Chapter 26: Chapter 26 The Devil's Game
Later, Zhou Ming continued to exchange Gu worms, redeeming all eight of the Gu worms that belonged to the two sets he had put together. These included attacking Gu worms like Poison Vine Gu and Soul Howl Gu, defensive Gu worms like Vine Armor Gu, healing Gu worms like Vine Root Gu, anti-detection Gu worms like Ghost Concealment Gu, movement Gu worms like Jumping Grass Gu and Ghost Shadow Gu, and storage Gu worms like Flower Storage Gu.
The rank 2 Flower Storage Gu did not have a very large storage space, and since Zhou Ming had a lot of things to buy next, he directly redeemed two Flower Storage Gu.
Adding the Sword Qi Gu he already had, he now had a total of ten Gu worms on him.
However, this was not enough. According to the plan, he needed to add several more Gu worms, such as Grass Willow Gu, Grass Movement Gu, Bewilderment Gu, Ghost Clothing Gu, Ghost Demon Gu, and Ghost Covering Eyes Gu in order to preliminarily construct two sets of mutually supporting Gu worms in the Wood Path and Soul Path.
With this, the number of Gu worms on Zhou Ming had to exceed at least fourteen.
This was a staggering number. Generally, rank 2 Gu Masters would not have more than ten Gu worms on them, because the more Gu worms they had, the higher the cost of feeding them, which not all Gu Masters could afford.
But Zhou Ming was different. He had enough financial resources to support so many Gu worms, and the missions from the Main God were varied and unpredictable. He could only prepare as much as possible to ensure that he was ready for anything.
After that, Zhou Ming exchanged four rank 2 Red Steel Relic Gu and left the Main God Space.
Returning to the world of Gu, Zhou Ming was still in an inconspicuous corner of the marketplace. His sudden disappearance and sudden appearance did not attract the attention of others, nor did anyone notice that in such a short period of time, his cultivation had undergone tremendous changes.
Next, Zhou Ming leisurely strolled around the market, lingering in front of various stalls, but not buying anything.
After walking around for about half an hour and almost visiting the entire market, Zhou Ming headed towards the exit of the market.
Not far behind him, several people exchanged glances and quietly followed him, keeping a distance as they left the market.
After walking for about a quarter of an hour and gradually leaving the market, with no one in sight, Zhou Ming's figure looked somewhat lonely on the vast grassland.
Suddenly, Zhou Ming stopped.
Splash!
The grass and trees around him swayed and echoed. Upon closer inspection, one can see that within a ten-meter radius of Zhou Ming, the lush green grass leaves are all intertwined, connecting together like a meticulously woven cage that entraps Zhou Ming in the center.
"Ha ha" "hehe" "hoho"
Various strange laughter arises from all directions, as if an entire army is lying in ambush within the grass, surrounding Zhou Ming.
"Putting on a false show of strength." Zhou Ming sneered, then suddenly shouted, "Get out!"
"Hmph, kid, it seems like you haven't learned your lesson." Several figures emerge, and they are the three people who attacked Zhou Ming previously.
"Last time, you managed to escape. This time, we've already set up a trap. Let's see how you escape!"
One of them has a cruel smile on his face, and a bone bow slowly appears in his hand. He pulls back the bowstring, and a bone arrow materializes, aimed directly at Zhou Ming.
"Come on, let's see if you can deflect my arrow this time!"
Swish!
The bone arrow leaves the bow and shoots straight towards Zhou Ming.
"Heh heh, you three really took the bait. It's not in vain that I made a big show of myself."
"But, my luck is really good. I've come to this market twice, and both times I've run into them."
"Could this also be the arrangement of fate?"
Zhou Ming thinks to himself while activating the Ghost Shadow Gu. His body turns into a ghostly figure, easily dodging the bone arrow.
Fate does exist in this world.
There is a rank 9 Gu worm named the Fate Gu, which represents the will of Heaven and sets the trajectory of fate for all things in the world.
However, the Fate Gu was once destroyed by the rank 9 Red Lotus Demon Venerable, and although it was not completely destroyed, it has not been fully restored to this day.
As a result, the great web of fate that weaves the fate of all living beings has been broken, giving countless people the opportunity to change their fate.
"If my meeting with them is an inevitable fate, will the result written by fate be me killing them or them killing me?"
"Heh heh, what an interesting thought."
The three people obviously did not expect Zhou Ming to easily dodge their attack. They were slow to react, and when they tried to use their Gu to attack again, a sharp, piercing sound suddenly rang out.
The piercing sound did not ring in their ears, but directly entered their souls, causing them to feel a sharp pain in their souls and become dazed and dizzy.
Soul Howl Gu!
All three of them were rank 2 Gu Masters, and the dazed and dizzy state only lasted for a very short time before they regained their senses.
But by this time, a long green vine had already been thrown out, wrapping around the left Gu Master.
The thorny vines easily pierced into the flesh of the Gu Master, injecting toxic venom into his blood.
"Stop it!"
"Bastard!"
The other two people were startled and cursed loudly. The Gu Master, who had previously attacked Zhou Ming, condensed a bone knife in his hand and threw it towards the vine in an attempt to rescue his companion.
However, at this moment, he suddenly went blind and completely lost his sight. Zhou Ming had activated the Ghost Covering Eyes Gu, temporarily blinding the Gu Master.
At the same time, Zhou Ming activated the Jumping Grass Gu and jumped in front of the third Gu Master. The Gu Master was greatly shocked and instinctively wanted to activate his defense Gu. However, at that moment, Zhou Ming once again let out a Soul Howl, causing the Gu Master's head to buzz and preventing him from activating his defense Gu. Zhou Ming then flashed the Sword Qi Gu in his hand, causing the Gu Master's head to fall off.
"One down!"
Zhou Ming activated the Ghost Shadow Gu again and appeared in front of the Gu Master entangled by his Poison Vine Gu.
The Gu Master was unlucky and was hit by Zhou Ming's attack before he could react. He was hit twice more by the Soul Howl and couldn't even use his defense Gu.
At this point, due to the injection of the poison vine Gu's poison, he was no longer fully conscious, and Zhou Ming easily beheaded him with his sword.
"Two down!"
Zhou Ming jumped again with the Jumping Grass Gu, and repeatedly activated a Gu worm with some intervals in between, as he had just refined the Gu worm and had not yet reached the state of complete fusion.
Therefore, Zhou Ming alternated between activating the Ghost Shadow Gu and the Jumping Grass Gu to compensate for this deficiency and keep up with his fighting rhythm.
His killing movements were too fast. At this time, the Gu Master had not yet recovered from the blindness, but had already activated his defense Gu, forming a bony armor to protect himself. Zhou Ming sneered and did not rush to attack. He grew green vines under his feet, gradually entangling the Gu Master firmly.
"No, don't kill me." The Gu Master seemed to know that his time had come, his pleading voice trembling with a hint of crying.
"You deserve to die too."
Zhou Ming sneered, and the Sword Qi Gu slashed towards his neck. The first three slashes cut through the bone armor that protected his neck, and the fourth cut off his neck, taking his life.
"Three down, it's over."
Zhou Ming stood up and silently said to himself.
Zhou Ming searched the three bodies, and found a total of five hundred pieces of primeval stones, but nothing else. Gu worms were very fragile, even immortal Gu could be easily crushed by a three-year-old child. Once a Gu worm was refined, it could also be destroyed at the Gu Master's will. Therefore, the winning side of a Gu Master battle rarely obtained the opponent's Gu worms.
Even though Zhou Ming's speed in killing those three people was fast enough, how can anyone be faster than a thought? The last thought before dying is enough to destroy one's Gu worms and leave nothing for the opponent.
However, Zhou Ming didn't mind. He destroyed the three bodies and disappeared before the sun went down...
"I don't know if Zhou Hao and the others have come back," Zhou Ming thought to himself.
When Zhou Hao came to find him, he only said to wait for him for three days before leaving with the team. According to his calculation, they had only been gone for seven or eight days and were probably not going to be back so soon.
"I'll see them when they come back from their next mission."
In this cruel world where everyone deceives each other and the strong prey on the weak, the struggles within families, while not as brutal, are still not easy.
Having been transported to this world for over ten years, Zhou Ming didn't have many friends, but the few people on his team had risked their lives multiple times and were naturally considered friends.
Although Zhou Ming had spoken harshly during their last encounter, he wasn't as cold-hearted as he had seemed.
Sitting cross-legged on his bed, bathed in the cool moonlight, Zhou Ming continued to cultivate.
He was still trying to break through to a higher level, but in just one day, he had gone from attempting to reach the rank 2 to attempting to reach the rank 3.
Breaking through a smaller realm was a gradual process that could be achieved with time and patience, and there were many creatures that could shorten the time it took, such as the Relic Gu.
However, breaking through to a large realm required resources, talent, and time. Only with a sufficient foundation could someone break through to a large realm.
This was not something that could be rushed.
Zhou Ming broke through to rank 2 in just ten days, but to break through to rank 3 with his current accumulation, he might need to meditate for a month or more.
Moreover, Zhou Ming didn't have time to meditate now as there was only one day left until their next mission.
Suddenly, after midnight, the grand voice of the main god entered Zhou Ming's mind, causing him to involuntarily stop his practice.
[Announce next mission information: Announce in the form of world background.]
[Tosho Island Country, Moonlight Age. The monarch of the country, Nohara Momonosuke, who has ruled the world for twenty years, feels that his time is coming to an end. He therefore summons all the daimyos in the country and announces that he will pass down the throne.]
[However, his requirement for passing on the throne was not an heir, not a vassal,nor how much wealth or how many samurais a certain daimyo had]
[He wants to see the skilled warriors with exceptional martial arts from all over the world fighting and bleeding each other.]
[He aims to have the daimyos who aspire to rule the world bring their self-proclaimed number one samurai and have them kill each other as agents of the daimyos.]
[The final, strongest samurai of the world, the daimyo he represents will be the heir to the world.]
[This is a game of a monarch, a tyrant, and a demon king before his death.]
[Mission Mode: Single Player Survival]
[Mission 1: Participate in the "Number One Samurai Tournament". Within 10 days, join any daimyo's faction and obtain a spot to participate in the "Number One Samurai Tournament". Reward points: 1000. If the mission fails, 3000 reward points will be deducted.]
[Mission 2: Eliminate daimyos. For every daimyo you make lose their qualification to compete for the throne, you will receive 100 reward points.]
[Mission 3: Obtain the title of "Number One Samurai" in the world. Reward points: 3000.]
[When the "Number One Samurai Tournament" ends, the mission ends, and you will return to the main god space.]
[Newbie Special Buff: Cold Weapons Level 2, limited to this mission only.]
[Newbie Special Reward: Every time you defeat a samurai in a martial arts contest, you will obtain a portion of their martial arts experience.]
[There is no identity information in this world, so the appearance of the reincarnated will be disguised to a certain extent! Mission starts now!]
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