It's no wonder Zhen Yue lost her composure, because the Three Corpses and Seven Deadly Gu is a vicious thing that people fear in the Shattered Star Sea.
The leader of the Corpse Demon Pirate Gang, Corpse Demon Master, cruelly placed this evil curse on each member in order to better control his subordinates.
This move not only ensures the "loyalty" of subordinates, but also turns them into a breeding ground for Gu worms, and ultimately serves as a self-destructive weapon.
If any crew member dares to disobey the leader's orders, the Three Corpse Seven Annihilation Gu will immediately awaken from the body with just a thought from the Corpse Demon Master, devouring the crew member from internal organs to flesh and bones.
Once a crew member dies, the Three Corpses and Seven Deadly Gu will awaken. If it is not controlled by its master, it will instinctively kill all living things around it.
The Corpse Demon Pirates were so fearsome partly because of the extreme cruelty of the Three Corpse Seven Deadly Gu.
Imagine going to great lengths to kill a Corpse Demon Pirate, only to be met with the even more terrifying Three Corpse Seven Deadly Gu.
The more people you kill, the larger the scale of the Gu worms becomes. Without experiencing it firsthand, it's impossible to imagine the sheer despair and horror of that scene.
This turn of events was somewhat unexpected for Zhao Sheng, who couldn't help but think to himself that the other party was vicious and ruthless.
In a flash, he recalled all the information about the Three Corpses and Seven Deadly Gu, and his heart stirred.
He suddenly threw out a magic talisman, which turned into ashes. Immediately, a large amount of clear water surged out from under Zhao Sheng's feet, spreading upwards and "enveloping" his body in the blink of an eye, forming a water sphere.
At that moment, a flash of blue light appeared in Zhao Sheng's eyes, the light in his eyes vanished instantly, his pupils turned gray and lifeless, and his face was extremely indifferent, devoid of any emotion.
In that instant, all emotions and desires were instantly discarded, and Zhao Sheng was in a state of absolute rationality, making the world suddenly ten times clearer.
As his gaze fell upon everything, every person, thing, and object was presented in minute detail before him. Countless pieces of information suddenly surged into his mind, and he felt that the world had never been so vibrant and orderly.
Click!
The water ball quickly froze into ice, instantly turning into a large ice ball. Zhao Sheng remained motionless inside the ice ball, like a dead man!
On the other side, the dark cloud of insects suddenly became chaotic, but then rushed towards Zhen Yue with a roar.
Zhen Yue caught a glimpse of Zhao Sheng hiding inside the ice hockey puck and inwardly cursed his stupidity.
But at this moment, she couldn't care less about that.
Seeing that the swarm of insects was about to completely engulf her, Zhen Yue hardened her heart and suddenly produced a fiery red scroll in her hand.
The next instant, the scroll unfurled, and countless seagull-sized Crimson Flame Birds flew out of it at lightning speed, forming a huge flock of firebirds that crashed violently into the incoming cloud of insects.
Boom! Crackling sound!
The insect cloud was momentarily engulfed by flames, then exploded. With a deafening roar, the fire cloud expanded, crimson feathers flew wildly across the sky, and a shower of Gu corpses fell from the heavens like rain.
Zhen Yue was initially delighted, but her expression quickly turned sour.
Because as far as the eye could see, apart from the few hundred Three Corpse Seven Absolute Gu on the outermost edge of the insect cloud that were burned to death by the flames, the vast majority of the Gu insects were unharmed.
These Gu worms are not yet fully mature, yet they already have such strong resistance to fire. If they were to fully mature, wouldn't they be fearless of ordinary spiritual fire?
It should be known that the Crimson Spirit Diagram in Zhen Yue's hand contains a Crimson Spirit Flame, and these Crimson Flame Birds are formed from the Crimson Spirit Flame.
The Crimson Spirit Fire is a type of spirit fire that has differentiated from the Southern Brightness Fire. It is extremely yang in nature and is specifically designed to subdue all yin, evil, and demonic creatures.
Logically speaking, the Crimson Spirit Fire should be the nemesis of the Three Corpses and Seven Deadly Gu.
But now it seems that the situation is far from satisfactory!
Zhen Yue repeatedly activated the Crimson Spirit Diagram, releasing more Crimson Flame Birds that transformed into long walls of flames that surrounded her, temporarily preventing Gu Yun from getting close.
She tried to escape several times, but she was extremely reluctant to part with the precious treasures in the hall. She also noticed that the Three Corpse Seven Extinction Gu completely ignored the person next to her, dodged the ice ball, and rushed towards her alone, as if she were the only living person in the place.
This scene filled Zhen Yue with fear and anxiety, and she was furious!
Buzz!
The number of Gu worms that a corpse can contain is ultimately limited.
A few breaths later, as the corpse shriveled up, the last few hundred Gu worms merged into the insect cloud in the courtyard, intensifying their attack on Zhen Yue.
At that moment, the ice hockey puck where Zhao Sheng was located suddenly cracked open with countless tiny fissures.
The next second, the ice puck suddenly shattered, scattering ice blocks of all sizes all over the ground.
Zhao Sheng, his face covered in white frost, expressionlessly stepped over the ice blocks on the ground and walked step by step into the hall. As he walked, small pieces of ice shards fell from his robes with a crackling sound.
Strangely, the Three Corpses and Seven Deadly Gu ignored him. Even when it touched his body, it bypassed him without biting him and pounced on Zhen Yue.
Zhen Yue died without understanding the reason.
Zhao Sheng, however, had seen an introduction to the Three Corpses and Seven Deadly Gu in a Gu manual from the Beast Taming Sect.
The sensory organs of this Yin-type Gu worm are extremely peculiar. Not only can they sense the aura of living people, but most importantly, they can sense the emotional and desire fluctuations of living people.
As long as a person has even the slightest desire or emotional fluctuation, it is impossible for them to escape the pursuit of the Three Corpses and Seven Deadly Gu.
This characteristic is one of the reasons why it can be ranked among the top 100 Gu worms in the Heavenly Pillar Realm.
Zhao Sheng walked to the entrance of the hall, then suddenly stopped. His eyes remained fixed on the ancient painting, and with a wave of his hand, a wave of water flew out, easily catching the precious pearl and rolling it back into his hand.
Then, he turned to look at the bamboo basket, his mind racing, countless possibilities flashing through his mind, and he arranged them one by one according to their probability.
The next second, considering factors such as human nature, traps, luck, and coincidence, Zhao Sheng immediately eliminated most of the possibilities, leaving only the dozens of future scenarios with the highest probability and closest to the optimal solution in his mind.
After a moment's thought, Zhao Sheng suddenly turned around and surprisingly did not touch the bamboo basket or the other treasures.
Under absolute rationality, preserving one's life is always the top priority, and any behavior that exceeds a certain probability of endangering life will be excluded.
Clearly, the bamboo basket has some unknown connection to the ancient painting. Moving it would result in a death probability that has exceeded Zhao Sheng's pre-set warning line.
Just then, Zhen Yue, filled with shock and anger, forcefully flipped the scroll in her hand upwards.
Countless crimson flame birds surged out, most of them heading straight for the Gu cloud.
At the same time, a small portion quickly merged into a giant firebird, which let out a sharp cry and shot towards Zhao Sheng with a wave of scorching fire.
No matter how bad her situation was, she couldn't let that person take away the core of the Bei family. Moreover, she hoped that the other party would be exposed as soon as he made a move, so that the Three Corpses and Seven Deadly Gu would discover him and thus relieve her pressure.
Faced with the attack, Zhao Sheng remained silent. His figure flashed, moving as fast as teleportation, and without warning, he moved to a place several dozen feet away, almost leaving the area.
"No!"
Enraged, Zhen Yue let out a loud shout, and the golden spirit sword suddenly transformed into a sword rainbow, shooting out and slashing towards Zhao Sheng's head.