"If you inject your Essence Energy into it, it will automatically open a hole. However, it doesn't seem to have the ability to control the Gu. It can only think of a way to get the Gu in," Zhou Wen said.
Gu Shanshui gave it a try. Indeed, as long as he injected his Essence Energy, a gray fog would appear at the top of the calabash. He could place things through the gray fog.
Gu Shanshui held the calabash and gritted his teeth. "Then I can only give it a try."
Gu Shanshui summoned his Golden Child Life Soul and got it to hold the calabash as it charged at the Corpse Bug.
When the Corpse Bug saw Golden Child, it was like a bee seeing honey. It abandoned the chick and charged at Golden Child as though it wanted to devour it.
Zhou Wen was alarmed. He didn't know what Gu Shanshui's Golden Child Life Soul was to attract the Corpse Bug's attention.
Golden Child could also use Essence Energy. He injected his Essence Energy into the calabash and took the opportunity when the Corpse Bug rushed over to store the Corpse Bug inside.
Unfortunately, Golden Child was only an Epic Life Soul after all. Its speed was much slower than the Corpse Bug. With a flash, the Corpse Bug circled around the calabash and charged at Golden Child's head.
Not good! Gu Shanshui's expression changed drastically. If his Life Soul was destroyed, it wasn't easy to condense a new one.
In particular, his Golden Child Life Soul was actually a type of Kuman Thong. However, his Kuman Thong was a Heaven Child, not an unorthodox Earth Child or Man Child. It was extremely rare.
Just as the Corpse Bug was about to slam into Golden Child's head, he suddenly saw a bamboo strike the calabash, causing the calabash's mouth to change direction and slam into the Corpse Bug. The Corpse Bug instantly vanished and was stored inside the calabash.
Zhou Wen extended his hand and beckoned back the sheathed Bamboo Blade that he had thrown out.
Gu Shanshui was overjoyed as he hurriedly got Golden Child to retract his Essence Energy. The gray fog on the calabash vanished without a trace.
A faint sound of collision came from the calabash. It was likely the Corpse Bug striking the calabash inside in a bid to rush out. However, it didn't seem to have much effect on the calabash.
"Mr. Zhou, it's all thanks to you that I was able to capture the Corpse Bug. I really don't know how to thank you," Gu Shanshui said excitedly.
"I'm just fulfilling my previous promise. Master Gu, don't take it to heart. However, when we return, you have to think of a way to find a container. I still have other uses for this calabash," Zhou Wen said.
"I'll immediately think of a way to resolve it when I return," Gu Shanshui hurriedly said.
"Congratulations on fulfilling your wish, Master Gu." Li Mobai walked over with Butterfly and Mute, congratulating Gu Shanshui for finally catching the Corpse Bug.
"It's all thanks to you and Mr. Zhou." Gu Shanshui was very happy, but he didn't get carried away. "Let's leave Dragon Corpse River first. It's not safe here."
Everyone pushed the wooden boat down the river. Gu Shanshui steered the boat back the way they came.
Not long after, Zhou Wen felt that something was amiss.
Previously, when they came here, the Gu worms in the dragon corpse river did not get too close to this wooden boat. However, when they returned, the nearby Gu worms were slowly approaching the wooden boat.
Moreover, their numbers kept increasing. If it weren't for the fact that Birdie was on the ship, they would have already rushed up.
"Master Gu, something seems amiss," Zhou Wen said to Gu Shanshui.
Gu Shanshui had also discovered the abnormality. He nodded with a heavy expression and said, "From the looks of it, it's because of the Corpse Bug that the Gu in Dragon Corpse River have gathered. However, because of the divine bird, they don't dare approach. However … "
At this point, Gu Shanshui paused before saying, "However, there might be an extremely terrifying creature in this dragon corpse river. If it's affected like these Gu, I'm afraid even the divine bird's aura won't be able to intimidate it. When that happens, we will be in big trouble."
Zhou Wen immediately thought of the huge shadow at the bottom of the river when he came.
"Is there any solution?" Zhou Wen asked.
Gu Shanshui shook his head slightly. "Even the calabash and wooden boat can't block the signal emitted by the Corpse Bug. I'm afraid there's no good solution."
After hesitating for a moment, Gu Shanshui said, "If it really doesn't work, I'll release the Corpse Bug."
Gu Lou and Gu He were alarmed as they hurriedly said, "Master Gu, you can't. You finally caught the Corpse Bug after so much difficulty. This Corpse Bug is too important to you. You shouldn't let it go so easily. Perhaps there's no such terrifying creature in Dragon Corpse River, or perhaps that creature isn't affected by the Corpse Bug at all … "
Gu Shanshui shook his head and sighed. "I never expected the Corpse Bug to be able to trigger the Gu in Dragon Corpse River. It's indeed my wish to domesticate the Corpse Bug, but I can't gamble with so many of our lives. If we were on land, we could still think of a way, but we're in Dragon Corpse River now. There are too many taboos here. Once that creature appears, we will definitely die. "
With that said, Gu Shanshui prepared to open the calabash and release the Corpse Bug.
Zhou Wen suddenly said, "Master Gu, even if you release the Corpse Bug now, I'm afraid it might not be able to quell the restlessness of the Gu in Dragon Corpse River. We've already captured the Corpse Bug. With its intelligence and personality, do you think it will let us leave Dragon Corpse River safely even if we release it? "
Gu Shanshui smiled bitterly and said, "I also know that Gu hold grudges, but apart from that, what else can we do?"
Li Mobai said, "Master Gu, I think Zhou Wen is right. Since Gu hold grudges, it's the same whether we release it or not. Why don't we keep it as a hostage … It's more like a bug. Perhaps there's a chance of leaving Dragon Corpse River."
Gu Shanshui gritted his teeth. "Now that things have come to this, we can only take a gamble. It was my carelessness this time that made everyone suffer with me. If I don't die today, I'll apologize to everyone in the future. "
"We'll talk about those matters in the future. Now, let's make some preparations. Even if there's really a creature in Dragon Corpse River that even the divine bird can't suppress, we won't just sit there and wait for death," Li Mobai said.
The few of them discussed for a while and began to make arrangements.
Unfortunately, their range of movement was limited to the wooden boat. They couldn't leave the wooden boat and fly into the sky, nor could they touch water. They couldn't even be injured. This was too restrictive for them.
Zhou Wen thought for a moment and summoned Primordial Spore. He got it to enter the water to investigate the situation. No matter how powerful the Gu in the water were, it was difficult for them to discover a Companion Beast like Primordial Spore.
After Primordial Spore entered the water, it dived down according to Zhou Wen's instructions and headed forward.
Everyone did what they could and allowed the wooden boat to continue moving forward. More and more Gu worms gathered in the surrounding river, and they were getting closer and closer to the wooden boat. They could see the splashes in the distance with the naked eye, and there were all kinds of Gu worms squeezing around in the water. It was strange and disgusting.
Under Zhou Wen's observation, there was a huge shadow approaching the wooden boat at the bottom of the river.
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