Chapter 1200: Firewing Bee

In a narrow valley, Wang Qingshan controlled nine azure flying swords, unleashing a dense barrage of azure sword energy to attack a massive yellow earthworm. The yellow earthworm had a pair of yellow dragon horns on its head.

It was a Ground Dragon Earthworm, specifically a top-grade third-tier one.

Wang Qingling also had a Ground Dragon Earthworm, but hers was only a low-grade third-tier.

The dense azure sword energy struck the Ground Dragon Earthworm's body, producing a series of dull thuds. A large area of faint sword marks appeared on its surface.

The Ground Dragon Earthworm opened its gaping maw and spewed out a large quantity of extremely foul-smelling yellow liquid, aiming it at the nine azure flying swords.

Wang Qingshan naturally wouldn't let it succeed. With a flick of his sword art, dense azure sword energy surged from the nine azure flying swords, shattering the yellow liquid.

The Ground Dragon Earthworm slammed its massive body onto the ground, causing countless yellow stones to fly up from the earth, hurtling towards Wang Qingshan as if to crush him into a pulp.

Wang Qingshan remained calm. As his sword art changed, illusory azure flying swords appeared around him, instantly solidifying and transforming into a torrent of azure energy, which met the attack.

Boom! After a series of thunderous roars, the azure torrent shattered all the yellow stones, sending thick smoke billowing.

The azure torrent reached the Ground Dragon Earthworm. Without panicking, the Ground Dragon Earthworm sprayed out a hazy yellow glow.

An astonishing sight unfolded: as the azure flying swords came into contact with the yellow glow, they all petrified, turning into yellow stone swords and plummeting from mid-air.

"Petrification ability!"

Wang Qingshan was somewhat surprised. He had asked Wang Qingling about the Ground Dragon Earthworm's abilities, and she had mentioned its mastery of earth-burrowing arts, but not that it possessed petrification. Could this be a mutated Ground Dragon Earthworm?

He flicked his sword art. The nine azure flying swords glowed brightly, swirling erratically around the Ground Dragon Earthworm, their hum echoing loudly. Countless azure sword energies surged forth, quickly converging to form a colossal, hundred-zhang-long sword that touched the sky. With overwhelming force, it slashed down onto the Ground Dragon Earthworm's body. A terrifying bloody gash, over ten zhang long, appeared on the Ground Dragon Earthworm's surface.

Realizing Wang Qingshan was not to be trifled with, the Ground Dragon Earthworm's body glowed brightly with yellow light, then it burrowed into the ground and vanished.

Wang Qingshan let out a mocking laugh. With a thunderous rumble, the Ground Dragon Earthworm burst out from underground. A giant, golden centipede puppet beast also emerged from beneath the earth, and it immediately engaged the Ground Dragon Earthworm in battle.

The centipede puppet beast's sharp claws slashed at the Ground Dragon Earthworm's body, producing a series of dull "ding-ding" sounds, and sparks flew everywhere.

The nine azure flying swords spun rapidly around the Ground Dragon Earthworm. Countless mysterious azure runes appeared on each sword. After a sharp hum of swords, countless azure sword energies surged forth, striking towards the Ground Dragon Earthworm.

The Ground Dragon Earthworm tried to dodge, but several large yellow hands, several zhang in size, suddenly emerged from the ground, grabbing its body. The dense azure sword energy then struck the Ground Dragon Earthworm's head. Its head was pierced through by countless azure sword energies, and red and white fluids gushed onto the ground.

Wang Qingshan put away the puppet beast and walked towards the Ground Dragon Earthworm's corpse. He used a flying sword to cut open its abdomen and dug out a hazy yellow orb.

He took out a wooden box and placed the orb inside, intending to give it to Wang Qingling.

After collecting the Ground Dragon Earthworm's corpse, Wang Qingshan continued on his way.

Passing through the narrow valley, a dense, dark forest appeared before Wang Qingshan.

He hadn't been here long, yet he had already encountered multiple third-tier demonic beasts. There might even be fourth-tier demonic beasts here, so it was better to be cautious.

Wang Qingshan stepped into the forest. The dense woods were dark and damp. Fallen dry leaves and branches piled up to about a foot high on the ground, and a pungent, decaying smell permeated the air.

He released his Three-Headed Fox. During the Beast Grand Assembly, Wang Qingshan had obtained a bottle of Hundred Beast Pills, which he had fed entirely to the Three-Headed Fox. More than a decade had passed, and the Three-Headed Fox had successfully advanced to mid-grade third-tier.

The Three-Headed Fox ambled alongside Wang Qingshan. A buzzing sound arose as a swarm of fist-sized crimson mosquitoes flew down from the canopy of a towering tree, swooping towards Wang Qingshan.

Roar! Roar! The Three-Headed Fox's three heads simultaneously opened, unleashing three different spells: crimson flames, white chilling wind, and golden lightning. Mosquitoes hit by the crimson flames instantly incinerated into ash. Any that managed to evade, if they encountered the white chilling wind, rapidly froze solid, and those struck by golden lightning were shattered.

Along the way, many poisonous insects emerged to attack Wang Qingshan. Without Wang Qingshan needing to act, the Three-Headed Fox took care of them.

After about a quarter of an hour, Wang Qingshan stopped, his eyes shining brightly.

Following his gaze, several hundred zhang ahead, beneath a towering tree, there was a red beehive five zhang in diameter. Thousands of bright red bees flew in and out.

"Firewing Bees! Such a large beehive, I wonder if there's any royal jelly!"

Wang Qingshan muttered to himself. Spirit honey was an excellent alchemy material. Generally, beehives inhabited by demonic bees of third-tier and above had a high chance of containing royal jelly.

Royal jelly was far more effective than spirit honey. Many healing elixirs used royal jelly as a primary ingredient.

Third-tier demonic bees were rare in the outside world, and artificially cultivated spirit bees rarely advanced to third-tier, which kept the price of royal jelly extremely high.

Roar! Roar! One of the Three-Headed Fox's heads blasted a stream of white chilling wind, aiming it at the beehive. Wherever the white chilling wind passed, a thin layer of ice formed on the ground and tree surfaces.

A large swarm of Firewing Bees came into contact with the white chilling wind. Their bodies visibly froze, and they dropped from mid-air.

A buzzing sound arose. A giant demonic bee, about a zhang in size, flew out of the beehive, followed by thousands of red demonic bees.

They all spewed out streams of crimson flames, aiming them at Wang Qingshan.

Thousands of crimson flames, varying in thickness, came at him. With a thought, Wang Qingshan manifested illusory azure flying swords around his body, which instantly solidified and met the incoming attack.

Boom! A series of thunderous roars echoed. All the crimson flames were shattered, scattering everywhere, splashing onto the trees, which instantly burst into raging infernos, with flames soaring into the sky.

Wang Qingshan summoned nine hazy azure flying swords, which transformed into nine azure rainbow lights, several zhang long, and plunged into the swarm of bees. The nine azure rainbow lights rampaged through the swarm, causing Firewing Bees to drop from mid-air one after another.

Seeing its companions die one after another, the Bee King immediately flew into a rage. Just then, a vast expanse of white chilling wind swept towards it. The Bee King opened its mouth and spewed out roaring flames, meeting the incoming attack.

"Boom!" A tremendous roar erupted as the white chilling wind collided with the roaring flames, unleashing a powerful blast of air.

A terrifying pressure descended from the sky. A colossal, hundred-zhang-long sword that touched the sky slashed down directly.

The Bee King tried to dodge, but an incredibly thick golden lightning bolt struck.

The Bee King flapped its wings violently, unleashing a powerful gale.

Boom! The gale was shattered by the golden lightning. The golden lightning struck the Bee King, causing its body to go numb, and its reactions slowed. The colossal sword then slashed down directly.

It hurriedly spewed out a stream of crimson flames, which transformed into a cloud of crimson fire, trying to hold up the colossal sword.