One person said: "If I make you a holy child, will you be granted godhood through the art of Gu

"Waiting for a powerful being to appear."

The Little Gu King's tone turned serious. "I think this entire Gu calamity is a trap."

"That Master of Ten Thousand Gu's purpose might not just be the trial, but rather he might want to use these Soul-Devouring Gu to do something to his master."

Upon hearing this analysis, Jiang Mo's eyes grew even colder.

Sure enough, things were not as simple as they seemed on the surface.

&34;Lord Gu God? &34;

Tang Lan noticed that Jiang Mo had stopped and asked in confusion, "Have you discovered something?"

"It's nothing."

Jiang Mo snapped out of his thoughts, "Let's go into the village."

"However, you'd better stay away from me."

"What follows could be very dangerous."

As he spoke, he walked towards the village.

As soon as they stepped into the village, countless Soul-Devouring Gu swarmed in from all directions.

These worms look like black butterflies, but their wings are covered with skull patterns and they emit a foul stench.

They let out piercing screams and swarmed towards Jiang Mo in dense numbers.

"Master, be careful!"

The Little Gu King immediately flew to Jiang Mo's side, its body radiating a dazzling light.

The Primal Gu King's oppressive aura!

A pure aura of a Gu King erupted from the little Gu King, instantly intimidating most of the Soul-Devouring Gu.

Upon sensing the oppressive power of the Gu King, these evil Gu worms involuntarily stopped in mid-air, daring not to continue forward.

However, some Soul-Devouring Gu seem unaffected by this pressure.

They continued to charge towards Jiang Mo, their eyes flashing with a frenzied red light.

"There was indeed a problem."

Jiang Mo snorted coldly and gently tapped the Soul-Devouring Gu that were rushing towards him with his finger.

Purification.

A beam of white light shot out from his fingertips, instantly piercing through all the Soul-Devouring Gu.

The Gu worms touched by the white light immediately stopped attacking, and the black color on their bodies gradually faded, turning them into ordinary butterflies.

However, during the purification process, Jiang Mo discovered something strange.

These Soul-Devouring Gu have special runes implanted inside them, and it is these runes that make them so evil and powerful.

The style of these runes was exactly the same as what he had seen in the memories of the Myriad Gu Master.

"Interesting."

Jiang Mo released the purified butterflies and continued walking deeper into the village.

"It seems this Master Wan Gu really does have some designs on me."

However, he chose the wrong opponent.

As he advanced, more Soul-Devouring Gu emerged from every corner of the village.

But no matter how many come, the result is the same.

With just a wave of his hand, Jiang Mo could instantly purify all the Soul-Devouring Gu.

In just a few minutes, the Soul-Eating Gu in the entire village was completely wiped out.

The death fog that had shrouded the village began to dissipate, and sunlight shone on the earth once more.

"Is it over?"

Tang Lan stared at all in disbelief. "Lord Gu God, have you really eliminated all the Soul-Devouring Gu?"

"It's not about solving, it's about purifying."

Jiang Mo corrected, "I don't kill them; I simply let them return to their natural state."

"That's amazing!"

Tang Lan's eyes were filled with admiration, "Truly worthy of being called the God of Gu!"

But Jiang Mo's attention was not on her praise.

He could sense that somewhere in the village, an even more powerful aura was hidden.

The owner of that aura is observing everything that is happening here.

"Come out."

He spoke towards the direction from which the aura came, "Now that the trial is over, there's no need to keep hiding."

As soon as he finished speaking, a huge magic circle suddenly appeared in the open space in the center of the village.

The magic circle emitted a green light, with countless complex runes flowing within it.

A figure dressed in ancient robes slowly rose from the center of the magic circle.

It was none other than the Myriad Gu Master.

"Truly worthy of being called the God of Gu."

Master Wan Gu looked at Jiang Mo, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes, "You've passed the first trial."

"A trial?"

Jiang Mo looked at him coldly, "Do you think it's fun to test me with the lives of innocent people?"

"This is a necessary test."

Master Wan Gu's tone was calm: "Only through true trials can you prove your character."

"Moreover, those civilians were not in any real danger to their lives."

"Although the Soul-Devouring Gu will devour life force, I have set up a protective mechanism to prevent anyone from dying."

"Even so, you have no right to do that."

Jiang Mo's tone grew even colder, "Speak, what is your true purpose?"

"I want to confirm something."

The Myriad Gu Master looked directly into Jiang Mo's eyes, "Are you truly the God of Gu, or just an ordinary person with great power?"

"Now I'm certain that you truly possess the qualities befitting a Gu God."

"Faced with the threat to innocent lives, you chose to step in and save them, instead of ignoring it."

"This proves you are qualified to receive the next succession."

"Inheritance?"

The ultimate mystery of Gu Dao.

A glint of fanaticism flashed in Wan Gu Zhenren's eyes, "That's a power that even I can't fully control."

Only a true Gu God can control it.

"And you are the one I've been waiting for for three hundred years."

As he spoke, he took out an ancient scroll from his bosom.

"This is the first volume of the Myriad Gu Scripture, recording the fundamental mysteries of the Gu Dao."

"If you can fully grasp its content, you will be qualified to undergo the second trial."

Jiang Mo glanced at the scroll but did not accept it immediately.

"I have a question."

"Please speak."

"Who exactly are you?"

Jiang Mo asked directly, "To be able to foresee my existence three hundred years ago, that's something no ordinary person could do."

"Moreover, your understanding of me seems to exceed the normal range."

Upon hearing this question, Master Wan Gu remained silent for a moment.

Then, he slowly spoke:

"Because, like you, I am not a native of this world."

What does "&34" mean?

"I come from another dimension, a world where the practice of Gu poison is extremely advanced."

Master Wan Gu frankly stated, "In that world, I was the sect leader of the Wan Gu Sect, possessing the strongest Gu Dao inheritance."

"However, my world was struck by an apocalyptic catastrophe."

"To preserve the legacy of the Gu Dao, I had no choice but to travel through time and space to this world."

"Three hundred years ago, I foresaw your arrival through a special prophetic technique."

"I know that only someone like you can truly inherit the essence of the Gu Dao."

After hearing this explanation, Jiang Mo frowned even more.

It is yet another being from another world.

It seems that the multiverse is more complex than he imagined.

What disaster has occurred in your world?

"It was devoured by an evil entity called the Void Gu."

A look of pain flashed in Wan Gu Zhenren's eyes. "The Void Gu can devour all existence, including time, space, and even concepts themselves."