thefictionvixens 821. Kill the insect head
821. Kill the insect head
After the light seal appeared, Xiao Yan did not hesitate and had it smash down directly on the insect leader.
The beam of light shot up with a roar. The ancient insect leader's compound eyes shone brightly. Instead of thinking about how to avoid it, it opened its teeth and charged straight at the ancient emperor's seal.
click-
A sharp cracking sound rang out, and to Xiao Yan's surprise once again, the ancient Devouring Insect leader ignored the power of the Emperor Seal Technique, directly tearing a gash in the core of the light seal with its mouth, and even beginning to devour the ancient Emperor Seal at a speed visible to the naked eye. The light of the seal dimmed rapidly, its energy being greedily sucked up by the insect leader. The destructive energy it contained not only failed to harm it, but instead became nourishment for the insect leader.
"burst!"
Xiao Yan also unleashed the strange fire within the Ancient Emperor Seal, causing it to explode. The strange fire spread, and the purplish-red sea of fire instantly engulfed the ancient Devouring Insect leader. The raging flames burned the ordinary Devouring Insects that rushed towards them, turning them into ashes.
However, in just a moment, the ancient insect leader emerged from the sea of fire again. The leader's carapace was still as smooth as jade, shimmering with a strange luster under the firelight, without even a trace of scorch marks!
Xiao Yan couldn't help but gasp. Taking the Ancient Emperor Seal attack wasn't difficult, after all, it was only a Earth-rank Dou Technique. But to completely ignore it like this insect leader was incredibly difficult. This thing not only ignored his Strange Fire, but it could also withstand a Half-Saint level attack with its bare body?
After swallowing Xiao Yan's attack, the insect stopped running and charged directly at Xiao Yan at a considerable speed. Its mandibles opened and closed, crushing anything in its path.
Xiao Yan felt a wave of nausea looking at the insect. After all, ordinary ancient devouring insects could eat anything, and this one, being the leader, probably had an even bigger appetite. Who knew what would happen if this creature got close? The worst part was that this insect seemed to devour fighting spirits, completely consuming all the fighting spirit within his body.
The Crimson Lotus Star Flame erupted once more, and a vortex of flames suddenly burst forth centered on Xiao Yan. However, the insect plunged into it, devouring everything in its path, and broke through the flames' encirclement.
It had just broken through the encirclement when an invisible wave of soul power arrived in front of it. Naturally, the insectoid senses could not detect such a hidden soul wave.
Heavenly Rank Soul Skill: Hidden Shadow Needle!
Using the cover of the strange fire, Xiao Yan inserted the Hidden Shadow Needle into the head of the ancient Devouring Insect leader, who was fearless of anything, and then froze on the spot.
"squeak--"
The soul power contained within the Shadow Needle erupted instantly within its body, a piercing screech bursting from the insect's head. The ancient insect leader's body felt as if it had been struck by an invisible hammer; it began to convulse and struggle frantically, as if trying to escape the fluctuations within its body. However, since the Shadow Needle entered from within, it had no better option than to continue struggling and attract more ancient insects.
Looking at the swarm of insects, Xiao Yan wasn't afraid to waste any, and immediately fired a second Shadow Needle, shooting it into the exact same spot. Just as this Shadow Needle took effect, Xiao Yan heard a crisp sound come from inside the body of the ancient Devouring Insect leader.
The insect leader, who had been struggling frantically just a second ago, suddenly froze, all its movements instantly suspended in mid-air. The light in its compound eyes went out completely, leaving only emptiness. Its jade-like shell seemed to have lost all its vitality in an instant, and it plummeted straight down from mid-air.
At this moment, the swarm was thrown into complete chaos!
Without their leader's unique command, the once perfectly coordinated swarm of insects instantly became like headless flies. Their frenzied attack on Xiao Yan ceased abruptly, and most of the insects fell into confusion and agitation. They instinctively sensed their leader's demise, and knew nothing but to rush towards his corpse.
As expected, Xiao Yan was not disappointed. The insects no longer targeted him, and all the pressure on him eased. A long-lost sense of relief welled up inside him; the creature that had tormented him for nearly three months was finally dead!
Xiao Yan then summoned the Black Flame back from afar, and it was thanks to the Black Flame that he was able to share the burden this time.
Seeing the ancient devouring insects swarming in, Xiao Yan did not leave immediately. His gaze fell on the white-green insect head corpse that was being frantically fought over by the swarm, and his heart suddenly stirred.
The leader of those insects was able to withstand Xiao Yan's attack with its shell alone and ignore the strange fire. Material of this caliber is an extremely rare treasure. If we could pick it up, it might come in handy.
"We've been trapped here for so long, it's not unreasonable to charge some interest, is it?"
Without hesitation, Xiao Yan directed the black flames to clear the way. The black flames that had been swirling around him suddenly surged, rushing towards the swarm of insects that were frantically fighting over the insect corpses.
Wherever the black flames passed, the devouring power was fully unleashed. Countless ancient devouring insects that rushed forward were swallowed up by the deep darkness and turned into nothingness, like mud oxen entering the sea.
Xiao Yan's figure transformed into a blurry streak of light, closely following Hei Yan, rushing towards the falling insect head corpse with lightning speed. Xiao Yan cleared away the surrounding insects, his hand flashing out like lightning, grabbing the insect head corpse covered by a white-green carapace.
It feels cool and hard to the touch, and the shell is smooth and warm to the touch; its material is indeed extraordinary.
"Got it!" Xiao Yan was overjoyed, and without hesitation, he immediately turned around and tried to leave.
Xiao Yan's action once again enraged the entire insect swarm, causing them to surge about in disarray. After all, their leader was dead, and all that remained was this corpse; naturally, they couldn't just let Xiao Yan snatch it away.
Countless ancient devouring insects emitted deafening buzzes, locking onto Xiao Yan alone, and swept towards him like a white storm!
Having barely relaxed for a moment, Xiao Yan was once again targeted by this thing, and he couldn't help but curse his bad luck. Faced with this even more ferocious counterattack from the swarm of insects, the cost of a forced breakout would be unimaginable. Moreover, after a fierce battle, his internal fighting spirit was simply not enough to sustain him, but Xiao Yan didn't want to give up what he had.
Xiao Yan glanced at the huge light screen not far away, which was emitting powerful energy fluctuations. It was the passage leading to the second level of the Heavenly Tomb.
He shot forward like an arrow, rushing towards the light barrier at top speed, hoping to use the distance of one or two layers of the barrier to separate the ancient devouring insects. Behind him, the raging swarm of insects continued to relentlessly pursue Xiao Yan, their target clear and unwilling to give up.
(Thanks to Ye Xiwen)