Chapter 3552: Crawling Creatures Everywhere

They had just finished setting up the Formation when Qingshe reminded Ye Liuyun that a great many reptiles were surging toward them from the ground. Though Ye Liuyun and his group still couldn't see the reptiles, Qingshe was very sensitive to that rustling sound.

Immediately, Xiao Lanbing and Chi Lian also sensed it, and could even tell that the number of reptiles was not small.

"Qiong Qi, set up a Fire Attack Formation on the outer layer; we must guard against attacks from below!"

Ye Liuyun instantly ordered Qiong Qi to add another layer of Fire Attack to the outer Formation.

After Qiong Qi finished arranging it, Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil also saw reptiles covering the ground.

These reptiles were all demon insects, suffused with Demon Qi; from a distance they looked like a layer of black vapor spreading across the ground. Yet Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil saw it clearly, the Demon Qi

All sorts of ants, spiders, centipedes, scorpions and other reptiles converged, making Ye Liuyun's scalp tingle. Moreover, because they were so numerous and varied in size, he could not even discern their realms.

"Yue Ying, Zhu Que, Qiong Qi, and Jiu Tou Mo Long each guard a side, using Fire Attack. Anyone else with elemental power who can eradicate the reptiles should go assist."

Ye Liuyun first arranged the defense, then he burst out of the Formation, released the Golden Crow Fire Spirit, shielding himself within it, and actively attacked the reptiles.

At the same time, he used the Primordial Spirit Secret Technique to condense a giant python, gathered some fire elements inside it, and sent the python to roll among the reptiles.

But the reptiles were too many; the giant python couldn't hold out long before being slain by them, and its effect was negligible against such a massive swarm.

Lei Ming, from afar, used Lightning Strike to bombard the reptiles, but each strike's area was too small to affect the vast swath of demon insects.

The best method is to burn them. Even if you freeze them first, you still have to shatter the ice into fragments to completely eradicate the smaller reptiles.

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil now also saw reptiles pouring in from every mountain and field toward here.

"Fine, since you've turned the ground into a sea of reptiles, don't blame me for burning Sheng Mo Gu!"

Thinking of this, Ye Liuyun immediately sent a Transmission Voice to everyone inside the Formation.

"Prepare ice‑element defense!"

Lei Ming promptly reminded the others: "Quick, ready the defense; the young master is about to unleash fire!"

Qiong Qi immediately added another Formation that can release ice element.

Then Ye Liuyun suddenly amplified his Fire Flame Power, fully unleashing the Golden Crow Fire Spirit.

And the moment the Golden Crow Fire Spirit emerged, the surrounding reptiles were instantly turned to ash, leaving no corpse behind; then the temperature around surged dramatically, and everything began to burn.

"Sizzle!"

The Golden Crow let out a long cry, slowly spreading its wings above Ye Liuyun. The surrounding mountains instantly, with the Golden Crow as the center, turned into a sea of fire.

Qiong Qi immediately kept feeding energy into the Formation, even using his Broken Copper Cauldron to absorb the fire power of the attacking Formation. Xiao Lanbing and Lei Ming also helped inject ice power into the Formation.

Ye Liuyun was still trying to restrain the Golden Crow from exerting force toward the Formation; otherwise, the Formation might not hold for long.

Immediately, the Golden Crow Fire Spirit flapped once, and the flames surged outward for dozens of miles, reddening the entire mountain range. In front of Ye Liuyun's position, the rocks had already melted, turning into flowing lava.

Under these conditions, even the hard‑shelled demon insects would be reduced to ash.

After the Golden Crow Fire Spirit absorbed fire power in the previous canyon, even an eighth‑tier Martial Cultivator could be incinerated, so Ye Liuyun paid no mind even if strong ones were among those beetles.

This intense flame made the Mercenaries stationed in the Formation rush to the unbearable heat.

"The master is really that strong!" Xu Rong only now realized the extent of Ye Liuyun's methods.

Ye Liuyun's Lightning and fire powers could kill him, so he suddenly felt that he was

justifiably captured.

At this moment, the Golden Crow Fire Spirit suddenly flew forward, dragging fire and lava toward the area dense with Demon Qi.

However, Ye Liuyun did not attack there directly. He thought the Golden Crow Fire Spirit was sufficient against these insects, but the area would surely contain powerful demons or Monster Beast elites, and the Golden Crow Fire Spirit might not yet be their match.

So he only let the Golden Crow fly a short distance forward, circle once, then return, where Ye Liuyun directly drew it back into his body.

But at this moment, the surrounding forests had been completely burned, the wildfire still spreading outward. The previously massive reptile army was now nowhere to be seen.

Demon insects outside the fire zone either ran away or burrowed, while those within the Golden Crow Fire Spirit's attack range found burrowing useless; the ground had already been scorched and filled with lava.

The reptile army that covered the mountains was eliminated by a single move of Ye Liuyun. This overwhelming flame not only wiped out the demon insects but also intimidated the other Monster Beasts into not daring to attack again.

The Monster Beasts now realized that Ye Liuyun was merely using them for practice. Otherwise, his lightning and fire powers could have eradicated all of them.

With such overwhelming power, Ye Liuyun could single‑handedly defeat their beast tide.

Thus the Beast Kings immediately roared, ordering the Monster Beasts under their command to retreat; any Monster Beast below eighth‑tier was useless to keep.

Ye Liuyun, looking at the few mountains stripped bare by fire, felt a pang of remorse. He had not intended to devastate the environment, but without this method he could not deal with the demon insects.

Afterwards, he retreated into the Formation, waiting with the others for the flames to die down and the temperature to fall.

"Now they won't send low‑realm Monster Beasts any more. If they attack us again, their realms won't be low!" Qiong Qi also reminded Ye Liuyun.

"Indeed!" Ye Liuyun immediately transferred all the Mercenaries into the Space World, leaving only Xu Rong and two seventh‑realm Mercenaries of relatively higher strength.

He only kept the Monster Beast, Lei Ming and An Ying, and made both of them invisible, staying by his side.

Even Qiong Qi was pulled into the Space World. Since his strength had already been revealed, he simply abandoned further training with the group and rushed straight toward the depths of Sheng Mo Gu.

When the flames extinguished and the temperature dropped, the surface lava solidified again, and Ye Liuyun and his party resumed their advance.

This time, no demon insects or Monster Beasts attacked them. Their journey along the long stretch proceeded smoothly.

But the situation didn't last long; they soon entered a region dense with Demon Qi, and attacks against them resumed.

This time, the foes were several Monster Beasts of Taixu eighth and ninth tiers. Even Demon Race members of Taixu eighth and ninth tiers joined the assault.

Moreover, these Demon Race units appeared in squads, each consisting of over ten Demon Race members riding Monster Beasts, with extremely high attack power. The recent severe encoding issues have motivated us to update faster; please click to exit reading mode. Thank you.