Twilight Boundary-Chapter 392 - 388: Corpse Nourishing Bee

"How could the Witch’s Gu be so powerful?"

Faced with the sudden swarm of Gu Bees, the valley was already in chaos. Countless Meat Cutting Craftsmen were utterly terrified, scattering in all directions to hide inside the wooden huts, sealing doors and windows, squeezing under beds, shivering in fear, begging for mercy, not daring even to peek out.

But at this moment, outside the valley, some who fled slowly, and others who were unable to flee due to their status, hesitated just a bit and were soon surrounded by the swarm.

They watched in horror as several people, overwhelmed with fear, began swinging their knives wildly, managing to swat a few bees. Yet, after just a couple of swings, they felt intense pain on their faces, necks, and bodies. Their faces turned black, and they collapsed to the ground, powerless.

This bizarre scene even startled Old Master Sun, Zhuang Erchang’s teacher, known by the nickname Iron Bridge Sun. His eyebrows twitched violently, and his speech quickened, becoming more strained and eerie, as a gust of gloomy wind swirled around him.

The Bee Gu neared but was engulfed by the swirl of gloomy wind around him, dropping like scattered black beans to the ground.

He not only protected himself but also shielded those around him, all of whom were untouched by the poisonous bees.

However, he dared not relax in his heart. For him, protecting himself wasn’t difficult; the challenge lay in protecting everyone else. Yet the key was that using this skill drained his cultivation each time, and the poisonous bees were endless. How long could he last?

"Master, someone is coming..."

The buzzing of the bees filled their ears, the wind generated by their wings almost blowing directly onto their faces.

Zhuang Erchang, too, grew anxious and quickly whispered a warning.

Old Master Sun focused his gaze toward the outside of the valley, and his heart couldn’t help but skip a beat. Outside, the swarm of bees was surging forward like a tide.

Dense and chaotic like a frenzied black fog. Behind the swarm, a faint shadow could be seen, its head wrapped, dressed as a Witch, slowly playing a flute as it walked toward the valley.

"To catch the thieves, first catch their king! Kill him!"

Next to Old Master Sun, someone shouted in a deep voice, followed by a sudden whistle.

Suddenly, they drew a sword from their waist. It was another Shousui who had refined the Five Organs. He charged forward with great strides, his sword flashing. With a series of SWISHES, he sliced Gu Bees apart, and they fell to the ground in sheets.

Some bees managed to pass through the sword light and sting him, but thanks to the Shousui’s strong physique, he could withstand it and continued his charge.

With a flurry of SWISHES, his charge was as swift as lightning, attracting many bees to pursue him, thus slightly reducing the pressure in other areas.

"HA!"

And this Shousui understood that he could withstand the Gu poison for a while but wasn’t immune to it. No one knew when he would collapse. Therefore, he cherished every moment, charging toward the valley’s edge and slashing toward the Witch.

The slash hit squarely on the opponent’s head.

To his surprise, it was unexpectedly easy. The opponent’s head split in two with a CRACK, the neck seemed extremely fragile, snapping instantly, and even the entire body shattered into fragments.

However, the expected screams and the scene of flesh splattering from the Witch didn’t occur. Instead, with a sudden WHOOSH, countless bees flew out of the body.

Amidst the buzzing, a dry, decaying stench filled his nostrils, and he felt a chill run through him as he realized.

"This was not a Witch..."

"This was a dead man, a beehive made from a human body..."

He thought he had killed this person with one slash, but he had actually struck a beehive. What would happen now?

The Shousui could only let out a bitter laugh before he was overwhelmed by the swarm. He collapsed. From a distance, one could only see the dense swarm crawling all over him. Occasionally, his body would twitch, like a bulge rising in a tide.

"Those are Corpse Nourishing Bees..."

Watching his tragic state from afar, fear gripped the hearts of everyone else.

The Magic King of the One Coin Sect witnessed the scene and cried out, "There’s a vicious Gu Technique among the Witches: implanting Gu Bees into a human body, hollowing out the flesh to nourish bees."

"Even after death, the body can still move and even mimic speech, but it has already become a beehive... This Gu Technique is the most demonic; even Witches consider it the foremost of the Ten Forbidden Practices..."

"That Witch actually refined such a monstrous thing..."

"But to command the Gu each time requires the sacrifice of living flesh and blood. He has commanded so many... how many living people must he have used to nourish the bees?"

The Magic King of the One Coin Sect wasn’t inexperienced, but confronted with this Gu Technique that defied all reason, he struggled to comprehend it.

But his cry hadn’t even faded when his voice suddenly cut off, his eyes filled with terror.

Old Master Sun’s second disciple had sacrificed his life to shatter the Witch, thinking they might get a moment’s reprieve. Unexpectedly, as that Witch fell, behind the thick, black smoke at the valley entrance, three more figures slowly emerged.

All three were playing flutes as they approached, and the Gu Bees accompanying them instantly tripled in number, swarming densely throughout the valley.

One person, one beehive; three people, three beehives.

"Be careful..."

At the same moment he saw those four or five shadows appear, even Old Master Sun shivered violently.

How could they fight against this? Even if he exhausted all his cultivation, there would be no end to it...

He had been continuously reciting the "Mansion Gate Yin Curse," which had created a protective layer over everyone. Now, he suddenly stopped and raised his voice in warning. Then, with a sweeping gaze, he stepped forward.

His movement was so sudden and fierce that many bees blocking his path were shattered by the impact, scattering to the ground. In the next moment, he had already reached the valley’s edge, extending his hands to grab two cart frames.

In the blood food mine, such cart frames were plentiful. He grabbed one with each hand, let out a grunt, and hurled them forward with the force of a thousand jin. The heavy, solid wood cart frames tumbled far into the distance.

THUD! THUD! THUD! THUD! THUD!

He tossed these two cart frames with not only great strength but also precision.

Just as five or six figures were about to enter the valley, the archway at the mine entrance was also struck. It crashed down with a colossal roar, trapping these figures underneath.

The Witch controlling the Gu must be nearby. Witches aren’t skilled in close combat or swift battles. His use of such formidable Gu Bees means he himself is here. If I can just kill him, then...

As his thoughts raced, Old Master Sun focused his gaze and saw the three figures being smashed to pieces, their flesh and bone shattered.

But as they were crushed, a buzzing sound still emanated from within them, and even more Gu Bees drilled out from their bodies, a dense, scalp-tingling swarm.

Old Master Sun involuntarily sucked in a cold breath. "All of them are Corpse Nourishing Bees? Not a single living person among them?"

"Where on earth is the Witch hiding?"

"Master..."

At that moment, someone behind him shouted; it was his disciple, Zhuang Erchang.

Old Master Sun’s attack had failed to kill the Gu-releasing Witch. Instead, by destroying more Corpse Nourishing Beehives, the pressure on the people in the valley had intensified.

Without the protection of Old Master Sun’s Mansion Gate Yin Curse, they had to face the Gu Bees directly. With the number of bees instantly multiplying severalfold, they cried out in misery, one after another being stung multiple times.

Fortunately, these Corpse Nourishing Bees relied on numbers. Though their toxins were potent, they weren’t specifically targeted at Path practitioners, so these people were still alive.

"Damn it!"

Fueled with rage and contemplating another charge towards the valley entrance, Old Master Sun clenched his teeth.

A Shousui had no sophisticated tactics against a Gu-releasing Witch; a direct strike with a blade was the way. He could still withstand it; or rather, the Gu Bees didn’t affect him as severely as they did others.

He was now certain that the Witch releasing the Gu was nearby. As long as he pushed forward relentlessly, he could find him and cut him down with a single blow. But this delay...

He hesitated, glancing at the Magic King of the One Coin Sect behind him, and sighed heavily in his heart. The Magic King wasn’t a Shousui. Others might hold out a little longer, but without his protection, the Magic King would likely die in moments. He had to turn back, urgently.

And upon returning, without the slightest hesitation, he grabbed the Magic King as if he were a small chick. Then, with great strides, he began to retreat, his broad sleeves sweeping back and forth, knocking countless bees to the ground.

Carrying the Magic King, he sprinted toward the depths of the valley, climbing cliffs and scaling walls as if on flat ground, disappearing into the distance in an instant.

"He fled?"

Witnessing this, Zhuang Erchang and the others left in the valley were dumbfounded.

They found it hard to believe their eyes. An imposing Shousui of Entering the Mansion rank, facing such vile Gu Bees, had actually fled?

Of course, the situation might have been complicated. Perhaps he wasn’t scared but had other compelling reasons to leave.

But regardless, it didn’t change the fact that he had escaped...

"Wuya, it is time..."

At that same moment, as Old Mr. Sun suddenly fled with the "Magic King," leaving everyone, including his disciple, behind, panic spread, and no one could care about anything else.

Meanwhile, Wuya, who had taken advantage of the chaos to consume a large piece of Black Tai Sui, now appeared bizarre. Her skin had turned pitch black, and her eyes had transformed into vertical slits. She seemed somewhat bewildered, yet a strange smile, incongruous with her expression, touched the corners of her mouth.

It was as if another version of her was slowly awakening inside, beginning to settle into this body, bit by bit.

The Wugong Clan Chief looked deeply at her. Slowly, with both hands, he lifted the damaged Gu Bowl and presented it to her, speaking softly, "This is our only chance..."