"Dagui, I'll hold back the Thousand-Jun Ants. Hurry and deal with that leader!" Hu Haoran shouted, summoning his martial soul, the Soaring Sword. A violet-gold longsword appeared in Hu Haoran's hand, and he immediately slashed at the swarming Thousand-Jun Ants. With the divine sword in hand, the Thousand-Jun Ants could not threaten Hu Haoran and Taohua for the time being.
"Understood! Come forth, Vajra Subduing Demon Ox!" Niu Dagui refused to be outdone and summoned his own martial soul. A pair of dazzling golden, imposing ox horns grew from his head, with a single horn between them that emanated waves of dragon-like might. His yellow soul ring flashed behind him. Niu Dagui had fully entered battle mode. He punched a Thousand-Jun Ant flying and charged straight toward the ant leader.
"End this quickly! There are too many Thousand-Jun Ants—I can't hold out much longer! Zigzag Thunder Kill!" Hu Haoran urgently told Niu Dagui to finish the fight quickly while using his Second Soul Skill against the swarming Thousand-Jun Ants. Zigzag Thunder Kill swept across the ants, and every ant struck by the Soaring Sword was blasted apart by lightning. White and yellow soul rings continuously rose into the air.
With fists and kicks, Niu Dagui soon reached the Thousand-Jun Ant leader. He swept out with a kick, intending to interrupt its command.
The Thousand-Jun Ant leader was equally unyielding. It let out a roar, signaling the other Thousand-Jun Ants to continue their frenzied attacks, while it bit at Niu Dagui with its sharp mandibles.
Niu Dagui bent his body, first dodging the Thousand-Jun Ant leader's sharp teeth, then stomped directly on its head.
Boom...
Yet Niu Dagui was sent flying backward!
"As expected of the famed strongmen among ants. This Thousand-Jun Ant leader, with more than four hundred years of