Chapter 176: The Gift-Giving Boy, Thanks for the Gift from the Ghost Demon Sect

"Damn it, I'll fight you to the death!"

Kang Yuan was both shocked and furious.

He still hadn't even located the enemy using soul attacks, yet now he had encountered a group of terrifying and ferocious exotic insects, falling into a life-or-death crisis almost instantly.

Terrifying killing intent permeated the surroundings; it was truly an ambush on all sides.

No matter which direction he tried to break out in, he would be met with enemy attacks.

He was already trapped in a desperate situation.

Now, he regretted it so much his guts were turning green.

Had he known Zhou Sui was hiding so deeply, he wouldn't have participated in this mission even if it killed him.

But it was too late to say anything now; there was no regret medicine to be eaten in this world.

Whoosh!

The next second, he took out a mid-grade Spirit Artifact, the Blood Demon Blade, from his person, and a terrifying Demon Qi erupted, shooting straight into the clouds and covering an area of several miles.

Kang Yuan's expression was ferocious; he frantically circulated the vast Dharma Power within his body, immediately triggering a terrifying blood-colored blade glow to blast toward this group of Gold-Eating Insects.

The power of this strike was terrifying and fearsome, enough to split a small mountain in two.

Vaguely, the sound of ghosts wailing and wolves howling came from mid-air, as if countless wronged souls were shrieking, causing one to tremble uncontrollably.

The blood-colored blade glow within it had infinite power, piercing through everything.

If an ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivator were to take this blade strike head-on, they would be split in two instantly, their body and soul extinguished.

At this moment, over a hundred Gold-Eating Insects lunged over, golden light blooming on their bodies as if forming a golden barrier, with mysterious golden Runes appearing on it, forming a single entity.

It was just like a tortoise shell.

Thud!

No sooner said than done, Kang Yuan's blade landed solidly on this golden barrier, erupting with a clanging sound while sparks flew everywhere, as if he had struck steel.

But that was all; this mid-grade Spirit Artifact, the Blood Demon Blade, could not advance even a fraction further.

Having advanced to the Second-tier realm, the Gold-Eating Insects clearly had their defensive power increased several times over.

Even when facing the powerful attack of a Foundation Establishment Mid-stage Cultivator, they could easily withstand it.

"How is this possible?!"

Seeing this scene, Kang Yuan found it simply unbelievable; his full-force strike had landed on this group of exotic insects, yet they were completely unscathed and had easily blocked his blade glow.

These exotic insects didn't even retreat a single step; instead, they charged up even more ferociously.

If he hadn't witnessed it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed it.

One must know that if he had encountered a Foundation Establishment Cultivator of the same rank, this blade strike of his would have been enough to make the opponent retreat three times over.

Even a Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator would avoid its edge, not daring to take it head-on.

Boom~~~

Before he could figure out how to counterattack, he saw these Gold-Eating Insects get angry; this strike had completely enraged them, triggering their ferocity, and the fierce, violent aura on their bodies erupted, becoming extremely wild.

Buzz buzz~~~

At this moment, streaks of golden sword glow erupted from these Gold-Eating Insects, striking toward his body with lightning speed; they were incredibly fast, producing bursts of air-piercing sounds.

And such sword glows stirred up boundless wind and clouds, cutting through the air to form wind blades.

Skill—Armor Piercing!

It was as if these were sword glows erupted by Sword Cultivators, containing terrifying power, indestructible and unstoppable.

Thud!

With just a single strike, the defensive Spirit Artifact on his body shattered instantly, pierced through like tofu, and fell apart.

His body was beaten into a hornet's nest, with numerous bloody holes appearing.

A large amount of fresh blood flowed down, making a splashing sound.

This patch of earth was also thoroughly dyed red with blood.

"Th-this!"

Kang Yuan widened his eyes, his heart filled with horror, feeling the vitality within his body rapidly fading away.

He felt that the speed of his defeat and death was simply too fast, so fast that he hadn't even seen the enemy's face.

He had actually died miserably in this place.

Of course, it wasn't just him who died.

Even those three Foundation Establishment Early Stage companions, the moment they were pulled into the Nightmare World, had their bodies pierced through by the Gold-Eating Insects, their entire bodies blown apart and shattered.

When they died, they didn't even know how they had died.

Each and every one of them lay on the ground, dying with their eyes wide open in resentment.

A moment later.

A figure appeared in the valley; this person was precisely one of Zhou Sui's clones.

He quietly looked at Kang Yuan and the others who had long since died.

Now he was no longer afraid that the other party was faking death.

After all, he was merely a clone; even if he were ambushed, it could not harm his main body in the slightest.

"Sure enough, the Dream Soul Gu and Gold-Eating Insects that have advanced to the Second-tier realm are even more powerful."

"Even when encountering four Foundation Establishment Cultivators, they can kill them instantly."

Zhou Sui was very satisfied.

What just happened was merely a small test of his skills; facing three Foundation Establishment Early Stage Cultivators and one Foundation Establishment Mid-stage Cultivator was as easy as chopping melons and vegetables.

Although this also took advantage of the surprise attack, one had to admit that the power unleashed by the Gu Insects that had advanced to the Second-tier realm was indeed beyond imagination.

They were no longer comparable to ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Clearly, his current combat power among the many Foundation Establishment Cultivators definitely cannot be considered weak.

"Soul Search."

Zhou Sui moved his consciousness, manipulating the Dream Soul Gu to instantly devour the souls of these four dead Foundation Establishment Cultivators; the Dream Soul Gu was very excited, feeling the soul energy within its body increasing and the dream space inside it expanding, as if four dream bubbles had appeared, while at the same time, a massive amount of memories surged in like a tide.

He also suddenly understood the ins and outs of this matter, knowing exactly who was dealing with him.

"Youmo Sect? It is this Demonic Sect again."

"It has already been three or four times, yet they are still sending people to deal with me."

A Cold Glow appeared in Zhou Sui's eyes.

He finally knew who was targeting him; clearly, that Youmo Sect Sect Master Luo Hua was unwilling to accept his failure.

He wanted revenge at every moment.

Since the other party could not kill Leng Yuexi, they wanted to finish him off.

The so-called picking the softest persimmon to squeeze—he was that soft persimmon.

Fortunately, he was extremely cautious and never put himself in danger; otherwise, he might have really fallen into the Youmo Sect's trap.

Moreover, today is different from the past.

Unless that Youmo Sect Sect Master Luo Hua took action personally, it would be a pipe dream for ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivators to kill him.

"Not bad, this might not be a bad thing."

"To lure me out of the sect, they actually took the Spirit Medicine Empty Underworld Grass out of the Youmo Sect treasury."

"It can be called a massive loss."

"If it weren't for the Youmo Sect, I wouldn't know when I would be able to obtain Empty Underworld Grass."

"From this perspective, I still have to be grateful for the Youmo Sect's generosity."

Zhou Sui stroked his chin.

He sensed that there was indeed one stalk of Empty Underworld Grass inside the Storage Bags of these four Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

It was exactly one of the main materials he needed.

With this stalk of Empty Underworld Grass, he would be able to refine Teleportation Gu.

This could be said to provide a huge guarantee for his safety going forward.

Therefore, he still had to be grateful for the Youmo Sect's behavior, as it saved him a large amount of time searching for Empty Underworld Grass.

After all, wanting to find this kind of special Spirit Medicine is not such a simple matter.