Chapter 1232: Killing the Body, Destroying the Mind
"You...you actually know about the Golden Essence, and you even like to eat it? What creature are you, a turtle definitely can't live that long, let alone be as intelligent as you and able to write!"
The Great Elder of Gushen Sect was utterly mad at this moment. He could not have imagined that Baxia could be this smart. A turtle that can write, who has ever seen such a thing?
If anyone said this was just an ordinary turtle, he would definitely go over and kill it.
This is utter nonsense!
However, Xu Hao calmly said, "It's just an ordinary turtle. It learned to write because it's smart, but no matter how smart it is, it's still a turtle, not a human. Do you think a dog that can do math is considered human?"
Hearing Xu Hao's words, although many people felt something was off, they couldn't pinpoint what, only feeling that what he said made so much sense.
Logical and convincing.
Xu Hao continued, "However, you sure are something. No wonder you said your Golden Gu worm has become much stronger, it's because it consumed Golden Essence. You're truly extravagant. From a hundred pounds of gold, you might refine a single grain of Golden Essence, and yet you let a Gu worm eat it. That's pure waste, it could have been used for body refinement, which would greatly enhance physical strength."
"Hmph! Body refinement? Anyone daring enough to use Golden Essence for that must be at least of Martial Sovereign level in body refinement. If you or I used Golden Essence for body refinement, we'd explode and die within minutes!" the Great Elder of Gushen Sect said with disdain.
"What a pity, your Golden Gu worm died, and I suppose the Golden Essence was absorbed by this guy. Tell me, why did you come looking for trouble with me? Isn't this a case of losing your wife and your soldiers too?" Xu Hao chuckled lightly.
"Hmph! Xu Hao, don't be so smug. Just wait until I snatch that dead thing from you, then you'll have a good cry!"
At this moment, Baxia suddenly opened its mouth and spat out the now completely lifeless Golden Gu worm as if it were spitting. It even curled its lips in extreme disdain.
"You... no wonder you are Xu Hao's pet, you're just as shameless as Xu Hao!" The Great Elder of Gushen Sect was instantly infuriated, spitting out a mouthful of old blood.
Baxia had perfected the art of psychological attacks, it not only killed the man's Golden Gu worm but also disdainfully spat out its corpse.
It was demonstrating that it only liked eating the Golden Essence, not this Golden Gu worm.
"Ah! I'm going to kill you!"
The Great Elder of Gushen Sect was utterly furious, his anger reaching its peak as his hands transformed into claws and he charged at Baxia.
But Baxia was not at all flustered. It jumped directly behind Xu Hao, gripping Xu Hao's back with its four claws, wanting Xu Hao to block the attack for it.
Xu Hao found it utterly amusing. Baxia's intelligence was indeed high; it was too lazy to engage personally, or perhaps it just needed to digest the just-consumed Golden Essence, so it couldn't move, using Xu Hao as a shield instead.
"Hey, why bother competing with a little turtle? Great Elder of Gushen Sect, you're already such a grown man, what's the point?"
Xu Hao casually blocked the Great Elder of Gushen Sect's attack, speaking in an unperturbed tone.
But his words, when heard by the Great Elder of Gushen Sect, were sheer taunting!
And infuriating taunts that pushed him over the edge!
He swore he'd never been so eager to kill someone before, but Xu Hao at this moment completely stirred up that desire.
He was ready to kill!
He shouted, "Fan Weichang, are you all just going to sit back and watch? If I can't defeat Xu Hao and get killed by him, you won't have a good outcome either!"
Fan Weichang immediately prepared to act, but Xu Hao then said, "Family Head Fan, if you choose not to oppose me but instead help me kill the people of Gushen Sect, I will support your Fan Family to become the leading power in Miaojiang."
Seeing Fan Weichang about to speak, Xu Hao continued, "Don't be quick to refuse. Think carefully, the Great Elder of Gushen Sect's biggest reliance, the Golden Gu worm, is gone. He's like a toothless tiger now, absolutely no threat to me. Do you really think you can beat me and snatch the two altars from me using just your people?"
As Xu Hao spoke, his right palm suddenly glowed a faint golden light, and with one strike sent the Great Elder of Gushen Sect flying.
Watching the Great Elder of Gushen Sect tremble as he struggled to stand up and kept spitting blood, Fan Weichang fell silent.
It was clear the Great Elder of Gushen Sect no longer posed much of a threat now, and relying solely on the Fan Family to defeat Xu Hao and seize the two altars was nearly impossible.