One Against Many; Pursuit in the Darkness

Forty flaming red blades tore through the air, striking the seventy-thousand-year Ice Scorpion with the highest cultivation with flawless precision and instantly knocking it far away.

The moment Ye Lei landed, he viciously drove the two blades clenched in his hands into the hard ground beneath his feet. At the same time, a searing aura spread from his longswords into the earth.

"Purgatory Lava Charge!"

The ground beneath the Ice Scorpions suddenly shook violently. The earth under two thirty-thousand-year Ice Scorpions abruptly split apart. Something that did not belong in this freezing place appeared at that moment—two streams of black lava, each over a thousand degrees hot, erupted from the cracks. The two jade-green Ice Scorpions were instantly engulfed by the lava, and the terrifying blast of air sent them flying far away. Their bodies were scorched black, with wisps of white smoke rising from them.

A large group of Ice Scorpions surrounded Ye Lei once more, spraying streams of frigid pale-white ice mist at him. The terrifyingly low temperature seemed intent on turning him into a crystal-clear ice sculpture right where he stood.

Ye Lei dodged several deadly ice mists in rapid succession. He then used the sweeping Ice Scorpion claw to leap up with the strength of his legs, evading the scorpion tail that swept through the air as well. Purple light flashed from his left leg.

"Spider Emperor Purple Light Slash!"

A sharp purple blade light streaked across the sky, effortlessly piercing through the thick layer of freezing ice mist before striking the tail of a twenty-thousand-year Ice Scorpion with great force, instantly severing it!

Ye Lei caught the Ice Scorpion tail glowing with green light, then swung his right arm with all his strength and viciously hurled it forward. The sharp tail stinger instantly plunged into