Stirred by the strange, shifting changes in the whirlpool, the Millennium Ancient Insect found its heart thrown into a chaotic mess of greed and hesitation. On one side were Xuan Feng and the others, close at hand and seemingly ripe for the picking—from whom the secret of the Buddhist Pagoda might perhaps be un earthed. On the other side was the immense, unknown power contained within the whirlpool; once missed, the regret might last a lifetime. Yet the bone-deep craving for the secret of the Buddhist Pagoda ultimately flooded over all hesitation like a rising tide. It made up its mind: first eliminate Xuan Feng and his companions, and then leisurely explore the mysteries of the whirlpool.
Its massive body, resembling a moving mountain, abruptly wriggled. The incomparably hard shell ground violently against the ground, producing a teeth-setting, hair-raising screech, as if the Grim Reaper were sharpening his scythe. It forcefully broke through the surrounding mountain walls, which were already tottering from the previous battle. For a moment, huge boulders tumbled down like dense raindrops, kicking up a sky-full of dust. Immediately following this, the Millennium Ancient Insect let out a deafening roar. This roar sounded like a curse from ancient times, piercing the clouds and making the entire space tremble violently as if struck by an earthquake. The surrounding trees were shaken askew, and some fragile branches snapped directly, one "crack-snap" sound following another.
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Chapter 273