Chapter 2265: Kill the Ferocious Insect

Han Li’s expression remained unchanged. He simply raised an arm, his palm and fingers spread, blocking in front of him.

In an instant, with a soft whooshing sound, five golden orbs simultaneously shot out from his fingertips. They expanded rapidly against the wind, merging with a rumble into a wheel-sized golden vortex.

As the vortex spun, an invisible suction force unfurled from within it.

The incoming invisible sound waves instantly transformed into countless streaking lights, which were then drawn into the vortex.

At that moment, the Human-faced Worm flickered, appearing ghost-like near Han Li. Without hesitation, it shook its sharp forelimbs, turning them into a blur of black streaks that lunged directly at Han Li.

Seeing this, Han Li narrowed his eyes, but let out a low shout. With a single hand, he pointed at the vortex in front of him.

Immediately, the vortex rapidly expanded and contracted, then burst open into a dazzling golden light.

The next moment, a loud "hissing" sound erupted as countless green threads shot out from the golden light, piercing directly towards the Human-faced Worm.

The enormous fierce insect’s face flashed with ferocity. Instead of dodging, it seized the opportunity to unleash a dense barrage of those streaking shadows.

It was unclear what incredible, profound power these black streaks possessed, but in a blur, they crossed dozens of feet, arriving mere inches from Han Li.

Driven by its fierce nature, the insect intended a mutually destructive attack on Han Li.

But what kind of person was Han Li? Though somewhat surprised by the Human-faced Worm’s ferocity, he would never truly let that happen.

With a slight contraction of his pupils, he suddenly swiped a hand through the empty space in front of him.

After a few "thudding" sounds, over a dozen layers of gray light screens appeared out of thin air, blocking in front of him.

The next moment, the black streaks plunged into these light screens.

A loud "ripping" sound erupted!

The streaking shadows, seemingly incredibly sharp, pierced through all the light screens in one go, then, with undiminished power, struck Han Li’s protective spiritual light.

A harsh metallic scraping sound was heard.

Han Li’s body instantly glowed with a purple-gold hue, and countless shimmering silver patterns faintly appeared beneath it.

The black streaks instantly dimmed upon contact and rebounded greatly, unable to penetrate the spiritual light in the slightest.

This defensive spiritual light, formed by the fusion of the "Sanskrit Sacred Demon Art" and the "Hundred Vein Refinement Art," when fully unleashed by Han Li, would likely be impenetrable even for an ordinary Grand Ascension cultivator for a time.

Moreover, although this Human-faced Worm was fierce, it was still a notch below a Grand Ascension cultivator.

At this moment, the green crystal threads struck the Human-faced Worm’s black carapace simultaneously, like rain hitting a fence, and then pierced through it in a flash.

The Human-faced Worm shrieked, and countless streams of dark green liquid spurted from its body at once.

However, a malevolent look immediately appeared on the insect’s face. After a low growl, its body flickered with grayish-white light, and the pores on its surface rapidly closed up at a visible rate.

In just a few blinks of an eye, the insect’s numerous wounds were about to heal completely.

Seeing this, Han Li scoffed, formed a hand seal, and uttered the word "Shatter!"

In an instant, the green threads that had pierced through the Human-faced Worm’s body suddenly interwoven and condensed, transforming into a shimmering green flying sword. After a lightning-fast whirl, it unexpectedly circled the Human-faced Worm’s head.

The giant insect’s head immediately rolled from its neck. Then, the green sword light burst forth again, engulfing the remaining body of the giant insect.

Within the chilling sword light, the Human-faced Worm’s body was instantly chopped and twisted into a bloody spray, with not even a trace of its hidden primordial spirit escaping.

These two fierce giant insects were annihilated in the blink of an eye.

Han Li smiled faintly, retracted his green flying sword, and then cast his gaze towards the other battlefields.

As soon as his gaze landed, he immediately heard a shrill shriek from that direction. It was the giant insect facing Evil Lotus, which had, by some unknown means, been tightly ensnared by three silver rings, rendering it completely immobile.

Immediately after, a flash of white light erupted from her, cleanly slicing the insect’s body in two from the middle.

Saint Ancestor Evil Lotus, truly worthy of being Bao Hua’s twin sister; her divine abilities were indeed extraordinary, far surpassing those of an ordinary Grand Ascension cultivator.

Han Li’s eyes flickered slightly as he pondered this.

Almost simultaneously, an earth-shattering roar suddenly echoed from the other side of the sky, causing the entire void to tremble violently.

Han Li and the newly victorious Evil Lotus both felt a jolt in their hearts and quickly looked towards the source of the loud sound.

They saw an enormous pit of astonishing diameter that had appeared out of nowhere on the ground at the edge of the plaza.

The blue Human-faced Worm lay charred black at the bottom of the pit. Its once brilliant blue carapace was shattered into countless pieces, half of its massive head had vanished, and it lay in a pool of green blood, severely wounded and unable to move.

Above the enormous pit, in the high sky, Daoist Crab hovered, gripping a massive silver blade in each hand.

He expressionlessly glanced downwards, then, without hesitation, forcefully brought the two massive blades in his hands together.

A thunderous crack!

The two huge blades instantly transformed into two bowl-thick silver arcs, which then merged in a flash, forming a silver spear crackling with electricity. With a mere flick of his arm, Daoist Crab hurled this lightning spear down from the high sky.

The silver spear blurred, then vanished into thin air with a peal of thunder.

The next moment, with a dull thud in the pit, the silver spear embedded itself in the giant insect’s body from thin air. After a tremor, it burst open.

Countless layers of silver electrical threads filled the entire pit.

Even though the blue giant insect was formidable, under Daoist Crab’s almost full-power lightning divine ability, it could only let out a few helpless shrieks before rapidly turning to naught.

At this point, Daoist Crab took a step, and his body flickered in the high sky before vanishing.

Immediately afterward, a ripple appeared beside Han Li, and Daoist Crab materialized there, his expression calm.

"Brother Crab, excellent work. The fierce insect you dealt with was probably not much weaker than an ordinary Grand Ascension cultivator, yet you managed to slay it so quickly with a single strike," Han Li said, turning to him with praise.

"It's still a bit weaker than a true Grand Ascension cultivator. However, an ordinary Grand Ascension cultivator would likely find it hard to gain the upper hand against this insect," Daoist Crab replied calmly, his expression unchanged.

"Indeed. Putting aside the strength of these fierce insects, their fearless and reckless tactics are truly incomparable to an ordinary Grand Ascension cultivator's," Han Li said, his faint smile fading into a more serious expression.

"Precisely. Daoist Greenstone over there clearly has the upper hand, but facing its mutually destructive fighting style, he can't deal with it for a while. Otherwise, we might as well finish it off together," Evil Lotus said with a sudden charming smile, after observing Han Li and Daoist Crab, and then glancing at the remains of the other three slain giant insects.

Han Li’s gaze shifted, finding that Ancestor Greenstone in that battle was indeed struggling to finish off the last Human-faced Worm. He smiled, about to offer a reply, but Ancestor Greenstone suddenly roared loudly, "No need for the three of you to interfere! How could this Ancestor truly fail to take down a mere little insect? Sky-Pillar Green Seal!"

Seeing that everyone else had easily dispatched their opponents while he was still entangled in battle, Ancestor Greenstone felt a bit embarrassed. After a loud roar, he shook his sleeve, and nine identical green stone seals suddenly flew out. After spinning in the air, they merged with his previous golden great seal, transforming into an enormous green seal adorned with countless swirling golden runes, which then pressed down towards the giant insect.

The heavens and earth hummed, and within a mile, the power of laws stirred in the void!

The Human-faced Worm below instantly felt its entire body sink, unable to move an inch further.

The enormous green seal then tumbled down, smashing onto the giant insect with a shocking, immense power, instantly crushing it into a paste of flesh.

Seeing this, Ancestor Greenstone finally relaxed and let out a light breath. He formed a hand seal and pointed at the giant seal with one hand, then vaguely retracted it into his sleeve.

However, at this point, the green aura swirling around him had noticeably thinned by a fraction, and his overall aura had also weakened slightly.

Clearly, the divine ability he had just used was no small feat for him and could not be easily deployed.

"So this is the Sky-Pillar Green Seal; it truly lives up to its reputation. I heard this treasure, though not a Profound Heaven spiritual artifact, possesses power almost comparable to Profound Heaven might. Seeing it now, its fame is indeed well-deserved!" Evil Lotus said with a light chuckle, her eyes flickering as she witnessed the scene.

"You flatter me, fellow Daoists," Ancestor Greenstone replied with a wry smile, quickly adding with a hint of self-awareness, "If I didn't use some of my hidden abilities, I'm afraid I really wouldn't have been able to defeat this fierce insect quickly."

It was clear that by now, this Grand Ascension cultivator from another realm realized he was the weakest among the four, and he couldn't help but feel a slight unease in his heart.

"Now that these four creatures are dealt with, there should be no other Sky-Devouring Insects inside. Let's go in," Han Li said thoughtfully, glancing at the nearby palace hall.

"Brother Han has a point! Brother Crab, Daoist Greenstone, let's go in and take a look," Evil Lotus said with a smile, neither confirming nor denying.

Greenstone naturally had no objections.

So, the four figures drifted, soaring into the palace hall.

As soon as they flew past the hall entrance, Evil Lotus and Greenstone’s expressions subtly changed.

Behind the hall entrance, there were piles of white bone remnants, and nearby, some objects flickered faintly – incomplete armor and weapons.

"Fellow Daoist Evil Lotus, these are..." Ancestor Greenstone couldn't help but ask.

"They were likely the guards originally stationed in the underground palace. It's probable that once the Mother of Sky-Devouring Insects broke through the seal, they naturally couldn't escape the underground palace and became food for these fierce insects," Evil Lotus replied with a soft sigh. Then, with a flick of her fragrant sleeve, a series of crimson fireballs shot out. Amidst their flickering red light, all the skeletons instantly turned to dust.