The Path of Immortality: Starts With Creating Water Bear Gu-Chapter 457: Tea Insect Becomes a True Gu

"You brat! Let's continue—I want to see just how many Gu insects you have left!"

Hua An’s face twisted in ferocity. He had clearly lost his temper and paid no attention to the old man’s attempt to persuade him. Slapping the Insect Pouch at his waist, another beautiful butterfly flew out.

As soon as this butterfly appeared, a glowing aura enveloped the battlefield. All Gu insects within its domain began rapidly recovering from their wounds. Fatigue vanished, and their combat strength surged significantly.

Although Hua An’s Gu insects had been at a disadvantage, under the influence of this healing aura, they stopped defending entirely and adopted a reckless fighting style—trading injuries for injuries in a frenzied assault.

With this tactic, Hua An’s swarm of Gu insects gradually turned the tide of battle.

Long Xuan was utterly shocked—a healer had appeared.

He had heard of this butterfly before. It was one of the strongest signature Gu insects of the Yao Clan—Healing Gu.

Healing Gu could unleash a healing domain in which all allied Gu insects rapidly recovered from their injuries.

The more and stronger the allied Gu insects, the more terrifying the effect under the support of Healing Gu.

Once a Healing Gu entered the battlefield, it was nothing short of a disaster for the enemy. A single healer's effect in battle far surpassed that of an ordinary Gu insect.

Seeing such a troublesome Gu, Long Xuan was extremely troubled. Just as he was contemplating how to turn the situation around, another Gu insect suddenly emerged from the black vortex in the sky—the spatial passage leading into the Heaven-Devouring World Toad’s internal world. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

It was a multicolored butterfly emitting radiant halos—an incredibly beautiful sight.

As soon as this Gu appeared, colored halos began to form in the sky and landed on Long Xuan’s Gu insects.

White halos rapidly healed wounds upon contact.

Blue halos greatly increased movement speed.

Yellow halos provided a massive boost in strength.

With the appearance of these three types of halos, the battlefield shifted again—this time in Long Xuan’s favor. Hua An’s Gu insects were pushed into a desperate retreat.

Hua An was stunned on the spot. “What the hell is this? Another Gu I’ve never seen before? Just how many trump cards does this guy have!?”

At this point, not only was he dumbfounded—even Long Xuan was baffled.

“What came out of the Heaven-Devouring World Toad’s world just now? When did I get such a Gu? And a rare butterfly-type healer at that. Its healing output is clearly several times stronger than the previous Healing Gu. Is this incredible Gu really mine?”

Then, a thought suddenly struck Long Xuan. His expression froze—could this be the Tea Gu he had been refining?

But wait, it had only been half a month since the refinement process started. How could it have matured into a true Gu so quickly? That shouldn’t be possible!

For it to mature in such a short time meant that the clone hadn’t continued feeding it tea. It had become a true Gu with only a tiny bit of tea—purely by chance.

By chance… could this be another trick of the Doom Gu? Under its heaven-defying luck, the Tea Gu had—coincidentally—completed its evolution at this exact moment.

With this support-type healer suddenly joining the fray, it was nothing short of a nightmare for Hua An.

While Long Xuan was still in a daze, his Gu insects—under the support of the healer—grew increasingly fierce. The opposing Gu insects were completely overwhelmed.

Not long after, the Blood Moon Mantis had its head cleaved clean off by Blade Gu.

The Sky-Burrowing Centipede was ambushed by Dragon Gu, which tore its skull apart with a claw. It died a miserable death.

As defeat cascaded like a collapsing mountain, the fall of these two generals threw the battlefield into chaos. With no opponents left to counter Blade Gu and Dragon Gu, they swiftly moved to assist other fronts. Hua An’s remaining Gu insects were soon overwhelmed and clearly had little time left before annihilation.

“This is bad! Protect the young master!”

The old man floating in the sky could no longer stay idle. He piloted the White Boat and dove down to assist.

“None of you have any business here—stay where you are!”

Seeing these people suddenly charge down, Long Xuan’s fierce gaze locked onto them. He raised his hand, and a massive tidal wave emerged out of thin air, crashing toward the oncoming White Boat like a tsunami.

“Water that can infinitely regenerate?! No! This is Heavenly Water! Run!”

The elder’s face turned pale. There was no time to turn the boat around. He could only leap from the vessel and flee desperately.

The others aboard the boat panicked and followed, their faces ashen as they jumped off and scattered.

The moment they abandoned ship, the powerful White Boat was shattered by the crushing waves.

Several slower-moving members of the Hua Clan's Gu cultivators were caught in the wave and swept under. The tremendous pressure of the Heavenly Water instantly crushed their bodies into bloody mist—no corpses remained.

“So this is the terrifying power of Heavenly Water? Just what kind of person has the young master provoked?”

As the old man witnessed this, his face turned ghostly pale. A towering wall of ocean suddenly rose before him, forcing him to grit his teeth and veer right.

But soon, another tsunami surged toward him from the right. The left side also formed a wave, closing in rapidly.

He was now surrounded on all sides by walls of water—even the sky darkened. There was no escape.

His eyes filled with terror, his face gradually twisted into despair.

“I knew it! I knew it! This Zhu Jiuge was never someone we should have messed with. The disaster has finally arrived!”

He gave a bitter laugh, slowly closed his eyes, and ceased flying—fully surrendering.

Moments later, the four walls of ocean collided, dragging him into the depths. No bones were left behind.

By now, the forested mountain area had been completely submerged into a vast ocean. Every tree, bird, and beast had been buried at the bottom. This sudden oceanfall was a catastrophic event for the entire region.

It was Long Xuan’s first time using Heavenly Water in combat. Due to unfamiliarity with its control, he accidentally created this massive flood.

Heavenly Water, as long as energy is sufficient, can regenerate endlessly. No matter how wide the range of Heavenly Fire, it can always be extinguished by the infinite Heavenly Water.

However, Long Xuan had severely underestimated the quality of his spiritual power. His mutated spiritual force was far denser than others at his level. He had only used a fraction of his strength—yet the result was utterly terrifying.

This single tsunami was likely enough to wipe out an entire small city—so long as it lacked a Gu King.

Long Xuan was shaken.

Hua An, already terrified by the power of Heavenly Water, was frantically weaving through the massive waves, attempting to flee as fast as he could.

Long Xuan couldn’t afford to let him get away.

To kill weeds, one must remove the roots. Letting the tiger return to the mountain was never his style.

He opened his right hand, and suddenly a mass of Heavenly Water condensed in his palm, quickly forming a Water Blade.

“Surging Wave Palm!”

Long Xuan shouted loudly. Swinging his right arm in a wide arc, he hurled the Water Blade forcefully at Hua An's back.

Previously, he had only used ordinary water to execute the Surging Wave Palm. This was his first time using Heavenly Water for it, and he was eager to see its true power.

The Water Blade shot toward Hua An's back at an incredible speed.

Hua An’s expression drastically changed. Faced with such a swift and fierce strike, he dared not be careless. He quickly reached for his storage ring, and three spiritual shields flew out instantly, erecting themselves in front of him, layering three levels of defense.

"Clang!"

"Clang!"

"Clang!"

With three crisp sounds, the spiritual shields in front of him were sliced through like tofu, cleanly and effortlessly. The cuts were smooth, offering no resistance to the Water Blade.

The Water Blade did not slow down. It struck Hua An heavily, slicing through his body with ease and continuing its flight far into the distance until it disappeared from view.

“How is this possible? What grade of spiritual technique is this to possess such destructive power!?”

Hua An slowly lowered his head, his face filled with disbelief.

Seeing that his body had already been severed in half at the waist, his face turned pale, and his eyes showed despair.

“You really are an unexpected variable that can kill me! So, the host of the Doom Gu truly must not be provoked…”

Hua An let out a bitter smile, then suddenly glared at Long Xuan with bloodshot eyes and raved madly:

“I made one wrong move on the chessboard, and today I meet my end—body perished, soul extinguished.”

“Before I die, let me give you all a little gift! Zhu Jiuge! I want you to know this—you are the parasite host of the Doom! Your father, mother, all your friends and loved ones, every single one of your siblings—they all died because you drained their luck! It was their lives that built your current self. You are the true murderer!”

“HAHAHAHA…”

“HAHAHAHAHAHA…”

Hua An broke into mad laughter, like a raving lunatic. Then suddenly, his expression turned vicious, and his body began to rapidly expand—he was actually going to self-detonate.

“Not good!”

Upon hearing Hua An’s words, Long Xuan’s heart sank. He clearly felt the figure behind him tremble twice. Zhu Jiuge had likely heard every word.

There was no time to think further. Seeing that this lunatic was about to explode, Long Xuan immediately summoned the vast ocean below, raising layer after layer of massive tidal waves in front of him.

"BOOM!"

A deafening explosion suddenly erupted, but the power of the blast was completely blocked by the water walls woven from Heavenly Water. Long Xuan was left entirely unharmed.

The self-detonation of Hua An only stirred a few ripples on the surface of the sea.

“Those who bring misfortune upon themselves cannot be saved. Even in death, he tries to cause trouble.”

Long Xuan snorted coldly. With a wave of his right hand, the surging sea water was retracted.

The vast sea had appeared suddenly and disappeared just as quickly.

After Long Xuan withdrew the Heavenly Water, the land was left muddy and in complete disarray—as if it had just suffered a terrible natural disaster.

Looking at the ruined land, Long Xuan sighed inwardly. He had never imagined that one day he would be capable of such overwhelming destructive power.

Finally, Long Xuan turned his gaze toward the butterfly fluttering gracefully in the air. During the chaos, the Disaster Poison Gu had recalled all the other Gu insects, leaving only this butterfly—the Tea Gu—dancing freely in the sky.

A faint smile emerged on Long Xuan’s lips. He beckoned with his hand, and the colorful butterfly flew over joyfully, gently landing in his palm.

Long Xuan was very satisfied with this Gu. His clone had already formed a blood contract with it inside the Heaven-Devouring World Toad using the body of the Toad. Through the contract, he now understood the capabilities of this Tea Gu.

This Tea Gu could heal other Gu insects, though it had no effect on humans. Strictly speaking, it wasn’t a healer for the team—but a support type.

Because its ability wasn’t just healing. With each level-up, it could awaken one buff aura.

At level one, it awakened a Healing Aura.

At level two, a Strength Aura.

At level three, a Speed Aura.

All Gu insects within the range of its auras could enjoy the corresponding stat boosts.

It was unclear whether this Tea Gu was special, or if it was influenced by the Doom Gu, but it had started off already at Tier Three, which gave Long Xuan quite a surprise.

“Since you are so beautiful, I shall name you Fairy.”

Long Xuan smiled and finally stored the Tea Gu into his Insect Bag.