A scream rang out from the green cloud of insects.
Vast waves surged, heavenly water light flickering ceaselessly within them. They battered left and right, yet could never break free of that dense, inky green. After a long while, the radiance gradually dimmed and fell still.
The next instant, heaven and earth abruptly shuddered, and a sound like a mountain collapsing rang out. Fierce winds followed, and torrential rain poured down, drenching the enormous trees.
Chu Mo watched the scene, his gaze shifting slightly. The enormous trees before him seemed to have quietly grown a little taller, their crowns becoming lusher and greener.
The change was slight, but it was undeniably there.
"These enormous trees are actually devouring Water Element mystique?" He was briefly surprised, then turned his gaze in another direction.
Elsewhere, a rosy glow quietly blossomed in the distance.
Liu Ming and Jin Yuan emerged from the rosy glow, their faces slightly pale.
"What were those things?" Jin Yuan asked, still shaken.
"I don't know." Liu Ming shook his head. "But one thing is certain: those strange insects are no ordinary creatures. The Luo Clan's Dao Lord died on the spot. That alone says enough."
The two exchanged a look, feeling somewhat fortunate. Luckily, they excelled at fleeing and had hidden within the rosy glow the instant the swarm erupted. Moreover, the insects seemed to target only Lingchuan, treating the two of them as though they were invisible.
"We shouldn't linger here," Liu Ming said gravely. "We-"
His voice cut off abruptly.
Both men looked in the same direction. There, a figure in black robes was approaching at a leisurely pace, hands clasped behind his back, his eyes smiling as he regarded them.
"Greetings, fellow Daoists," Chu Mo said with a smile.
Liu Ming's pupils contracted slightly as