Ruling Martial World by Infinite Insect Swarms

Chapter 93: Chapter 91: First Kill of a Qi Sea Realm Great Demon

A giant pillar of lightning, several meters in diameter and resembling a celestial punishment, forcefully took shape. Carrying an aura of absolute destruction, it struck down squarely upon the head of the Red Feather Demon King!

This was the Insect Swarm’s ultimate trump card against High Tier individuals—the Energy Assault!

The Red Feather Demon King’s pupils violently contracted as it sensed a lethal threat. It unleashed a frenzied roar, abandoning all its attacks. Stomping its three claws on the empty air, the flames around its body erupted with full force while scorching True Sun Fire spewed from its beak. Driven by its frantic pushing, the phantom image of a Three-legged Golden Crow actually manifested behind it!

The phantom of the Three-legged Golden Crow roared at the heavens, causing the power of the spewed True Sun Fire to surge drastically.

In the next instant, the Thunder and Lightning Joint Attack of over a hundred Thunder Rocs violently collided with the True Sun Fire. The two extremely berserk energies clashed head-on!

BOOM!!!

A massive explosion echoed through the clouds, and the blinding white light made the heavens and earth momentarily dim. Shockwaves rippled outward as hurricane-force winds swept across the land, completely obliterating all trees and rocks within a kilometer radius.

The Red Feather Demon King let out a muffled groan. Its massive body was forcefully smashed dozens of meters down from the sky. Under the combined assault of over a hundred Thunder Rocs, its True Sun Fire was actually forced back.

The residual lightning energy swept across its body, causing the protective flames lingering around it to instantly dim. Dark red crystal feathers, burning and edged with scorch marks, drifted down from the sky.

Pushing itself to the absolute limit, the Demon King had even burned its internal bloodline. Although it came at the cost of severe injuries, it had ultimately managed to block this strike.

The Insect Swarm’s Energy Assault was not merely a simple compounding of energy. Instead, it utilized an incredibly intricate method to trigger a qualitative change when the energies merged. Otherwise, how could this move serve as the Swarm’s primary method for hunting down advanced solitary lifeforms?

”You... all of you must die!” the Red Feather Demon King roared in absolute fury. Its wings flapped frantically, launching countless flaming feathers condensed from True Sun Fire in an indiscriminate, torrential rainstorm in all directions!

Faced with this devastating attack, the Thunder Rocs in the sky scattered, but they did not flee. Even when grazed by the flaming feathers, their limbs charred, they still dove toward it with killing intent.

Seven or eight Thunder Rocs that charged too quickly plummeted to the ground, but the remaining Thunder Rocs continued to roar as they closed in, their bodies sparking with dazzling lightning.

The Energy Assault method required a certain amount of time to adjust and prepare. This brief window was enough for a prepared Red Feather Demon King to evade. As long as it wasn’t foolish, there was no way it would take such a hit head-on again.

However, ordinary Thunderbolt attacks weren’t so troublesome and could be unleashed in an instant. Amidst the sky full of lightning, the Red Feather Demon King—who looked as though it was about to charge up and fight the Insect Swarm to the bitter end—actually pulled a feint. It then instantly fled toward the Three Immortals Mountain at breakneck speed.

There were over a hundred Thunder Rocs at the peak of the Qi and Blood like a Dragon stage! Severely injured, how could the Red Feather Demon King have the spare strength to kill them one by one? Even if they didn’t use their joint attack, they could still whittle it to death through sheer attrition!

These Demon Fiends were far too bizarre. When ordinary Qi and Blood Realm Demon Fiends encountered a Qi Sea Realm existence, the mere pressure of its aura would be enough to send them fleeing in terror. As for the weaker ones, it went without saying. Some would even be scared to death by its oppressive aura, or they would be like ordinary mortals encountering a fierce tiger—their bodies going completely limp without any capacity to resist.

But these invaders were completely different. Facing its suppressive aura, every single one of them remained utterly fearless. Even the weakest units glared at it with ferocious eyes, as if they wanted to pounce and tear its flesh to shreds.

This was not normal!

What shocked it even more was that, on the distant horizon, more black dots were rapidly flying over. They were the Black Thorn Eagles, who had been a step slower, along with the Mountain Giant Apes being airlifted by the Thunder Rocs. The ground was also trembling, indicating that more of the Land Insect Race were closing the encirclement.

If this battle of attrition continued, it would definitely die! Although the Red Feather Demon King was tyrannical, it was not stupid.

It thought, ”Escape! What exactly are the origins of these invaders? To think they have over a hundred Thunder Roc Demons at the Qi and Blood like a Dragon stage under their command! The mastermind behind the scenes hasn’t even shown up yet, and I’ve already been heavily wounded!”

Stricken with fear, the Red Feather Demon King completely lost any desire to continue fighting. It forcibly suppressed its monstrous anger, its gaze full of Killing Intent as it fiercely glared at the Swarm closing in from all directions.

”Regardless of what you things are, this King will remember this! Once I report this to my eldest brother, we will definitely uproot you all and burn your bodies to ash!”

Leaving behind these harsh words, it flapped its wings. Forcing its way through the sky full of lightning, it transformed into a streak of flowing fire, intending to break through the encirclement and flee toward the main peak of the Three Immortals Mountain.

Once it rendezvoused with its eldest and second brothers, they would rally the numerous Demon Force within the Wilderness Mountain Range and come back to kill them all! After a century of management, most of the powerful Demon Nests in this ten-thousand-mile-long Wilderness Mountain Range had either submitted to them or been devoured by them. Once they gathered their forces, they might not necessarily fear these invaders!

However, how could it be that easy?

The Thunder Rocs, enduring the flame attacks, were already spewing lightning from their beaks as they dove in with their sharp talons.

First injured by a wave of attacks from the Thorn Snakes, then lashed by the Needle-spine Crawlers, and finally heavily wounded by the joint assault of the Thunder Rocs—even with its frenzied outburst, the Red Feather Demon King’s speed had significantly dropped. Furthermore, the highly toxic Child Gu that had invaded its body from the very beginning were now silently spreading within it.

”You think the likes of you can stop me?” Although severely injured, the Red Feather Demon King still retained its confidence. In mid-flight, it couldn’t even be bothered to pay attention to the diving Thunder Rocs and simply rammed right into them!

BAM!

Despite having a wingspan of over sixty feet, the Thunder Roc’s body was as fragile as a child’s in front of the Blazing Flame Demon King. It was knocked flying, its Scale Armor shattering and blood splattering everywhere. But the rest of the Thunder Rocs continued to charge.

After tearing apart three Thunder Rocs in succession, the Red Feather Demon King’s speed inevitably slowed down. This allowed dozens of Thunderbolts to blast into its battered body. The Red Feather Demon King trembled, its protective flames flickering unsteadily, while fine arcs of lightning sparked across its already charred flesh.

Nevertheless, the Red Feather Demon King finally managed to break through!

But in the next moment, the Red Feather Demon King’s pupils shrank violently. It saw the black dots in the direction of its escape growing larger and larger, resembling a dark raincloud.

A full two thousand Black Thorn Eagles flapped their wings.

SWISH—

A sky-covering swarm of Child Gu shot out explosively. Those densely packed, triangular Flying Snakes swarmed from all directions like a colony of bees, blotting out the sky. Even from the ground, massive numbers of Thorn Snakes burst through the soil, spewing out large quantities of the triangular Flying Snakes.

There was nowhere to hide!

Faced with such an intensely dense attack, it had absolutely no room to dodge!

Left with no choice, the Red Feather Demon King could only once again detonate the remaining strength in its body. The surrounding Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi abruptly grew violent, transforming into a sky full of flames that spread outward.

It was true that a Qi Sea Realm cultivator could manipulate Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi to exert power far beyond the Qi and Blood Realm, and could even rapidly devour Primordial Qi to restore their strength. However, this also had its limits. Erupting with too much power in a short period of time would still leave one unable to recover.

CRACKLE! POP!

Tens of thousands of Child Gu rushed into the flames, producing a massive chorus of popping sounds. However, all the triangular Flying Snakes acted like moths drawn to a flame; under the despairing gaze of the Red Feather Demon King, they forcefully pierced through the fire and bit into its body.

”No! All of you, die!” the Red Feather Demon King howled madly. Power surged from its exhausted body once more as its residual bloodline strength erupted again.

The True Sun Fire burned fiercely, obliterating the auras of countless Child Gu.

But there were simply too many Black Thorn Eagles in the sky. The sky full of Child Gu was endless, like an ocean tide, while the Thunder Rocs that had just been broken through shrieked as they charged over from behind.

Thunderbolts exploded.

The Red Feather Demon King’s protective flames were finally extinguished.

A distinct sound of bones cracking rang out!

Amidst a miserable, blood-curdling shriek, the Red Feather Demon King’s massive body plummeted like a kite with a snapped string. Its back was a mass of charred flesh, its Crystal Stone-like feathers fluttering in the air, and even its fractured bones were visible!

BOOM!

The Red Feather Demon King smashed heavily onto the ground, kicking up a shower of sparks.

Before it could even struggle to its feet, the surrounding jungle seemed to come alive. Countless viscous tentacles coiled up from the earth, wrapping around the Blazing Flame Demon King under its terrified gaze.

The Mimic Fungal Mat!

This jungle looked no different from an ordinary forest, but in reality, it was entirely disguised by the Swarm’s Fungal Mat. Now, it had directly torn off its disguise.

From the shadows in all directions, countless members of the Insect Swarm roared as they charged in.