Life Creation

Killing intent permeated the quiet room; it was deathly silent.

Awei opened and closed his mouthpiece. His hooked palatal teeth gleamed with cold light, and the dripping venom corroded pits into the floor.

The golden giant insect bent its jointed legs, glaring like a tiger eyeing its prey.

Compared with when Liang Qu had first seen it, the Time Insect's entire appearance had changed drastically. Its body had swollen by a full circle, its head had grown sharper, like a pointed spear, with small spikes extending from the back of its head. Beneath its abdomen, twelve symmetrical leg segments had grown.

Bang! Bricks shattered, and dust billowed outward.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Golden and blue afterimages collided, sparks spraying as red droplets landed on the prayer mat, raising faint gray smoke.

The once tidy room was swept by a raging wind and thrown into chaos. Broken tables and chairs littered the ground, fine wood chips danced in mid-air, and jade bamboo tubes toppled and rolled about.

The Little Mirage Dragon swooped down and scooped up the bamboo tube.

Liang Qu raised it before his eyes.

The tube's bottom had been completely gnawed hollow. Through its opening, he could see the two insects fighting at a glance.

The two had clearly been battling for some time already, neither able to gain the upper hand.

The fusion of Long Qi had taken longer than Liang Qu had expected. He had thought it would be done in a day or two, but the merging of Dead Wood Meeting Spring and Heavenly Water Morning Dew proved far more arduous than imagined. The final half step had only barely been completed this afternoon during the Martial Examination. Thus, the moment he received Awei's message, Liang Qu rushed back as soon as his work was done, afraid