Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 487 - 484: Orochi?

Chapter 487: Chapter 484: Orochi?

At that moment, Mr. Qi still had his eyes closed, but from beneath his eyelids, worms about the size of green beans began to writhe slowly and emerge, with half their bodies already visible.

"Good, we have already succeeded halfway, as long as the Soul-devouring Gu crawls into the black pottery jar on its own, the Gu removal will be considered complete." Li Qingyun nodded and then said, "Now, don’t touch the Soul-devouring Gu, or it will release toxins that dissolve the skin and burrow into the body, posing a danger to anyone who touches it."

"That’s too dangerous. I really hope this attempt is successful in developing a medicine immune to the Soul-devouring Gu. Otherwise, if mom or sister encounter this Gu, that would be too dangerous," Xiao Manxuan said, slightly worried yet filled with anticipation.

"Young lady, every Gu has its dangers. It’s easy to deploy a Gu but difficult to remove one, not to mention capturing a yet-to-mature Soul-devouring Gu for the purpose of developing Gu Medicine. This is truly a test of our patience," Li Qingyun said, giving her a reassuring look and speaking gently.

"How long will it take?" Xiao Manxuan asked.

"If there are no disturbances, the time doesn’t matter much. What we fear is interference from others, which complicates matters," Li Qingyun replied.

Xiao Manxuan was about to ask another question when the giant python that had been hiding in the corner suddenly slithered out and raised its head, looking toward the darkness in the west.

The instinct of animals to sense danger is often more acute than that of humans. The sudden appearance of the python suggested it had sensed a threat from its own kind. Lin Tian also cast his penetrating gaze in the direction of the west, to see what was coming to attack this time.

Still hundreds of meters away, in the dim moonlight, a giant python slithered past the dilapidated buildings, approaching swiftly. This python was even larger than Li Yue’s mount.

But that wasn’t the main point. What surprised Lin Tian was that this giant python had two heads! This enormous Two-headed Snake split into two necks, each topped with a head, and its four glowing red eyes swayed in the darkness, like wandering spirits.

Two-headed snakes are an extremely rare species of snake. According to modern genetic principles, they arise due to instability in the genes controlling the head, resulting in mutations, making Two-headed Snakes a type of mutant snake.

Two-headed Snakes are monozygotic twins that, during development, become exposed to chemical agents, pesticides, and fertilizers, which induce genetic mutations and create deformed eggs.

Due to structural issues in their bodies, Two-headed Snakes usually survive only a week. Yet, this Two-headed Snake had grown into a giant python, bigger than an adult’s thigh.

This was certainly the work of a Gu Cultivator. As Li Qingyun had said, to cultivate Bloodthirsty Bees, several generations of eggs were bred to induce mutations. This Two-headed Snake must have been created in a similar fashion.

Lin Tian had studied the history of the Japanese. The Japanese have a complex sentiment toward multi-headed snakes. The mythical Orochi from Japanese mythology is a monster with eight heads and eight tails, its eyes as red as "wood sorrel."

Sometimes, the Orochi is regarded by the Japanese as a monster and a scourge that demanded the sacrifice of a girl each year. Eventually, Susano killed the Orochi and discovered the Heavenly Cloud Sword, one of Japan’s three National Guardian Divine Artifacts, in the snake’s tail section.

However, the Japanese are also a nation that venerates strength, worshipping the power of the Orochi and, in some legends, regarding it as the National Guardian Beast.

So, it was not surprising that the Japanese Gu Cultivators had engineered a Two-headed Snake, which was born from deep-seated reverence for the power of the Orochi. If possible, they might even create an eight-headed snake.

Although the Two-headed Snake was also a Snake Gu, its combat strength originated from its powerful body, not from poison or other strange methods. Lin Tian doubted whether Li Qingyun had any way to subdue this two-headed snake.

This giant python was definitely modified to be poison-resistant, so poison was likely futile against it. As for attacking with fire, considering its massive body, it would take a tremendous fire to kill it, and it wouldn’t just stand there and let you burn it.

Not to mention using swords or knives. With the huge snake scales of the Two-headed Snake, the defensive power must be astonishing. A sword strike would at most produce a spark, and it was uncertain if bullets could even penetrate its scales.

A sniper rifle might have a bit of effect, but the vitality of a snake is incredibly strong. Even if gutted, it could still struggle tenaciously.

Besides, with such a big snake, if you couldn’t kill it in one strike, a wounded and frenzied snake would be terrifying. If it charged out of this village, it could even cause many innocent people to get hurt.

Just then, a strange sound arose around the clearing. The rhythm was eerie, and Lin Tian couldn’t understand it. However, the Soul-devouring Gu seemed to be guided by it and stopped crawling.

Damn, are you playing with me? Lin Tian cursed inwardly. Hadn’t Li Qingyun said that Gu Cultivators can’t influence a Gu’s natural evolution? But why did the Soul-devouring Gu stop as soon as it heard this sound?

Li Qingyun also noticed the unusual situation. She furrowed her brows and said, "We are outdoors, the space is too big, and the potency of the Enchanting Gu Talisman disperses too quickly. The concentration isn’t enough, the enemy is using this to their advantage, trying to get the Soul-devouring Gu to crawl back into the host."

"Granny Li, what can we do?" Xiao Manxuan asked the same question Lin Tian had on his mind.

"No worries, I didn’t set up all these lamps just for decoration; they have a purpose," Li Qingyun explained.

She then took out a small bottle from her bag and added a pinch of powder to each lamp. The once-clear lamp oil quickly turned grayish-black after the powder was added.

The wicks, burning this grayish-black lamp oil, emitted a large amount of white smoke. Initially, only the black ceramic pots were smoking; now, a circle of lamps was emitting the same white smoke.

The density of the white smoke dramatically increased, and Lin Tian, seated amidst the smoke, felt as though he had entered a mystical realm. The thick, fragrant smoke around him also intensified, influencing the halted Soul-devouring Gu, which started crawling again.

No matter how the surrounding sounds changed, the Soul-devouring Gu seemed resolute, steadfastly crawling out. It finally completely emerged from Mr. Qi’s eye and climbed onto his face.

"Yueyue, Miss Xiao, both of you blow your small whistles, counter the enemy’s disruptive sounds..." As Li Qingyun finished speaking, Li Yue’s mount, the giant python, suddenly lunged out, striking the surrounding wall with a loud crash.

After the wall fell, a Two-headed Giant Python appeared behind it. The flying bricks buried half of its body, but it merely twisted its body lightly, sweeping the bricks aside with a whoosh.

"Granny Li, that giant snake has two heads!" Xiao Manxuan exclaimed in shock. It was her first time seeing such a massive two-headed snake.

"It’s not surprising that the Japanese worship the Orochi and have cultivated the Two-headed Snake Gu. Although powerful, the Two-headed Snake Gu has its drawbacks, as each head has an independent mind and must be controlled by a Gu Cultivator through certain means. Keep blowing, don’t stop, continue to disrupt the enemy." Li Qingyun’s statement confirmed Lin Tian’s earlier speculation; the Two-headed Snake was indeed cultivated based on the Orochi template.

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