King of Hundred Victories Saber

Chapter 577: Chapter 193: Lan Xiaodie’s Plot: How Shi Feiyang Breaks the Underground Palace Chess Formation

The stall displayed various creepy Gu insects, housed in specially made boxes or cages, some of which glowed with a ghostly light.

Others emitted faint hissing sounds. Behind this seemingly ordinary transaction lurked countless schemes and plots.

Upon investigation, Shi Feiyang learned that the Five Poison Sect had come to Shanxi to commit atrocities in their bid to seize territory. They not only sold Gu insects but also abducted children and crazily sold them to Japanese pirates with the delusion of improving the pirates’ genetics, acts that were heinous beyond words.

Shi Feiyang felt the matter was tricky, so he instructed Xie Wen, Xiang Kun, Lu Dechu, and Jiang Huotian to disguise themselves and blend into the crowd to explore the black market for Gu insects. He and Yili, dressed as scholars, wandered through the noisy market with over a dozen disciples from the Heroic Sakura Association.

Shi Feiyang’s eyes were vigilant, missing no corner, while Yili’s expression was grave, closely following beside him.

Just as they were pretending to haggle with a medicine vendor, an unexpected change happened.

The vendor, previously full of enthusiasm, suddenly had a twisted expression of extreme pain.

He frantically clawed at his face, leaving bloody scratches as his nails scraped against his skin.

Then, with a pop, his eyeball unexpectedly burst, and countless tiny golden insects surged out from his eye sockets, mouth, and nose—these were none other than the fearsome Bloodline Golden Silkworm Gu.

These Gu insects, like a raging golden torrent, emitted a nauseating stench as they lunged at the members of the Heroic Sakura Association. Wherever they passed, the ground was streaked with bloody marks left by their crawl.

Seeing this, everyone immediately drew their weapons, ready to face the menace.

Shi Feiyang’s gaze was sharp as he quickly scanned the surroundings, trying to uncover the culprit behind this.

At this moment, a young girl selling Gu slowly approached.

She appeared frail, but her eyes were cunning; it was Lan Xiaodie, the Sect Leader of the Five Poison Sect, in disguise.

Lan Xiaodie lightly flicked her sleeve, within which was hidden the Mother-Child Linked Gu, casting a deeper shadow of crisis over everyone present.

The Five Poison Sect was indeed brimming with talent, though they strayed from the righteous path.

They had already identified the heroes of the Heroic Sakura Association, hence they staged such a scene.

At this time, Lan Xiaodie’s sinister smile grew more intense, resembling a crescent moon hanging in the night sky, yet emitting a chilling ghostly light.

As she flicked her sleeve, the Gu insects swarmed out like a hive of bees, their hissing forming a symphony of death.

These Gu insects were of bizarre shapes; some had bodies twisted like snakes, others had needle-sharp legs, exuding a nauseating green glow on their surfaces, as a putrid stench instantly filled the air.

Seeing this, Shi Feiyang’s eyes became as sharp as an eagle’s, and he shouted a deafening warning, ”Watch out!”

This roar was like a thunderclap on a clear day, clearly audible amidst the insect cacophony, causing the surrounding air to tremble.

In an instant, his Celestial Frost Blade unsheathed from his waist, its icy brilliance dazzling, like a lightning bolt tearing through the night.

He executed the fierce Hundred Victories Saber Technique, turning himself into a swirl of silver light and shadow.

As the blade flashed, each swipe brought a fierce saber wind as if capable of slicing the air into pieces.

The saber energy crisscrossed, clashing with the Gu insects, creating a ”clink clank” sound, like metal colliding or the plaintive wails of dying Gu insects.

Yili’s figure was graceful, like a plum blossom blooming proudly in the snow, dancing amid the swarm of insects.

The long sword in her hand, agile as a white snake, flickered with a cold light.

With every thrust and swing, the sword blossoms flashed, precisely slaying the approaching Gu insects.

The severed insects turned into foul-smelling green slime, splattering on the ground, corroding it with black spots.

Yili’s gaze remained firm and calm; though the insects surged like a tide, she stayed composed, every move elegant and lethal.

However, the insects were too numerous, one wave after another kept rising.

They gathered densely like a surging black tide, relentlessly assaulting everyone’s defenses.

Shi Feiyang and others gradually felt strained, their breathing becoming more labored, as beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down their foreheads, dropping onto the ground littered with insect remnants.

While fiercely wielding his saber, Shi Feiyang’s mind raced, his gaze piercing as he searched for a flaw amid the chaos.

At this moment, he sharply noticed that the insects became sluggish and even hesitant when approaching the stall’s realgar wine.

A thought flashed in Shi Feiyang’s mind, and he made a decisive move, using the ”Drunken Eight Immortals” style from the Nine Yin Scripture.

His form instantly became as erratic as a drunken immortal, seemingly unsteady but hiding profound techniques.

With his long saber dancing in hand, each slash carried a unique rhythm, like performing an intoxicating dance yet containing lethal power. Following his movements, the realgar wine at the stall was splattered in the air, forming a golden curtain of wine.

Under the sunlight, the wine curtain glistened, sharply contrasting with the insects’ green glow. As the insects touched the wine curtain, they sizzled as if scorched by fire, retreating quickly; for the moment, the insects’ aggression was temporarily halted.

But Lan Xiaodie would not easily yield; her twisted face grew even more gruesome with anger, her hands rapidly weaving signs, the bright red nail polish on her fingers resembling drops of blood in the dim light.

She muttered incantations, her voice low and eerie, like a curse from the Nine Nether Hell.