Chapter 2229

Volume Eleven: True Immortal Descends to the World, Chapter 2210: The Locust Worm

Above a swamp in the demon realm filled with rotting sludge, a black hole in the void rippled, and a burst of golden light shot out, then condensed to reveal several figures below the hole.

They were Han Li and his two companions, who had once again entered the demon realm.

Han Li glanced around, then frowned slightly.

The area was completely empty, with not a single person in sight.

After a moment's thought, he released his spiritual sense without another word, spreading it in all directions.

He immediately discovered a large area of stone buildings at the edge of the nearby swamp.

The buildings varied in height, numbering in the hundreds, and several protective spell formations were set up around the perimeter.

But at this moment, the formations were wide open, with no sign of any restrictions being triggered. After scanning the buildings with his spiritual sense, he found them in utter disarray, with no trace of any demon race members.

"Let's go. We'll head straight to the nearest demon city to find out where exactly we are in the demon realm," Han Li said, somewhat surprised, but after quickly thinking it over, he made his decision.

Unlike his previous entry into the demon realm, with his current Mahayana cultivation and the assistance of the Crab Daoist, even facing one of the three great ancestors of the demon realm would not cause him the slightest fear.

The three streaks of light flew together, and the three of them shot directly out of the swamp.

After flying westward for less than half a day, Han Li's expression shifted slightly, and he suddenly halted his escape light, stopping first in the high sky.

After glancing into the distance, the Crab Daoist also came to a stop.

Seeing nothing but empty sky ahead, Yin Yue was puzzled and couldn't help but ask:

"Han brother, what's going on? Could it be that you and Brother Crab have discovered something?"

"Hmm, something is coming from ahead," Han Li replied calmly, his expression unchanged.

Upon hearing this, Yin Yue was startled, her beautiful eyes darting as she hurriedly looked into the distance.

After a short while, a strange buzzing sound came from the horizon, growing louder and seemingly approaching them.

Yin Yue couldn't help but show a look of surprise.

But Han Li and the Crab Daoist remained motionless in place, showing no change in expression.

After a moment, the horizon suddenly flashed with spiritual light, and hundreds of escape lights appeared one after another, then shot wildly toward Han Li's side.

They were actually hundreds of demons and demon beasts of varying cultivation levels, fleeing desperately, as if something extremely terrifying were chasing them from behind.

Yin Yue blinked her beautiful eyes, wondering what was chasing these demons and demon beasts, when the buzzing sound from the horizon suddenly intensified. Vast expanses of gray, murky clouds surged forward without hesitation, chasing after the escaping lights.

Yin Yue quickly gathered her spiritual power into her eyes and stared intently at the gray clouds. The next moment, her face as a Body Integration cultivator turned deathly pale.

The gray, murky clouds were actually composed of countless strangely shaped insects.

The smallest of these insects was the size of a fist, while the largest was as big as a grown person. Some were covered in barbs, others had mouths full of fangs, each one looking extraordinarily ferocious, vastly different from ordinary demon insects.

Within the gray cloud, demonic energy roiled, and the insects were densely packed, countless in number, impossible to count.

Given the terrifying nature of this insect cloud and the ferocious appearance of these insects, it was no wonder Yin Yue's face also changed dramatically.

The flight speed of the insects in the cloud varied noticeably. Some larger insects actually moved significantly faster than the others.

In an instant, some lagging demons and demon beasts were caught up from behind by these large insects and became entangled with them.

Unable to do otherwise, the demons and demon beasts fought while fleeing, and for a time, beast roars, shouts, and booming sounds erupted in the high sky.

But as soon as the demons and demon beasts slowed their escape speed slightly, they were immediately overtaken by other insects from behind and swallowed whole by the gray insect cloud.

After a miserable cry, whether it was a clawing and fanged demon beast or a demon desperately activating magical artifacts for defense, they instantly turned into bubbles and vanished into the insect sea.

Seeing all this, Han Li's expression finally shifted slightly. He suddenly turned to the Crab Daoist and asked:

"Brother Crab, how do these insects compare to other demon insects in the demon realm? Is there anything unusual about them?"

"Their aura is somewhat different; the demonic energy they carry is somewhat impure, as if they are not the native demon insects born in the demon realm," the Crab Daoist said after glancing at the insect cloud, then replied woodenly.

"Indeed! It seems these strange insects are related to that Mother of the Worms," Han Li said, letting out a sigh.

"The Mother of the Worms, the one who caused the great calamity in the demon realm, forcing my grandfather and Senior Mo to enter the demon realm!" Upon hearing this, Yin Yue gasped in shock.

"Correct, I am referring to this very worm mother!" Han Li said with a wry smile.

"If these insects are possibly related to the Mother of the Worms and are appearing so openly in the demon realm, could it be that the worm mother has already broken free?" Yin Yue said, her face extremely grim.

"That may not be the case; perhaps only some descendants of the worm mother have sneaked out of the seal," Han Li said after pondering for a moment, then shook his head.

Upon hearing this, Yin Yue wanted to ask more, but just then, in the distance, over a hundred escaping lights fleeing had already been mostly devoured by the gray insect cloud, leaving only a dozen or so still frantically fleeing, now having reached the vicinity of the three.

The escaping lights contained several high-level demons with considerable magical power, each one in utter disarray, extremely panicked and terrified.

Even with just his naked eye, Han Li could clearly see the faces of the leading demons.

Upon seeing Han Li and his three companions silently hovering in the high sky, seemingly oblivious to the insect cloud in the distance, these demons were also stunned.

Among them, a demon woman appearing to be in her early twenties, without hesitation, shouted angrily at Han Li and the others:

"What are you still standing there for? The worm swarm has already arrived—hurry up and run for your lives!"

As soon as she finished speaking, these escaping lights flashed one after another, brushing past Han Li and his three companions, then shot wildly toward even farther distances without hesitation.

Seeing this, Han Li smiled faintly, then after glancing once more at the distant insect cloud, he suddenly shook his sleeve.

A booming sound!

Instantly, three small mountains appeared before him, then after a sudden shake, they transformed into towering peaks of ten thousand zhang in height amidst brilliant light, soared into the air, and flew straight toward the insect cloud opposite them.

At the same time, the gray insect cloud surged upward, completely enclosing the three great mountains.

Han Li raised his eyebrow. He pointed a finger into the void.

In the midst of the booming sound, the three mountain peaks suddenly began to spin.

Gray radiance flew off the black mountain peak in sheets.

Wherever the radiance passed, the gray insects blurred and vanished in patches.

The blue mountain peak let out a sharp cry, and countless invisible sword qi erupted outward!

The bodies of the insects in all directions trembled, then were chopped into countless fragments, with large amounts of green blood pouring down from the high sky.

As for the mountain peak with rolling five-colored flames, its surface blazed with light, and rings of five-colored halos expanded wildly. Any insect that came into contact with the halo was instantly crushed into a mass of flesh, unable to withstand even a single round.

In the blink of an eye, amidst the vast sea of gray insects, three colossal holes suddenly appeared, centered on the three towering peaks.

No matter how many frenzied insects surged in, they were utterly devoured by the three giant peaks, leaving nothing behind.

In but a moment, the gray insect swarm thinned out noticeably.

Seeing the dire situation, the remaining gray insects—among them a two-headed giant worm—let out a piercing, mournful shriek from its maw.

All the insects turned as one and fled in a rolling wave back the way they came.

Seeing this, Han Li's eyes brightened, and he suddenly pointed a finger toward the distant black giant peak.

Instantly, the black peak trembled, then vanished into a blur within the layers of gray light and haze.

The next moment, above the two-headed worm's head, the black giant peak flashed into existence without warning, its base shrouded in dim gray mist that coiled downward.

The giant worm had only time to let out a whimper before disappearing in the flashing gray light, just like the other insects.

At this moment, the remaining insects fled with all speed, but upon reaching a great distance, they scattered in disarray, vanishing one by one from sight.

Han Li seemed to have no intention of pursuing the remaining insects; he simply flicked his wrist lazily toward the distance.

The three giant peaks roared, their volume shrinking rapidly until they returned to the size of a foot or so, then blurred and vanished from sight.

The next moment, a faint tremor rippled in Han Li's sleeve, and three miniature peaks, each about an inch tall, appeared within it—then vanished completely in another flash.

From the moment Han Li unleashed the three Extreme Peaks to the slaughter of over half the insects and the resealing of the treasure, only a few blinks of an eye had passed.

The demoness, who had been desperately fleeing backward, happened to glance back and, in that instant, her escape light trembled violently—she nearly plummeted straight from the sky.

"How is this possible!" cried the demoness, whose features were somewhat comely, letting out a sharp, piercing scream.

Other demons fleeing alongside her, seeing her lose composure so utterly, paused in surprise, then likewise turned to look back—each equally struck with shock and dismay.

The terrifying insect swarm that had made them flee in terror had vanished completely, leaving no trace.

Their escape lights slowed, and they could not help but halt their flight, gazing with blank stares toward Han Li and his two companions.

Everyone clearly understood: the sudden disappearance of the insect swarm was undoubtedly connected to these three before them.

The demoness, about twenty years old, was the first to regain her composure, stabilizing her form in midair, then glanced again at Han Li and his companions, her expression shifting uncertainly as she silently debated whether to fly over and speak with them.

At that very moment, the demons all heard Han Li's calm voice ring in their ears:

"Fellow Daoists, come closer for a moment—I have a few questions to ask you."

The demoness's heart jolted; after a brief hesitation, she flew over obediently.

After a moment of whispered murmurs among the demons, they too dared not defy and flew back.

Given that their opponent could so easily shatter the insect swarm with such immense power, they naturally would not be so foolish as to provoke him.

(Hehe, today is the birthday of book friend "Xianxian"—wishing her a happy birthday, and may she remain healthy and lively every year!) To be continued...