Chapter 1066 The stench of insects is particularly strong

Chapter 1066 The Stench of Insects Lingers

Centered around the Stone Linzhou, a terrifying spiritual storm suddenly swept across the entire Xuanhuang. The howling and echoing of the wind, even the various celestial cities that were always floating in the sky, seemed to be trembling to varying degrees after being affected by the hurricane.

The gale was only a minor concern. What really shocked the members of the Immortal Alliance was the countless black insects that appeared like a dark cloud, covering the sky and the Xuanhuang before the Alliance could react, and the insect disaster had already spread to every corner of their territory.

In just half a day, the density of spiritual energy in the Xuanhuang realm plummeted drastically.

At this critical moment, the Immortal Alliance finally erupted with the power to act as one of the two rulers of the Xuanhuang realm. All the Taoist practitioners in the Alliance, regardless of their busyness, had to leave to participate in killing the black bugs. Under the Tao, those who were confident in their own strength could also participate in the extermination. Rewards would be given later.

For those whose strength was insufficient, they could hide in the celestial cities, caves, or the Heavenly Mirror and wait for the disaster to pass. After the Immortal Alliance's decree was issued, the situation in each state changed dramatically.

Apart from being able to consume spiritual energy and reproduce rapidly, the variant worms had no other special offensive or defensive capabilities. After suffering some casualties, the Immortal Alliance quickly found the most effective method to deal with the black bugs.

They used a special method to control the swarm of bugs forcefully, making them engage in infighting and self-destructing quickly. Using this method, two Taoists could eliminate a state of bug disaster in a short time.

After the Immortal Alliance popularized this secret method called "Insect Emperor," the rampant insect infestation showed signs of disintegration in an instant.

Deep within the Hundred Stone Cave, Li Fan recorded all the outstanding practitioners of the Immortal Alliance in this insect disaster through the sense of the Taoist Mother and compared them with the information in the Heavenly Mirror. "These are the true upper-level combat power of the Immortal Alliance. As long as these people do not fall, the Immortal Alliance will not be in any special danger. But if we eliminate these people first, the lack of backbone strength will instantly put the Immortal Alliance in an embarrassing predicament. By then, even a small disaster could have a huge impact."

After a moment of contemplation, Li Fan's mind returned to reality. Feeling the rapidly decreasing number of insects, he couldn't help but frown. The method of controlling the swarm and turning the tide with "Insect Emperor" was somewhat unexpected to him.

Originally, the Taoist Mother had absolute control over the swarm. The simple life form of the Taoist worm meant that ordinary control methods would not work on them. But this "Insect Emperor" secret method stripped the Taoist Mother of its control by masquerading as the Emperor of Insects.

"Insect Emperor... " As someone with the authority of the Heavenly Mirror, Li Fan easily came to know about this secret method as well. In his view, this method seemed to have originated from the Beast Control sect's "Beast Control Wheel."

"Could it be that Emperor San Mao intervened to help?" With the new Taoist worms not yet fully deployed, if the insect disaster ended at this moment, it might not achieve the goal of attracting the transmitter, Jiang.

"In that case, let's activate the backup plan." After pondering for a moment, Li Fan suddenly summoned two Taoist Mothers to his palm.

Due to the large number of deaths of the swarm, their bodies were no longer as rounded as they were initially. They appeared a bit lackluster, and they eyed each other warily, both alert and greedy. It was an instinct to survive in adversity by devouring their own kind.

Watching these two small insects stirring up the situation in the Xuanhuang, Li Fan's gaze did not waver at all. With a slight exertion of force, he instantly crushed them all.

With Li Fan's action, the sky over the Xuanhuang realm underwent a sudden change. The black insects that had been making faint noises all over the sky suddenly fell as if in a pouring rain.

The practitioners of the Immortal Alliance who were busy trying to exterminate the black bugs couldn't help feeling startled. They subconsciously inspected these dead black insects and found that they were not disguising themselves.

Seeing this scene, some of them relaxed and sighed, realizing that the disaster had come and gone so quickly.

But some sensibly perceptive practitioners felt increasingly uneasy and quickly reported the situation to the Alliance headquarters. In an instant, all the ravaging black insects in the Xuanhuang realm died, leaving behind a carpet of bodies.

If these insect corpses were not dealt with quickly, it would likely cause unknown troubles.

After discussions, the Immortal Alliance quickly issued a command, announcing that the practitioners who had been avoiding the disaster could now safely go outside and assist in cleaning up the environment. It was not mandatory, but there would be a substantial contribution as a reward.

As a result, many practitioners couldn't resist the temptation and left their safe havens. They looked at the black insect corpses that covered the entire Xuanhuang realm and couldn't help feeling a creeping sensation.

Almost all of the black insect bodies were composed of a special energy that had been consumed and transformed by them. This energy was similar to spiritual energy but could not be absorbed or utilized by practitioners.

After countless black insects died simultaneously, their bodies naturally decomposed, causing this special energy to spread rapidly in the air.

Just half a day later, the quantitative change elicited a qualitative change.

"The stench in the air is toxic!" Practitioners who were in the area could not help feeling nauseous and uncontrollably wanting to vomit.

"Just hold your breath and isolate yourself. This stench is poisonous!" Nausea was only a minor aspect, and when a practitioner directly fainted due to staying in the stench environment for too long, the real trouble started.

  With a bang, the fainting cultivator's body directly exploded into pieces.

  Although it was quickly reborn from the cave, the odor in the air was even more unbearable after it was mixed with the cultivator's blood and flesh.

  And this special fishy odor, as long as there is an interaction with the heaven and earth aura, it will follow the aura fluctuation traces into the cultivator's body.

  Not all cultivators, like Li Fan, had the nearly endless spiritual resources of the Five Elements Big Cave Heaven.

  Unusual cultivators still needed to draw spiritual energy from the heaven and earth.

  Due to the previous insect plague, the Xuan Huang Realm's spiritual qi concentration had been reduced to an extremely low level.

  Before it had recovered, it was again tainted by the insect stench and blood.

  This situation reached its peak with the complete degradation of the black bug corpses.

  Even YuanYing cultivators couldn't stay for long in the foul-smelling environment.

  Only those above the level of God Transformation could rely on their powerful underpinnings to maintain normal activities.

  Even so, after wandering around in the fishy environment of the outside world, they would mentally experience varying degrees of nausea.

  "The good Xuan Huang Realm, how did it suddenly turn into this?"

  Countless cultivators sighed from the bottom of their hearts.

  (End of chapter)