Chapter 52: Chapter 52: Spirit-Devouring Demon Insect, Nine-Child Demon Infant Ring
"It’s the Spirit-Devouring Demon Insect!"
Seeing the overwhelming swarm of Demon Insects approaching, Feng Tianhua and Feng Wanqing’s faces changed drastically.
This insect is said to feed exclusively on the magical power of cultivators.
Once touched by it, without the means to counteract, even cultivators of the same realm might face life-threatening danger.
And most importantly, the danger they are facing at this moment is not limited to this.
Because as soon as the black-robed man took action, another man, wearing a skeletal necklace, also made his move.
He suddenly tore the skeletal necklace from his neck and threw it forward.
Buzz!
Creak, creak, creak—
A harsh sound of bones grinding echoed suddenly in the air.
Soon after, the skeletal necklace expanded abruptly, eventually transforming into nine skulls as large as humans.
In the eyes of each skull, a ghostly green fire blazed.
They all emitted a shrill, ear-piercing screech.
From their mouths, they spewed nine massive black-green flames towards Feng Tianhua and Feng Wanqing.
"It’s the Nine-Child Demon Infant Ring!"
Feng Tianhua and Feng Wanqing’s expressions changed once more.
Unexpectedly, this skeletal necklace-wearing man even possessed such a wicked spiritual artifact.
According to what they knew, forging the Nine-Child Demon Infant Ring required using eighty-one pairs of newborn mothers and infants, then employing the most brutal methods and torture in this world to make them wish for death over life, eventually extracting their grievances, evil energy, and malevolent aura...
Afterwards.
One would need to find another eighty-one pairs of newborn mothers and infants and repeat the process.
After ninety repetitions, the artifact would be complete.
This spiritual artifact specifically taints the magical power, artifacts, and spells of cultivators.
It is one of the most troublesome types of spiritual artifacts among Demon Dao cultivators.
Clang—
Without thinking further, Feng Tianhua and Feng Wanqing immediately activated their respective spiritual artifacts.
A silk handkerchief and a shield blazing with fierce flames.
"What? The True Fire Glaze Cover!"
Seeing the shield blazing with fierce flames invoked by Feng Tianhua, Han Pengfeng’s eyes narrowed.
But soon, a cold smile appeared on his face.
"So what if you have this artifact?
Under the Spirit-Devouring Demon Insect and Nine-Child Demon Infant Ring, even this defensive spiritual artifact will be sullied, its spirit light extinguished."
Sure enough.
Just as the two had barely summoned their artifacts, the radiant glow on Feng Wanqing’s silk handkerchief quickly dimmed.
Following was the True Fire Glaze Cover, its once blazing red flames slowly turning a ghastly green.
The temperature plummeted rapidly.
Vaguely, it exuded a chilling and eerie aura.
Seeing this scene, the hearts of Feng Tianhua and Feng Wanqing both sank.
In such a perilous state, let alone trapping Han Pengfeng in their sect’s gates,
whether they could survive seemed uncertain.
Seeing their predicament grow increasingly perilous, at that moment, an escape light came rushing in from afar.
Before the person arrived, an awe-inspiring aura akin to the great sun swept forth.
"It’s Haoyuan!"
Feng Wanqing’s face instantly showed a hint of delight.
Feng Tianhua also quickly looked over.
At a glance, a wave of shock welled up in his heart.
This person’s aura is truly formidable.
Especially the overwhelming majesty akin to a mountain, incomparable to himself or Feng Wanqing.
Feng Wanqing had mentioned several times that this person possessed unfathomable strength, far surpassing her own.
I had once dismissed it, but now I realize how shortsighted I’ve been.
Boom!
Just as the thought crossed Feng Tianhua’s mind, a massive fiery serpent, engulfed in blazing flames, fiercely lunged towards the Nine-Child Demon Infant Ring and the multitude of Spirit-Devouring Demon Insects.
Roar!
In everyone’s ears, it was as if they heard a soul-shaking roar.
Immediately, the Spirit-Devouring Demon Insects, originally capable of devouring cultivators’ magic and gnawing on spiritual artifact spirit lights, began to fall from the sky in large numbers.
Before their bodies could touch the ground, they turned to charcoal and disintegrated into ashes mid-air.
Even the Nine-Child Demon Infant Ring, capable of corrupting spiritual artifact spirit lights and melting artifacts, had its ghastly green flames utterly suppressed.
They gradually began to extinguish, only to be scorched by the more intense crimson flames, emitting exceptionally sharp and tragic shrieks.
"How could this be...?"
Both Zuo Ming in black robes and Yang Quan with the skeletal necklace had drastic changes in expression.
They could not comprehend who this newcomer was, wielding such overwhelming power.
"I was wondering who was recklessly causing trouble here - turns out to be a pair of Demon Technique-practicing rats."
Swish!
As the fire dissipated, Ji Haoyuan’s true form emerged in the air.
He completely ignored the furious expressions of Zuo Ming and Yang Quan, instead turning his gaze directly onto Han Pengfeng, who still remained within the Han Family’s protective formation.
"Colluding with demon cultivators, harming fellow cultivators—Han Pengfeng, your Han Family truly knows how to hide secrets."
His words instantly labeled Han Pengfeng and the entire Han Family as traitors.
Such matters might not have mattered in the past.
But at a time like this, once such news spread, the Han Family would be doomed.
Han Pengfeng was obviously acutely aware of this.
So upon seeing Ji Haoyuan, his eyes immediately filled with intense venom.
But he showed no hesitation.
With a grand sweep, a high-grade second-tier talisman emanating exceptional energy was activated.
Clang—
A crisp sword-chime resonated in the air.
In the next moment, Feng Tianhua and Feng Wanqing, who stood beside Ji Haoyuan, couldn’t help but close their eyes.
In the mid-air, a golden sword qi, as dazzling as the sun, slashed directly at Ji Haoyuan.
It was none other than the second-tier high-grade sword talisman, the Golden Light Sword Talisman!
"Zuo Ming, Yang Quan, attack together, kill him!"
Swish!
Upon Han Pengfeng’s shout, Zuo Ming and Yang Quan acted without hesitation.
They attacked once more.
In an instant, the previously dispersed dark light, and the skeletal necklace swiftly stretched back to Yang Quan’s hand, flew forth again.
Buzz, buzz, buzz!
Creak, creak, creak!
Layers upon layers, dense swarms of Spirit-Devouring Demon Insects, and the once again spewing ghastly green flames of the Nine-Child Demon Infant Ring, re-emerged with terrifying potency.
Feng Tianhua and Feng Wanqing felt the protective magical shield on their bodies being rapidly consumed.
"Hmph!"
But just then, Ji Haoyuan suddenly let out a cold snort from his nose.
In the next moment, flames ignited in his eyes.
With a wave of his hand, a long spear swirling with boundless flames shot towards the Spirit-Devouring Demon Insects and Nine-Child Demon Infant Ring.
Clang!
Simultaneously, a fan-shaped blue sword qi clashed fiercely against the golden sword light that was slashing towards him!