Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World Chapter 1557 - 801: Buy Your Life (Part 2)

A hoarse voice from Luo Qian came out of the black smoke, then dissipated into the night wind.

The faces of the three men in black turned even paler at the sight.

They were merely hired assassins, when had they ever seen such bizarre techniques?

Gu Sheng’s gaze was like a knife as it swept across the faces of the three.

"Go back and tell your employer, say that Gu Sheng is dead."

"This..."

The leader of the men in black hesitated.

"Our employer’s methods are formidable, if he finds out we’re lying..."

"He won’t find out."

Gu Sheng interrupted, his fingertips suddenly tapped each of their foreheads, so quick that no afterimage remained.

The three only felt a coolness at their foreheads, hurriedly retreated, but found nothing amiss with themselves.

"What did you do to us?"

The leader of the men in black was shocked and angry, immediately operated his spiritual power to inspect his entire body, but found nothing.

Gu Sheng stood with his hands behind his back, his figure appearing particularly tall in the moonlight.

"Just a minor trick. As long as you do as I say, nothing will happen. If you openly defy..."

A dangerous curve appeared at the corner of his mouth, and his right hand grasped in the air.

"Ah!"

The three men in black simultaneously let out a mournful scream, clutching their heads and kneeling.

They felt as if their souls were pierced by thousands of steel needles, or being kneaded cruelly by invisible hands, in unbearable pain.

Gu Sheng timely ceased his hand, and the three immediately collapsed to the ground, cold sweat soaking through their black clothes.

"Do you understand?"

Gu Sheng’s voice was calm, yet made the three feel as if they had fallen into an ice cave.

"Un...understood..."

The leader of the men in black struggled to get up, his eyes full of fear.

"We will definitely comply."

Gu Sheng nodded.

"After the task is completed, go to Linyin Pavilion to find Tantai Xueling, say I sent you, she will naturally lift the restriction for you."

The three dared not speak more, supporting each other as they left, quickly disappearing into the night.

As the three walked away, Gu Sheng’s eyes grew more murderous.

"Willing to sacrifice True Inheritance List disciples just to see me dead... Xiao Beixuan, what a move you’ve made!"

He should have long thought, who else but the high Saint Academy Elder Xiao Beixuan could mobilize such resources at the Great Wilderness Holy Academy?

"Looks like Bai Yu’s commission needs to be expedited."

Gu Sheng’s figure flashed, transforming into a stream of light, darting toward the distance.

However, having just flown over ten miles, Gu Sheng suddenly felt the space ahead twist, followed by a dull "bang", as if he had hit an invisible wall, being forcefully bounced back.

"Forbidden Sky Barrier?"

Gu Sheng steadied his form in mid-air, vigilantly scanning the surroundings.

The night was as dark as ink, the forest eerily silent. The gentle breeze brushing through the treetops made a rustling sound, adding to the atmosphere of lurking danger.

"Since you’re here, why hide?"

Gu Sheng said coldly, as the spiritual power of Immortal Emperor level from his Sea of Consciousness spread like a tide.

In an instant, twelve powerful presences emerged in his perception.

The weakest were at Sect Realm peak, and the strongest... Gu Sheng’s pupils narrowed; it was an Earth King Realm expert!

Gu Sheng felt twelve cold auras completely surround him, his back already soaked with cold sweat.

His gaze swept over these strange figures in pitch-black armor, their faces pale, his heart alarmed.

"Three Sect Realm peaks, nine King Realms..."

Gu Sheng secretly assessed the disparity in strength, his fingers unconsciously rubbing the Beichen Flower in his sleeve.

This rare flower capable of suppressing living things would likely be useless against these heartbeat-less creatures.

"Appearance and aura match, the one the master seeks is him."

The burly armored leader suddenly spoke, his voice abrasive like sandpaper.

Standing over nine feet tall, his armor was densely covered with dark red lines, emitting an eerie shine in the sunlight.

Gu Sheng suppressed his shock, pretended to be calm as he asked.

"Who are you?"

"Blood Evil Twelve Riders, Heavenly Gang."

The burly armored man replied mechanically, his blood-red eyeballs shifting slightly.

"You are in luck. If you pass the master’s test, you might become our companion."

"Blood Evil Twelve Riders?"

Gu Sheng’s pupils contracted slightly.

He had once read in ancient texts that this was the most elite Corpse Puppet army under Venerable Ming River’s command, each possessing all the combat power they had in life, but completely losing their self-awareness.

Heavenly Gang continued to speak in that flat voice.

"I advise you not to resist. With your strength, even the weakest among the Blood Evil Twelve Riders would be enough to capture you alive."

Gu Sheng’s mind raced, and he tentatively asked.

"Who is behind you? Why do you want to capture me alive?"

Heavenly Gang seemed to be triggered by some mechanism by this question, and paused before answering.

"Our Lord, Venerable Ming River, ordered us to capture you alive. Our Lord wants to take you back intact for Soul Search, after which you will become our companion."

When mentioning "Venerable Ming River", there was a strange fanaticism in Heavenly Gang’s eyes.

Gu Sheng keenly captured this detail, noting that among the twelve, only his own heartbeat echoed within his chest cavity.

"Indeed, they are Corpse Puppets..."

Gu Sheng thought to himself, simultaneously recalling the elder incarnation that was swallowed by the Nine Dragon Universe Cauldron not long ago.

Could that be the Venerable Ming River?

The Beichen Flower in his sleeve was no longer useful; Gu Sheng decided to take a gamble.

He secretly activated the Primordial Energy within his body, and the phantom of the Nine Dragon Universe Cauldron faintly appeared behind him.

"Surrender; resistance will only increase your suffering."

Heavenly Gang mechanically persuaded while the twelve approached a step forward in unison, the cold aura nearly freezing the surrounding air.

At the moment Heavenly Gang finished speaking, Gu Sheng suddenly erupted! The phantom of the Nine Dragon Universe Cauldron fully manifested behind him, and a strange Origin Power surged upwards like a river, flooding into his body.

"This is..."

Gu Sheng was startled to discover that the Origin Power drawn from the cauldron this time was completely different from before, carrying a kind of cold and ancient aura.

Heavenly Gang seemingly didn’t care about Gu Sheng’s surge in strength, just mechanically ordered.

"Earth Evil, capture him."

The armored warrior named Earth Evil took a step forward, the pressure from his King Realm Peak like a mountain pressing down on Gu Sheng.

He extended his pale, large hand, grasping at Gu Sheng’s throat from afar.

Gu Sheng instinctively wanted to dodge, but at the critical moment, the movements of the twelve armored warriors suddenly halted!

"My Lord."

All twelve, including Heavenly Gang, knelt on one knee in unison, their vacant eyes replaced by fanaticism, their voices full of morbid devotion.

Gu Sheng was stunned. He looked down at his hands wrapped in black aura, a bold guess forming in his mind.

"Could it be... the Nine Dragon Universe Cauldron refined Venerable Ming River’s incarnation, and when I used this Origin Power..."

Gu Sheng’s heartbeat accelerated.

"In their eyes, have I become the Venerable Ming River?"

To test this hypothesis, Gu Sheng suppressed his excitement, and commanded in a deep voice.

"Retreat."

Without hesitation, the twelve armored warriors retreated several hundred feet, their movements eerily coordinated.

Gu Sheng spoke again.

"Return."

As soon as he finished speaking, twelve shadows swept back like lightning, kneeling once more three feet in front of him, their armor clinking crisply.

"I really can control them..."

Gu Sheng’s eyes gleamed brightly.

He carefully observed these killing machines that had once been feared, now bowing obediently like the most loyal hounds.

Heavenly Gang raised his head, his blood-red eyes gazing directly at Gu Sheng.

"Please give your orders, my Lord."

"Go!"

With a low shout from Gu Sheng, the twelve Martial Artist Corpse Puppets flew towards the north without hesitation.

He stood in place, watching those figures disappear from sight, a small smile playing at the corners of his mouth.

"Ming River’s old ghost’s Corpse Puppet Technique isn’t much after all."

Gu Sheng muttered to himself, the phantom of the Nine Dragon Universe Cauldron flickering in his palm.

"Let them self-destruct, let’s see how that old ghost tracks me."

However, after just half a moment, Gu Sheng’s expression changed dramatically.

He sensed the aura of those Corpse Puppets suddenly come to a halt, then turn direction, speeding directly towards his position.

"Not good!"

Gu Sheng’s pupils contracted, immediately understanding the problem.

"The control range is limited; beyond a hundred miles, they’ll regain awareness!"

He quickly scanned the surroundings; it was a desolate valley, surrounded by jagged rocks, almost nowhere to hide.