Chapter 2064: Demon-Absorbing Ants

"Demon-Absorbing Ants! It's a sea of Demon-Absorbing Ants!"

Upon seeing those chopstick-like Demon insects, Han Li gasped, and a rare look of fear appeared on his face.

"Go, return to the city quickly!" Han Li shouted without hesitation. Spiritual light flashed over his body, and he transformed into a cyan long rainbow, soaring into the sky and flying toward Blood Crow City.

After just a few flashes, the cyan escape light reached over a hundred feet away!

The little girl also hurriedly rolled on the ground, transformed into her small beast form, and chased after him. After catching up, she flickered and submerged into Han Li's body, vanishing without a trace.

The insect tide behind was not very fast, but under Han Li's full-speed flight, they were left behind in the blink of an eye.

Strange things happened again. After the purple cloud finally swallowed the green mist, the sky-covering light cloud shook lightly, then retreated like a tide, vanishing without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Although Han Li did not see this scene, he flew at full speed all the way, without the slightest relaxation in his heart. Instead, information about the Demon-Absorbing Ants rolled back and forth in his mind, and his expression grew increasingly gloomy.

"What on earth is happening in this place? First, a beast tide formed by these poisonous beasts, and then even Demon-Absorbing Ants, these Demon insects, have appeared! The ant sea formed by these insects is one of the great natural disasters of the Demon Realm; it is simply not something that can be resisted by human power." Han Li muttered to himself, flying at lightning speed while feeling deeply puzzled.

If these Demon-Absorbing Ants were alone, they would be barely comparable to a Qi Refining stage existence. But once they formed an "insect tide," relying on their talent to absorb spiritual power and demonic energy, and their terrifying numbers that made one despair, they killed Demons if Demons blocked them and Buddhas if Buddhas blocked them. They simply could not be eliminated by human power.

It is said that wherever the ant sea erupts, not a blade of grass grows, and everything in their path is devoured clean by the Demon-Absorbing Ants.

The beast tide formed by the butterfly-tailed beasts could be considered extremely terrifying, but compared to this sea of ants, it was fundamentally a case of a small witch meeting a big witch; the level of danger was simply not worth mentioning.

After all, according to rumors, there had even been precedents of Saint Ancestor-level existences being exhausted of all their magic power and trapped to death by this ant sea.

Therefore, although Han Li relied on his extraordinary divine abilities, he absolutely did not want to fall into it.

But when Han Li saw the blurry giant city wall of Blood Crow City from afar, his heart sank abruptly.

At this moment, Blood Crow City was tightly surrounded by layers of beasts, numbering in the millions.

These Demon beasts had varying levels of strength, but several of the exceptionally powerful ones seemed to possess spiritual pressure not inferior to a Demon Venerable.

But what was even stranger was that these Demon beasts did not launch any attacks on Blood Crow City. Instead, some species huddled together in groups, looking around the wilderness, and occasionally emitting uneasy low roars.

On the city wall of Blood Crow City, at this moment, it was also crowded with numerous Demons.

Among them were the guards of Blood Crow City itself, but there were even more ordinary Demons staying in the city.

They turned a blind eye to the Demon beasts outside the prohibition, and with expressions of fear, they stared fixedly at the edge of the wilderness, as if something terrifying would appear before long.

"Could it be that the Demons in the city already know that the Demon-Absorbing Ants are about to arrive?" Seeing such a strange scene, Han Li's thoughts turned rapidly, and he guessed something in his heart.

With Han Li's escape speed, in a moment, his escape light swept over the sky above groups of Demon beasts and flashed into the city wall of Blood Crow City without any concealment.

The layers of prohibitions that had already been activated only rippled slightly, completely unable to hinder Han Li in the slightest.

The numerous Demons on the city wall were startled upon seeing this, but in such a situation, no one came up to block or ask anything.

With a flash of cyan light, Han Li shot toward the center of the city.

At this moment, Blood Crow City was in chaos everywhere. The flight restriction prohibition had clearly been lifted, and various escape lights were flying around in the sky. Some Demon people were even gathering into groups in the city, driving gusts of demonic wind, their expressions solemn as they whispered to each other.

It was a scene of impending disaster.

Just at this moment, a ripple occurred in the nearby void, and a yellow light shot toward him, flashing and vanishing.

Han Li was slightly startled, and with a movement of one hand, he grabbed the yellow light into his palm.

Immediately, a flame exploded in his palm, and the deep voice of the Long Clan ancestor entered his ears.

Although it was only a few words, Han Li's expression stirred upon hearing them. His escape light changed slightly, and he shot toward a corner of the city.

After a short while, his escape light converged, and he appeared in an inconspicuous courtyard.

There, the Long Clan ancestor, the feathered-clothing girl, the Lin Clan man, and Elder Hui were already waiting, but there was no sign of the Thousand Autumn Saintess and the other Spirit Clan members.

"Fellow Daoist Han, you've finally arrived. If you had been a few steps later, we would have really had to break out first." The Long Clan ancestor was overjoyed to see Han Li.

"What happened? Is it because of those Demon ants? If that's the case, there's no need to be too panicked. With our escape speed, if we flee now, there should be no problem." Han Li nodded to the few, asking with a solemn expression.

"It seems Brother Han doesn't know yet. Not long ago, the traces of Demon-Absorbing Ants appeared on all four sides of Blood Crow City. Now everyone in the city knows about it. The Demon beasts outside were also driven by the ant sea and fled to the vicinity. At this moment, an area of tens of thousands of miles has been completely surrounded by the ant sea. Even with our strength, wanting to break out will likely involve no small risk." The Long Clan ancestor sighed and replied.

"So the nearby region has been completely surrounded by the ant sea. I was wondering why the Demon beasts and the people in the city could coexist peacefully. But the more this is the case, the sooner we must break out. With such a large target here, once the Ant Queen appears, Blood Crow City will definitely be at the center of the ant sea, and escaping will be extremely difficult." Han Li's expression changed slightly, but he said with unquestionable tone.

"Long also knows this point. However, before breaking out, I have some things to explain. Because breaking out this time is truly unpredictable, in order to disperse the pressure of the ant sea, we can only split up and must not act together. Otherwise, with the cunning of the Demon-Absorbing Ant Queen, she will definitely treat us as the main target, and I'm afraid we will all fall here. And with the terror of the Demon-Absorbing Ant sea, we will likely only be safe once we escape into the wilderness. The wilderness is vast, and it will be difficult for us to gather together easily, so the next gathering place will be directly at the Illusion Night City before the Illusion Howling Desert. Once we break out of the ant sea, don't stop to wait for anyone; head straight for this city. Once we reach Illusion Night City and gather again, we can discuss the Eight-Foot Demon Lizard and the Illusion Howling Desert." The Long Clan ancestor said in one breath.

"If someone is delayed on the way or trapped somewhere and cannot reach Illusion Night City, what should we do? We can't let those who arrive first wait forever." The Lin Clan man with disheveled hair furrowed his brows and raised the question.

"Rest assured, everyone. Long has naturally considered this point. Counting from now, our gathering time is set for today in two years. At that time, no matter how many people arrive, we will not wait any longer. As for the exact gathering location, let's put it at the largest inn in Illusion Night City." The Long Clan ancestor had considered this long ago and replied without hesitation.

"Two years is enough, as long as we don't encounter too many setbacks. I have no opinion on the gathering location; let's do as Brother Long says. By the way, where have Fellow Daoist Thousand Autumn and the others gone? Why haven't they appeared until now?" Han Li asked again after pondering for a moment.

The others heard this and also showed strange expressions.

"By the way, why haven't I seen Fellow Daoist Thousand Autumn and the other Spirit Clan fellow Daoists? Could something have happened to them?" Han Li looked around and asked again.

Hearing this, the Long Clan ancestor and the others showed strange expressions.

"Brother Han doesn't know, but Fellow Daoist Thousand Autumn and the others left a step ahead two days ago. I have a message jade slip from Fellow Daoist Thousand Autumn here, Brother Han can take a look first. Long also just received it, and the other fellow Daoists have already seen the contents." This time, it was the feathered-clothing girl who explained calmly, and she raised her jade wrist, throwing a white jade slip to Han Li.

The Long Clan ancestor heard this, and his expression turned into a bitter smile.

"So that's how it is. Let me take a look." Han Li was startled upon hearing this, raised one hand to receive the jade slip, and swept his divine sense into it.

In just a few breaths, Han Li furrowed his brows, withdrew his divine sense, pondered for a moment, and said noncommittally:

"So Fellow Daoist Thousand Autumn and the others encountered a very important and urgent matter, and had to leave a step ahead. And they also agreed to meet us at Illusion Night City. In that case, the previous proposal is even less of a problem."

"Indeed. Although I don't know what happened to the Spirit Clan, to make them leave so hurriedly and not hesitate to split up with us, they must have encountered a major event. The Spirit Clan's strength is not inferior to ours, so we don't need to worry too much. But now, there is no time to lose; let's start breaking out immediately. It seems many people on the Demon side have similar ideas, and quite a few have already started leaving Blood Crow City." The Long Clan ancestor nodded, swept his gaze into the distance, and said meaningfully.

Han Li's expression stirred, and he released his divine sense to sweep around Blood Crow City.

Only to see that in the short time they were discussing, over a dozen teams composed of thousands of mid-to-high-level Demons had already left Blood Crow City, cautiously galloping toward the distant wilderness.

In this way, with people taking the lead, the remaining Demons in the city became even more panicked, and the dense, low-level Demons flew out of Blood Crow City without any hesitation, surging toward all directions like a tide.

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