Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 567 Devastated
The insects in the cave below seemed endless; they gathered together like waves of black tide, surging wildly upwards along the cave walls.

The three little ones gradually found themselves struggling. These insects were weak, but there were too many of them. It wasn't that they couldn't defeat them, but rather that they couldn't stop them all.

Simply being domineering doesn't seem to have much effect on these insects, because they've lost their minds. Domineering is useless against creatures that have no feelings, no intelligence, and no fear.

So when the insects finally began to break through the three little ones' defenses and rushed towards Li Xia, who looked like an oversized light bulb, he finally made a move.

A hand slowly rose, and dark red lightning quietly appeared on the arm, making the once windless, deep cave seem to stir with a gentle breeze.

Li Xia's hair and the hem of his clothes swayed gently in the breeze, and then he gently pressed his raised hand down.

"Buzz!"

The visible shockwave, mixed with dark red lightning, also formed a huge storm that instantly collided with the black tide surging up from below.

Like a string of balloons being popped, the insect cloud had no ability to resist the overwhelming power of the divine might. These individually weak insects always relied on their large numbers to win, but their numbers were far from enough to exhaust Li Xia to death.

Li Xia's descent suddenly accelerated, and the three little ones immediately followed behind.

The halo and the powerful shockwave complemented each other, and the insects, fearless of death, charged forward only to be crushed to death, while green sap fell like rain.

The huge caves dug by the insects were ultimately not the real abyss.

As the darkness that had permeated the cave gradually dissipated, the bottom was finally revealed. Clusters of crystals stretched out densely, and a large number of tools were scattered on the ground. The rock walls on both sides were full of pits, from which the insects must have rushed out.

The crystal clusters here, illuminated by the light wings behind Li Xia, refracted magnificent colors and sparkled.

Aowu peeked around and found the entire cave eerily quiet. There were no monsters, nothing strange, nothing but the shells and crystals left behind by the dead miner insects.

"Dark green crystals. Oh no, boss, are we going to have to dig them ourselves?"

Just as Li Xia was about to speak, his expression shifted, and he turned to look at the ground not far away, as if a peculiar aura was rapidly approaching from underground.

The ground trembled slightly, the thick soil began to bulge, and then cracks spread like a spider web.

"boom!"

A huge black shadow burst forth from the ground, sending rubble and dirt flying everywhere, and the black light spread out like smoke.

Upon seeing the light, which resembled black smoke, the three little ones instinctively jumped up.

"Holy crap, the Old Gods???"

There's no other reason than that the darkness brought by the Old Gods of the previous world took this form; it appeared to be smoke, but in reality, it was black light.

Even Li Xia tensed up, but then she noticed a problem.

[Executioner, you have been corrupted by shadow. Calculating resistance.]

[Executioner, the Shadow Corruption could not overcome the resistance of the Old Gods' corruption power and had no effect.]

Pah! What a lump!
The three little ones breathed a sigh of relief. Although the taste of the Old God was really good, and they always thought about finding an Old God to taste again, now that an Old God was actually jumping out in front of them.

You still have to run!

Without the Star God's 'Silver Wings' to fight the Old God's true form, how are they supposed to fight the Old God?

The black light, illuminated by the wings of light behind Li Xia, gradually thinned, revealing the true form of the monster that burst forth from the ground.

It was a huge worm that looked like an earthworm, with its mouthparts open like a chrysanthemum, revealing sharp teeth inside.

Its massive body is covered with rings upon rings, making it look exceptionally sturdy.

A fine crack appeared between Li Xia's brows, revealing extremely bright and lively eyes.

[Comparing the intelligence and mental attributes of both parties]

Your detection has yielded 90% of the data.

【Demon Maggot】

[Category: Insect/Shadow Creature (Tier 4)]

Physical Strength: 10

【HP: 100%】

[Shadow Energy: 8000/8000 (Divine Favor Bonus/Aberration Bonus)]

【Strength: 61】

Dexterity: 50

【Intelligence: 41】

【Spirit: 44】

【Physique: 65】

[Skills: Shadow Creature, Molting, Shadow Devour, Shadow Erosion, Burrowing]

1. [Shadow Creatures]

Those who are influenced and fused with shadow energy and transformed into shadow creatures have a significantly increased resistance to negative energy.
Increased maximum health, significantly enhanced self-healing ability, can consume souls to restore health, and +3 to physique.
Soul Absorption: When an attack hits a living being, it can cause a slight vibration in the opponent's soul, releasing soul photons which are then absorbed.
Soul Repair: Soul Photons can be used as a medium for casting spells, or a certain number of Soul Photons can be consumed to repair oneself. Each repair restores 20% of maximum health and consumes 33.3% of maximum Soul Photons.

2. [Melting]

The demon maggot can molt actively or passively. When molting, it can choose its own form. After molting into a smaller form, it will irreversibly revert to its larger form. After molting, all injuries will be repaired, and it will be completely reborn.

3. [Shadow Erosion]

The demon maggots can actively or passively emit shadow power to the surroundings; the closer the distance, the stronger the shadow erosion.

Once corrupted by the shadows, one will fall into a state of madness and incoherence. Furthermore, due to the erosion of shadow energy, the body will gradually become shadow-like and will no longer need to eat.

4. [Drilling a hole]

The demon maggot's sharp mouthparts can easily devour soil, and through its powerful digestive system, it digests the soil and minerals into the elements it needs through shadows, increasing the hardness of its skin.

5. [Shadow Devour] (Ultimate Ability)

Gather the power of shadow and devour the object it bites. If it is a living being, a check will be performed. If the shadow resistance fails, it will deal damage equal to at least 50% of the user's maximum health. If the user's health is below 50%, it will kill the user instantly.

[Evaluation: An ancient creature, perhaps one of the most primitive creatures in the world, living underground for many years. The pure darkness gave birth to shadows, and the creatures underground were also affected by the shadows.]

If they don't venture too far down and disturb these monsters, then they will be safe.

Shadow creatures, demon maggots.
Li Xia looked at the enormous monster before him; its exposed body alone was nearly a hundred meters tall and about twenty meters thick.

If we do a simple calculation based on the thickness of the maggot, its length is probably no less than 200 meters!
Equivalent to a 70-story building, you have to look up to see it. The template of this monster is definitely not comparable to the mere sixty attribute points on the panel.

It could probably easily break 200 points if converted to an Apostle template! But it's quite weak.

Li Xia's figure suddenly disappeared, appearing directly in front of the demon maggot's enormous body. With a clear and melodious sword cry, the Frostflower Sword was drawn, drawing a large, exaggerated arc in mid-air.

The silvery-white sword light seemed to carry the chilling aura of the Frostflower Sword, easily slicing through the maggot's skin as easily as cutting butter.

"chichichi"

Thick smoke, accompanied by translucent bodily fluid, spewed from the demon maggot's wounds; it was the shadow energy within the demon maggot corroding the sword light that had seeped into its body.

It was precisely because of the presence of shadow energy that the sword light did not cleanly cut the demon maggot in half; it only penetrated about ten meters before dissipating completely.

Even so, the demon maggot felt intense pain, especially as the icicles inside its already juicy body rapidly froze due to the invasion of cold air, which exacerbated the suffering.

Its chrysanthemum-like mouth opened, emitting a violent and sharp hiss. Its huge body twisted, and the ground cracked under the terrifying power of the demon maggot. Even the ore broke apart like tofu and flew in all directions like raindrops.

Then the maggot bent its body and bit down on Li Xia with its ferocious mouthparts.

Li Xia spun the longsword in his hand, then sheathed it with a backhand motion. Immediately afterwards, his body swayed and spun rapidly in mid-air.

Using the immense force of his body's rotation, his right leg lashed out like a whip, striking the maggot's head hard.

"Oh!"

A shockwave, visible to the naked eye, spread from the head of the demon maggot. It would be difficult to completely resist the power of the demon maggot, as it was the difference between fifty attribute points and more than two hundred strength points. However, it was more than enough to change the trajectory of the power from the side.

"His!"

The maggot was struck by the whip kick, and its head swung violently in the opposite direction. The intense shock caused it to roar in pain, but the swing inevitably exposed its body.

Li Xia was half-crouched in mid-air, and a faint, shimmering white light appeared on his hand holding the sword hilt.

True Qi circulated within his body and spread to the longsword, after a brief period of gathering power.

Slow slash – Roar of Annihilation!
"Qiang!!"

A silver arc, like a crescent moon, suddenly appeared in the dark cave. The extremely solid slash detached from the blade, and even the retina seemed to retain the brilliant slash.

Without any hesitation, the circular slash easily sliced ​​through the demon maggot's body, then, seemingly slow but actually fast, it cut through the air and disappeared into the cave wall.

A deep, hundreds-of-meters-long slash appeared silently in the solid cave wall, even on the crystal clusters that drilled out of the rock.

The crystal cluster split in two under the influence of gravity, revealing a smooth, mirror-like fracture, and crashed to the ground with a series of crackling sounds.

The maggot's forequarters, still bearing its mouthparts, crashed heavily to the ground, kicking up clouds of dust.

These creatures, which resemble sandworms and earthworms, certainly wouldn't die so easily; in fact, such damage wouldn't even be considered fatal to them.

Although he didn't know if the demon maggots counted as sandworms and earthworms, Li Xia would never stop before receiving the kill notification. He raised one hand again, and a strong light condensed at the tip of his index finger.

Immediately afterwards, the long-unused hole wave burst forth from my fingertips.

A beam of light as thick as a baby's arm shone directly at the lower body, which was still swaying wildly and spraying translucent fluid.

The Hollow Wave poured in through the incision, and the soft interior of the demon maggot offered no resistance to it, except for the shadow energy permeating its body, which frantically fought against and annihilated the power of the Hollow Wave.

However, the large amount of heat released by this annihilation actually exacerbates the damage caused by the hole wave.

It was as if molten iron had been poured into the sandworm's body, and a huge amount of smoke was accompanied by a hissing and burning sound.

The lower half of the sandworm's body suddenly stretched straight out, like a chopstick.

Li Xia's Cave Waves never stopped. After becoming a demigod, his True Qi value increased significantly. Cave Waves, which used to consume a lot of True Qi, were no longer a major energy consumer.

Only when one has sufficient 'qi' can this type of qi-based attack truly showcase its charm.

As waves continued to pour into the cave, a strange aroma of meat began to waft through the air.

More and more smoke rose from the lower half of the demon maggot's body, and its body trembled violently.

Behind Li Xia, the three little ones had already begun to bully the remaining ten-meter-long head of the demon maggot. The mouthparts of the demon maggot, which was wriggling and crawling on the ground, opened and closed, but it had no effect on the three little ones hiding in the distance, making them like targets.

The high-pressure water gun roared, the electric current surged through the black charcoal, and even the little dog was wondering if it was edible.

The Hole Wave finally stopped in the finger, while the lower half of the demon maggot's body swayed weakly in mid-air twice before crashing heavily to the ground.

Li Xia withdrew his hand and glanced at his True Qi value. Originally, he had 4400 True Qi points, but 1000 points had already been consumed. According to the energy conversion ratio of the Cave Wave, this had caused more than 50,000 points of damage, even if the Shadow Energy offset a portion of it.

However, while the shadow energy can negate the damage, it also causes burning damage. If calculated this way, it won't be less than the 50,000+ damage caused by a simple Hole Wave.

Even so, the maggot in front of us is still alive, a terrifying ability to survive!

This thing is really tough.

"Whoosh!"

Frost transformed into a stream of light and entered the head of the demon maggot. A burst of cold air erupted, and icicles formed from inside the demon maggot, some even breaking through its flesh and piercing out.

At this point, the prompt from the Hall of Light finally appeared.

[Executioner, you have slain the Shadow Creature - Demon Maggot]

There were no treasure chests, no radiance, not even merit points or the chance to transcend.

The demon maggots are too weak?
No, for most fourth-tier apostles, it is definitely a boss. It's just that the Shadow Erosion is useless against me, and I can easily crush those who are weaker than me, which is why it seems easy.

Therefore, in terms of strength, the Demon Maggot should definitely be qualified.

"Ok?"

Li Xia stroked his chin, examined the maggot's corpse broken in two, and suddenly said:

"Whoa, pull it up completely!"

"okay!"

The little dragon immediately abandoned the frozen head of the demon maggot, flew to the lower half of the demon maggot's body, and slapped its claws, forcefully pulling it towards the sky.

Under the law of gravity, the demon maggot's body trembled, as if it were being pulled by a pair of invisible hands, taut and straight.

When the demon maggot's body was fully pulled out, just as Li Xia had guessed, its complete body was over two hundred meters long.

"I remember you know the Gathering skill, Awoo?"

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1. Monthly pass 2. Recommendation vote

(End of this chapter)