Seeing this, the lead Insect Cultivator's eyes flashed with alarm as he barked, "Form the array!"
The four Insect Cultivators swiftly drew together, chanting under their breaths as black light lit up around them.
They sprayed out large quantities of insect silk once more, weaving it together into a barrier.
At the same time, countless insect eyes opened across the barrier, spewing out dense black mist.
The moment it spread through the air, breathing became difficult.
Wang Han hurriedly circulated his spiritual power to protect himself. "Poison mist?"
Yet not only did Xu Zixiao fail to stop, he moved through the poisonous mist as freely as if he were on open ground.
For one thing, he did not need to breathe.
For another, the moment the poison mist approached him, it melted away like ice and snow meeting fire.
He drew the Azure Edge Wood Sword, its blade glowing with a layer of azure light.
"Break!"
With a low shout, the longsword swept out sideways.
A crescent Sword Qi, whistling through the air, slashed fiercely into the insect-silk barrier.
The terrifying Sword Qi instantly tore it apart, sending countless severed strands of insect silk flying.
The four Insect Cultivators behind the barrier were utterly unable to resist, blood spilling from the corners of their mouths.
The lead Insect Cultivator was both shocked and furious. He abruptly opened his mouth and spat out a black centipede covered in dark-red markings, then roared, "Kill him!"
The black centipede let out a piercing hiss. Its hooked legs carried a foul wind as it lunged at Xu Zixiao, while the dark-red markings gleamed with an eerie light within the black mist.
This was the lead Insect Cultivator's bonded spirit insect, the Blood Centipede, and it was incomparably venomous.
It could also feed on a