Translator: CinderTL
As soon as the three streams of Corrosive Poison Liquid passed through the Blood wall, a shield formed by Spiritual Power appeared in front of them.
Just like the Blood wall, the Spiritual Power shield was corroded by the poison, leaving three fist-sized holes.
The shield then shattered into spiritual energy, dispersing into the cave.
"Damn it! The Corrosive Poison Liquid of the Gold-Eating Ants is too strong," Mo Yexue cursed under her breath. The Spiritual Power shield had been her creation.
"Gold-Eating Ants can devour any metal, even Mystic Treasures. Naturally, the poison they spit out is extremely corrosive," Xue Mei explained.
Lan Chen said, "We don't know how many Gold-Eating Ants are in this cave. There's no benefit in engaging with them. It's best we shake them off."
"Lan Chen is right. But first, we need to deal with these few fourth-tier Gold-Eating Ants in front of us. Otherwise, it's all talk. Their poison is too effective against our Mystic Treasures. Who among you is confident in blocking this poison?" Mo Yexue asked.
"Leave it to me."
As Xue Mei spoke, she waved her hand, and three black Soul Breaking Awls shot out.
Each Soul Breaking Awl struck a stream of poison.
The Red Silk of Lan Chen and the flying sword of Mo Yexue had been unable to avoid the poison, but the Soul Breaking Awls had no trouble dealing with it.
The Soul Breaking Awls transformed into pools of black liquid, enveloping the poison.
Lan Chen narrowed her eyes slightly, looking deeply at Xue Mei.
"The 'Black Water of Destruction,' said to corrode all things. I didn't expect you to refine it into your Natal Magic Treasure."
Xue Mei sounded surprised, "You have a keen eye to recognize the Black Water of Destruction. However, the amount I've refined is limited, far from being able to corrode all things. If it could reach the level of Yin Shuo's Blood Sea, infinite and boundless, then perhaps it could truly achieve that."
"With Xue Mei's Black Water of Destruction, we don't have to worry about the Gold-Eating Ants' poison anymore."
Lan Chen gradually slowed her flight, turning to look at the three Gold-Eating Ants that were relentlessly pursuing them.
"Without the threat of their poison, defeating three fourth-tier Gold-Eating Ants shouldn't be too difficult for the four of us."
As soon as she finished speaking, she activated her Red Silk, wrapping it around one of the Gold-Eating Ants.
The other three also stopped their flight.
Mo Yexue activated her black flying sword, slashing at another Gold-Eating Ant.
Song Wen, meanwhile, summoned the Blood Sea below, forming a massive blood hand that slapped down on the last Gold-Eating Ant.
Xue Mei controlled the Black Water of Destruction, transforming it into three Soul Breaking Awls, following the Mystic Treasures of the other three.
If the Gold-Eating Ants spat out poison again, the Soul Breaking Awls would block it.
The forelimbs of the Gold-Eating Ants were powerful and equipped with hooks.
With their forelimbs and mandibles, Mo Yexue's flying sword and Lan Chen's Red Silk were unable to gain the upper hand.
The battle between the two sides was evenly matched, with neither side gaining an advantage.
Surprisingly, it was Song Wen, the one with the lowest cultivation, who achieved results first.
The entire cave, from top to bottom, left to right, was covered by the Blood Sea.
The Blood Sea continuously formed various attacks—giant hands, tentacles, or blood pillars.
These attacks came from all directions, raining down on the Gold-Eating Ants like a storm.
Even the strongest can't fight against overwhelming numbers!
Under the relentless attacks, the Gold-Eating Ants were overwhelmed, constantly hit by the attacks conjured by the Blood Sea Seal. However, their bodies were incredibly tough, and they remained unharmed.
However, it gave the Soul Breaking Awl, which had been lurking nearby waiting for an opportunity, the chance it needed.
Taking advantage of the moment when a blood pillar struck the Gold-Eating Ant's abdomen, causing it to lose control of its body, the Soul Breaking Awl suddenly struck. It bypassed the ant's flailing mandibles and forelimbs, landing squarely on its head.
The Soul Breaking Awl transformed into a black liquid, clinging to the ant's carapace.
Where the black liquid covered, the once indestructible carapace instantly became uneven, as if being gnawed by countless invisible tiny creatures.
The Gold-Eating Ant naturally sensed the abnormality on its head. Its Demon Power surged throughout its body, flinging the black liquid away.
However, even so, the corroded part of its carapace remained its greatest weakness.
At the moment it was entangled by a blood-red tentacle, the Void Breaking Blade shot forth, striking precisely at that spot.
"Crack!"
A crisp sound rang out.
The Void Breaking Blade was knocked away.
But the Gold-Eating Ant's carapace was also split open.
Strands of blade energy seeped through the crack into the ant's head.
The Gold-Eating Ant, in pain, unleashed its Demon Power like a raging river, and the blade energy was immediately shattered.
The blood-red tentacle that had trapped it was also broken free.
The Gold-Eating Ant was no longer as ferocious as before. Its carapace being breached meant its strongest defense was gone, and it was now at risk of death at any moment.
It let out a series of incomprehensible 'chirping' sounds, urgent and anxious.
The other two Gold-Eating Ants immediately responded, also emitting 'chirping' sounds.
The three ants were clearly communicating something.
After a very brief exchange, they opened their mouths and sprayed. This time, instead of Corrosive Poison Liquid, they released a large amount of pale yellow mist.
The Toxic Yellow Mist surged like three furious pythons, rushing toward the four individuals.
The Blood Sea on the cave walls churned, and in an instant, a Blood Wall rose to block the mist pythons.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Three loud explosions.
The mist pythons crashed into the Blood Wall.
The Blood Wall trembled violently but did not immediately collapse.
However, as the crimson Blood Wall came into contact with the Toxic Yellow Mist, it quickly turned black and decayed, emitting a foul stench.
"Bang!"
The Blood Wall, as if losing its support, suddenly shattered and fell.
Song Wen noticed that the blackened blood had lost all its spiritual essence and was no longer under his control.
"Be careful, this mist is highly toxic," Song Wen warned.
As he spoke, a green light began to emanate from his body, condensing into a towering phantom that enveloped him.
The other three women, without needing Song Wen's reminder, had already retreated rapidly.
With Mo Yexue's previous experience as a cautionary tale, no one dared to let the Toxic Yellow Mist touch them.
Lan Chen raised her hand and flipped it, summoning a palm-sized gray bag that appeared in mid-air.
The bag expanded with the wind, growing to several feet in size in an instant.
A hurricane swept out from the bag.
The hurricane rushed toward the three mist pythons behind.
The mist pythons were not dispersed by the hurricane, but their speed was greatly reduced, no longer posing a threat to the four.
What the four did not notice was that deep within the Toxic Yellow Mist, the tails of the three Gold-Eating Ants twitched, and a sharp, black stinger slowly emerged.
The three ants forcefully swung their tails, each shooting out a three-foot-long stinger.
The stingers, hidden by the Toxic Yellow Mist, were only noticed by the four when they pierced through the heads of the mist pythons, speeding toward Lan Chen like lightning.
(End of the Chapter)
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