Chapter 3495

Long Sa formed a hand seal. The azure dragon phantom raised its colossal right claw and swatted at the void. Ripples spread across the void near the Vajra Beetle, and a massive, misty azure dragon claw materialized out of thin air. Just as the Vajra Beetle was about to evade, the surrounding void tightened, as if an invisible giant hand had bound it in place.

Unable to escape, the Vajra Beetle shot out two golden beams from its eyes, confronting the azure dragon claw. The two golden beams collided with the azure dragon claw but were shattered effortlessly, like eggs hitting a rock. The azure dragon claw then struck the Vajra Beetle, emitting a muffled thud. Five long scratches appeared on the Vajra Beetle's shell, and it plummeted from mid-air. An azure whirlwind swept over, and its powerful currents pushed the Vajra Beetle into its vortex, where sounds of metal clashing rang out.

Wu Yan formed a hand seal, and a gigantic Golden Crow phantom appeared in the void above his head. The temperature within a radius of several tens of miles rapidly soared, causing the ground to spontaneously ignite and transform into a sea of crimson flames. "Golden Crow Manifestation!" Wang Qingshan's expression became solemn. With a loud bang, the azure whirlwind exploded, but the Vajra Beetle remained unharmed.

Feng Tianya formed a hand seal, and a massive azure eagle phantom appeared in the void above his head. The azure eagle phantom emitted a sharp, piercing cry, and an azure sound wave swept forth, heading straight for the Vajra Beetle. The azure sound wave swiftly traversed the void, causing numerous cracks to appear in the air and the ground to split apart. The Vajra Beetle's body glowed with golden light, and a gigantic Vajra Beetle phantom materialized in the void above its head. The phantom unleashed a misty golden sound wave to meet the incoming attack. The golden and azure sound waves collided, annihilating each other and exploding. A wave of golden flames swept over, radiating terrifying high temperatures that warped and distorted the void.

Just as the Vajra Beetle was about to evade, a gentle female voice sounded in its ear: "We've been looking for you for so long. You might as well surrender obediently to avoid unnecessary suffering." The Vajra Beetle became dizzy, its expression dazed. Before it could recover its senses, the golden flames enveloped its body. Above Hu Qing's head, a gigantic Nine-Tailed Fox phantom emanated endless allure.

A massive crimson sword light descended from the sky, striking the Vajra Beetle with a muffled thud. Above Long Bing's head, a gigantic white dragon phantom caused the temperature to plummet. The white dragon phantom opened its gaping maw and spewed a vast white mist, engulfing the Vajra Beetle. As the Vajra Beetle was about to evade, Hu Qing spoke again: "The geomancy here is excellent. You might as well be buried here!" The Vajra Beetle's mind became muddled, and a feeling of closeness arose within it. The white mist enveloped the Vajra Beetle, and it froze at a visible rate, turning into a massive ice sculpture.

Long Sa's expression turned cold. The spiritual light of the Azure Flood Dragon Blade in his hand surged, and he slashed towards the void. The void twisted and tore open directly, and the ground also split apart, revealing a long, thick crack. A massive, misty azure blade light swept forth, slicing the ice sculpture in half. A miniature Vajra Beetle flew out of its body, was enveloped by an azure mist, and was drawn back to Long Sa. He seized the miniature Vajra Beetle with his right hand and performed soul-searching on it.

"As expected, they mutated after devouring a beast skeleton," Long Sa murmured. "However, their mutations are different. This one excels in concealment and converting matter into gold, while the other eighth-tier Vajra Beetle mastered converting matter into gold and wind evasion. They each have distinct abilities." Mutants within a single species do not always mutate in the same way, much like a dragon's nine sons, each distinct.

"Beast skeleton? What kind of beast skeleton could cause the Vajra Beetles to mutate?" Feng Tianya asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Perhaps it's the remains of a Hundred-Headed Worm descendant, or maybe the skeleton had true spirit blood on it," Long Sa explained.

"Why would they hide here?" Hu Qing wondered.

"It devoured our clansmen and knew that the Dragonfall Tomb was a dangerous place, thinking we wouldn't pursue it here. That's why it hid. Thankfully, Fellow Daoist Wang discovered it; otherwise, if we had gone to deal with the heavily injured eighth-tier Vajra Beetle, it would have escaped," Long Sa slowly said, putting away the Vajra Beetle's corpse. If this Vajra Beetle had been allowed to grow, there's no telling how much trouble it would have caused.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, being able to associate with a Mahayana cultivator from the True Spirit Ye family, is certainly no ordinary person," Hu Qing said with a smile, looking at Wu Yan.

"Alright, save your words for after we've eliminated the other eighth-tier Vajra Beetle," Wu Yan urged.

They flew northwest for over two hundred thousand miles, stopping above a gigantic valley where numerous spatial rifts appeared in the void, some slowly shifting. Inside the valley was a massive cave, which severely restricted divine sense.

"It's in the cave," Wu Yan transmitted, his expression grim. Given the previous example, Long Sa did not rush to act and looked at Wang Qingshan. Wang Qingshan nodded and transmitted, "It is indeed in the cave."

"If we fight here, it might trigger a spatial collapse," Feng Tianya transmitted. "It's quite good at choosing hiding spots. We need to finish this quickly."

Long Sa nodded, summoned his Azure Flood Dragon Blade, and made a vertical slash towards the cave. A massive, misty azure blade light swept forth, heading straight for the cave. With a thunderous roar, the cave split in two, and dust filled the air. A golden light shot out from the cave, revealing a gigantic Vajra Beetle. Its body bore two horrific bloody gashes, and its aura was weak.

"You dare to find me here? It won't be easy to kill me," the Vajra Beetle spoke in human tongue, its tone somewhat feeble. Its body shone with intense golden light as it prepared to unleash a divine ability attack on Long Sa and the others. Hu Qing reacted swiftly. A gigantic Nine-Tailed Fox phantom appeared above her head and merged with her.

"You've extinguished millions of lives; now, rest here eternally! There's no need to resist," Hu Qing said, giving off a feeling of familiarity, while also exhaling a cloud of red mist directly towards the Vajra Beetle. Hearing this, the Vajra Beetle's expression became dazed. The red mist enveloped its body. As the mist dispersed, the Vajra Beetle floated motionless in mid-air, its eyes vacant. A wave of golden flames descended from the sky, engulfing the Vajra Beetle and emitting a burning smell. Seizing the opportunity, Long Sa made a horizontal slash with his Azure Flood Dragon Blade. A massive, misty azure blade light swept forth, cutting the Vajra Beetle in half. A miniature Vajra Beetle flew out of its body, was enveloped by an azure mist, and was drawn back to Long Sa's side.

Long Sa performed soul-searching on it, then exhaled in relief, nodding. "It's fortunate we besieged them in time; only two eighth-tier Vajra Beetles appeared. To be safe, we must eliminate all Vajra Beetles on Azure Dragon Continent."

"This time, we owe much to all fellow Daoists, especially Lady Hu; otherwise, it would have escaped," Long Bing said with a smile.

"Lady Long, you're too kind. We merely assisted; without Fellow Daoist Long, this monster couldn't have been eliminated. In my opinion, Fellow Daoist Wang deserves significant credit. If that eighth-tier Vajra Beetle had escaped, we would have suffered a great loss of face," Hu Qing stated seriously. If that Vajra Beetle had escaped, the outside world wouldn't have thought the Vajra Beetle was powerful, but rather that they were incompetent.

Long Sa nodded and said, "All fellow Daoists contributed to eliminating these two eighth-tier Vajra Beetles. Let's leave this place first." He put away the Vajra Beetle's corpse, and they returned the way they came.

After leaving the Dragonfall Tomb, Wang Qingshan met up with Bai Ling'er and followed Long Sa to the Azure Dragon Mountain Range. Simultaneously, the Azure Dragon Clan issued an order to fully exterminate all Vajra Beetles on Azure Dragon Continent, killing every single one found.