Level Up in Martial World

"I broke through!" Lu Ming shouted with excitement.

His body gradually returned to dullness, as if he were a mortal instead.

"Congratulations, Lu Ming," Fang Yin nodded his head with a smile on his face.

"Congratulations, Ancestor Lu," Lu Zhen and Lu Qing also said with a bow.

"Hmm," Lu Ming nodded his head as he extended his hand, and a ray of green light instantly shot out of his hand, directly hitting the wall of the room.

Boom!

Strangely, there was no damage done to the wall. However, soon a small plant started to grow from the wall, extending outwards until it reached maturity, its flower sprouting quickly.

Lu Ming moved his hand, and the plant moved with his will as well before he finally tightened his fist, and the entire plant was destroyed in seconds.

However, that didn't end there. From the location where the light beam had landed, a small amount of twinkling green orbs returned back to Lu Ming, entering his body.

Lu Zhen's eyebrows raised upon seeing this. "Is this the famous Qi returning to the body that every middle first-stage martial artist could do?"

"Yes, it is," Lu Ming nodded with a smile. "With every single increase in the smaller realm, a first-stage martial artist's strength significantly increases."

Lu Zhen nodded in understanding.

"Hey, Lu Ming, the army is closing in on us soon," Fang Yin suddenly spoke, his expression turning grim.

"If there is a war, we must face it. Lu Zhen, I trust you can handle the army; we will take care of the big gun, okay?" Lu Ming looked at Lu Zhen.

"Okay," Lu Zhen nodded.

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"I will first consolidate my realm, then we will prepare."

Lu Ming said as he casually made a swipe of his hand, creating a nihilith dimension and entering it.

Fang Yin also shook his head. "I have some important matters, so I will come back after some time as well."

He vanished from his position, leaving Lu Zhen in a thoughtful expression, and Lu Qing alone in the room again.

"Call the others back again," Lu Zhen suddenly spoke, his crimson eyes glinting once more.

"Yes, Young Master," she nodded her head.

"By the way, what is happening with Xiaolong Gui?" Lu Zhen spoke with a thoughtful expression.

Hearing this, Lu Qing paused involuntarily. "She is doing well and behaving properly, Young Master."

"Oh, okay." Lu Zhen's crimson eyes glinted with a strange light as he nodded his head.

"May I leave th-?" Just as she was about to finish her sentence, Lu Zhen suddenly moved, reaching her in a matter of seconds.

Before she could even react, Lu Zhen quickly tapped her head, his plant Qi moving towards his hand and directly transferring to Lu Qing's head through Lu Zhen's hand.

As it entered her head, a natural resistance blocked his plant Qi, and Lu Qing's expression morphed into a frown while she winced in pain.

"Loosen your guard, Lu Qing," Lu Zhen whispered in a deep voice. Although it was a mere whisper, his words reverberated in her head multiple times.

Lu Qing nodded in response. Even if she maintained her guard, Lu Zhen's power was formidable enough to harm her while defending.

So, without a care, she intentionally relaxed her body's instinctive defences.

The moment she did, Lu Zhen's plant Qi traversed inside her, directly travelling to her brain.

As Lu Zhen scrutinised the situation, his expression gradually contorted into a frown. Before long, he withdrew his plant Qi.

Ahhh!

Lu Qing's screams pierced the air, her expression contorting in agony. However, Lu Zhen's hand remained firm, securing her head tightly.

"Calm down, Lu Qing," Lu Zhen consoled her once more.

Finally, Lu Zhen retracted his hand, extracting a long centipede with 68 legs from her skull.

The moment he did, Lu Qing immediately crumpled to the ground, clutching her head in pain.

Lu Zhen frowned while examining the 10-centimetre-long centipede with its distinctive black armoured shell.

"How interesting, Xiaolong Gui, you really dared to play tricks even now," Lu Zhen muttered. If he hadn't spotted these things, it could have resulted in catastrophic events, not only for him but for the entire town as well if Xiaolong Gui was freed.

His crimson gaze flickered as he refocused on the centipede again.

"This is the king of bugs, which can control the mind of its victim…"

Lu Zhen's crimson eyes flashed with a golden hue.

[Spiritual Mind Gu]

[Rank: Unranked]

[Remark: the king of bugs that is created with the thousands of bugs all put on the fighting pedestal until one comes out on top, which naturally, after killing a million bugs in the process, these Gu can control the minds of the people if it can fester itself deep enough with longer time]

Just as Lu Zhen was studying the panel, the centipede made a bttz sound as it opened its mouth, releasing poison directly at Lu Zhen.

Lu Zhen raised his brows in amusement and casually dodged the poison, tightening his grip on the bug just enough to immobilise it completely without bursting it open.

"I will take these gifts from Xiaolong Gui for now," Lu Zhen chuckled as he looked at Lu Qing, who had already recovered from the pain.

"Are you alright?"

"Yes, I am, thank you, leader." Lu Qing bowed while curiously glancing at the centipede.

"This is a spiritual Gu," Lu Zhen said with a nonchalant tone, "if it had remained on your brain for long, it would have taken full control of your body."

Lu Qing shivered when she heard this.

"Even I would not have been able to save you after it completely took over your brain," Lu Zhen added.

Hearing this, she started to tremble even more.

"Sigh, let's go to Xiaolong Gui's room. That woman needs some punishment," Lu Zhen said.

"Yes, young master," Lu Qing nodded her head, her body trembling with rage in her eyes. "That bitch is dead."

Her eyes became malevolent as she swiftly guided Lu Zhen to her room.