Prehistoric: The female saint Shiji, brilliant and talented

"Boy, your end is near. Surrender now and I may grant you a quick death!"

Upon hearing this, Shi Ji's face lit up with joy.

"The Evil Saint? Is that you? You're still alive!"

She had known the Evil Saint for many years, and they shared a deep friendship, as close as brothers.

The Evil Saint was Shi Ji's most cherished friend.

The two once ventured together into the Northern Darkness Star Region.

Afterwards, the whereabouts of the Evil Venerable Saint disappeared without a trace, and his fate remains a mystery.

Shi Ji sent people to search for his whereabouts, but there was no news of him.

Unexpectedly, the Evil Saint has appeared today.

Shi Ji did not know the extent of his strength, but given his special identity, he must possess astonishing abilities.

"It's me!"

The evil sage responded.

Shi Ji couldn't help but smile.

The Evil Saint did not disappoint her.

Although he was only at the third level of the Emperor Realm, he had many trump cards.

The Evil Saint wields a supreme innate treasure—a stone spear, which has become one with his body.

Therefore, at this moment, the Evil Lord Saint has become a half-step Immortal Emperor level expert, and is one of the top half-step Immortal Emperors.

Its combat power is nothing short of heaven-defying.

Shi Ji was certain that even the Soul-Devouring Mother Worm was no match for her.

"I didn't expect you two to know each other. It seems that it won't be easy for me to devour your blood essence today!"

The Soul-Devouring Mother Insect cackled, "However, I have never feared an enemy. Since you have come to die, I will grant your wish!"

After speaking, the Soul-Devouring Mother Worm lunged at Shi Ji, intending to tear her body apart.

Shi Ji sneered and summoned the Five Dragon Wheels. Five ferocious dragons leaped out and slammed into the Soul-Devouring Mother Insect.

"An ant is still an ant. What good is it if it possesses a supreme innate treasure? It still cannot change its lowly fate!"

The Soul-Devouring Mother Worm cast a sinister glance at the Five Dragon Wheels, then opened its massive maw in fury, attempting to devour the treasure.

The enormous head swallowed the Five Dragon Wheels whole. Shi Ji tried to contact the Five Dragon Wheels with her divine sense, but she was unable to summon them back into her dantian.

"Damn it, this thing actually swallowed my Five Dragon Wheels!"

Shi Ji's face darkened. She wanted to recall the magic weapon but was powerless. This Soul-Devouring Mother Worm was truly bizarre and beyond reason.

"I am in need of a few good bodies. Your body may be a stretch, but it is still quite suitable!"

The Soul-Devouring Mother Worm cackled repeatedly, its thick tail whip sweeping towards the rocky shore.

The terrifying tail whip lashed down with earth-shattering power, sending chills down one's spine.

Faced with the attack of the Soul-Devouring Mother Worm, Shi Ji used the Heaven-Mending Technique and then flew rapidly away into the distance, finally escaping its attack range.

Shi Ji frowned deeply; at this moment, it was almost impossible to kill the Soul-Devouring Mother Worm.

This thing is too fast.

Although Shi Ji's movements were swift, the Soul-Devouring Mother Worm was even more adept at speed.

"Hmph, no matter how fast you are, can you be faster than this emperor?"

The Soul-Devouring Mother Worm sneered and charged at Shi Ji once again.

"Damn, so fast?"

Shi Ji was secretly alarmed. She fled at full speed, but the Soul-Devouring Mother Worm was incredibly fast. She encountered dangers along the way and even faced several robberies.

However, Shi Ji resolved each crisis.

This made her feel quite satisfied.

The Soul-Devouring Mother Worm truly lives up to its reputation as a generation of Insect Queen, possessing immense combat power, but its aura is waning.

This guy's combat power should gradually decline. If it falls to its lowest point, it will be beneficial for Shiji.

This is the perfect opportunity to kill this insect king.

An army of Zerg appeared in the mountains, numbering about three thousand, all composed of cultivators at the Emperor Realm.

The three thousand insectoid soldiers unleashed a powerful surge of energy, moving with incredible speed as they charged toward the rocky islet.

Shi Ji then offered up the Five Dragon Wheel.

The five dragon wheels transformed into streams of light and flew toward the three thousand insectoid legions.

It swept through everything in its path, instantly disrupting the Zerg formation.

The three thousand-strong insectoid army roared angrily and charged towards Shiji.

The two sides collided violently.

Shi Ji, wielding a stone sword, fought against the insectoid race. Although the insectoid race was numerous, Shi Ji had the upper hand.

After all, Shi Ji's strength was undeniable, and although the three thousand insectoids were fierce.

He was no match for Shiji.

Shi Ji brandished his stone sword.

The sword energy it unleashed shattered the Zerg's defenses with overwhelming force, annihilating a large number of Zerg.

Just as Shi Ji was about to kill more Zerg, a miserable howl suddenly came from the void.

Followed by.

One by one, the Zerglings perished.

Shi Ji turned her head and saw that it was the Soul-Devouring Mother Insect that had made its move.

The Soul-Devouring Mother Worm's two tentacles pierced the chests of the spirits within the Five Dragon Wheels, successively penetrating the hearts of the five spirits.

"Ah, Master, save us!"

"Please avenge me! Kill all these hateful insects!"

"Master, we can't hold on much longer!"

The spirits of the Five Dragon Wheels cried out in anguish.

"Rest assured, I will avenge you. How dare a mere Soul-Devouring Mother Worm harm my artifact spirit? It deserves to die!"

Shi Ji sneered disdainfully.

She then retrieved the Five Dragon Wheels and sped away into the distance.

Shi Ji's movements were so fast that she disappeared without a trace in an instant.

"Huh, why did it suddenly disappear?" the Soul-Devouring Mother Worm wondered.

It searched for a long time.

No trace of the rocky is found.

His gaze swept across the ancient trees around him, searching for the place where Shi Ji was hiding.

Unfortunately, Shi Ji went into hiding.

Even the Soul-Devouring Mother Worm could not locate it.

The rocky outcrop moved swiftly through the mountains, all the while searching for a way out.

"Hmm? There seems to be a faint light ahead!"

Shi Ji squinted and rushed forward.

A moment later, she saw a cave ahead, shrouded in a hazy mist.

As they approached the cave, Shi Ji discovered that the outer perimeter was covered with restrictions, making it no easy task to break through them.

Shi Ji unleashed the Five Dragon Wheels, which spun in mid-air.

A powerful aura spread out.

Then the Five Dragon Wheels shook the void, releasing waves of destruction.

Those destructive waves intertwined into a pattern.

"Eye of the Array Pattern!"

Shi Ji's voice suddenly turned cold, and then a patterned eye materialized.

The array-patterned eye looked towards the barrier ahead.

In an instant.

The Eye of the Array Pattern then glimpsed the scene within the restriction.

Inside the barrier, numerous skeletons and a large number of insect corpses were piled up.

Countless lives have perished here.

But no one knows when he perished.
"Who exactly perished here?"

Shi Ji's expression turned extremely ugly. She felt that these fallen cultivators might be the Soul-Devouring Insects bred by the Soul-Devouring Mother Insect.

These soul-devouring insects contain potent poison; if bitten, one may experience either delirium or, in severe cases, instant death.

"Could it be that immortal being?"

Shi Ji murmured to herself, now she knew that immortal-level powerhouses possessed unimaginable strength.

In the past, she heard that there were supreme beings who could distort the void with their will and reverse time, among other supernatural powers. Such methods were extremely heaven-defying and could make them invincible throughout the world.

However, such beings are extremely rare; throughout history, there has only been one such example.

Even Shiji had never seen such a person in person.

Shi Ji took out the Five Dragon Wheels and bombarded the barrier in front of her. As dense runes surged into the barrier, her attack instantly tore through those barriers.

After breaking through the barrier, Shi Ji successfully entered the cave.

Deep in the cave.

A magnificent palace stands there.

The insectoid army then settled around the palace, guarding it.

Shi Ji stepped forward, intending to annihilate all the insectoids, but after she had walked about ten feet, iron chains swept in from all directions, binding her tightly. This palace was indeed extremely strange.

These iron chains even have the effect of imprisoning the void.

"Boy! You have nowhere to escape! Your five artifact spirits will be refined into puppet Gu worms by me. At that time, my puppet Gu worms will devour your artifact spirits. After I cultivate a new batch of worm eggs, the new worms will hatch, and your five artifact spirits will completely dissipate into the world. You will be buried with them!"

The Soul-Devouring Mother Worm laughed sinisterly, its voice carrying a chilling edge.

"You're delusional. Your life is destined to end in tragedy, for I will personally send you to hell."

Shi Ji said calmly, and then the five artifact spirits appeared together and pounced on the Soul-Devouring Mother Worm.

Seeing the five spirit artifacts coming to kill, the Soul-Devouring Mother Worm sneered repeatedly.

It opened its mouth and spewed out a large ball of black flame.

This is the primordial fire of the Soul-Devouring Mother Worm, and its power is terrifying.

"Heaven-Burning Karmic Fire!"

Shi Ji shouted in a deep voice, and activated the Heaven-Burning Karmic Fire to burn the black flames spewed by the Soul-Devouring Mother Worm.

After those black flames were burned away.

The Soul-Devouring Mother Worm then spewed out a kind of emerald-green flame called Soul-Devouring Netherfire.

The power of the Soul-Devouring Netherfire surpasses that of the previous Soul-Devouring Netherfire.

Shi Ji hurriedly manipulated the Five Dragon Wheels to resist the Soul-Devouring Netherfire.

The Five Dragon Wheels, subjected to the impact of the ghostly fire, emitted a cracking sound.

It almost exploded from the heat.

Fortunately, the Five Dragon Wheels blocked the Soul-Devouring Flame.

Otherwise, Shiji might have already been robbed.

"Your Five Dragon Wheels can't hold up anymore, can they? Now let's see what you have to fight me with?"

The Soul-Devouring Mother Worm grinned maliciously.

"Really? You're celebrating too soon. Break it!"

Shi Ji said coldly.

She activated the Five Dragon Wheels once more.

The cracks on the surface of the five-dragon wheel gradually increased, but it ultimately remained intact.

"How could this be?"

The Soul-Devouring Mother Worm was horrified.

"Suffer to death!"

Shi Ji roared loudly.

The Five Dragon Wheels swept across once more.

A series of cracking sounds rang out.

The power of the Five Dragon Wheels surged.

The sound of shattering echoed all around.

That powerful magical artifact shattered instantly, vanishing into nothingness.

"This treasure is incredibly powerful! If it were an ordinary imperial weapon, it would probably have shattered long ago."

Shi Ji murmured to herself, though the Five Dragon Wheels were destroyed, she was still satisfied.

The Soul-Devouring Mother Worm was enraged.

Shi Ji's magic weapon destroyed its treasure.

This guy is filled with boundless hatred.

"Boy! Prepare to die!"

The Soul-Devouring Mother Worm roared and lashed out at the rocky shore with its tentacles.

Shi Ji swung her fist and broke off the tentacles of the Soul-Devouring Mother Worm, but at that moment the Soul-Devouring Mother Worm spat out dozens of black spheres.

Each black ball is covered with dense inscriptions.

"This is bad, it's the Soul-Devouring Demon Thunder Pearl!"

Upon seeing the densely packed black spheres, Shi Ji was secretly alarmed and quickly used her Heaven-Mending Technique to evade the black spheres' attack.

One black ball after another slammed into the spot where Shi Ji had been standing, instantly creating countless deep craters.

These Soul-Devouring Thunder Orbs were extremely powerful; if Shi Ji hadn't reacted quickly, she would have perished.

This is the innate divine power of the Soul-Devouring Mother Worm.

Ordinary cultivators would find it extremely difficult to withstand; once attacked, they would often be doomed.

Shi Ji's divine sense stirred slightly.

The radiance flows...

The six spirit artifacts flew rapidly toward the Soul-Devouring Mother Worm and then descended upon it.

"Spare me! Please, have mercy on me!"

The Soul-Devouring Mother Worm begged in a mournful voice.

But would Shiji let it go?
The six artifact spirits instantly enveloped the Soul-Devouring Mother Worm, and then frantically absorbed the Soul-Devouring Power escaping from its body.

After being absorbed, this soul-devouring power gradually merged into the artifact spirit, causing the artifact spirit to gradually regain its activity and seemingly become even more powerful.

Shi Ji's mood lifted considerably.

"Master, this insect's soul-devouring power is quite unique!"

Suddenly, the voice of an old turtle came from inside the evil gourd.

"Oh? What's so special about it?" Shi Ji asked.

"It is indeed special! It can enhance the combat power of Soul-Devouring Beasts!" the old turtle replied.

"Enhancing the Soul-Devouring Beast's combat power? The Soul-Devouring Beast is truly peculiar, needing to rely on the power of soul devouring to increase its strength. How exactly is this power of soul devouring formed?"

"The Soul-Devouring Beast was born in Soul-Devouring Mountain! That mountain is the mountain transformed from the Soul-Devouring Ancestor! Legend has it that this mountain range was formed by the legendary 'Soul-Devouring Ancestral Vein'! However, that place has disappeared for many years and its whereabouts are now unknown!"

Upon hearing the old turtle's explanation, Shi Ji was quite shocked. It was truly unbelievable that such an ancient being could give birth to a soul-devouring beast.

Perhaps this is why the Soul-Devouring Beast was born here.

"You continue to refine the Soul-Devouring Power of the Soul-Devouring Mother Worm. Later, I will use this worm to lure the other mother worms out, and then we will deal with them all at once!"

He rushed outwards, found the nests of the other three Soul-Devouring Mother Insects, destroyed them, and collected the remaining Soul-Devouring Power.

Then Shiji turned and left.

Inside the queen insect's nest, the remaining two Soul-Devouring Queen Insects turned pale with fright upon witnessing their companion's crushing defeat.

The two insects dared not linger and hurriedly fled.

This place is now in ruins and has no value left.

Furthermore, Shi Ji killed a Soul-Devouring Mother Worm here, which would likely alert the nearby Soul-Devouring Beasts soon.

If we don't leave quickly, we may find it difficult to escape.

Shi Ji sped away into the distance.

Soon after, he arrived at the outskirts of another valley.

A colossal creature dwells in this valley; it is a giant python that is a hundred meters long.

This snake's cultivation level was unfathomable. Shi Ji sensed a strong aura of danger emanating from it, indicating that this demon was extremely terrifying.

The rocky outcrop silently crept into the valley.

The giant python was unaware of Shi Ji's arrival.

Shi Ji approached the giant python and retrieved the corpse of the Soul-Devouring Mother Worm.

This is a complete and well-preserved corpse, a key material for refining the Yin-Yang Immortal Stone.

Shi Ji plans to refine the Yin-Yang Immortal Stone first.

The refining process required an altar. After setting up a simple altar, Shi Ji offered sacrifices to the gods and spirits.

After the ritual was completed, Shi Ji held the corpse of the Soul-Devouring Mother Insect and began to refine it.

The corpse contained a vast and pure energy, which continuously flowed into Shi Ji's body.

As Shi Ji continued to refine this pure energy, her cultivation level slowly improved.

"Huh, the Soul Devouring Runes on the Soul Devouring Mother Worm!"

Shi Ji was secretly surprised and carefully observed the runes swirling around the surface of the corpse.

These runes contain extremely powerful devouring energy and are called "devouring runes".

"These runes might help me refine the Yin-Yang Immortal Stone!"

Shi Ji couldn't help but show a look of joy.

The runes on the corpse of the Soul-Devouring Mother Worm are quite similar to the Yin-Yang Immortal Stones of legend in the Nine Provinces, which is indeed extraordinary.

Shi Ji continued to study the devouring runes on the corpse.

This rune's effects are incredibly powerful. Shi Ji discovered that all the arrays, runes, and even spells she possessed were inferior to the Devouring Rune.

"If one can comprehend the profound meaning of the Devouring Rune, that would be no small matter!"

Shi Ji whispered excitedly. He had been studying the Dao of Yin and Yang for some time and had finally made a breakthrough.

Yin and Yang are the foundation of all paths. If one can comprehend the Great Dao of Yin and Yang, one may be able to understand other Great Daos in the future.

Shi Ji began to focus on studying the Dao of Yin and Yang.

This is one of the great paths he most desires to master right now, because it is closely related to the two energies of Yin and Yang, hence Shi Ji's great interest in it.

However, comprehending the great principles of Yin and Yang is no easy task. Although he possesses extraordinary comprehension, he still finds it difficult to grasp the fundamentals.

The Soul Devouring Rune gave him inspiration.

Shi Ji realized that he might be able to draw upon the principles of Yin and Yang to gain some new insights. He tried circulating the techniques of the Yin-Yang Dao, and as expected, this method could indeed help him comprehend the two energies of Yin and Yang. (End of Chapter)