Chapter 829 - 828: The Fish Has Taken the Bait! No Rush, Take Your Time Killing!

When Chu Sheng saw the crimson elixir in the Jiang Family Grand Elder’s hand, his compound eyes instantly lit up.

He recognized this item. It was called the Fiery Sun Pill!

For one minute, it provided an endless stream of Divine Power, equivalent to an unlimited mana buff. It was practically a divine elixir for explosive bursts of strength. However, the side effects were extremely severe.

Once the one-minute duration passed, the user’s Divine Power would be completely emptied. Whether through meditation or consuming other elixirs, there would be no way to recover that Divine Power. Without Divine Power, a cultivator in the Half-Step True God Realm would undoubtedly have their guard lowered to the absolute minimum.

He rejoiced inwardly, "I’ve played with you for so long, and the opportunity has finally arrived." His spirit was instantly invigorated.

The half-eaten Spirit Fruit in his hands suddenly lost its appeal. He tossed it directly into his mouthparts and swallowed it whole.

[Ding! A 30,000-year-old Seven-Orifice Exquisite Fruit has been detected. Absorbing Life Essence...]

[Divine Essence +15 points.]

Chu Sheng paid no attention to the increase in Divine Essence. His focus was entirely fixated on the Jiang Family Grand Elder.

Although the Jiang Family Grand Elder had a Cultivation base at the Half-Step True God Realm and was reputed to be able to go toe-to-toe with those in the True God Realm, the addition of the word "Half-Step" meant a world of difference.

If a true True God Realm cultivator were here, with Chu Sheng’s current Realm, he really wouldn’t have absolute confidence in killing them. But against a mere Half-Step True God Realm cultivator? Chu Sheng had at least three ways to make them die an incredibly agonizing death. The only reason he hadn’t taken the initiative to strike was that he couldn’t bear to waste this highly nourishing blood bag.

He sighed helplessly, "Sucking blood in the Spirit Realm is so troublesome.

"Sigh, morals are decaying, and human blood just isn’t what it used to be!"

After advancing to the Divinity Transformation Realm, sucking the blood of Cultivators below the Divinity Transformation Realm was like drinking plain boiled water—it yielded almost nothing. He could only obtain attributes such as Divine Blood, Divine Soul, and Law Fragments by draining Cultivators at or above the Divinity Transformation Realm.

However, for Cultivators in the Divinity Transformation Realm and above, their Divine Souls had long since transformed, making their Divine Thoughts extremely sharp. Any slight rustle of leaves or sway of grass around them could not escape their Perception.

Under normal circumstances, Chu Sheng would trigger their vigilance before he even got close. It was just like how a normal person would subconsciously swat a mosquito upon hearing its buzzing. If Chu Sheng wanted to latch on and suck blood unnoticed, he had to wait for the target to be distracted or let their guard down.

For instance, back in the bar, he had waited until the patrons were tipsy and relaxed before striking. When he killed Jiang Xinglan earlier, he had also taken a stealthy bite while the other party thought Chu Sheng was dead and had his attention completely focused on Gu Yuexi.

Therefore, if Chu Sheng wanted to take a sip of the Half-Step True God Realm blood from the Jiang Family Grand Elder, he could only wait patiently for an opportunity. Otherwise, he would be discovered before he even touched him. After all, there was a gap of nearly two Grand Realms between his Cultivation and that of the Jiang Family Grand Elder.

The reason he had this patience was simply because blood in the Spirit Realm was too difficult to suck! Against a Half-Step True God Realm cultivator, there was still a chance to quietly find an opening for a bite. If he encountered a True God Realm cultivator, whose Divine Soul resonated with heaven and earth, trying to suck their blood would be as difficult as ascending to the heavens.

Now that he had finally stumbled upon a mobile blood bag in the Half-Step True God Realm, he couldn’t let it slip away in vain.

Chu Sheng put away his lounge chair and stretched his six legs straight. He concealed his aura to the absolute limit. He was just waiting for the one-minute effect of the pill to pass to launch a sudden assault and suck him dry!

On the battlefield.

Relying on the unlimited Divine Power brought by the Fiery Sun Pill, the Jiang Family Grand Elder frantically unleashed the Nine-Teeth Creation, as if he were using cheat codes.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Explosions rang out incessantly as phantoms of the Seven-Star Soul-Slaying Rake danced across the sky. One after another, Chu Sheng’s Outer Body Avatars were struck down, exploding into a sky full of green mist.

In just half a minute, only twenty of the fifty Outer Body Avatars remained. At this speed, the Jiang Family Grand Elder would absolutely be able to slaughter all the Outer Body Avatars within a minute, not leaving a single one alive!

If the Jiang Family Grand Elder eliminated all the Outer Body Avatars before the pill’s effect ended, Chu Sheng would either have to expose his main body to stall for a bit longer, or gamble that the elder would strike a few victory poses, wasting his own time until the effect wore off. However, neither option was stable enough. He had to make the remaining Outer Body Avatars stall until the Jiang Family Grand Elder’s pill duration expired!

Chu Sheng pondered for a brief moment and quickly came up with an idea. With a thought, he controlled one of the Outer Body Avatars. It abruptly turned around and dashed madly toward an empty area, its Speed so fast that it left behind only an afterimage.

Seeing a mosquito clone running away, the Jiang Family Grand Elder instinctively wanted to chase after it. But before he could even take a step, he forced himself to stop.

"Trying to distract me with a feint again? Childish!" He scoffed, a disdainful smile appearing on his face. "Damn mosquito, is this the extent of your tricks?

"If you have no other skills, then just obediently surrender.

"I can still leave you a half-intact corpse so you can die with a bit of dignity."

As the Jiang Family Grand Elder spoke, the Seven-Star Soul-Slaying Rake in his hands did not rest. Rake shadows cascaded continuously, mercilessly cleaving toward Chu Sheng time and time again. He did not pursue the fleeing mosquito. Instead, he stayed in place, intending to kill the remaining nineteen clones.

In the blink of an eye, another seven Outer Body Avatars were blasted to ashes.

The Outer Body Avatar that had run halfway had no choice but to helplessly stop. Chu Sheng controlled the Outer Body Avatar to turn its head and shout at Elder Jiang, "Old geezer, I guess you still have some brains.

"But if Lord Mosquito makes all the clones split up and run, let’s see how you chase them!"

As Chu Sheng’s voice faded, the remaining twelve clones moved simultaneously. They scattered in an uproar, fleeing in completely different directions.

Some flew toward the crowd of observing Loose Cultivators. Some dashed toward the camps of other family Elders. Some soared straight up, drilling into the high-altitude clouds. And others charged straight down, preparing to squeeze into the crevices in the ground.

The thirteen clones flew in different directions, instantly disrupting Elder Jiang’s plan to wipe them all out in one fell swoop.

"Damn mosquito, don’t run if you have the guts!

"Weren’t you acting arrogant just now? Why don’t you dare to fight me head-on!" Elder Jiang shouted angrily, his face so gloomy it looked as if it could drip water.

Chu Sheng controlled one of the clones flying toward the sky, turned back, and rolled its compound eyes at Elder Jiang, making no effort to hide its mockery. "Why wouldn’t Lord Mosquito run?

"Stay right there and wait for you to kill me?

"Only an idiot would fight you head-on!"

The Jiang Family Grand Elder glared fiercely at the speaking mosquito. At the same time, he rapidly analyzed the situation in his mind.

He deduced that Chu Sheng definitely wouldn’t actively expose his identity by speaking to intentionally draw attention. Therefore, this speaking mosquito was definitely still a clone. There were two other mosquitoes flying up into the sky alongside the speaking one. Chu Sheng certainly wouldn’t draw danger toward his true self. Deliberately making the skyward-flying clone speak was a ploy to lure him over. Therefore, those other two mosquitoes were definitely not the main body either.

Excluding the first one that had fled earlier, he narrowed down the main body’s possible location to the remaining nine mosquitoes.

Following that, the Jiang Family Grand Elder glanced at the three mosquitoes flying toward the camps of the family Elders. Although he didn’t understand why Chu Sheng would willingly walk into a trap, he didn’t need to worry regardless of whether those three flying toward the family Elders included the main body or not. Even without him saying a word, the Elders of the other families would never watch helplessly as Chu Sheng escaped from right beside them; they would definitely intercept him in passing.

Minus three more, leaving only the final six.

Three flying toward the crowd of Loose Cultivators, and three charging toward the ground.

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