Chapter 337: The Dominant Cloaked Man

Ye Feng and the others frowned deeply. They knew they had been discovered. Moreover, the opponent’s willingness to kill outright was something they hadn’t expected.
What was even more unexpected was that the opponent could instantly tell the Gu King was fake and also sense their presence.
“You guys… do you really expect me to personally go after you?” the man’s voice was gloomy.
Wu Xuan stepped forward first. Though she had now reached the Divine Realm and couldn’t fully assess the opponent’s strength, there were still very few in the entire Heavenly Realm who could defeat her.
“Who are you? Why did you sneak into the Black Witch Clan?” Long Xuan demanded.
“You’ve already seen it—why ask me? I came here only to make a deal,” the brown-cloaked man said, seemingly unafraid of Long Xuan. “As for who I am, you’ll find out soon enough.”
“How did you get in? There were Ba Snakes guarding the entrance,” Long Xuan pressed.
“That’s simple!” Ye Feng and the others, who had thought he wouldn’t answer, widened their eyes, waiting for his reply. Suddenly, the cloak moved slightly, and a golden Gu worm climbed up his sleeve and onto his palm.
“A Corpse Gu King?!” Wu Kuang couldn’t help but exclaim in shock.
“No wonder the Ba Snakes let you in. So you’re the traitor who was banished millions of years ago!” Wu Kuang was filled with astonishment and anger.
“What exactly happened?” Long Xuan asked.
“His name is Wu Jian. He was a cultivation genius of our Black Witch Clan millions of years ago. But his progress stalled at a bottleneck, with no breakthroughs for tens of thousands of years. So, he took a risky move and stole a forbidden Gu—a Corpse Gu King.”
“A Corpse Gu King is an extremely special type of Gu King. It can devour the corpses of other insects to evolve and improve. Most terrifyingly, after devouring enough corpses, it can acquire the abilities of a Death Gu. To prevent anyone from targeting our ancestors’ graves, this Gu King was declared forbidden.”
“After he obtained the Corpse Gu King, not everyone in our clan was unaware, but they turned a blind eye, pretending not to see. After all, we had high hopes for him, and the elders hoped he would use this Gu King wisely.”

“Unexpectedly, not long after obtaining this Gu King, he set his sights on the corpse of another Gu King buried alongside our ancestors’ tombs. He was discovered by our elders who had been keeping an eye on him—turns out he had sneaked to the cemetery to dig up our ancestors’ graves.”
“This incident caused a huge uproar back then. In the end, it was decided to retrieve that Gu King and expel him from our Black Witch clan’s territory.” Only then did Wu Kuang finish telling the whole story.
“But if it was retrieved, why does he still have that Gu King?” This was the question Long Xuan asked, which was also what Ye Feng wanted to know.
“I have no idea. Maybe he got it from somewhere else…”
“Let me answer that question.” This time, it was the bat-man who spoke. “I spent over a hundred thousand years searching for such a Gu worm. Eventually, hard work paid off—I accidentally found a larva and have been raising it ever since…”
“All these years, I’ve been thinking about returning one day to devour all the corpses of Gu worms in our ancestors’ graves, so as to strengthen my own Gu King. Although after all these years of accumulation, I’m already strong enough.”
“What an arrogant fool!” Long Xuan sneered rudely.
“Are you Long Xuan of the Dragon clan?” The cloaked man’s gaze fell on Long Xuan as he took a closer look at her.
“That’s right. Do you know me?” Hearing his question, Long Xuan knew he must have heard of her name.
“You’ve just reached the divine realm. Do you really think you have any chance of winning if you attack?” The cloaked man retorted bluntly.
“How would I know unless I try?” Although Long Xuan was wary of him, since they hadn’t actually fought, no one knew who would come out on top. With a sharp cry, Long Xuan leaped into the air, drawing a delicate, flexible sword from her waist and charging at the cloaked man.
Wherever that sword passed, space twisted and shattered, turning into countless fragments that scattered everywhere.
“Interesting!” The cloaked man wasn’t afraid at all; instead, his eyes burned with fierce determination. He waved his sleeve, creating a brown vortex in the black void, which collided with the flexible sword.
“Clang… clang…” The sound of intense metal clashes filled the air. After a moment, Long Xuan pulled back, her face pale.
Wu Kuang and the others could barely catch all of this, but Ye Feng, who had secretly equipped himself with a full-recording device, watched everything clearly despite slowing down the footage. The cloaked man’s strength was clearly superior to Long Xuan’s.

Although Wu Kuang and the others didn’t see the whole thing clearly, from Long Xuan’s sudden retreat, they could tell that this confrontation had already determined a winner.
“Xuan’er, are you okay?” Wu Kuang looked at his wife with concern.
“I’m fine. It’s just that this guy is stronger than I thought,” Long Xuan clearly wasn’t the type to give up easily.
“Those three Gu Kings must be with you, right?” The cloaked man asked Wu Kuang and the others.
“And so what?” Wu Kuang glared at him coldly.
“Hand them over, and I might not kill you!” The cloaked man’s voice remained dark.
“Long Xuan might not be a match for you alone, but with us here, you might not win either!” Though lacking confidence, Wu Kuang still spoke up.
“You?” The cloaked man laughed and shook his head. “You have no fighting power at all in front of me.”
“What did you say?” Wu Kuang felt that the other party completely dismissed them.
“That’s exactly what I said!” The cloaked man snapped his fingers. As soon as the sound faded, Wu Kuang was struck like by lightning, his expression twisted in pain.
“Wu Kuang, what’s wrong?” Long Xuan looked at him worriedly.
“I don’t know… The Gu Kings in my dantian are rebelling uncontrollably, showing signs of escaping my body…” Wu Kuang held his abdomen and managed to utter those words.
“Did you do this?” Long Xuan immediately realized it.
“Now you understand why I said that, right?” The cloaked man looked at Wu Kuang. “It’s not because you’re weak, but because everyone in the Black Witch Clan who possesses a Gu King is now under my control. The only ones who can fight are those two Dragon Clan members and that kid with only Heavenly Being-level cultivation. And then there are those old, weak, sick, and disabled members of the Witch Clan…”
“Hand over the antidote!” Long Xuan’s expression turned icy.
“You want the antidote?” The cloaked man refused to back down. “Hand over what I want first! If I’m in a good mood, I might give you the antidote.”