Chapter 149 - 144: Blood Sea Covers the Sky, Divine Power Like a Prison

Chapter 149: Chapter 144: Blood Sea Covers the Sky, Divine Power Like a Prison

Under the resonance of his Qi and Blood, Qin Yu’s voice could be heard clearly even amidst the chaos of the battlefield.

Zhang Han, the Demon Suppression General desperately maintaining the Nine Heavens Sealing Demon Formation to block the majority of the Demon Fiends outside the Bishui River, revealed a look of profound shock.

If the Dragon Turtle could see that Qin Yu was crossing the threshold into the Qi Sea Realm, Zhang Han naturally could as well. And it was precisely because of this that he was so profoundly shaken. Instantly killing a Qi Sea Great Demon with ease and slaughtering his way through the Demon Tide as if there were no one there—even if Zhang Han were in his shoes, he feared he wouldn’t be able to do any better. ℴℴ𝘮

The terrifying might erupting from the twelve Flowing Light Flying Sabers appalled even him! Was this really just the Qi and Blood Realm?

Zhang Han glanced back at the incoming Insect Swarm army. Led by the Flood Dragon King, the swarm erupted with an astonishing momentum; no enemy could survive a single exchange with them. They were already closing in on the Nine Heavens Sealing Demon Formation. If he didn’t make way, the formation would be caught right in the middle between the Insect Swarm and the aquatic Demon Fiends. If the Insect Swarm wanted to engage the Bishui River Demon Fiends, they would have to detour around the Grand Array.

Should he make way? Could the Insect Swarm withstand the charge of the frenzied Demon Fiends? These thoughts flashed through Zhang Han’s mind in an instant.

It wasn’t that he distrusted Qin Yu—after all, the young man had stepped up in a moment of crisis, first breaking the Blood Sea Array, then bombarding the Demon Fiends, and finally engaging the Flood Dragon Dao Soldiers in combat. A genius like Qin Yu had even charged into the very heart of the battle. What Zhang Han was worried about was whether the Insect Swarm could hold the line!

Although the Insect Swarm, led by the Flood Dragon King, was slicing through the opposition like a hot knife through butter, that was only because the true main force of the Bishui River Demon Fiends was blocked by the Grand Array. A single Flood Dragon King could not possibly fend off dozens of Qi Sea Realm Great Demons.

But a moment later, he looked at the nine heavily damaged Flying Ships and the severely injured or dead Demon Suppression Bureau elites. Even if he didn’t actively dispel the formation, they wouldn’t last much longer anyway. Once the array shattered, he would be severely injured by the backlash, and the others would likely all perish.

"Unleash one full-power strike, then dispel the Grand Array! Protect the wounded and retreat!" Zhang Han’s voice echoed within the array.

The exhausted Demon Suppressor elites rejoiced. The constant, suffocating dread of the array breaking at any second and bringing certain death was agonizing to endure. When the Insect Swarm’s reinforcements arrived, they felt the utmost joy and excitement.

As soon as he gave the order, the nine Flying Ships within the Nine Heavens Sealing Demon Formation burst with intense light. The Crossbow Arrows stored inside were fired in a massive volley. The Flying Ship in the very center unleashed a dazzling Thunderbolt.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Amidst the fierce explosions, the array dissipated. Zhang Han instantly manipulated Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi to envelop the more heavily injured Demon Suppression Bureau elites and pulled them back, while the rest piloted the Flying Ships in a swift retreat.

ROAR!

Before they even finished falling back, the Flood Dragon King roared and charged forward. Behind it, elite units like Profound Flood Dragons and Profound Armor Cyan Aos clashed head-on with the surging aquatic Demon Fiends. The waters in the middle of the river roared, turning into a massive meat grinder of blood and flesh.

The Flood Dragon King opened its massive jaws, clamped down fiercely on a giant crab, crushed it in a single bite, and swallowed it whole as it bulldozed its way forward. But in the next moment, it was targeted by five Qi Sea Great Demons. The other Qi Sea Great Demons took the opportunity to madly charge into the Insect Swarm, unleashing a massive slaughter.

Facing Qi Sea Realm Great Demons, ordinary Insect Race units were simply no match. Although the Insect Swarm had massive numbers, their lack of high-end combat power was a fatal weakness.

The eyes of the Profound Flood Dragon leading the charge turned bloodshot. Its massive, nearly two-hundred-foot-long body became entirely blood-red as a crimson mist spewed from its form. Even underwater, it looked as if Blood Flames were burning around it.

Talent—Death Frenzy!

The talent originating from the Mountain Giant Ape had appeared on a Profound Flood Dragon. Once Death Frenzy was activated, it could unleash an extremely powerful surge of strength for a short period.

The price, however, was death!

In essence, this talent burned away all of one’s Life Force in an extremely short time. Since Qin Yu had mastered it, he could naturally bestow it upon other units. He had been researching how to transplant this talent onto other units for a long time, and now, he had achieved some initial success.

BOOM!

Amidst its frenzied charge, the Profound Flood Dragon bit directly into a Qi Sea Great Demon that resembled a giant shrimp. It fought desperately, refusing to retreat even a single inch, even when its body was snipped in half by massive iron pincers. It even seized the chance to bite into the Qi Sea Great Demon’s abdomen and inject lethal poison.

Fighting to the death!

It wasn’t just one. Over a hundred Profound Flood Dragons erupted in succession.

The gap between the Qi Sea Realm and the Qi and Blood Realm was simply too vast. When facing dozens of Qi Sea Great Demons alongside tens of thousands of aquatic Demon Fiends, resorting to the most brutal, suicidal tactics was the only way the Insect Swarm had a chance of holding the line instead of being slaughtered entirely.

At this stage, the raw strength of the Insect Swarm was no match for the Bishui River Demon Fiends. The disparity in high-end combat power was just too great. And this was only because the strongest of them all, the Bishui River Dragon King, was being stalled by Demon Suppression General Chen Jianqiu, with a large number of Demon Suppression Bureau elites present to help.

If they could just hold on for a moment, Demon Suppression General Zhang Han and his elites would come to back them up. Otherwise, unless Qin Yu gathered every single Insect Swarm unit and relied on the Insect Sea Tactic for a war of attrition, they wouldn’t stand a ghost of a chance. And even if he deployed the entire swarm, it was highly likely they still wouldn’t be able to do anything against the Bishui River Dragon King.

But there was no point in dwelling on "ifs"! It was precisely because he spotted this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that Qin Yu decided to commit the forces of the Insect Swarm.

As the chaotic battle erupted in the water, the slaughter in the sky between the Flood Dragon Dao Soldiers and the Wind and Thunder Insect Tide had already entered its most brutal stage.