Inside the cave dwelling, the old senior's fleshly body was still trembling nonstop, black insects continuously crawling out from within. They came in all shapes and sizes, yet every one of them exuded a sinister, terrifying aura. Faint dragon might even seemed to emanate from among them.
Regret for his recklessness vaguely rising in his heart, Xu Yuan looked behind him. Just then, with a bang, the great doors slammed shut.
"..."
Silently drawing a breath, Xu Yuan knew these insects probably would not let him leave so easily.
The two clearly distinct powers within him surged forth. The Spirit-Martial weapon in his hand folded and shifted, transforming into the shape of a longsword. Xu Yuan's aura steadily climbed as he brought himself into peak condition.
"Come!"
With a loud shout, he used Thunder Sound, briefly scattering the buzzing of the insects. Then he stamped his right foot and actually charged at them first.
His longsword swept out, the power of Spirit-Martial fusion clinging to its blade. With Xu Yuan's current mastery of Spirit-Martial Unity, along with a physique and spiritual energy far stronger than those of others at the same realm, even an ordinary practitioner at the peak of mid-stage Qi Refining would not dare take this blow lightly.
Yet when Xu Yuan's longsword struck the swarm of insects ahead without missing, all he heard was the clang of metal striking metal. Sparks flew, but the black insects sent flying bore not even a scratch. They immediately spread their wings and flew toward him again.
"How is this possible?!"
His eyes widened like Qin Yufeng's had that day. Xu Yuan opened his palm, and a crimson-black fire serpent more than ten feet long erupted forth, directly swallowing the swarm of black insects before him.
The so-called Lesser Five Elements