Chapter 265: Masterful Gu Technique
"Female Mother—"
Before Yu An could figure out the connection, Little Wolf ran over, panting. "Female Mother, Uncle Divine Stone said Beast Father Ao Wu and my sister might have gone to the Upper Realm! It just sensed the aura of another Divine Stone fragment from the passage to the Upper Realm."
Yu An asked excitedly, "Is that true? Zaizai, did the Divine Stone really say that?"
Little Wolf nodded emphatically. "Yes."
"Female Mother," he asked curiously, "what kind of place is the Upper Realm?"
Yu An thought for a moment and explained, "The Upper Realm is a new world outside of our own. Zaizai, once we’re done here, Female Mother will take you all to the Upper Realm."
"Mhm," Little Wolf said with delight. "To find Beast Father Ao Wu and my sister!"
Citing the new lead, Yu An had Ao Er and the others stop their search. After a brief rest, they started heading back to pick up Feng Xuan and the others.
’By my calculations, Tian Shu should have reached the Divine Mountain by now. We need to hurry back and deal with the Gu the Pseudo Beast God planted in Ao Yi and his three brothers before making any other plans.’
Meanwhile, Tian Shu had already arrived at the Divine Mountain. The Pseudo Beast God, Tian Fu, was still in a deep slumber. Tian Shu, joining forces with the Young Master’s men, effortlessly took control of the Divine Mountain.
With Tian Fu’s people under control, Tian Shu couldn’t wait to complete his mission. He took Lu Lu, Little One, and the Death Warrior Yingyi, who had been assigned to him by the Young Master, and went to the place where Tian Fu slept.
Yingyi was the same shadowy figure who had spoken with Tian Shu in the small courtyard in the mountains of Winter City.
Tian Shu was a coward, afraid of death. Originally, Yingyi was supposed to be the one to act while he waited in the courtyard. But Yingyi had been ambushed by an unknown assailant, his status and whereabouts becoming unknown. Tian Shu had been forced to step up and bite the bullet.
Fortunately, he saw Yingyi again upon returning to the Divine Mountain. Yingyi’s arrival gave Tian Shu’s plan wings, making him increasingly confident that he could kill Tian Fu in a single blow.
The place where Tian Fu slumbered was a cave abode. Tian Shu pushed the door open and went inside. It was filled with Blood Crystals. Tian Fu sat cross-legged in the very center, his eyes closed.
Tian Shu had discussed the strategy with Lu Lu and Little One. They would surround Tian Fu and attack him simultaneously.
Tian Fu was in a deep slumber. He could sense external disturbances but couldn’t wake up. He was unable to resist their attack on his own, and with no subordinates to help him, escape was virtually impossible!
The thought of the reward he would receive after successfully killing Tian Fu sent a wave of ecstasy through him.
Lu Lu and Little One exchanged a glance, both thinking that Tian Shu’s face, twisted from suppressing a laugh, looked particularly sinister.
’The Pseudo Beast God has been in the Beastman World for a thousand years. Could his subordinates really be controlled so easily?’
But remembering how Tian Shu had sworn up and down that his plan was foolproof, the two of them said nothing more.
’Oh well, the power of the Heavenly Punishment isn’t something an ordinary person can withstand.’
’Besides, even if the first strike fails, we have a backup plan.’
Lu Lu discreetly made an "OK" sign. It had already moved all the Blood Crystals and every Beastman on the Divine Mountain. The only ones left were people from the Upper Realm.
Little One could go all out without worrying about harming any innocents.
Tian Shu was completely oblivious to the two little ones’ thoughts. Suppressing his excitement, he made a few hand signals. Lu Lu and Little One took up positions to Tian Fu’s left and rear, while Yingyi’s form flickered, moving to Tian Fu’s right.
At Tian Shu’s command, the four of them attacked simultaneously. Fearing that they wouldn’t be a match for Tian Fu if they failed to kill him in one blow, he went straight for the kill, using every weapon the Young Master had given him.
A constant roar filled Tian Fu’s cave abode. The explosions were so powerful they shattered the cave’s ceiling, causing rubble of all sizes to rain down. Startled, Tian Shu scrambled to run out of the cave.
’Anyway, under an attack like this, Tian Fu is definitely...’
"You haven’t even managed to kill me yet. Why are you running?"
Just as Tian Shu turned, a grim voice sounded from behind him.
He instantly broke out in a cold sweat. Before he could even look back, an immense spiritual power pressed down on him.
If Yu An had been there, he would have discovered that Tian Fu’s spiritual power was somewhere between the Heavenly Level and the Divine level. Although it couldn’t compare to Ao Wu’s, for anyone else, it was an insurmountable mountain.
Tian Shu coughed up a mouthful of blood. He couldn’t escape and could only look pleadingly toward Little One’s position.
’Lord Heavenly Punishment, s-save me—’
Little One immediately sent a bolt of lightning striking toward Tian Fu. But Tian Fu didn’t even bother to dodge. Just as the punitive lightning was about to hit him, Yingyi suddenly moved in front of him, blocking the bolt with his own body.
"PTHOO—"
This time, it was Yingyi who spat blood. Tian Shu was dumbfounded, unable to believe his eyes.
"Yingyi, what are you doing?!"
Yingyi stared back at him, expressionless and silent. Instead, it was Tian Fu who chuckled and kindly answered for him, "Sixth Brother, have you forgotten what I’m best at?"
Tian Shu froze for a second, then his expression changed drastically. "You put a Gu on him!"
The disciples of the various families in the Upper Realm mainly cultivated spiritual power, but some had other hobbies, such as raising Gu, taming beasts, and so on.
Most people just dabbled in these as a hobby, but Tian Fu had mastered the Gu Technique to a sublime level. He became so powerful that it was all the rage for a time, leading many to imitate him by raising Gu.
However, ever since Tian Fu received the family’s order to come to the Beastman World, the trend of raising Gu in the Upper Realm had slowly died down.
Tian Shu was ranked sixth in the family, and Tian Fu was seventh. They were not blood brothers and weren’t very close, nothing more than nodding acquaintances.
’If even Yingyi is under his control, then the others...’
Seeing Tian Shu’s expression turn ugly, Tian Fu smiled. "What are you thinking, Sixth Brother? I think I have an idea."
With that, he clapped his hands, and Tian Shu heard footsteps from outside the cave.
Tian Fu made an inviting gesture. With a taut face, Tian Shu took a few steps outside and saw a large group of people standing there in neat ranks.
Everyone from the Upper Realm was present. Whether they were Tian Fu’s men or the Young Master’s own planted agents, they were all standing outside the cave, staring at Tian Shu as if he were the enemy.
At that moment, Tian Shu had only one thought—
’I’m done for!’
"Kid, get up here!"
Little One shouted. Before Tian Shu could react, a green vine wrapped around him and tossed him onto Little One’s back. Little One then immediately fled into the sky with him.
Tian Fu snorted coldly. "Trying to escape? After them!"
Everyone shot into the air, chasing after Little One. When Little One suddenly looked back, it was met with many pairs of eyes.
"AHHH! They aren’t Beastmen from the Bird Clan, so why can they fly?!"
Tian Shu, his face deathly pale, said weakly, "Lord Heavenly Punishment, didn’t you know that people from the Upper Realm can all fly through the air?"
"Call me Lord Little One!"
Reminded by Tian Shu, Little One finally recalled this fact. It didn’t dare to delay any longer, flying forward with a SWOOSH SWOOSH SWOOSH.
’I may have lightning to strike them with, but I can’t strike so many people at once! I should’ve asked An’an to send more clouds with me, WAHHH!’
Yingyi led the pursuit. Lu Lu was also on top of Little One, occasionally sprouting fruits to block the pursuers behind them.
Tian Shu was very familiar with the area. When he learned that Little One was looking for a place to take refuge, he suggested Beast God City.
"Tian Fu still needs to maintain his identity as the Beast God, so he can’t—or at least, he can’t openly commit evil."
"Let’s go to Beast God City! Yingyi and the others would never dare to attack Beastmen in public!"