The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 274 Molten Giant Scorpion
The cocoon shattered, and a gigantic scorpion, entirely crimson and covered in lava, crawled out, radiating a powerful, scorching aura.

The moment it emerged, it had already grown to a size of several tens of feet. Its hard, lava-colored shell formed its entire body, and constantly flowing magma circulated on its surface and inside its body.

Those streaks of orange-red lines converged from the outside in, reaching the heart, like a heart of lava.

bang
Every step the giant lava scorpion took was like an earthquake, causing the entire mountain to tremble continuously.

At first, it was like an earth dragon turning over, but as it devoured the energy of the cocoon, its size increased a bit, and then it calmed down slightly.

"The molten flames surged to the heavens, his body was as tall as a mountain..."

Su Yan's face lit up with joy. The earth-shaking tremors were not due to its weight, but rather because it was born with the power to connect with the earth's veins.

Standing on the ground, its power will increase several times over, and its defense and molten fire power will be greatly enhanced.

"Roar!"

The giant scorpion roared, and Su Yan immediately knew that it wanted to absorb more spiritual energy and spiritual energy from heaven and earth.

Metamorphosis is merely a change in the physical form of a living organism, but to adjust to the complete form after metamorphosis, more energy is needed.

"The entire mountain range is yours."

Su Yan gave the order, and the next moment the Lava Mountain Giant Scorpion activated its power.

The orange-red demonic energy poured into the ground, causing ugly cracks to spread across the surface, surging like magma, and the mountain collapsed in an instant.

The massive body of the Lava Scorpion merged into the ground, as if it had submerged into an orange-red ocean.

The Flame Gold Ore was gradually extracted as the ordinary rocks melted, but it didn't last long before it was swallowed whole by the Molten Mountain Giant Scorpion.

The Lava Giant Scorpion was now like a biological furnace, and no amount of flaming gold ore, no matter how large, could satisfy its needs.

Just as Su Yan said, the entire Yanjin mine is food for the Lava Mountain Giant Scorpion.

As it continued to devour, its size gradually increased, and flames and lava enveloped it, making the giant scorpion's body resemble a high-density lava ore.

One zhang, two zhang, ten zhang, one hundred zhang...

A day and a night passed, and the entire Yanjin mine vein was completely transformed into a molten sea of ​​fire. The mountaintop was filled with a lava lake, and the scorching temperature completely burned away the vegetation within a radius of a hundred miles. A colossal creature, three hundred feet tall, was spewing flames at a temperature of thousands of degrees in this lava lake.

The Flame of Fusion scorches all things; this flame is far more powerful than the Demon Flame and the Purple Flame.

Even Su Yan felt a sense of threat at this moment. With his current physical strength, he probably couldn't completely withstand such terrifying flames.

"The Lava Mountain Giant Scorpion has probably already begun to take the form of a giant spirit."

Nangong Hongyue witnessed firsthand the tremendous changes in the Molten Mountain Giant Scorpion over the course of a day and a night. Its powerful aura, rising steadily like a mountain, was so formidable that even a glimpse of it was enough to make one feel powerless against it.

The term "giant spirit" is a general term for wild beasts that possess absolutely powerful bloodlines and are particularly large in size.

Regardless of what the giants are called, as long as they can be called giants, regardless of whether they exist in a race, they must be powerful creatures.

In the Witch Kingdom, there once cultivated a terrifying giant spirit called the Sky-Supporting Jade Gate Rhinoceros. Its body was five hundred feet long, and its entire body was like jade. It was impervious to all magic. It could destroy a city with a single step, and the light condensed in its horn could blast through mountains.

Such a giant spirit would be a formidable weapon not only in sect battles but also in national wars.

Su Yan felt the insect essence from the Molten Mountain Giant Scorpion nourishing him. At the same time, due to the existence of the bloodline blessing characteristic, his own insect master bloodline was also greatly enhanced, and his physical body and blood became increasingly powerful.

'All that's left is to visit Dragon Valley.'

With his current level of Qi and blood strength, coupled with the sufficient Dragon Scale Body Condensation Pills he had previously refined, he could continuously condense Qi and blood golden pills and complete the eighth stage of the golden pill process if he wished.

However, after nine cycles, it still lacks a bit of accumulation.

"Come with me and destroy Golden Roc City..."

With a light tap of his finger, the giant scorpion shrank continuously, becoming about ten feet in size in the blink of an eye, and was stored in the insect world space.

He took to the air, with Nangong Hongyue following closely behind, and the two flew together to key strongholds and treasure lands throughout Jinpeng City.

Several powerful Danqiao experts from Jinpeng City were missing for a full day and night, and a large number of skeletons and signs of battle were discovered in Cuiluan Mountain.

Wu Laoyan in the city was already on high alert and immediately sought help from the three major sects of the demonic path.

However, not long after the message for help was sent out, Su Yan and Nangong Hongyue came knocking on their door.

There are many martial artists in Jinpeng City, and there is also a formation guarding the city. It is not so easy for an ordinary Danqiao cultivator to break through the city.

Not to mention that Wu Laoyan's strength is also at the Great Perfection of the Second Heaven, not much worse than Yan Xi and others.

With him in charge and over a thousand warriors, the formation was truly powerful.

However, this time it was Su Yan and Nangong Hongyue who made the move together.

Su Yansheng used the Ten Thousand Insect Prison Tower to shatter the formation. As soon as the Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust appeared, together with Nangong Hongyue, she controlled 100,000 fiend bees and swarmed into Golden Roc City.

None of the demonic warriors could escape the red, smoke-like swarm of insects. The malevolent energy entered their bodies, corroding their true essence and flesh, and their lifeblood was completely devoured.

Even Wu Laoyan has a precious Gu protecting him, so ordinary evil bees can't harm him.

But it was no match for Nangong Hongyue under the transformation of the ferocious insect.

Punch after punch, she broke all of Wu Laoyan's bones with her delicate hands, her methods were extremely ruthless.

Although Wu Laoyan is only ranked second, he did countless dirty and hard jobs when Wu Tianxing was successful.

Nangong Hongyue felt no affection for the Heavenly Silkworm Cave, only intense hatred. In this massacre, she acted like a female demon, showing no mercy whatsoever.

The demonic disciples guarding the city were slaughtered, leaving only thousands of white skeletons piled together.

Su Yan and Nangong Hongyue looted all the important treasures and spirit stones in Golden Roc City, and then disappeared into the sky before the demonic sects could arrive.

In less than half an hour, seven streaks of light flew directly from the sky and landed outside Golden Roc City.

Everywhere you look, a chilling aura fills the air; there are only white bones.
The leader's face was ashen, with veins bulging on his forehead. A suppressed rage was building up in his chest, and the terrifying aura made the entire city feel as if it dared not breathe.

"Good! Good! Good!"

His eyes gleamed with a cold light, his black hair flowed like a waterfall, and a thorny snake was coiled around his strong and muscular body, hissing and flicking its tongue.

“Serpent Shaman, please calm down. That thief has probably just left. We still have a chance to intercept her.”

The message from Wu Laoyan was that a female martial artist with the Danqiao skill was seeking revenge against the Heavenly Silkworm Cave, but unexpectedly, not long after this message for help arrived, the entire Golden Roc City had already been breached.

"Useless things."

The old serpent patriarch Wei Wu's eyes were filled with icy coldness: "Pass on my orders: the Hundred Caves Witch Clan, the four caves and three clans, and all Danqiao (energy level) cultivators below the second level are to seal off all checkpoints along the Golden Roc Mountain Range. Warriors above the third level are to enter the mountain range to search for that thief. I personally informed the Green Wood Daoist of the Three Flames Divine Palace and the Martial Supreme Lord of the Sacred Weapon Dao: if Nangong Hongyue is allowed to escape this area, hmph..."

His tone was filled with murderous intent. This territory was under his control, and now that Golden Roc City had been destroyed, even if he were to send in more Danqiao Realm cultivators, the possibility of attacking it would be lost. The Hundred Peaks Barrier was right in front of him, yet he had lost any chance to gain merit.

How can I avoid getting angry?
The Old Ancestor of the Decaying Serpent, Wei Wu, is already a Martial Artist of the Stars and Heavens. He participated in this battle solely to break through to the Dharma Aspect Realm.

Several of his subordinates, all at the Danqiao realm, flew away, each using a secret technique to notify people from other tribes.

The methods of the Hundred Caves Witch Clan are ruthless, far from the unity of a sect. If someone makes a mistake, they will die.

In a short period of time, the entire area surrounding the Jinpeng Mountains became filled with a sense of unease and panic.

Su Yan and Nangong Hongyue had only traveled a hundred miles when they suddenly sensed someone rushing towards them.

"whoosh"

In mid-air, as the clouds dispersed, a strange emerald green blade suddenly shot straight toward Su Yan.

Su Yan raised his hand and pointed, condensing the Hundred Tigers Breaking Army Seal, which struck the emerald green blade, sending it flying.

"Finally found you."

The newcomer was an old man in a green robe with a weeping face. He exuded an imposing aura and released a bluish-black Gu worm from his hand. The worm was buzzing and its tail was wagging incessantly.

"Bell-Awakening Gu"

Nangong Hongyue's expression changed slightly, and she immediately reminded Su Yan, "He's contacting someone else."

The Bell-Awakening Gu is divided into mother and child Gu. The Gu can transmit messages over long distances and sense each other's location. It is usually only used on close relatives.

It has no other capabilities, but its communication ability alone is enough to explain the problem.

"As expected of the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Silkworm Cave, she does remember some things. However," the Green Knife Gu Elder's eyes turned cold, "she betrayed her own people and killed so many disciples of the Hundred Caves Witch Clan. I'm afraid she won't be able to leave."

Green Knife Gu looked at the two men with a sinister gaze. Behind him appeared a huge, ugly, emerald-green toad, which exuded a chilling aura.

The aura of a martial artist at the third level of the Danqiao Realm was fully revealed, pressing down on the two of them like a mountain.

"Humph"

Nangong Hongyue snorted coldly and countered with her aura. In an instant, the clouds and mist changed shape and were dispersed by these auras.

"Little girl, you're quite skilled. Take a look at my Green Toad Blade!"

The Green Toad Blade in the Green Blade Gu Elder's hand underwent countless transformations, heading straight for Nangong Hongyue.

With a shake of her bell, Nangong Hongyue shattered the countless green blades that filled the sky.

Her breathing became uneven, and she subtly took half a step back, her brows furrowing.

Green Blade Gu Elder did not unleash his full power in an attack, but instead used all his skills to stall for time.

At this moment, he was no longer a third-level martial artist like Wu Tianxing, whose natal Gu worm was controlled by Su Yan.
The Green Blade Gu Elder, in almost its full power, was far beyond her current capabilities to handle.

Green Knife Gu chuckled, his face covered in wrinkles, looking like a crumpled, dirty rag.

He said in a cold voice, "Not even at the third level, it seems you have other methods to kill Wu Tianxing. How about we make a deal? Give me the treasure, and I'll leave you with a whole corpse."

"You've got quite the nerve, judging by those two behind you?"

what? !

Nangong Hongyue's body trembled, and she immediately looked behind Green Blade Gu Lao. Not far away, two figures at the Danqiao Realm appeared.

A man and a woman flew in, their long robes fluttering, their true energy surging like the wind, their aura no less imposing than that of the Green Knife Gu Elder.

The man was Bian Shaosi, an elder of the Wood Cave, and the woman was Yi Linghua of the Flower Barbarian Cave. Both of them were at the third level of martial arts cultivation and had long been allied with the Green Blade Gu Elder. Now they had just blocked Su Yan and his companion.

Yi Linghua narrowed her eyes and said coldly, "Such excellent divine sense, even the two of us could detect it. No wonder you were able to ambush Wu Tianxing and his group. However, your good luck has run out."

Upon witnessing the cultivation levels of the two individuals, both Yi Linghua and Green Blade Gu Elder believed that Su Yan had used underhanded tactics to assassinate Wu Tianxing and the others.

In the Danqiao realm, each level is a hurdle, and the difference in strength is huge. Apart from the Golden Core Transformation Pattern which might allow one to catch up to the previous level, the only other way to level up one's cultivation is through spiritual artifacts, spirit-sealing talismans, and other means.

Bian Shaosi sneered, "All the passes in the Jinpeng Mountains have been guarded. You two can't escape. You're going to die anyway, so you might as well hand over the stuff to us."

The three men pressed forward relentlessly. Although it seemed like they were trying to persuade Su Yan and his companion to surrender, they had actually been using subtle tactics to block their possible escape routes. They were also looking out for each other to prevent Su Yan and his companion from suddenly attacking and taking them both down with them.

Whatever can kill Wu Tianxing might also be helpful to them.

'Trouble. '

Su Yan frowned. These three were probably just one of the three warriors blocking the road at the third level of the Heavenly Realm.

We must finish this quickly, otherwise more and more Danqiao Realm warriors will arrive, and I'm afraid I won't be able to escape either.

"Do it!"

Yi Linghua suddenly shouted, but it was Bian Shaosi who suddenly made the move.

Beneath the black robe, a blood vine suddenly spread out into thousands of branches, wrapping around Su Yan like a blood-red ghostly hand.

He was incredibly fast; he launched his attack almost before Yi Linghua could even speak.

This blood vine is particularly evil; its thirst for blood is almost like a black hole. As soon as you get close, it seems to want to suck all the flesh and blood out of a person.

Nangong Hongyue wanted to help, but the Green Blade Gu Elder's Green Toad Blade rushed towards her like a green lightning bolt.

A glint appeared in Yi Linghua's eyes, her captivating gaze fixed on Su Yan.

"Suppress the Sea!"

Faced with this sudden attack, Su Yan raised his hand and threw a punch. The golden light that formed the arm armor on his arms instantly shattered the entanglement of the vines.

Several true intents emerged behind him one after another. The true intent of the Subduing Tiger King was in the center, and the true intents of the Blood Bone Centipede King, the Azure Scale Poisonous Dragon, the Poison Star Ape, the Star Moon Centipede, the Eroding Dragon Insect, and so on also appeared. Each one was a hundred feet tall, as if it were a real person, with fierce eyes and a tiger-like gaze.

How can it be? !
The moment the true meaning appeared, it instantly terrified the three people opposite.

Condensing true intent is not easy, let alone cultivating it to this level, where the ethereal becomes real, manifesting as a mountain, and still resembling a physical entity.

This guy's a troublesome one!

The thought suddenly arose in their minds, and they took out their protective magical artifacts to protect themselves completely.

Safety first, no matter what.

However, Su Yan on the other side sneered repeatedly. At this point, he still wanted to save his life?
"Star Formation, activate!"

(End of this chapter)