Chapter 305: Water Mirror Gate, Water Clone Gu Yuexi

Facing the hundreds of Fifth-Grade Soldier Bees roaring toward him like black missiles, Chu Sheng wasn’t the least bit panicked.

’Hilarious. You think you can catch up to me, Lord Mosquito?’

With a thought, he activated Boundless Wings. His figure vanished in an instant, reappearing a kilometer away above another patch of jungle.

’These Soldier Bees... since I can’t tame them for now, it’d be a waste to kill them...’

So, Chu Sheng decided to ignore them for the time being.

’They can’t do anything to me anyway. I’ll find Gu Yuexi first.’

’I’ll get around to taming you all eventually!’

Chu Sheng activated Nether Vision again. This time, however, he noticed something was off.

In his field of vision, the area deep within this Secret Realm had become blurry and indistinct, as if he were looking through a layer of frosted glass.

An invisible, chaotic Mental Power field seemed to permeate the vicinity, severely interfering with his Perception.

It was just like when he had enveloped all of Kyoto City with his Nether Vision; there were many places he couldn’t see clearly.

’A Mental Power field that can interfere with Nether Vision is no ordinary thing.’

’Is it coming from that Queen Bee?’

Chu Sheng was secretly alarmed.

’Looks like I underestimated this Queen Bee!’

’Indeed!’

’Putting everything else aside, just the ability to "birth" hundreds of thousands of Fourth-Grade Demon Beasts makes this Queen Bee extraordinary!’

...

Although his Nether Vision was being jammed, preventing him from accurately locating enemies over a large area,

Chu Sheng could still determine through his Blood Covenant connection that Gu Yuexi had to be nearby.

’Given her abilities, she’s probably already entered the Insect Nest, right?’

’In that case, I’ll just go into the Insect Nest and find her!’

The question was...

Where was the entrance to the Insect Nest?

’Simple. I just need to find a few lackeys to lead the way, right?’

With a thought, Chu Sheng casually summoned a few of the Bloodthirsty Demon Bee underlings he had just tamed from his Nether Flame Insect Nest.

"BUZZ BUZZ! Go, take me back to your old home!"

The moment they were summoned, the few Soldier Bees were a bit dazed. But after receiving the irresistible, sovereign command from the depths of their souls,

they immediately changed direction and, relying on instinct, flew toward a hidden location.

Seeing this, Chu Sheng immediately followed.

He followed his bee guides through the intricate jungle for a while before finally stopping in front of a huge, hidden cliff face.

’Whoa, what a huge hole?!’

A pitch-black cave mouth was set into the cliff face.

Chu Sheng moved closer and immediately caught the faint scent of blood wafting out from inside.

’This is the place!’

Looking at the cave entrance before him, Chu Sheng furrowed his brow slightly.

’This entrance... why is it so big?’

’If the bee swarm dug this themselves, there’s no way they’d need to make it this ridiculously large.’

’A quick estimate... the entrance is at least three to four meters high and five to six meters wide. Forget walking through, you could drive a small truck in there with room to spare!’

’Moreover, the edges of the entrance are extremely smooth and covered in signs of weathering. It looks like...’

’...it wasn’t dug by the swarm, but is a naturally formed underground cavern?’

’How strange.’

’Whatever, no point overthinking it. I’ll go in and take a look!’

Without hesitating, Chu Sheng flew directly into the cavern. The interior was far deeper and more complex than he had imagined.

Fortunately, some plants emitting a faint glow grew on the walls and ceiling, so it wasn’t too dark.

Soon, Chu Sheng came to a fork in the path.

One path to the left, one to the right. Both tunnels looked bottomless.

Through the Blood Covenant, Chu Sheng could only confirm that Gu Yuexi was somewhere deep within this cavern, but he couldn’t tell which path she had taken.

’What should I do? I can’t just guess, can I? If I choose the wrong one, I’ll waste a lot of time.’

Chu Sheng hovered at the fork, pondering for a moment before his eyes lit up.

’I’ve got it!’

With a thought, a figure identical to him instantly split off from his body!

Celestial Thunder Illusion!

After his seventh complete evolution, the Celestial Thunder Illusion had also been significantly strengthened!

Not only could it last for a full twelve hours, but its strength was now half of his main body’s base power!

"You go that way."

Chu Sheng ordered his clone.

The Celestial Thunder Illusion nodded and, without the slightest hesitation, transformed into a streak of lightning and shot into the left fork.

Chu Sheng’s main body, meanwhile, chose the right tunnel and continued deeper.

However, to his surprise, after flying less than five hundred meters, another fork appeared before him!

Again, two tunnels—one left, one right!

’Damn it! Again?’

’What now? I can’t just make another clone, can I? The Celestial Thunder Illusion is already used, and I don’t have a second cloning Skill.’

Chu Sheng’s little brain whirred rapidly. Suddenly!

An ability he had long forgotten, yet one that was extremely powerful, flashed through his mind like lightning!

’That’s it! The Water Mirror Technique!’

The Water Mirror Technique was, in a sense, also a type of cloning technique. And what made it even more badass was... it could summon a clone of someone else.

It could replicate a Water Clone of someone the user knew from within a Water Mirror!

This Water Clone not only possessed nearly identical basic abilities to the person being copied, but its strength could currently reach the Peak of Seventh-Grade Realm!

This was actually an incredibly strong ability, practically a Divine Technique, that Chu Sheng had obtained after his seventh complete evolution! It was just that a suitable opportunity had never arisen, so he had never used it.

’But isn’t now the perfect time for it to shine?’

’Let’s do it!’

Chu Sheng stopped at once and began to channel the Mental Power in his body, preparing to cast the Water Mirror Technique.

The next second, however, he felt as if his brain had been violently hooked up to a high-powered water pump!

VMMMM—!

An unimaginably vast amount of Mental Power was instantly drained away!

Chu Sheng’s vision went black. The world spun around him, and he nearly plummeted from mid-air on the spot.

’Holy shit! The cost... is way too high!’

He felt that in that single instant, almost ninety percent of his Mental Power had been drained!

However, the immense cost also brought about an astonishing effect.

Water vapor in the air before Chu Sheng began to rapidly condense, and the light distorted.

Soon, a shimmering, watery curtain, as smooth as a mirror, materialized and hovered in front of him.

’It worked!’

’Now for the question: whose Water Clone should I summon to help scout?’

’Is that even a question?’

’The Jade Pig isn’t around?’

’No problem. If you want something done right, do it yourself. I’ll just make one!’

’How strong would a Gu Yuexi at the Peak of Seventh-Grade Realm be?’

Chu Sheng rubbed his forelegs together, practically going crazy with anticipation!

’Come forth! Water Clone Gu Yuexi!’

Following his silent shout, the calm surface of the Water Mirror suddenly rippled.

Immediately after, a graceful and enchanting silhouette slowly stepped out from the Water Mirror.

She was tall and slender with unparalleled beauty. Her pair of cold phoenix eyes seemed to hold ancient, unmelting snow, and her aloof, transcendent aura was like that of a Nine Heavens Profound Lady who was above the mortal world.

It was Gu Yuexi!

This Water Clone, whether in appearance, figure, or temperament, was completely identical to Gu Yuexi herself—there was no difference whatsoever!

The only difference, perhaps, was the faint yet terrifying pressure emanating from her, the pressure of a Seventh-Grade Peak Powerhouse!

’A Peak of Seventh-Grade Gu Yuexi, even without her past life’s memories or various Secret Techniques, should still be incredibly formidable, right?’