Chapter 2804 - 2780: It’s Up to You

Chapter 2804: Chapter 2780: It’s Up to You

Tangyuan soon flew to Lin Feng’s shoulder and handed him the book. Seeing the explanation in the book, Lin Feng finally understood the origin of these insects. It turns out that these insects are a type of demon beast that specifically lives in the wilderness, called Black Armored Holy Locusts. They move together in thousands and have a violent temperament, specializing in gnawing on the flesh and blood of demon beasts, extremely cruel. Wherever they pass, there is no sign of life, no chance of survival.

Thinking of this, Lin Feng finally understood why this wilderness had no trace of human presence. However, the book was incomplete and didn’t mention the weaknesses of the Black Armored Holy Locusts or how to deal with them. Realizing this, he sighed helplessly. It seemed he still had to rely on his observations.

He then once again extended his divine sense outward. He saw that these Black Armored Holy Locusts were only about an inch in length, their entire bodies enveloped in black shells emitting a dark glow. Their eyes were unusually large, with long antennae on their heads. The most terrifying part was their serrated mouths, which looked extremely fierce. Once bitten by these things, it was unlikely even the strongest physical body could withstand it.

What is this?

Just as Lin Feng was pondering how to respond, he was surprised to discover that some of the Black Armored Holy Locusts flying in the air revealed blackish-gray skin beneath their wings, with their internal organs faintly visible. So, it seems these beetles aren’t indestructible—once they are in flight, their weaknesses are exposed. With this realization, a brilliant idea popped into his mind.

Lin Feng said to Tangyuan and Xiao Jiu: "Wait for me, I’m going to take care of them."

He then swiftly flew away towards the direction of the locusts. When he stood in front of all the Black Armored Holy Locusts, the locusts also sensed Lin Feng and changed their direction to fly towards him. In an instant, the sky seemed to be filled with a mass of swirling black clouds, chasing after Lin Feng.

While flying in front to lure the Black Armored Holy Locusts, Lin Feng observed them closely. Once all the locusts had opened their wings, he immediately summoned the Eternal Divine Flame. Instantly, the Eternal Divine Flame unleashed a raging sea of flames, rapidly spreading over the entire area of the wilderness. The sea of flames quickly became overwhelming, engulfing the surroundings, including the Black Armored Holy Locusts behind Lin Feng.

In just a split second, all the Black Armored Holy Locusts were burned to ashes by the Eternal Divine Flame, turning into countless black smoke on the ground, which disappeared without a trace when the wind blew.

From afar, seeing Lin Feng resolve the crisis, Xiao Jiu immediately transformed into dragon form and carried Tangyuan to Lin Feng’s side. Tangyuan looked at Lin Feng excitedly and said: "Boss, you’re awesome!"

Lin Feng smiled and patted the heads of Tangyuan and Xiao Jiu, saying: "Let’s continue onward, be careful."

In fact, Lin Feng had been taking a gamble; he wasn’t completely confident he could destroy these Black Armored Holy Locusts, just wanted to try his luck. It seemed he made the right bet. He now felt this place was extremely dangerous, but the more dangerous it was, the more curious he became. He wondered what else awaited in this wilderness, feeling that something in the west was drawing him closer.

"Huh? Still moving on?" Tangyuan lowered its head helplessly, looking at Lin Feng. It realized the Boss’s pioneering spirit wasn’t something ordinary people could endure, but it had no choice, as the Boss is the Boss.

The man and two beasts continued forward cautiously, as it seemed there were many unknown dangers. Walking seemed more prudent. Lin Feng and Xiao Jiu walked ahead, while Tangyuan followed closely behind.

They journeyed for several days without any changes, encountering no more attacks. The surrounding environment hadn’t altered at all—it remained an endless wilderness.

"Boss, something feels off," Xiao Jiu suddenly said to Lin Feng, as it seemed to hear something.

Lin Feng closed his eyes to sense, instantly releasing his divine sense. However, he found no abnormalities on the ground or in the air, yet the sound seemed to be getting closer...

"Hahaha, human!"

In the wilderness, the ground began to split open hundreds of miles away, with a gigantic crack spreading in all directions. Soon, the ground revealed trenches dozens of zhang long, and a green claw emerged from the trench. Before long, green demon energy steamed upwards from beneath the ground, and a massive green figure appeared in front of the man and two beasts.

Seeing this enormous creature before him, Lin Feng sighed—couldn’t he have a moment of peace? This demon beast stood hundreds of zhang high, a mutated mantis indeed. Standing on the ground, its eyes emitted a green glow as if seeing food, even drooling at the corners of its mouth. Its fangs exuded a faint cold glow, and its two giant mantis arms swung like large scythes. Most terrifying were its massive fan-like wings that made one shudder just at the sight.

"How dare you come onto my turf, you really have the guts." The Giant Winged Mantis drooled at the sight of Lin Feng, Tangyuan, and Xiao Jiu. It hadn’t seen humans for countless years and had been living off small demon beasts. Now it intended to enjoy something special.

Lin Feng snorted coldly, it seemed like all the demon beasts in the Myriad Heavens Divine Realm wanted to taste human flesh. What was wrong with these demon beasts? Did eating human flesh make them immortal? Then he disdainfully said to the Giant Winged Mantis, "If you know what’s good for you, step aside quickly, I don’t have time to deal with you."

Seeing Lin Feng’s arrogant demeanor, the Giant Winged Mantis was immediately enraged. It seemed determined to claim this supper. Then, with its massive claw, it instantly slammed the ground, creating a deep pit. Its eyes emitted a green gleam as it said, "You must be crazy, I’ll eat you right now!"

As soon as the words were spoken, it flapped its transparent wings and flew into the air. Instantly, the area behind it was saturated with green demon energy, and a foul stench drifted through the surrounding space, causing the Yuan Energy to become distorted.

"What’s that smell?" Tangyuan looked at Lin Feng and asked, but just after saying this, Tangyuan vomited a mouthful of green liquid.

This isn’t good, the smell is poisonous.

Lin Feng immediately understood the danger posed by this demon beast. He then took out two elixirs specifically for demon beasts from the space and gave them to Xiao Jiu and Tangyuan to consume. Looking at Xiao Jiu, he said, "It’s your turn now!"

Receiving the command, Xiao Jiu immediately became excited. This time, he could finally have a good fight. He instantly transformed into a dragon form and soared into the clouds. In that moment, the entire space was engulfed by black demon energy, which quickly dispersed the pale green demon energy. Xiao Jiu roared loudly in the air, causing the surrounding black demon energy mixed with Yuan Energy to continuously gather in front of him, soon forming a protective shield that enveloped Xiao Jiu.

Dragon Clan! It’s the Dragon Clan!

The Giant Winged Mantis, while flying in the air to prepare for an attack, suddenly halted. Though it was a Demon Venerable, encountering the Dragon Clan rendered it as ordinary as any small demon beast. It couldn’t comprehend how a mere child could transform into a giant dragon, nor could it understand how a human could control demon beasts from the Dragon Clan, realizing it had underestimated them.

Although aware of the Dragon Clan’s strength, it wasn’t easy to be bullied either. Familiar with the terrain, it held an advantage in this natural environment. It doubted it couldn’t defeat them, and with this thought, it decided to test the Dragon Clan’s strength.

It continued to flap its wings, rushing towards Xiao Jiu. Meanwhile, a clever plan was brewing in its mind. After all, it had lived for hundreds of thousands of years. With this realization, the green smoke on its body intensified, soon enveloping the entire surrounding space. The foul stench grew even stronger as it surrounded Xiao Jiu.

At that moment, Xiao Jiu recalled Lin Feng’s advice: to use demon energy, not to engage forcefully with this creature—especially since it emitted poisonous gas, a disadvantage for him. He then transformed the black demon energy on his body into a dragon shape, mirroring his own form. The black demon energy shuttled through the dense green mist, as if Xiao Jiu himself was moving within, charging straight ahead.

Impossible!

The Giant Winged Mantis saw the Nine Dark Heaven Dragon charging through the green toxic mist and was immediately thrown into a panic. This couldn’t be! Not even a Demon Emperor could resist such powerful demon energy erosion. What was going on? Faced with such a situation, it became furious and accelerated upwards, releasing a green burst of cold light, striking at Xiao Jiu’s demon energy. The black demon energy disappeared into wisps of smoke and vanished.

Not good, I’m trapped!

Just as the Giant Winged Mantis was momentarily distracted, a streak of black light shot by—Xiao Jiu’s tail lashed out viciously, causing the Giant Winged Mantis to fly out rapidly like a meteor. A black spatial rift ripped open in space, through which surrounding Yuan Energy surged towards both sides, immediately pushing several hundred miles away...

The Giant Winged Mantis slammed into the ground heavily. Its massive body created a deep pit, several dozen yards deep and over a hundred miles in circumference, on the previously arid earth. Dust flew above the pit, burying everything around, while the Giant Winged Mantis was deeply embedded within, countless cracks spreading outward from it, fiercely shaking the ground.

Seeing this, Xiao Jiu decided to capitalize on the victory, transforming into a streak of black light and charging ahead. But just as it was about to seize the Giant Winged Mantis, a large hole broke open at the bottom of the deep pit, with green demon energy still lingering at its mouth.

"It escaped." Xiao Jiu flew to Lin Feng’s side, disappointedly saying, thinking this time he could thoroughly deal with the creature, yet didn’t expect the Giant Winged Mantis would burrow into the ground—too bad he couldn’t.

Just as Xiao Jiu finished speaking, Lin Feng noticed the ground beneath him beginning to shake—a moment later, a deep fissure appeared under his feet, from which a giant claw extended...