“Haha, let’s see where you guys can run off too now.”

  Wang Zhong was very happy.

  These ten or more aboriginals ran into a big hall in their anxiety. Other than some metal pipes around, there weren’t even any windows for ventilation.

  “You guys are doomed!”

  The great teachers blocked the only exit.

  “Teacher Wang, how should we split the corpses?”

  A great teacher asked, unable to control himself.

  The aboriginals’ corpses were very valuable to alchemists and herbalists.

  “I’ll take five. You guys can split the rest.”

  Wang Zhong didn’t stand on ceremony.

  The great teachers’ smiles turned a little stiff. However, Wang Zhong was a 6-stars great teacher, and they couldn’t afford to offend him. They had no choice but to accept this allocation.

  “Let’s cut the crap and hurry up!”

  Wang Zhong urged.

  “Hmm?”

  The other famous schools’ teachers and students were stunned. They thought to themselves, (Aren’t you being too uncivilized? You only want the spoils and don’t want to do anything!)

  “Why are you guys all in a daze? Hurry up!”

  Wang Zhong urged, “After we have killed them, we still have to explore other places.”

  The great teachers had no choice but to make a move. In order to prevent any unexpected turn of events, all of their members entered this great hall and crowded over.

  The aboriginals exchanged a glance and then suddenly removed the deer leather water bags that were attached to their waists. They smashed the water bags fiercely onto the nearby floor and walls.

  Pa! Pa!

  The water bags broke and red liquid splattered out. There was also a faint stench that permeated the air.

  “What’s that?”

  “They seem like blood?”

  “I feel that there’s a scheme here!”

  The great teachers’ countenances turned grim.

  “Regardless if there’s a scheme or not, wouldn’t it be fine if we were to hurry up and kill them all then leave?”

  Wang Zhong said in disdain. He also felt that the situation was amiss and thus no longer just waited and watched from the sidelines. However, just as he pounced toward those aboriginals, the pipes above the big hall suddenly trembled and rumbling sounds rang out.

  Everyone looked up. About a few seconds later, a stream of black ‘tidal waves’ gushed out from the pipe’s opening.

  Rustle! Rustle!

  The ‘tidal waves’ gushed down toward the great teachers.

  “What the hell?”

  Everyone was taken by great surprise, their scalps turning numb.

  They had also seen clearly that those ‘tidal waves’ were black bug swarms. Each of the bugs was only the size of a nail cap, and they looked like dung beetles.

  Swoosh! Swoosh!

  Everyone swung their blades instinctively, performing their great techniques, wanting to chase these bugs away. However, there were too many of them. Although a lot of the bugs were killed, more immediately came gushing forth.

  Hu!

  Everyone was engulfed and then there were sharp agonizing cries that could break one’s eardrums.

  These bugs were carnivorous.

  Their mouths were very sharp and would tear off a piece of meat when they bit onto their bodies. It might be fine if there were just one or two of them. But there were too many of these bugs around.

  The bugs were densely packed, covering all over the students, making them appear like a big black ball.

  The great teachers performed their ultimate techniques to shake off the bugs, but more of them would surround them.

  “The plan is a success!”

  The aboriginals looked at this scene excitedly.

  “It’s a pity that a few of them didn’t follow us.”

  “That’s right. He must be a strong invader to be able to see through our intentions. Therefore, I’d rather let these fools off but kill that human.”

  “We can go and counterattack them instead!”

  The aboriginals were referring to Sun Mo.

  Their escape was just a battle tactic. The ridiculous thing was that these invaders had fallen for their trick easily.

  They thought that they could win with numbers?

  Such naivety!

  “Hurry up and leave this place!”

  A great teacher bellowed, wanting to dash out toward the only door. However, when he turned his head, he felt despair.

  It was because there were also many black bugs darted out from there.

  The weaker students died after struggling for ten or more seconds. Then, at a rate that could be seen by the naked eyes, only a pile of white bones were left behind. Gradually, even the white bones were gone.

  “Go to those aboriginals and catch them.”

  Wang Zhong bellowed.

  Since those aboriginals dared to summon these bugs, they must know a way to get rid of them.

  The survivors struggled to hang on and charge over. However, the aboriginals were no fools and had been prepared for this. They immediately dodged.

  This holy ground was in fact a large-scale experimental lab. The area they were in had been used to deal with trash.

  Incineration would produce waste gas that’d pollute the environment and thus affect those experimental plants’ growth and composition. Therefore, the experimental lab invented a method to deal with living creatures.

  They created such bugs that would eat anything, including plastics, bones, meat, fiber, metal, and many others.

  However, to avoid the bugs going out of control and becoming a biohazard, their stamina was very weak. This meant that once they left this place and traveled long distances, they’d die from fatigue within 500 meters.

  Therefore, when there was no food, they’d enter hibernation.

  An elder from the Greenhaze Tribe had discovered these bugs and invented repellent powder that could prevent them from getting bitten by these bugs.

  The reason why Sun Mo had felt something amiss wasn’t only because these aboriginals looked too calm when they were fleeing. The scent on their bodies also made him feel uncomfortable.

  He had had close contact with the green-skinned female and thus knew that this wasn’t how the aboriginals’ body scent was like.

  No one would apply something on their bodies for no reason. There must be a scheme.

  As the bugs engulfed them, the teachers and students’ struggles became increasingly weaker.

  At this moment, they felt extremely regretful.

  If only they had listened to Sun Mo’s advice earlier!

  He was a rising star who had created an unprecedented record of becoming a three-time champion within a year. If someone like him wasn’t giving chase, wouldn’t that mean that there was a great danger?

  “I feel such great regret!”

  Wang Zhong was in despair. He thought back on how he had proudly lashed out at Sun Mo earlier. He had thought that he was very cool at that point. But now, he felt like he was just an idiot.

  (If I was given another chance, I’d definitely be friendly toward Sun Mo.)

  Five minutes later, the bug swarm was done. They then gathered around the aboriginals. If the aboriginals didn’t have repellent powder applied on their bodies, they’d be eaten up as well.

  “Come, let’s go hunt down that group of humans.”

  The aboriginals had their eyes on Sun Mo.

  …

  Sun Mo let Liu Mubai look at the map but didn’t agree to Jin Mujie’s proposal of picking up some loots. Instead, he planned to search other places.

  After having stayed here for close to half a day, Sun Mo noticed through traces that this place was a large-scale experimental lab.

  “This map is so detailed!”

  Jin Mujie was first surprised and then had expectations. “I wonder where facilities like the treasury are located?”

  “Be careful. Enemies coming!”

  Sun Mo heard the Holy Pharaoh’s warning.

  “Aboriginals or Dark Dawn?”

  Liu Mubai was raring to go.

  “It’s the aboriginals. Let’s go. Don’t meet them head-on.”

  Because of Lian Fangcao, Sun Mo didn’t wish to fight it out with the aboriginals. Therefore, he accelerated and started running. However, the aboriginals didn’t wish to let them off and chased after them relentlessly.

  Ten minutes later, Sun Mo’s group of five was blocked by the aboriginals in a passageway.

  “Kill!”

  The aboriginals let out explosive bellows and threw out javelins.

  The javelin tips had strong poison on them, and they’d kill upon contact.

  “They are the aboriginals who escaped just now!”

  Liu Mubai noticed that not a single one of the aboriginals were missing, shocking him. Since they were counterattacking, wouldn’t that mean that things bode ill for Wang Zhong and the others?

  “This way!”

  Sun Mo kicked open a door on the right and charged in. He then held his bow, wanting to attack from the door. At the same time, he remained wary on both sides of the door as there were ambushes.

  “Shush!”

  The other party did a hand gesture, indicating for Sun Mo’s group to go further away.

  The aboriginals caught up. When they saw that the group of five didn’t block the door, they felt at ease and gave up on being wary of the surroundings. However, the moment they entered, they were attacked.

  Crossbow arrows were launched out incessantly, followed by fierce slashing by sharp blades.

  The aboriginals were caught off guard and over half of them fell. The remaining ones didn’t manage to do much before they were slashed and fell too.

  “They are the Saint Gate’s battle troops!”

  When Liu Mubai saw that Sun Mo was being wary of these people, he quickly reminded him.

  “You guys are rendered in a difficult position just from being chased down by over ten aboriginals! This is really bringing shame to the great teacher title!”

  The leader was a bearded guy. He threw a glance at Sun Mo’s group and then lashed out fiercely.

  “Boss, these people are from the Central Province Academy.”

  A soldier reminded softly.

  “The Central Province Academy?”

  The leader’s eyes widened. His gaze looked toward Sun Mo, then turned to Liu Mubai for a while before returning to Sun Mo.

  “You’re Great Teacher Sun, Sun Mo?”

  The leader asked. This time around, his attitude had gotten a lot better.

  Liu Mubai was almost driven to death from fury. (Why do you think that I’m not Sun Mo? Is my disposition so repulsive?)

  “I am Sun Mo!”

  Sun Mo cupped his fists together. “May I ask for your great name?”

  “My insignificant name isn’t worth mentioning!”

  The leader smiled. “I’m sorry, I was mistaken. Although you were escaping, you are still composed. Therefore, your act must be intentional. If I’m not mistaken, you should have noticed that we’re hiding here, right?”

  “En!”

  Sun Mo nodded. Retaliation Storm had been activated and this attracted his attention.

  As the door was locked, the leader had no idea who the people were outside. Therefore, his hostility grew, resulting in the Retaliation Storm being activated.

  When Sun Mo dashed in with Great Invincibility activated, he was gambling on this.

  As long as the other party wasn’t aboriginals, they’d definitely be attacked by the aboriginals regardless of what kind of people they were. When that happened, it’d take off some pressure from Sun Mo’s group.

  “How are you planning to repay us after we have helped you kill these aboriginals?”

  The leader looked toward Liu Mubai. “The thing in your hand couldn’t be the map of this ruin, could it?”

  “It isn’t!”

  Liu Mubai shook his head. Something this good mustn’t be told to others.

  “Do you dare swear?” The leader questioned.

  Liu Mubai was angry. “Is it any of your business?”

  “Is it really a map? Where did you guys get it?”

  The leader was curious.

  Even though Liu Mubai didn’t reply to his question, smart people would be able to infer the answer they wanted from his reaction. Otherwise, Liu Mubai wouldn’t appear to be in exasperation.

  “From the aboriginals!”

  Sun Mo activated Divine Sight.

  Wang Han, an expert at the ninth level of the Longevity Realm. These words immediately appeared in front of Sun Mo’s eyes.

  Wang Han’s eyes lit up. “Can you lend it to me to take a look?”

  With a map, exploring the place would become a lot easier.

  “In exchange, shouldn’t you tell me a few valuable locations?”

  Sun Mo tilted his head. “Give him the map.”

  “What gives him the rights?”

  Liu Mubai wasn’t willing to do that.

  “Give it to him. What if he forcibly snatches it?”

  Jin Mujie sighed.

  “Magnanimous!”

  Wang Han put up a thumbs-up. “Since Teacher Sun is like this, then I mustn’t be stingy either.”

  Therefore, after Wang Han opened up the map and took a serious look at it, he pointed to a few spots and said, “I feel that these three places are very important.”

  Sun Mo wanted to ask about the environment of those three positions when Retaliation Storm was activated once again.

  Chapter 972: Why Are You the One Who Takes the Benefits for Every Good Thing?

  Translator: Lordbluefire

  “Enemies are coming, everyone be careful!”

  Sun Mo warned in a low voice.

  At this moment, if he shouted and was heard by their enemies, the other party might instantly attack. If that was the case, his side would be caught unaware.

  By warning in a low voice now, they could get themselves prepared. At the very least, they could adjust their mentalities.

  Let alone An Xinhui and Jin Mujie, even Liu Mubai didn’t doubt Sun Mo’s judgment. Hence, they immediately became alert and stared warily at their surroundings.

  The troops of the Saint Gate were using gazes of ridicule as they looked at Sun Mo like he was someone crazy.

  “Do you have a mental illness?”

  Someone ridiculed.

  (We frequently experience bloody battles and have fought countless times against the evil villains from the Dark Dawn. Our instincts are extremely sharp, but we don’t sense anything at all.)

  It was indeed true that Sun Mo’s teaching capabilities were very high. But what about his combat skill?

  (Sorry! You are just a noob!)

  The gazes of everyone were filled with superiority as they looked at Sun Mo.

  This was very common. After all, males would always want to prove that they were more superior to others.

  “Shut up!”

  Yet, Wang Han was frowning as he berated.

  A human’s fame was like a tree’s shadow. Sun Mo definitely lived up to his reputation. Since he said something like this, they naturally had to regard it with importance.

  “Leave here quickly!”

  Sun Mo urged.

  Although he didn’t know what his enemies wanted to do, Retaliation Storm already caused his nerves to be stretched taut as his heart pounded rapidly.

  “It’s poisonous smoke!”

  An Xinhui was the first to discover the crux.

  A type of odorless and colorless gas was disseminated through the air.

  Everyone swiftly left the room and dashed into the corridor. But before they could run far, all of them were immobilized.

  Bang!

  A soldier knocked into Liu Mubai’s back.

  “What are you doing? Why did you suddenly halt?”

  The other party grumbled.

  “I……I cannot move!”

  Liu Mubai turned pale with shock.

  Sun Mo activated Divine Sight and looked at Liu Mubai.

  Warning: Target is infected by parasites, he has lost all perception of his body.

  “Damn, it’s a bug master!”

  Sun Mo felt his scalp turning numb. This was the type of enemy he didn’t wish to encounter the most.

  “The Green-robed Ancestor has arrived!”

  Wang Han’s expression turned pale. The Saint Gate had some information about the Green-robed Ancestor. He was a bug master and was a graduate from the Myriad Spirits Academy. He was most proficient in administering gu-poison and using gu-bugs.

  “Leader, ignore us and leave first!”

  The subordinates shouted.

  Wang Han was also a decisive man. He knew that if he stayed behind, it would be like courting death. Hence, he grabbed the map from Liu Mubai who was frozen solid, and rushed to leave.

  They already had some harvests like some seeds and a few diaries. He had to quickly return and report this to the Saint Gate. So, even if he died, his death would have value.

  “I’ll f*** your mom!”

  Liu Mubai cursed and exerted some force, wanting to chase after him. But before he could take two steps forward, his legs grew soft as he knelt on the ground.

  The others also lay on the ground, paralyzed.

  As Wang Han ran away, the Green-robed Ancestor also appeared in the corridor.

  He didn’t panic that someone was escaping. He had the bearing of a Saint.

  “Sun Mo, we meet again.”

  The Green-robed Ancestor greeted.

  “Where’s that aboriginal elder? Was he killed by you?”

  Sun Mo cast a few glances over and discovered that the robes of the Green-robed Ancestor were tidy. There were no signs that he had just undergone a tough battle.

  “Nope, this place is after all, the homeground of the aboriginals.”

  At the Green-robed Ancestor’s level, the temporary loss of an advantage wasn’t something embarrassing to speak of. In any case, all would be good as long as he was the final victor.

  “That’s really too regretful.”

  Sun Mo sighed. He actually didn’t care who would win or lose. But by speaking like this, he would give the Green-robed Ancestor a feeling that they were on the same site.

  If he was alone, he would definitely be unyielding in his attitude. But now, An Xinhui, Murong Mingyue, and Jin Mujie were all here. He didn’t want them to be injured.

  “Hehe!”

  The Green-robed Ancestor was fond of Sun Mo’s attitude. “How about it? Have you considered my suggestion?”

  “Can I have more time to consider?”

  Sun Mo smiled bitterly.

  “Will there be a difference if you have more time?”

  The Green-robed Ancestor glanced at An Xinhui and the others. “Alright then, I guess I’ll act like the good guy until the end. When I see you again the next time, I hope I will hear a satisfying answer from you.”

  After the Green-robed Ancestor finished speaking, a thudding sound rang out as he slammed his crutch onto the ground.

  The troops of the Saint Gate in the surroundings immediately stood up.

  “Go, kill your leader!”

  As the Green-robed Ancestor instructed, those soldiers rushed out with no hesitation.

  Upon seeing this, Sun Mo’s scalp turned numb.

  If one was to name a thing that was more terrifying than death, it would naturally be losing the freedom to control one’s body.

  “Don’t let down my appreciation of you.”

  The Green-robed Ancestor cast a deep glance at Sun Mo before leaving. This was his last act of kindness. If Sun Mo rejected him again, he would directly make Sun Mo into a bug puppet.

  “What should we do now?”

  Liu Mubai probed a little and discovered that he still couldn’t move.

  “Sun Mo, what did the Green-robed Ancestor want you to do?”

  An Xinhui was worried.

  “He wants me to be his student.”

  Sun Mo smiled bitterly.

  “What?” Liu Mubai started. “The ordinary type or the personal type?”

  “If it’s just to accept him as an ordinary student, would he need to make such a huge fanfare?”

  Murong Mingyue scolded. (With the urgency of the situation, you are actually caring about this?)

  “…”

  Liu Mubai suddenly felt his enthusiasm waning.

  He again discovered that his rival was so much more brilliant than he was.

  Even a Doyen from the Dark Dawn wanted to accept Sun Mo as a personal student and let him inherit the Doyen’s knowledge.

  As for himself?

  The Green-robed Ancestor didn’t even glance at him.

  Moreover, he only survived because of Sun Mo’s presence.

  (How should I work hard?)

  Liu Mubai had experienced several states of heart, having felt that Sun Mo wasn’t worthy to be his competitor, to being shocked, to feeling helpless and finally in despair… Every time he had been surpassed by Sun Mo, he had depended on his powerful will to awaken his intent to battle. But this time around……

  (I really can’t stand this anymore! Just let me die! I’ve always been depressed and say, why would the heavens give birth to Sun Mo if it gave birth to Liu Mubai? It seems that I have severely overestimated myself. I’m not worthy of saying such words.)

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Liu Mubai +10,000. Respect (13,000/100,000).

  Sun Mo cast an astonished glance at Liu Mubai after he received such a huge amount of favorable impression points.

  (Have you gone crazy?)

  Liu Mubai laughed helplessly. If it wasn’t for the fact that he couldn’t move, he would have bowed with clasped hands.

  He decided that from now on, he would no longer compete with Sun Mo and just strictly become a pedagogue.

  Actually, Liu Mubai had misunderstood this. If the Green-robed Ancestor had seen him display his talent, he would also want to recruit Liu Mubai.

  “What should we do now?”

  Jin Mujie was greatly anxious. Although the Green-robed Ancestor said that he would give them time until their next meeting, it actually wasn’t that far off in the future.

  Now that everyone had been infected by his gu-bugs, they couldn’t control themselves. An order from the Green-robed Ancestor was sufficient to make them rush over to him.

  “I might have a solution.”

  Sun Mo did his utmost and stretched his hands toward his bag.

  The stiff and cumbersome feeling made him feel like he was wearing armor that weighed several hundred jin.

  “Y……you…”

  Jin Mujie was stunned. (How can you move? Your cultivation base should be lower than mine, but I can’t even move a single finger.)

  An Xinhui was astonished.

  “I drank a type of honey before.”

  Sun Mo used a total of five minutes to take out the tube containing the crown bee honey from his bag. After that, he gritted his teeth and bit the cork, opening it.

  “What honey is this? It is so fragrant!”

  “Is this honey the antidote?”

  Murong Mingyue’s eyes brightened.

  “Even if it is not, it has the effect of inhibiting poisons.”

  Sun Mo explained.

  “How did you discover this?”

  Murong Mingyue was curious.

  “Didn’t Lu Cangqiong control human puppets to hunt us before? I discovered that when those puppets were stung by the crown bees, they recovered some consciousness and some degree of control over their bodies. Also, have you discovered that the degree of stiffness is less than theirs?”

  Sun Mo was someone good at observation. Moreover, they were in a situation where they had to fight against an unknown formidable enemy. Hence, they must not miss out on any details.

  Unfortunately, Sun Mo drank 500g of honey, but his condition showed no signs of becoming better.

  “I think we might really be finished this time around.”

  Sun Mo bitterly smiled.

  Everyone fell silent.

  “If there’s really no solution, I will become the Green-robed Ancestor’s personal student, so he won’t harm any of you temporarily.”

  Honestly speaking, if Sun Mo had a choice, he admired the Four Phases Starlord Duanmu Li, who had already died, even more.

  “No need for that.”

  An Xinhui and the other three spoke out in unison.

  Great teachers regarded their morals and integrity as the most important things. By doing something like this, Sun Mo’s reputation would be tainted and he wouldn’t be able to remain in the great teacher world.

  “We can’t sit and wait for death, we have to think of a solution!”

  Liu Mubai analyzed. “Sun Mo, make me bleed.”

  “.……”

  Murong Mingyue wanted to roll her eyes. “Do you dare to be even more stupid?”

  The treatment method of releasing blood wouldn’t even be used by uneducated barbarians.

  “Well, we are idling after all and might as well try something.”

  Liu Mubai urged. “Remember to cut me deeper.”

  Sun Mo didn’t do this because it was too stupid. This was simply insulting his intelligence.

  “There’s another solution. I can summon Little Silver and construct a teleportation gate, allowing us to escape first before we make any further plans.”

  Sun Mo thought of another idea.

  “What Little Silver?”

  Liu Mubai and Jin Mujie had dumbfounded looks on their faces. “From the sound of this, is he a slave of yours?”

  “It’s an eight-gate cloud.”

  Sun Mo was already summoning it.

  “What?”

  Liu Mubai’s eyes widened as disbelief filled his face. “What did you say?”

  Sun Mo couldn’t be bothered to explain.

  “Xinhui, did I hear wrongly?”

  Jin Mujie glanced at An Xinhui. “He actually said he has an eight-gate cloud? My heavens, that is a rare species ranked #10 of the magical darkness species list. Even the word ‘priceless’ cannot describe its value.”

  “In the entire Nine Provinces, I estimate that fewer than 100 people have personally seen this cloud before.”

  Liu Mubai’s lips twitched.

  “What do you mean by estimate? Be bolder and don’t use such a word.”

  Jin Mujie berated.

  Liu Mubai didn’t reply. He gulped down a mouthful of saliva and glanced at Sun Mo.

  Given his understanding of Sun Mo, this fellow absolutely wouldn’t say something meaningless. Hence, didn’t that mean he really had such a rare creature?

  (My heavens. Brat, you have hidden yourself really deeply!)

  For a time, Liu Mubai’s gaze was filled with envy when he looked at Sun Mo. It was like a eunuch who became one at the age of six suddenly seeing a man enjoying the company of a harem of 3,000 beautiful women every night.

  Was there still any heavenly justice?

  (Why are you the one who takes the benefits for every good thing? I really feel like beating you up!)

  “Teacher Sun, hurry up and summon Little Silver so we can admire it!”

  Liu Mubai urged…… When he shouted the name ‘Little Silver’, his tone was as gentle as water as though he was conversing with his dream lover.

  Chapter 973: I Don’t Want Such a Master Even if You Beat Me to Death!

  “I’ve summoned it!”

  Sun Mo’s brows were tightly furrowed.

  Little Silver’s element was in the air. Once it got close to the ground, the degree of danger it faced would be greatly enhanced.

  Right now, this place was filled with great teachers and evil people from the Dark Dawn, and there were also the greenhaze aboriginals. There were so many experts here and once Little Silver was discovered, it would surely trigger a hunt and intense snatching for it.

  Honestly speaking, the most valuable secret treasure in this experimental ground might not even be as valuable as Little Silver.

  “We can only gamble.”

  Sun Mo sighed.

  Waiting was the most arduous thing to do. Even though the duration was only a few minutes, a minute was like a year.

  Liu Mubai couldn’t move and could only fall into a daze. He felt like a stone statue, and he was in this situation before the woman he liked. It displayed his uselessness even more.

  “The world is too vast while I’m too tiny and inconsequential!”

  Liu Mubai’s heart state had improved. In the future, he was prepared to use a gaze filled with reverence to look at the world.

  (If I can return alive, I might as well devote my efforts to research and passing on knowledge!)

  (What’s the point of fighting for a false reputation?)

  Just when Liu Mubai was distracted, a shout from Jin Mujie woke him up.

  “It’s here!”

  But after Jin Mujie saw that the thing flying in was a huge bee, she was astonished.

  “Ah? This is an eight-gate cloud? It is indeed beautiful!”

  Liu Mubai’s eyes were wide open.

  The bee’s body had golden and black patterns, shining with a layer of light. Its wings were flapping and emitting a low buzzing noise.

  The most conspicuous part was its large compound eyes. When you matched gazes with it, it felt like it could see through your soul.

  (Wait a minute! But why does the appearance of this fellow seem to be like a bee? Could it be an illusion?)

  “Nope, this fellow is a crown bee.”

  Sun Mo glanced at the giant bee whose size was about half a meter. This should be a queen bee, right?

  As expected, a few seconds after it flew into the corridor, a large number of bees started flying in as well. A short time later, this place seemed to be filled with flying golden bees.

  “Ah?”

  Liu Mubai’s fine hair stood up. What should they do now?

  These bees were so large, just a few of them were enough to sting someone to death, right?

  The stinger of the queen bee was stained with the color red. Evidently, it had killed quite a few people. After it saw Sun Mo, it immediately flew over rapidly.

  (There’s no mistake. It is this human, his body has the smell of the Life-Death Flower. This damnable thief, I’m going to kill him!)

  Sun Mo didn’t even think about it and directly cast Land Proof.

  Pak!

  A golden light shot forth.

  The bee attempted to evade but it was useless. The light directly hit its body.

  Pak!

  The queen bee shuddered and almost fell onto the ground. However, it soon regained its balance. After that, it was thoroughly enraged and started making squeaking sounds.

  Hu~

  The bees behind it immediately swept forth like a golden-colored tide.

  Swish! Swish!

  Sun Mo was afraid of failure, and he continued casting Land Proof. It was a pity that after five casts, he exhausted all his spirit qi. As to whether it succeeded or not, it could only depend on his luck.

  “Oh no, how swollen would I become now?”

  Even if Liu Mubai died, he wanted to die with a proper appearance. However, he soon didn’t have the time to think nonsensical thoughts because the swarm of bees already rushed over. When they were about to clash, it was as though they were tides that rammed into a huge dam and got directly blocked.

  Great Desolation Dragon, Dragon Might Prevails!

  Boom!

  Sun Mo’s mental energy that had been enhanced by the Battle God seeped out and blasted the bees, causing them to feel the most terrifying shock.

  At the very least, one-fifth of the bees fell onto the ground with a thud and died from fright.

  The remaining ones either turned around or avoided Sun Mo’s group by swerving, grazing their bodies along the walls as they were thrown into chaos.

  Although it was a queen bee of the crown bees, its body was shuddering from the impact.

  Sun Mo gritted his teeth and squeezed out his life energy, transforming it into one more cast of the spiritual divine language.

  Swish~

  Golden light shone on the queen bee’s body. This time around, the light didn’t fade. After it stopped for a few seconds, it melded into the queen bee’s body and branded its soul.

  Contract concluded.

  The queen bee started. After it understood what had just happened, it got enraged.

  Wu~

  An intense soundwave immediately blasted out. Sun Mo and the others were engulfed by it and felt their inner organs were on the verge of exploding. It was exceedingly hard to bear.

  Ka! Ka! Ka!

  Among these people, Liu Mubai’s strength was the weakest, hence, his bones emitted the loudest sound. The sound resembled something bearing weight over its limits. Even his skin had cracked apart.

  “Hurry up and stop!”

  Sun Mo roared.

  The queen bee eventually stopped not because it wanted to listen to Sun Mo’s command, but because if Sun Mo died, it would die as well. It simply wasn’t worth it.

  “You are a thief. Quickly release me from the contract!”

  The soul of the queen bee was roaring in anger.

  “You are then the thief, your whole family are thieves.”

  Sun Mo directly shot back.

  At such a time, his momentum absolutely mustn’t be weak.

  “You stole my Life-Death Flower.”

  The queen bee reproached.

  “Stop farting. Would it respond to you if you called out to it?”

  “I’ve already accompanied it for 300 years!” The queen bee coldly laughed.

  “If I have you by my side for 300 years, can I say that you belong to me then?” Sun Mo mocked.

  “Eh!”

  The queen bee was at a loss for words.

  “You are clearly coveting the Life-Death Flower, but it was taken by me in the end. This was why you were enraged.”

  Sun Mo analyzed. “If my analysis isn’t wrong, you basically don’t have the ability to pluck the flower, right?”

  “I’m leaving it there to harvest its nectar!”

  The queen bee was arguing for the sake of arguing.

  Who wouldn’t want a good item that could increase one’s lifespan by several centuries?

  Although the Life-Death Flower was a plant, it possessed intelligence. There was no problem if the queen bee wanted to disseminate its pollen, but if the queen bee wanted to eat it, it would immediately sink into an illusion.

  “Let’s ignore this for now. Do you know what’s wrong with our bodies?”

  Sun Mo asked.

  “No idea!” The queen bee naturally wouldn’t care about this. “Quickly dispel the contract!”

  “Impossible. Unless you remove the toxins in our bodies.”

  Sun Mo contemplated on how he would be able to persuade this bee.

  “I can’t do it.”

  The queen bee didn’t want to care about this matter.

  “Can’t the poison in your stinger neutralize it?”

  Sun Mo activated Divine Sight, but it only showed the words ‘unknown target’.

  “Do you want to die?”

  The queen bee laughed mockingly. “Even if the target was an ancient gigantic beast, it would die very quickly after being stung by me.”

  “Sun Mo, how are things?”

  Liu Mubai was extremely anxious as he watched Sun Mo and the queen bee confronting each other.

  Because the two of them were communicating via their souls, Liu Mubai wasn’t able to hear their words.

  “Sun Mo, when it roared earlier, I felt that my body could move slightly.”

  An Xinhui was very meticulous and discovered this blindspot.

  “What’s going on with your roar earlier?”

  Sun Mo asked. When he saw that the queen bee remained uncooperative, it threatened, “I used a spiritual divine language to set up a contract with you. If I die, you will die too. By saving me now, it’s equivalent to saving yourself.”

  The queen bee also knew it couldn’t avoid this. It could only start to observe Sun Mo attentively.

  “There’s a type of bug in your body. I think that the reason behind your immobility should have something to do with it.”

  The queen bee explained.

  “You can kill them, correct?”

  Sun Mo felt some anticipation.

  “I can kill them, but you have to dispel the contract.”

  The queen bee persisted.

  “If you want to die, just continue waiting then. The person who administered these bugs will soon be back.”

  Sun Mo turned his head and no longer wanted to negotiate.

  The queen bee sank into conflict and flew a few rounds in vexation. After that, it let out a cry toward Sun Mo.

  Bzz!

  This time, the soundwave entered Sun Mo’s body and started to destroy those gu-bugs.

  Once the gu-bugs discovered danger, they started reacting intensely and rushed about chaotically, wanting to escape from Sun Mo’s body. They broke Sun Mo’s skin on his forehead and rushed out.

  These bugs had the appearance of little red worms.

  The moment they exited his body, Sun Mo regained half of his mobility.

  “Kill them!”

  Sun Mo urged.

  Bzz!

  This time around, the soundwave intensified and those worms shuddered and exploded.

  “You are safe now, so you can dispel the contract now, right?”

  The queen bee grumbled.

  “And what about them?”

  Sun Mo grew depressed. This queen bee was as expected of an old monster that had lived for many centuries. It was too cunning and it only saved him.

  “Dispel the contract first before I save them.”

  The queen bee was worried that Sun Mo might renege on his promise, while Sun Mo was also worried that the queen bee would kill them if it wasn’t bound by a contract. Hence, the situation sank into an impasse again.

  “You have gained intelligence and should understand that it is very difficult to increase your strength by relying on your efforts alone, right? Look at us humans, we cooperate together, and we have so many major characters in the Longevity Realm.”

  Sun Mo coaxed.

  “I won’t treat you as my battle pet because there’s no need to. Currently, I have an eight-gate cloud and a scarab. You should have heard before about how rare the former one is. As for the latter one, it is a tomb guardian that came from an empire in the West named Egypt. Also, before this, I just gave an immortal crane its freedom.”

  The queen bee quietly listened. Because they were connected by the spiritual contract, it knew that this human wasn’t lying.

  After that, it grew unhappy.

  (What do you mean? Are you looking down on the bee species? Based on what do you think that an immortal crane is a level higher than me?)

  “I have a thousand soul pill here, and it’s suitable for experts of the Longevity Realm to consume. You can eat it!

  Sun Mo took out the thousand soul pill, and its fragrance immediately permeated the air.

  The spirit of the queen bee was stirred, and it immediately flew over. But after it took a sniff, it shook its head. This item might be good, but it wasn’t able to absorb it.

  “Damn, I don’t know what else to give!”

  Sun Mo felt a headache.

  Giving the Life-Death Flower to the queen bee?

  Definitely not. It was worth several centuries of life and was a priceless treasure. As for the Homeward-Bound Ginseng, that was even more impossible. It was an additional life.

  Sun Mo suddenly discovered that he basically didn’t have many items he could take out in exchange.

  It couldn’t possibly want cultivation arts or weapons, right?

  After all, it was impossible for bugs to use them.

  (Wait a minute! Cultivation arts?)

  An idea suddenly flashed across Sun Mo’s mind. The Great Desolation Dragon Subduing Scripture was something cultivated by ancient giant dragons at the very start. Didn’t this mean that beasts were able to cultivate it?

  (But bugs aren’t considered beasts, right? Screw it, I will treat a dead horse as though it is a living one!)

  “Queen bee, I have a divine-grade cultivation art that I can impart to you.”

  Sun Mo suggested.

  “Are you humans all fools?”

  The queen bee mockingly replied.

  Cultivation art?

  (Bugs rely on the spirit qi of heavens and earth, the essence of the sun and moon, and swallowing various heavenly and earthly treasures to increase our strength.)

  “Learn a part of it first before you say anything.”

  Sun Mo urged.

  “I do want to learn it, but do I have any limbs? Even if I learn it, how should I cultivate it?”

  The queen bee suddenly felt that her future was very murky. (I don’t want such a master even if you beat me to death!)