Outside the Inheritance s.p.a.ce, Rong Yuan was more a.s.sured when he knew that Gu Lingzhi was safe in her Inheritance s.p.a.ce.
Bam bam bam! A few loud explosions followed Rong Yuan"s attack on the Coc.o.o.n. Cracks appeared on the Coc.o.o.n and numerous strands of Spiritual Origins started to seep out from the Coc.o.o.n. If Gu Lingzhi was there, Rong Yuan would not take such an action.
The Mother Worm cried out in pain and roared to release another strong mental energy attack. Gritting his teeth, Rong Yuan frowned but continued his onslaught of attacks on the Coc.o.o.n. Fire dragons flew in the air and clangs followed as the metal blade of Rong Yuan"s sword struck the hard Coc.o.o.n.
Rong Yuan gulped down spring water from the Spiritual Essence Spring to replenish his spiritual energy supply. If others knew that such a precious material was wasted like that, they would definitely scold Rong Yuan.
This exchange continued for almost an hour and finally, the thick sh.e.l.l of the Coc.o.o.n started to crumble apart, showing signs of falling apart. Rong Yuan smiled in joy and was just about to deliver a final blow to the Coc.o.o.n when a loud explosion occurred behind him.
“Who"s that?” Rong Yuan yelled in anger and jumped aside, barely avoiding a claw attack. Ten sharp black claws grew out from Xiao Yu"s fingers and she held it up in an imposing manner.
“Xiao Yu?” Wasn"t she and Pan Wen far behind them? How did they reach so quickly?
What happened to Pan Wen?
Rong Yuan was completely taken aback by the transformation of the girl.
He had already formed his suspicions about the girl when he first encountered her. How could anyone remain so soft and gentle after the beasts attack? Not to mention that Xiao Yu introduced her background with many questioning points.
Their suspicion towards Xiao Yu allowed them to pick up many suspicious points about her.
For instance, the Female Worms suddenly became intelligent and more strategic after Xiao Yu asked him how he killed one. Furthermore, why would Le Yao who never interacted with others be caught with Xiao Yu multiple times?
Le Yao was a shallow person and she never had much interest in men but she respected her brother deeply. Why would they suddenly be caught in a scandalous position after a change of venue?
Le Yan paid particular attention to his conduct. Why would he risk himself being caught with his sister and thus tarnish his reputation?
Against Rong Yuan"s questions, Xiao Yu wore a painful expression and she whined, “Brother Rong, how could you lie to me?”
With that, she activated her Storage Ring and released a disfigured corpse. Rong Yuan instantly knew that the corpse was Pan Wen"s remains.
However, Xiao Yu continued to act coy towards Rong Yuan and pretended that she had nothing to do with Pan Wen"s death.
“Brother Rong, how can you lie to me? Even if you did not like me, you should not have gotten another person to pretend to be you.”
Rong Yuan scoffed. “If I had not gotten someone else to disguise as me, I am afraid I would be the corpse lying on the floor.”
Xiao Yu smirked, “I am not that strong.”
Although she claimed that, Xiao Yu contorted her fingers and twitched the long black claws that grew from her finger. Rong Yuan had no choice but to turn his attention to her.
Right at that moment, the Coc.o.o.n suddenly s.h.i.+fted. From the head of the Coc.o.o.n, the sh.e.l.l started to crack apart, falling to the floor piece by piece and revealing everything in the Coc.o.o.n.
A deep blue crystal insect was in the Coc.o.o.n and if not for the nature of the beast, it looked like a cute animal that anyone would be fond of.
After shedding the external sh.e.l.l, the Mother Worm s.h.i.+fted around its spot. The deep blue body reflected mesmerizing rays of light but in the next second, it pounced at Rong Yuan.
Rong Yuan knew things had taken a turn for the worse when the Coc.o.o.n cracked open and the deep blue colored insect appeared. His attacks previously might have helped the Female Worm shed the external sh.e.l.l of the Coc.o.o.n. The Female Worm was swift and fast after leaving the Coc.o.o.n and Xiao Yu and it began to attack Rong Yuan.
Rong Yuan"s chance of victory against the Mother Worm was seventy percent. However, the addition of middle-grade DemiG.o.d Xiao Yu lowered Rong Yuan"s chance of winning. Rong Yuan dodged the attacks from side to side and considered sacrificing himself to kill Xiao Yu first and then kill the Female Worm.
Before he could decide, Gu Lingzhi suddenly appeared.
At the sight of Xiao Yu, Gu Lingzhi knew that her suspicions were true.
Her connection with Pan Wen was cut off all of a sudden and she had guessed that something might have happened to him. She quickly healed herself in the Inheritance s.p.a.ce and left the s.p.a.ce after ensuring her wound would not split open so easily again. She was about to inform Rong Yuan about the situation with Pan Wen but had not expected to see the worst case scenario when she arrived at the scene. Within half an hour, Xiao Yu managed to catch up to them although she was about ten days of a journey"s distance behind them.
“Leave Xiao Yu to me, you handle the Mother Worm!” Gu Lingzhi quickly decided.
“No, you are not a match for her!”
“Then finish off the Mother Worm quickly!” Without hesitation, Gu Lingzhi closed down on Xiao Yu and rained spiritual energy attacks down on Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu raised her eyebrow and whined, “Sister Gu really dislikes me. Since that is the case… then go and die!”
In the next instant, a strong wave of mental energy attack shot towards Gu Lingzhi"s head, making her blank out for a second. She lost control of her body and fell from the sky, directly onto the ten black claws that Xiao Yu pointed up at her. Xiao Yu"s evil smirk was hidden behind her claws and she celebrated her victory.
“Huh?” All of a sudden, Gu Lingzhi disappeared before she touched the black claws. Xiao Yu jumped in surprise but figured out the reason why a second later. She withdrew her claws and frowned as she stared at the spot Gu Lingzhi disappeared.
Almost at the same instant, Gu Lingzhi appeared again, pointing a sword towards Xiao Yu.
Clang! A loud metallic clang followed as the sword struck against Xiao Yu"s metallic claws. “Sister Gu is really skilful, you almost managed to hurt me.”
After the long battle against the two Female Worms, Gu Lingzhi realized that they were not able to release their mental energy attacks all the time. There was a period of delay before the Female Worm could release the attack. Gu Lingzhi was trying not to give Xiao Yu any chance to release her attack, she would really go crazy if she were to encounter such an attack again.
Without the chance to use her ultimate attack, Xiao Yu"s face started to blacken.
As Gu Lingzhi exchanged blows with Xiao Yu, she realized Xiao Yu"s tactics and she developed a strategy around them. For instance, when Xiao Yu managed to get the chance to release her mental energy attack, Gu Lingzhi would observe Xiao Yu"s mouth twitch and she would quickly hide into the Inheritance s.p.a.ce.
Another point to note was that Xiao Yu was different from the other Female Worms and she treasured her appearance. Gu Lingzhi would release all out attacks at her and receive unexpected results.
Rong Yuan observed that Gu Lingzhi appeared to have her battle under control, and he could focus entirely on the Mother Worm. Devouring a bottle of spring water from her Spiritual Essence Spring, he released a wave of attacks at the Mother Worm and finally managed to injure it severely by cutting off its head.
As the head of the Female Worm rolled across the floor, the insides of the Female Worm spilled out. The insect body twitched about the ground for a few seconds and turned into a long, elongated sh.e.l.l. A few moments later, it finally stopped moving.
Gu Lingzhi sighed with relief as soon as the Mother Worm was killed, the Female Worms would be killed along with it. Her face was turning pale at this point and she released the tension in her.
She made a final push to bring Rong Yuan and her into the Inheritance s.p.a.ce before she pa.s.sed out.
When Gu Lingzhi regained her consciousness, three days had pa.s.sed. Her clothes were changed to a new set and her wound was bandaged and cared for tenderly. An arm was wrapped around her body and Rong Yuan smiled warmly at her, “You are awake? Are you uncomfortable anywhere?”
Gu Lingzhi shook her head. She knew that Rong Yuan had sustained more severe injuries than her and pushed herself to sit up. She instinctively reached out and undressed Rong Yuan to check for his wounds.
With one hand behind the pillow and the other holding Gu Lingzhi"s chin, Rong Yuan chuckled, “So proactive?”
Gu Lingzhi rolled her eyes and pulled off the remaining of Rong Yuan"s clothes. She jumped in horror at the sight of his body. Large wounds crossed Rong Yuan"s torso, and chunks of flesh were absent.
“These are all external wounds. I would be fine in a few days.”
Rong Yuan played with Gu Lingzhi"s hair and tidied his clothes. The Mother Worm had spat out acid-based attacks that corroded his flesh and anyone who saw his state now would be horrified.
Yet, Gu Lingzhi ordered Rong Yuan to stay still and she took a closer look at his wounds. A tear escaped her and landed on him as she allowed her eyes to trace across his body.
Rong Yuan let out a sigh and pulled Gu Lingzhi into an embrace, “I am fine right? Your injuries are not light too and I did not cry.”
Gu Lingzhi laughed lightly, “Then that means that you do not love me as much as I love you.”
Pouting his lips, Rong Yuan denied, “The tears of a man are not easily shed.” He was determined not to admit his heartbreak and tears shed at the sight of Gu Lingzhi"s injuries. If a man had to cry, they would do it when no one was watching.