CHAPTER 514: CHAPTER 515: POISONOUS INSECT OF DEMON GOD

"I’m not exactly sure of the details, but I have heard that the Chen Dynasty, for its own rise and fall, sacrificed the royal bloodline, and each generation, one pair of offspring would be sacrificed to the Demon God. The Demon God controls them in the form of a poisonous insect. This poisonous insect grants them immense power, but at the same time, it consumes their bodies and spirits until their death. These are things I’ve only heard about, from the headmaster. It wasn’t until I met the sisters Wu Zhenzhen and Wu Wanwan that I knew the existence of the Poisonous Insect of Demon God was real."

Dugu Wu mused.

The continents were filled with mighty nations, and some nations’ strength lay in their robust people and prodigies.

Like Dugu Wu of Great Chu and Xiao Junci from Beiqi, they were examples of this.

The strength of the Chen Dynasty, however, was an exception.

Dugu Wu had no grudges nor potential quarrels with the Chen Dynasty, and initially, he didn’t plan to interfere with the Dynasty’s secrets, but things changed when it involved Feng Bailing, leading him to conflict with the Chen Dynasty.

Yet he had no regrets about it.

He who does not fear death, how could he fear a poisonous insect bestowed by a Demon God?

"Will those sisters also die young?"

Feng Bailing was stunned; both sisters were only sixteen or seventeen, carrying such a cursed fate at such a young age.

"You’d better stay out of their affairs, I can suppress the Demon God’s insects within them but can’t completely control it. Moreover, this insect is extremely malevolent, now possessing a consciousness, it might very well seek revenge."

Dugu Wu felt a wave of sleepiness overcoming him.

Earlier, because of Feng Bailing’s precarious situations, he had stayed awake all night.

Seeing that she had safely returned, Dugu Wu felt relieved, inhaling the faint scent of medicinal herbs from her body, he leaned on her legs and drifted into a deep sleep.

His face showed exhaustion, and even in his sleep, his eyebrows were tightly furrowed; Feng Bailing watched his face, reaching out to gently ease his furrowed brows.

On the horse carriage ahead, Wu Wanwan sighed softly.

"Sister, maybe we should seek out Prince Wu; I think Princess Consort Wu is nice, perhaps she could speak well of us in front of Prince Wu." Wu Zhenzhen frowned.

"What nonsense are you talking? They are people from Great Chu; how could they possibly help us from the Chen Dynasty. Don’t forget, even our parents don’t care whether we live or die, do you think anyone else in this world would want to help us? And that Princess Consort Wu, don’t be fooled by her innocent looks, she’s much more cunning than us both. We are not her match."

Wu Zhenzhen clearly understood that Feng Bailing, possessing Heavenly Weapons and highly potent poison, was no less troublesome than Prince Wu.

Wu Wanwan pouted, somewhat disagreeing with Wu Zhenzhen’s views.

She felt Princess Consort Wu was nice; if she were a bad person, how could she possibly have helped save so many unrelated individuals? She could have easily escaped alone.

"But only Prince Wu can help us with the Demon God’s insect. If he can suppress our insect and control our will, maybe he could even help us get rid of the Demon God’s insect."

No sooner had Wu Wanwan finished speaking than her face turned pale.

"Wanwan, what’s wrong?"

Wu Zhenzhen supported her sister, seeing Wu Wanwan biting her lip tightly, her body curling up.

"Why put yourself through this? I’ve told you before, the Demon God’s insect inside us is incurable. It knows we want to get rid of it and will kill us for it. Unless we die, that is our fate."

Wu Zhenzhen spoke sorrowfully.

From their birth, they were children not blessed, destined to serve the Chen Dynasty throughout their lives.

After the first round of eliminations, the journey ahead became much smoother; along the way, no supernatural incidents occurred, and the representative teams from various countries continued their travels peacefully.

"Sister, what exactly happened during the earthquake? You never properly explained it to me, and those substitute players seem to have a peculiar look in their eyes when they look at you."

On the way, Feng Luochen came to look for Feng Bailing. The eliminations of the first round were no longer mentioned, and Feng Luochen was not aware of them.

"I think they were stunned by my beauty."

Feng Bailing said with a smile.

Feng Luochen grimaced, and as Feng Bailing scanned the team, the original substitute players of Great Chu Team A shrank their necks as soon as they met her gaze.

In their minds, the image of the night when Feng Bailing split the monster’s head in two with a single chop surfaced, as well as the words spoken by Wu Zhenzhen at that time.

Feng Bailing has a Heavenly Weapon!

Among the original substitute players of Great Chu Team A, one person hesitated and then quietly moved towards the front horse carriage.

"Have you seen Lady Nan Feng?"

Feng Bailing, unaware of the change in the thoughts of those around her, had been searching for Lady Nan Feng all along.

That day when they left Chu City, Lady Nan Feng was clearly accompanying Xiao Junci in a horse carriage, but recently Feng Bailing had not seen Lady Nan Feng.

That woman made Feng Bailing uneasy.

Feng Luochen shook his head.

"Come with me."

Feng Bailing then led Feng Luochen to the caravan of Daye to look for Mr. Nan Chen.

"You bought a Heavenly Stone at the Stone Gambling Event in Underworld Market, and Mr. Nan Chen is an expert in refining Heavenly Stones. You can entrust your Colorful Sky Stone to him, and once we arrive in Qinghe City, he’ll help you forge a Heavenly Weapon."

Having witnessed the power of a Heavenly Weapon that night, Feng Bailing was even more certain that having a Heavenly Weapon would greatly enhance the strength of Great Chu Team B in the Competition Among Ten Countries.

"Mr. Nan Chen can refine Heavenly Weapons? That’s wonderful; I was worrying about how to deal with that Heavenly Stone. I heard that Underworld Market has a branch in Qinghe City, and I was planning to entrust the Heavenly Stone to them for refining, but I heard that Underworld Market’s prices are very expensive. I might not be able to afford it."

"Make way, make way."

While the siblings were talking, they saw several carriages approaching on the official road.

As those vehicles approached, Feng Bailing’s eyes darkened involuntarily.

On the other side, Amber Spider, sitting in the horse carriage with Dugu Xiaojin, also perked up at this time.

Mr. Nan Chen also stroked his beard, observing the flags on the caravan.

"It’s Heavenly Stone. By the looks of it, it’s being transported from several kingdoms to Qinghe City area to be sold to Underworld Market."

Because of the volcano, Qinghe City is a primary site for Underworld Market to refine Heavenly Iron.

"How much Heavenly Stone must there be? Underworld Market truly deserves its reputation as the number one chamber of commerce."

Feng Luochen said with envy on his face.

"Underworld Market monopolizes the Heavenly Stone market, preventing other chambers from intervening; it’s indeed too domineering."

Ouyang Chenchen said with dissatisfaction.

Just recently, Feng Bailing and Ouyang Chenchen had received a message from Zhang Dafa, stating that the Three Kingdoms were unwilling to sell Heavenly Stone to Phoenix Chamber of Commerce due to Underworld Market’s monopoly.