Now... dawn has come to harvest the Gu clan's fortune at its peak!
He naturally wouldn't be unhappy.

"what?"

Longtu, who had finally managed to pull himself out of the pit with great effort, looked dazed.

Could it be that he felt so good about beating himself that he was having a good time beating himself?

As dawn sensed the approaching presences, his expression hardened, devoid of joy or sorrow.
"I am the Human Emperor, and now I demand that your entire clan join the Great Xia Kingdom. Are you willing?"

"Our clan was born to suppress the Abyss of the Nine Provinces, to draw upon that being's power, and to slow down the time it takes for the seal to break... this..."

While the Heavenly Gu Elder looked troubled, he channeled a wisp of his thought into the Heavenly Mystery Staff in his hand, using it to deduce the existence of the Great Xia Dynasty.

After a long silence, the old man, who was famous for his divination of celestial secrets, finally revealed a hint of frustration.

Li Ming said calmly,
"Have you been able to feel His interference these past few days?"

The moment he stepped into this territory, he had already clashed and interacted with the thoughts that had seeped out from him.

Clearly, while that person was powerful, Dawn was not someone she could contend with at this moment.

However, similarly, under the Confucian sage's seal, the power that He could exude was ultimately too weak.

In this confrontation, they were at a disadvantage.

"This……"

The Heavenly Gu Elder raised his head in a daze, and when he came to his senses, he was completely unsettled.

He knew, of course, that the "He" that Dawn spoke of was the very one she was referring to.

But... how does this person know about the relationship between the Gu Clan and that person?

And how did they know that, in the past few days, that person, contrary to their usual behavior, had not revealed their power to the outside world again?

Could it be... really related to this so-called human emperor?
However... this human emperor, despite his formidable strength, has yet to reach the super grade.

Below the highest level, all are ants. Where did he get the power to confront the power emanating from the Gu God head-on and win?
Seeing that the old man remained silent, Li Ming was not in a hurry, and simply continued to ask questions on his own.

"What state of mind do you think I should be in right now?"

To be able to suppress so many extraordinary beings of the Gu Clan all at once with such ease, what other realm could it be besides the First Rank?
Could it be something extraordinary?
impossible!
All the extraordinary beings in this world have long been suppressed by the Confucian sages.

Even if a new extraordinary being is born, it is impossible for the Wu Clan to be unaware of it.

But since Li Ming asked this question, there must be a deeper meaning behind it.

Upon hearing this, the Heavenly Gu Elder's somewhat withered eyelids slightly closed, a wisp of ethereal heavenly power emanating from them, yet he still couldn't discern the slightest clue. Sensing that Dawn meant no harm, Long Tu said casually,
"Could you possibly be a second-rank official?"

"You're a fool with incredible luck!"

A smile appeared on Li Ming's face.

Seeing the Gu Clan in such a prosperous state, he was in a very good mood that day.

"What? Second rank?"

The leaders standing nearby exchanged bewildered glances.

How could someone who is merely at the second rank suppress them all so easily?
This is completely counterintuitive!

But... it seems the other party has no reason to lie to them.

Li Ming's gaze was deep and unfathomable, seemingly fixed on the Heavenly Gu Elder.

"The Gu Clan has invaded my Great Xia, and the threat posed by the Gu God is one I will shoulder for you all!"

Seeing that the old man remained silent, Li Ming spoke again.
"The three major sects of Taoism and the Lord of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom have already come under my command! Will you... hesitate?"

boom!
His words were like a thunderclap in a clear sky, as powerful as a resounding bell, leaving the minds of the extraordinary individuals blank.

Feeling the oppressive force bearing down on him, the Heavenly Gu Elder finally regained his senses, a bitter smile appearing on his face.
"It was my foolishness! My people are willing to submit to the Great Xia!"

Don't be fooled by the seemingly kind words of advice Leon Lai offered.

But from beginning to end, under the threat of dawn, they had no other choice.

They either face annihilation now, or they join the ranks of Dawn and await Dawn's suppression of the resurrected Gu God, or they are suppressed by the Gu God themselves.

Then... the Gu clan was wiped out again!

It seems that... the first option might actually allow their tribe to survive for a little longer.

"good!"

As dawn lowered his gaze, the terrifying aura that had enveloped everyone softened.

The group of extraordinary beings, who were seriously injured, then realized that their injuries, which had broken bones and damaged their very essence, were healing at an extremely fast pace.

Divine power is like prison, divine grace is like ocean!
To win over the Gu clan, it's not enough to just use overwhelming force; you also need to give them a sense of security and provide them with sufficient benefits!

This wasn't Li Ming's first time as the Emperor. Even though he possessed absolute martial prowess, he was still quite familiar with the various techniques of managing subordinates.

He knows exactly how to divide the cake.

Soon, the Gu Clan realized that the Emperor's kindness could never be repaid!

After making this decision, the Heavenly Gu Elder finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"My wife has prepared some tea; please, Your Majesty, attend the banquet!"

In a small courtyard hundreds of miles away, Granny Tian Gu, through that wisp of heavenly secret, saw the entire scene before her, and a complex expression appeared on her face as well.

But he dared not delay, and quickly stepped into the house, taking out a treasured spirit tea from a porcelain box...

……

The Annals of the Human Emperor contains the following record:
In the summer of the third year of Qin Shi Huang's reign, on the day of Dingwei in the fourth month, the Gu tribe and the Great Xia Kingdom had a conflict on their border, and beacon fires were suddenly lit.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Liming, without bringing any armor or weapons, rode a blue phoenix alone to the sacred land of the Gu clan, "Valley of Ten Thousand Miasma".

At that time, poisonous fog obscured the sun, and the sorcerers lined up in formation. At dawn, dressed in plain clothes and barefoot, he entered the altar and performed the rituals with great respect.

When the old man of Gu divined an ominous sign, he broke an arrow as a vow; the human emperor took a jade cong and distributed grain to the hungry in his clan.

The Gu clan sage, observing his sincerity, exclaimed, "The light of a sage can illuminate the nine netherworlds."

He then led the seven tribes of Gu masters to swear a blood oath and the entire clan returned to Xia.

The historian said: The human emperor used gentleness to overcome strength, and his virtue subdued foreign tribes. Even the smallest creatures were grateful for his virtue, and pestilence disappeared. He was truly a sage king who "subdued the enemy without fighting."

……

This is a story of a sage emperor who won people over with virtue.

……

Several months later, within the Heavenly Gu Tribe.

To express his gratitude to Dawn, the Old Man of Heavenly Gu voluntarily gathered all his life's savings, and with the assistance of the leaders of the other six tribes and Dawn himself.

They actually managed to cultivate a Gu worm unlike any they had ever seen before: the Seven Deadly Gu.

Of course, this was definitely not something that was refined under Dawn's deliberate guidance in order to explore the power of the Gu God (perhaps).

In fact, according to the original trend, this Seven Deadly Gu should have been produced after the Heavenly Gu Elder's attempt to steal the Great Feng Kingdom's fortune failed.

Only then, with his half-crippled body, did he exhaust the rest of his life's energy to barely refine a prototype.

Then, after decades of nurturing by Granny Tiangu, it was finally born and eventually obtained by Xu Qi'an.

This time, however, it was different. This time, the Seven Deadly Gu was combined with the Heavenly Gu Elder's peak state after being enlightened by many things at dawn.

With the combined efforts of the leaders of the other six tribes, it was successfully refined in just a few months.

Inside the courtyard, Li Ming held a Gu worm shaped like a snake or scorpion, its body as white as jade, and clicked his tongue in amazement.

"This is the Seven Deadly Gu! The power it contains is truly extraordinary."

The Gu Clan consists of seven tribes, which are formed based on seven major schools of thought.

They are Heavenly Gu, Power Gu, Heart Gu, Love Gu, Medicine Gu, Dark Gu, and Corpse Gu.

Each Gu school has its own area of ​​expertise, and this Seven Absolute Gu combines the strengths of seven schools.

It is a Gu worm that embodies the power of the Gu clan.

In a sense, this Gu worm is actually a weakened version of the Gu God.

If one day, this Gu worm is able to reach the Super Grade realm before the Gu God is broken, thus usurping the Gu God's laws and devouring the Gu God's spiritual essence...

That... it is the God of Gu!

In fact, having gathered the power of the seven great Gu, it can indeed be considered an alternative incarnation of the Gu God.

A continuation of life.

Otherwise, Dawn wouldn't have wanted to use this opportunity to peek into the part of the rules of heaven and earth imprinted by the Gu God!
"Our entire clan has exhausted its strength to refine this Gu worm, and we only hope that Your Majesty will be pleased!"

Inside the courtyard, a charming woman with a small snake hanging from her earlobe slowly climbed up, her arms like boneless snakes, about to lean against Li Ming.

boom!
Before he could even get close, an invisible force sent her flying, crashing heavily to the ground in a "big" shape.

Li Ming raised his hand, holding the Gu worm in his palm, his gaze sweeping over the people in the courtyard.
"Once this matter is settled, I will likely be able to enter the first rank. At that time, you will be able to cultivate the secret techniques I have passed down without any worries."

"At that time, Your Majesty... were you going to take action against Him?"

The pale-faced old man of the Heavenly Gu slowly raised his head, his dark eyes filled with anticipation.

"Yes!"

Li Ming smiled, his hands behind his back.

(End of this chapter)