As Xiao Yu used the Nine Gale Transformations to evade the Ancient Demon's attacks, hundreds of thousands of Gold-Eating Insects around the Sword Formation were busily devouring the demonic qi the Ancient Demon had released.
The surrounding demonic qi dwindled at a rate visible to the naked eye. Although the Ancient Demon increased his output of demonic power, he still could not keep pace with its consumption.
The Ancient Demon was both shocked and furious. He had to do everything he could to preserve this supernatural ability that allowed him to sense Xiao Yu's teleportation.
Thus, while pursuing Xiao Yu, he also kept driving several Demon Artifacts-a saber, a fork, and a sword among them-to try to stop the Gold-Eating Insects.
Yet these beetles had extraordinarily tough bodies. Although each of his attacks carried immense power, he could not kill them outright, only barely knock them unconscious. This left the Ancient Demon grinding his teeth in fury.
Naturally, Xiao Yu would not let the Ancient Demon have his way. Whenever the demon tried to clear away the Gold-Eating Insects, he seized the opportunity to teleport behind or beside him and harry him.
Faced with Xiao Yu's harassment, the Ancient Demon could not simply ignore him. The slightest lapse would let Xiao Yu unleash that bizarre golden vortex and restrict his movements.
The Ancient Demon knew that once his movements were restricted, a storm of savage blows would inevitably follow.
He could do nothing about it. The spatial confinement ability of the demonic eye on his forehead had a time limit and could not be used again in quick succession. Thus, every time Xiao Yu unleashed the golden vortex, he suffered another heavy blow.
Unable to stop the Gold-Eating Insects, the Ancient Demon turned to breaking the Sword Formation so he