"My Myriad Gold Centipede Gu!"
The Rank 4 Gu Master, who had always maintained a cold, arrogant demeanor, finally couldn't hold back, letting out a cry of anguish. His eyes, as if wanting to kill, glared fiercely at Zhou Ming.
"You destroyed my Myriad Gold Centipede Gu! I will make sure you wish for death but cannot die, and wish for life but cannot live!"
He waved his hand, and the golden cloud beneath his feet rapidly shrank and flew into his hand.
At the same time, his body continuously grew larger. As he landed, he had already transformed into a five-meter-tall golden giant. In his hand, a massive golden spear appeared. With an angry roar, the golden spear violently smashed down towards Zhou Ming.
Boom!
Zhou Ming swiftly dodged. The golden spear struck the ground, which exploded with a boom, sending dirt flying and creating a large pit over a meter deep.
"Die!"
The golden giant, with a flexibility completely unsuited to his size, spun around and thrust the golden spear towards Zhou Ming again.
Another loud crash, and a large pit exploded in the ground. Zhou Ming had dodged it.
Swish, swish, swish!
The golden giant's spear strikes were as swift as wind, sweeping across all directions. This area of the ground was quickly blasted into a pockmarked mess, and even the Rank Three Family Elders dared not get too close.
Zhou Ming was infuriated by the golden giant's relentless pursuit. However, the golden giant's attacks were too fierce; he truly dared not confront them head-on and could only rely on his speed to continuously dodge.
"Troublesome. This Rank 4 Gu Master's defense is too strong. It will be difficult to deal with him in a short time, unless I unleash the full power of the Forest Sea Reincarnation Body at all costs."
Of course, Zhou Ming could also choose to use power from outside this world, but that would require him to visit the Main God Space again, and there was also the possibility that it couldn't be used in the Gu World, which wasn't worth it.
At this moment, he suddenly saw several Zhou Family Elders, especially the Wood Path Gu Master, who had already disengaged from his treant state and was being carried by another Family Elder, fending off the golden giant spear's aftershocks.
Zhou Ming's heart stirred, and he quickly rushed towards that Family Elder.
"Give me the Wood Charm Gu!" he shouted loudly.
As soon as Zhou Ming ran, the golden giant immediately chased after him, scaring the two Family Elders into retreating repeatedly. How could they dare let Zhou Ming retreat?
Elusive Gu!
Zhou Ming's figure flickered several times, instantly covering a large distance. He caught up to the two Gu Masters and grabbed the Wood Path Gu Master in his hand.
The situation was urgent; how could Zhou Ming have time to slowly explain to them?
Behind him, the golden giant attacked again. Zhou Ming had no time to speak. He carried the Wood Path Gu Master, turned, and dodged one of the golden giant's spear thrusts. The other Rank Three Family Elder was directly sent flying, but fortunately, he used a defensive Gu worm in time and was not injured.
"Give me the Wood Charm Gu, quickly! I'll kill him!" Zhou Ming held the Rank Three Family Elder with one hand and placed his other hand on his Aperture, transmitting a stream of Origin Qi.
The Origin Qi from the Forest Sea Reincarnation Body, carrying its unique aura, immediately caused the Wood Path Gu Master's eyes to widen.
"You, you are…" The Wood Path Gu Master's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
"Stop talking nonsense, don't waste time!" Zhou Ming shouted.
The Wood Path Gu Master awoke as if from a dream and, without hesitation, immediately handed over the Wood Charm Gu along with several other Wood Path Gu worms to Zhou Ming.
"You must kill him!" the Wood Path Gu Master shouted.
Zhou Ming had no time to reply to him. He casually tossed him towards another Zhou Family Elder, while simultaneously taking the Gu worms from the Wood Path Gu Master into his own Aperture.
With the full cooperation of the Wood Path Gu Master, those several Gu worms were instantly refined by him.
"You've chased me for so long; now it's my turn!"
Zhou Ming turned to face the golden giant, grinned, and his aura suddenly changed.
Waves of deep, tranquil forest aura rapidly spread from Zhou Ming's body.
"Hm?" A hint of human-like surprise appeared on the golden giant's large golden face, but it was quickly replaced by fury.
"It's useless! The gap between Rank Three and Rank Four cannot be bridged by a tiny Wood Charm Gu! Die!"
He spread open his left hand, and golden spikes rapidly condensed in his palm, shooting towards Zhou Ming.
Zhou Ming extended his hand towards the golden giant, and streams of grayish-green vines shot out, easily batting away the golden spikes.
"Still the same old tricks," the golden giant sneered, then swung his spear and thrust it towards Zhou Ming.
Hiss, hiss, hiss!
One vine after another continuously emerged, coiling around the spear before it could strike Zhou Ming, hindering its advance.
Ten… twenty… thirty… fifty… eighty vines… When the spearhead was about to pierce Zhou Ming's forehead, the entire spear shaft was covered in vines, completely stopping it there.
The golden giant clutched the other end of the spear with both hands, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't move the spear an inch.
A mocking smile appeared on Zhou Ming's face. With a gentle flick of his right hand, the spear, enveloped by countless vines, gradually turned towards the golden giant.
"Ah!" the golden giant shouted. The spear suddenly contracted into a tiny Gu worm, escaping the vines'bondage, and swiftly flew towards the golden giant.
However, at that moment, a vibrant green pine needle shot out, instantly blasting the Gu worm to smithereens. Its momentum undiminished, it struck the golden giant directly. The tip of the pine needle only penetrated half an inch before it could go no further.
"Slap!"
The golden giant grabbed the pine needle, pulling it out in disbelief.
This was the first time he had been injured in this battle!
He looked at Zhou Ming with burning anger, only to see the latter tilt his head, give him an eerie smile, raise his right hand, and gently wave it in his direction.
One pine needle after another, densely packed, shot towards the golden giant!
Rank Three, Exploding Pine Needle Gu!
The golden giant tried to run and dodge, but he felt his feet tighten. Looking down, he saw that Iron Vine Gu had climbed up his ankles, tightly binding them!
The golden giant let out a loud cry and raised his arms to shield his face.
Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!
Countless crisp sounds rang out densely. The golden giant's two thick arms were instantly impaled with pine needles.
"Explode!" Zhou Ming clenched his fist forcefully.
The pine needles immediately burst open, transforming into even smaller wooden splinters that drilled into the golden giant's wounds. The golden giant's two arms became bloody, and golden-yellow blood gushed down.
At the same time, the vines at the golden giant's feet continuously climbed up his calves, one after another, one strand after another.
"Ah ah ah!"
The golden giant roared in pain and anger, struggling with all his might, trying to break free from the vines' restraints. He was completely unaware that, intertwined within the bluish-black vines wrapped around his calves, were now strands of vibrant green vines.
The golden-yellow blood splattered on the emerald green vines, which rapidly absorbed it and then quickly grew clusters of bright red flowers, delicate and alluring, swaying continuously, absorbing more and more blood.
In Zhou Ming's hand, another Gu worm appeared. Its shape was very similar to the Leaf Blade Gu he had once used, but its color was more vibrant green, and its edges were finely serrated.
Rank Three Serrated Grass Leaf Gu!
One sharp serrated grass leaf after another flew towards the golden giant, continuously adding new wounds to his body.
With more and more vines coiling around his body, severely hindering his movement, the golden giant was no longer able to resist the attacks of the serrated grass leaves.
Since they were just minor flesh wounds, the golden giant didn't care at all. The only thing he wanted to do now was tear apart those damn vines and regain his freedom of movement!
Unbeknownst to him, more and more vibrant flowers bloomed on the golden giant's body, almost covering his entire lower half. Yet, he remained oblivious, still diligently fighting against the continuously growing Iron Vine Gu.
The surrounding people had long noticed the golden giant's abnormal reaction, but they had not dared to interfere with the battle.
But now, seeing the golden giant at a disadvantage, the opponent's only remaining two Rank Three Family Elders could no longer stand by. They risked Zhou Ming's attack to help the golden giant escape this strange state.
Zhou Ming ignored them. If the opponent had Rank Three Gu Masters, naturally, his side did too. As those two made their move, his four Rank Three Gu Masters had already attacked them simultaneously.
As for the Wood Path Gu Master, he stood stiffly like a wooden stake, quite awkwardly, like a mere minion.
More and more vines gradually engulfed the golden giant's five-meter-tall body, like a massive bluish-black egg.
In the gaps between the vines, layers upon layers of crimson flowers grew, swaying in the wind, their branches flaunting, vibrant and captivating, alluring and beautiful, yet full of eerie danger.
The golden giant within the bluish-black egg continued to struggle, emitting "creaking" sounds. As time passed, the sounds grew weaker and weaker until they completely ceased.
Zhou Ming no longer paid attention to the bluish-black egg. He turned to look at the other side, at the opponent's two Rank Three Gu Masters.
As Zhou Ming's gaze swept over them, a great sense of danger arose in the two Gu Masters' hearts. They immediately tried to escape, but it was too late.
Entangled by four Rank Three Gu Masters, how could they possibly escape? As soon as Zhou Ming made his move, the two Gu Masters completely lost their ability to resist and perished after just a few strikes.
Zhou Ming disengaged from his treant state and stood quietly in place, experiencing the feelings he had just had while transformed into a treant.
Frankly, that feeling was wonderful. Enveloped by rich Origin Qi, it was like returning to an infant state before birth, with his heart filled with feelings of relaxation, comfort, and warmth.
However, Zhou Ming also knew very clearly that accompanying that comfortable feeling was extreme danger, like walking a tightrope over a cliff.
The Wood Charm Gu instinctively and continuously absorbed the Origin Qi of heaven and earth to replenish itself, subjecting his already heavily burdened Aperture to even more intense pressure.
Zhou Ming could even hear the strained cracking sounds from the Aperture's walls, making him constantly worried that the walls might collapse at any moment, and he would explode on the spot with a boom.
Fortunately, perhaps due to the special Physique of the Forest Sea Reincarnation Body, the Wood Charm Gu's erosion of his body was not severe.
Zhou Ming had used the Wood Charm Gu for such a long time that, if it were any other Gu Master, a part of their body might have already turned to wood. Yet, the impact on him was minimal, for example—two leaves had grown in his hair.
"The power of the Forest Sea Reincarnation Body still has much to be unearthed!"
Zhou Ming surveyed the battlefield, then suddenly extended his hand. The bluish-black giant egg immediately disintegrated, and vines dragged out a corpse from within—it was the corpse of the Rank 4 Gu Master.
The simple Killing Move formed by the Rank Three Bloodsucking Vine Gu and Rank Three Bewitching Nectar Flower Gu had caused a dignified Rank 4 Gu Master to fall, his consciousness never recovering until the very last moment of his life.
His Gu worms were therefore not destroyed and were quickly looted by Zhou Ming, along with the corpse, and stuffed into the Pouch Grass Gu.
"It's time to leave."
Surveying the battlefield, the enemy's Rank Three and Rank Four combat forces were completely wiped out. Our five Rank Three Family Elders were all present. Even though the enemy still had a numerical advantage, having lost their backbone, they no longer had any hope of winning.
Zhou Ming summoned the newly acquired Golden Cloud Gu, sat on the golden cloud, and soared into the sky.
He took one last look at the battlefield, gazing in the direction where Zhou Hao and the other two were, staring deeply for a few seconds, then resolutely turned and flew away without a trace of reluctance.