Free Web NovelChapter 253: Chapter 202: Dark Degeneration
The Insect Master rushing over saw the Soul Beasts blocking his path, a look of disdain spreading across his ruddy face.
"Burn them to ash!"
The scarlet centipede beneath him showed no signs of retreating. Flames billowed from its entire body as it slammed down below with immense force.
BOOM!
In that instant, the wave of fire collided with dozens of Awakening Level Soul Techniques.
The surging flames formed the fully solidified silhouette of a scarlet centipede, which effortlessly detonated the Soul Techniques blocking its path in mid-air.
A dozen or so Tree Spirits and Wood Demons, unable to retreat in time, were engulfed by the scorching flames. Raging fire instantly erupted on their wooden Bodies.
"ARGHH!!"
Accompanied by pained wails, the Wood Type Soul Beasts fell to the ground one by one, like flaming meteors.
Meanwhile, Fei Lie, seated in the highest position, watched the scene unfold without any intention of intervening. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ
"Your movements are completely exposed before my Spiritual Power."
His expression twitched. He lowered his head, his gaze sweeping over the area below as he let out a cold sneer.
At the same time, from the seemingly empty air, a sharp wooden spike shrouded in a hallucinatory white mist shot toward him from above, accompanied by a dense tangle of thick, grayish-white vines.
Faced with the sudden attack, the giant beetle beneath Fei Lie merely spat out a single, uncanny purple spark.
The approaching wooden spike and vines were instantly incinerated, falling as embers.
Just then, several more Extraordinary Level fluctuations of Spiritual Energy appeared. From the four cardinal directions, four different Extraordinary Level Soul Techniques shot out simultaneously, aimed straight for Fei Lie’s head.
However... Fei Lie remained completely unfazed, merely sparing them a casual glance.
The giant red beetle opened its mouth slightly, and a surging wave of fire swept out, forming a whirlwind of purple flame that blasted out in all directions.
WHOOSH—
Blasted by the whirlwind of flame, all the Soul Techniques approaching Fei Lie exploded in mid-air, dissolving into scattering Spiritual Light Points.
"It seems your Insect Master died long ago. Such a large clan, and you can’t even produce a single qualified Insect Master. Pathetically weak..."
Fei Lie stared intently at two human figures hidden in the darkness to his left and right. He slowly stood up from the beetle’s back, just as he was about to make a move.
In the next instant, he seemed to sense something, and his pupils constricted slightly.
"HSSS~"
The air beside him rippled, and a large, purplish-red snake as thick as a human thigh abruptly appeared. Its sharp-fanged mouth opened to nearly 180 degrees as it lunged viciously for his neck.
"Ngh..."
Fei Lie instinctively leaned his Body back, raising his left limb, which resembled a centipede’s leg. He swiped at the large purple snake with his sharp "fingertips."
"HISS!"
The large purple snake’s Body was affected, causing it to veer to the side.
Its vicious maw changed trajectory and bit down hard on Fei Lie’s shoulder blade.
"Hmph..."
Fei Lie let out a muffled grunt, his face filled with disbelief.
The air beside him rippled.
A centipede even larger than the one below emerged from the Soul Beast Space and swiped lightly at the large purple snake.
The snake, so ferocious just a moment ago, was instantly reduced to a shower of flesh and blood.
Down below, hidden within a patch of white mist, a deep sorrow flashed in Lü Xiuning’s eyes.
Excruciating pain shot from his shoulder blade.
Fei Lie looked down.
His left shoulder, where the Purple Star Snake had bitten him, was rapidly turning a strange blackish-purple. In just a few tenths of a second, the flesh on a large portion of his shoulder already showed signs of rotting. The potent toxin spread with terrifying speed, like highly infectious spores, moving through the rest of his body.
Any other skin that came into contact with the blackened flesh was instantly tainted with the same blackish-purple hue. Like endlessly dividing cancer cells, it madly burst, twisted, and spread ever farther.
"Dark Degeneration..."
Fei Lie gritted his teeth against the pain. A vicious glint flashed in his eyes, and the giant centipede, its head half-emerged beside him, immediately used a sharp antenna to cleanly sever the left side of his shoulder blade—the part bitten by the Purple Star Snake.
The severed piece of his shoulder fell away from his body, rapidly turning into rotten, black flesh before dissipating into the air.
"Hah... hah... A good thing it was just an Awakening Level Purple Star Snake. If it had been an Extraordinary Level one..."
The cold expression on Fei Lie’s face vanished without a trace, replaced by a mixture of profound surprise, anger, and lingering fear. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com
’How on earth did an Alien Race person who hasn’t even reached the standard of an Insect Master command a Soul Beast to trick my Spiritual Sense and Instant Flash to my side?’
He took a pale red ceramic vial from the pouch at his waist, poured out a viscous substance, and smeared it on the wound. He then sent out his Spiritual Power, his gaze locking onto a figure below running quickly toward the dormitory area.
"You again!"
This time, there was no longer any trace of contempt on Fei Lie’s face. Instead, he watched Lü Xiuning’s fleeing back with a completely serious expression.
The giant centipede beside him shot out of the Soul Beast Space with a roar, charging ferociously toward Lü Xiuning’s position like a fierce beast descending a mountain.
"SKREEE!!"
The centipede moved at an incredible speed, becoming a blur of afterimages.
Before Lü Xiuning below could even react, the terrifying centipede, with a body the size of an Egg Pancake, had already charged right in front of him.
At such close range, Lü Xiuning could clearly see the surging sparks shooting from its mouthparts.
The tips of its countless, sharp legs were all burning with purplish-red flames.
Its eyes, like two fiercely burning meteorites, were filled with viciousness.
The surrounding temperature rose noticeably. A foul, scorching wind made his head spin, and with his Spiritual Power already greatly depleted, dense gray spots began to appear in his vision.
