Chapter 334: A Bit Too Much Firepower
Chapter 334: A Bit Too Much Firepower
When Lu Chen first entered the jade house, everyone saw that he was only at the early Qi Refining stage, and they couldn't help but look down on him.
Among the seven people, three were at the late Qi Refining stage, two were at the middle stage, and two were from prestigious clans. Working together, they were definitely no weaker than an ordinary independent cultivator at the middle Qi Refining stage.
So no one paid any attention to Lu Chen, who had the lowest cultivation level and an unknown background.
But unexpectedly, during the fight for the treasures, Lu Chen was the first to take out his opponent.
And he did so with overwhelming force, taking down the burly cultivator who had the most robust physical body among the group!
Although the remaining six people knew that Lu Chen had relied on the power of a high-level talisman, no one could guarantee that he didn't have other high-level talismans or hidden trump cards.
So while Lu Chen was searching the corpse, even though the treasures were right in front of them, none of the cultivators dared to take the risk of fighting him for them.
The battle among the few remaining cultivators continued.
Shi Zhong and Zhou Bingyu, despite their mastery of secret arts and possession of powerful magical treasures, were clearly outmatched in terms of strength. They could only focus on protecting themselves and didn't have the ability to snatch treasures from the late Qi Refining cultivators.
The two glanced at each other and then quickly disappeared to a distant corner of the palace, Shi Zhong holding up a grayish-bronze mirror to shield them, while Zhou Bingyu controlled a sword light.
There were opportunities everywhere in this secret realm; there was no need to take such huge risks.
The battle between the Blood-robed Cultivator and the Cultured Scholar also came to a quick end.
Countless blood insects, exuding a dense aura of blood, swarmed toward the scholar from all directions.
The scholar felt his blood boil in his veins, as if it wanted to surge out of every pore.
Suddenly, several greenish-gray humanoid puppets emerged from the ground and fearlessly charged at the scholar.
With the help of these puppets, the scholar didn't even have a chance to escape, as the blood insects eagerly burrowed into his body.
In just a few breaths, his blood and flesh were completely devoured, leaving only an empty shell.
"I left you a complete middle Qi Refining stage corpse," the Blood-robed Cultivator said with a sinister smile, addressing the short cultivator from afar.
He recalled all the blood insects into his robe, and the originally reddish robe became even deeper in color, indicating that the insects had been well-nourished.
"We all just take what we need. If it weren't for my corpse puppets helping, your insects wouldn't have absorbed the essence of a middle Qi Refining stage cultivator's flesh and blood so quickly," the short cultivator replied, his fingers twitching slightly. One after another, greenish-gray corpse puppets emerged from the ground, beams, and other places, guarding the passages that could be used for escape.
"That's true. Next, there's an old man at the late Qi Refining stage, but judging from his appearance, his flesh has probably already rotted and won't taste good. You can have him," the Blood-robed Cultivator said.
"And there's also that cultivator at the early Qi Refining stage with an unknown background. I'll deal with him quickly and then come help you," he added nonchalantly, as if the two opponents were merely ingredients to provide blood essence.
"I didn't expect the two of you to be partners," the hunchbacked old man said. A greenish-black infant ghost lay on top of his head, playing with the Buddhist seal with its tiny hands. Its pitch-black eye sockets, devoid of emotion, fixedly stared at Lu Chen and the others.
Lu Chen remained silent, putting on an act of a lowly lackey trembling before his boss.
"That's right. Unfortunately, Fellow Daoist, the infant ghosts you've raised for so many years will be refined into special corpse puppets by me today," the short cultivator said, his hands moving slightly. Dozens of greenish-gray corpse puppets rushed toward the hunchbacked old man from all directions.
The old man's back bulged violently, and amidst the piercing cries of infants, more than ten infant ghosts transformed into streaks of greenish-black light. Their grayish-black palms struck the corpse puppets, leaving behind palm prints.
"Are these blood insects yours, fellow Daoist?" Lu Chen asked, brandishing the Wind and Thunder Sword, as black sword qi shot out to meet the onslaught of insects.
"Correct. Soon, you will become food for my spirit insects," the Blood-robed Cultivator cackled, his blood-red robe rustling as countless blood insects poured forth.
"These are Blood Condensing Yin Insects, aren't they? I killed quite a few of them on the island recently," Lu Chen remarked.
"There was also a particularly large one that I grilled with fire."
"It sizzled and smelled so delicious."
Lu Chen's face lit up with fond memories as he faced the onslaught of Blood Condensing Yin Insects.
It seemed like he was still reveling in the pleasure of roasting the insect king.
"You killed one of my insect kings!" The Blood-robed Cultivator's face twisted in rage as he heard Lu Chen's words.
He had released the Blood Condensing Yin Insects on the islands, intending for them to parasitize cultivators and feed on their blood, thinking that no one would notice their presence.
But to his surprise, someone had wiped out all the insects, including an extremely precious Blood Condensing Yin Insect King!
"How dare you kill my insect king! You shall pay with your own blood!" The Blood-robed Cultivator's blood-red robe spread out, and in an instant, a flood of blood seemed to burst forth like a breached dam.
Within a few breaths, the jade house was filled with a sea of blood, teeming with countless slender blood insects floating and sinking, appearing and disappearing.
"Damn!" The hunchbacked old man, who was barely holding his own against the Corpse Puppets, felt a surge of panic. With a loud shout, the over ten infant ghosts beside him suddenly turned vicious and returned to his side. They surrounded the old man, their pale fangs sinking into his neck, cheeks, and chest.
In an instant, more than half of the old man's essence blood was absorbed by the infant ghosts.
The ghosts glowed with vibrant energy, their bodies enveloped in green light, as they carried the old man through the midst of the Corpse Puppets, filled with boundless resentment, and disappeared without a trace.
Lu Chen paid no heed to the hunchbacked old man's actions, maintaining his composure as he gazed upon the sea of blood before him, a slight smile playing on his lips.
"This moment is just like that time."
"A sea of blood, a raging inferno, and the explosion of yin insects!"
As he finished speaking, nearly twenty scarlet stones fell into the sea of blood.
He threw out all the Explosive Flame Pearls he had.
"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!"
Lu Chen's mouth mimed the sound of explosions as one fiery wave after another rose up, sending blood and insects flying in all directions.
"Explosions are art!"
Lu Chen gazed upon the raging scarlet flames in the sea of blood, feeling a sense of deja vu, as if he were back in his previous life, setting off firecrackers to blast a pond.
The nearly twenty third-grade Explosive Flame Pearls unleashed their terrifying power, instantly drying up the sea of blood and turning all the large and small blood insects into charred ashes.
"There you go, fellow Daoist. This is how I grilled your blood insects last time."
"But it seems I overdid it a little this time and burned them to a crisp. My apologies."
A hint of apology appeared on Lu Chen's face.
He smiled at the now-petrified Blood-robed Cultivator.
The cultivator's robe had lost its bloody hue, hanging limply on his body, giving off an air of desolation.
"Since you're so sad, why don't you join your spirit insects?"
A massive black sword qi struck the cultivator from behind.
(End of Chapter)
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