26: Monster Insect (Please collect and read)

Chapter 26 Demon Insects (Seeking Collection, Seeking Follow-up Reads)

At the call of Emperor Zhengyong, the remaining guards, eunuchs, and others outside Jiaotai Hall all eagerly retreated back into Jiaotai Hall.

Many people even pressed against the door cracks to look outside.

At this moment, Emperor Zhengyong could no longer care about his image, occupying the largest crack to look out, and Zheng Yi was the same.

Through the crack in the door, it could be seen that only the corpse of Eastern Cloud Wind remained on the steps outside Jiaotai Hall.

And that bronze short sword, after absorbing enough essential blood, actually floated up slowly.

Afterwards, amidst the incredulous gazes of many people, the short sword slowly decomposed, turning into more than a dozen flying insects only the size of broad beans, rushing out with buzzing, strange cries.

"Puff!"

"Puff puff!!"

These flying insects were extremely fast, charging into the crowd and instantly piercing through their heads, flying out covered in brains.

Not distinguishing between friend and foe!

These flying insects actually did not distinguish between friend and foe; whether it was the Imperial Guards, the forbidden army, or the offerings of the Hall of Offerings, all were within the range of their attack.

In just a few breaths of time, nearly a hundred people died in their hands.

In the chaotic battlefield, as the number of brains these dozen flying insects consumed increased, their sizes also began to change.

At this time, their sizes were actually as large as an infant's fist!

Zheng Yi had powerful vision and looked closely.

He saw that these dozen flying insects looked overall like mosquitoes; what was strange was that these mosquitoes grew two pairs of wings on their backs, and their mouthparts were extremely slender.

"Monster!"

"There's a monster!"

Accompanied by the death of a large number of soldiers and the growth of these flying mosquitoes, someone finally discovered their whereabouts.

Quite a few people hurriedly gathered together, using the sabers and swords in their hands to hack at them.

Even a first-grade Martial Artist wanted to use his own Internal Energy to shock them to death.

Unfortunately, it was completely impossible. This group of flying mosquitoes was extremely fast, easily dodging the attacks of the Martial Artists.

Even if a weapon hacked onto them, they just shook their heads and continued to fly up.

"Your Majesty!"

Inside Jiaotai Hall, Wang Zhongyi said, "This insect is a legendary Immortal demon insect, and now without a master to control it, it doesn't distinguish between friend and foe."

"As long as these dozen demon insects are here, Yang Xuansu's rebel army will naturally collapse!"

"Well done…"

Emperor Zhengyong slightly nodded and said, "But the flying insects are always outside, we can't stay in Jiaotai Hall forever, right."

"Your Majesty, rest assured," Wang Zhongyi said. "This Magical Artifact is a clan-suppressing Magical Artifact passed down from generation to generation by the Dongyun clan, but unfortunately, due to the passage of time, it has long decayed."

"These flying insects can exist for at most the time it takes to burn a stick of incense…"

Accompanied by Wang Zhongyi's explanation, the surrounding guards and young eunuchs all looked in shock at the dozen flying insects doing the slaughtering.

This was an item of the Immortals, a legendary treasure.

Unexpectedly, they could actually catch a glimpse of it!

Emperor Zhengyong said with a trembling voice, "If I could Cultivate, that would be great…"

Wang Zhongyi smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty… The late emperor also once sought the traces of cultivating immortality. Not to mention the late emperor, more than twenty ancestors of our Great Yu Dynasty have also sought it. Unfortunately…"

"This world is what Cultivators call a 'Land of Absolute Spiritual Qi Deprivation', it is simply impossible to Cultivate!"

"Land of Absolute Spiritual Qi Deprivation…"

In the corner of Jiaotai Hall, Zheng Yi muttered.

What is a Land of Absolute Spiritual Qi Deprivation?

No Spiritual Qi?

Or…?

Just at this moment, the slaughter outside Jiaotai Hall underwent another turning point.

"Halt!"

"First-order demon insect, Crimson Spirit Mosquito!"

"And the insect-armor Incarnation technique of the Fu You Sect!"

Fire Spirit Master's voice came again, "Heh heh heh… It seems today is this old man's Opportunity!"

"Boom!"

A muffled loud noise suddenly sounded, the earth began to shake, and even the entire Jiaotai Hall shook endlessly.

"What happened?"

"Is there an earthquake?"

"Run!"

"Not good! It's that Immortal, he is…"

"Rattle~~!"

A loud noise came, the gate of Jiaotai Hall was violently blasted open, and a huge wave of air and flames struck, instantly burning several people to death.

The entire Jiaotai Hall also rapidly collapsed under the attack of this flame.

"Your Majesty! Run quickly!"

Wang Zhongyi grabbed Emperor Zhengyong and retreated rapidly. The other young eunuchs were not so lucky; they were either burned to death by the incoming flames or crushed to death by collapsed wooden stakes and boulders.

Zheng Yi had also started running away as soon as the giant flame wave struck.

Although he hadn't Cultivated any lightness kung fu, he was after all a first-grade expert, and his running speed was not slow at all.

"Boom!"

Another pile of boulders collapsed, and he hurriedly turned to dodge it.

"Run!"

"We can't stay here anymore. Even Xu Mujun can't stop that Cultivator when he goes mad. I can't throw my life away here over a trivial matter…"

Jiaotai Hall finally completely collapsed. At the critical moment of a hair's breadth, he abruptly drew a breath of Qi and rushed out of the collapsing range.

But his mind shifted, and he immediately turned over to dash back to the side of the Jiaotai Hall ruins.

"Whoosh…!"

Sure enough, as soon as he hid, a figure flew past from high in the sky.

That Cultivator!

He was being hunted down by a few Crimson Spirit Mosquitos, and the golden giant bell-like light on his body was vibrating crazily, as if it would dissipate at any moment.

Xu Mujun didn't know where he had run off to; perhaps he had been killed, or perhaps he had also been attacked by the Crimson Spirit Mosquitos.

"Great Yu Emperor! Where are you running…!"

Fire Spirit Master let out an angry shout, waved his hand, and the Flying Sword shot out, killing towards another direction from afar.

There, Wang Zhongyi and a few Shadow Guards were escorting Emperor Zhengyong in a flustered flight for their lives.

"Your Majesty! Run quickly!"

Wang Zhongyi shouted angrily, then turned around, disregarding his own safety as he killed towards Fire Spirit Master.

But with a casual flick from Fire Spirit Master, the Flying Sword pierced through his chest, and his corpse smashed heavily onto the ground.

Wang Zhongyi was dead?

He died just like that?

Zheng Yi also widened his eyes. This old eunuch who had controlled him for more than a year died just like this?

"Whoosh…!"

Seeing that Fire Spirit Master was about to make a move to assassinate Emperor Zhengyong, an arrow suddenly flew from afar, fiercely shooting onto Fire Spirit Master's body.

"Bang!"

The arrow collided with the golden giant bell shield, the shield trembled violently, and the arrow exploded with a roar.

"Who?!"

He turned his head abruptly, only to see a person holding a long bow standing on the palace wall in the distance. Who else could it be if not Xu Mujun?

"Seeking death!"

Fire Spirit Master gritted his teeth and said, waving his hand, and the Flying Sword immediately shot fiercely towards Xu Mujun.

The other hand flicked towards the ground, and a fire snake gushed out, actually rushing toward the place Emperor Zhengyong had just run to, exploding with a roar!

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh whoosh!!"

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!"

Suddenly, arrows came from afar like a rainstorm, enveloping a hundred-meter radius around Fire Spirit Master.

Behind Xu Mujun, teams of fully armed soldiers with dragon patterns carved on their armor actually appeared.

Longxiang Army!

The Longxiang Army, which was originally stationed in Datong Prefecture, had now secretly appeared inside the imperial palace.

"Shoot!"

"Whoosh…!"

At Xu Mujun's command, another wave of arrow rain blasted over, not only forcing his figure to retreat continuously, but also causing his Flying Sword to begin shaking unsteadily under the attack of so many arrows.

Xu Mujun himself leapt forward, slicing horizontally with both arms, condensing all his Internal Energy, and slapped right onto this Flying Sword.

"Hum…!"

A strange humming sound came, the Flying Sword suffered heavy damage, and Fire Spirit Master, whose mind was connected to it, immediately spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

"You group of Mortals… Go to hell with this old man!!!"

"Boom!"

Fire Spirit Master let out an angry shout, reached out and grabbed several Talismans, violently tossed them toward the sky, and fiercely killed towards Xu Mujun.

After Fire Spirit Master left Jiaotai Hall, Zheng Yi hurriedly darted out and ran toward the outside of the palace.

"Cultivators, these are Cultivators… In this lifetime, I must Cultivate immortality, as long as I can find…"

"Zheng, cough cough, Zheng Yi… come over!"

Suddenly, a fit of coughing came, and Zheng Yi turned his head abruptly, only to see an old eunuch standing up tremblingly.

That figure… wasn't it Wang Zhongyi?

He actually wasn't dead!

Zheng Yi hesitated for a moment, but still walked over.

"Wang Zhongyi, are you alright."

"Cough cough… I can't die yet!"

Wang Zhongyi said, "Come here, follow this old servant to save Your Majesty!"

"You have meritorious service in saving the emperor, this old servant will beg Your Majesty to let you leave the palace and reward you with ten thousand taels of gold!"

"Let me leave the palace?"

Zheng Yi's heart stirred, and a look of pleasant surprise quickly appeared on his face.

"Thank you Wang Zhongyi! Thank you Your Majesty! This villain will go right now…"

He excitedly walked towards the direction where Emperor Zhengyong had just been attacked, and Wang Zhongyi also stepped aside.

Just as their figures crossed paths, the two of them struck almost simultaneously!