Martial Master

Seeing this scene before him, Qin Chen immediately felt his scalp tingle, and goosebumps covered his entire body.

He saw these strange insects completely ignoring the restraints of the fifth-level array, bursting out of the array's range in an instant.

At this moment, Qin Chen had no time to hesitate. Gripping the mysterious rusty sword, he swung it with force, and several beams of sword light immediately swept out like a vast river of stars.

Qin Chen activated his sword technique, only able to unleash seventy percent of his battle power. Now, with the mysterious rusty sword in hand, his full power unleashed a ferocious sword energy that surged forth like a billowing smoke, rushing directly into the black mist formed by the insects.

With a loud whoosh, it was as if a fabric had been cut in half, and the black mist was instantly split into several parts.

But soon after.

Just like when dealing with the Devouring Ants, the overwhelming sword energy was immediately devoured by countless insects. Except for a few that fell under the sword energy, the rest remained unharmed.

What powerful insects! I unleashed all my strength, yet I couldn't slay them?

Qin Chen did not continue to unleash the sword light. He never imagined these insects to be so terrifying. If they were immune to true energy like the Devouring Ants, no matter how many times he struck, it would be difficult to achieve any significant effect.

"Hahaha, you little brat, stop resisting! Under my Blood Worm Demon’s methods, do you still think you can struggle? You're thinking too much. I advise you to surrender immediately, disarm the array, hand over the Blood Spirit Fire you took from me, and reveal the inheritance manual you obtained from Ancient South City. Perhaps I might show you some mercy and spare your life."

The cloaked figure laughed triumphantly. At this moment, he knew Qin Chen could not escape, even if he rode the Iron Feather Eagle. Under the power of his pets, as long as the Iron Feather Eagle dared to approach, it would be devoured to the bones in an instant.

"You think you're invincible?"

The cloaked figure didn’t say much, but as soon as he did, Qin Chen immediately sneered coldly. He had many methods; since the sword energy had no effect on these insects, there was no need to use it. He didn’t believe he couldn’t handle these insects.

In the next moment, Qin Chen directly summoned the Qinglian Demon Fire. Most strange spiritual insects would fear flame-type attacks, and with the power of his Qinglian Demon Fire, burning these insects should be completely fine.

Whoosh!

As the ghostly green Qinglian Demon Fire appeared, its aura surged, transforming into a sea of lotus flames that instantly spread toward those black insects.

Seeing Qin Chen summon the Qinglian Demon Fire, the cloaked figure was instantly stunned, his eyes widening in horror as he exclaimed, "What? You actually refined my Qinglian Blood Spirit Fire? How is that possible?"

This Qinglian Blood Spirit Fire was something he had encountered in a secret realm. At that time, he had also discovered it alongside a fourth-grade alchemist from the Great Wei Dynasty, and the other party's speed surpassed his. Before he could act, the other had seized the Qinglian Blood Spirit Fire and refined it immediately.

A treasure like异火 was not something the cloaked figure was willing to let others take. However, at that time, he hadn’t had the chance to act and had watched helplessly as the fourth-grade alchemist refining the Qinglian Blood Spirit Fire let out a scream and was turned to ash, leaving nothing behind.

This discovery left the cloaked figure horrified, filled with lingering fear. When he got closer, he found many broken treasures and fragments of storage rings on the ground, clearly belonging to other alchemists and strong individuals who had been turned to ash by the Qinglian Blood Spirit Fire, far more than he had initially seen.

Startled, the cloaked figure naturally dared not refine the Qinglian Blood Spirit Fire himself, instead storing it away and trading it in the outside world, secretly dealing with other alchemists.