Dashing Student-Chapter 1305: Looting the Secret Realm

The dense swarm of Soul-devouring Gu flew over, not emitting a single sound, yet making the scene even more creepy.

Such a large number of Soul-devouring Gu can devour the Divine Soul of a Golden Core Realm expert in just a moment, turning them into an empty shell.

Accompanied by the Soul Capturing Demon Sound released by the Soul-devouring Gu during their flight, it can trap people in illusions. Even Chen Nan was barely holding on at this moment.

Turning to look at Ning Yu and the others beside him who weren’t yet awake, Chen Nan grew anxious. In this state, even he could barely protect himself, let alone them.

Just as Chen Nan was feeling incredibly troubled, the King of Ten Thousand Gu on his shoulder suddenly flew up. This brought joy to his heart: "Right, how could I forget about Little Snake?"

The King of Ten Thousand Gu is a King Gu, and it had even absorbed the Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm from the Heavenly Border Gu God, making its bloodline extremely noble. Although the Soul-devouring Gu is powerful, it must submit to the Gu insect bloodline.

Sure enough, Little Snake flew into the air, suddenly emanating a special aura. The Soul-devouring Gu that had been aggressively advancing stopped abruptly upon sensing this aura.

Chen Nan focused his gaze and could see every Soul-devouring Gu trembling, clearly in fear.

Looking up at the King of Ten Thousand Gu flying in midair, it had now grown to three feet long. But the aura it was exuding made it look full of majesty and grandeur.

At this moment, it was truly the king among Gu insects!

Chen Nan had been busy with cultivation, and the King of Ten Thousand Gu mostly slumbered all the time, so now looking at Little Snake, he felt a strange unfamiliarity.

Little Snake’s strength grows with Chen Nan’s cultivation, and it now held the aura of a great demon.

The Dragon Horn on its head had grown quite a bit, and a vertical pattern appeared between its brows—the Treasure Eye of the Treasure Toad. Its scales were becoming more prominent, and there was even a reverse scale on its chest.

Such features belonged only to a True Dragon. Though not evident, it showed Little Snake’s constant evolution towards a True Dragon.

"Roar!"

The sound from the King of Ten Thousand Gu was no longer a "hissing" but a majestic roar, sending a shiver through even Chen Nan’s heart.

The Soul-devouring Gu flying in the air couldn’t hold on any longer, dropping to the ground without daring to move.

After clearing the threat of the Soul-devouring Gu, Little Snake withdrew its aura, flew back to Chen Nan’s shoulder, and cast a disdainful glance at him.

Chen Nan seemed to see a glaring disdain in those eyes.

"Well, starting to disdain me now? Do you believe I won’t let you sleep anymore?"

Chen Nan glared with wide eyes, feeling his dignity as a master was challenged. He grabbed Little Snake and repeatedly squeezed and stretched it, as if kneading dough.

After a while, he placed Little Snake back into his embrace, and the strange feeling between them vanished completely.

The King of Ten Thousand Gu was still the Little Snake that accompanied him from humble beginnings to now.

Ning Yu and the others gradually woke up at this point, feeling somewhat terrified and unclear about what had happened until Chen Nan pointed to the cluster of Soul-devouring Gu on the ground.

The sight of the dense Gu insects made everyone feel chills over their scalp. They hurriedly pulled Chen Nan away from there and only felt relieved once they were far from the Soul-devouring Gu.

"Why are such terrifying things inside here?" Ning Yu patted her impressive chest, looking frightful.

Even becoming Great Cultivators in the Golden Core Realm, their fear of these little bugs hadn’t changed. The same was true for Wen Ling and Jiang Han, both being women.

Jiang Han didn’t act as exaggerated as Ning Yu and Wen Ling; she even seemed calm, but Chen Nan noticed her pupils were trembling slightly.

"We were lucky this time, having Little Snake with us so the Gu insects don’t dare approach. To others, this place is a dead-end, but for us, it’s a treasure trove!"

Chen Nan held Little Snake in his chest, knowing that with it around, no Gu insect would dare approach them. Their path ahead was unimpeded, occasionally passing by Ming River Sect cultivators killed by Gu insects.

Little Snake’s role went beyond emitting an aura to ward off Gu insects; it also activated the Treasure Eye in its brow.

The vertical eye opened, displaying golden pupils that seemed to see through the void, scanning the surroundings; any place harboring treasures could not escape its scrutiny.

Under the guidance of the King of Ten Thousand Gu, Chen Nan and the others reached a hillside scattered with rubble.

"Is this little guy dependable?" Deng Yunhe, skeptical, reached out to touch Little Snake’s head but got bitten on his hand before he could even touch it.

Deng Yunhe quickly withdrew his hand, looked at the two small holes that had appeared on his palm, and wanted to cry but had no tears: "Why bite me?"

"Little Snake doesn’t like being touched by men. You’re lucky it didn’t use its venom; otherwise, the toxins within would surely be deadly." Chen Nan spoke unkindly.

Deng Yunhe was rather indignant, scoffing: "Beast Tamers are indeed like their masters, lustful!"

Chen Nan raised his eyebrows, suddenly realizing that Little Snake might indeed be like that, never allowing any man other than Chen Nan to touch it, yet women were fine.

"Could it really be lustful?" He glanced at Little Snake and quickly shook his head, unwilling to admit such a thing.

Ning Yu approached and gently stroked Little Snake’s head, which seemed to enjoy it and closed its eyes.

"Haha, how cute. I trust Little Snake wouldn’t deceive us." She laughed.

Deng Yunhe, unconvinced, personally dug under the hill. Initially, he appeared disdainful, but after a while, his expression changed.

Because he had dug out a Seventh Grade Green Gold Stone from the base of the hill, a primary material used to forge Seventh Grade Spiritual Artifacts.

Now, he finally believed in Little Snake’s treasure-seeking ability, and slid on his knees to Little Snake excitedly, eyes full of sparkle: "Little Snake, I shouldn’t have doubted you. Please help me get rich." 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

"I, I wish to get rich so badly!"

Little Snake held its head high, as if saying, "Ha, pitiful humans."

Under Little Snake’s lead, they scoured for Heavenly and Earthly Treasures throughout this trial, filling each person’s storage bag to the brim.

Of course, this was only possible here, as the threat in this trial was the Gu insects, and Little Snake enabled them to dominate among the Gu insects.

It wouldn’t be possible elsewhere.

Eventually, they reached this trial’s exit, which resembled a giant beehive, with countless polygonal holes, each the size of a house.

Only, there were no Gu insects near the exit, but a significant number of Ming River Sect cultivators were blocking the way, apparently preventing anyone else from passing.

"You managed to get here? Your luck is really quite good, but the patriarch has ordered that no one is allowed to pass; you all should die here!"