Chapter 458: Frenzy and Harvest
Chapter 458: Frenzy and Harvest
Cang Ya raised her hand, and her spiritual power erupted.
In an instant, the rainwater within a kilometer instantly froze and hung in the air, expanding into countless ice blades that impaled the surrounding Mayfly Fish. The blades pierced their scales and fins, not penetrating deep but exploding with a chilling cold.
The Ice Soul Dragon also breathed out a gust of icy breath, causing the surrounding temperature to drop sharply.
The Mayfly Fish in the front line were instantly frozen and fell towards the sea, but before they could fall far, lightning arrows reached them.
Boom!
Ji Xinghuo and his eight shadow clones all shot out splitting arrows.
Each arrow split into five and flew in different directions, dancing in the air and accurately piercing the eyes of 45 Mayfly Fish.
Then, electricity exploded in their brains.
Whether they were frozen, slowed down, or dodging, any Mayfly Fish that was hit turned into headless flying fish.
And this was just the first round of shooting.
Boom!
The dense swarm of Mayfly Fish rushed forward in waves, trying to overwhelm their prey with their sheer numbers.
Working together, Cang Ya and the Ice Soul Dragon lowered the temperature and froze the surrounding monsters, slowing them down.
Ji Xinghuo quickly followed up with another round of arrow shots.
Electric lights flashed.
Nine splitting arrows flew out simultaneously, like lightning bolts, and 45 Mayfly Fish were hit head-on, turning into headless corpses.
Wave after wave of cold fronts exploded, and round after round of arrows flew, raining down the corpses of the Mayfly Fish.
[Spiritual Source Power +26]
[Spiritual Source Power +33]
[Spiritual Source Power +31]
Ji Xinghuo manipulated his eight shadow clones while his hands moved like phantoms, shooting at the highest frequency. At the same time, he opened the interface of the Myriad Star Pupils, and the spiritual source power prompt messages scrolled in front of his eyes like a waterfall.
Every second, the value of spiritual source power was going crazy, surging by the thousands!
"This feels so good!"
Ji Xinghuo still had the spare capacity to think.
The spiritual source power provided by the Mayfly Fish averaged around 30 points per fish, far less than the Earth-Eating Insects. However, the number of Mayfly Fish was much higher, and they were more densely packed, increasing the efficiency of spiritual source power harvesting by a hundredfold.
And this was just the beginning of the battle; only a small portion of the Mayfly Fish had been killed, with more continuing to pour out from the rift in the void.
In just over ten seconds, his spiritual source power had increased by over 20,000!
The frenzied assault of the Mayfly Fish paused.
The Mayfly Fish in the distance seemed to have received orders as they only flew and wandered in the clouds, not immediately rushing forward.
Cang Ya's chest rose and fell slightly as she paused to recover from her continuous spiritual power outbursts.
"They won't give up that easily," she said. "Mayfly Fish are vicious and highly organized. The stronger the prey, the more it arouses their ferocity. Once they've set their sights on a target, they won't stop until the very last one of them is defeated."
"And the Hong-level and above Mayfly Fish haven't even joined the attack yet. We can't let our guard down."
Fearing that Ji Xinghuo might relax, Cang Ya seriously reminded him for the second time, even though she had mentioned it before.
Ji Xinghuo nodded.
"I like the habits of the Mayfly Fish. They're perfect..."
Aren't they the ideal prey for him? Numerous, grouped together, and with no chance of escape.
He could take on as many as came his way.
All this spiritual source power was his for the taking!
Cang Ya was a little baffled by his laughter.
Sea Abyss hunters generally hated Mayfly Fish. Hunting them yielded few valuable exotic species, and their corpses had no economic value, yet the battles were extremely dangerous. One wrong move could lead to disaster.
Therefore, Sea Abyss hunters usually tried to avoid Mayfly Fish, choosing not to fight them whenever possible to conserve their star power and physical energy.
Yet, Ji Xinghuo was expressing his love for these creatures, as if he couldn't get enough of them.
"Here they come!" Cang Ya shouted loudly.
The clouds in the sky rolled violently, like surging waves, as a massive swarm of Mayfly Fish poured out frantically from the rift in the void, their numbers increasing exponentially.
Even the raging storm couldn't conceal the monster tide.
Cang Ya's face turned solemn as she prepared to have the Cang Dragon, which was lurking under the sea, join the battle and unleash its full combat power.
"Leave it to me," Ji Xinghuo said calmly as he turned to her. "You take a break first."
Cang Ya hesitated for a moment before nodding. "Okay."
Boom...
The swarm of Mayfly Fish resembled a black tidal wave. They first dispersed in all directions—left, right, up, and down—quickly moving behind the Ice Soul Dragon. Then, they rushed towards the center from all sides, a monstrous tide of creatures surging towards the Ice Soul Dragon in the sky.
This scene startled Cang Ya. The number of Mayfly Fish was at least tens of thousands, and it was still increasing.
Even the most elite Sea Abyss hunter team would be in peril if they encountered this swarm.
However, Ji Xinghuo did not make a move.
He recalled his shadow clones and didn't shoot with his Spiritual String Song either. He stood still on the dragon's back, simply watching as the tide of Mayfly Fish rushed towards them.
Cang Ya was tense, wanting to say something several times but ultimately holding back.
The Mayfly Fish drew closer, now less than 200 meters away.
The auras of thousands of monsters merged into one. The stench of blood wafted from their gaping mouths, filling the air. They rushed forward, vying to be the first to reach the Ice Soul Dragon and the two people on its back, their scarlet eyes reflecting the images of their prey.
The Ice Soul Dragon grew anxious and flapped its dragon wings restlessly. If it didn't act soon, it would be devoured by these Mayfly Fish.
Suddenly, lightning flashed!
Boom...
Ji Xinghuo, standing on the dragon's back, was surrounded by electricity as he raised his right hand high and pointed towards the sky, unleashing a bolt of lightning.
With Ji Xinghuo's fingertip as the center, that brilliant spark of electricity instantly blossomed a hundred million times over, sending countless arcs of electricity shooting in all directions, forming a massive electromagnetic field with a radius of over a kilometer.
This electromagnetic field was composed of hundreds of thousands of electrical currents, far surpassing the Mayfly Fish by two orders of magnitude.
In that brief instant, infinite light and heat exploded.
Destroying everything in its path.
The three-dimensional electromagnetic field enveloped the Mayfly Fish within its range, regardless of their level. Even a few Hong-level monsters were struck by dozens of lightning bolts, their scales and skin pierced by countless currents, which then jumped to the nearby Mayfly Fish, igniting their fins and wings, penetrating their defenses, and incinerating their flesh.
From the sky to the sea, every inch of space was pierced by electricity.
The gale, the torrential rain, the air, and the seawater...
All matter was subjected to devastating blows, though it lasted but a fraction of a second.
As the electric light subsided, the dense horde of monsters fell, their bodies charred and blackened.
"Huff..."
Ji Xinghuo lowered his finger, and the electricity surrounding him faded.
This ionic storm was the result of him pushing electromagnetic oscillations to the sixth level, merging with the titanium-cobalt magnetic pole, achieving the perfect form of the electromagnetic tyrant, and unleashing his spiritual power without restraint under the amplification of the ancestral dragon vein.
In that brief moment, over 15,000 star points were consumed in the form of spiritual power. Ji Xinghuo felt as if his body had been drained.
But in exchange, he gained a massive amount of spiritual source power.
Ji Xinghuo's head swam, and the values in the Myriad Star Pupils interface went wild, even freezing up at times.
When he had left the Black Ring Star, he had 250,000 points of spiritual source power. After the first wave of combat, he had gained over 30,000 more.
Now, in an instant, it surged to 420,000!
With just one move, he had eliminated nearly 5,000 Mayfly Fish.
"Over 15,000 star points exchanged for 150,000 spiritual source power!"
"Totally worth it!"
It took Ji Xinghuo a few seconds to recover, but he didn't notice the surprised look in Cang Ya's eyes behind him.
Imprinted in her mind was a scene she would never forget—amidst the raging storm and darkness, the tall silhouette of a man, pointing to the sky, electricity flashing, and with a mere wave of his hand, countless monsters were obliterated.
The corpses of the Mayfly Fish continued to fall like raindrops, vanishing into the waves in the blink of an eye.
"Amazing!" Cang Ya exclaimed.
Ji Xinghuo turned around with a relaxed smile. "That move of mine is only effective against large numbers of weak monsters."
"You're too modest," Cang Ya shook her head. She had clearly seen three Can-level Mayfly Fish being targeted by the concentrated electricity, obviously receiving special attention from Ji Xinghuo, and they fared no better than the ordinary Mayfly Fish—they died just the same.
With this wide-area ionic storm, as long as he focused the electrical damage, even a Celestial King would be unable to withstand it.
Ji Xinghuo smiled at her.
"Hmm?"
A look of surprise flashed in Cang Ya's eyes as she noticed the distant Mayfly Fish halting their assault and retreating back into the void rift.
This was a situation she had never encountered before.
Ji Xinghuo noticed it too. "I thought you said the Mayfly Fish never retreat?"
"Maybe you were too ruthless," Cang Ya replied, unsure herself. Her eyes scanned the dark clouds, and she added, "Or perhaps their leader possesses extremely high intelligence and realized they were outmatched, so it decided to flee."
She couldn't pinpoint the leader's location.
Ji Xinghuo, however, had known the position of the Mayfly Fish leader from the start. His electromagnetic senses, piercing through the thick dark clouds, had locked onto the target.
It must not be allowed to escape!
Crackle!
Ji Xinghuo transformed into a bolt of lightning and darted into the clouds, accelerating at full speed. The Heavenfire Dragonfang Spear in his hand glowed with a crimson light at its sword-like tip, concentrating intense heat as it sliced through the clouds, aiming straight for the Zhen-level Mayfly Fish.
Sensing the danger, the Mayfly Fish leader commanded its companions to intercept.
One after another, the monsters rushed forward, blocking his path.
Ji Xinghuo neither dodged nor evaded. He simply thrust the spear forward, piercing through the Mayfly Fish that stood in his way.
The spear tip vibrated.
Intense heat and electricity burst forth, reducing the Mayfly Fish to chunks of meat and blood.
Mayfly Fish attempted to ram into Ji Xinghuo with their bodies, but it was like crashing into a steel wall, instantly shattering their bodies to pieces, unable to slow him down. In mere seconds, Ji Xinghuo closed in on his target.
The Zhen-level Mayfly Fish frantically vibrated its three pairs of transparent wings, manipulating the surrounding storm and rainwater to form a wall of water to block him.
It spat out a stream of thick, black liquid, reeking of a putrid stench and deadly poison.
Various attacks landed on Ji Xinghuo.
But he completely ignored them.
Boom!
He thrust his spear through the wall of water, unfazed by the toxic liquid splashing onto him. He continued forward relentlessly, spear and body piercing through the mouth of the Mayfly Fish leader, and bursting out from the back of its head.
[Spiritual Source Power +10436]
With just one spear strike, Ji Xinghuo had slain this Zhen-level monster, and a notification flashed in his vision.
Without the commands of their leader, the surrounding Mayfly Fish fell into chaos, and a portion of them resumed their attack on Ji Xinghuo.
This was exactly what he wanted.
The Lightning Edge Sword appeared by Ji Xinghuo's side, disintegrating into countless fragments of electric light, and began to wildly reap spiritual source power!
(End of Chapter)
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