"Kill!" Yan Tianji roared.
In an instant, the Yan Family's Gu Masters struck simultaneously, unleashing an array of attacks.
Water currents, sparks of starlight, white bones, firebirds—every manner of assault erupted at once, converging on the Water Demon, Hao Jiliu.
A kaleidoscope of colorful light instantly reflected across the Water Demon's face.
These attacks were dazzling and resplendent, brilliant as fireworks, beautiful and lethal.
Trapped in mortal peril, the Water Demon neither dodged nor retreated. Instead, a cold smile crept across his face.
From his pupils, a piercing, eerie light suddenly erupted. The ghostly glow intensified, enveloping an Yan Family Elder standing before him.
The Yan Family Elder grunted, his head reeling and his vision swimming.
This was the Water Demon activating his Third Transformation Gaze Gu—a gu that stored attacks within one's gaze, bypassing conventional defenses to strike directly at a Gu Master's soul.
The affected Yan Family Elder hastily retreated three steps, steadying his mind and recovering his composure.
A mere Third Transformation Gaze Gu could only catch someone off guard, inflicting only minor harm on a Yan Family Elder. It was nowhere near enough to alter the Water Demon Hao Jiliu's dire situation.
But the cold smile at the corners of the Water Demon's lips grew even more pronounced.
He circulated his Fourth Transformation Golden True Essence, channeling it into a gu residing within his Empty Orifice.
Fourth Transformation—Swap Gu!
Whoosh.
With a soft sound, the Water Demon Hao Jiliu's figure vanished from its original position and reappeared where the Yan Family Elder had been standing. In exchange, the Elder who had been struck materialized in the Water Demon's former spot.
"No!"
"Stop, quickly!"
The other Yan Family Gu Masters cried out in alarm. This sudden reversal had caught them completely off guard, leaving them thunderstruck.
They wanted to withdraw their attacks, but the momentum was already in motion, impossible to hold back.
That Yan Family Elder was frightened out of his wits, frantically activating his defensive gu. But the gu managed to hold for only half a breath before it was shattered and torn apart.
"Academy Elder!" Yan Family Patriarch Yan Tianji bellowed, watching helplessly as his own man was swept up and devoured by the fireworks-like barrage of attacks, ultimately reduced to nothing but a pile of minced flesh.
"Hahaha, wonderful, truly wonderful. It seems the Yan Family's Gu Masters are nothing but a pack of stupid pigs—killing their own people in infighting. Heh heh heh..." The Water Demon Hao Jiliu threw his head back and laughed, pouring every ounce of mockery into his voice.
"Water Demon, the Yan Family will never rest until you are dead!"
"Hao Jiliu, I will flay your skin and pull out your tendons before my hatred is satisfied!"
"Kill! Chop this demon into fragments!"
The Yan Family Gu Masters were red-eyed and furious, roaring their rage.
But for all their bluster, none of them made a move.
The Water Demon possessing a Fourth Transformation Swap Gu had exceeded all their expectations.
The Fourth Transformation Swap Gu belonged to a rather peculiar category of movement gu. It required physical contact with the target to exchange positions. But the true essence of wielding gu lay not merely in selecting those that suited oneself—more importantly, it was in the synergy between different gu.
When the Water Demon Hao Jiliu combined his Third Transformation Gaze Gu with the Swap Gu, all he needed was a successful gaze strike. That constituted contact with the target, which then allowed him to activate the Swap Gu on that basis.