Chapter 100

Those luminous bodies were like bees, constantly emitting a buzzing sound, but they also resembled fireflies, with their tails glowing. Their bodies were about the size of a fist, and their faces were as detestable as flies.

Ji Meng felt his hair stand on end. If he had encountered just one or two of these creatures, he wouldn't have been afraid and would have killed them directly. But in the blink of an eye, thousands upon thousands of them came pouring in, covering the entire town in an instant!

"Master Yun, what are these things! Each one actually has the cultivation of a Warrior!" Ji Meng felt his scalp tingle. The tens of thousands of demonic insects emitted auras, and each one was a First Stage Realm existence!

"These are First Stage demonic beasts called Anbi Corpse Bugs. They grow by absorbing nutrients from corpses. They are low in strength but numerous. If there are mountains of corpses, they can easily reproduce."

Li Yunxiao looked at the corpses, from which Anbi Corpse Bugs were constantly emerging, and said coldly, "No wonder they made such a mess; it was to cultivate these things. Many of them have just hatched from eggs, so their strength should be weak. But there are a few old bugs that might have the cultivation of peak Warriors."

Ji Meng's skin and hair tingled. "Even if they only have the strength of Warriors, the number..."

Li Yunxiao drew the Taiyin Cold Sword from his body and said with a cold smile, "Don't worry. These bugs have no intelligence and are not controlled by anyone. They are just disgusting. They are easy to kill. Watch!"

He raised his long sword and slashed down, a stream of extremely cold true qi breaking through the air.

The Anbi Corpse Bugs seemed to sense the danger and buzzed as they retreated, but due to their large numbers, more than ten were still hit by the sword qi, freezing in mid-air and shattering when they hit the ground.

This one strike seemed to provoke the Anbi Corpse Bugs, and they angrily buzzed and roared down.

Ji Meng's heart sank, but he also couldn't help but laugh bitterly. Li Yunxiao himself only had the cultivation of a Warrior, yet he had killed more than ten First Stage Realm demonic beasts with one strike. This...

Fortunately, he was already used to it. He immediately focused his mind, drew his soft sword, and performed a few sword flowers, surrounding both of them. Outside the sword glow, peach blossoms bloomed and withered, and each peach blossom killed an Anbi Corpse Bug.

"I don't need protection. Just focus on killing the bugs. Don't use overly flashy moves; save your strength for later." Li Yunxiao's voice sounded, and he could be seen constantly dodging attacks with his feet, casually slashing with the Taiyin Cold Sword, each time cutting down more than ten corpse bugs.

Ji Meng was startled and immediately understood, simplifying his moves to horizontal and vertical strikes. The number of Anbi Corpse Bugs falling increased even more.

Soon, the corpses of the corpse bugs piled up around them, and the buzzing in the sky weakened. Only a few hundred were still flying like moths to a flame, continuously rushing to their deaths.

Suddenly, a black cloud passed through the sky, blocking the sunlight over the town, and the two felt a sudden darkness. Looking up, they were startled!

That wasn't a dark cloud at all, but four enormous Anbi Corpse Bugs linked together, each as large as a millstone, suddenly diving down.

These four Anbi Corpse Bugs had Second Stage Realm strength, clearly the kings among the Anbi Corpse Bugs.

The two were startled not only by their strength but also by their disgusting appearance, which made their stomachs churn and their throats want to vomit!

The four king Anbi Corpse Bugs seemed to have a bit of intelligence and could distinguish between the two's strengths, all lunging toward Li Yunxiao. Ji Meng was startled and was about to rush over to rescue him when he saw a flash of cold light, and ice-sculpted lotus flowers bloomed in the air.

"Green Lotus Sword Song!"

Seven huge ice lotuses bloomed in the air, landing on the ground, forming a beautiful work of art. The four king Anbi Corpse Bugs were all frozen within four of the lotuses.

The originally disgusting bugs, turned into art, had a unique charm and were no longer so repulsive.

Ji Meng's eyes lit up, seemingly gaining some insight. He imitated the same strike, and seven huge peach blossoms appeared in the sky. The petals, carried by the wind, turned into fragments like snowflakes, sweeping toward the remaining Anbi Corpse Bugs.

Falling petals are the most无情 things, turning into spring mud to protect the flowers!

The fragments of petals shot through the air, suddenly turning into points of golden light, like a thousand arrows piercing the sky. The remaining hundreds of Anbi Corpse Bugs were pierced by the golden light and fell to the ground.

Li Yunxiao smiled and praised, "Not bad. Your sword intent is more profound than before. You might break through soon."

Ji Meng felt enlightened but knew this place was not suitable for cultivation, so he could only sigh.

The two looked at the ground covered with bug corpses, green fluid everywhere, and felt nauseous. They quickly left Feifeng Town and headed toward Phoenix Mountain.

At the base of a huge cliff in Phoenix Mountain, a group of people were intently watching the patterns on the stone wall change.

A shimmering six-pointed star was inside a circle, with eight tadpole-shaped lines spreading out in all directions. In the center of the six-pointed star, a fire phoenix pattern was dancing gracefully.

A red-haired middle-aged man was controlling the changes in the pattern, looking very strained and confused. Each time he cast a spirit seal, he had to think for a long time. Most of the tadpole-shaped lines on the pattern had already glowed silver, with only a few still dark.

Suddenly, a man riding a lion changed his expression and took out a jade pendant from his chest, which had already shattered into several small pieces. His pupils contracted, and he clenched his fingers, crushing the jade pendant and scattering it in the wind.

"Xu Pinghong, what's wrong?" An old man nodded slightly, his eyes flashing.

The man on the lion remained calm and said indifferently, "The four Anbi Corpse Bugs I placed in Feifeng Town have been killed."

The old man's eyes flashed with a cold light. "Has someone finally intruded?"

"Hehe, Senior Brother Xu, those bugs of yours are just Second Stage trash. It's normal for them to be killed," a strange woman said lightly, her forehead gently touching the shoulder of a man beside her, like a gentle and considerate wife.

The old man said sternly, "We can't be careless. Who will go and deal with it?"

The strange woman said sweetly, "They are just some small rats. Let me and Senior Brother Zuo go."

Xu Pinghong looked coldly at her and the man beside her and said coldly, "They killed my Anbi Corpse Bugs. I'll go. I can handle it alone."

He then rode the lion and turned to head down the mountain.

A man with a cold aura said sternly, "I heard that Xiao Qingwang is also here. If he enters Feifeng Town, I'm afraid Junior Brother Xu won't be a match for him."

The old man frowned and thought, "Xiao Qingwang was injured by your extreme cold true qi for five years. Even if he has recovered, his cultivation has dropped significantly and is not a threat. Besides, Xu Pinghong has the Thunder Shocking Cloud Roar. Even if he encounters a Martial King, he won't lose. Let's wait and see. If there are any changes, we'll send someone."

The man with the cold aura was Yi Xiaoshan, a Martial King of the Hundred War Kingdom. He respectfully said to the old man, "Yes, Uncle!"

The old man was named Qi Zhenzi and was the deputy palace master of the Supreme Palace in the Fire Crow Empire.

The strange woman was named Sun Xiumei, and the man beside her, Li Wenshi, were both her fellow disciples and husband. The man intently deciphering the array was named Huyan Ming, and another man sitting cross-legged in meditation was named Song Chengtian. Together with Yi Xiaoshan and Xu Pinghong, they were known as the Supreme Six!

Sun Xiumei smiled tenderly, "Senior Brother Yi, you've been in the Hundred War Kingdom for so many years. After this is over, come back to the Supreme Palace with us. Master misses you very much."

Yi Xiaoshan's face showed a hint of melancholy, and he sighed, "I received great kindness from the king of the Hundred War Kingdom and have no way to repay it. For the past ten years, I have been trying to elevate the Hundred War Kingdom to a higher-ranking vassal state, but it has been impossible. The ranking battle is coming up, and this is the biggest opportunity. After the ranking battle, I will have no regrets. Then I will return to the Supreme Palace and focus on martial arts, regardless of worldly affairs."

Song Chengtian, who had been sitting in meditation, suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze sharp. "Senior Brother Yi, after you leave, I will have no one to match. I will be very lonely."

Yi Xiaoshan's eyes flashed with a smile. "Junior Brother Song is already an Eighth Star Martial King. Senior Brother is no longer a match. But I won't admit defeat. I am full of fighting spirit."

Li Yunxiao and Ji Meng reached the end of Feifeng Town, and ahead was Phoenix Mountain. Just as they were about to enter the mountain, a faint pressure came, and they saw a middle-aged man riding a lion standing quietly at the foot of the mountain.

Xu Pinghong seemed impatient and said lazily, "I thought it was some big rats, but it's just a Second Star Martial Lord and a Ninth Star Warrior." He sneered disdainfully, "Trash!"

Li Yunxiao smiled faintly. "You don't need to introduce yourself; we're not interested."

"Such a sharp-tongued brat. I'll send you to the afterlife and then use your corpses to raise two Anbi Corpse Bugs."

A flash of anger crossed Xu Pinghong's eyes, but it quickly turned to killing intent. He rose into the air, a palm of thunder striking down at Ji Meng. He planned to kill the Martial Lord first, and the Warrior, in his eyes, wasn't even worth a snack.

Li Yunxiao didn't move but stared at Xu Pinghong's lion for a long time before saying in surprise, "Thunder Shocking Cloud Roar? Tsk, tsk, I happen to need Thunder Blood, and the heavens have sent me a Thunder Beast. Ji Meng, you hold him off. I'll deal with this demonic beast."