Chapter 819: Red Demon Worm Sand

Crimson sand continuously emerged from Chen Beifeng's flesh, adhering to his body like a liquid, emitting an indescribably violent aura.

When the many spectators around the lake saw this scene, their expressions all changed. Some of the more knowledgeable ones even cried out in surprise: "Crimsondemon Worm Sand?!"

"Senior Sister Ye, what is Crimsondemon Worm Sand?" Yi Qiushui asked, her pretty face slightly pale. Although she didn't know what it was, she could sense that Chen Beifeng had become extremely dangerous.

Ye Bingling clenched her silver teeth, her willow-like brows tightly furrowed, and explained, "There's a peculiar insect in the world called the Crimsondemon Worm. If its eggs are planted in flesh, they mutate, becoming as sharp and tough as cold iron, filled with a scorching, violent energy. It's a top-tier sinister killing technique. Because the eggs are as fine as sand and can devour source qi, they are known as Crimsondemon Worm Sand."

"However, to obtain Crimsondemon Worm Sand, one must have the Crimsondemon Worm lay its eggs within their body. The pain is unimaginable for ordinary people. Moreover, once activated, the rampaging worm eggs will self-devour flesh and blood. One wrong move, and the host will be consumed by countless worm eggs, leaving only bones."

"I never expected Chen Beifeng to be so insane!"

"But with this Crimsondemon Worm Sand, which permeates his body, he's essentially gained an extremely formidable layer of defense. His combat power will also greatly increase, making him virtually impervious to ordinary source qi attacks."

Yi Qiushui and Liu Zhixuan's expressions grew solemn. Chen Beifeng had truly made incredibly thorough preparations for today's pavilion master contest.

As numerous shocked gasps and exclamations arose from outside the arena, Chen Beifeng's eyes gradually turned crimson. He let out a pained roar, the worm sand drilling out of his flesh, bringing him an indescribable agony.

The blood-red worm sand gradually congealed on the surface of his body, forming a blood-red armor that was grotesque, vicious, and utterly terrifying.

Not only was the blood-worm sand consuming Chen Beifeng's flesh and blood, but it was also continuously devouring the source qi within him. This caused the blood-red armor to glow with a bloody light, emitting an intensely nauseating stench of gore that permeated the air.

Chen Beifeng's crimson eyes, no longer appearing human, suddenly locked onto Zhou Yuan, and saliva began to drip from the corner of his mouth.

"Zhou Yuan, die!"

He let out a piercing roar. The next moment, he stomped his foot, instantly cracking the ground. His figure appeared like a phantom in front of Zhou Yuan, unleashing a fierce punch that immediately produced a sonic boom.

Zhou Yuan clenched his fingers, and jade light erupted around him. He, too, unleashed his full power, throwing a punch.

Boom!

A visible shockwave erupted from where their fists met, continuously cracking the surrounding ground. Outside the square, the lake was churned into massive waves by the aftershock.

Both Zhou Yuan and Chen Beifeng's bodies trembled. They slid backward across the ground, each step turning the hard stone slabs into powder.

Zhou Yuan forcibly stabilized himself, his brow slightly furrowed as he glanced at his fist. Some blood foam was seeping from the pores of his jade-like fist.

"What a sinister layer of insect armor," Zhou Yuan murmured to himself. He could feel that when his power touched that layer of insect armor, most of it simply vanished, as if it had been directly consumed by something.

"Roar!"

Chen Beifeng roared, then clenched his hand, drawing in a furious, deep yellow source qi. He shook his arm, and countless blood-red worm sands detached from it, fusing with the deep yellow source qi.

Consequently, even the deep yellow source qi turned blood-red.

Chen Beifeng had actually infused the worm sand into his source qi!

A torrent of blood-red source qi pierced through the void, sweeping directly towards Zhou Yuan.

Zhou Yuan raised his hand, and the Sword Pill flashed forth, instantly transforming into a hundred-zhang sword light that slashed fiercely onto the torrent of blood-red source qi.

However, the sword light merely split the blood-red source qi torrent into two, which continued to converge and ensnare Zhou Yuan.

Clearly, after integrating the worm sand, Chen Beifeng's source qi had become incredibly peculiar.

Zhou Yuan rapidly retreated, unwilling to let the blood-red source qi touch him, as it contained countless sinister worm eggs.

He continuously summoned sword lights to slash at it, but all his efforts were in vain.

"Haha, Zhou Yuan, stop wasting your time! You can't break through my blood-sand source qi!" Chen Beifeng burst into maniacal laughter as he watched Zhou Yuan's constant evasion.

Zhou Yuan ignored Chen Beifeng's laughter, his eyes thoughtful as he observed the approaching blood-red source qi. He could sense that source qi seemed to have little effect on the worm eggs because they possessed the extraordinary ability to devour source qi.

Moreover, their unusual toughness meant that pure source qi was utterly ineffective against them.

"To break this, I must first eliminate those worm eggs!"

Zhou Yuan's eyes flickered, and his retreating figure suddenly halted. A light from his divine soul shimmered between his brows, and an invisible Soul Flame condensed and shot forth, colliding directly with the blood-red source qi.

Sizzle!

This time, however, when the Soul Flame touched the blood-red source qi, a piercing shriek immediately erupted from within it. Countless tiny worm eggs directly fell out of the source qi, their minuscule life force instantly extinguished.

A divine light shone in Zhou Yuan's eyes. Indeed, he had guessed correctly. Although the worm sand was not afraid of source qi, it had a natural counter: Soul Flame!

Soul Flame could bypass the physical body and directly target the divine soul. While the worm eggs possessed extremely durable shells, their tiny divine souls were incredibly weak and vulnerable!

"What?!"

Chen Beifeng also noticed this, his pupils immediately contracting. He, too, had not expected Soul Flame to have such terrifying destructive power against the worm sand.

"Damn it!" he cursed angrily, hastily trying to withdraw the blood-red source qi. After all, cultivating these worm eggs was extremely difficult, and he had endured countless hardships to obtain them.

"Hmph."

Seeing this, Zhou Yuan let out a cold snort. The Soul Flame rapidly condensed, transforming into an invisible fire python that whistled through the air, colliding with the retreating torrent of blood-red source qi.

Sizzle!

Wherever the Soul Flame burned, the blood-red source qi rapidly faded, reverting to its original yellow color, as all the worm eggs within it were completely incinerated.

"You dare burn my worm sand!" Chen Beifeng roared.

"Today, I'm not just burning your worm sand; I'm burning you!"

A chilling intent surged in Zhou Yuan's eyes. He stomped his foot, shattering the ground, and shot towards Chen Beifeng like a bolt of lightning.

Now that he knew the worm sand's weakness, he no longer held any reservations.

Zhou Yuan stepped through the air, clenching his hand. The Sword Pill appeared in his grip, and as sword qi condensed, it formed a massive sword several zhang long.

"Profound Saint Physique!"

With each step Zhou Yuan took, the jade light on his physical body grew increasingly brilliant.

"Supreme Profound Saint Spirit Art!"

A mysterious light and shadow enveloped Zhou Yuan's body.

"Azure Flood Dragon Form!"

Zhou Yuan's eyes glowed green, resembling a pair of vertical flood dragon pupils. He swept his hand over the sword, revealing azure flood dragon scales that emerged on its blade, shimmering with a chilling, heart-stopping light.

Simultaneously, pristine white hairs extended from Zhou Yuan's palm, wrapping around the sword's body.

"Source Breaker!"

The pristine white hairs quickly transformed into an inky black, profound and mysterious.

"Soul Flame!"

Invisible flames ascended from the sword, this being the most potent method to deal with the worm sand.

Vast source qi surged behind Zhou Yuan, and fourteen million source qi stars glittered.

At this moment, Zhou Yuan's essence, qi, and spirit had all reached their peak. A terrifying aura surged, causing every Divine Dwelling expert present to visibly change color. Even the three pavilion masters—Lu Xiao, Han Yuan, and Mu Liu—had their gazes sharply narrowed.

At this moment, even individuals of their caliber felt a sense of danger from Zhou Yuan.

Zhou Yuan halted his steps about a dozen zhang away from Chen Beifeng. His aura had reached its zenith, and his gaze, sharp and disdainful, locked onto Chen Beifeng, whose eyes now showed fear. The next instant, the great sword in his hand slashed down fiercely.

That single strike was breathtakingly brilliant, its splendor even eclipsing the sunlight.

The vast sword light descended, stirring up countless waves, and Zhou Yuan's calm voice resounded with it:

"If you can withstand this sword of mine, then letting you be the Wind Pavilion Master is no big deal!"