Ancient Devouring Worms
This light barrier is incredibly hard. Four people working together can easily wipe out a mountain range, but hitting it only creates a crater about ten feet in size.
However, it's better to have an effect than to fight without any progress. The four of them did not lose heart and continued to unleash their Dou Qi, transforming into excavators and frantically attacking the light screen.
The light barrier was a full hundred feet wide, but the four of them obviously wouldn't open up the entire hundred feet; they only dug out a passage ten feet wide before continuing to go deeper.
The group entered the passage, surrounded by solidified Energy Crystal Layer. These dazzling crystals were formed by the condensation and compression of extremely large amounts of energy.
Therefore, this can actually be used to refine and break through realms.
The group took turns carrying the load, each holding back some of their strength. When it came to Xiao Yan naturally took out the Heavenly Demon Puppet and sent it forward to dig a tunnel.
"..." Everyone's expression was not good, and they didn't know what to say.
"This Heavenly Demon Puppet is only equivalent to Six-Star Dou Zun. Although its physical body is strong and tireless, its speed is ultimately a bit slow," Xiao Yan said.
"Then let's clear the path together with this puppet," Gu Qingyang said, easing the awkward atmosphere.
The others didn't say much and took turns opening up the passage again, but this time they were with a puppet, which saved them some effort.
After advancing silently for a distance, Xiao Yan noticed that countless subtle soul auras were "swimming" within the Crystal Wall, as if the incredibly sturdy Crystal Wall was like water to them.
"There's something inside the Crystal Wall," Xiao Yan said softly.
As soon as Xiao Yan finished speaking, Gu Zhen punched the Crystal Wall, and a crack immediately appeared in the Crystal Wall.
Through the gaps, everyone could see that countless tiny Snow White Worm were wriggling inside the Crystal Wall, secreting liquid that covered the surface of the energy Energy Crystal Layer before rapidly solidifying and thickening it.
"Ancient Devouring Worm..."
Everyone's expressions instantly turned extremely solemn. The Ancient Devouring Worm were a type of small Magical Beast. Although they were small in size, their numbers seemed endless.
Ancient Devouring Worm can devour almost anything and then continuously secrete pure energy; their Queen Worm often reach the level of Half-Saint.
However, Ancient Devouring Worm Queen is indeed troublesome, it is also an excellent material for crafting the "Ancient Devouring Worm Emperor Robe".
The Ancient Devouring Worm Emperor Robe is a special Defense Dou Skill, but it doesn't have any requirements for the cultivator; it can be made simply by using an Ancient Devouring Worm Queen.
However, its effects are not weak; it can transform into armor to cover a person's body, and is even strong enough to withstand the attacks of Half-Saint powerhouse without being destroyed.
Therefore, the Ancient Devouring Worm Emperor Robe was the only choice for Dou Sheng Expert to solve the safety problem of their descendants. A large number of Ancient Devouring Worm Queen hunted down, to the point that Ancient Devouring Worm have become extinct on the Dou Qi Continent.
"Brother Xiao Yan, surely you have a way to deal with these Ancient Devouring Worm?" Gu Xun'er suddenly winked at Xiao Yan and asked.
"Let's give it a try!" Xiao Yan's gaze narrowed slightly, and then he summoned the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, the Fallen Heart Flame, and the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame.
The Myriad Beast Spirit Flame itself has an almost absolute suppressive power against Magical Beast, not to mention that Xiao Yan's Myriad Beast Spirit Flame has also devoured the essence blood of the Ancient Void Dragon Emperor Essence Blood the Void. As soon as it appeared, a large number of Snow White Worm were suppressed and unable to move.
The Fallen Heart Flame can ignite remotely within these tiny insects, instantly burning their souls and bodies to ashes.
However, the Red Lotus Karmic Fire had no effect. These Snow White Worm did not seem to possess the physiological function of "emotions," and their intelligence was extremely low. They only had two instincts: to protect the Queen Worm and to build crystal layers.
Therefore, Xiao Yan withdrew the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, his body wreathed in two Fire Dragons, one colorless and one purple-gold, and said calmly, "It's resolved."
"..." The crowd fell silent again, and then silently began to clear the passage.
However, this time everyone worked even harder than before, nearly doubling the speed of their advance—although they knew Xiao Yan could handle the Ancient Devouring Worm, no one wanted to stay here any longer.
Xiao Yan leisurely activated the Fallen Heart Flame to devour the pure energy liquid secreted by the Snow White Worm, refining them all; at the same time, he activated the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, occasionally opening its mouth to swallow countless Snow White Worm, refining some of the Essence Blood of the Ancient Devouring Worm.
After nearly an hour of relentless bombardment, the seemingly boundless crystal layer finally revealed a slightly different scene—a magnificent Crystal Wall, resembling emerald, appeared before them.
Passing through the Crystal Wall, the third level lay ahead. Everyone's spirits lifted, and without caring about relaying the attack, they immediately launched a joint assault on the Crystal Wall, which was now even more solid.
Xiao Yan's gaze, however, was fixed on the center of the Crystal Wall, where there was a fist-sized Insect Cocoon that emitted a faint red light.
Under the onslaught of the crowd, the last layer of Crystal Wall was finally shattered. Xiao Yan reached out and caught the Insect Cocoon, storing it in his Storage Ring.
After the Crystal Wall shattered, everyone rushed out of the passage in the blink of an eye and arrived at the Heavenly Tomb Third Layer.
An endless expanse of gray land appeared in everyone's view, unlike the previous two levels which were shrouded in dense energy mist.
But once everyone stepped onto this place, they could clearly feel streams of pure energy continuously seeping into their bodies from the ground.
Based on this alone, the Heavenly Tomb Third Layer is far superior to the first two levels—with this kind of energy infusion, one can achieve good cultivation results even without doing anything.
"Buzz buzz buzz—"
Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, a loud buzzing sound suddenly came from the huge, solid Crystal Wall of light behind them.
Everyone turned to look, and saw that within the Crystal Wall passage that had been forcibly broken open earlier, waves of Snow White Worm gathered together, carrying an aura of devouring the sky and earth, and rushed in like lightning.
"The Ancient Devouring Worm have tracked us down!"
Gu Qingyang and the others' expressions changed immediately, and they quickly retreated.
Xiao Yan simply stood there, watching as the Ancient Devouring Worm burst out of the light barrier. After flying only a zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) away, it turned into a cloud of white powder with a "poof" sound and scattered away.
Xiao Yan waved his hand, and the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame surged forth, forming a wave of fire in front of the light screen, engulfing all the swarming Snow White Worm.
Everyone stared in astonishment at these Ancient Devouring Worm that were being sent to their deaths. One of them even asked, "What are these Ancient Devouring Worm doing?"
Xiao Yan knew perfectly well that these Ancient Devouring Worm were following their Queen Worm, which was why they all rushed out of the light barrier, only to have their lives erased by the Heavenly Tomb.
The suicidal attack of the Ancient Devouring Worm lasted for nearly ten minutes, causing Xiao Yan's Myriad Beast Spirit Flame to devour countless amounts of Essence Blood.
However, this good fortune could not last long. The endless suicide gradually stopped, and the frenzied Ancient Devouring Worm retreated back into the light screen, seemingly realizing that they could not find the Queen Worm and planned to conceive a new Queen Worm from their own kind.