Ruling Martial World by Infinite Insect Swarms

Chapter 91: Chapter 89: Thorn Snake! Red Feather Demon King’s Surprise Attack

In the Mountain Demon Jungle, a new Insect Nest had been birthed. A large number of Worker Insects bustled within it. Mountains of Mountain Demon corpses, as well as the bodies of fallen Insect Swarm units, were rapidly devoured and converted back into pure Energy.

Fueled by an abundant Energy supply, the Mimic Fungal Mat was rapidly spreading outward. In just two or three days, all vegetation within a three-kilometer radius had been thoroughly devoured and replaced by the Mimic Fungal Mat. Some tentacle-like ”paths” formed by the Fungal Mat had even extended over ten kilometers away.

Through the dual reconnaissance and exploration of the Worker Insects and the Fungal Mat, the Insect Swarm had discovered a new Profound Iron Ore Vein in this area with considerable reserves. Naturally, this would become a key development zone for the Insect Swarm, serving as a bridgehead for their advance deeper into the Wilderness Mountain Range.

”A Three-legged Fire Crow? This Energy signature... it’s the Qi Sea Realm!” Qin Yu instantly knew who was coming. It was the Red Feather Demon King, one of the three Demon Kings of Three Immortals Mountain!

From the Mountain Demons, he had gained a basic understanding of Three Immortals Mountain. These three Old Demon Fiends had been entrenched in the Wilderness Mountain Range for nearly a century, possessing astonishing strength. Even within the Qi Sea Realm, they were likely at the very peak.

Demon Fiends were different from humans. Even if human Martial Artists reached the Qi Sea Realm, their lifespan was only two hundred years. However, some Demon Fiends in the mountains easily lived for hundreds of years. Perhaps they lacked powerful legacies, but with the accumulation of time, their strength was absolutely not to be underestimated. This was also why Qin Yu had set his first target on that Flood Dragon in the water.

”He’s coming for the Insect Swarm. I didn’t want to provoke them this quickly, but to think they would come knocking on my door first,” Qin Yu murmured. With a single thought, the surrounding Insect Swarm rapidly converged toward the Mountain Demon Jungle.

Three Needle-spine Crawlers slithered beneath the Fungal Mat, hiding themselves around the Insect Nest. The remaining cockroaches, Poison Burst Insects, and Rapid Insects also rushed back to defend at top speed.

Around the Insect Nest, there was also a bizarre snake-like unit. Its body was much smaller than the Profound Flood Dragon, measuring only about thirty feet in length. Its upper body had a distinct bulge, a result of having the Heart-devouring Mother and Child Gu implanted within it.

Once the Black Thorn Eagles in the Insect Swarm had completed their modifications, the ground units had also begun to Enhance themselves. Qin Yu had specifically selected a Qi and Blood Realm snake-type Demon Fiend as a carrier to fuse with the Heart-devouring Mother and Child Gu. This enriched the ground units’ ranged attack methods, creating a new unit known as—the Thorn Snake!

Aside from these units, the hundreds of Thunder Rocs that had already been bred by the Insect Swarm were deployed in full force. In Snake Valley, five Thunder Rocs let out ear-piercing shrieks. They flapped their wings violently, and blinding lightning flashed around them with loud cracks, distorting the air itself.

Channeling their Thunder Power, the Thunder Rocs hoisted the body of the Mountain Giant Ape off the ground with a sudden heave. Though it looked strenuous, they ascended steadily into the air, soaring toward their target. More Black Thorn Eagles screeched loudly, filling the sky. Their target was none other than the Mountain Demon Jungle!

”Since you’re here, you can stay here forever!” A trace of ruthlessness flashed in Qin Yu’s eyes. He didn’t know why this Red Feather Demon King had suddenly come to kill. Perhaps the Insect Swarm had made too much noise in the mountain range. Perhaps it was a plea for help from the remnants of the Mountain Demon Tribe. Or perhaps it was for another reason entirely.

None of that mattered. He had known for a long time that the Insect Swarm’s expansion would inevitably alarm the entities in Three Immortals Mountain. It was only a matter of time. To buy the Insect Swarm as much time to develop as possible, he had refrained from sending powerful units like the Thunder Rocs and Black Thorn Eagles out for reconnaissance. However, ordinary units like the Red-bellied Eagles had long been scattered outward.

Therefore, almost the exact moment the Red Feather Demon King mobilized, the Insect Swarm detected the anomaly and subsequently tracked its trajectory through continuous scouting along its path. Based on the data, the Insect Nest instantly calculated the Red Feather Demon King’s destination. The entire Insect Swarm sprang into action.

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High in the sky, the Red Feather Demon King flapped its wings, hurtling forward at an astonishing speed. Those in the Qi Sea Realm could open the Bridge of Heaven and Earth and mobilize Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi for flight. For a Flying Demon Fiend like the Red Feather Demon King, who was already incredibly fast, this made it even faster.

”How dare they invade the territory of my Three Immortals Mountain! What sheer arrogance!” The Red Feather Demon King’s eyes resembled two clusters of dancing Flames. It didn’t pay much mind to the invaders. Every once in a while, some foolish creatures would overestimate themselves and try to challenge their authority, but they were defeated every single time. This time would be no exception!

Defeating a group of Mountain Demons was nothing special. The gap between the Qi Sea Realm and the Qi and Blood Realm was as vast as heaven and earth. Once the Bridge of Heaven and Earth was opened and Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi could be manipulated, any Qi Sea Realm entity could easily slay an existence with Qi and Blood like a Dragon. That was already a qualitative change.

Not to mention, a century of Cultivation had long since allowed its strength to break through to the Middle Stage Sea of Qi Realm. With its power, it could effortlessly crush the entire Mountain Demon Race.

”Hmm?”

The Red Feather Demon King soon noticed something amiss. On the ground below, a type of Demon Fiend it had never seen before appeared. These Demon Fiends looked like giant wolves, but they were covered in an exoskeleton and sported a pair of sharp Reaper’s Scythes on their heads. As they ran, their spiked tails swung back and forth. Under its gaze, a full dozen Rapid Insects moved in an encircling formation, swiftly trapping three massive Demon Fiends before aggressively charging in and slaughtering them.

”Bodies armed with sharp Bone Spikes and clad in armor! These must be the invaders that old Mountain Demon mentioned. To think they’ve already pushed this deep—they’re about to enter the core zone of my Three Immortals Mountain.”

It let out an angry screech and fiercely flapped its wings. Countless crimson fireballs, each the size of a human head, plummeted toward the Rapid Insects below like falling meteors!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Flames erupted, and the stench of burning filled the air. In an instant, the dozen Rapid Insects were reduced to ash in the inferno. A glint of gratification flashed in the Red Feather Demon King’s eyes. This feeling of Destruction intoxicated it. Without slowing down in the slightest, it continued flying toward its destination.

But soon, the Red Feather Demon King’s expression turned grim. With its eyesight, it could clearly see things from dozens of miles away. Within this vast mountain range, it quickly spotted more Rapid Insects. In just a little over ten days, the Cang Mang Mountain Range had been transformed into such a state!

This caused a sense of foreboding to rise in the Red Feather Demon King’s heart. That old Mountain Demon hadn’t been exaggerating!

However, its innate arrogance kept it from retreating. After all, the legendary Divine-Demonic Bloodline flowed through its veins. These were just a bunch of bugs crawling on the ground. No matter how numerous they were, they posed no threat to it.

Hurtling forward at maximum speed, it only took a moment for the Red Feather Demon King to spot the forest where the Mountain Demon Race once resided. From high up in the sky, it saw a massive horde of Demon Fiends the likes of which it had never seen before! Their numbers easily reached into the thousands!

”Roar! Face Destruction!—”

With a deafening roar, the Red Feather Demon King went into a steep dive. It didn’t even bother to communicate. Instead, a torrential rain of fire cascaded from its body to blanket the sky.