Chapter 1290: Encirclement
The green wind blades traveled more than 30 meters after slashing through the black moth powder cl.u.s.ters, and the spiritual light dimmed quickly.
Qing Songzi’s face changed. Although he killed hundreds of Black Star Moths at once, it was nothing compared to the thousands of moths around.
At this moment, thousands of Black Star Moths had already flown over, surrounding the three. The surrounding black moth powder became thicker as time pa.s.sed, covering even the sky.
Although these Black Star Moths seemed to have low attack power and could not break through their defenses, the moth powder that filled the entire sky was slowly draining their spiritual power.
“We can’t let this continue. Our spiritual power will be consumed slowly. I’m afraid this is the purpose of the lurking enemy. We should try to break through from the encirclement before making future plans.” Qing Gu said in a deep voice after glancing around.
“I agree with Elder Qing Gu.” Qing Shang agreed aloud after launching a few symbols into the white umbrella magic treasure above her.
Seeing this, Qing Songzi nodded even though he was a little unwilling.
“Great. We will work together to break through the encirclement of these Black Star Moths first. Let me make the first move!” Qing Gu let out a long laugh. His body burst out a flame light, and a heavy greatsword several feet long appeared in his hand in a red flash.
The great sword was entirely crimson with intricate and ancient demonic runes all over its surface. As soon as Qing Gu grasped the hilt, the giant sword emitted a burst of dazzling fiery red sword light, which shot straight into the sky.
With Qing Gu as the center, a thick red light beam condensed in the sky.
Waves of another sword qi spread out, pushing back the surrounding black moth powder.
In response, the surrounding Black Star Moths let out buzzing sounds and continued to rush toward Qing Gu.
Qing Gu shouted. The red flame swirling around him returned to his body. He leaped into the red light beam and merged with the giant red sword into one.
A sword shrill dashed in the sky!
The red light beam turned into a 300 meters long flame sword light and slashed at the surrounding Black Star Moths.
Before the giant flame sword light hit, twisted ripples appeared in the air, sounding a loud boom.
There was an earth-shattering noise!
The huge flame sword tore open a huge gap in the solid defense of the Black Star Moths. Nearly a thousand Black Star Moths were engulfed by the giant flame sword.
Seeing this, Qing Songzi and Qing Shang didn’t hold back. At the same time, they shouted and launched a green storm and a glaring white light at the gap of the moth swarm.
After a series of loud noises, the encirclement of Black Star Moth was finally broken.
“Go now!” Qing Gu shouted. He immediately used the body and sword fusion technique and flew out from the gap. Wherever he pa.s.sed, the blocking Black Star Moths would collapse at any slight touch.
Qing Shang waved her hand. The white umbrella-shaped magic treasure above her closed at once. She turned into a white light and followed closely behind Qing Gu.
Qing Songzi acted a little slower, but he also quickly shot several symbols into the green flag. A green light wrapped his body. Before the gap of the encirclement closed, he flew into the gap.
Just when Qing Songzi was about to fly away, a sudden change occurred!
Behind Qing Songzi, there was a silent ripple appearing somewhere in the Black Star Moths. An indistinct gray figure quietly emerged.
Under the cover of the gray moth powder, neither Divine Thought nor the naked eye could detect any signs.
As soon as the figure appeared, she waved her arms. A giant vertical eye appeared in her chest with a white flash.
The aquamarine light in the pupil faintly looked like a vertical line.
Then, a white light shot out from the giant vertical eye. It hit the vital point on Qing Songzi’s back as if the white light had teleported.
At this critical moment, Qing Songzi’s figure swayed downward abruptly.
Then, there was a whistling sound in the air. A white light flashed past his shoulder, and blood spattered everywhere.
Bursts of white smoke billowed from his shoulder. A rancid smell emanated. It was apparent that the white light was highly poisonous.
Qing Songzi had a twisted expression. A black aura quickly appeared on his shoulder, spreading rapidly to other parts of his body.
Qing Songzi was startled, and he hurriedly stabilized his figure.
He crossed the green flag in front and uttered rapid and low incantations.
The green flag burst out in green light, creating a green light curtain to protect him. At the same time, he quickly took out a few elixirs and consumed them. The black aura on his shoulder was restrained.
However, after this delay, the Black Star Moths near the gap had already flown over one after another, filling up the gap again.
Qing Gu and Qing Shang broke away from the encirclement of the Black Star Moths, but Qing Songzi was trapped inside.
The frightened look on Qing Songzi’s face disappeared. Since he was able to cultivate to the Celestial State intermediate stage, he was not simple. After taking a deep breath, he calmly looked around.
“Who is sneaking around? Show yourself!”
Qing Songzi yelled sharply. An intense green light radiated on his body and condensed into a 300 meters tall green aspect phantasm. A green sickle demonic weapon several meters long appeared in his hand in a flash.
The surrounding Black Star Moths seemed to have received instructions as they just surrounded him without launching any attack like just now.
A gray figure emerged in the Black Star Moths with a fluctuation. It was a woman wearing a crown and a gray robe. She had a pair of green pupils with flowing aquamarine light.
At this moment, bursts of gray light radiated from her. Gray-black scales appeared on the surface of her skin. As the gray light tumbled, a snake head phantasm slowly emerged behind her, looking at Qing Songzi with cold snake eyes.
Qing Songzi felt the spiritual pressure of the Celestial State peak stage from the woman in a gray robe, and he was astounded.
“You seem to be a smart person. Answer me if you don’t want to die. When you entered the secret realm, there were 4 people, but now there are only 3 of you left. Where is the last person?” The woman in a gray robe looked at Qing Songzi and asked coldly.
Qing Songzi’s eyes flashed, and he let out a shout. The green sickle in his hand flashed and suddenly stretched dozens of times. The cold blade appeared on top of the woman in a gray robe and slashed down abruptly.
“Hmph, you’re nothing but a small fry!”
The woman in a gray robe was unfazed. She raised her arm lightly to defend her head. Black scales appeared on her arm.
Clang!
The green sickle slashed was blocked by the arm of the woman in a gray robe, inflicting only a faint white mark.
Seeing this, Qing Songzi was startled.
He forged this demonic sickle weapon with much effort. It was also his trump card. Among the many demonic treasures with him, the sickle ranked first in terms of attack power, but it could not even break through the defense of the woman in a gray robe.
The woman’s eyes flashed coldly. The huge snake head phantasm moved, appeared instantaneously in front of Qing Songzi, and spat its swift snake tongue at him.
Qing Songzi gritted his teeth and made a gesture. The green phantasm aspect behind him quickly crossed its arms and stood in front of him.
At this moment, tens of thousands of Black Star Moths flew around like a black cloud. The moths covered an area of about a mile, making it impossible for outsiders to see the scene inside.
Qing Gu and Qing Shang were standing on a high slope hundreds of meters away from the Black Star Moths at this moment. They looked back with lingering fear. The overwhelming Black Star Moths tumbled violently as if a fierce battle took place in it.
There was a look of anxiety on Qing Shang’s face. She wanted to rush into the moth swarm, but she was a little scared.
“Don’t court death. It’s a cultivator at the Celestial State peak stage. Plus these Black Star Moths, going in now will just waste your life in vain.” Qing Gu said with a complicated look.
The 2 of them could sense the robust spiritual pressure emanating from the black moth swarm.
Hearing this, Qing Shang’s body trembled, and she slowly lowered her head without speaking.
“Let’s get out of here first. The beastkin at the Celestial State peak state appeared in the secret realm. This has never happened in the past tens of thousands of years. Something changes must have happened. With just the 2 of us, we aren’t the opponents of this beastkin. We should try to find Elder first, then maybe we can fight this beastkin with our joined forces.” Qing Gu’s tone was a little urgent.
There was a struggle in Qing Shang’s eyes.
Qing Gu’s suggestion was indeed the most appropriate way at the moment, but she and Qing Songzi had always been through life and death together. They even had a little affection for each other. At this moment, she could not bear the cruelty to abandon Qing Songzi like this.
Just when Qing Shang was hesitating, the tumbling of the black moth swarm subsided. Amidst the swarm, Qing Songzi’s spiritual pressure disappeared without a trace.
A gray shadow flashed away from the swarm, then the woman in a gray robe emerged like a phantom behind Qing Gu and Qing Shang.
“Since you have found this place, you don’t need to go anywhere. Accept your death obediently.” The woman in a gray robe said lightly.
The 2 immediately turned around, looking at the woman in a gray robe with a hint of fear.
The woman in a gray robe was slightly torn at the moment, but she didn’t look injured at all. She was holding a b.l.o.o.d.y head in one hand, which was the head of Qing Songzi.
The face was abnormally distorted and covered with blood. The wide-open eyes contained fear and unwillingness. The 5 fingers of the woman in a gray robe pierced into the skull.
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