Chapter 460: Chance Encounter

Han Li waved both hands solemnly, and several spirit beast bags flew up from his body, floating in mid-air. Net

Then he pinched a magic formula with both hands, and the bag mouths opened simultaneously.

Countless Gold-Devouring Beetle swarms surged out, transforming into gold and silver-colored clouds circling in the sky, brilliant and extraordinary.

"Go!"

Han Li looked at the gold and silver-colored insect swarm above, feeling much more confident in his heart, pointed toward the front, and spat out lightly from his mouth.

In terms of numbers alone, this Gold-Devouring Beetle swarm was not something the Iron Fire Ant swarm from just now could compare to.

Thus, with a "buzzing" sound, the glowing clouds drifted quickly toward the front, covering the ground and falling down.

But before they could descend to the ground, the black insect clouds soared into the sky, meeting the Gold-Devouring Beetle army.

In the moment the two insect clouds made contact, a piece of black light flashed abruptly between them, and large patches of dark flames sprayed out from the ant swarm, rolling the Gold-Devouring Beetles within them without politeness.

Clearly, the ant swarm also knew the terror of the Gold-Devouring Beetles and preemptively used their fire-driving innate ability.

If it were other types of insects, being roasted by this bizarre flame like this, even if they weren't completely wiped out, they would probably suffer heavy losses.

But the Gold-Devouring Beetles were as if nothing had happened in the black flames, instead instantly swallowing these black fires clean, and then buzzing as they rushed toward the ant swarm.

The two colored torrents crashed fiercely together, then intertwined and bit each other, emitting ear-piercing sharp cries.

Large patches of insect corpses fell from the high sky one after another, among which the black ones accounted for the majority, while the gold and silver-colored ones were extremely rare.

The Gold-Devouring Beetle swarm occupied the upper hand the moment they made contact.

A moment later, they had the momentum to wipe out the other party completely.

The Iron Fire Ants also sensed that something was wrong, and the remaining remnants let out weak cries before suddenly gathering together, transforming into a black long arrow. Then, they rushed out of the Gold-Devouring Beetle swarm's interception as if flying, wanting to escape.

But just at this moment, a dazzling green sword light came like a rainbow from the sky, slashing exactly on the arrow shaft in a flash.

The arrow trembled, and its speed slowed down significantly.

This slight delay was enough for the Gold-Devouring Beetle swarm to swarm up, trapping the arrow tightly in the middle.

In the blink of an eye, the black was submerged in the gold and silver-colored ocean. By the time the insect swarm slowly dispersed, the arrow had long since disappeared without a trace.

At this time, Han Li walked over slowly.

He looked at the insect corpses on the ground calmly, touched his chin, and fell into silent thought for a while!

Not many Gold-Devouring Beetles died, only about several hundred. He didn't take this slight loss to heart.

It seemed the Gold-Devouring Beetles were indeed a bit more powerful than the Iron Fire Ants, and the number of Gold-Devouring Beetles also played a decisive role in the battle.

After all, with ten times the number of Iron Fire Ants, they naturally occupied the advantage.

After analyzing for a moment, Han Li revealed a look of relief, it seemed that passing the black desert with the Gold-Devouring Beetles was not a problem.

He looked at the insect corpses all over the ground again, a flash of strange light in his eyes, and a low whistling sound rang out from his mouth.

The gold and silver-colored insect clouds descended from the sky like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, swallowing the insect corpses on the ground clean, and then obediently flew into the spirit beast bags that Han Li sacrificed again.

Han Li put away the several skin bags, gazed into the depths of the black desert, and walked over without hesitation.

One day later, in the depths of the desert, Han Li stared at the sky with an expressionless face, his figure motionless.

In the sky, the largest insect battle since Han Li entered the desert was being performed.

As many as one hundred thousand Gold-Devouring Beetles and Iron Fire Ants were biting each other desperately in the low air not far ahead.

Insect corpses fell from the high sky like raindrops, laying a thin layer on the ground.

It was truly shocking!

Between Han Li's brows, a trace of sternness flashed involuntarily.

Although it was only a short day's time, the number of Gold-Devouring Beetles he lost reached nearly ten thousand. He almost certainly encountered an Iron Fire Ant swarm every time he walked a certain distance. Their numbers ranged from two or three thousand to more than ten thousand, not fixed.

And the super-large "Iron Fire Ant" swarm he encountered this time had a number of about fifty or sixty thousand.

He estimated that after this battle, his Gold-Devouring Beetles would at least suffer casualties of seven or eight thousand again.

No wonder Han Li felt a bit of heartache. The re-hatching of the Gold-Devouring Beetles was a time-consuming thing, and who knew when the insect swarm could be replenished again.

After another cup of tea's time, the black ant swarm finally retreated. Apart from the remaining few thousand that broke through and fled, the other flying ants became the delicious food in the bellies of the Gold-Devouring Beetles, swallowed clean.

Han Li was too lazy to spend any more effort chasing the fleeing Iron Fire Ants, instead spraying a mouthful of essence into the Cold Ice Bead above his head, making the cold energy flourish, and after feeling refreshed, he continued on his way.

According to his estimation, he should have walked to the central section of the desert, which was why he encountered such a huge flying ant swarm. Now he had to hurry on his way, otherwise, the magic power consumption of supporting two fire-repelling treasures was a very exhausting thing.

But this time, Han Li walked only twenty or thirty miles before his face started, and he narrowed his eyes to gaze toward the right side.

A moment later, he revealed a look of suspicion, and suddenly changed direction, walking toward a certain sand dune he was looking at.

When Han Li stood on the sand dune, his brows frowned involuntarily.

Because where his sight reached, another swarm of Iron Fire Ants appeared.

This swarm of flying ants was not large in number, but there were nearly ten thousand of them.

They were crazily attacking a pale blue light cluster, which was swaying precariously, with human figures flashing within it.

A look of struggling to support.

Han Li stared coldly at all of this, his face expressionless.

Just at this moment, the Iron Fire Ants transformed into a sharp long sword, carrying black flames, and slashed fiercely toward the light cluster.

In the situation where Han Li thought this person was bound to die, an inconspicuous emerald-green pellet shot out from the light cluster.

This pellet hit the black sword, and with a "pfft" sound, it transformed into a deep green flame the size of a fist, burning fiercely.

The part of the long sword wrapped by this fire disintegrated rapidly, and nearly a hundred Iron Fire Ants fell down one after another.

Han Li was secretly shocked in his heart.

What kind of exotic treasure was that emerald-green pellet, actually so powerful. Even Iron Fire Ants, this kind of innate fire-attribute spirit insect, couldn't resist the attack of the green fire, it was truly somewhat incredible!

It seemed that there were countless exotic treasures in the cultivation world, he was still too ignorant.

The appearance of the green flame seemed to anger the flying ant swarm even more. They dispersed again, crazily impacting the light cluster, not retreating a single step anymore.

And for the cultivator in the light cluster, it seemed that kind of pellet was not much left. After dispersing the Iron Fire Ants' transformation, he didn't shoot a second one for a long time, still struggling to support.

However, he seemed to have discovered Han Li's existence, actually moving toward the sand dune where Han Li was while under the attack of the Iron Fire Ants.

Han Li looked at it woodenly for a few times, then turned around and wanted to ignore this person and continue on his way.

He had no intention of plotting the other party's treasures now, nor did he have the interest to waste Gold-Devouring Beetles to save a stranger.

In this bizarre desert, the value of his Gold-Devouring Beetles was much more useful than ordinary treasures, he didn't want to waste a part of them for nothing.

But just as he walked two steps, a somewhat familiar hoarse female voice came from the light cluster.

"Fellow Daoist Han, wait! I am Yuan Yao, please help this junior, this little woman will definitely repay you heavily afterward!" Yuan Yao's voice was filled with anxiety and panic.

"Yuan Yao?" Han Li startedle upon hearing this. After hesitating for a moment, he still turned his body back slowly.

This world is truly small!

To be able to bump into this female cultivator who could barely be considered an acquaintance on such a large Lava Road, this truly left him speechless.

Since the other party could be considered half an acquaintance, Han Li wouldn't be cold-blooded enough to truly ignore her. Moreover, he had secretly had some small thoughts about this woman earlier. Now it was just right to kill two birds with one stone.

Looking at the light cluster that had dimmed a lot, he pondered slightly before reaching toward the spirit beast bag at his waist.

Countless Gold-Devouring Beetles surged out, performing a good show of insect swarm battle in front of Yuan Yao!

The female cultivator in the light cluster was dumbfounded!

The Gold-Devouring Beetles only paid the price of a thousand, and this swarm of Iron Fire Ants was easily wiped out.

This made her shocked and unable to speak for a long time.

Not until Han Li collected the Gold-Devouring Beetles without haste did she wake up, hurriedly removing the blue protective light cluster protecting her body.

Yuan Yao's face was somewhat pale due to excessive magic power consumption, appearing a bit weak, but it made her look even more charming and moving, and at this moment, she was covered in sweat, emitting bursts of fragrance, full of fatal temptation.

Han Li was stunned upon seeing this. But immediately his expression returned to normal.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Han, for saving my life, Yuan Yao is truly grateful!" Yuan Yao smiled at Han Li and bowed, saying in a charming voice.

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"Many thanks to Fellow Daoist Han for your rescue; Yuan Yao is truly grateful!" After Yuan Yao gave a smiling bow to Han Li, she said in a sweet voice.

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