Emperor Xing Tian Spits Blood

"Bang!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

"I've beaten you, kid. How's that? Do you feel like your bones are broken?"

"Aren't you surprised that my strength has suddenly become so great?"

Do you already have a feeling of heart-wrenching pain that goes to your very bones?

Is it about to collapse, followed by a pig-like scream?

Yes or no..."

"Old man, can you please stop dreaming?"

Xing Ming, who was in a state of delusional madness, was instantly sobered up by Hua Qiang's words, which were like a bucket of ice water being poured over him.

His eyes widened in disbelief as he asked, "You... why are you standing here motionless? Didn't you take a punch from me? Shouldn't you be lying on the ground, suffering a miserable death like a pig being slaughtered?"

Why are you still standing here?

"Old man, are you really having a nightmare?"

That punch you just threw felt like a tickle to me—no, even a tickle is more powerful than that!

Hua Qiang raised his hand and slapped Xing Ming across the face.

"Old man, shouldn't you be awake now?"

"Ah--"

Feeling the excruciating pain on his face, Xing Ming suddenly started groaning wildly.

"You bastard, I'll fight you to the death!"

Then he threw punches with both hands and attacked Hua Qiang without any strategy or technique.

Hua Qiang kicked him in the chest, sending Xing Ming flying more than ten meters before crashing heavily to the ground.

Ouch!

Xing Ming let out a miserable cry, and then, enduring the pain, he got up from the ground.

"Hiss—you, how is this possible? How can you have such strength?"

"I'm really tough to beat right now!"

"Hehe, no matter how good you are at fighting, I'm still better. I can take you down with just my hands, one leg, and even my four toes! I can take you down with just one toe!"

"Ah, you bastard, how dare you humiliate this emperor like this?"

Today, I, the Emperor, will fight you to the death!

"Heh, a fight to the death? You'd have to have the ability to back it up!"

Then Hua Qiang unleashed a furious beating, and our Heavenly Emperor Xing was like a punching bag, getting punched and kicked by Hua Qiang until he didn't even have time to hit the ground.

After Hua Qiang's nth kick, Xing Ming finally landed on the ground and burst into tears.

"Oh... Waaaaah, this is so unfair!"

Hua Qiang shook his head, turned and left. It seemed that Heavenly Emperor Xing had lost his composure. Such a big man, who had lived for more than 4,000 years, was actually crying. Even kindergarten children seemed to be stronger than him.

To Hua Qiang's surprise, Xing Ming vomited blood after hearing his words, coughing up three liters of blood before fainting.

Shashasha, shashasha.

One by one, insects crawled out from the ground, surrounding and attacking Xing Ming.

The intense pain of having his Spiritual Power drained awakened Xing Ming from his unconsciousness, and he let out a scream.

His body was covered in insects, which were constantly biting his skin and draining his Spiritual Power bit by bit.

He felt his life force rapidly draining away, and the original abundant power was quickly fading. Soon, he became a weak and listless mortal.

Whoosh!

After absorbing all of Xing Ming's Spiritual Power, the insects threw him away like a pile of dung, their disgust making Xing Ming so angry that he wanted to hang himself from a crooked tree.

Feeling utterly empty inside, as if he were back to square one, Xing Ming looked up to the sky and sighed, "When will this end?"

At this moment, Hua Qiang sat in the Spirit Gathering Array. He had set up an even larger Spirit Gathering Array, and many of the array's cores were filled with Blood Crystal. The rich blood Blood Qi caused the aura on Hua Qiang's body to visibly increase.

While he was cultivating with his eyes closed, he was unaware that countless Spirit Devouring Insect were rushing out of the ground and quickly surrounding him.

There, in circles upon circles, were countless Spirit Devouring Insect, each with wide eyes, constantly waving their antennae, their mouths opening and closing, revealing an extremely greedy expression.

With a whoosh, the Spirit Devouring Insect, unable to resist any longer, pounced on Hua Qiang, eager to feast.

Bang bang bang!

One by one, the insects collided with the Spirit Gathering Array, making a crackling sound that interrupted Hua Qiang's cultivation.

The Blood Qi surrounding Hua Qiang suddenly surged violently, and he abruptly opened his eyes, a cold glint flashing in his golden pupils.

The dense swarms of spirit -Spirit Devouring Insect had already crawled to the edge of the Spirit Gathering Array. Their dark red compound eyes glowed eerily in the night, and hundreds of pairs of serrated mandibles rubbed together, producing a tooth-grinding sound. A putrid stench permeated the air.

"How dare you!"

With a roar, Hua Qiang's Spiritual Qi surged, and countless Sword Qi crackling with lightning shot out from his body, drawing dazzling arcs in the air.

Each Sword Qi carried an indestructible force, emitting a piercing shriek wherever it passed, and causing rocks outside the formation to crumble.

However, a strange scene unfolded: those seemingly fragile Spirit Devouring Insect actually moved to meet the Sword Qi.

The moment the Sword Qi touched the swarm of insects, something unbelievable happened.

These insects were not killed by the Sword Qi; instead, they opened their huge mouths filled with sharp teeth and swallowed the Sword Qi into their bellies.

"How is that possible!"

Hua Qiang's expression changed drastically. These Sword Qi, which even the Xuan Tie sword could easily cut through, were now being devoured by the Spirit Devouring Insect as if they were child's play.

What shocked him even more was that the insects that had devoured the Sword Qi were not only unharmed, but became even more active. Some of them even grew in size and let out a burp, making a nauseating sound.

Seeing the swarm of insects growing larger and larger, Hua Qiang dared not underestimate the enemy any longer.

He quickly formed hand seals and chanted incantations, causing the Spiritual Qi in the entire Spirit Gathering Array to surge wildly.

In an instant, countless condensed crimson lightning Sword Qi soared into the sky from the formation, weaving together into a giant sword Sword Net that pressed down on the swarm of Spirit Devouring Insect.

The Spirit Devouring Insect seemed to sense the threat, but they did not retreat at all. Instead, they let out sharp hissing, and tens of thousands of insects surged in like a tidal wave.

The Sword Qi collided with the swarm of insects once more, unleashing a dazzling light and a tremendous roar.

However, the result was still despairing. These ancient demonic insects were like Taotie that could never be satisfied, devouring every Sword Qi energy and constantly expanding in size.

Hua Qiang's face turned pale, and cold sweat poured down his forehead.

He finally realized that his energy-infused Sword Qi energy was completely ineffective against these demonic insects that fed solely on Spiritual Power; in fact, it was more like providing them with a nutritional meal!

Since this method won't work, then...

With a flick of his wrist, a long spear, entirely black yet gleaming with a dark red blood-red light, appeared in his hand.

Blood Demon Spear!

As the spear appeared, the once menacing Spirit Devouring Insect showed signs of panic and fear in their eyes.

The attacker's forward momentum halted, and he even unconsciously stumbled backward for about ten feet.

There's hope!