"That's not necessarily so."
Chu Feng smiled faintly as he formed hand seals. An incredibly vast power began cascading down from the great tree.
This time, the power was entirely different from before — it carried the aura of life.
Once this power surged forth, the great tree began rapidly withering.
However, after those Gu worms devoured this power, they actually broke free from their cocoons and transformed into seven-colored butterflies.
Moreover, after emerging, their sizes rapidly increased — each one reaching three meters across.
Given their enormous numbers, the seven-colored butterflies densely packed together, practically filling the entire space. It was nothing short of a super army.
"Wow, Junior Brother Chu Feng, you… you even deceived me?"
Wen Xue's eyes were wide with shock. After these seven-colored butterflies broke free from their eggs, they had completely transformed. Combined with these numbers…
Even if Jie Tianran's Gu worms could trigger strange phenomena, Chu Feng's seven-colored butterflies would absolutely be able to hold their own.
"I didn't deceive you. It's just that only after supplying them with the life force within the tree would they truly undergo their transformation," Chu Feng explained.
"So what's next? What do we do now?"
"Go find your grandfather and pick a fight?"
Wen Xue was practically bursting with excitement. With this butterfly army at their disposal, she was itching to take action.
And just then, the dark clouds obscuring the void all dispersed.
Once the clouds cleared away, one could see.
Deep in the sky above this world, there stood an extraordinarily massive tower — even larger than a mountain peak.
The tower was imbued with the power of an array, so even from a great distance, and despite the restrictions they faced, Chu Feng and the others could see it clearly.
Atop the tower sat an object — it was the key fragment.
"So it seems we really will have to pick a fight," Chu Feng said.
With that, Chu Feng and Wen Xue each mounted a seven-colored butterfly and led the butterfly army as they soared swiftly toward the towering structure where the key fragment rested.
At the same time, Jie Tianran's side was also heading toward that same tower.
And because Jie Tianran was positioned closer, he arrived at the tower first.
Outside the tower, the main body of the Gu worm that spawned the smaller parasites had already reached ten thousand meters in length. Its form had changed as well.
Though it still resembled a worm, it had become far more elongated — like a colossal dragon.
Moreover, crimson flame armor coiled around the Gu worm's body, giving it an incredibly domineering appearance.
That flame armor emanated the aura of the crimson beast — the Gu worm had absorbed the crimson beast's power.
Jie Tianran and that old monster sat cross-legged atop the Gu worm's head.
However, at this moment, Jie Tianran's complexion was terrible, and even his consciousness body was extremely faint.
It seemed that forging this Gu worm had cost him dearly.
So at present, his eyes were shut tight, barrier power swirling around his body as he used various methods to restore his condition.
"Jie Tianran, I sense something off about this barrier."
"Could it be that grandson of yours hasn't given up yet?"
The old monster turned to look at Jie Tianran.
The reason they had arrived before the tower yet could not truly touch it was because a layer of barrier power sealed it off.
Upon hearing this, Jie Tianran opened his eyes.
But he too failed to find a way to break through.
This filled him with unease.
His past experience told him that what the old monster said was most likely the correct answer.
There was still a competitor here!!!
Soon, Jie Tianran and the old monster simultaneously turned their gazes in one direction.
In the distance, a massive swath of seven-colored objects was rapidly flying toward them.
"Relentless as ever, aren't they?"
"Fine then."
With that, Jie Tianran drove the Gu worm to charge straight at Chu Feng.
Chu Feng was fully prepared. He pointed a finger.
Aside from the two butterflies beneath him and Wen Xue, which remained stationary…
The rest of the butterfly army intertwined together, condensing into a massive butterfly spear that thrust toward the Gu worm.
The butterflies were vast in number — though each was only three meters across, the spear formed by the army was far larger than the Gu worm itself.
In this moment, it almost seemed like the outcome of the clash was already decided.
But the advantage did not lie with the butterfly army — it lay with the Gu worm.
The Gu worm's speed and raw power held an absolute edge.
In a head-on collision, the Gu worm was far from something the butterfly army could match directly.
However, Chu Feng had long anticipated this.
Just as the two forces were about to collide, the butterfly army scattered once more, spreading out into an encirclement and surrounding the Gu worm.
And they maintained a safe distance.
But the Gu worm was simply too fast.
Whoosh— The Gu worm's tail swept sideways, smashing an entire row of butterflies to pieces.
But that was all it managed to accomplish.
Because the remaining butterflies all began radiating seven-colored light. Instantly transforming into seven-colored beams of light, they launched their assault upon the Gu worm.