"The target is White Bone Mountain. When I reach Third Rank cultivation, I will return the Yang Gu to you. And you don't have a single Gu worm on you right now. Relying solely on your Ice Muscle Gu, you might not even be my opponent right now."
Fang Yuan stood still; his body had undergone earth-shattering changes after receiving Flower Wine Ascetic's Legacy. After the dual transformation of the Steel Tendon Gu and Iron Bone Gu, his body became exceptionally strong. Not only that, but his body was also covered in a layer of bronze-colored skin, which was the defensive effect brought by the Bronze Skin Gu.
Fang Yuan's body actually contained the strength of two pigs and one bear, which made his power far surpass that of ordinary people. Moreover, the Heaven Essence Treasure Lotus grew within his Aperture, this miraculous Gu worm could make his primeval essence inexhaustible.
Although Fang Yuan's combat power had greatly decreased for some reasons, compared to Bai Ningbing, who had no Gu worms, he still had a considerable advantage. If it came to close combat, Fang Yuan could even contend with an ordinary Three-Cycle Gu Master, and currently, Bai Ningbing was no longer his opponent.
When Bai Ningbing heard Fang Yuan's words, the anger in her heart was instantly ignited. She stared wide-eyed at Fang Yuan, her face full of fury, wishing she could rush up and fight him to the death. However, she knew very well that with her current strength, she was no match for Fang Yuan.
"You! This guy is truly a freak. You couldn't possibly be a Ten Extreme Physiques as well, could you? I remember among the Ten Extreme Physiques there is the Great Strength True Martial Physique," Bai Ningbing said through gritted teeth, her voice filled with unwillingness and helplessness.
She grew suspicious of Fang Yuan's identity because the strength Fang Yuan displayed was simply too astonishing.
Ever since she discovered Fang Yuan, this freak, it was as if she had fallen into a nightmare, constantly suppressed by him. Whether it was her intentionally suppressing her cultivation to Second Rank, wanting to secretly observe Fang Yuan, only to almost be trapped and ambushed by Fang Yuan using Gu Yue Qingshu; or her finally deciding to no longer suppress herself and fully unleash her cultivation, yet still being firmly suppressed by Fang Yuan's incomparably tyrannical Strength Path, all of this made her begin to doubt if her own Ten Extreme Physiques was fake.
However, in her current confrontation with Fang Yuan, she was constantly at a disadvantage, and even her cultivation speed seemed to be much slower than his.
"Ten Extreme Physiques? Hmph, unfortunately, I am not." Facing Bai Ningbing's questioning, Fang Yuan's lips curved slightly upward, revealing a confident smile, "Everything I possess now, I obtained through my own efforts and struggles."
With that, he unhesitatingly handed over the three Gu worms in his Aperture—the Sawtooth Golden Centipede, Blood Moon Gu, and Heavenly Canopy Gu—to Bai Ningbing, and ordered, "Take these three Gu worms and clear a path for me up ahead."
Seeing this, Bai Ningbing, though somewhat unwilling, still reached out and grabbed the three Gu worms, saying irritably, "Why don't you go yourself?"
Fang Yuan, seeing this, calmly explained, "My cultivation is only at First Rank right now. If I rashly enter the forest, I'm afraid my life would be in danger. Moreover, don't forget, if I die, you'll never get the Yang Gu in this lifetime."
Hearing Fang Yuan's words, Bai Ningbing couldn't help but frown. She knew very well that Fang Yuan was indeed right. The Yang Gu was crucial to her, and Fang Yuan was currently her only way to obtain it.
After weighing the pros and cons, Bai Ningbing finally sighed helplessly and turned to walk towards the forest, preparing to clear the path ahead as Fang Yuan requested.
She furiously activated the Sawtooth Golden Centipede, hacking at the trees blocking the way and clearing a crude path.
After struggling through the dense forest for a long time, Fang Yuan and Bai Ningbing finally arrived at a shallow beach, preparing to collect some fresh water.
"Wow, Fang Yuan, quickly look at this!" Bai Ningbing suddenly cried out excitedly, holding a football-sized egg in her hand, her face beaming with uncontrollable joy, "Eating those dried meats every day, I'm almost sick of them. Now I can finally change my taste!"
However, when Fang Yuan clearly saw the appearance of the egg, his expression instantly became extremely solemn, and he quickly asked, "Damn it, this is a Six-legged Crocodile egg! Where on earth did you find it?"
Six-legged Crocodiles, these beasts, have an extremely strong protective instinct for their offspring. If the beast group discovered that they had stolen the egg, then Fang Yuan and Bai Ningbing would face a relentless pursuit from the Six-legged Crocodile beast group, with unimaginable consequences.
Bai Ningbing was startled by Fang Yuan's reaction, but still pointed to the nearby sandy beach and replied, "It's right over there, and there are many more. I only took one."
Just then, Fang Yuan quickly glanced around and saw that the river was filled with dense Six-legged Crocodiles. They were like driftwood, so numerous that it made one's scalp tingle. Clearly, these Six-legged Crocodiles had discovered their presence and were aggressively rushing towards them.
"Not good, they're coming, let's go!" Fang Yuan shouted without hesitation. The situation was urgent; there was no time to investigate further. Immediate retreat was the wisest choice.
"What's there to be afraid of? It's just a hundred-beast group. Watch me kill them all!" Bai Ningbing said disdainfully, as if these Six-legged Crocodiles were no match for her at all. She secretly thought to herself that if she were at her peak, killing these crocodiles would be as easy as turning her hand, and now, she believed she could still easily do it.
The Sawtooth Golden Centipede clung tightly to Bai Ningbing's arm, its sharp blades rotating at lightning speed, emitting a hissing roar.
Bai Ningbing charged directly into the dense crocodile swarm and immediately launched a fierce attack.
At the same time, she activated the Blood Moon Gu, and blood-red moon blades shot out like rain, each one accurately hitting a vital spot of a Six-legged Crocodile.
In an instant, screams echoed through the crocodile swarm, blood splattered, dyeing the surrounding river water red.
Bai Ningbing wielded the Sawtooth Golden Centipede, slaughtering wantonly through the crocodile swarm. She laughed loudly, as if this bloody massacre was merely an amusing game to her.
However, Fang Yuan, standing by, observed all of this. He instantly saw through the major flaw in Bai Ningbing's fighting style.
Bai Ningbing was currently using the Yin and Yang Reincarnation Gu, which had caused her to lose her former Ten Extreme Physiques talent. This meant that her primeval essence was no longer inexhaustible as before. If she continued to maintain this high-intensity combat style, she would likely deplete her primeval essence before long, and at that point, even self-preservation would become a problem for her.