The Chainsaw Golden Centipede clashed with the iceblade, its spinning razors slicing through with a sharp crack, shattering the blade into fragments.
In the next instant, it broke past the iceblade and swept toward Bai Ning Bing's face.
His expression shifted as he quickly released the weapon and leapt back nearly two meters.
The centipede, in its compressed 1.5-meter form plus Fang Yuan's arm, still fell just short—but with a thought, Fang Yuan made it extend.
"This?!" Bai Ning Bing was stunned, caught completely off guard.
The centipede's tail struck his chest. Even with ice muscles shielding him, a deep gash appeared.
A powerful force slammed into him, sending him flying until he crashed against a boulder.
Blood splattered across the rock, though his ice muscles quickly sealed the wound.
He coughed harshly and tried to rise—
Suddenly, a deafening sound rang in his ears, triggering an overwhelming sense of danger.
His pupils shrank, and without looking up, he instinctively rolled aside.
BAM!
The Chainsaw Golden Centipede smashed down from above, landing where he'd just been.
Its spinning razors tore the boulder apart, reducing it to rubble.
"If this hit landed on my body… I'm afraid…" Bai Ning Bing's heart chilled, and a sense of anger stemming from his indignant nature rose.
Since his fight with Gu Yue Qing Shu, he had stopped holding back his cultivation and allowed it to grow naturally.
Even with a missing limb, his cultivation remained intact—yet he was still being overpowered by Fang Yuan, only at the early stage of Rank three!
Frustration. Humiliation. Fury.
"KILL!" he roared, twisting his wrist and channeling primeval essence into the iceblade Gu, forming a new blade.
As Bai Ning Bing charged forward, Fang Yuan let out a cold laugh and launched a full-force attack.
Fang Yuan strength was naturally greater than Bai Ning Bing. At this point when waving the Chainsaw Golden Centipede, it was as light as a tree branch.
Slash, hack, twist, turn—the Chainsaw Golden Centipede spun furiously, moving in Fang Yuan's grasp with the nimbleness of a bee.
At times it struck as heavy as an elephant, sometimes fierce like a tiger, other times supple as a snake.
Most importantly, it shifted exactly as Fang Yuan willed—lengthening or shortening, straightening or coiling unpredictably. This constant change left Bai Ning Bing struggling to keep up, barely able to defend himself.
He howled as he stumbled back, his body covered in wounds. His once-white battle robe was now in tatters.
Fang Yuan advanced like a dark wind, his face calm as he displayed a masterful blend of swordplay, saber techniques, axe strikes, and staff skills—fusing them into a single, lethal style.
A Gu's true power depended entirely on its user.
"Good on you, Fang Yuan!" Bai Ning Bing shouted after numerous iceblades broke; he finally realized that he could not go head on against Fang Yuan.
His body dripped with blood, and the defense of his ice muscles was nearly shattered—but this only fueled his fighting spirit.
If close combat failed, he would switch to ranged attacks.
Blue Bird Ice Coffin Gu!
Bai Ning Bing pulled back and spat repeatedly.
Several icy birds flapped their wings, flying straight at Fang Yuan.
But Fang Yuan remained calm. With a steady expression, he raised his left arm, sending a blood-colored moonblade to intercept them, shattering them mid-air.
Most people could only use moonblades accurately with their dominant hand, but Fang Yuan's vast combat experience let him fire them perfectly even with his left.
Seeing that fail, Bai Ning Bing summoned the Icicle Gu.
Icicles shot out, mingling with the blue birds in a dense barrage.
Fang Yuan's only ranged attack was the moonblade, so he targeted the most dangerous ice birds, dodging some icicles and blocking others with the Sky Canopy Gu.
For a moment, Bai Ning Bing finally gained the advantage and pressed harder—
But then Fang Yuan let out a cold laugh, flicked his right arm, and the Chainsaw Golden Centipede detached, tunneling into the ground.
This hidden threat was too much.
Bai Ning Bing froze in shock, cursing loudly as he stumbled back in retreat.
"You forced my hand!" Bai Ning Bing gritted his teeth, forming an iceblade.
At the same time, Bai Ning Bing activated his Swirl Gu and Fierce Wind Gu.
A white iceblade storm formed again.
It started as a small gust but quickly grew, icy winds howling as the blizzard spread. The ground froze solid, preventing the Chainsaw Golden Centipede from surfacing.
This storm was Bai Ning Bing's signature technique, showcasing the battle talent of his Northern Dark Ice Soul physique.
Combining the Iceblade Gu, Swirl Gu, and Fierce Wind Gu, it created a deadly attack and defense in one. Without multiple defensive Gu, it was almost impossible to withstand.
The raging winds and razor ice swallowed everything, surging toward Fang Yuan like a monstrous maw.
Even with the Sky Canopy Gu, he might not endure it.
But as the storm closed in, Fang Yuan only looked on with contempt.
His thunderwings flared, carrying him far beyond its reach in an instant.
In the past, he'd never have outpaced it, but times had changed.
Eyes flashing, he turned in mid-air and flew toward the valley, the storm pursuing close behind.
"Don't come here!"
"Fuck off!!"
Both Bai and Gu Yue clan Gu Masters shouted and cursed.
Fang Yuan sneered and kept charging forward.
The iceblade storm roared behind him, with Bai Ning Bing's laughter echoing from within.
"Don't think of getting any further!" A Bai clan Gu Master blocked Fang Yuan's path.
Fang Yuan hooked his hand, and a thick golden line burst from the ground, landing on his arm like a giant blade.
Buzz buzz buzz!
The spinning razors sent chills through the Bai clan Gu Master.
Fang Yuan held the Chainsaw Golden Centipede in his right hand while blood light glowed on his left—readying the Blood Moon Gu without firing.
A white armor covered him, thunderwings crackled on his back, and his black hair flew wildly. Behind him, a towering white storm loomed.
His killing intent was overwhelming, like a war general crushing all before him.
"AHHH!" The Bai clan Gu Master shrieked, veins bulging as he tried to muster courage.
But when Fang Yuan charged straight at him without hesitation, terror overtook him, and he turned to flee.
Fang Yuan ignored him, racing straight for the dying thunder crown wolf.
His charge sent Gu Masters scattering.
The thunder crown wolf forced its head up, lightning crackling in its jaws—refusing to die without a fight.
Fang Yuan looked set to crash into it like a meteor, but at the last moment, he kicked off and shot skyward, leaving the valley at a sharp angle.
Moments later, a massive explosion erupted behind him.
The wolf's dying wails mixed with the roar of the iceblade storm.
That storm was Bai Ning Bing's strongest move, but hard to control or stop once unleashed.
Crashing into the thunder crown wolf suited Bai Ning Bing's ruthless nature.
The wolf, already near death, was overwhelmed. Its armor shredded, flesh flying until only white bone remained, which was quickly ground into dust.
"Damn it!" Seeing this, the Gu Yue clan's side all swore.
The Bai clan Gu Masters also showed a pained expression.
With Bai Ning Bing's attack, the thunder crown wolf's body was ruined, leaving nothing valuable to collect.
But Bai Ning Bing didn't care. He spun even faster, reveling in destroying a myriad beast king.
One by one, Gu worms turned into streaks of light, fleeing the wolf's corpse.
These wild Gu had survived inside the beast by cooperating, but now, like sailors abandoning a sinking ship, they scattered in all directions.
"Catch them!"
"Quick, stop these Gu!"
The two clans shouted at once.
Chaos erupted again as clan elders clashed, trying to block each other.
The two clan leaders were tied down, so only a few elders with movement Gu managed to escape the valley.
Wild Gu scattered in all directions while Fang Yuan watched closely, identifying them one by one.
"Once again, whether I can catch a good Gu worm or not, it's up to my luck!" This was betting purely on luck, but Fang Yuan had no choice.
Fang Yuan spread his thunderwings and darted toward the nearest Gu.
It glowed blue, trying to flee.
He lunged forward and grabbed it.
Whoosh!
A surge of electricity burst from its body, striking him.
Though thunderwings gave speed, they lacked agility. Fang Yuan grunted, using Sky Canopy Gu to tank the hit. With his speed, he forcefully grabbed the Gu and released the Spring Autumn Cicada's aura to subdue it.
Without wasting a single second, Fang Yuan hid the Gu worm inside his shirt and went for another one.
When he got close, he saw the Gu's appearance: a body like light blue glass, flying with a semicircular shell marked like a turtle shell.
Thunder Shield Gu!
This was a defensive Gu that could form a semicircular lightning shield.
Quickly, Fang Yuan once again reached out and grabbed the Thunder Shield Gu, but it created a lightning shield, eerie blue sparks crackling as it resisted his hand.
Fang Yuan sneered and released the Spring Autumn Cicada's aura. Suddenly, the Thunder Shield Gu went limp as if dead, its shield vanishing as it fell toward the forest.
Fang Yuan waved and grabbed it in his hand, releasing his primeval essence and instantly refining it.
Stealth Scales Gu!
Ripples formed all over his body as he vanished on the spot.