"Hmph!" Zhou Ming snorted, ordering the wolf pack to tighten their formation, while simultaneously activating the Every Plant a Soldier Gu in his Aperture.
Instantly, the flowers and plants within a one-li radius around him suddenly "came alive".
Grass blades turned into leaf blades, grass stems became stem spears, flower petals transformed into Flying Flowers, and within that one-li radius, killing intent erupted, forming a cruel, bloody killing array.
"Ah!"
"Save, save me…"
"No! I won't accept this…"
The Rank Four Every Plant a Soldier Gu, when activated by Zhou Ming, could unleash Rank Five power, practically turning this entire area into a death zone.
The Gu Masters besieging him were only Two-turn and Rank Three; how could they resist? They were immediately cut down, screaming repeatedly, suffering heavy casualties.
"This guy is tough!"
"Retreat! Quick, retreat!"
The Gu Masters who hadn't stepped into the attack range retreated in fear, not daring to advance.
They were all bandits, not good people by nature, so sacrificing their lives to clear a path for teammates was unlikely to happen with them.
"All of you, get out of my way!"
Ha Tu Gu, seeing his bandits perform so poorly, roared in anger, pushed through the crowd, and summoned his Gu worm.
Rumble… A giant, house-sized white bone wheel suddenly appeared, rumbling as it rolled and crashed towards Zhou Ming!
The surface of this bone-white wheel was covered in sharp bone spikes, and a huge skull was embedded in the center of its spokes, with blood-red flames burning fiercely in its hollow eye sockets, a terrifying sight.
The giant wheel spun, generating immense power with a thunderous roar as it charged, its Aura astonishing.
This was a Bone Path Rank Five Gu worm, the Battle Bone Wheel!
This Gu worm was famous; it was originally developed by the Demonic Path Gu Immortal Shen Jie Ao, who, after ascending to Gu Immortal, lacked an Immortal Gu and thus researched a Killing Move called White Bone Chariot.
This Killing Move used the Battle Bone Wheel as its core, combined with many Mortal Gu, and its power was comparable to a Rank Six Immortal Gu!
Later, as Shen Jie Ao cultivated to the Eight-Cycle Realm, he continuously modified this Killing Move, increasing its power, and its fame spread widely.
'The Battle Bone Wheel is a Rank Five Gu, but Ha Tu Gu is only Rank Four right now, and he already has this Gu worm?'
'So this Gu worm wasn't refined by him after he reached Rank Five! Did he inherit part of Demonic Lord Shen Jie Ao's Legacy?'
'Impossible! Shen Jie Ao was an Eight-Cycle powerhouse during his lifetime; his Legacy is definitely not something an ordinary person could access. However, this Ha Tu Gu definitely had a fortuitous encounter!'
Thoughts flashed, and the giant Battle Bone Wheel had already crashed before him, crushing all the attacks from the Every Plant a Soldier Gu along the way, leaving only shallow white marks on the wheel.
Flying Flower Gu!
A giant white flower appeared beneath Zhou Ming's feet, carrying him into the air.
The Battle Bone Wheel rumbled past, crushing several camel wolves.
Fortunately, the Thousand Wolf King had been stored by Zhou Ming using the Wolf Swallowing Gu before the battle began, so it wasn't crushed by the Battle Bone Wheel.
Wolf Swallowing Gu is a storage Gu worm, specifically for Slave Path Gu Masters, used to store live wolf packs.
Zhou Ming's is a Rank Three Gu worm, capable of storing a Thousand Wolf King at most; for a Ten Thousand Wolf King, a Rank Four Wolf Swallowing Gu would be needed.
"Charge!" Ha Tu Gu pointed at Zhou Ming, and the giant bone wheel immediately lifted from the ground, flying to collide with Zhou Ming in mid-air.
Zhou Ming then used the Iron Shell Flower Gu, and a huge iron shell enveloped him, protecting him without leaving a single gap.
He then used the Ghost Face Gu, and a giant ghost face formed in mid-air, cackling as it charged towards the Battle Bone Wheel.
With a bang, the Battle Bone Wheel and the ghost face collided, and the wheel's forward momentum paused for a moment before it unleashed immense power to crush the ghost face, then wobbled as it crashed towards Zhou Ming.
With another loud bang, the giant iron ball formed by the Iron Shell Flower Gu was sent flying by the Battle Bone Wheel, carrying enormous force as it flew diagonally downwards, smashing into the ground and instantly crushing several bandits who couldn't dodge in time.
Its momentum undiminished, it continued to roll, and the bandits in its path hastily dodged to avoid this unexpected disaster.
As for Zhou Ming's wolf pack, they had already scattered and fled at his command, to avoid being slaughtered by the bandit gang.
The Battle Bone Wheel pursued from mid-air, rumbling as it rolled and chased after him.
With another bang, the iron ball flew out again, hitting two fleeing bandits squarely, smashing them into the ground, their flesh and blood completely crushed into pulp.
Boom! The pursuing Battle Bone Wheel once again sent the iron ball flying, and the rapidly flying iron ball was like a meteor falling from the sky, giving people no time to dodge, killing three more.
"Damn it, he dares to use me!"
Ha Tu Gu was furious; he had realized that Zhou Ming was constantly adjusting the angle, using the force of the Battle Bone Wheel's impact to kill his own subordinates, and his rage nearly exploded.
But at the same time, he was very puzzled: the Iron Shell Flower Gu was only a Rank Four Gu worm, so how could it withstand repeated impacts from the Battle Bone Wheel?
However, now was not the time to think about this; Ha Tu Gu extended his right hand, and a Gu worm flew out, transforming into a thick, long bone chain that flew towards the iron ball.
The bone chain rattled, coiling around the iron ball, and its other end landed on the Battle Bone Wheel, where the skull in the center of the spokes opened its mouth and bit down.
With a bang, the Battle Bone Wheel once again slammed into the iron ball, sending it flying, but it was pulled back towards the Battle Bone Wheel by the bone chain.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The locked iron ball endured round after round of impacts from the Battle Bone Wheel, bone fragments flew everywhere, and the iron ball rapidly dented and deformed.
"Hahahaha, let's see how many more hits your broken iron shell can take! Hit it! Hit it hard!"
Ha Tu Gu put his hands on his hips and laughed heartily, full of pride and smugness.
Suddenly, a sense of alarm exploded in his heart.
Ha Tu Gu instinctively activated his defensive Gu worm, and a bone armor suddenly emerged from his body.
Clang!
A Blade Light struck his neck, cutting barely an inch deep before being blocked by the emerging bone armor and pushed out.
Ha Tu Gu's hair stood on end, and he activated his movement Gu worm, charging forward, but the Blade Light behind him was like a persistent maggot, flashing and slashing against his bone armor, each strike landing on a weak point of the bone armor.
He had barely rushed a few dozen meters before cracks began to appear on the bone armor.
"Ah! Bone Thorns Gu!"
At the brink of death, Ha Tu Gu ignored everything else, roaring as he spread his arms, his face twisted in pain.
Chii, chii, chii!
Bone spikes rapidly grew, piercing his flesh, bursting out of his body, spraying his blood, and stabbing in all directions.
The Blade Light that had been slashing against his body indeed retreated instantly, and the sense of crisis behind him rapidly receded.
Ha Tu Gu quickly stopped activating the Bone Thorns Gu, and the bone spikes that had burst out of his body broke off, his blood-stained bone armor once again covering his body.
He quickly activated Gu worms to rapidly heal his almost riddled body. At the same time, he turned around, trying to get a clear look at the appearance of the Blade Dao expert who had attacked him.
What he saw was Zhou Ming, his Rank Three Blade Light Gu still flashing with a cold light.
"It's you? Impossible!"
Ha Tu Gu's mind reeled; the person in front of him was Zhou Ming, so who was inside the iron ball that the Battle Bone Wheel was constantly hitting?
Just then, the iron ball finally couldn't withstand the Battle Bone Wheel's impact and cracked with a 'kacha' sound, revealing it was empty inside; there was nothing there at all.
'When did he get out of the iron ball…?'
Ha Tu Gu no longer had the presence of mind to ponder the process, because Zhou Ming across from him grinned, and once again activated the Every Plant a Soldier Gu.
The thick grass all around once again transformed into a deadly killing array, and countless attacks submerged Ha Tu Gu!
The giant Battle Bone Wheel rumbled as it rushed towards them, but Zhou Ming had used the Iron Shell Flower Gu to lure the Battle Bone Wheel away from the two of them, creating an opportunity for him to ambush Ha Tu Gu, so how could he let it catch up so easily?
Countless emerald green vines emerged from the ground, constantly coiling around the Battle Bone Wheel, trying to hinder its advance, but they were easily torn apart and crushed into mud by the Battle Bone Wheel.
Because the Iron Vine Gu was destroyed due to Gu Refinement failure, Zhou Ming only had the Bloodsucking Vine Gu left, which lacked toughness and could hardly stop the Battle Bone Wheel's advance.
"Wood Charm Gu!"
Zhou Ming's eyes glowed with a deep green, and he activated the Wood Charm Gu, his Wood Path Gu worms once again amplified.
Immediately, the Every Plant a Soldier Gu's offensive became even more fierce, and the Bloodsucking Vine Gu gushed out like a geyser, almost completely covering the giant Battle Bone Wheel, effectively slowing down its advance.
At the same time, an endless stream of Origin Qi poured into his body from between heaven and earth, replenishing Zhou Ming's true essence.
His Aperture was now silent, unable to restore true essence on its own, reducing his combat endurance, but the Wood Charm Gu temporarily compensated for this shortcoming.
"You actually still have a Wood Charm Gu!" Ha Tu Gu propped up several bone shields, flying around him, struggling to withstand the attacks coming from all directions.
"Hahahaha, although the Wood Charm Gu is powerful, its side effects are equally huge! Let's see how long you can last! Once you completely turn into a tree spirit, I will still be the ultimate victor!"
"Is that so?" Zhou Ming grinned ferociously, clenching his right fist and slashing downwards.
"Boom!"
The ground beneath the Battle Bone Wheel suddenly collapsed, revealing an enormous pit, and the unsupported Battle Bone Wheel immediately fell, crashing into the pit with a bang.
Iron Shell Flower Gu!
Zhou Ming once again activated this Gu worm, its petals opening to form a blooming iron shell flower, perfectly covering the top of the Battle Bone Wheel.
Countless bloodsucking vines spread out, intertwining and weaving, forming layer upon layer of thick, sturdy vine networks, tightly sealing the hole.
Ha Tu Gu, stunned by this scene, suddenly realized and pointed at Zhou Ming, shouting: "So you used vines to dig a tunnel underground, using my blind spot to escape the iron ball, and then circled behind me through the tunnel, you! You…"
"You guessed it! Now guess what the reward is?"
Zhou Ming winked at him, smiling mysteriously.