801: Zhang Soul Eater

Wherever the swarm passed, the air seemed to be corroded, emitting a pungent odor.

Seeing this, the two showed no emotion in their eyes; one of them simply raised a hand and waved it lightly, a sneer playing on his lips.

His movement appeared effortless and casual, yet it contained immense power.

"A mere Middle Stage fellow dares to speak so boldly?"

His voice was filled with mockery and disdain, as if ridiculing the other's overestimation of herself.

Luyin's swarm, like a breached black torrent, charged ferociously towards the two figures that had suddenly appeared, bringing with it a suffocating stench and a buzzing sound of death.

Within the swarm, several particularly large Gu, whose carapaces gleamed with metallic luster and whose aura had clearly reached the King Realm, let out sharp screeches, acting as the vanguard of the charge.

Facing this terrifying insect tide, capable of instantly devouring a city, the two somewhat slender figures standing in front showed only cold indifference and undisguised contempt on their faces.

One of them was the one who had just mocked Luyin's "Middle Stage."

He was tall and thin, dressed in a dark robe that seemed woven from solidified shadows, his face covered by a half-bone mask, revealing only the lower half of his stern, hard-lined lips.

Without any superfluous movements, he simply opened the five fingers of his raised right hand slightly and pressed them gently downwards towards the surging insect tide.

"Buzz—!"

There was no earth-shattering explosion, no dazzling energy light.

The space hundreds of feet in front of his palm seemed to instantly plunge into an absolute zero ice purgatory!

"Extreme Cold Domain!"

Visibly, a frost with an eerie, phosphorescent blue glow condensed out of thin air, and the air emitted a strained "crack" as it froze into ice crystal powder.

The Gu at the very front, whether the low-tier cannon fodder or the several ferocious King Realm giant insects, suddenly stiffened!

A thick layer of solid ice, shimmering with an ominous blue light, covered their carapaces, mouthparts, compound eyes, and even wings with incredible speed.

"Crack... crack crack crack..."

The sound of freezing formed a continuous chorus.

One second, the vanguard of the swarm was overwhelmingly fierce; the next, it had transformed into a field of lifelike ice sculptures, each in a different posture!

The power of extreme cold not only froze their bodies but also directly invaded their interiors, instantly extinguishing all life within them.

The protective white light on the bodies of several King Realm giant insects flickered violently, attempting to resist, but the eerie blue frost was extremely domineering, seemingly able to bypass defenses, and actually solidified them along with their struggling movements!

Almost at the same time, the other powerhouse also moved.

This person was burly, shirtless, with ancient bronze skin covered in twisted crimson runes, like flowing magma.

He let out a deep, thunderous growl, clenched his fists, and punched fiercely at the insect tide!

"World-Burning Rage Flame!"

There was no process of flames rising; crimson flames, purely condensed from the will of destruction and chaos, erupted out of thin air!

These flames were not merely hot; they carried a terrifying high temperature capable of burning Souls and distorting reality!

Wherever the flames passed, space twisted, light dimmed, and the ice-sculpted insect corpses frozen by the Extreme Cold Domain didn't even have time to melt before, upon contact with these flames, they silently turned into the finest, foul-smelling black ash, along with the solid ice!

As if they had never existed!

Ice and fire, two diametrically opposed yet equally destructive forces, under the control of the two chaotic powerhouses, formed a perfect and cruel field of slaughter!

Extreme cold froze life, while raging flames annihilated existence!

The vanguard of the insect tide was like hitting an invisible wall of death, turning into ice shards or ashes in vast swathes.

"Bastard!"

Luyin, standing atop the giant Gu, her expression changed slightly; she hadn't expected the opponent to act so ruthlessly and decisively, and their strength far exceeded her estimation!

The power contained within the frost and rage flames made her feel a strong threat.

However, even so, upon seeing the white-robed figure in the sky far away, she still acted without hesitation!

"Soul-Devouring Scorpion! Tear them apart for this Empress!"

Luyin shrieked, forming complex and eerie hand seals.

The Void Realm in front of her rippled, followed by three black shadows suddenly shooting out!

Their bodies were not as large as those King Realm Gu; they were only about a zhang long, shaped like enlarged centipedes, but they were pitch black all over, with twisted, silver runes naturally growing on their carapaces, seemingly capable of absorbing Souls.

These were precisely the Imperial Realm Gu carefully cultivated by Luyin—the Soul-Devouring Scorpion!

They were not skilled in physical offense or defense but specialized in Divine Soul attacks; the poisonous mist they spat could corrode the Primordial Spirit, and their screeches could directly shake the Soul!

The three Soul-Devouring Scorpions transformed into three black lines, ignoring the obstruction of space, and instantly appeared beside the two chaotic powerhouses.

They did not directly pounce and bite but simultaneously raised their heads, emitting a silent yet piercing screech sharp enough to penetrate the Primordial Spirit!

"Soul Scream!"

Invisible sound waves, mixed with chaotic mental impact, like billions of poisoned steel needles, fiercely stabbed into the Sea of Consciousness of the two!

At the same time, they opened their hideous mouthparts, spewing out three streams of thick, inky poisonous mist, emitting a nauseatingly sweet and bloody smell.

This poisonous mist was not physical but purely condensed from curses, grievances, and Soul toxins.

As soon as it appeared, the surrounding vegetation instantly withered, and even space seemed to be stained with a layer of foul darkness, rapidly enveloping the two!

"Hmph, mere parlor tricks!"

The tall, thin chaotic powerhouse snorted coldly; his face, covered by the bone mask, showed no expression, but the eerie blue light in his eyes surged.

The seemingly thin shield on his body suddenly lit up, with countless tiny runes, seemingly made of ice crystals, flowing within it.

The Soul Scream impacted the shield, stirring up circles of blue ripples, but it was like a mud ox entering the sea, weakened and frozen layer by layer by the shield, which contained the will of absolute freezing, ultimately dissipating into nothingness!

"Soul attack? Interesting!"

The burly chaotic powerhouse grinned, revealing his stark white teeth.

The crimson runic patterns on his body seemed to come alive, flowing like magma beneath his skin.

Facing the Soul Scream of the Soul-Devouring Scorpion, not only did he not defend, but he took a deep breath, his chest puffing out high!

"Soul-Devouring Roar!"

A roar, even more violent, more chaotic than the Soul-Devouring Scorpion's shriek, as if from the deepest abyss of the Nine Hells, erupted from his mouth!

This roar not only contained powerful physical sound waves but also carried a terrifying will capable of devouring, distorting, and shattering Souls!

"Puff! Puff! Puff!"

The three Soul-Devouring Scorpions were hit as if by heavy hammers; their forward momentum suddenly stalled, and the silver runes on their bodies instantly dimmed, even showing tiny cracks!

The Soul Scream they emitted was forcefully dispersed and backfired by this more savage roar!

The foul poisonous mist they spat out, upon contact with the World-Burning Demonic Flames rising from the burly powerhouse's body, let out a "hissing" wail as if encountering its nemesis, instantly purified and evaporated by the chaotic high temperature!