Suddenly, all the clues in Lin Yu's mind connected.
He understood.
Perhaps those monstrous hounds were like He Buxian, attacked and accidentally falling into the crevice.
However, compared to He Buxian, those demonic beasts were not so lucky. Once inside the rift, they only had the possibility of becoming hosts for the dark green insects.
Having realized what was happening, Lin Yu, along with He Buxian, began to run upwards.
"Boom..."
A tremendous surge of energy erupted from Lin Yu's body. This was the spiritual power that Lin Yu had stored in the system beforehand, just in case.
As it turned out, Lin Yu Yu's usual caution was well-founded, and it became his best protection when he encountered danger.
Lin Yu was incredibly fast; even in this unfavorable situation, he was able to carry He Buxian upwards at lightning speed.
However, Lin Yu soon discovered something was wrong again.
The cracks didn't appear to be stationary; they seemed to be constantly moving!
The enormous crack, which had just been enormous, resembling the mouth of a giant beast, was closing at an extremely slow pace.
The consequences of the crack closing are self-evident.
At this moment, He Buxian was being dragged behind by Lin Yu, and he was extremely worried as he watched the strange phenomena emerge from the crack.
He admitted that he was too careless. If he had been a little more careful and hadn't fallen into the crevice, he wouldn't have needed the Palace Master's help.
If the Palace Master hadn't intervened, he wouldn't have jumped into the crevice with him, and the various difficulties they faced wouldn't exist.
Soon, He Buxian realized that his worries were too late, because the fall off the cliff had already happened and there was no way to undo it.
In an instant, He Buxian's mind cleared up considerably.
He found that ever since he arrived in this awful place called the Netherworld Immortal Realm, he had often been wallowing in self-pity.
This kind of emotion was extremely rare for him before, and it was most likely influenced by that mysterious power and the surrounding environment!
"Lord of the Palace, those insects have changed again!" Thinking of this, He Buxian focused his mind on the current predicament and quickly discovered something was wrong again.
Upon hearing this, Lin Yu simply replied, "I know."
Running upwards with He Buxian didn't mean Lin Yu gave up on finding out what was happening behind him; he had actually sensed the changes in the dark green insect long ago.
But to my surprise, He Buxian actually reminded me. It seems that this kid has finally broken free from the control of that inexplicable force.
Thinking of this, Lin Yu felt somewhat gratified.
Returning to those dark green insects, the reason they surprised He Buxian so much was entirely because they had changed their form.
He Buxian watched in disbelief as the dark green insects, sensing that they were getting further and further away from Lin Yu, actually gathered together. The insects, which had been climbing along the mountain wall, suddenly sprouted sharp horns like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.
Clearly, the insects also realized that simply climbing along the mountain wall would make it impossible to catch up with Lin Yu and He Buxian.
So the insects changed their approach and worked together to form a united front.
From above, the insect looked like a life-giving dragon emerging from the ground, stretching rapidly toward He Buxian and Lin Yu.
"Could these insects have developed sentience?" He Buxian couldn't help but ask, watching the dark green insects' movements.
But after what he had just witnessed, he felt that these insects did not seem to be intelligent. In that case, this action was just an instinctive one for them.
"So what if it has intelligence, or so what if it doesn't?" Lin Yu said calmly, then gathered his lightning power and threw it directly in the direction of the insect.
"Boom!"
The flames formed from the power of lightning landed right in the center of the swarm of insects. The dark green insects didn't expect that gathering together would indeed make them faster in their pursuit, but it also provided Lin Yu with a target.
Sure enough, Lin Yu's attack landed right above the swarm of insects, blasting away half of the swarm that was about to catch up with the two of them.
The towering pile of insects collapsed instantly, and the dark green insects scattered in all directions.
Under the terrifying flames, even the toughest insect shells could only temporarily avoid the brunt of the attack.
After all, they were still "mortal beings," and the insects' bodies merely provided excellent fuel for these flames.
He Buxian was dragged behind Lin Yu, watching helplessly as the scene unfolded before his eyes.
Although Lin Yu had everything under control, this series of events presented him with a near-death experience.
Even after launching his attack, Lin Yu paused for a moment to observe the movement of the dark green insect.
Lin Yu didn't seem too surprised by the dark green insect's actions.
He had seen it back on Earth: when ants encounter fire, they huddle together, forming a ball that rolls continuously, just to avoid the flames.
The actions of those dark green insects just now did not seem like a manifestation of intelligence, but rather more like biological instinct.
"No, it's too early to draw conclusions. It's possible that those dark green insects possess some intelligence, but it's just not fully developed yet." Lin Yu shook his head, speculating in his mind.
He naturally wouldn't tell He Buxian these things; given the other's intelligence, he probably wouldn't even think of that.
Thick smoke drifted up from deep underground, carrying that familiar scent.
For the lightning power thrown out by Lin Yu, the bodies of these dark green insects were the best fuel; at this moment, they were no different from charcoal.
These creatures were still fleeing in all directions, and in their escape, they caused the flames to spread further.
The rest of the mountainside was just mud, so it wouldn't catch fire, but it wouldn't happen if it encountered other insects.
Often, when a catching fire insect encounters an uncatching fire insect, both insects will catch fire within a short period of time.
The Fire of Thunder spread rapidly among the insects below, and the smoke rose upwards. However, the cracks in the mountain wall were gradually narrowing, and the fire did not spread completely.
He Buxian's mouth dropped open in shock once again; the scene before him was truly unforgettable.