However, Gu Yuexi remained completely unfazed by Jiang Xinglan's threat.
She didn't lift her head, didn't spare Jiang Xinglan a glance, and didn't say a single word.
Her expression was one of intense concentration as she continued to pour Divine Power into the Soul Guardian Bottle.
A faint light flickered at her fingertips as she worked to break the last few core Law Patterns.
It was as if everything happening around her—the mosquito corpse, Jiang Xinglan—had nothing to do with her.
And it was precisely because of this state of complete concentration that the Soul Guardian Bottle was rapidly covered in one crack after another, a dense web spreading across its entire surface.
It looked as though the Soul Guardian Bottle was about to shatter completely.
The moment the Soul Guardian Bottle shattered would be the moment of Jiang Qingyao's death.
Jiang Xinglan never expected that, even when he had the complete upper hand, he would once again be utterly ignored.
He swung his sword violently.
The sharp Sword Qi sliced the giant mosquito corpse of "Chu Sheng" on the ground into eight pieces, sending bits of flesh flying everywhere.
"Gu Yuexi, you'd better take a good look!"
"This is the fate of your Beast Pet!"
"Since you're looking for death, I will now grant you the same fate as your Beast Pet!"
With that, Jiang Xinglan's figure flashed. He charged toward Gu Yuexi with the Star Sword in hand, moving so fast that only an afterimage remained.
Yet, in the face of Jiang Xinglan's attack, Gu Yuexi remained completely still. She didn't so much as lift an eyelid, her expression making it clear she paid him no mind.
Seeing this, Jiang Xinglan snorted coldly.
Although he was furious, he hadn't completely lost his reason.
The several-hundred-meter-long Frost Bone Dragon was still coiled nearby.
If the Frost Bone Dragon were to intervene, it would be difficult for Jiang Xinglan to defeat it in a short amount of time.
'I have to kill Gu Yuexi and snatch the Soul Guardian Bottle before the Frost Bone Dragon makes a move!'
'Only a swift and decisive battle will allow me to save Qingyao.'
Having made up his mind, Jiang Xinglan remained fully vigilant of the Frost Bone Dragon beside them.
He secretly circulated his Divine Power, preparing to use Instant Teleportation to appear before Gu Yuexi for a fatal blow the moment the Frost Bone Dragon moved.
But even as he closed the distance to less than ten meters from Gu Yuexi, the Frost Bone Dragon remained lazily coiled in its spot, motionless, as if it were asleep.
Jiang Xinglan was overjoyed.
'It seems that when a member of the Dragon Race dies and becomes an undead creature, its intelligence drops drastically, leaving only simple combat instincts.'
He immediately raised his Star Sword, aimed it at Gu Yuexi's head, and poured all his Divine Power into it.
A Sword Aura over ten meters long pulsed unstably, emitting a terrifying light that threatened to destroy everything.
If this sword were to land on Gu Yuexi, with her paltry Divinity Transformation Realm First Layer Cultivation, she would undoubtedly die, her Divine Soul obliterated along with her.
Convinced that victory was within his grasp, Jiang Xinglan focused all his attention on Gu Yuexi and guarding against the Bone Dragon, completely ignoring everything else.
Just then, he suddenly felt a chill on the back of his neck, followed by a slight itch.
It felt as if he'd been bitten by a mosquito.
'A mosquito?'
Jiang Xinglan's heart tightened, and he froze for a moment instinctively.
He glanced down at the giant mosquito corpse on the ground, which was still in eight pieces.
It lay there, utterly silent, as dead as could be.
'It must be an ordinary wild mosquito that just happened to fly by.'
Jiang Xinglan comforted himself with that thought and paid the trivial matter no mind.
He continued to channel power into his Sword Aura, preparing to execute Gu Yuexi on the spot.
But before his sword could fall on Gu Yuexi, a terrifying force suddenly struck his waist, feeling like he'd been hit by a high-speed Spiritual Ship.
Jiang Xinglan was completely unable to withstand the immense power, and his body was sent flying sideways.
He couldn't even hold onto his Star Sword. With a CLANG, it flew from his grasp and sailed far into the distance.
As he flew backward, Jiang Xinglan used all his strength to control his body, forcing his head around to look at the enemy who had attacked him.
When he got a clear look at his attacker, his eyes widened abruptly, nearly bulging out of their sockets.
"How is this possible?!"
What Jiang Xinglan saw was none other than Chu Sheng.
At that moment, Chu Sheng was slowly retracting his foreleg.
On his thin proboscis, a few strands of residual golden blood still clung.
Naturally, it was also the one that had just bitten the back of Jiang Xinglan's neck.
"If it wasn't for your Law of Gravity, this Lord Mosquito would've sent you to the afterlife long ago. You think you'd still get to be prancing around here?"
Chu Sheng snorted coldly.
Back at the bar in Luoping City, he would always get the patrons mostly drunk first, then go in for a bite once they lowered their guard.
Following this procedure ensured he wouldn't attract any attention.
The same logic applied this time.
If he had directly approached Jiang Xinglan to suck his blood, it would have certainly alerted him.
Jiang Xinglan was, after all, an expert at the Integration Realm Peak.
Even if he didn't understand why Chu Sheng wanted to suck his blood, he definitely wouldn't have let him succeed easily and would have resisted with all his might.
At that point, forget absorbing his Law; it would have been questionable whether Chu Sheng could even touch him.
That was why Chu Sheng had summoned his Outer Body Avatar and used the Formless Invisible Stealth.
He even specifically ordered the Frost Bone Dragon not to act rashly and to play along, setting up this whole elaborate scheme.
It was all to make Jiang Xinglan mistakenly believe he was dead, completely letting his guard down and focusing all his attention on Gu Yuexi and the Frost Bone Dragon.
Then, Chu Sheng took advantage of the opening when Jiang Xinglan thought victory was certain and was single-mindedly focused on the kill, to sneak up and take a bite.
His meticulous planning paid off.
Chu Sheng successfully absorbed the Law of Gravity he wanted most.
[Ding! Absorbed 20 points of Divine Blood. Estimated digestion time: 40 seconds. Estimated gain: 2 points of Divine Essence.]
[Ding! Absorbed 5 points of Divine Soul.]
[Ding! A large number of Law of Gravity Fragments detected. Automatically comprehending...]
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for comprehending the Law of Gravity.]
[Ding! Law of Gravity Comprehension +500,000.]
[Ding! Law of Fire Fragments detected. Automatically comprehending...]
[Ding! Law of Gold Fragments detected. Automatically comprehending...]
[Ding! Five Elements Divine Domain Comprehension +1%]
Besides the main prize, the Law of Gravity, he had absorbed quite a few other Laws as well.
It was the icing on the cake.
Actually, Chu Sheng could have killed Jiang Xinglan first and then used the [Star-devouring Spike] to absorb from his corpse.
But through his many observations and conclusions, using the Star-devouring Spike on a corpse yielded far less Divine Blood, Divine Soul, and Law Comprehension than absorbing from a living being.
In fact, it wasn't even guaranteed that he could absorb any Divine Blood, Divine Soul, or Power of Law from a corpse at all.
This was especially evident on the Alien Race battlefields.
What he absorbed from corpses was mostly Life Essence.
From living members of the Alien Race, however, he could absorb large amounts of Qi Blood and Soul Power, as well as complete Law Fragments.
Therefore, to securely obtain the complete Law of Gravity, Chu Sheng had gone to such great lengths to orchestrate this fake-death sneak attack.
Fortunately, everything went smoothly, and the Law of Gravity was now his.
Totally worth it!!!
BOOM!
Jiang Xinglan crashed heavily to the ground, creating a shallow crater and spewing a mouthful of blood.
He coughed as he propped himself up, staring at Chu Sheng in utter shock.
It became incredibly difficult for him to even form a complete sentence.
"You... You... Why... aren't you dead???"
'That last sword strike clearly sliced him in two!'
'That huge mosquito corpse is still lying on the ground!'
Chu Sheng gave Jiang Xinglan a disdainful look.
"With your pathetic level of strength, you thought you could kill this Lord Mosquito?"
"Go home and train for another few tens of thousands of years, kiddo."
"Ah... no, that's not right."
Chu Sheng flapped his wings and flew slowly in front of Jiang Xinglan, his tone mocking.
"You no longer have the chance... to go home!!!"