With a simple wave of her sword, a large swath of the insects charging at the very front was pulverized. True Monarch Mosu coordinated with her, delivering timely finishing blows, and his released Frost Moon Blade froze the reinforcements. Charging forward alongside a swarm of Black-Armored Insect larvae, the two alternated their attacks, and after over an hour of relentless slaughter, they finally wiped out the attacking bugs completely.
The high-intensity, short-duration battle had caused the demonic Qi in the meridians of the two cultivators—who had just broken through to the late Nascent Soul stage—to settle considerably. Harboring no complaints, they exchanged glances and lifted their feet to step onto the third stone step.
This time, the scenery fractured like shattering glass, and from behind the fragments rushed a giant Black-Armored Insect monster—a magnified version of the larvae, identical to the one Jiandian had blasted to pieces outside the Chilang Secret Realm.
Chapter 166