Lord of the Earth

Clang!
An arrow imbued with divine power, like a soaring deity, traversed thousands of miles, aiming directly at the "Insect Demon," a being formed from over a hundred thousand demonic insects...

The Sun-Shooting Divine Bow is no ordinary divine treasure.

In the past, Hou Yi, wielding his war bow, was able to shoot down the offspring of the demon race's "Immortal Emperor"!

Now, with the nation's fortune bestowed upon him, Xia Tian is comparable to a "quasi-god," and the effects he can exert are naturally extraordinary.

"Buzz!"

Even that quasi-god-level insect demon was caught off guard and hit by this arrow... It was completely pierced through, creating a "hole" that covered a distance of a hundred miles!
"kill……"

Meanwhile, with the help of the "Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Formation," Wu Song's deep voice seemed to have triggered the laws of the celestial realm, and a huge, silver star phantom appeared behind him and merged perfectly.

Suddenly, a chilling, warlike, and destructive aura emanated from him!
Indeed, it is the legendary "Po Jun" divine general!
Legend has it that the Ziwei Emperor had seven powerful guards, who were also his subordinate generals, among whom the three generals known as "Sha Po Lang" were the most famous...

The formation that was previously composed of gods from the first and second heavens was able to trap a being at the peak of the "Supreme God" level.

Now, Wu Song himself is already at the peak of the supreme deity, and with the help of this "Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends Formation", he is also able to exert the combat power of a "quasi-true god"!
"His Majesty!"

Wu Song's gaze was intense, and he instantly communicated with Xia Tian.

Xia Tian immediately understood his intention—someone needed to break in and deliver a fatal blow to this "insect demon"!
"Excellent! Wu Song, I will use the ancient arrow to pave your way and give you the opportunity to win!"

Summer's voice boomed, and he suddenly drew back the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow.

This time, he did not condense an energy arrow, but instead took out a physical arrow.

Its entire body is a dark bronze color, the shaft is covered with fine cracks, as if it will shatter at any moment, but the arrowhead still retains a trace of supreme sharpness and aura of annihilation that would dim the sun, moon and stars!
This is the phantom of the "Heavenly River General Manager" from before, and the broken arrows left behind when Hou Yi shot down the suns, which were found in the riverbed!

Although it is broken, the Daoist charm of "shooting the sun" and the immense fortune it carries over the achievements of the human race have an innate power to restrain and crush all evil, chaos and rebellion!

"O heroic spirits of humanity, please lend me your strength once more!"

A blurry yet incredibly majestic silhouette of a sun-shooting hero, towering a thousand miles high and radiating an ancient desolation and indomitable fighting spirit, emerged behind Xia Tian.

That was an indestructible mark imprinted deep within the divine bow, now fully awakened, merging with Xia Tian's figure!

The two are combined into one.

Summer poured all of his immense divine power, the vast national fortune of Qianxia, ​​and a portion of the Seven Killings Star's power into this ancient arrow!
The cracks on the arrow's surface seemed to be flowing with golden magma, emitting a creaking sound as if it were about to collapse under the weight, but the aura of destruction it exuded was increasing exponentially.

The "Insect Demon," whose form was originally chaotic, seemed to sense a fatal crisis. It let out a sharp shriek from its mouth, and its huge body twisted wildly. Countless insects around it burned themselves, spewing out a sky-covering, multicolored poisonous miasma containing chaotic rules.

In an attempt to disrupt Xia Tian's "divine sense lock" on him, a pair of giant arms suddenly plunged into the ground, tearing a bottomless canyon in the earth, trying to block the power of this arrow!
"Buzz!"

However, summer remained unmoved.

With a flick of the finger, the bowstring vibrated like a dragon's roar!
"Qiang!"

That broken arrow, carrying ancient glory and endless slaughter, instantly transformed into a stream of light that seemed to pierce through the river of time and space, and shot off from the bow!

As soon as the ancient arrow was released, all was silent!

The cold glint of the arrowhead distorted and dimmed the light in the entire Yaochi Palace, making it seem as if it had become the center of the universe!

Where the arrow passed, space did not shatter, but was completely reduced to nothingness, forming a straight, absolute vacuum zone where nothing existed and even the rules temporarily retreated!

That colorful poisonous miasma, that chaotic law.

The moment you touch that stream of light, it's like ice and snow meeting the blazing sun—it melts and disintegrates silently!
In terms of sheer power, this "divine bow" at its peak was absolutely no less powerful than the "golden flying knife" that flew out of the chest of the "Golden Crow Prince"!
"Pfft!"

The arrow struck the unhealed hole in the insect demon's chest with perfect accuracy once again, penetrating even deeper into its core area. This time, it was not an explosion of divine power, but an extreme burst of the Daoist essence of "shooting the sun"!
"Roar--!!!"

The insect demon let out a shrill roar that was not the chirping of an insect, but rather the agonizing will of some ancient being!

Its body was as if it had been thrown into the core of the sun, and began to glow from the inside out. Countless ferocious insects that made up its body were washed away by the Daoist rhythm of "shooting the sun" and turned into ashes and disappeared.

Most importantly, the near self-destruction of the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow also allowed a blurry "True God" mark to appear within its body!

"Hmm, I see. It's not just a 'quasi-god,' but an incarnation of a true god?"

Summer's gaze sharpened.

The so-called incarnation is between the incarnation and the clone.

There are differences. The former is split from one's own body, requiring a huge amount of energy, but it can also unleash tremendous power. The latter, on the other hand, can be created using another "body," essentially a "spiritual imprint"...

In other words, this insect demon, which was originally a "quasi-true god," was refined by a true god and became this insect to destroy Yaochi.

In an instant, a variety of guesses flashed through my mind.

"Now! Lord Wu, sever his spiritual imprint!"

However, Summer will not miss the opportunity, he shouted loudly.

"The day to slay the demon begins!"

Wu Song held a Starry Night Ring Blade in his hand, which hummed and emitted a dark red light that could tear through the void!

After letting out a long roar, his figure transformed into a blood-red meteor that tore through the sky, and charged into the core area where the insect demon was disintegrating in light along that "absolute vacuum zone"!

"You're courting death... How dare a mere supreme deity..."

From within that revealed "spiritual imprint," a furious roar emerged, and boundless pressure permeated the air...

The power of the true God is immeasurable.

Even though it was just a trace of spiritual will, it possessed a mighty will comparable to that of a quasi-god... Countless insects, feeling the impending doom, went completely mad and rushed towards Wu Song like moths to a flame, self-destructing without hesitation when they got close.

Instantly, the area spanning thousands of miles was transformed into a destructive ocean of divine power, with violent explosions occurring continuously. In an instant, countless deep wounds were left on Wu Song's divine armor, which was formed from the power of the "Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Stars," and golden divine blood splattered everywhere.

In the blink of an eye, Wu Song himself was already covered in wounds.

After all, each of these insects is comparable to a god...

Even the "Peak of the Supreme God" cannot guarantee that they will not get injured!
"Heavenly Wound, Break Army!" Faced with such obstruction, Wu Song roared angrily.

Above his head, a "blood-red" star reappeared, and the original injuries on his body were healed at this moment.

However, all of it was transformed into its own "power," which is the divine power of destiny possessed by the Heavenly Wound Star, representing its "natal destiny"...

The resonance between "Heavenly Wound Star" and "Broken Army Star" reached its peak at this moment, allowing their aura to completely transcend the boundaries of "quasi-true god".

Wu Song became one with his sword, concentrating all the power of the Po Jun Star and his own martial will at the tip of the blade.

At the core of the insect demon, where its will was most concentrated, a powerful strike erupted. A starlight blade, condensed to its extreme, carrying enough power to tear apart a "middle thousand world," fiercely slashed at the insect demon's chaotic and violent "spiritual imprint"!
"No, damn it, you didn't..."

This time, it seemed to sense something, and a hint of anger and alarm emanated from the mental imprint...

However, this reprimand came to an abrupt end.

The massive body of the insect demon, its spiritual imprint severed, stiffened abruptly, then began an even more violent disintegration. However, it did not die immediately; the destroyed "True God Imprint" still issued its final command—

"Damn it, disperse!!!"

Boom! ! !

The insect demon's body, which was hundreds of miles tall, suddenly exploded, but it was not a destructive explosion. Instead, it split further and transformed into hundreds of millions of tiny insect swarms, which, like a bursting dam, frantically fled in all directions!

Each stream of insects contained divine power, and they no longer attempted to merge.

Instead, like celestial maidens scattering flowers, some rushed towards the depths of Yaochi Palace, some pounced on the army that Qianxia had formed a battle formation, and most of them tried to burrow into the earth and tear through space to escape!
These scattered swarms pose a much smaller threat individually, but their sheer number makes them incredibly numerous.

Once they escape, the consequences will be dire, and their attack on the army poses an even greater and more deadly threat!

Zhuge Liang's "Eight Trigrams Formation" and the Yin-Yang School's "Tai Chi Diagram" instantly faced increased pressure, and the light curtain rippled violently, on the verge of being submerged by this swarm of insects!
"Trying to leave? It's too late!"

Summer's gaze was icy; he had already anticipated this scene.

Instead of drawing the Sun-Shooting Bow again, he unfolded his own map of the empire.

The next moment, a blazing sun suddenly appeared, and upon closer inspection, it was the "Golden Crow's Nest" left behind by the previous "quasi-true god"!
"Quack!!!"

In an instant, a scorching wave of air swept across the sky and earth, as if ten suns were descending upon the heavens!

There were over a thousand three-legged golden crows, exuding divine aura, with their wings burning with the golden flames of the sun, their eyes sharp, and radiating a pure yang energy that could ward off evil.

Like an overwhelming blazing sun, they swarmed out of their nests with a piercing scream!

These were carefully cultivated by Xia Tian after he completely refined the legacy of the "Golden Crow Prince," using the "Golden Crow Divine Remains" in the Golden Crow's Nest as the core and incorporating the power of creation from the "Battle Map of the Land and Mountains," expending a great deal of resources.

In a sense, these, though not the real golden crows of ancient times, are not much inferior to those golden crows.

In particular, its inherited "Sun and Fire" attribute, which is extremely yang and strong and can burn away all evil, is the natural nemesis of this kind of yin and evil insect!

"Burn them!"

Thousands of fiery "three-legged golden crows" swept towards the swarm of hundreds of millions of insects that were scattering and fleeing, like a golden storm of death!

Wherever the golden flames passed, whether they were trying to burrow into the ground, fly in the sky, or rush towards the army formation, as long as they were touched by even a trace of the golden flames, they immediately burst into flames as if they had met their nemesis, and were instantly burned into a wisp of blue smoke...

In the sky, it seemed as if an extremely intense "purifying rain" was being staged!
"Croak, croak!"

Thousands of three-legged golden crows, each over a thousand feet tall, roamed in groups with a clear division of labor.

Some were responsible for pursuing the fleeing main force of the insect swarm, while others circled the formation like guards, their "solar golden fire" intertwining into a huge golden fire net that wrapped, compressed, and purified the colorful sea of ​​insects!
Occasionally, powerful individuals, temporarily assembled from thousands of insects, would attempt to resist, spewing poisonous flames in an attempt to attack the "Three-Legged Golden Crow." However, the leading three-legged golden crows, formed from the bodies of "Golden Crow Emperors" at the level of peerless gods, would suddenly open their mouths and spew out even more condensed, liquid-like solar essence fire, which would melt and create cavities in the space around them!
The entire "interception and purification" process lasted for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

When the last swarm of insects attempting to burrow into the earth veins of Yaochi Palace was forced out by several golden crows working together and then refined into nothingness with golden fire, the suffocating chirping of insects in the world finally disappeared completely.

The sky cleared, leaving only a faint sense of anxiety and golden specks of light falling from the sky. After circling once, thousands of divine "three-legged golden crows" let out triumphant cries and flew back to the golden crow nest in Xia Tian's hands.

The battlefield has temporarily returned to calm.

Everyone breathed a long sigh of relief, and many people even collapsed to the ground, exhausted.

Just now, the terrifying power of this "Insect Demon" that casually threw a punch that spread for tens of thousands of miles, shattered the void, and even distorted the rules of heaven and earth, and when it finally transformed into a sea of ​​billions of insects.

That despairing number still leaves them with lingering fear!

Summer put away the Sun-Shooting Bow and the Golden Crow's Nest, his face somewhat pale. Using his trump cards repeatedly had taken a heavy toll on him, even for him.

His gaze swept over the chaotic Peach Garden, which looked as if it had been plowed through, and finally settled on the deep, secluded depths of the Jade Pool Palace.

"The crisis has been temporarily averted, but the root cause is likely still unresolved!"

He said solemnly.

Through this battle, Qianxia demonstrated his formidable strength and effective countermeasures.

But everyone understood that the waters of the Jade Pool Palace were probably much deeper than they had initially imagined, and that this insect demon with the combat power of a "quasi-true god" was merely an "incarnation"!
So, where is the deeper part of this Jade Pool?

Is there a "true god"-level being slumbering in the shadows?
So much so that even in the summer, people were unsure whether to continue exploring!
However, although this "quasi-god" is merely an "incarnation"... it is still recognized by the Eternal Land as a "catastrophe creature"!
The merits and rewards of heaven and earth for slaying this "insect demon" will also arrive.

This part of the merit, besides Xia Tian and Wu Song and other key figures.

The task fell primarily on those like Jia Xu and Li Ru, who were responsible for exterminating more insects, allowing the former "poison strategist" to officially break through his own "bottleneck"...

He officially stepped into the "Divine Realm Three Heavens," which represents an unparalleled level, and the latter also reached the "Mysterious Yellow" aptitude!

"Let's take stock of the spoils first..."

However, at least now that these insects have been eliminated, as beings eternally recognized as "catastrophe creatures," they will naturally leave behind some treasures!
The group discovered that where the "demonic insects" had disappeared, some "insect eggs" emitting five-colored light had appeared.

"No, it's not insect eggs, but a living 'elixir'..."

Hua Tuo picked up an "insect egg" and, using his status as the "God of Medicine," sensed its properties. A look of delight appeared on his face. (End of Chapter)