Caught off guard, Jin Zhan could only fold his wings together, brilliant golden demonic power surging out wildly as he took the barrage head-on.
Boom, boom, boom-
Amid the violent explosions, Jin Zhan was smashed out of the sky. The demonic power protecting his body wavered violently, and traces of golden blood seeped from the corners of his mouth.
That single barrage had nearly wounded him severely.
Yet before he could even catch his breath, a new danger descended.
More fireballs rained down!
Seeing them about to strike him, Jin Zhan gathered his strength, ready to stake everything on one desperate effort.
"Stop!"
Fortunately, Lin Ke held back just in time. The rain of fire filling the sky abruptly stopped just before it reached Jin Zhan.
Then he looked at Jin Zhan. "All right, Jin Zhan. Go back and recover."
As he spoke, he tossed Jin Zhan some healing cultivation pills. Once Jin Zhan caught them, he returned him to the Golden-Wing Envoy Nest.
"Godfather, why did you let him go back?"
The Dream-Eating Gecko appeared outside, puzzled. "He's just a castoff of the Demon Race. Being your sparring partner is an honor for him."
Lin Ke waved a hand. "Let's keep him around for now. Who knows where he might come in handy later?"
"Besides, I've already achieved my goal of testing the insect formation. There's no need to leave him no way out."
After those few exchanges, he had gained a rough understanding of the power the insect formation could unleash.
Judging by its performance, even a Demon Race Heaven's Chosen like Jin Zhan, born with extraordinary speed, could not match the speed of the insect formation's attacks.
Moreover, he had not even unleashed the insect formation's full power.
Had he pushed the Insect Formation to its limit,