My Farming-Style Cultivation Is Way Too Steady - Chapter 540

Chapter 539 Blocking the Way

As soon as Xu Changqing finished speaking, before anyone could react, the swarm of insects, perhaps unable to withstand the attack of the flames, retreated and regrouped.

At the same time, the whole place exudes an even colder and more sinister aura.

In an instant, everything around was covered with a layer of glistening frost.

The flames inside the wall of fire were frozen as soon as they got close.

If Ling Chenye hadn’t been fanning the flames from behind, they probably would have succeeded in turning the tide.

Su Jinli pondered, “The cold will intensify when these insects gather together. If we work together to forcibly separate them, we can easily deal with them.”

Since she had said so, and the people around her had no other choice, they could only do as she said.

Immediately, Yu Shi, Lu Wu, Zhao Ziyue, Hu Bugui, and even Miao Huayu and Xu Linshan, two “newcomers” with little combat experience, all took action.

With a flick of his wrist, Yu Shi’s right sleeve twitched, and instantly a series of palm-sized magical artifacts, each resembling a dagger in front and a sphere at the back, appeared.

They made a whooshing sound as they approached the swarm of insects at incredible speed, and then suddenly exploded.

With a deafening roar, a terrifying explosion unleashed a powerful shockwave.

This caused the swarm of insects, which had been gathered together, to suddenly split into several smaller groups.

Lu Wu’s eyes lit up, and the spear flew from his hand, transforming him into a streak of light that lingered among the various insect swarms.

It is incredibly fast and incredibly powerful.

A single sweep can wipe out a bunch of ice worms.

Miao Huayu and Xu Linshan each threw out a large number of seeds, which, under the stimulation of the wood elemental power, quickly transformed into vines that resembled poisonous snakes. Relying on the sharp thorns covering their bodies, they burrowed in and out of the insect swarm.

Zhao Ziyue’s eyes narrowed, and the spiritual light of the Earth-grade Golden Core flowed, instantly replicating Ling Chenye’s wind-type spell.

He understood that fanning the fire with wind was the best solution at the moment, and there was no need to waste magic power to copy other people’s attacks.

Two strong gusts of wind howled as they precisely injected themselves into the wall of fire.

Instantly, the fire wall, which was already several dozen feet long, expanded to over a hundred feet, releasing waves of high-temperature heat.

This time, what emerged from within was not a tongue of fire, but a real fire serpent.

One after another, they darted out from the wall of fire, their bodies carrying scorching air currents. As they swept past the swarm of insects, they ignited wildfires, engulfing entire swarms of ice-eating insects.

Moreover, the temperature inside the fire serpent far exceeds that of the fire wall; the ice-eating insects are instantly burned to black ash as soon as they are drawn in, without even a chance to resist.

With everyone working together, they quickly killed off even more insects.

There used to be a large group, but now only a small portion remains.

Hu Bugui grinned as he looked at the swarms of insect corpses, “Haha!”

“Our teamwork was excellent; we took down more than half of them so quickly.”

Zhao Ziyue wholeheartedly agreed: “This is our first collaboration, and we didn’t expect to have such a great rapport.”

Ling Chenye raised an eyebrow, slightly surprised, and asked, “If I’m not mistaken, you just used my magic?”

Zhao Ziyue countered, “Even those who achieve the Earthly Grade Golden Elixir possess supernatural powers, don’t you?”

Ling Chenye’s lips twitched upon hearing this: “Of course I have, but…”

Before he could finish speaking, he glanced at Su Jinli, seemingly wanting to say something more.

It seems that they are unwilling to perform in front of the other party.

It’s unclear whether they were hiding their true abilities or had some unspeakable secret.

Miao Huayu lowered her still trembling hands, thinking to herself, “Is this what battle feels like?”

Xu Linshan pondered, “It’s just a pity that my attack methods are too limited.”

“A cultivator like Senior Brother Changqing, specializing in insect magic, must be incredibly powerful. It’s a pity I can’t learn from him; I still need to find opportunities to practice more wood-based spells.”

Of everyone, only Xu Changqing did not make a move.

Firstly, it’s unnecessary. There are several Golden Core cultivators here, and Su Jinli, who is at the peak of the Golden Core stage, is more than capable of dealing with the cannon fodder swarm.

Secondly, his mind was entirely focused on finding the manipulator. As the only insect cultivator in the team, finding the person behind it all was more effective than killing a few insects.

“Old Xu, we’ve killed most of them, are you sure these bugs have an owner?”

“It must take a long time to cultivate such a large number, right?”

“Or have you made a mistake in your judgment?”

Not only was Hu Bugui puzzled, but the others were also somewhat surprised.

Ultimately, these insects, though rare, are… too weak.

Xu Changqing replied, “It is obvious that the manipulator behind these insects is testing our reaction in order to find out your magic and supernatural powers.”

Incidentally, it also allows you to use up some mana ahead of time.

Su Jinli nodded slightly: “That’s right, I thought of that too, so I didn’t make a move.”

The person behind the scenes who can control a swarm of insects of this size must be at least at the Golden Core stage.

Whether it is a Human Grade Golden Elixir or an Earth Grade Golden Elixir is currently unclear.

Therefore, she hid her shortcomings instead.

Aside from having the red umbrella unleash flames, there were no further actions taken.

Just then, the remaining ice-eating insects, which had been putting up a stubborn resistance, stopped moving and their wings suddenly vibrated at the same frequency.

The buzzing sound continued, becoming clearer and clearer.

Ling Chenye’s expression changed. His wind spirit root made him extremely sensitive to this kind of resonance. He felt that the air around him was out of rhythm, and he quickly said, “This sound… is not right!”

At this moment, the insect swarm underwent an even greater change. The rice-grain-sized ice-eating insects quickly gathered together, instead of huddling together to increase the cold as before, they began to eat each other.

This scene left everyone speechless.

Hu Bugui asked, puzzled, “Old Xu, what are they doing?”

Xu Changqing immediately replied, “They are offering sacrifices.”

The Secret Records of Ten Thousand Insects contains a detailed account of this.

Ice-eating insects will eat each other if they encounter an opponent they cannot defeat or that is more powerful.

它们啃食的不是血肉，而是体内凝结的寒晶。

每只冰蚀虫一生只能凝聚一粒寒晶，互食能让寒晶融合，成为召唤母虫的饵料。

果然，就见虫群互食的中心，那些融合后的寒晶汇聚成一团拳头大的冰蓝球体，表面流转着细碎的冰纹。

它宛若心脏般跳动起来。

每动一下，就释放出一团往外扩散的霜雾。

同时，地面晃动起来，仿佛有巨物在翻身，连漂浮在空中的碎月流霜都受到影响，微微摇摆。

紧接着，地面以肉眼可见的速度裂开，然而从缝隙中喷出的不是寒气，反而是无尽的寒潮。

所过之处，裸露的黑石瞬间覆上半尺厚的坚冰。

连之前被火蛇灼烧过的焦土，都在眨眼间冻成了冰壳。

寒潮越涌越盛，覆盖的范围越来越广。

见此一幕，碎月流霜上的众人，脸色都变了。

如果说，之前宛若雾状的虫群，只是带来视觉上的冲击。

那这地下的东西，哪怕还没出现，就已经让众人感受到恐怖的气息！

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