Chapter 832 - 831: Star-devouring Spike Can Not Only Absorb Girls’ Dormitories! It Can Also Absorb Life Force!

"Did I really mishear things?" the Jiang Family Grand Elder wondered. Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, thinking his overly tense nerves had given him hallucinations, he suddenly felt an extremely faint itch on the back of his neck, as if he had been lightly pricked by the tip of a needle.

He froze instantly. A mosquito? A mosquito!

With a loud BUZZ ringing in his head, the Jiang Family Grand Elder immediately realized something was wrong. This was no ordinary mosquito! It was Gu Yuexi’s Beast Pet, the very same Chu Sheng he thought he had already thoroughly killed!

"Impossible!" he thought.

"I’ve already slaughtered all of its avatars!

"Its original body was definitely among those fifty avatars!

"How could it still be alive?

"There is absolutely no way it’s still alive!"

The Jiang Family Grand Elder subconsciously denied the realization. After all, the thought was simply too absurd—like winning five million dollars the very first time you bought a lottery ticket.

"It must be an ordinary wild mosquito that just happened to fly by," he reasoned. "I just need to raise my hand and slap it to death. It’s no big deal."

Forcing himself to remain calm, he raised his right hand. Mobilizing all the remaining power in his Divine Body, he slapped the back of his neck viciously.

Although this strike lacked the propulsion of Divine Power and the enhancement of his Divine Soul, he still possessed the Divine Body of a Half-Step True God Realm expert. A single slap from him could easily crush a Great Demon at the Integration Realm, let alone an ordinary mosquito so weak that a mere sneeze could kill it.

But before his palm could land, a sudden wave of dizziness flooded his mind. His head instantly grew heavy and groggy. Let alone continuing the slap, he couldn’t even stand steady! His body swayed, and he nearly planted face-first into the ground.

A mighty Quasi True God experiencing dizziness and weak legs? It wasn’t as if he had been doing anything particularly exhausting! Who would believe such a thing?

Even if the other family Elders standing nearby saw him like this, they would definitely assume he was faking it. They might even mock him, claiming, "Old Jiang’s theatrical personality is acting up again!"

Yet the truth was, he actually felt like a flock of birds was circling his head. His mind was incredibly muddled, and the strength in his body was rapidly draining away. Before he could react, he suddenly sensed his Life Force slipping away rapidly and silently! Even his Power of Origin was being siphoned off bit by bit!

"What is going on?" he thought in a panic. "Could a True God Realm expert be hiding in the shadows, secretly helping Gu Yuexi?"

Although his mind was clouded, his subconscious could still analyze the situation. At this moment, describing the sheer terror in his heart as turbulent waves would be an understatement. However, he quickly lost the ability to think critically. His limbs turned to jelly, and he found it increasingly difficult to muster any strength.

Even the Seven-Star Soul-Slaying Rake slipped from his grasp, hitting the ground with a loud CLANG.

The Jiang Family Grand Elder no longer cared about losing face. He whipped his head around toward the other family Elders and used every last ounce of his strength to scream for help.

"Save me!!!

"Hurry and save me!!!"

The moment the Jiang Family Grand Elder called for help, Chu Sheng, who was clinging to the skin on the back of his neck, plunged his proboscis deeper and sucked even harder.

"Old Bi Deng, you’re only remembering to call for help now?" Chu Sheng sneered inwardly, sucking away with sheer delight. "It’s too late!"

Earlier, while the Jiang Family Grand Elder was hunting down Avatar Number One, Chu Sheng had used the cover of Formless Myriad Phenomena to sneak behind him. Blending into the air like a true mosquito, he had completely concealed his aura.

Just as Chu Sheng had predicted, when the Jiang Family Grand Elder killed Avatar Number One and thought he had achieved a total victory, he became carried away by excitement and instantly dropped his guard. After exhausting his Divine Power, burning his Divine Soul, and going through hell and high water to finally "kill" Chu Sheng, his immediate relaxation was completely natural. He had avenged Jiang Qingyao and Jiang Xinglan, all while salvaging the Jiang Family’s reputation.

Moreover, the old man didn’t even have the capacity to maintain his defenses anymore. His Divine Power was gone, his Divine Soul was damaged, and he was relying entirely on his Divine Body to stay standing.

In such a vulnerable state, Chu Sheng was obviously not going to pass up such a golden opportunity. Aiming his razor-sharp proboscis at the back of the Jiang Family Grand Elder’s neck, he viciously plunged it in.

[Star-devouring Spike!]

In the past, the God-devouring Needle was akin to a single-use syringe. Once he had extracted a full tube, continuing to feed on the same person offered low efficiency and limited returns. Now, the upgraded Star-devouring Spike was like a high-powered water pump. As long as he had the capacity to store the extracted Energy, he could keep sucking endlessly—until he drained his target entirely dry, leaving not a single speck behind.

Simply put, Chu Sheng’s favorite past activity used to be staking out female dormitories. He would take a single bite out of a girl using the God-devouring Needle, then immediately move on to the next. His main strategy was casting a wide net and taking a nibble of every fish. If he fed on the same target too much, the amount of Energy he yielded would drastically decrease, and draining someone to the point of collapse would easily expose his presence.

If he only took one bite, the victim would merely feel a mild itch from a mosquito bite that would fade after a short while. At most, the prettier girls might feel slightly lightheaded, but that was strictly due to their own anemia. Chu Sheng swore it had absolutely nothing to do with him! He certainly didn’t have two hundred bucks to compensate them for a blood donation!

However, everything changed once the God-devouring Needle evolved into the Star-devouring Spike. Chu Sheng could now lock onto a single target and suck, and suck, and suck...

If the victim didn’t notice or lacked the strength to resist, he could directly drain them completely dry from the inside out, even stripping away their Origin. Moreover, the more he consumed, the more he gained. Not only could he extract Divine Blood and the Divine Soul, but he could also siphon their Life Energy and Power of Origin!

Life Energy dictated one’s lifespan, while the Power of Origin was directly tied to their Cultivation and combat strength. Absorbing enough of these was tantamount to directly stealing the target’s Cultivation. It was just like the legendary Star Absorption Technique from martial arts novels—absolutely tyrannical!

When dealing with Jiang Xinglan previously, the target still had the ability to fight back, so Chu Sheng had opted for a quick strike, taking only a single bite. Once he secured the Law of Gravity, he had quickly retreated, not daring to overindulge.

Now, going up against the Jiang Family Grand Elder, the situation was completely different. This old fool had exhausted his Divine Power and weakened his Divine Soul; he was solely relying on his formidable Divine Body to endure. Calling him a toothless tiger wouldn’t be an exaggeration.

Furthermore, to Chu Sheng, it didn’t matter how robust a Divine Body was. Under the Star-devouring Spike, whether it was a Divine Body or a mortal one, all beings were equal! Therefore, he could wantonly absorb all the different types of Energy within the Jiang Family Grand Elder’s body—Divine Blood, Divine Soul, Law Fragments, Power of Origin...

And yet, the Jiang Family Grand Elder actually thought about raising a hand to swat him to death? Some things could be tolerated, but this was a bridge too far for Lord Mosquito!

Thus, Chu Sheng slightly ramped up his suction. The Jiang Family Grand Elder immediately crumbled, succumbing to dizzy spells and weak legs. He was completely drained. Only then did it finally occur to the old man to cry for help.

But it was far too late!

By the time the Elders of the other families realized what was happening and rushed over to help, how much of the Jiang Family Grand Elder’s strength would actually be left under the terrifying absorption power of the Star-devouring Spike?

As Chu Sheng calculated this in his mind, he drove his proboscis another inch deeper, causing his absorption Speed to skyrocket once again.

Not far away, the other family Elders finally noticed that something was amiss.

"Hey, look over there," one of the Elders said. "Doesn’t Old Jiang’s condition look a bit off?!!"