Chapter 205: The Sixth Fierce Insect
Su Yan sent Na Hu flying, nearly embedding his entire body into the ground, and he didn’t struggle to get up for a long time.
If not for the Black Bear Tribe’s Hardening Cultivation Technique being quite robust, this strike alone would probably have taken half his life.
Wuli Ke and Wu Yun saw the situation turning unfavorable and immediately flanked him from both sides.
Although the two were competitors for inheriting the tribe leader position, having competed since childhood, they were actually the partners who understood each other the most deeply.
Their combined strike had a might that directly rivaled a single attack from a Dan Qiao Realm Martial Artist.
Su Yan glanced over, circulating the Star Constellation Profound Beast Skill, surging with majestic Star Constellation True Essence that transformed into the Star Plucking Hand Seal, with starlight flowing and an imposing aura, fiercely clashing with the two’s attacks.
This strike shook the cave somewhat.
The two were jolted by the terrifying power, their figures staggering, and for a moment, the flow of True Essence in their bodies showed gaps.
Under the clash, Su Yan’s Heavenly Python Dharma Body had its Black Gold Ancient Python Soul Body shattered, but the remaining shockwaves were insufficient to tear apart his Poison Dragon Golden Body or the even stronger Insect Bone Armor Body.
‘The Heavenly Python Dharma Body needs strengthening.’
He frowned slightly; the Heavenly Python Dharma Body Cultivation Manual was not weak, but he had never had the time to continuously strengthen it.
With that thought flashing through, Su Yan’s figure did not slow, instantly arriving in front of Wuli Ke.
Wuli Ke’s pupils contracted sharply, already anticipating that Su Yan would strike him mercilessly.
At this moment, he immediately crossed his black sabers, attacking in place of defending, slashing out black light toward Su Yan to force back his attack.
Su Yan didn’t dodge at all, his figure crashing through the black light; the clanging sound was piercingly harsh in Wuli Ke’s ears—his attack couldn’t even wound the opponent’s Physical Body.
Su Yan raised his fist and punched down.
Wuli Ke was directly smashed to the ground, his figure embedded in the earth, not knowing how many bones were broken.
“Kill!”
Wu Yun faced death fearlessly, desperately thrusting a spear toward Su Yan’s back.
The man before him was too terrifying; if they didn’t go all out now, the remaining people would not be this guy’s opponents at all.
He even suspected that the man clad in full armor was very likely a Dan Qiao True Person.
Su Yan sensed the fierce wind assaulting from behind; he reached back with one hand, directly shattering the spear tip formed from gathered True Essence and gripping the razor-sharp spearhead.
The counter-shock force made Wu Yun’s entire spear vibrate and sway, nearly forcing him to let go with both hands.
“Fall for me.”
Su Yan exerted force in his hand, seizing the spear; Wu Yun tried to dodge but was pierced through the upper body by the spear and nailed to the ground.
The spear tip avoided vital points, but that didn’t mean the strike’s power was weak; large mouthfuls of blood surged in, his internal True Essence thrown into chaos, and for the moment, Wu Yun lost the ability to resist.
The battle among the few happened in the span of lightning and flint; by the time the remaining Martial Artists from the Black Bear Tribe and Fire Crow Tribe reacted, the fight had already ended.
They had long been eroded by the exploding Malevolent Energy, their strength now less than seventy percent, making it even harder to launch attacks.
Instead, the Rock Demon Ant Queen sensed Su Yan’s threat and instantly ordered all Rock Demon Ants to attack Su Yan.
The Rock Demon Ant Queen’s Mental Attack came like a tsunami.
Su Yan, however, revealed a smile.
If it were other methods, he might still be cautious, but in a contest of Mental Attacks, they were truly underestimating him a bit.
Insect Consciousness Seed
He directly activated his trait, his Mental Power spreading out like a tide.
In this massive cave, his Mental Power formed a crisscrossing grid, intercepting waves of the Rock Demon Ant Queen’s attacks.
Just as his Physical Body was greatly amplified by the high strength of the Insect Bone Armor Body, under the boost of the Insect Consciousness Seed, his Mental Power was also ridiculously strong.
Realizing the Mental Attack was ineffective, the Rock Demon Ant Queen became even more agitated, immediately emitting shrill hisses, enraging the Rock Demon Ant swarm.
The ant swarm surged like a tide, with the leading Rock Demon Ant Generals charging fearlessly straight at Su Yan, attacking with reckless abandon.
Nangong Hong Yue’s expression was solemn as she summoned her Black Gold Silkworm, Red Scorpion, Yin Cicada, and Soul Hooking Insect, uniting their True Intents, unleashing full aura to block in front of the Rock Demon Ant swarm.
The Rock Demon Ant Queen’s methods were not easy to handle—over a dozen Second-order Rock Demon Ant Generals, plus thousands of Rock Demon Ants; even a Half-step Dan Qiao might perish.
And at this moment, strands of pitch-black silk threads suddenly appeared in the cave.
Hissing sounds rang out as they instantly burst from the ground, shooting onto the Rock Demon Ant Generals.
Nangong Hong Yue’s pupils contracted, revealing a shocked expression.
The next moment, the shadows seemed to writhe, with more and more threads emerging from the ground shadows, forming a true spider web that bound large numbers of Rock Demon Ants in the shadows.
Rumble
The ground trembled slightly, then split open wide; the Shadow Horn Spider emerged from the ground at some point, shadows cloaking it like a black garment.
The Shadow Horn Spider lived up to being a descendant of the Hundred Touch Shadow Spider; though not yet mutated, its Growth Stage strength already showed promise, no weaker than a Second-order Late-stage or even Second-order Perfected Feral Beast.
Its powerful control nearly stifled all the stirring Rock Demon Ant swarm, and at this moment, Su Yan waved his hand, summoning the Six-Winged Blood Centipede, Flame Armored Scorpion, and Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust.
The ones to act were the Six-Winged Blood Centipede and Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust.
The former shook its body, lowering its head to overlook, spewing rolling Poisonous Mist from its ferocious giant maw, enveloping the entire Rock Demon Ant swarm.
The latter pointed its tail hook, also releasing crimson Malevolent Energy that, together with the Poisonous Mist, surrounded the Rock Demon Ant swarm.
The Poisonous Mist eroded the Rock Demon Ants’ bodies; under deliberate control, it hadn’t reached lethal levels, while the Malevolent Energy continuously eroded their Demonic Essence—together, they instantly crippled the entire ant swarm.
The Rock Demon Ant Queen erupted in roars, its Mental Fluctuations transmitting its will: “Human, you’re courting death!”
The Third-order Calamity Beast’s aura continuously released, but Su Yan showed no fear whatsoever.
“Submit to me, or die!”
Su Yan’s words enraged the Rock Demon Ant Queen; though only newly Third-order, its intelligence might not match veteran Third-order Calamity Beasts.
But it could still understand this contemptuous tone.
“You deserve to die!”
The Rock Demon Ant Queen moved; in an instant, its entire ant abdomen tore open, detaching from the crystal behind it, its aura surging as it fully revealed Third-order Strength.
But Su Yan’s gaze was sharp, seeing at a glance that it was outwardly strong but inwardly weak.
It had previously devoured the Flame Demon Sheep while still injured, and now forcibly detaching from the Secret Order’s link would only worsen its wounds.
In this state, the Rock Demon Ant Queen might not be that strong after all.
Kill!
Berserk killing intent assaulted; the Rock Demon Ant Queen dragged its heavily wounded body straight at Su Yan.
Star Constellation Formation!
Countless starlights immediately appeared on Su Yan’s body, while Hundred Poisons Gu Seals emerged one by one from the Six-Winged Blood Centipede, Flame Armored Scorpion, Shadow Horn Spider, and Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust.
Each Fierce Insect bore at least twenty Hundred Poisons Gu Seals, interconnecting instantly to form an unbreakable bond with Su Yan.
Majestic True Essence surged into their bodies, while True Intent Realm finally manifested on Su Yan, merging one by one with the Fierce Insects.
Starlight-flowing barriers rose, a full seven barriers; Green-scaled Poisonous Flood Dragon, Poison Star Ape, Star Moon Centipede, and other seven True Intents formed the formation, pressing the Rock Demon Ant Queen into a corner no more than three zhang in radius.
True Essence continuously drained from Su Yan’s body; even with his vast reserves far exceeding peers by multiples, he couldn’t sustain such consumption for long.
“Hong Yue, attack!”
Without him saying so, Nangong Hong Yue had already erupted with full power, moving against the Rock Demon Ant Queen.
The remaining four Fierce Insects also went all out, launching attacks.
The entire cave shook violently; even heavily wounded and continuously suppressed by the Star Constellation Grand Formation, the Rock Demon Ant Queen’s explosive power was still terrifying.
Without Fierce Insects like the Six-Winged Blood Centipede and Flame Armored Scorpion at the forefront, coping would have been even harder.
Time dragged on, the entire cave now in ruins.
The Fierce Insects and Nangong Hong Yue all bore new wounds, especially the Flame Armored Scorpion’s shield-like claws, which were torn apart by the Rock Demon Ant Queen.
But in comparison, the Rock Demon Ant Queen was faring worse, its wounds heavily eroded by Malevolent Energy, and one of its six appendages severed by the Flame Armored Scorpion.
The Six-Winged Blood Centipede’s Poisonous Mist had eroded most of its body, leaving it teetering.
“The time has come.”
Su Yan saw the Rock Demon Ant Queen pause, its antennae twitching as it tried to gather strength for a Mental Impact.
With a thought, he directly activated the Fierce Insect Cauldron in his body, unleashing the Insect Master’s aura without reservation.
In an instant, the Rock Demon Ant Queen staggered, its Mental Impact failing and instead backlashed by the Insect Master’s power, throwing its Demonic Essence into further chaos.
Whoosh
The long-awaited Gold-Eating Demon Insect suddenly flew out, all Geng Metal Power converging into an incomparably sharp blade.
It instantly reached the Rock Demon Ant Queen, its hard Rock Ant Black Crystal sliced like tofu as the Gengjin Blade pierced through its body.
Before the Gold-Eating Demon Insect, the black crystal was also a countered target.
One strike decided the victor; the Rock Demon Ant was thoroughly crippled.
Su Yan drove the Star Constellation Grand Formation’s power with a wave of his hand, pressing down like a mountain onto the Rock Demon Ant Queen.
It struggled but to no avail.
The Rock Demon Ant Queen had only half a life left.
【Rock Demon Ant Queen（Refinable）】
【Rock Steel Ant Queen that luckily metamorphosed after devouring the Secret Realm guardian beast Flame Demon Sheep, possessing powerful Mental Attack and Physical Body…】
Simple information appeared before Su Yan, but only after the earlier battle did he know how troublesome this Rock Demon Ant Queen was.
Reckless Mental Attacks, pervasive Mental Interference; in close combat, that layer of black crystal became the attackers’ nightmare.
Moreover, the most terrifying was likely the swarm of Rock Demon Ants under its command.
If not for being culled by over half in the battle among the three tribes, and the Rock Demon Ant Queen itself not in perfect condition with more time to nurture its Rock Demon Ant swarm, finding it would have been a pipe dream.
Su Yan placed his hand on the Rock Demon Ant Queen’s body, a berserk will immediately transmitting as its struggling power intensified.
A fierce glint flashed in Su Yan’s eyes, cold killing intent enveloping it.
“Submit, or die”
The Fierce Insect Cauldron’s power surged into the Rock Demon Ant Queen’s body, an ancient terrifying aura making its soul tremble.
If it resisted, utter death awaited.
The man before it no longer seemed human, but the monarch and deity of billions of insects.
“I submit”
The intent to submit transmitted, and the Fierce Insect Cauldron’s power began surging into the Rock Demon Ant Queen’s body.
Strands of red light enveloped it, soon refining it from Physical Body to soul via the Fierce Insect Cauldron.
Over ten full minutes later, as the red light fully vanished, the Rock Demon Ant Queen before him was completely tamed, humbly prostrating at Su Yan’s feet.
“Master”
As a Third-order Fierce Insect, its intelligence was gradually awakening, now capable of communication.
Su Yan dispelled the Star Constellation Grand Formation, releasing it.
A bottle of Beast Essence Pills appeared in his hand, which he tossed directly to the Rock Demon Ant Queen.
The Rock Demon Ant Queen opened its blood basin maw and swallowed them all, its Demonic Essence slightly surging to stem its wounds.
【Third-order Insect Master 4257/10000】
【Rock Demon Ant Queen: 1/100（Nascent Stage）】
One Third-order Rock Demon Ant Queen added a full two thousand progress points, bringing a satisfied expression to Su Yan’s face.
“With heavy injuries, it will probably need to recuperate in the Insect Realm Space for a while.”
His eyes narrowed; the Rock Demon Ant Queen having Third-order Strength was great news—as long as it recovered, it meant he had a Third-order enforcer at his side.
But first, he needed to cleanly handle the matters of the Black Bear Tribe, Fire Crow Tribe, and Red Fox Tribe.
Rustle rustle rustle
Su Yan had the Shadow Horn Spider retract all Shadow Silk; the ant swarm stirred, but the next moment they were all controlled by the Rock Demon Ant Queen.
He frowned slightly, thinking to himself: “However, the newly born Rock Demon Ants lack a link and can only serve as temporary.”
With just this slight display, he sentenced this batch of over five thousand Rock Demon Ants to death.
Though the Rock Demon Ant Queen could fully control them, Servant Insects that couldn’t be possessed or directly controlled by him were a hidden danger.
His gaze swept the scene: Martial Artists from the three tribes lay scattered, all wounded and in comas.
This was deliberate on his part—first Malevolent Energy Erosion, then controlled Poisonous Gas from the Six-Winged Blood Centipede, plus the berserk Mental Attacks during his clash with the Rock Demon Ant Queen; not fainting would be strange.
If he hadn’t held back, everyone from the three tribes might have died here.
“The three tribes’ successors are all here; killing them all, those three old codgers outside would probably fight you desperately.”
Nangong Hong Yue was completely convinced by the man before her, her eyes brightening with flowing charm; reversing and subduing a Third-order, turning it to his use.
She considered herself a genius in the Hundred Caves Witch Sect, but compared to Su Yan, she was but starlight to the bright moon.
“Can those three old codgers find me?”
Su Yan retorted; Nangong Hong Yue shook her head: “They can’t, but it brings no benefit; they’ll still uncover some clues.”
She worried Su Yan would face trouble, exposing more.
Su Yan looked at her in surprise; Nangong Hong Yue noticed, her cheeks flushing slightly: “If they entangle you, you won’t have time to help me with revenge.”
Her words and heart didn’t match.
Su Yan smiled, then said: “No killing; keeping them is useful.”
His Mental Power lifted Na Hu, Wuli Ke, Wu Yun, and Ling Yuer like palms, stimulating them to awaken the four.
The four slowly awoke, pain creasing their brows; as their eyes scanned the scene, their faces drastically changed.
Everyone from the tribe dead?!
“Rest assured, no one is dead yet, but whether they live or die next depends on your four’s decision.”
As Su Yan’s hoarse voice fell, the Rock Demon Ant Queen’s massive, ferocious form appeared right behind him.
The four’s hearts sank, feeling even more insecure.
Ling Yuer’s voice trembled slightly but remained firm: “What is Senior’s purpose?”
