Chapter 2251: 威震黑葫

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When the hundred-plus towers stopped providing arc support, the city’s ability to kill the Blight Moths was reduced by nearly half. More and more Blight Moths fell onto the black light barrier, causing the magical restriction to hum and rapidly fade at a visible rate.

"We must act to save this city," Han Li suddenly declared, frowning.

Yin Yue nodded in understanding.

"Brother Crab, to resolve this trouble quickly, I'm afraid I'll need your help in a moment too," Han Li turned and said to Daoist Crab.

"No problem," Daoist Crab calmly agreed.

Han Li smiled upon hearing this. He then shook his sleeve, and with a flash of spiritual light, three miniature Extreme Mountains reappeared before him.

Then, he suddenly formed a hand seal, and a golden light erupted from behind him, revealing the three-headed, six-armed Brahma Holy Avatar.

As he activated his magical technique, the avatar's three heads opened their six eyes and let out a dragon-like roar.

The roar shook the heavens, reaching beyond the highest clouds, and instantly transformed into an invisible, transparent sound wave that rolled towards the distant swarm of insects.

It was unknown what strange divine ability the Brahma Holy Avatar employed with this roar, but the Demon Race members in Black Gourd City were initially startled upon hearing it. Before they could discover its source, they suddenly found that the Blight Moths, which had been frantically attacking the light barrier, either spontaneously exploded in large numbers or fell from the sky without any warning.

In a flash, the insect swarm was reduced by more than a third.

The remaining Blight Moths buzzed loudly and descended into chaos.

Just then, a ripple appeared in the high sky, and three colossal mountains, ten thousand feet tall, flickered into existence above the insect swarm.

With a rumbling sound, the giant peaks simultaneously descended.

The next moment, streaks of light, rays of sword energy, and clusters of halos raged through the insect swarm.

Large swathes of Blight Moths were swept away by the three peaks without any power to resist. Only some gigantic monstrous insects, clearly much stronger than ordinary Blight Moths, could slightly resist and frantically flee towards the edges.

But at that moment, a thunderclap sounded in the high sky, and a thick silver arc suddenly flashed. With a single flick, it swept past a dozen or so giant Blight Moths.

These monstrous insects let out a wail, and along with nearly a thousand ordinary Blight Moths nearby, they turned into ashes.

When the silver arc swirled and dissipated, a young man in a Daoist robe appeared in the void—it was Daoist Crab.

Daoist Crab’s gaze swept over the more distant giant Blight Moths. Then, with a flash of electric light around his body, he transformed into an arc of electricity and shot out again without a word.

Wherever the thunderous sound passed, countless gray monstrous insects were annihilated.

With an earth-shattering boom, a phantom of a giant, several thousand feet tall, also appeared in the void on the other side of the insect swarm amidst a tremor.

It was the three-headed, six-armed Brahma Holy Avatar.

Han Li’s true body stood in the center of the avatar, hands clasped behind his back, looking at the surrounding monstrous insects without any expression on his face.

However, at this moment, countless purple runes appeared all over the gigantic avatar. Its six arms slightly waved, and clusters of silver fireballs densely shot out in all directions.

As the silver flames descended, they instantly transformed into seas of fire, each about an *mu* in size, engulfing swaths of Blight Moths.

Whether ordinary Blight Moths or larger monstrous insects, their bodies instantly emitted pained screams and struggled desperately the moment they touched the silver flames, but they were reduced to nothing in an instant.

With Han Li and Daoist Crab’s successive attacks, the seemingly endless swarm of Blight Moths was slaughtered at an astonishing speed.

However, the ordinary Blight Moths were truly fearless. After abandoning their attack on the Demon Race city’s restrictions, they rushed towards Han Li and Daoist Crab in a nearly suicidal manner.

Even though Han Li and Daoist Crab continuously unleashed several divine abilities, it still took them the time it takes to eat a meal to clear the nearby void. However, some larger monstrous insects, sensing the unfavorable situation, had already fled.

Han Li naturally had no interest in continuing the pursuit. He beckoned to Daoist Crab, then slowly descended towards Black Gourd City below.

At this time, Yin Yue also flew unhurriedly from a distance. After a few flashes, she reached Han Li’s side, and they slowly descended together.

Inside Black Gourd City, countless Demon Race members had already been stunned by Han Li and Daoist Crab’s earlier actions. When they saw that Han Li had single-handedly swept away the insect swarm with just two individuals, a thunderous cheer erupted in the city.

And as the three descended into the city, without Han Li needing to say anything, several high-ranking Demon Race members hurried forward. After scolding the nearby Demon Race members, they obediently opened a crack in the light barrier and respectfully welcomed Han Li and the two in.

“Greetings, Ancestor! Thank you, Seniors, for saving the tens of millions of lives in our city. May I ask for your esteemed names? Black Gourd City will forever remember your great kindness and never forget it!”

A black-robed middle-aged man, appearing to be in the early Integration Stage, bowed deeply to Han Li and Daoist Crab, his face full of gratitude.

As for the other ordinary Demon Race members nearby, the moment Han Li entered the city, they all prostrated themselves on the ground in neat rows, not daring to look up at Han Li and Daoist Crab.

Clearly, in the eyes of ordinary Demon Race members, the Ancestors were almost god-like beings. Now, the sudden appearance of two Ancestors in this place naturally filled the city’s Demon Race members with extreme surprise and joy.

“You don’t need to know our names. Where is your City Lord? Have him come and see me,” Han Li commanded indifferently.

“Reporting, Senior, our City Lord consumed a lot of vital energy during his earlier confrontation with Chong Hua and is currently recuperating in the City Lord’s Mansion. However, this junior has already sent someone to inform him, and he should be able to personally come to meet you shortly,” the middle-aged Demon Race man carefully replied.

“In that case, I’ll wait here for a while. As for the others, go about your business; there’s no need to wait here,” Han Li nodded and unceremoniously instructed.

“Yes, this junior will have them withdraw first so they don’t disturb you, Senior.”

The middle-aged Demon Race man was startled, then quickly bowed and agreed, giving an order to the other Demon Race members around him.

Immediately, the nearby ordinary demons fearfully rose and bowed to Han Li and the two in the air before retreating.

In an instant, there were no other idle persons nearby except for the Demon Race man and a few others.

Han Li and the two remained in the void, quietly waiting.

After only a short while, a dark escape light soared from a tall building in the city. After circling once, it shot directly towards Han Li.

When the black light dissipated, a gaunt old man in a black robe appeared a dozen or so feet in front of Han Li.

The old man roughly swept his divine sense over Han Li and the two, then immediately prostrated himself in a deep bow with utmost respect:

“This junior, Hu Yan, greets the two Ancestor Lords. It is thanks to your grand presence in our humble city that we have been blessed with your favor and were able to escape this great calamity.”

“Are you the City Lord of Black Gourd City?” Han Li looked at the old man twice, his expression unchanged, and asked.

This old man had cultivation strength in the mid-Integration Stage, which was not too weak among Demon Venerables.

“This junior has served as City Lord of Black Gourd City for nearly a thousand years. Senior, if you have any matters, please feel free to command,” the old man said with a ingratiating smile.

“Hmm, the few of you, please step aside for a moment. I’ll speak privately with Daoist Hu for a bit,” Han Li nodded with a hint of satisfaction upon seeing how sensible the Black Gourd City Lord was, but then immediately commanded the other Demon Race members coldly, “Yes, this junior and others will take our leave first.”

The Demon Race man's heart trembled, and he immediately agreed without daring to disobey in the slightest.

A moment later, only Hu Yan and a few others remained.

Facing two Grand Ascension stage beings alone, the old man was naturally extremely anxious, but he dared not show it on his face. He simply stood with his hands clasped, appearing utterly respectful.

“The Blight Moths just now were able to form such a massive swarm; this shouldn’t have happened in a short time. When did they start besieging your Black Gourd City?” Han Li asked indifferently first.

“Reporting, Senior, these Blight Moths first appeared in this area several years ago. This junior personally led people to exterminate the swarms over a hundred times back then, but we were fundamentally unable to truly eradicate them. However, for them to form such a terrifying swarm all at once today and launch a surprise attack on our city two days ago was also far beyond this junior’s expectation,” the gaunt old man replied respectfully.

“They appeared two days ago. It seems that while these Blight Moths lack intelligence, their actions don’t seem entirely without pattern,” Han Li stroked his chin, replying thoughtfully.

“Senior is insightful. These Blight Moths are unkillable, and they will actively merge and gather, making the swarms larger and larger. Otherwise, terrifying rumors of cities in the Holy Realm being directly slaughtered by insect swarms wouldn’t be so frequent now,” the gaunt old man hurriedly explained.

“Let’s not talk about this for now. I want to ask you another matter,” Han Li said unassumingly after thinking for a moment.

“Senior, please ask,” the old man replied, bowing.

“Daoist Crab and I have only recently re-emerged, and I didn’t expect the Holy Realm to have become so chaotic because of the Blight Moths. Let me ask you, where are Yuan Yan, Liu Ji, and the other Ancestor Daoists now? Why haven’t they come forward to clear out these Blight Moths? I heard that most of them mysteriously disappeared when the Blight Moths appeared. What exactly is going on?” Han Li asked slowly, narrowing his eyes slightly.

“Ah! So the two Ancestor Lords are seniors who have lived in seclusion for many years. No wonder this junior feels quite unfamiliar with you two appearing here. As for the whereabouts of the Ancestor Lords and other Ancestor Seniors…” The gaunt old man was startled upon hearing this, but a hint of hesitation appeared on his face.