Xiao Yan's figure passed through the light curtain. The space of the second layer of the Heavenly Tomb was more solidified, and the ancient aura filling the air was deeper and heavier. The density of Dou Qi far surpassed that of the first layer.
However, before Xiao Yan could observe the second layer of the Heavenly Tomb, he heard that utterly hateful sound again.
The scalp-numbing, dense buzzing of wings followed him like a shadow, like maggots clinging to bone. The light curtain behind Xiao Yan, which separated the two layers of space, began to ripple violently. Immediately afterward, countless Ancient Devouring Insects surged out from it in a mad torrent!
Now, Xiao Yan did not need to guess. These insects had definitely come for their leader's corpse. This only strengthened his conviction further. No matter what, this strange insect corpse, which had withstood Heavenly Flames and the Emperor Seal Art, was absolutely extraordinary in value. He was unwilling to give it up so easily.
But if he insisted on fighting head-on now, his nearly depleted Dou Qi would certainly not be able to sustain him.
As for the insects before him, Xiao Yan recalled his experience fighting the Ancient Devouring Insect leader and came up with a method.
Although the leader's shell had been indestructible, capable of devouring Dou Techniques, and even immune to Heavenly Flames, its soul defenses had seemed relatively weak. A single Shadow Piercing Needle had been enough to grievously injure it. As for ordinary Ancient Devouring Insects, their intelligence was even lower. They relied almost entirely on their leader's commands or some instinct to act. Their soul strength was worlds apart from that of the leader, so soul power should be more effective against them than Heavenly Flames.
"I hope this works..."
Xiao Yan did