Its mouth was wide open, its eyes unfocused. Life had left it.
Its body was covered in wounds, bright wolf blood gushing out nonstop, dyeing the ground around it red.
The heavy rain continued to pour down, diluting the wolf blood and spreading it outwards.
The ground was a muddy mess. The few Elders standing beside the Raging Lightning Wolf's corpse were gasping for air, drenched by the rain, and splattered with wolf blood and mud. They looked completely bedraggled.
"Finally killed it!"
"This Raging Lightning Wolf had a defensive Gu worm living in its body. It was really troublesome…"
"It's a good thing Elder Fang Yuan has the Blood Moon Gu to accumulate the injuries. Otherwise, it would surely have been much harder to kill."
"You flatter me, honored Elders. If it weren't for your support and cover, I wouldn't have been able to attack so thoroughly," Fang Yuan said politely, wiping the rain from his face.
"No, no, this is as it should be."
"We are getting old. I didn't feel it before, but now that I've fought side-by-side with Elder Fang Yuan, I really feel it deeply."
"Yes, yes."
The old men chuckled.
In the fight just now, Fang Yuan had moved forward and back with reason, attacked fiercely and coldly, and handled the situation in a mature manner many times, making the elders look at him in a new light.
Especially since Fang Yuan was humble. He was not proud or impatient, and was not the aloof and arrogant person rumored to be. This made the elders like him even more.
"There is still much I can learn from you all," Fang Yuan said flatteringly, though a shadow of gloom passed briefly through his eyes.
This Blood Moon Gu has both advantages and disadvantages.
He had used it many times and had some insights.
The Blood Moon Gu excelled at prolonged battles. The injuries it caused could not be staunched. Therefore, the longer the battle, the heavier the enemy's injuries.
But this was only possible if the other party did not have healing Gu worms to counter it.
Nature is balanced. There is no strongest Gu worm. Only the strong and the weak are one.
"The biggest disadvantage of the Blood Moon Gu is that there are a few days every month where blood overflows from the body. Combat power plummets. It is my main offensive method, so it seems a bit unstable. However, if I can subdue that Serrated Golden Centipede in the Flower Wine Secret Trove, I can make up for this deficiency."
These days, the situation was tense. Wolf tides kept attacking the village. As an Elder, Fang Yuan was even more in the spotlight than before. He had absolutely no chance to go to that secret cave hidden in the stone crevice.
"Quickly, do your best to rescue the tribe members!"
"Clean the battlefield. Make sure not to miss a single Gu!"
Seeing the Raging Lightning Wolf fall, a group of healing Gu Masters immediately rushed over.
"Elders, you have worked hard. Please accept our special treatment from the Medicine Hall," said the leading Gu Master, bowing to Fang Yuan and the others.
"Mm… You are Gu Yue Li Chen." A few elders recognized the man. They nodded slowly, their expressions changing.
They were polite to Fang Yuan, full of smiles. But with this man, their expressions became restrained, carrying the arrogance of a superior.
This was the gap in status!
This Gu Yue Li Chen was only a second-turn Gu Master at best.
"I have no injuries. I don't need treatment. Goodbye, honored Elders. Let's chat another time." Fang Yuan nodded to the other elders.
"Elder Fang Yuan is a truly talented genius. To be unscathed after the battle, a real young hero!"
"Sigh, compared to Elder Fang Yuan, we are truly old."
"Hehe, Elder Fang Yuan, please go well."
The elders immediately chuckled.
"Elder Fang Yuan, please forgive my offense, but allow our Medicine Hall's healing Gu Masters to examine you," Gu Yue Li Chen insisted.
He was from the Medicine Faction. Fang Yuan had angered Gu Yue Yao Ji into a faint, leading to her demotion. He naturally had disgust towards Fang Yuan, but he was in his position and had to fulfill his duties. As the leader, he couldn't just ignore it.
"Thank you for your kindness. Really, no need. Farewell, everyone!" Fang Yuan patted Gu Yue Li Chen on the shoulder, smiled, and took his leave from the others.
The elders either smiled or nodded in response.
After he left, their expressions changed, becoming solemn.
This Fang Yuan was only of C-grade aptitude, but he had grown to this level! Truly remarkable! Fighting alongside him, one could experience his coldness and ruthlessness. Thinking about it now, it was frightening. What were his own accomplishments when he was seventeen years old?
Especially seeing him patting a member of the Medicine Faction on the shoulder with a smile. Such political acumen and talent was astonishing!
…
"Lord Fang Yuan, do you still recognize me?" On the road, a person greeted Fang Yuan with a respectful and ingratiating expression.
"You are…" Fang Yuan squinted, recognizing this person as a student from his cohort. He just couldn't remember his name. He only remembered that whenever he took his primal stones, this person always obediently handed them over. It showed a streak of shrewdness hiding beneath a weak temperament.