What was that? Li Xiaoya's heart tightened, and he shot forward at full speed...
Suddenly...
Whoosh! A tidal roar erupted as a swarm of bizarre insects flew out. Each was the size of a human head, with an extremely slender body and a back as smooth as a mirror. Their narrow, pointed mouths bristled with hooked teeth. They packed together so densely that nothing else could be seen...
They were none other than the Spirit-Absorbing Beetles that had attacked White True King and his fellow cultivators!
"Spirit-Absorbing Beetles?" Li Xiaoya recognized them instantly. Unlike White True King's group, however, he looked delighted rather than shocked... He stopped fleeing and abruptly halted in midair, wild joy spreading across his face...
Then!
"Screee! Screee!" Amid piercing shrieks, the hideous Spirit-Absorbing Beetles suddenly opened their enormous, bloody maws, unleashing a tremendous vibrating buzz. The wisps of white spiritual qi mist in the air instantly surged toward their narrow, tooth-lined mouths...
Whoosh! With an astonishing tidal rush, the Spirit-Absorbing Beetles swarmed forward to surround Li Xiaoya. Gathered in such enormous numbers, they filled every inch of his vision. Countless streams of white spiritual qi mist rushed toward them, forming something like an astral wind of white fog. In an instant, it became a ring of towering tsunami waves, hundreds of feet high, sweeping ferociously toward him...
"Heh, heh! There really are so many... All these Spirit-Absorbing Beetles-wonderful...!" Li Xiaoya gave two cold chuckles and spoke evenly, without the slightest hint of panic...
In an instant...
"Screee! Screee!"
Whoosh! The Spirit-Absorbing Beetles formed a world-shaking tsunami, instantly engulfing the entire sky around Li Xiaoya before crashing down upon him. His figure vanished completely from sight...
Suddenly...
"Screee! Screee!" The frenzied Spirit-Absorbing Beetles abruptly stirred, letting out cries that sounded utterly terrified. Like a retreating tide,