Chapter 733

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

The Tai Yi Green Lotus Seat sped through the sea of clouds.

Sun Shangxiang looked at the Food Spirit Worm in her hand, still feeling a pang of regret in her heart.

She had originally thought that this trip out for experience training was a turn of fortune, that everything was starting to look up.

As a result, she never expected that she had actually been targeted by someone, and all the arrangements were nothing but a scheme.

Whether it was this rare spirit insect, or that mysterious cultivation method, even the Nine Turn Spirit Rhinoceros Vine — they were all nothing but deceptive illusions.

At this moment, dense black mist suddenly surged up from below; insect cries rang out from within the mist, the sound sharp and piercing, making one's scalp tingle.

Immediately after, ten black shadows shot into the sky, intercepting the two of them ahead with extreme speed.

These people's faces couldn't be seen clearly; each wore black robes, their entire bodies emitting not only the unique fluctuations of a Wood Spirit Root, but also a sinister aura.

One look told you their identities, origins, and abilities were anything but simple.

The leader revealed only a pair of eyes gleaming with fierce light; the aura around him was profound, his cultivation at least at the Golden Core Stage.

As for those behind him, their realms were uneven; most were at the Foundation Establishment Stage.

These people not only wore uniform attire, but each also held a flute in hand; from this it could be seen they should be members of some power.

"Hand over Sun Shangxiang, and I'll spare your life!"

"We have superior numbers; you'd best not resist!"

"A spirit farmer who does nothing but farm all day — he's probably never fought a battle in his life!"

At this moment, these people made no attempt to hide their contempt for Xu Zhangqing, even their disdain.

Knowing he was at the Golden Core Stage, normally one wouldn't look down on him.

It just so happened this person does nothing but farm all day and has never fought a battle.

Sun Shangxiang was somewhat flustered; her small face tense, she asked, "Master, what do we do?"

Xu Zhangqing's expression didn't change; he raised a hand and pressed it on her shoulder, saying softly, "Don't be afraid."

Seeing him remain obstinate and unrepentant, still wanting to resist.

These mysterious people let out cold smiles, then decisively attacked.

With a "woo" sound, they blew their flutes, and ten-odd bizarrely shaped poisonous insects surged out of the black mist.

There were carapaced poison scorpions, winged flying locusts, and centipedes pitch-black all over, all lunging at the two with extreme speed.

Watching the poisonous insects draw nearer and nearer, Xu Zhangqing still wore an expressionless face, merely waving a hand.

Instantly, two streaks of spiritual light flashed out, transforming into two spirit insects.

One was a Devouring Spirit Mother Worm, specialized in controlling other insects.

Its figure was even more massive than before, even giving off a somewhat plump and well-fed feel.

It was clear that during this period, having been raised by Xu Zhangqing, it lived exceptionally well.

The other one was Leijin Kui.

Resembling a rhinoceros beetle, its whole body was wreathed in silver-white thunder power.

Its build was about the same as before, but the patterns on its body had increased.

Xu Zhangqing said in a flat tone, "Since you're all insect cultivators, let's compare and see who's stronger."

In fact, he still had a Reverse Meridian Dragon Transformation Insect Mother that he hadn't released.

Once it appeared, it would unleash a sky-covering, earth-covering insect swarm.

Using it against these people would truly be a bit like bullying them.

The Devouring Spirit Mother Worm let out a sharp "ah" shriek; invisible sound waves spread out, and those attacking poisonous insects seemed to have had their souls sucked away — they actually stagnated in midair for a while, then reversed direction and lunged toward the opposite side.

The black-robed insect cultivators were first stunned, then horrified.

You have to understand, these spirit insects had been raised by them for a long time; there was affection, so logically they wouldn't be easily controlled by someone else.

But they never, ever expected the battle to turn bizarre right from the start.

These people hurriedly blew their insect flutes, trying to seize back control, but the Devouring Spirit Mother Worm specifically counters insects; the flutes sounded, and it shrieked along — under the clash of the two sounds, the poisonous insects not only failed to recover, but grew even more frenzied.

At the same time, Leijin Kui transformed into a streak of silver lightning, charging straight at the Golden Core Stage mysterious person.

Judging by aura and fluctuations, the opponent was the strongest among this group; as the saying goes, capture the ringleader first to capture the bandits — as long as this one was killed, the remaining insect cultivators would become fish on a chopping block.

Seeing this, the leader's face instantly changed.

The intelligence said Xu Zhangqing had no combat experience; moreover, this time he was facing a group of insect cultivators — he should have been panicked, who could have imagined he would be so calm, so rational.

Amidst the chaos, he still knew who to strike first — truly inconceivable.

The leader hastily summoned a millstone-sized poisonous spider; it immediately sprayed foul-smelling spider silk, forming a large net trying to entangle Leijin Kui.

As long as it caught him, it could bind him tighter and tighter, and then death would be certain.

But unexpectedly, Leijin Kui's speed was astonishingly fast; his figure flashed and he dodged the spider silk, his sharp claws wreathed in thunder light, and in a split second he pierced through the poisonous spider's skull.

Then without pausing, he turned into a streak of silver light and passed through the controller's chest.

With a "puchi" sound, an insect corpse fell, and a spray of human blood gushed out.

The air already reeked of foulness; now it carried an additional pungent bloody stench.

The leader's pupils contracted sharply; he said in disbelief, "This... how is this possible?"

Fortunately, a Golden Core Stage cultivator's vital point is not the heart, but the Golden Core.

As long as the Golden Core is unharmed, even if the flesh body is destroyed, they won't die immediately.

Xu Zhangqing said with a half-smile: "Although I am not skilled in combat, my spirit insect cultivation is decent, roughly comparable to an Inferior Nascent Soul."

Upon hearing this, the faces of this group of mysterious Spirit Insect Cultivators turned green.

Originally thinking that many striking few should be a crushing victory, never expected that the first to fail to endure was actually them.

Leijin Kui pierced the chest of the leader in one strike, but did not stop.

It quickly launched a second attack, the location no longer the chest, but the Qi Sea storing the Golden Core; that large Dragon Horn rotated fiercely, hard and raw tearing the target's Flesh Body apart.

"Ah!"

The leader screamed shrilly from the pain, his eyes full of terror.

Yes, Xu Zhangqing indeed was not skilled in combat.

But no one said his spirit insects were so terrifying.

Seeing this, the leader's expression turned ruthless, preparing to self-detonate his Golden Core.

Xu Zhangqing seemed to have sensed it in advance; Leijin Kui attacked once more, and this time the speed was even faster, to the point where it could not be captured by the naked eye, nor locked onto by Divine Sense.

With just a "pu chi" sound, Leijin Kui snatched the leader's Golden Core out, then flew back in front of Xu Zhangqing, placing it on his palm.

Xu Zhangqing played with the Golden Core, feeling the surging magic power contained within, a playful smile curling at the corner of his mouth: "The foundation is not bad, pity he took the wrong path."

With the backbone dead, the remaining Spirit Insect Cultivators were just a plate of loose sand.

The key was that the spirit insects they had carefully bred actually attacked the "Master."

The Poison Scorpion waved its pincers.

The Flying Locust attacked frantically.

The Centipede injected venom.

In an instant, several of this group of Foundation Establishment Stage Spirit Insect Cultivators died.

"This... this... what on earth is going on?"

"Completely different from expected!"

"Run, run quickly!"

Seeing this, the remaining Spirit Insect Cultivators all panicked one by one.

The flute music at this moment sounded shrill and desperate.

Under the cooperation of Leijin Kui and the Devouring Spirit Mother Worm, in just a few breaths, the remaining Spirit Insect Cultivators could not escape, dying one after another.

Some had their skulls pierced by the pincers of the Poison Scorpions they themselves bred.

Some were gnawed by the Flying Locusts they themselves bred until only skeletons remained.

Others were entangled by the Centipedes they themselves bred until their flesh and blood were blurred.

Sun Shangxiang's face turned pale, the look in her eyes toward her Master added several points of awe!

(Event over, already owe twenty chapters...)