The Spirit-Eating Ants, creatures born from devouring Spirit Stones, are ferocious and brutal, devoid of intelligence. Except for the queen ant, no one can control them.
Even some rare insect cultivators can only control a few hundred at most, and no matter how strong their Divine Sense is, it won't exceed a thousand!
Yet, Xu Hei released more than three thousand Spirit-Eating Ants, not to mention the numerous Ghostface Stone Spiders crawling out from all directions.
What kind of monster is this?
They had heard of the deeds of the Insect Demon and thought Xu Hei merely used some special method to avoid the Spirit-Eating Ants' attacks. But it turns out he can actually control them, and not just a few, but three thousand!
"This isn't something a normal cultivator can do!"
"Could it be that he enslaved the Insect Emperor?"
Two terrifying thoughts flashed through their minds.
Besides the Insect Emperor, who else has the ability to control such a massive army of insects?
This idea was too absurd. Could humans really enslave the Insect Emperor? Below the Divine Transformation Stage, who has the ability to enslave the Insect Emperor?
"Three Suns in the Sky!"
Xue Yang finally unleashed his ultimate move, Three Suns in the Sky, causing devastating destruction. Lava erupted, plagues spread, and various apocalyptic visions appeared, but in front of the endless insect army, it was like child's play, crushed effortlessly.
The Master of the Hidden Sword fared even worse. The spells he cast were completely absorbed by the insects, and even his Flying Sword was devoured.
Seeing the situation turning dire, Xue Yang directly burrowed underground, using his escape technique to flee.
The Master of the Hidden Sword took out a jade Flying Sword, mounted it, and streaked away like lightning, heading into the distance.
Both of them, without prior agreement, fled in different directions, decisively running when things looked bad.
"Hmph! You won't escape today!"
Xu Hei clapped his hands together and gave a low shout, "Dragon Battle in the Wild!"
Xu Hei's form transformed, becoming long and massive. A dragon tail appeared, followed by dragon claws, dragon horns, and dragon scales. In the blink of an eye, he turned into a giant dragon.
His form was somewhat similar to Mo Cang's, possibly due to his Earth Spiritual Roots, transforming him into an Earth Dragon.
With a thought, Xu Hei twisted the space around him, applying two powerful gravitational forces on the fleeing duo.
Transformed into an Earth Dragon, Xu Hei's Gravity Technique increased in power more than tenfold, causing the two to fall from the sky like iron lumps, crashing into the sand and creating two human-shaped craters.
The Spirit-Eating Ants swarmed forward, and the Ghostface Stone Spiders shot webs to cover them, launching a relentless pursuit.
Xu Hei pressed his claws into the sand, his dragon spine crackling as power transmitted from his head downwards, penetrating the earth's veins. The Diamond Suppression Technique activated simultaneously, pushing his strength to its peak.
The fist technique once used against Jiang Nine Phoenix was unleashed by Xu Hei, striking left and right at the two underground.
The Master of the Hidden Sword was severely hit, his Magical Treasure shattered, spewing blood, and his body turned to mush, bones disintegrated.
Xue Yang's entire body ignited in flames, a blood-red setting sun appeared on his forehead. When the Earth Pulse Fist struck, it only shattered the ground around him, leaving him untouched.
"Hmm?" Xu Hei murmured in surprise.
At this moment, the Spirit-Eating Ants also pounced, surrounding Xue Yang. But the setting sun on his forehead expanded violently, enveloping him and transforming into a fireball.
The fireball then rapidly contracted, shrinking to the size of a sesame seed in the blink of an eye, and he vanished, leaving only a shattered void.
"Escaped?" Xu Hei was momentarily stunned.
He had not expected Xue Yang to escape, and this method of escape was unheard of, a technique Xu Hei had never witnessed before.
Xu Hei could vaguely discern that it was a Magical Treasure on Xue Yang's forehead that played a role.
At this moment, the Master of the Hidden Sword also attempted to flee. He tapped his forehead, his physical body shattered, transforming into countless sword blade replicas flying in all directions. Xu Hei, of course, wouldn't give him another chance, increasing the Gravity Technique to deeply press the blades into the ground.
The Spirit-Eating Ants rushed forward, devouring the blades, and soon, screams echoed, blood sprayed, staining the sand red.
"You can't kill me! I'm a core disciple of the Tianhen Sword Sect. If I die, you'll face endless pursuit!"
The sword blades screamed hysterically.
"Oh?" Xu Hei said with interest, "Aren't you the Master of the Hidden Sword, the Grand Elder of the Tianhen Sword Sect? How did you become a core disciple?"
At this moment, the sword blades quickly gathered together, forming a human figure, but with a completely different face.
"I am Wan Jianyi, a core disciple and the Master of the Hidden Sword's student. If you dare kill me, next time, my master will personally deal with you!" the young man before him threatened viciously.
Xu Hei ignored him, sending another command to Bai Zhi.
The Spirit-Eating Ants swarmed over, biting into the young man, who screamed in agony, struggling in vain.
At first, he continued to threaten, but gradually, his voice weakened, turning into pleas for mercy.
"Don't kill me, don't kill me, I promise I won't come after you again, don't kill me!"
"It's a misunderstanding, my friend!"
"I swear I won't trouble you, no!"
Before long, the screams ceased abruptly, and the young man who claimed to be Wan Jianyi was bitten to pieces, not even leaving bone fragments, his Elemental Infant completely devoured by the Spirit-Eating Ants.
"Dragon Shatter Roar!"
Xu Hei let out a low shout, and invisible ripples spread out, shattering the remaining Divine Sense into nothingness, truly erasing all traces.
This way, even if someone came to summon the soul, it would be of no use, truly uprooting the problem.
Xu Hei didn't want to offend anyone or provoke any forces, but some people just sought death.
Xu Hei collected the storage bag from this person and tunneled in a direction, finding the struggling Lin Tianhe after about ten breaths, killing him with a single strike.
Then, using the same method, he destroyed the soul and body, ensuring complete annihilation.
Thus, the two disciples from the Tianhen Sword Sect who came to hunt him were all eliminated.
The only flaw was that Xue Yang managed to escape. He truly lived up to being one of the top ten experts in the eastern wasteland, with remarkable means.
Had it not been for his intervention, Xu Hei wouldn't have needed to reveal his trump card of insects to deal with the impostor Divine Transformation cultivator.
Though it seemed slow in narration, the actual confrontation lasted only the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.
Xu Hei glanced back in the direction of Liefeng City, sensing several auras approaching. Not wanting to linger, he collected all the insects and, with a flash, fled at the fastest speed into the distance, disappearing into the endless yellow sand.
Apart from Xue Yang, no one knew how this battle unfolded.