Dao Tian's Dream Realm.
"I've chosen my Gu Insects. Let me take a look." Fang Yuan took a deep breath, controlling young Dao Tian's body.
He first activated the Sneak Attack Gu.
The Second Transformation Gu released a blue child-shaped shadow that darted forward with a sudden burst.
In the blink of an eye, the blue infant vanished into the cave wall without a trace. The entire process was completely silent, as though nothing had happened at all.
Fang Yuan silently marveled: "This Sneak Attack Gu truly is a rare treasure. Not only is its power exceptional among Second Transformation Gu, but it is also utterly silent. According to the dream realm's projections, this cave must have defensive measures. Yet when I used the Sneak Attack Gu, it didn't trigger any defenses at all. When I have time in the future, I might as well refine some Sneak Attack Gu to keep on hand."
The Sneak Attack Gu had been conceived by Fang Yuan through the dream realm. Once he returned to the outside world, he could refine and improve it further, expanding the specific Gu recipe into a full set.
As for the Second Transformation Sneak Attack Gu recipe, Fang Yuan could extend it all the way from First Transformation to Fifth Transformation. With the help of Wisdom Halo, he could even calculate Sneak Attack Immortal Gu recipes for the Sixth and Seventh Transformations — that would pose no problem at all!
This was because Fang Yuan's attainment in the Theft Path had already reached the level of quasi-grand master!
After using the Sneak Attack Gu, Fang Yuan quickly pressed forward, activating several Gu Insects he had selected from the cave.
According to the Little Competition's rewards, the first-place winner could choose three First Transformation Gu or one Second Transformation Gu.
Fang Yuan had examined all the Second Transformation Gu in the small underground chamber. While some were fine specimens, none were suitable for his needs. So he picked three First Transformation Gu from the large cave, immediately refined them, and combined them into a killing move.
This killing move unleashed its power, instantly forming a massive rhinoceros strength phantom.
The rhinoceros phantom charged on all fours directly at the cave wall.
That section of the cave wall had already been struck by the Sneak Attack Gu's power, its interior structure collapsed. Now, battered by the rhinoceros strength phantom's fierce charge, it let out a thunderous boom and crumbled apart.
Then, with a tremendous roar, a massive volume of pool water surged in through the breach in the wall.
As it turned out, while Fang Yuan had only been observing from the side, he had thoroughly investigated beforehand. He discovered that this underground cave was located right beside the oasis pond, pressed tightly against it.
This arrangement made a certain amount of sense.
The pond contained a Yuan Spring, and the closer one was to it, the more concentrated the Yuan energy that could seep through the soil and permeate over. This was enormously beneficial for the tribe's underground storage and raising of Gu Insects.
Though there were some drawbacks, the tribe had set up defensive measures here, and normally only members of the tribe could access this place. Even young Dao Tian had lived among the tribe for over a decade, raised from childhood, and the tribe had placed considerable trust in him.
But now, young Dao Tian was being controlled by Fang Yuan, acting against all reason and conscience, madly breaching the cave wall to fulfill Sand Owl's task.
A torrent of water surged in. Suddenly, a layer of Light Film blazed to life on the cave wall, blocking the majority of the flow.
"What's happening?!"
"Quick, quick, something's gone wrong!"
Cries of alarm erupted from outside the cave. The guards sensed the disturbance and immediately rushed inside.
"What use is discovering it now?" Fang Yuan sneered. This time he activated the Sneak Attack Gu once more along with two other Gu, forming another killing move.
The Second Transformation killing move enveloped his entire body in a layer of blue light, dramatically increasing his speed.
Fang Yuan surged forward, plunging straight through the Light Film and the rushing water, penetrating both barriers to enter the pond!
The Light Film had been accounted for in Fang Yuan's calculations. The tribe's defensive measures were, after all, only at a mortal level. In the eyes of a Gu Immortal like Fang Yuan, they were riddled with flaws.
As for the onrushing torrent — however tremendous its force, Fang Yuan's current killing move could easily deflect it without the slightest pressure.
The two guards burst in just in time to see the back of Fang Yuan's figure plunging into the current.
"That's a traitor!" one of them roared, his eyes blazing red with fury. "The tribe raised you, nurtured you — how dare you do this?! Has your conscience been devoured by dogs?! Die!"
With that, he moved to strike.