Chapter 194: Insect Swarm Transformation, Slaying the Evil Demon

Among them, three Mountain-Splitting Thunder Beasts were impossible to miss.

ROAR—

As they roared, the Secret Patterns on the Mountain-Splitting Thunder Beasts’ bodies lit up. With their four tusks lowered, they charged with savage fury into Soul Descent Gorge, crashing straight into the Array.

Instantly, the surroundings were plunged into pitch darkness.

A rustling sound filled the air as swarms of Poisonous Insects surged from all directions, but their normally infallible, venomous fangs couldn’t pierce the hides of the Mountain-Splitting Thunder Beasts.

The Mountain-Splitting Thunder Beasts couldn’t be bothered with the Poisonous Insects in the Array. They charged forward with berserk momentum. With every stomp of their four hooves, terrifying shockwaves radiated outward in rings.

Wherever they passed, rocks shattered and the ground split open!

The vast majority of the Poisonous Insects were shaken to death. Under the charge of the tens of thousands of Insect Swarm members centered around the Mountain-Splitting Thunder Beasts, the Array enveloping Soul Descent Gorge completely disintegrated.

Arrays allowed the weak to defeat the strong, to create illusions and trap one’s opponents.

But they had their limits.

‘Just how big was this gorge?’

The Insect Swarm was so large that its members were practically nose to tail as they charged straight in. Moreover, they were all connected through the Mind Network, allowing them to share thoughts and pinpoint each other’s locations.

Illusion Techniques and the like were completely useless.

Immediately after, a piercing shriek came from the sky above the gorge!

The Four-winged Black Thorn Eagles let out sharp cries. The Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi fluctuated violently as countless Wind Blades materialized out of thin air. Aided by the Insect Nest, they formed a gale that swept through the entire gorge.

The poisonous mist that had enveloped the gorge was forcibly blown away, scattering into the sky. Almost simultaneously, the hum of high-speed rotating Bone Blades filled the air!

A dense mass of Blade Insects, like a black cloud of death, covered the sky above the gorge, slaughtering the black-robed figures who were staring blankly at the sky.

Many of these people were in the middle of slaughtering kidnapped villagers, tossing their bodies into specially prepared Blood Pools to render them down into blood water.

Under the precise strikes of the Blade Insects, one after another was sliced in two.

Breaking the array, charging, and killing the enemy—it was all one fluid motion, without the slightest pause.

“What lowly cur dares to make a move against me, the Hundred Poison Child?!”

The Hundred Poison Child’s reaction was quite fast. He shrieked, grabbed the Black Banner beside him, and gave it a sharp wave.

A dense, blackish-green poison mist with a pungent, foul stench surged out from the banner like a living creature, spreading rapidly. One after another, Fierce Ghosts shrieked as they roared out with the mist.

SWOOSH!

Within the shroud of poisonous mist, the Hundred Poison Child suddenly shot toward the sky.

Instantly, he discovered the tens of thousands of flying units in the sky, as well as the surging Insect Swarm on the ground.

By a rough estimate, there were over a thousand at the Qi Sea Realm alone!

“Where did so many Demon Fiends come from?! No, wait… is it that Qin Yu?”

The Hundred Poison Child’s heart trembled. He had never seen such well-trained and perfectly coordinated Demon Fiends.

Although he had been staying in the wilderness these past few days to refine his Hundred Poison Corpse Puppets, he still kept up with events in the outside world. After all, he wasn’t some recluse with no connections.

After the battle at the Bishui River, Qin Yu’s name was still not widely known.

But his annihilation of the Cyan Profound Sect had terrified all the powers within Yunlong County, and the Hundred Poison Child had naturally received the news as well.

But before he could do anything, a thousand Qi Sea Realm Thunder Rocs in the sky simultaneously spat out lightning. A thousand incandescent pillars of lightning, each as thick as a water bucket, converged precisely in midair.

BOOM!

Rolling Thunderbolts enveloped an area a thousand zhang in radius.

Thunder Power, being the ultimate rigid and Supreme Yang force, countered nearly all demonic Evil Techniques, Poisonous Insects, and Ghosts.

The blackish-green poison mist was completely annihilated. The Fierce Ghosts dissipated into smoke and dust within the lightning, looks of relief on their faces.

It also exposed a wretched, short figure within the blackish-green poison mist.

“You’re courting death!”

Blood trickled from the corner of the Hundred Poison Child’s mouth, but he was completely enraged. This was a treasure he had spent decades on, refining it while hiding in one place after another.

And now, most of it had been destroyed just like that.

As his heart bled with anguish, he frantically scanned the surroundings with his Divine Thought.

When his Divine Thought perceived the winding, three-hundred-meter-long dragon body hidden above the clouds, he shuddered, and a great terror rose in his heart.

‘The Dragon Race?’

‘It really is that Qin Yu!’

‘I’ve never offended the Dragon Race!’

‘I only abducted some commoners to refine my Resentful Soul Banner. Besides the Demon Suppression Bureau, who would bother me over that?’

‘And that Qin Yu is a Demon Suppression Bureau Inspector!’

As an Old Demon accustomed to constant battle, he reacted in an instant.

He bit the tip of his tongue and spat a mouthful of essence blood onto the Black Banner. The patterns on the banner’s surface flashed, and an incredibly dense, purplish-black mist expanded violently.

The Fierce Ghosts within let out mournful wails.

An invisible ripple spread out, and a large number of Thunder Rocs and Four-winged Black Thorn Eagles momentarily froze. The Hundred Poison Child seized the opportunity to toss dozens of poison sacs, which burst among the Thunder Rocs and Four-winged Black Thorn Eagles.

Virulent poison spread rapidly.

WHOOSH—

The Hundred Poison Child felt a flicker of joy, preparing to use the opportunity to cast a Secret Technique and escape.

‘Fight to the death?’

‘I’m not that stupid.’

‘Facing an Insect Swarm of tens of thousands, including a large number of Qi Sea Realm experts and a Primordial Mansion Realm Dragon Race member, how could I possibly fight to the death?’

In the sky, the Flood Dragon King, wreathed in cyan whirlwinds and black water vapor, locked its cold, draconic eyes on the tiny figure below.

It did not dive, but simply opened its fearsome, draconic maw.

WHOOSH—!

An incredibly strong gale erupted from its mouth, mixed with a torrent of water, sweeping toward the Hundred Poison Child.

The very weather around them changed as a gale howled and rain poured from the heavens.

The poisonous mist from the sacs the Hundred Poison Child had thrown was scattered by the wind and rain.

Talent—Call the Wind and Summon the Rain!

The Hundred Poison Child felt his entire body tighten. The circulation of his Primordial Power grew sluggish, and the speed of his blood-light escape plummeted.

He looked up in horror, meeting those emotionless dragon eyes, and his heart filled with nothing but despair.

RUMBLE—

The heavens and earth roared as bolt after bolt of lightning relentlessly bombarded the Hundred Poison Child.

‘There’s no escape!’

“Qin Yu, I am an Elder of the Soul Refining Sect! If you dare kill me, the Soul Refining Sect will ensure not even a chicken or dog of your Qin Family is left alive!”

The Hundred Poison Child’s eyes turned crazed.

But his only answer was the endless lightning and the pouncing Flood Dragon King.

「A moment later.」

BOOM—!!!

A dazzling flash of lightning devoured everything. A charred, black crater dozens of meters deep appeared in the ground. The walls of the crater were as smooth as a mirror, and tiny serpents of electricity still danced along its edge.

At the bottom of the crater, there was nothing but a few fragments of Magical Treasures and some charred remains.

‘The Soul Refining Sect?’

Far away in Yunlong County City, Qin Yu’s brow furrowed. This was an Evil Demon Sect, just like the Blood Demon Sect, but different from the Blood Demon Sect which specialized in the Human Pill Evil Technique.

The Soul Refining Sect’s specialty was torture and slaughter, refining Fierce Ghosts and turning them into treasures.

It was difficult for someone who died a normal death to become a Fierce Ghost; this was the first time the Insect Swarm had encountered one.

But some Sects used Secret Techniques of torture to greatly increase the chances of a Fierce Ghost appearing.

‘I’m not even afraid of the Blood Demon Sect. Why would I fear a mere Soul Refining Sect?’

Qin Yu sneered.

He had already learned the Hundred Poison Child’s identity from the Demon Suppression Bureau’s scrolls. Killing him was just that, killing him.

Compared to the Blood Demon Sect, which was spread throughout the Great Wei, the Soul Refining Sect was far weaker. Its Sect Leader was only a One-Element Spirit old monster, primarily active within Ling State.

Meanwhile, major battles were breaking out in more than a dozen locations throughout Yunlong County.

Whether in the desolate countryside, some hidden village, or even within certain Prefecture Cities, the Hive Guards were taking action, hunting down and killing the Demon Fiends and Evil Demons hidden in various places.

They collected the corpses and treasures and flew back toward Yunlong County City.

Setting aside the Demon Fiends among these mission targets for a moment, some of the Demons were individuals who had stumbled upon Evil Demon Skills, but more of them belonged to organized Evil Demon Sects.

Faced with the Insect Swarm’s encirclement, they either wailed in despair or issued threats.

However, Qin Yu was completely unmoved.

‘I admit I’m no saint, but compared to these things, I’m practically a paragon of virtue.’

‘Plus, killing them earns me Merit Points.’

‘So why would I let them live?’

“Kill them! Kill them all! Leave none alive!”