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Chapter 543: The Trump Card
Chapter 543: The Trump Card
Before Lu Chen could finish speaking, over ten deep yellow tentacles shot out from the soil like lightning, striking towards the quartet.
Having been warned by Lu Chen, the other three didn't panic like they did initially. Each of them employed their own methods to fend off the frenzied yellow tentacles.
A storage pouch at Qiu Changwan's waist flashed with spiritual light, and a shield covered in dense dark green scales appeared before him. Spiritual power surged into the shield, causing it to expand in size, firmly blocking the yellow tentacles.
Meng Yue produced a silver-white talisman in her hand, and a thick wall of ice soared into the sky in front of her.
Seeing the fierce onslaught of the tentacles, Sun Yunming's neck emitted a silent crack, shattering a crystalline jade pendant. A barrier of spiritual energy enveloped him, protecting him from the surrounding assault.
As for Lu Chen, although he had absolute confidence in his robust physical body, he didn't want to expose it in front of the others. The Green-veined Boots under his feet flashed with a green light, and he nimbly dodged the tentacle attack with an arc that defied logic.
With a wave of his hand, countless microscopic sword energies formed a terrifying hurricane, filled with flashing lightning and thunder, shredding the tentacles into countless fragments that rained down.
Seven ferocious giant insects appeared before the group. Their bloated bodies pressed together, revealing countless short, pale, and slender limb segments that never ceased their dance. Streams of dark yellow soil blades shot towards Lu Chen and the others.
Qiu Changwan released a mantis-like demon beast with a third-grade aura. The mantis had a pair of forelimbs resembling large blades, and the serrated edges looked incredibly sharp.
With a powerful bounce, the mantis disappeared in an instant, slashing its blade-like forelimbs across the giant insect's body.
It sliced off two segments of the pale arms, leaving only shallow wounds on the bloated body of the giant insect. A mixture of red and yellow blood oozed out before quickly healing.
"Be careful, these demons have incredibly thick skin," Qiu Changwan warned the others, a chill running down his spine. The forelimbs of his mantis demon beast were exceptionally sharp, rivaling many third-grade flying swords. Yet, its full-strength attack had only inflicted minor damage on the giant insect, showcasing the troublesome nature of these foes.
"Roughly five fourth-grade and two third-grade insects; this might be a bit tricky," Lu Chen said, having discerned their auras with his spiritual sense at a glance.
Among the four, Sun Yunming had the lowest cultivation. Under the relentless assault of the giant insects, he was already showing signs of being overwhelmed. A solemn expression appeared on his face, and he knew that the time for caution had come. A pitch-black broken blade appeared in front of him, and he sprayed a mouthful of essence blood onto it.
The broken blade transformed into a black light and penetrated one of the giant insects.
The insect writhed madly from the excruciating pain. As the broken blade flew out of its body, intending to pierce it once more, large amounts of dark yellow pus spewed from its mouth.
The pus splattered onto the black broken blade, leaving countless marks. With a sizzling sound, wisps of putrid yellow smoke rose from the blade.
"My magic weapon!" The thin old man hurriedly recalled the broken blade, his heart aching at the sight of the various-sized marks left on its surface.
This pitch-black broken blade was a treasure he had obtained with great difficulty. It required activation with essence blood and possessed formidable might. He had intended to use it as a trump card to slay their enemies in one strike, but now it had been corroded and ruined.
"These demons actually have this trick up their sleeves, being able to corrode magic weapons," a thought flashed through Lu Chen's mind.
"Fellow daoists, let's switch to using techniques or talismans to kill these demons," he suggested.
"Use whatever trump cards you have and end this quickly," he transmitted to Qiu Changwan and the other two.
The three nodded slightly. A hesitant look flashed in Meng Yue's eyes, but soon, a crimson talisman appeared in front of her, depicting a lifelike coiling dragon.
The sound of a majestic dragon's roar reverberated as a massive fire dragon, engulfed in raging flames, charged towards the ferocious giant insects.
Before Qiu Changwan, a four-armed, six-eyed demon ape appeared. Its body abruptly swelled to several times its original size, and its green-black fists, wreathed in fierce flames, slammed towards the giant insects.
It only took a few breaths before the giant insects were consumed by the endless sword energies, their flesh and blood raining down from the sky, filling the area with a pungent iron scent.
On the other side, Meng Yue's Fire Dragon Talisman, along with Qiu Changwan's Four-Armed, Six-Eyed Demon Ape, each finished off one of the giant insects.
"Brother Lu!"
"We really have you to thank for our lives this time!"
The three moved closer to Lu Chen, with Qiu Changwan naturally switching from addressing him as 'fellow daoist' to 'brother', and Meng Yue and Sun Yunming both expressing their gratitude with their eyes.
"Who would have thought that Brother Lu possessed such powerful high-grade sword talismans."
"Three fourth-grade sword talismans, Brother Lu, you're truly generous!"
"If not for those three sword talismans, I fear we would have been severely injured, or even perished here."
Sun Yunming, the one with the lowest cultivation and the fewest treasures, sighed sincerely. Thinking about what could have happened to him, a trace of fear flashed in his eyes.
"Well, before we came out, I exchanged some spirit stones I had saved over the years with a fellow Sword Hall disciple to obtain these fourth-grade talismans to improve my chances of survival."
"I've used up all my trump cards in one go."
Lu Chen gazed at the lingering remnants of sword energies, a hint of regret in his tone.
"But at least we managed to take care of these demon insects, so it was worth it."
He smiled as he spoke.
Hearing this, the three once again expressed their gratitude.
"Brother Lu, since you took care of most of these demon insects, why don't you choose your pick of the spoils first?"
Meng Yue suggested, and Qiu Changwan and the others readily agreed.
"Most of these demon insects possess fourth-grade auras, and they might have already condensed demon nuclei within their bodies, preparing to break through to the fifth-grade and condense a demon core."
"Additionally, their hides are also valuable treasures that are worth quite a few spirit stones."
Qiu Changwan, who hailed from the Myriad Beast Gate and had extensive knowledge about demon insects, explained.
The four of them carefully scanned the surrounding area with their spiritual senses and indeed found three earthy-yellow stone beads within the remains of the demon insects. The beads were dense with spiritual energy and clearly extraordinary.
The seven demon insect hides were also prepared, although they were not in the best condition due to the damage inflicted by the Howling Ocean Sword Talismans.
"I'll take one demon core, three demon insect hides, and all the demon insect flesh and blood we've collected. What do you think, fellow daoists?"
Lu Chen said in a deep voice.
"Alright."
"No objections here."
"That's only fair, Brother Lu."
The three glanced at each other and nodded in agreement.
The remaining two demon nuclei and four hides were already more than they had expected, and as for the demon insect flesh and blood, they considered it mere leftovers compared to the value of the nuclei and hides.
During the battle against the seven demon insects, Lu Chen's three fourth-grade sword talismans had played a crucial role, and he had also saved Qiu Changwan from the insects' attack. It was only right that they let him have the majority of the spoils.
Lu Chen stored his share of the spoils in his storage pouch, the large amount of demon beast flesh and blood almost filling it to capacity.
"Good thing I prepared a few extra storage pouches. I'll have to transfer the rest back into the Gluttonous Beast Pouch later."
He thought to himself, not even sparing chunks of flesh the size of a fist.
He couldn't help it, though, as the Underworld Courtyard demanded an enormous supply of flesh and blood.
It wasn't easy being the breadwinner!
(End of Chapter)
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