Dashing Student

When Hu Die's voice rang out, there was an immediate gasp in the audience, and everyone's faces were filled with shock!

It was obvious that no one expected this little girl to say such arrogant words!

Yan Feng was even more infuriated, glaring fiercely at Hu Die: "You brat, do you know that our Black Miao Village's Heart-eating Gu even makes the Elders of the Poisonous Insect Sect fearful?"

At this moment!

A voice full of authority came from the back of the crowd: "Oh? How come this old man wasn't aware since when the Gu Technique of Black Miao Village caught the eyes of the Poisonous Insect Sect?"

The crowd parted naturally, revealing an old man with white hair and beard standing with hands behind his back, the Great Elder of the Poisonous Insect Sect.

He was followed by a dozen Poisonous Insect Sect Disciples dressed in indigo robes, each with a steady aura.

Seeing this person, Yan Feng's face turned pale, and his pupils trembled violently: "Great Elder..."

He didn't know Hu Die, but he had seen the Great Elder of the Poisonous Insect Sect twice and knew of the Elder's extraordinary status. Even if his father were here, he would have to show utmost respect!

The Great Elder glanced at him coldly: "The Black Miao Village sure is bold, daring to act unruly on the grounds of my Poisonous Insect Sect?"

Long San and others had long been frightened to kneel on the ground, trembling.

Yan Feng forced himself to defend: "Great Elder, please discern, it was this kid who started the fight first..."

"Shut up!" the Great Elder shouted sternly: "Do you know who this is?"

Yan Feng looked at Chen Nan blankly, muttering: "Isn't he just an outsider?"

The Great Elder snorted coldly and suddenly bowed towards Chen Nan: "Sect Leader, how should these ignorant ones who offended you be handled? Please give your order."

"He is the Sect Leader of the Poisonous Insect Sect?" Yan Feng seemed to be struck by lightning, his legs went weak, and he fell to his knees.

Long San was even more frightened, his face ashen, kowtowing repeatedly: "I was blind, unaware of Mount Tai, I beg the Sect Leader for mercy!"

The two were completely panicked, clearly not expecting Chen Nan's background to be so astonishing. If they had known he was the new Sect Leader of the Poisonous Insect Sect, they wouldn't have dared to mess with Chen Nan even if given a hundred guts!

The onlookers were also taken aback, evidently not expecting the 37th Sect Leader of the Poisonous Insect Sect to be so young!

Chen Nan glanced at them calmly: "Get lost! Remember, if I see you bullying the innocent again..."

With a casual wave of his hand, a huge boulder three zhang away shattered with a boom: "This will be your end!"

Yan Feng and others felt as if granted amnesty, scrambling away in a panic.

The onlookers were also shocked, never expecting that Chen Nan, with a mere wave, could shatter a huge boulder three zhang away!

Such a feat isn't something an ordinary person can possess, not even martial arts experts can have such Divine Skills!

The Great Elder stepped forward respectfully: "Sect Leader, time is running short, please allow this old one to lead you in learning the rites of the succession ceremony."

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In an instant, the time for the ceremony had begun!

In the central plaza, a nine-layered altar stood towering, each step carved with intricate Gu Patterns, shimmering with a dim sheen under the sunlight.

Around the altar, seventy-two colored flags fluttered in the wind, each embroidered with different Gu Insect totems.

The Great Elder wore an indigo robe, his silver hair gently swaying in the morning breeze.

He held a Dragon Coiling Staff, the emerald embedded at the top flickering with mysterious light under the sun.

Twelve Poisonous Insect Sect Disciples stood on either side, each holding a bronze Gu Lamp in their hands, the lamp wicks burning with a ghostly blue flame.

"The auspicious time has arrived!" the Great Elder's resonant voice echoed through the valley.

Chen Nan, wearing a dark Heavenly Sacrifice Robe, approached slowly under the expectant eyes of the crowd.

The robe was adorned with silver-threaded star patterns that flowed with his steps, as if he truly wore the entire galaxy on his body.

Below the altar, the village chiefs of the seventy-two villages collectively held their breath.

The old village chief of Qingxi Village squinted his blurry eyes, murmuring: "Such demeanor... indeed worthy of being the chosen Sect Leader of the Poisonous Insect Sect, truly with the bearing of a dragon and phoenix!"

The ceremony included three steps, the first ceremony, honoring the heavens!

When Chen Nan stepped onto the first step, blue smoke suddenly rose from the bronze tripods around the altar.

The smoke did not dissipate but intertwined in the air into peculiar Runes.

"Ascend the altar!" the Great Elder prolonged his tone, shouting.

Every step Chen Nan took was steady and powerful.

When he stepped onto the Third Layer, the altar suddenly emitted a slight tremor.

The Gu Patterns engraved on the ground squirmed like living creatures, emitting a faint golden light.

Hu Lie stood at the highest point of the altar, holding an ancient bronze box.

When Chen Nan stood before him, the former Vice Sect Leader of the Poisonous Insect Sect had a trace of gratitude in his eyes: "Are you ready?"

Chen Nan nodded solemnly.

Hu Lie slowly opened the box, inside lay a wholly black short blade — the Heavenly Sacrifice Blade passed down through generations of the Poisonous Insect Sect!

The moment Chen Nan took hold of the short blade, dense blood-red lines suddenly appeared on the blade.

Without hesitation, he sliced open a cut on his left palm, letting fresh blood drip into the groove in the center of the altar.

"Boom!"

A column of blood light shot up into the sky, tinting the clouds a pale red.

At the same time, a clear dragon's roar sounded from the sky!

The crowd looked up, only to see a faint Azure Dragon apparition swirling through the clouds.

"A heavenly omen! A heavenly omen indeed!" The old priest of Qingshui Village trembled with excitement, repeatedly kowtowing as he knelt on the ground.

The others were also stunned by the sight in front of them, bowing to the ground!

After the blood light dissipated, the Great Elder slowly approached, holding the Ten Thousand Gu Seal.

Next was the second ceremony, granting the seal!

This Black Jade Seal was merely palm-sized, yet it exuded a heart-pounding pressure.

The Seal knob was carved with a Gu Dragon whose eyes were inlaid with two Blood Diamonds, emitting a strange light under the sun.

"Please receive the seal, Sect Leader!"

The moment Chen Nan received the seal with both hands, a sudden change occurred.

The Gu Dragon on the Seal knob opened its eyes, two beams of blood light shot directly into Chen Nan's forehead.

Chen Nan only felt a vast power surge within him, the King of Ten Thousand Gu inside him became abnormally excited, and then it actually transformed into a small blood-red snake...

Chen Nan was utterly confused, never expecting the King of Ten Thousand Gu to also evolve, and it evolved into a small snake!

"No, not a snake!"

"It's a jiao!"

Chen Nan was shocked to discover that this so-called small snake had a prominent head with what seemed like a pair of antenna-like appendages!

"Roar~"

Without any warning!

A heaven-shaking dragon roar erupted from within Chen Nan, the Heavenly Sacrifice Robe on his back fluttered without wind, and the star patterns on it detached from the robe, forming a complete Star Map in the void!

Everyone below the stage changed their expressions!

Several elderly village chiefs were so moved that they could not hold back tears: "The Gu Dragon has appeared? The legend is true, the legend is true, this is an omen of great fortune!"