577: Chapter 577 Is this queen a little girl?

The deathly silence of the Far West Rift was completely shattered by a scalp-tingling buzzing sound.

From within the split giant cocoon, millions of black insects flowed outward slowly, like boiling asphalt.

Every scarlet compound eye reflected the astonished faces of the Kunlun Disciples.

Everyone froze in place.

The bloodthirsty maw they had anticipated did not appear.

Nor did any world-destroying Demonic Qi erupt.

There was only a young girl in a white dress floating in the center of the insect swarm, pale and fragile, as if a gust of wind could knock her over.

"This..."

Chen Pingan's Adam's apple bobbed as he clenched his fist, but he could not bring himself to strike.

His martial Dao Heart was about protection and standing tall.

But now, to ask him to strike a young girl who appeared to have no power to resist, he could not do it.

"Chief, what should we do?"

Lu Miaomiao also retracted her hundred-foot true form, returning to her original appearance, her delicate brows knitted tightly.

The scene before them completely exceeded the scope of the mission briefing.

"Don't move yet."

Xie Wangsheng gripped the Formation Plate tightly with one hand, while his other hand was rapidly calculating something.

Fine beads of sweat had already seeped onto his forehead.

"Something is wrong. The life force on this girl... is very weak, but it is connected to the life force of the entire insect swarm."

"She is more like a... core, an energy hub."

"If we kill her, perhaps the entire swarm will collapse."

"But... what if she is just a Puppet controlled by these insects?"

A Disciple from the Magic Cultivation Department could not help but speak up.

This speculation caused many people's hearts to tighten.

If that were the case, would they not be killing an innocent victim with their own hands if they acted rashly?

"Everyone calm down!"

Liu Lian's voice rang out, devoid of any emotion.

He held a long sword in his hand, the tip pointing obliquely at the ground, his entire being like a sharp blade about to be unsheathed.

"The mission is to eliminate the 'King' within the Seal; what form it appears in now is irrelevant."

Lin Xiao stood on the other side without speaking, but the soft ringing of the snow name sword in his hand already indicated his stance.

For the two of them, the end of the Dao was to sever all obstacles.

Womanly benevolence is the greatest Heart Demon on the path of cultivation.

"But..."

Fang Yuan frowned; he did not entirely agree with Liu Lian's statement.

"The Dean of Kunlun sent us here for training, not to be butchers."

"If we act blindly without even understanding the truth before us, what difference is there between us and those heretics?"

For a moment, the top Disciples of Kunlun Academy rarely found themselves in disagreement.

Just as they were arguing,

Buzz—

Those millions of black insects suddenly flapped their wings in unison.

They did not attack but instead rapidly condensed into an incredibly thick black shield wall in front of the girl.

Every insect used its hard carapace to piece together seamlessly, forming an absolute defense.

The scarlet compound eyes locked onto Liu Lian and Lin Xiao in unison, full of warning and hostility.

This action undoubtedly confirmed the girl's supreme status within the insect swarm.

They were protecting their King.

"It seems there is no choice."

Liu Lian's tone became increasingly chilling.

The Sword Intent on his body began to rise slowly.

The air was filled with a sharpness that felt like it could cut skin.

Xie Wangsheng's expression changed, and he shouted hurriedly.

"Liu Lian, wait!"

However, it was too late.

Liu Lian's Dao was one of decisive killing.

Once he identified a target, he would have no hesitation.

A brilliant beam of sword light lit up from the tip of his sword, tearing through the dim rift and aiming directly at the shield wall formed by the insect swarm.

This sword strike gathered his increasingly pure Sword Heart after he had just broken free from his Heart Demon.

It was enough to cleave mountains!

Just as the sword light was about to touch the shield wall,

A sudden change occurred!

The young girl in the white dress, who had been keeping her eyes closed like a sleeping doll, felt her eyelashes tremble slightly.

Then, she opened her eyes.

What kind of eyes were those?

No whites, no pupils.

Only a vast, deep purple that seemed to contain billions of stars.

The moment she opened her eyes,

The whole world fell silent.

Liu Lian's sword light, powerful enough to cleave mountains and sever seas, stopped abruptly less than three inches from the insect shield wall.

Subsequently, under the incredulous gaze of everyone, the sharp sword light dissipated inch by inch like a weathered sand sculpture, turning into the purest specks of Spiritual Qi that drifted into the air.

There was no explosion, no collision.

It was just erased, in such a bizarre manner.

"Puff—"

Liu Lian was struck as if by a heavy blow, violently spitting out a mouthful of blood, his face instantly turning deathly pale.

He staggered back two steps, using his sword to prop himself up on the ground so he would not fall.

He raised his head, looking at the young girl with a face full of horror.

What just happened?

His own Sword Intent had actually been decomposed directly at the level of the rules?

The girl's gaze slowly swept over everyone present.

Wherever her gaze fell, whether it was Chen Pingan's furnace-like Qi and blood, or Fang Yuan's surging thunderous Spiritual Qi, everything instantly fell silent.

It was as if a pause button had been pressed.

An absolute suppression originating from the level of life itself enveloped the entire scene.

It was not pressure, not Killing Intent.

But a kind of... command.

An absolute domination of a "King" over "subjects".

Under her gaze, everyone felt their Spiritual Qi, their Qi and blood, and even their Divine Soul, all involuntarily wanting to... submit to her.

"Retreat!"

Xie Wangsheng let out a thunderous roar. He bit his tongue, forcibly using the sharp pain to break free from that sense of domination. The Formation Plate in his hand erupted with brilliant light, forming a huge protective shield that enveloped all the Kunlun Disciples.

Only then did everyone wake up as if from a dream, panting heavily, with everyone's backs soaked in cold sweat.

Too terrifying!

Just a single glance almost caused their Dao Heart to fail, turning them into slaves!

This young girl was definitely the most bizarre and terrifying enemy they had ever encountered!

The young girl in the white dress floated in the air, her purple eyes looking at them quietly, without any emotional fluctuation.

She slowly raised her slender arm, pointing at the people from Kunlun Academy.

Her lips opened gently.

An ethereal, yet supreme and dignified voice echoed in the bottom of everyone's hearts.

"Intruders... die."