Beside the mountain stream, Chen Shi and Li Tianqing looked at the porcelain fish submerged at the bottom of the water. The two youths wore solemn expressions.
They lacked Prince Xiao's immense magical power, nor did they know that the current situation was a demonic mutation. The swimming fish turning into porcelain fish made them realize that this was most likely caused by that evil bodhisattva from the kiln.
"That evil bodhisattva, why did it suddenly act up?" Li Tianqing was utterly puzzled.
Chen Shi was just about to speak when suddenly a scream rang out. The two hurriedly followed the sound, only to see a merchant who had been arguing with someone just moments before being dragged by something, whistling as he flew up into the sky!
Chen Shi looked up and saw a strange insect in the air. It had a human-like body, but it was many times longer than a normal human body, looking like three or four human bodies pieced together, with seven or eight long legs like an ox's legs, and limbs like bamboo joints.
Its long legs were like human palms, except the fingers were exceptionally thin and long.
Its eight long legs spread out in the air, as if crouching in midair to overlook the crowd.
Its head was human-like, but disheveled and unkempt with its mouth wide open, rapidly pulling the merchant who had just been caught closer and stuffing him into its mouth.
The merchant's screams drifted down from the air. Judging by the sound, the worm should have been a hundred or so zhang up in the sky--at that distance, both of them were completely helpless.
The evil insect's mouth was wide open, its oral cavity stretching in four directions, with sharp teeth beneath the lips on all four sides,