Chapter 1747: Self-Destruction

However, faster than it was an ice cone. It dodged twice in the air, but the ice cone actually followed it and turned twice, getting closer and closer. This thing suddenly split from one into five, flying in several different directions.

Who would have thought that in the next instant, the ice cone also split into five! Everyone only heard a few "swish-swish" sounds, and every ice cone hit its target.

Some nailed into tree trunks, some nailed into stones.

He Lingchuan turned his head and saw Xiao Wencheng with a livid face.

Needless to say, this ice cone was released by Sect Master Xiao. Immortal divine abilities were extraordinary, and the response speed was truly too fast.

The slight contempt He Lingchuan had originally felt for these Immortals was instantly retracted.

Not to mention the problem of enemy strategy, the cultivation of these Immortals themselves was solid.

Dong Rui also dug a small yellow figure out of the ground; it was exactly the thing He Lingchuan had knocked down with the handle of his blade earlier:

A beetle, dead.

As for Xiao Wencheng's ice cone, it also nailed five insects. Four of them were plain beetles, just a bit larger in size, some golden-green, some yellowish-brown. Only one black insect was strange-looking, less than a pinky finger long, like a scorpion but without a sharp hook, and its tail was a few long, thin, branched whiskers.

Simply put, it looked like it had grown whiskers on its tail, and it was still moving at this moment.

"This is a Brain-Eating Insect; in some places, they add two words and call it a 'Brain-Eating Insect Demon'!" Mother Zhu also walked over to observe. "It will sneak into the seven orifices of a living creature, bite through the upper jaw to invade the brain, and then control every word and action of the victim. These fine whiskers on its tail are used to connect to the prey's brain."

Dong Rui used a small knife to poke its tail: "Is the host dead or alive?"

"Dead; it died when it was invaded. However, the Brain-Eating Insect Demon can secrete a bit of medicine to keep the body temporarily active, so the muscles won't loosen and the corpse won't stink." Otherwise, the Brain-Eating Insect Demon could deceive humans, but it couldn't deceive other monsters with sensitive sense of smell.

Some animals didn't even need to become monsters to smell the unique scent emitted by dying creatures, such as crows, vultures, and wild dogs.

"It also has a unique skill: when eating the brain, it can also browse the host's memories." Mother Zhu explained. "So this thing is very suitable as a scout. If we hadn't discovered it in time, it would have taken all the intelligence on Shilong Peak to Bai Ziqi after escaping."

The Shilong Peak array was tight and the defense was excellent; any Tiangong bird monster or insect monster that approached would be attacked.

As a result, the other side dispatched such a hidden little monster as the Brain-Eating Insect Demon, attached to an Illusion Sect disciple to go up the mountain.

Alas, it was impossible to guard against.

He Lingchuan stared at the strange insect on the tree, only feeling it looked familiar.

That was it, he had seen this thing... in the Battle of Yuheng City in the Panlong world!

At that time, Fu Shanlie dispatched insect monsters to sneak into Yuheng City to assassinate the city guard and even wanted to plot against He Lingchuan. That battle was fought very arduously.

So, so the real Beijia actually had Brain-Eating Insect Demons!

"It's not dead yet." He Lingchuan turned to ask the Spider Queen, "Mother, can you extract some intelligence from its mouth?"

"I'll try."

Mother Zhu dispatched small spiders, wrapping the Brain-Eating Insect Demon in spider silk. Xiao Wencheng waved his hand, and the ice cone disappeared.

The small spiders took the Brain-Eating Insect Demon to the side for interrogation. Its acid had the ability to corrode bodies, and most insect monsters couldn't stand it.

Xiao Wencheng immediately summoned two disciples to ask questions.

Li and Wu had walked through the gates of hell and were now shivering all over, hurriedly telling everything one by one.

"This thing was lingering near the Immortal Light Cave?" Xiao Wencheng suddenly realized. "The gate of Immortal Light Cave is guarded by a Ghost-Faced Beast, and all ghosts and evil spirits have nowhere to hide. It couldn't get in, so it took the Yingtai carriage up the mountain to scout for intelligence."

Li and Wu touched their necks, deeply feeling the joy of surviving a disaster.

If this monster had suddenly attacked halfway, they would have been gone.

"The Haoyuan Golden Mirror is a famous ancient treasure, and Miaozhan Heaven probably knows its power and divine abilities." Xiao Wencheng was also somewhat fortunate. "If the Brain-Eating Insect Demon reported its current state to the Heavenly Demon, it would be even more disadvantageous for us."

If Miaozhan Heaven knew they were using the Haoyuan Golden Mirror, and if it discovered the Haoyuan Golden Mirror was in poor condition, it would definitely adjust its response methods.

"However, it wanted to sneak into the Immortal Light Cave, which shows that Miaozhan Heaven has ideas about our treasure storehouse." Xiao Wencheng frowned. "They are also facing a situation of insufficient spiritual power and must use Profound Crystals as a supplement!"

He Lingchuan nodded: "They need a large number of Profound Crystals to support the lighthouse. It seems that Miaozhan Heaven won't be satisfied with just one or two barriers."

Elder Liu suddenly ran out from the main hall, crossing to the side of the mirror in one step: "Not good, Old Du's soul lamp has gone out!"

Every Immortal had a soul lamp, offered in the side hall.

When a person dies, the lamp goes out.

"What!" Everyone's expression changed.

A quarter-hour ago, Elder Du led a team to rush to Honggang to stop the Tiangong from building a lighthouse there.

Honggang was called a "gang" because it was a large steep slope. However, this battle was exceptionally fierce; Honggang was directly leveled by two layers, leaving only a small mound of earth.

Just now, Xiao Wencheng and the others happened to see Elder Du showing off his divine power, first beating back the Beijia monster Immortal, then killing five practitioners in a row, and the Brain-Eating Insect Demon came to steal intelligence. Everyone was distracted dealing with it and didn't pay attention to the Haoyuan Golden Mirror. Who would have thought that in just these few dozen breaths, the situation at Honggang had changed drastically?

They turned to look at the Haoyuan Golden Mirror and happened to see the most horrifying scene: Honggang, the location where the Illusion Sect and the Tiangong were fiercely competing, had actually silently sunk into a huge earth pit!

It wasn't an explosion, but compression and inward collapse.

The diameter of this irregular giant pit was over fifty zhang, and the depth exceeded five zhang. The inside of the earth pit had all turned into a clean, scorched yellow color, with no carbonized matter and no impurities.

Mother Zhu gasped: "Soul implosion!"

Immortals and practitioners with exceptionally strong soul power, once they discover they are bound to die, may initiate a soul explosion, hoping to severely injure the enemy or perish together.

The formation of a soul implosion is similar to a black hole; objects within the attack range will be compressed. If it is a living creature, the body will be squeezed alive, but the bones, blood, and muscles will not splash out at all. This is different from the effect of a soul explosion, but it is harder to defend against.

He Lingchuan was greatly surprised.

Immortals who could live to this age all knew how to cherish their lives. As long as Elder Du discovered he still had a glimmer of hope for survival, he wouldn't initiate a soul explosion.

What happened?

Elder Du died in battle, but Honggang also became Hongkeng, no longer a place the Tiangong had to fight for, so they had to abandon it resentfully and prepare to retreat.

Xiao Wencheng stroked the frame of the Haoyuan Golden Mirror and said: "How did Old Du die? Let me see!"

The mirror suddenly blurred, and when it became clear again, it showed the scene everyone had just missed.

Damn, He Lingchuan was secretly shocked. This mirror actually had a playback function? Elder Du's magic was excellent, and the battle rhythm was fast. In the first half, he suppressed the monster Immortal on the opposite side and outputted a burst of power.

Then, the Tiangong's support arrived.

I don't know where two golden rings flew out from, intersecting in the air, and with a "ding" sound, they became four.

The four rings collided with each other, and the number doubled again... By the time they flew a hundred zhang away, the two golden rings had become over a hundred, all showing shadows, colliding while spinning in all directions, making it impossible to defend against.

What was even more terrifying was that their sound was not only deafening but also had a strong disturbing effect, making the listener dizzy, chest tight, and wanting to vomit.

It was as if a summer cicada chorus had suddenly been amplified a thousand times in the ear! Over a hundred Yakshas and a dozen Illusion Sect disciples were knocked flying, some spitting blood, some with their brains beaten out.

Elder Du was so angry that he let out a roar, throwing out a blue light to beat it back; otherwise, who knew how many lives the golden rings would have harvested. This thing also had a return effect, passively making a circle.

Behind Elder Du, I don't know when another person appeared, short, thin, and dark, looking to be in his forties, raising a knife to slash directly at the back of his head.

How could Elder Du be easily ambushed? He dodged two steps before turning to face the enemy, but when he saw this person, his eyes went straight, and he exclaimed—

It was like Elder Liu suddenly pointing at the mirror, looking shocked: "Junior Brother Diyan! Senior Brother, that, that is actually Junior Brother Diyan!"

His eyes were wide open.

With his status and cultivation, he shouldn't have been so uncomposed.

Xiao Wencheng looked in the direction of his finger, his gaze fixed, and his face was also livid: "It really is Junior Brother Diyan! These running dogs of the Tiangong are truly hateful. I will definitely peel their skin, pull their tendons, and roast their souls for thirty-six days to comfort the spirit of Junior Brother Diyan in heaven!"

He Lingchuan also looked toward the Haoyuan Golden Mirror.

Elder Du was too shocked and didn't discover a shadow rushing out from behind a tree, stabbing his neck like a ghost.

Another monster Immortal! Three against one, and still starting with a sneak attack, not talking about martial virtue.

This time Elder Du couldn't dodge. After dealing with two moves while suffering a serious injury to his throat, he was hit and fell to the ground.

The other side wanted to seal his acupoints and suppress his soul to prevent self-destruction, but Elder Du still took the first step—

This was the first Immortal of the Illusion Sect to die in the Chaohu! Honggang became Hongkeng, and over a hundred people from both sides were left with no bones left.

The Immortals in front of the mirror watching the battle were all furious.

If it weren't for the Brain-Eating Insect Demon just now diverting the attention of the Immortals in front of the mirror, they could have passed through the mirror in the first instance to support Elder Du!

Damn it, hateful! Seeing the Immortals so annoyed, He Lingchuan asked at the right time: "Who is the person holding the golden rings?"

What kind of character could make Elder Du so shocked that he lost his defense?

"He is my fellow junior brother, ranked forty-ninth under the Immortal Venerable!" Xiao Wencheng stared fixedly at the mirror surface, and now the Haoyuan Golden Mirror switched back to the original perspective. "Three hundred years ago, Junior Brother Diyan was ordered by the Immortal Venerable to go out of the pass to handle affairs and has been missing ever since. We sent people to inquire, but couldn't find his whereabouts. Who would have thought that seeing him again today, it would be in this situation!"

Elder Liu added: "He and Old Du were as close as brothers, and in ancient times, I don't know how many times they fought side by side."

Dong Rui asked tentatively: "To comfort the spirit in heaven?"

So Diyan didn't defect to the enemy?

Xiao Wencheng pointed at the person in the mirror: "That is no longer Junior Brother Diyan; the Heavenly Demon has occupied his skin!"

He Lingchuan and Dong Rui had already guessed, but they still felt creepy hearing it.

Everyone stared straight at the mirror surface. Not long after, sand turned over in the brand-new sand pit of Honggang, and then a person crawled out. It was exactly Immortal Diyan.

That is, the Heavenly Demon. ===== CHAPTER 1748 =====