The Wild Doctor and the Fair Beauty

’This is bad,’ Jiang Xinghai thought.

He finally understood Lao Deng’s warning: destroying the Qiao Family would not be easy!

Besides their sheer numbers, these Gu Slaves had been tormented for years with drugs and special methods. They had lost all human intelligence and vitality, knowing only how to obey their master’s commands.

Even if their limbs were severed or their heads cut off, as long as the Gu Controller lived, the Gu Slaves would not die!

’When can I possibly kill them all?’

’A simple war of attrition would drain most of my stamina!’

He could destroy a typical Venerable Realm expert with a wave of his hand, but the strength of these Gu Slaves was on par with a Great Venerable!

’If I don’t eliminate such a great threat soon, they’ll bring disaster upon the world!’

"Kill!"

Jiang Xinghai no longer hesitated. He had to act quickly and eliminate these living people on the ground first.

Then, he would find the Gu Controller as fast as possible and kill them.

Only then could he prevent the hundred-odd Gu Slaves from erupting all at once.

The moment he made his decision, Jiang Xinghai stopped concealing his cultivation. True Essence surged from his body, forming a brilliant pillar of light that shot into the sky.

He was truly enraged and about to go on a killing spree!

"This is bad! The kid is actually at the Middle Stage of the Celestial Destiny Realm, and he’s showing signs of breaking through to the Late Stage!" Qiao Zhongli’s expression changed drastically. Only now had he determined Jiang Xinghai’s true cultivation level.

He had assumed his opponent was at the Early Stage of the Celestial Destiny Realm at most, just like him.

Therefore, he had thought that his family members, working together, would be more than enough to take him down.

But now, it seemed his opponent was even more powerful than they had imagined!

Jiang Xinghai’s figure flashed. His True Essence transformed into a dazzling sword beam that instantly slashed toward Qiao Zhongli.

’I’m eager to see just what’s so special about this Gu-raising Qiao Family!’ he thought.

Qiao Zhongli scrambled to retaliate. With a thunderous shout, he formed a mantra with his hands, and a pitch-black Poisonous Insect shot out from his arm.

The Poisonous Insect had a flat body and six short legs, but it possessed a pair of extremely vicious, large pincers.

"Poison Burst!"

Qiao Zhongli roared, and the Poisonous Insect instantly exploded, a thick cloud of black gas surging toward Jiang Xinghai.

Utterly fearless, Jiang Xinghai swung his arm, his True Essence surging as he unleashed a wave of Sword Qi.

The Sword Qi tore through the air, creating a sword beam dozens of feet long that instantly sliced the black gas apart.

Meanwhile, Qiao Zhongli had already closed the distance and thrown a punch at Jiang Xinghai’s head.

Jiang Xinghai dodged to the side and simultaneously struck out with his palm.

Their bodies crossed paths in mid-air.

Qiao Zhongli tumbled a few times in the air before landing steadily on the ground, but he couldn’t stop himself from violently spitting up several mouthfuls of blood.

While he was briefly trying to tend to his injuries, Jiang Xinghai vanished from his spot.

In the next instant, agonized and unwilling cries came from the dozen or so clan members, all except Qiao Zhongli.

Death!

Jiang Xinghai showed no mercy. For this group of people who used Gu Techniques to walk an evil path, he felt not a shred of pity, killing them all on the spot with a single blow.

"AHHH!!!"

A thick, vicious glint flashed in Qiao Zhongli’s eyes. "You arrogant whelp, come and die!"

With a wave of his hand, ten black shadows shot out from his body, rushing toward Jiang Xinghai from all directions.

Those black shadows were actually disciples from his Gu-raising clan, all launching a sudden, violent attack!

Jiang Xinghai formed a mantra with his hands, and a powerful surge of True Essence erupted from his body.

Following his movements, a fierce wind rose from nothing.

The wind was cyan, mixed with a trace of gold. It seemed to react with the dark, cloud-filled sky, and a torrential downpour, as if arriving on cue, began to crash down.

The wind howled and the rain pounded!

The raindrops, carried by the cyan gale, were as sharp as knives, instantly slicing through the bodies of the black shadows.

And the Poisonous Insects on their bodies burst apart, one by one!

"You... You’re so ruthless!"

Terror filled Qiao Zhongli’s eyes. His body swayed, and he staggered as if about to collapse.

He knew the power of his Poisonous Insects; even an expert at the Middle Stage of the Celestial Destiny Realm would be severely injured if hit.

Yet his opponent was completely unscathed!

As for him, because he had been Raising Gu with his own blood essence, the instant the Poisonous Insects died violently, he had already lost half his life force.

On top of that, he had already been under fierce attack from Jiang Xinghai, and his injuries were growing more and more severe.

WHOOSH!

Jiang Xinghai had no time to chat. His figure streaked past, heading for the rear courtyard.

THUD!

Blood spurted from Qiao Zhongli’s neck as he collapsed to the ground, his eyes filled with unwillingness.

「The rear courtyard.」

Jiang Xinghai surveyed his surroundings. Even in the wind and rain, his Divine Sense remained incredibly sharp.

’An underground chamber?’

Jiang Xinghai looked down at the muddy ground, a hint of hesitation in his eyes.

His Divine Sense probe revealed that right beneath his feet were the auras of over a hundred Gu Slaves.

And with them, the aura of the one controlling the Gu Slaves—a person whose power was likely greater than his own, at least at the Late Stage of the Celestial Destiny Realm!

Jiang Xinghai hissed, sucking in a sharp breath.

’Fighting a single Late-Stage Celestial Destiny Realm expert would already be a difficult battle, forcing me to fight above my level.’

’And on top of that, a hundred Gu Slaves no weaker than Great Venerables...’

’I have to take out the leader first!’

Jiang Xinghai’s expression hardened. He resolutely stuck to his initial plan: use lightning-fast methods to assassinate the Gu Controller at the first opportunity.

Without their master’s control, these hundred Gu Slaves would soon self-destruct and perish.

However, this would be a difficult process.

He had to kill his target in one go. Otherwise, if he gave them a chance to make the numerous Gu Slaves self-destruct, he would be completely unable to defend against it.