I, the Villain, Become Invincible the More Descendants I Have

Chapter 54 The Witch Spirit’s Sacrifice of the CityEmperor Cao Xukun led an army of 300,000, arriving at the gates of Gu City.

Looking up, the entire Gu City was shrouded in a layer of impenetrable black miasma, with hundreds of millions of gu insects buzzing within, creating a sound that made one’s scalp tingle. The air was permeated with a pungent, foul stench, and even the weeds within a hundred meters of the city walls had withered and turned black.

[Ding! Ancient Thousand-Mile Gu Formation detected!]

[Formation Level: Low-grade God-tier! The formation core is powered by the Wu Clan’s sacred artifact, the gu god pearl, and can release hundreds of millions of gu insects to devour all living things!]

[Warning: Any cultivator below the mid-stage of the Spirit Severing Realm who enters the formation will be devoured by gu insects within ten breaths!]

”Damn, this formation looks disgusting!” Li Tieniu covered his nose and took two steps back. ”Emperor Xuan, what should we do? We can’t just let the brothers charge in, right? Wouldn’t that just be throwing their lives away?”

”Charge in? That lacks finesse.” Emperor Cao Xukun shoved his hands into his pockets, looking calm. ”That brat Gu King is playing dirty, thinking he can stop me with a lousy gu formation? How naive.”

He had long since scanned the entire formation with his divine sense and instantly identified the location of the formation core. ”See that tallest tower in the center of the city? The gu god pearl is at the top. As long as we seize the pearl, this lousy formation will naturally break.”

”But Emperor Xuan, the area around that tower is filled with gu insects, and there are countless gu masters guarding it!”

”Guarding? That doesn’t exist.” Emperor Cao Xukun scoffed. Before his voice had even faded, he vanished from where he stood.

The next second, Emperor Cao Xukun appeared at the top of the gu god Tower.

In the center of the tower roof, a black pearl the size of a fist floated in the air, emitting an eerie black light. It was the Wu Clan’s sacred artifact, the gu god pearl.

Around it, over a dozen gu masters at the Nascent Soul Stage were sitting cross-legged, guarding the pearl. They didn’t even lift their eyelids and hadn’t noticed that someone had broken in at all.

”With vigilance like this, you’re guarding a sacred artifact?” Emperor Cao Xukun shook his head and waved his hand casually.

A dozen streaks of golden dragon energy shot out, instantly piercing the hearts of all the gu masters. They didn’t even have time to scream before falling to the ground, becoming nourishment for the gu insects.

Emperor Cao Xukun reached out and grabbed the gu god pearl. A cold sensation touched his hand, and a surge of pure gu power flooded into his body.

[Ding! Successfully intercepted the Wu Clan’s sacred artifact, the gu god pearl!]

[Reward obtained: Fragment of the Ancient gu god Legacy! Immunity to all gu techniques!]

[Ding! The Thousand-Mile Gu Formation has lost its core and is about to collapse!]

”Done!” Emperor Cao Xukun weighed the pearl in his hand, smiling smugly. ”Oh, Gu King, Gu King, thank you for sending me another treasure. You really are becoming a more and more competent destined laborer.”

Meanwhile, in the Gu King Palace, Gu King suddenly spat out a mouthful of black blood, his face turning deathly pale. ”No! My gu god pearl! Who stole my gu god pearl!”

He rushed out of the main hall like a madman and looked up toward the direction of the gu god Tower. He saw that the black light at the top of the tower had vanished, and the black miasma shrouding Gu City began to churn violently. Hundreds of millions of gu insects lost control, began tearing at each other, and frantically retaliated against the surrounding gu masters.

”Ah—! My gu insects!”

”Help! The gu insects are retaliating!”

Screams rose one after another, and the entire Gu City was in total chaos. Countless gu masters were devoured by the gu insects they themselves had raised, and the gu formation beneath the city walls collapsed instantly.

”Emperor Cao Xukun! It must be Emperor Cao Xukun!” Gu King trembled with rage, his eyes turning blood-red. ”I will kill you! I will tear you into a thousand pieces!”

Seeing this, the Great Xuan army outside the city erupted into cheers.

”Emperor Xuan is awesome!”

”The formation is broken! The formation is broken!”

Li Tieniu jumped up and down in excitement. ”Oh my god! Emperor Xuan is too amazing! He broke the formation in the blink of an eye!”

Emperor Cao Xukun stepped through the air and returned to the front of the army. Playing with the gu god pearl in his hand, he tilted his chin at Gu King on the city wall, his tone extremely arrogant. ”Gu King, I’ve dismantled your lousy formation for you; no need to thank me. And as for your gu god pearl, I’ll graciously accept it.”

”Emperor Cao Xukun! I will never forgive you!” Gu King roared and was about to rush down to fight to the death, but he was firmly held back by the elders beside him.

”Your Majesty, the Gu King! You cannot! Now that the gu formation is broken, we are no match for them! Let’s retreat to the inner city first and wait until the King of All Gu is refined!”

Gu King gritted his teeth and had no choice but to retreat unwillingly, ordering his men to defend the inner city to the death.

Night fell, and the great battle paused temporarily.

Emperor Cao Xukun was studying the gu god pearl in the central command tent when suddenly, a faint sound of footsteps came from outside.

”Who is it?” Emperor Cao Xukun didn’t even look up and said indifferently.

The tent flap was lifted, and a woman dressed in white shaman robes walked in. She had a delicate appearance, a small purple cinnabar mark between her brows, and a faint aura of holiness surrounding her, which was completely out of place with the grim atmosphere of Gu City.

[Ding! Detected female with purple destiny: Wu Ling]

[Identity: Wu Clan Saintess, legitimate successor to the gu god legacy]

[Affection: 10 (Admiration)]

[Conquest Difficulty: ★★★☆☆]

[Special Bonus: Subjugating her grants the faith of the entire Wu Clan, and any offspring born will possess the purple destiny gu god bloodline!]

”Wu Ling, Saintess of the Wu Clan, greets Your Majesty, Emperor Xuan.” The woman bowed gracefully, her voice cool and pleasant.

Emperor Cao Xukun raised an eyebrow. ”You’ve got some nerve, actually daring to barge into my central command tent alone. Aren’t you afraid I’ll capture you and send you to Gu King?”

”Your Majesty would not do that.” Wu Ling looked up, her eyes firm. ”Gu King acts against the natural order and is cruel and unrighteous, pushing the Wu Clan into an abyss of eternal doom. I have come today to save the Wu Clan, and also to surrender the city.”

As she spoke, she took a piece of sheepskin parchment from her bosom and handed it over. ”This is the deployment map of the Gu City inner city, as well as the locations of all of Gu King’s hidden sentries. I have already contacted the clansmen in the city who are loyal to me. Tomorrow at the third watch, I will open the West Gate and let the army enter the city.”

”Oh? Why do you want to help me?” Emperor Cao Xukun took the deployment map and looked at her with interest.

”Because Gu King is not fit to be the King of the Wu Clan.” Wu Ling’s eyes were filled with anger. ”In order to cultivate evil gu, he slaughtered thousands of Wu Clan children and refined all the elders who opposed him into human gu. If this continues, the Wu Clan will sooner or later be exterminated by him.”

”I have heard that Your Majesty abolished the demon slave system and treats the common people of all races well. As long as Your Majesty can promise me not to kill innocent people after entering the city and to preserve the heritage of the Wu Clan, I, Wu Ling, am willing to lead all the clansmen loyal to me to submit to Great Xuan.”

”No problem.” Emperor Cao Xukun agreed readily. ”I, Emperor Cao Xukun, keep my word. As long as you surrender obediently, I guarantee the safety of the Wu Clan people, and I will also distribute land to you, exempt you from taxes, and grant you the same rights as the citizens of Great Xuan.”

”Thank you, Your Majesty!” Wu Ling was overjoyed and quickly bowed to express her gratitude.

”However,” Emperor Cao Xukun changed the subject, a mischievous smile curling the corners of his mouth, ”since you have submitted to me, you must show some sincerity. From now on, stay by my side and be an advisor for Wu Clan affairs.”

Wu Ling was stunned, then a blush appeared on her face, and she nodded gently. ”Everything is as Your Majesty arranges.”

”Very good.” Emperor Cao Xukun laughed loudly. ”Tomorrow at the third watch, we shall work from within and without to take Gu City in one fell swoop! I want to see where that brat Gu King can run to.”

Wu Ling bowed to take her leave and left the command tent silently.