Chapter 1018: Bone-Eroding Golden Beetles

Chapter 1018: Chapter 1018: Bone-Eroding Golden Beetles

Countless, densely packed golden insect swarms fused together, transforming into a golden hurricane, clearly reflected in Lin Yi’s pupils.

With the simultaneous activation of the [Eye of All-Seeing] and [Eyes of Golden Flame], Lin Yi’s eyes possessed an extremely formidable capacity for capturing information.

The golden insects resemble beetles, with their jointed limbs covered in fierce spikes, indicating their inherently aggressive and combative nature at a glance.

They are smaller than beetles, but their sharp mouthparts are a size larger.

A faint golden light subtly draped over their golden shells, instantly revealing their terrifying defensive capabilities with just one look.

Narrowing his eyes, Lin Yi infused more power into them, enhancing his observational prowess to a higher level.

One glance was enough to shock him.

These aren’t mere beetles; they are definitely divine insects.

The dim golden light flickering over them isn’t any special glowing shell, but the filled Power of the Primordial.

Lin Yi’s eyes were full of astonishment.

A single golden monster insect, infused with the Power of the Primordial, might not stir any major disruptions.

But thousands, tens of thousands, millions of such golden armored insects?! Imagine the terrifying combat power that would be.

Wherever the golden storm passed, a deep trench was left on the ground; the path swept by the storm was smooth and level, neatly sliced by the gigantic mouthparts of the monster insects, even a portion of the golden Power of the Primordial remained on it, giving an impression of magnificence.

However, Lin Yi had no time to dwell on that.

Because those golden insects were headed straight towards them, should they not respond in time, they’d be reduced to nothing but bones!

Lin Yi still planned to continue his latent operation as Helben’s subordinate for a while longer.

If his identity got exposed prematurely, and the fact that he possessed the Divine River Song got revealed to the gods participating in the Secret Realm, then the Fu Xi Talisman wouldn’t be their primary target anymore.

At that point, the target would become Lin Yi.

But if he couldn’t use the Divine River Song to block them and couldn’t counter with high-level divine powers, what could he do, but rely on his two dear brothers?

"Boss, boss, look at this!"

The sky was filled with yellow sand obscuring the view; Helben and Morris couldn’t discern what the golden storm truly was, but they could see clearly what Lin Yi held in his hands.

The golden armored insect entwined with authentic Power of the Primordial, that’s for sure.

Though the level of Power of the Primordial they could wield was too low.

Lin Yi effortlessly caught a golden armored insect in his hands by attaching a bit of Power of the Primordial to his [Light and Shadow Interweaving] skill.

This insect, separated from the main swarm, was evidently confused by Lin Yi’s action.

Like piranhas, when they’re in groups they transform into fearless creatures.

Once separated from the group, they become incredibly timid.

Now it could only lie quietly in Lin Yi’s palm, not daring to make any move.

Its obedient demeanor starkly contrasted its fierce appearance.

Helben and Morris’s gazes fixed onto Lin Yi’s hand.

Upon recognizing what was in his hand, their hair stood on end instantly.

This creature is called the Exalted Bone Golden Beetle, a powerful entity from legends.

Among generally low-intellect insects, they are one of the few species whose entire race’s intellect rivals that of humans.

When evaluating their individual combat power, the Exalted Bone Golden Beetles are indeed negligible, as it wouldn’t be unjustified to say that a high-ranking god could easily crush them.

The setback is, Exalted Bone Golden Beetles are exceedingly social creatures; they understand the importance of teamwork and, under the lead of their king, launch full-scale assaults; even when encountering highly powerful entities, they overwhelm with absolute numerical superiority.

"Kid, you surely saved our lives!"

Exclaiming, Helben swiftly took action.

As an upper-rank god, his strength was remarkable.

In collaboration with the knowledgeable Morris, the duo fully unleashed their combined power.

A fierce hurricane mingled with frenzied lightning intertwined, morphing into a gigantic bow behind Helben and Morris.

The bow was adorned with intertwined wind and thunder patterns, where lightning subtly flickered.

When the duo unleashed their combined power, the blue and white light beams condensed into an arrow upon the bowstring.

As the attack was unleashed, a force with a diameter of tens of meters erupted with a clear sound piercing through the sky, subsequently tearing apart the sand mist in front, aiming straight at the storm formed by the Exalted Bone Golden Beetles.

Divine powers inherently suppress the Power of the Primordial, and since the level of Power of the Primordial in the Exalted Bone Golden Beetles was low, their combined attack easily penetrated the golden beetle storm.

Though the duo’s attack effectively broke through, their expressions remained gravity-heavy.

"Helben, it’s thanks to this keen observation of your little brother that we were able to respond timely; if the Exalted Bone Golden Beetles had reached us unnoticed, the situation would have been dire."

Morris couldn’t help but express his admiration.

Even as gods, they retained the primitive instincts of humans.

During sudden attacks, humans experience confusion stemming from bodily pain and unseen fear, leading to flawed judgments, losing composure, disrupting rhythms.

Even upper-rank gods couldn’t withstand being bitten by thousands of Exalted Bone Golden Beetles.

"Indeed, kid, I’ll remember you, through this journey, securing the Fu Xi Talisman seems unlikely, but this experience is among the most precious you’ll ever have in your life."

"Stay close, learn well, we’ll do our utmost to protect you, but you must keep up."

Helben’s words were somewhat heartwarming.

Yet, Lin Yi’s heart felt a bit speechless.

For others, Exalted Bone Golden Beetles might be troublesome.

For Lin Yi, who possessed the Divine River Song, spotting Exalted Bone Golden Beetles was akin to discovering experience packets.

Out of courtesy, Lin Yi feigned an admiring attitude, showing gratitude to his two elder brothers.

As they just finished speaking, a shriek immediately echoed not far away.

"My heavens, what is this, why are there so many?"

"Brother, save me, these things are gnawing on me, ahh! I can’t activate my power in time, save me, brother!"

"What are these things, my hand, my hand!"

Even for gods, sensory perception varied among them.

Some had dull senses while others had sharp ones.

Amid the swirling sand, chaotic sounds constantly whistled around, the sand not only obscured sight but scrubbed against the skin, greatly reducing sensory perception, pushing even those with sensitive perceptive abilities to an awkward situation.