191: Chapter 190 Red Armor King Insect

The Red-Armored King Insect's scythe-like antennae spread out in front of it, their serrated edges glinting coldly under the moonlight.

Lin Fan did not retreat. Heavenly Light Instant Step erupted, and a silver-white line of light swept past the Insect King's front. The blade light of the Prison Light Armor-Piercing Blade sliced through the air, accurately striking the joint of the Red-Armored King Insect's second leg on its left side.

The carapace shattered, dark red bodily fluids sprayed out, and the Red-Armored King Insect let out a sharp screech as its massive body tilted to the right.

Xu Ziyan's Frost Fox Tail Slash took the opportunity to strike its head from the side. Frost exploded on the scythe-like antennae, freezing the base of one of them.

"Xu Ziyan, clear the small ones first!"

As Lin Fan landed, the light wings on his right leg's battle armor flapped violently, turning his entire body toward the insect swarm.

He fired consecutive Taiyin Piercers with his left hand. Under the moonlight, three dark piercers transformed into an overwhelming rain of arrows, covering the densest area of the swarm.

The rain of arrows exploded upon landing, creating a chain of poison mist. Dark purple toxins spread among the Rock Beetles, which froze in place one by one as the flesh beneath their carapaces was corroded into a black slurry.

Understanding the plan, Xu Ziyan fully activated the Thorn Entanglement of his left hand's Ice Crystal Flower Vine. Countless ice crystal vines emerged from the ground, covering the insect swarm like a giant net.

Ice thorns on the vines pierced into the gaps of the beetles' carapaces. Cold air spread from within, freezing them into blocks of ice.

The Three-Tailed Snowfield Fox's tails swept across simultaneously. Frost strikes shattered the frozen statues in swathes, scattering shards of ice and insect corpses across the ground.

The number of insects in the swarm decreased at a visible rate. However, Xu Ziyan's face grew paler; consuming Level 35 spiritual power in two directions at once had nearly drained him dry.

Things weren't easy on Lin Fan's side either. Continuously releasing Taiyin Piercer and Heavenly Light Instant Step caused his spiritual power reserves to drop rapidly.

The Red-Armored King Insect seized this opening.

Its mandibles snapped open, and a ball of dark red magma condensed deep within its throat.

The moment the magma ball was spat out, Lin Fan didn't have time to think. He grabbed Xu Ziyan by the back of his collar and used Heavenly Light Instant Step to dodge to the left with all his might.

The magma ball grazed Xu Ziyan's shoulder and exploded on the ground three meters behind them. The scorching heat wave knocked both of them to the ground.

Xu Ziyan fell face-first into the dirt. The ice crystal vines on his left hand completely dissipated, and the Three-Tailed Snowfield Fox's tails shrank back to their normal size.

Lin Fan landed on his right knee, his silver-white battle armor covered in scorch marks from the magma splashes.

He looked up at the full moon in the sky—it was brighter and larger than what was seen in the outside world.

Moonlight cascaded down like a waterfall, pouring over the entire battlefield. Every strand of moonlight seemed to plate the silver-black scales on his left hand with a layer of frost.

Under the moonlight, Xiao Zhuang's skills would be fully enhanced.

He took a deep breath and stood up.

"Xu Ziyan, can you still use your ultimate?"

Xu Ziyan scrambled up from the ground, wiped the dirt off his face, and moved his right hand while baring his teeth in pain.

The Three-Tailed Snowfield Fox's white tails emerged from his palm again, but his right knee buckled, and he almost knelt down again.

He gritted his teeth and held on. His spiritual power was at its limit, but there was still an unyielding spirit in his eyes.

"I have one Ice Sky Avalanche left. But after I use it, I'll be completely empty."

Lin Fan nodded. "Get ready."

The Red-Armored King Insect was recovering from the previous strike.

Dark red bodily fluids were still dripping from its mandibles. The joint of its second left leg was shattered, making it limp as it walked.

The surrounding Rock Beetles gathered once more. Although their numbers were far fewer than before, they still densely covered more than half of the clearing.

Lin Fan raised his left hand.

Silver-black flood dragon scales spread from his fingertips to his shoulder. Xiao Zhuang emerged from his arm, its dragon body coiling around Lin Fan's left arm as it looked up at the full moon.

Moonlight struck down—not just one beam, but countless silver-white pillars of light fell vertically from the sky, enveloping Lin Fan entirely.

"Lunar Tide Sorrow!"

Lin Fan's left hand formed a hollow grip, and he jerked it upward.

Silver-white light exploded from his palm, spreading in all directions.

A tidal black hole with a diameter of a hundred meters opened directly beneath the Red-Armored King Insect and the swarm.

Under such bright moonlight, the range of Lunar Tide Sorrow expanded from fifty meters to a full hundred meters. Seawater at the edge of the black hole flowed backward to form countless water walls, firmly trapping the insect swarm within.

Immediately after, the deep and long cry of a whale echoed from the depths of the tidal black hole.

Three massive Tidal Whale Shadows surged out from the black hole.

They crashed into the densest areas of the swarm—wherever the whale shadows crushed the ground, Rock Beetles were shredded by the tidal force. Their dark red bodily fluids were sucked into the black hole, forming twisted bloody vortices in the air.

"Xu Ziyan, now!"

Xu Ziyan bit the tip of his tongue, using the pain to force out his last trace of spiritual power.

He pressed his right hand onto the ground, and three giant white fox tails slammed down simultaneously!

"Ice Sky Avalanche!"

Ice exploded from Xu Ziyan's palm, spreading frantically outward with him as the center.

The ice layer met Lin Fan's Lunar Tide black hole. Instead of canceling each other out, they produced an unexpected Fusion—the seawater within the tidal black hole was frozen by the ice, transforming into countless sharp ice blades that spun at high speed within the black hole's rotation.

The ice blades and tidal force superimposed, forming an Ice Blade Tornado a hundred meters in diameter that enveloped the insect swarm.

The Rock Beetles' carapaces were as fragile as paper before the ice blades.

The ice blades sliced into the carapace joints, the cold air freezing the insect bodies until they were brittle, and then they were ground into powder by the strangulation of the tidal force.

One, ten, a hundred, a thousand—the insect swarm fell in swathes within the Ice Blade Tornado.

The Red-Armored King Insect sensed the danger.

Its mandibles opened as it tried to fire a magma ball at Lin Fan to interrupt his skill.

But the power of the Ice Blade Tornado exceeded its expectations—the magma ball was shredded by ice blades the moment it left its mouth, exploding into a cluster of weak sparks.

The Red-Armored King Insect let out an unwilling screech. Its six legs dug into the ground violently, and its massive body rapidly sank.

Within a few breaths, it disappeared below the surface, leaving only a dark, deep pit.

The Ice Blade Tornado lasted for over ten seconds before finally dissipating.

The battlefield fell silent.

The ground was covered with Rock Beetle fragments and ice shards. Dark red bodily fluids were frozen into black ice crystals, reflecting an eerie luster under the moonlight.

There was no more rustling from the swarm, no more screeching from the Red-Armored King Insect—only the wailing of the wind blowing from afar.

Xu Ziyan knelt on the ground, supporting himself with his hands, panting heavily.

His face was as white as paper. "Are they... are they all cleared?"

Lin Fan was also breathing hard.

Lunar Tide Sorrow had consumed more than half of his spiritual power. Combined with his previous consumption, he had less than forty percent remaining.

"Don't let your guard down, there's still the big one..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a violent tremor came from the ground beneath their feet.

Gravel on the ground was shaken into the air, and the soil rose and fell like waves.

Lin Fan's left eye caught the trajectory of the vibration—the Red-Armored King Insect was moving extremely fast underground. It circled around and then charged straight toward the spot directly beneath him and Xu Ziyan.

"Xu Ziyan, get up!"

Lin Fan grabbed Xu Ziyan by the back of his collar and used Heavenly Light Instant Step to leap to the left with all his strength.

Just as they left the spot, the ground exploded.

The Red-Armored King Insect burst out from the earth, its giant scythe-like antennae tearing a huge hole in the ground, sending gravel and soil flying into the air.

If Lin Fan hadn't dodged quickly, the two of them would have been hit head-on. Given the Red-Armored King Insect's size and momentum, a hit would have meant being torn in half.

Lin Fan landed ten meters away, set Xu Ziyan down, and turned to face the Red-Armored King Insect.

The Red-Armored King Insect did not attack immediately after burrowing out.

It shook its head, shaking off the dirt on its carapace, and stood firmly on the ground with its six legs.

The left leg previously wounded by Lin Fan was still leaking dark red fluid. Its carapace was covered in scars left by the ice blade cuts, with several cracks reaching deep into the inner armor.

It was injured, and quite seriously, but it was far from losing its combat capability.

A Level 56 king spirit rank Armor Beast possessed vitality far beyond imagination.

Lin Fan's heart sank.