Three days later,
He had spent three full days trying to refine it, and the Golden Armour Heavenly Book hadn't reacted in the slightest — showing not the faintest sign of accepting his Emperor Source or Divine Sense.
This told him that refining the Golden Armour Heavenly Book was absolutely not something that could be accomplished in a short period of time.
Tan Junhao had been able to activate the Heavenly Book's power — who knew how many years he had spent refining it?
But Yang Kai was not discouraged. On the contrary, he was quite delighted, because the harder something was to refine, the more formidable the Emperor Treasure's power must be. Back when he had refined the Mountain River Bell in the
He had made no progress on refining the Heavenly Book, but three days of rest and recovery had fully restored him. The benefits of the great battle were also gradually revealing themselves — not only had his Emperor Source grown somewhat, but his Divine Sense had increased by a noticeable margin as well. Advancing to the second stage of the Emperor Realm in the future would certainly be easier.
He put the Heavenly Book away, swept his Divine Sense outward, sent a few voice transmissions, then waited quietly.
Before long, Hua Qingsi,
"Everyone — Tan Junhao is dead, but the Heart-Ruining Gu he planted still lives within your bodies. I need to extract the gu worms, so I'll need your cooperation," Yang Kai said, his expression solemn as he looked around at the group.
Chi Yue's face lit up with delight upon hearing this. "Boy, you can get the gu worms out?"
"I can give it a try!" Yang Kai nodded.
In principle, the Heart-Ruining Gu was the sort of thing that only the one who cultivated the gu could freely manipulate. Yang Kai was no expert in gu arts, nor did he know exactly how the Heart-Ruining Gu was cultivated, but he had the Insect-Command Bracelet.
This Emperor Treasure, like the Soul-Severing Blade, was a relic of the
And as it happened, the Heart-Ruining Gu was exactly one such creature listed in the Grimoire — ranked near the top of the Earth List.
Even the Soul-Devouring Insects, which stood among the Heavenly List, were subdued by the Insect-Command Bracelet, let alone a mere Earth-list gu like the Heart-Ruining Gu.
"If that's the case, then what are we waiting for? I'll go first!" Gu Cangyun immediately called out. His figure swayed as he moved to sit down in front of Yang Kai.
Ao Gu suddenly reached out a hand, grabbed him, tossed him aside, and snorted coldly: "Second Brother hasn't moved yet, and you dare to go ahead? Have you no sense of etiquette at all?"
The Ghost Ancestor cackled from the side: "If we're going by seniority, it should be my turn first! All of you, stand aside!"
With that, he surged his ghost energy forward without the slightest politeness and shoved both Ao Gu and Gu Cangyun out of the way, settling himself firmly in front of Yang Kai.
The three of them had been arguing for only an instant, but Yang Kai stared at them in a daze. After a moment's thought, he understood why they were fighting to go first.
He had only said he could "give it a try" — he had not given anyone a guarantee. If the extraction went wrong and something happened, the first test subject would certainly be in danger.
That was precisely why the three of them were competing so shamelessly for the spot.
Chi Yue looked at Yang Kai nervously. "Boy, you'd better be careful. Big Brother is getting on in years — he can't handle any mishaps."
The Ghost Ancestor protested unhappily: "Nonsense! This Lord is still young! Sect Master, please go ahead without worry!"
Yang Kai couldn't help but laugh. "Don't be so tense — it's just a Heart-Ruining Gu. I am quite confident. If you want a test subject, I still have over twenty prisoners being suppressed over there. There's no way it'll come to you lot."
The Mountain River Bell remained on the battlefield, keeping the twenty-plus Emperor Realm cultivators pinned down. It wasn't that Yang Kai couldn't recall the bell — it was that he had other plans for those people and didn't want to release them just yet.
Hearing this, everyone finally relaxed.
"Elder, open your mind!" Yang Kai instructed in a low voice, looking at the Ghost Ancestor before him.
The Ghost Ancestor nodded and closed his eyes, emptying his mind.
Yang Kai flipped his hand, and the Insect-Command Bracelet appeared in his palm. He fed a trace of Emperor Source into it, activating the bracelet, and in an instant a peculiar force was born within it — the Insect-Subjugating Qi of the bracelet.
Yang Kai extended a finger and wound the Insect-Subjugating Qi around its tip, guiding it toward the Ghost Ancestor's body. He deployed both Divine Sense and Emperor Source simultaneously, carefully controlling the qi as it traveled through the Ghost Ancestor's body.
The Ghost Ancestor let out a faint grunt but was otherwise unharmed.
The gap in their strength was enormous, which allowed Yang Kai to control the Insect-Subjugating Qi with great precision. Had the Ghost Ancestor's cultivation been comparable to Yang Kai's, it would not have been nearly so easy.
Before long, the strand of Insect-Subjugating Qi, guided by Yang Kai, reached the Ghost Ancestor's chest and pinpointed the exact location where the Heart-Ruining Gu was hiding.
Sensing the danger, the gu worm suddenly grew restless and attempted to flee. But Yang Kai's fingers moved rapidly, tapping several times on the Ghost Ancestor's chest. The Insect-Subjugating Qi immediately unfurled and enveloped the gu worm completely.
The Insect-Subjugating Qi possessed a natural suppressive power over all wondrous insects and peculiar creatures. Once wrapped in this qi, the gu worm could struggle however it wished — there was no escape.
Yang Kai's finger slowly drew the qi upward, guiding it to the Ghost Ancestor's throat. He gave a light tap.
The Ghost Ancestor's face changed, and the next moment he opened his mouth and spat out a jet of blood.
Yang Kai had been prepared. He waved his hand casually, deflecting the blood spray to the side and sending it flying toward Zhu Qing, while calling out in a low voice: "Miss Qing, if you would!"