CHAPTER 1045: CHAPTER 1043: BATTLE OF THE KING GU

On the summit of Gu God Mountain, it was in stark contrast to the base of the mountain.

The cultivators at the base were fighting desperately, yet the summit was incredibly quiet.

The little serpent saw the Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm for the first time, and the Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm also turned, with its scarlet eyes looking at the little serpent.

No words were needed; destiny made them understand in their hearts that only one of them could survive.

At this moment, a woman seated in the array, serving as the Array Eye, opened her eyes and smiled at Chen Nan with relief.

The woman seemed very gentle, with a serene face, just like a gentle lady.

"Finally, you have come."

"You know me?" Chen Nan furrowed his brows in confusion.

"I sensed it when you first came to the Heavenly Border," the woman smiled, "Let me introduce myself, I am the Holy Daughter of the Heavenly Border."

"My apologies."

Chen Nan cupped his hands, "What should I do?"

"Simple, deliver the little one on your shoulder to the Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm, the rest is up to the little one."

The Holy Daughter said faintly.

"Is it possible?" Chen Nan was somewhat doubtful, as he rarely used the little serpent, and the little serpent was also not skilled in fighting.

The Holy Daughter smiled slightly, "It is its destiny."

Chen Nan was still hesitant, "Destiny? If I hadn’t come to the Heavenly Border, would today’s situation not have occurred? Is this destiny too?"

"Your coming to the Heavenly Border was destiny’s guidance, sooner or later you would arrive," the Holy Daughter continued, though her words were filled with mystery.

Chen Nan didn’t really believe in the mystical destiny, he only believed in his own strength, thus he was somewhat disdainful of the Holy Daughter’s words.

However, the little serpent at this moment revealed a very eager emotion, as if it couldn’t wait to battle the Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm.

"No matter what, I can’t abandon Chang Qing, Ah Yin, and the others."

At this moment, the battle at the base of the mountain continued, leaving no time for him to hesitate.

So Chen Nan lifted his foot and directly walked towards the flashing light array; the array barrier did not block him, allowing him to enter smoothly.

His heart was overjoyed, but after taking one more step, the surrounding scenes suddenly changed rapidly.

When he snapped back to his senses, he found himself in a room draped with red curtains, a large bed before him, on which several beautiful women lay nude.

Several women appeared around him, their every smile and frown soul-stirring, dragging Chen Nan towards the bed.

"Stay, as long as you stay, you can do anything to us."

Chen Nan seemed truly enchanted and asked, "Really?"

The women giggled and answered, "Of course!"

They seduced Chen Nan with all their seductive moves, their charming eyes almost tugging like threads.

Chen Nan nodded, a smile appearing on his face as well, "Then can I kill you too?"

The smiling women suddenly froze, like they were stuck, then returned to normal after a moment.

"Why? Aren’t we charming enough?"

A woman came up to Chen Nan, puffed up her chest forcefully, and blinked her pitiful eyes, seeming to blame Chen Nan for being heartless.

"Because I know you’re just illusions."

Chen Nan smiled, and with a thought, the Demon Suppressing Sword appeared in his hand, the longsword sweeping across, slaying all the women before him.

The illusion dissipated, and Chen Nan shook his head, returning to the array.

The Holy Daughter not far away watched him and nodded approvingly.

"To think they would use illusions, luckily I can as well."

Chen Nan was very grateful; if it wasn’t for the "Heavenly Fox Form" perfect state’s illusion technique, he would have been ensnared.

Illusion technique had become his innate divine ability, giving him a small power, called "Illusion Realm Perception," allowing him to discern illusion from reality at a glance.

Of course, this was also due to the Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm being in a sealed state, otherwise, if it were in full bloom, Chen Nan would be powerless against its illusion technique.

He continued toward the Heavenly Silkworm, but after another step, a tremendous pressure suddenly descended upon him.

This pressure not only made his body tremble slightly but also prevented him from casting magic.

Snap!

In the void, a whip formed by mana appeared, lashing harshly on Chen Nan’s body, with just one lash, his skin split open and flesh gaped.

Chen Nan bit his teeth, strenuously taking another step, his body bent, nearly pressed to the ground, yet he forced himself to straighten up slowly.

The scarlet eyes of the Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm stared at Chen Nan, the light whip appeared again, lashing at Chen Nan several more times.

With this, Chen Nan’s body bore several more deep wounds, each reaching the bone, the pain piercing into his being.

But he said nothing and continued forward.

Snap, snap!

The continuous whipping sounds echoed non-stop, evoking some reluctance in the Holy Daughter’s heart, and the other elders all opened their eyes.

Even a single lash was unbearable, let alone Chen Nan advancing against the lash.

Step by step...

Chen Nan’s consciousness became muddled, he even forgot why he was there, only a voice in his heart told him to keep moving forward.

He didn’t know how long had passed, to Chen Nan, it felt like a hundred years, when the sound of the whip suddenly stopped.

The Holy Daughter’s eyes reddened slightly, for in her eyes, Chen Nan had become a figure of blood, continuously dripping, his body covered in dense wounds.

Finally, he arrived before the Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm.

"Go."

Chen Nan steadied himself, lifted the little serpent from his shoulder, which then transformed into a silver light, charging toward the Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm!

A battle on which countless lives depended was now resting on the two Gu insects.

Yet, strangely, after the little serpent landed before the Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm, it closed its eyes and remained motionless, like a statue.

The Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm also closed its eyes.

Though he couldn’t see the battle between the two insects, Chen Nan seemed to sense an intense fight ensuing, only it was invisible to the naked eye.

"This is the battle method belonging to the King Gu, there’s no need to worry." The Holy Daughter promptly explained.

"But the Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm is at the Peak of Nascent Soul Stage, while the little serpent is only at the Foundation Establishment Stage, it’s fundamentally unfair." Chen Nan began to worry about the little serpent’s safety.

The Holy Daughter slowly spoke: "Rest assured, the Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm’s cultivation has been sealed, currently it is not much different from the little serpent."

"That’s good."

Chen Nan finally relaxed a little, taking out a Healing Pill from his storage bag and swallowing it, his eyes stayed fixed on the little serpent.

It’s a companion that has journeyed with him, he doesn’t want anything to happen.

The truth seemed as the Holy Daughter said, the little serpent and the Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm were evenly matched, so there was no victor for a long time.

But then.

Chen Nan’s face suddenly changed, he spat out a mouthful of blood!

He had suffered a backlash!