LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 189: The Excited Long Clan Elders
As soon as these words were spoken, it was no surprise that all the clan elders began to breathe heavily, their eyes filled with greedy desire.
It's important to know that while Gu insects can be passed down from generation to generation, the highest level of compatibility and loyalty always belongs to the first person who forms a blood pact with the Gu insects. This ensures no risk of backlash.
Due to this unique characteristic, whoever tests the abilities of the Dragon Blood Battle Gu will basically be entitled to this high-grade Gu insects made from thousands of rare materials. Who wouldn't be excited about this? The temptation is overwhelming.
All the clan elders lost their composure, their expressions turning wild. The usual dignified aura they maintained was nowhere to be found.
"This isn’t quite right, is it? This is a Gu insects belonging to the Long Clan of the Western Lands, and we’re just going to keep it for ourselves?" said the Fourth Clan Elder, Long Lin, who had been copying the Gu recipe. She looked up with a strange expression.
"What’s wrong with that?" The Great Clan Elder immediately looked at her and said loudly, "Just say it got lost by accident."
"Exactly, just say it’s lost." The other elders chimed in one after another, unusually unified in their intent to claim the exquisite Dragon Blood Battle Gu for themselves.
Long Lin couldn’t help but twitch the corners of her mouth. Lost? How could they come up with that? They couldn’t even be bothered to think of a clumsy excuse?
It’s just a few steps away, and they’re claiming it got lost by accident. Who are they trying to fool? Even an idiot wouldn’t believe that, right?
"It’s fine if we keep this Gu insects, but what I’m curious about is why Long Xuan didn’t form a blood pact with this Gu insects?" Long Lin asked, still puzzled. "This is a heaven-defying Gu species made from thousands of materials. Isn’t he tempted at all?""Well… that, I’m not sure about. Maybe he refined two Dragon Blood Battle Gu insects and felt it was a bit inappropriate to take another," Long Wanli said uncertainly.
Long Xuan had left too quickly, and he had no idea why Long Xuan didn’t form a blood pact with this Dragon Blood Battle Gu.
According to unwritten rules, the creator of a Gu recipe can keep the refined product if a blood pact is formed. If not, it belongs to the family, and the family awards contribution points.
It had always been this way. Long Xuan’s previous contributions of the Earth Master Gu and Sou Gu were all blood-pacted before they were handed in. After testing their strength, they were returned to him. It was surprising that he hadn’t formed a blood pact with this Dragon Blood Battle Gu this time.
In fact, Long Xuan had thought about this issue for a long time. The Dragon Blood Battle Gu is undoubtedly very powerful, but unfortunately, it conflicts with his own Gu insects, and the conflict is severe.
After using the Dragon Blood Battle Gu's transformation ability, the Gu cultivator's body would enlarge, with bone spikes growing all over, a dragon tail extending, and sharp claws sprouting.
However, he was wearing an unbreakable soul armor. The claws and bone spikes would either be stuck inside, unable to come out, or forcefully break through the soul armor.
There was a significant conflict between the Dragon Blood Battle Gu and the Heavenly Dream Dragon Silkworm. They couldn’t coexist.
Between the two, he could only choose one.
After a long period of comparison, Long Xuan finally chose the Heavenly Dream Dragon Silkworm.
Although the Dragon Blood Battle Gu is made from thousands of materials and is incredibly strong, it doesn’t necessarily mean that a Gu insect made from more materials is stronger than one made from fewer materials. This is by no means an absolute rule.
After repeated comparisons, Long Xuan found that despite the Heavenly Dream Dragon Silkworm having far fewer materials than the Dragon Blood Battle Gu, its potential far exceeded that of the Dragon Blood Battle Gu.
The Dragon Blood Battle Gu excels in physical defense, but it can’t defend against other types of attacks.
In contrast, the soul armor created by the Heavenly Dream Dragon Silkworm can defend against soul attacks, spiritual attacks, soundwave attacks, illusion attacks, fire attacks, cold attacks, curse attacks—almost anything.
The defense of the Heavenly Dream Soul Armor is comprehensive, capable of withstanding all types of attacks in this world.
As for whether the defense of the Heavenly Dream Soul Armor or the Dragon Blood Battle Gu is stronger, the Heavenly Dream Soul Armor is superior.
This is because the strength of the Heavenly Dream Dragon Silkworm depends on the quality of the spirit tree leaves it consumes. The higher the grade of the spirit tree, the stronger the Heavenly Dream Dragon Silkworm becomes.
If you give the Heavenly Dream Dragon Silkworm a bunch of heavenly-grade spirit trees to consume, the silk it produces would definitely surpass the defense of the Dragon Blood Battle Gu.
Moreover, this defensive capability has no upper limit and will continue to strengthen as the number of high-grade spirit trees increases. This characteristic allows the defense potential of the Heavenly Dream Soul Armor to leave the Dragon Blood Battle Gu far behind.
Although the Dragon Blood Battle Gu has many powerful offensive abilities compared to the Heavenly Dream Dragon Silkworm, Long Xuan didn’t find it balanced.
With his cautious personality, defense always comes first, especially since he doesn’t lack offensive capabilities.
The most important point is that after transforming into a half-dragon form with the Dragon Blood Battle Gu, his body would enlarge, and the bone spikes and tail would tear through his clothes. Wouldn’t he end up running around naked? Long Xuan’s thoughts were clear.
So, no matter how he compared them, Long Xuan had no reason to give up the Heavenly Dream Dragon Silkworm.
Thus, the Dragon Blood Battle Gu was ruled out from the blood pact list.
As expected, a heated argument erupted in the conference room over the ownership of the Dragon Blood Battle Gu.
Faced with this peak-grade Gu worm made from thousands of materials, no one wanted to give it up. They all wanted to claim the Dragon Blood Battle Gu, and the noise almost blew the roof off.
Long Wanli covered his ears, watching with a smile, showing no intention of joining the fight.
Looking at his expression, it was as if... he was watching clowns!
Just as everyone was in a heated argument, almost ready to fight, a majestic voice echoed from the sky: “Stop fighting, I’m taking this Dragon Blood Battle Gu.”
The voice carried an undeniable excitement and then disappeared.
The room instantly fell silent. Everyone stopped arguing, their expressions frozen. The room, which had been deafening just moments before, was now so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Well, now no one can fight over it. The Ancestor has taken it.
Only then did they realize that a peak-grade Gu insect of this level wasn’t something they could covet. It was bound to belong to the strongest Gu King Ancestor of the clan.
The most powerful peak-grade Gu insects were always best kept in the hands of the clan’s Gu King, maximizing the benefits. How foolish they were to fight over it for so long.
Their greed had clouded their judgment, causing them to lose their usual composure. Now, thinking back to how they were arguing, they felt like complete clowns, utterly embarrassed.
Seeing Long Wanli looking at them with a mocking smile in his eyes, everyone was furious.
He did it on purpose, he definitely did it on purpose! He knew that this Gu insect would certainly go to the Ancestor, yet he still used his words to tempt them, making them lose face and argue among themselves while he stood aside, watching the show with a grin. It was truly too much.
No wonder he hadn’t shown any interest in the Dragon Blood Battle Gu earlier. They had all been played by this scoundrel!
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Some time later, in the Long Clan’s mansion in Blackstone City, Western Lands.
A large group of Gu Masters, eyes red with excitement, were gathered together, their hands trembling as they flipped through the lengthy Gu recipe in their hands. The excitement in their eyes was intense, and the room was filled with the sound of rapid breathing.
“It worked, it really worked! Hahaha…”
“This brat Long Xuan didn’t disappoint me. He really managed to develop it, and it took him less than two years. This is a blessing for our clan, a true blessing!”
Long Yuanshan laughed wildly with excitement, his laughter deafening, tears almost streaming down his face.
“The Dragon Blood Battle Gu! The Dragon Blood Battle Gu is one of the top eight exclusive Gu recipe of our clan. Now that the Dragon Blood Battle Gu recipe has been successfully restored, the name of the Dragon Blood Battle Gu will once again resound throughout the world, making everyone tremble in fear.”
An elderly man in the crowd shouted fervently, tears of excitement streaming down his face.
“Hahaha... such a heaven-defying Gu insect, we finally have a chance to craft it? I can’t wait any longer! I want to see who can stand against me once I’ve crafted the Dragon Blood Battle Gu.”
“It came just in time. With the Dragon Blood Battle Gu in hand, we don’t have to fear the attacks of the Plague Demon Gu anymore.”
“Hahaha... we’ve swindled countless resources from various clans. It’s more than enough to craft many Dragon Blood Battle Gu. We can each have one, no problem at all! Hahaha…”
“No problem! No problem! Absolutely no problem! I suggest we start crafting the Gu immediately. With the strength of the Dragon Blood Battle Gu, once it appears on a large scale, our clan will become the number one powerful clan in the Western Lands. I’d like to see who else dares to compete with the Long Clan!”
The high-ranking members of the Long Clan in the Western Lands clenched their fists, their faces flushed with excitement. The discussion in the council hall was chaotic, everyone’s faces red and voices loud, like a bustling market.
“Wait a minute? The recipe mentions that the final product didn’t have a blood contract and was left for us to handle on our own. Why can’t I find that finished product?”
An elderly man reached into his Insect Rearing bag, fumbling anxiously. His words instantly silenced the room, and everyone froze.
Right, when submitting the Gu recipe, there must be a finished product. Without a finished product, how can they know if the recipe is real or fake? Without a finished product, how can they determine the strength of the Gu recipe?
Only when the researcher of the Gu recipe successfully crafts the Gu insect can the recipe be confirmed. So, there must be a finished Dragon Blood Battle Gu. Long Xuan wouldn’t have sent the formula over without conducting any experiments.
At this moment, everyone looked bewildered.
Suddenly, Long Yuanshan’s expression changed as if he’d realized something. He shouted angrily, “Damn it! That finished product must have been withheld by the Far Western Long Clan!”
“Not only did they withhold the finished product, but there’s also something off about the handwriting on this recipe. It’s scribbled and connected, as if someone was rushing to copy it.”
“They probably copied the Dragon Blood Battle Gu recipe and sent us the plagiarized version, while keeping the original for themselves.”
“They’re shameless! They’re utterly shameless!”
Long Yuanshan was so angry that he almost coughed up blood, his nose twitching in rage.
The room instantly erupted into chaos. Everyone was furious, cursing out loud.
“This is too much! How dare they!”
“Shameless! They dare to take advantage of us!”
“Scoundrels! These bastards are scoundrels!”
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