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Chapter 778 Crushing the Divine Mountain, Possessing the Body of a Heavenly Demon

In mid-air.

A bloodthirsty smile appeared on the face of the insect demon Yin Lingzi.

With his late-stage Void Refinement cultivation, killing a Void Refinement early-stage cultivator would be incredibly easy for him.

Seeing that the old guy was really going to unleash his power, the Devouring Rat quickly shrank back and ran back into the Little Spirit Realm to observe the situation outside.

As Yin Lingzi spoke, a powerful aura of late-stage Void Refinement was released.

A terrifying spatial suppression force suddenly swept towards Qin Ming's location.

however--

Qin Ming remained completely unmoved by this pressure, his expression utterly calm.

His powerful magical energy, far exceeding that of his peers, was also released with a roar, instantly surpassing the strength expected of someone in the early stage of the Void Refinement realm.

Two terrifying spiritual pressures collided in mid-air.

All of a sudden.

click!
Countless bolts of black lightning suddenly appeared, and even the clouds in the sky split in two, creating a ravine tens of miles long that hung upside down between the heavens.

The Insect Demon Yin Lingzi's sinister eyes flashed with surprise. He hadn't expected that Qin Ming, relying solely on the spiritual pressure of his magical aura, would be on par with him.

He originally thought that ordinary cultivators couldn't withstand his spiritual pressure and could be easily manipulated.

See this.

Yin Lingzi abandoned his underestimation and only wanted to finish the battle quickly, so he hurriedly left the place.

Buzzing.

With a wave of his hand, he unleashed a swarm of tens of thousands of blood mosquitoes that swarmed across the sky, engulfing Qin Ming.

These terrifying blood mosquitoes, each with a fierce glint in their eyes and a long proboscis that can penetrate almost anything, could easily break through even high-level defensive magical artifacts under such a massive and numerous attack.

Even the Iron-Eating Fire Ants in the Ancient Insect Valley were no match for these bloodthirsty mosquitoes.

Furthermore, after devouring the fire ants, the blood mosquitoes' strength advanced once again. Even cultivators in the Void Refinement stage, if surrounded by the swarm of insects, would only face certain death without special means.

The name "Insect Demon" comes from this.

After releasing the swarm of insects, Yin Lingzi's figure disappeared into the air, leaving no trace.

Seeing the swarm of insects released by Yin Lingzi, Qin Ming stood still, showing no intention of retreating.

The swarm of blood mosquitoes, emitting a chilling red glow, pounced on Qin Ming with incredible speed, arriving almost in the blink of an eye.

Seeing this, Qin Ming decided to test the power of his newly advanced Ghost-Faced Spirit Bees.

He immediately waved his hand, and with a flick of his sleeve, a large swarm of bees, shimmering with gold and silver, numbering in the tens of thousands, transformed into a golden cloud of insects and flew away.

These spirit bees had devoured those strange ancient insect eggs in the void insect hive, which is why they advanced to such a terrifying level.

The moment the swarm of bees appeared, upon seeing the swarm of blood mosquitoes opposite them, they reacted with excitement and anticipation, as if they had encountered some rare delicacy.

The two ferocious insect swarms, like sworn enemies meeting, instantly clashed.

The sound of frantic gnawing emanated from the swarm of insects, making one's teeth ache.

however.

To Yin Lingzi's utter astonishment, his prized swarm of blood mosquitoes proved utterly ineffective against the swarm of ghost-faced bees unleashed by Qin Ming on the other side.

Those bee swarms are almost impervious to water and fire, and are also capable of devouring everything.

This strangely shaped spirit bee was something he, a cultivator of the insect path, had never heard of before.

Followed by.

Behind Qin Ming, another late-stage sixth-tier Iron-Eating Fire Ant Queen suddenly appeared, its extremely ferocious aura descending upon him.

Yin Lingzi, dressed in a gray robe, stood on the back of an insect, his robe billowing and his magical power surging. He wielded a dark-colored insect shell spirit sword, which split into thousands of sword shadows and slashed towards Qin Ming.

The terrifying Iron-Eating Fire Ant trembled its wings, let out a long hiss, and spewed flames from its mouth, working with Yin Lingzi to seal off Qin Ming's retreat from different angles.

Let him have no way to avoid it.

When Yin Lingzi saw that most of his blood mosquito swarm had been devoured by the ghost-faced bees in an instant, he was immediately heartbroken.

These blood mosquito swarms were nurtured and raised by him using his own blood essence, and they were almost integrated with him, so he could control them as easily as his own arm.

It once helped him kill several powerful enemies at the Void Refinement stage.

But now, in just one encounter, most of them were devoured by the strange swarm of bees released by Qin Ming.

How could he not be heartbroken?
The blood mosquito's long proboscis only emitted a layer of golden light when it attacked the spirit bee; it couldn't even penetrate the outer shell.

It's easy to imagine how hard it is.

the other side.

Qin Ming originally planned to simply expend some of his lifespan to retrieve the Eight Gates Reincarnation Mirror and kill Yin Lingzi outright.

However, when he first met this person, he had already used his Yin-Yang Mystic Mirror to examine him.

Yin Lingzi's cultivation in the insect realm was incredibly strange; it seemed that his lifespan could be shared with the swarm of insects parasitizing his body.

It has an extremely long lifespan, at least ten thousand years.

In this case, it would be a case of losing more than you gain.

on the other hand.

Qin Ming was confident that with his current supernatural abilities and numerous spirit pets, he had no fear of those in the late stage of the Void Refinement realm.

Without much thought, he directly summoned the Blue Ice Fairy from the Little Spirit Realm.

Phew! !

The next moment, a violent fluctuation came from the space, and a huge ice phoenix flew out from the void rift. Its huge ice crystal wings and long feathers were dazzling.

A powerful pressure from the bloodline of ancient spirits suddenly descended upon this world.

All of a sudden.

Suddenly, streaks of extremely cold, snow-white aura appeared in the void.

Under the suppression of the True Spirit Bloodline, the late-stage sixth-tier Iron-Eating Fire Ant Queen felt a strange tremor welling up from the depths of her soul.

Immediately afterwards, it realized with shock that its strength had been forcibly suppressed to below the late stage of the sixth rank.

The moment the Ice Phoenix appeared, the mere suppression of its superior bloodline caused the insect's cultivation to plummet, rendering it unable to unleash even a tenth or a twelfth of its strength.

The Blue Ice Fairy manipulated the power of space and ice, and with a flap of her wings, the surrounding temperature suddenly dropped to freezing point.

Space is frozen!!
As a beam of icy demonic light swept across, the surrounding swarms of Yinlingzi insects turned into ice sculptures and fell to the ground with a soft rustling sound.

Even the movements of the sixth-tier Iron-Eating Fire Ant Queen became extremely slow, as if it had entered a forbidden area.

Boom Kaka!
Immediately, the Ice Phoenix and the Ferocious Insects engaged in a fierce battle.

In an instant, the world changed color, and the earth shook.

"How can it be?!"

"This...this is an ancient spirit."

Yin Lingzi, who was opposite Qin Ming, showed a look of shock on her face when she saw that Qin Ming was serious.

Especially the moment when the Blue Ice Fairy revealed her true form.

His expression suddenly changed drastically. As an old monster who had lived for ten thousand years, he naturally had some knowledge.

The power of a true spirit is terrifying, far surpassing that of ordinary demons, and often cannot be judged by common sense.

Even a nascent true spirit, once it unleashes its full power, is often several levels higher than other spirits of the same rank.

Some true spirits with special bloodlines can even be invincible among those of the same level.

As an elder of a Nascent Soul level sect, Yin Lingzi immediately recognized that the divine bird under Qin Ming's command was the legendary ancient true spirit, the Ice Phoenix.

However, they look somewhat different.

Even he wasn't sure.

As the swarm of blood mosquitoes was wiped out, Yin Lingzi spat out a mouthful of blood, clearly suffering a severe blow to his vital energy, and his entire aura became weak.
"Fellow Daoist Li is truly a hidden master! You can even raise a true spirit."

"And they control a swarm of bizarre insects. I suppose these ghost-faced bees are the ones you took from the Void Insect Nest back then?"

"I didn't expect you to know about insect control. I almost got caught off guard."

Immediately, he hurriedly summoned back the remaining swarm of blood mosquitoes; any later and they would have been wiped out.

Qin Ming ignored this and directly ordered his swarm of bees to attack the old monster on the other side.

Upon seeing this, Yin Lingzi felt a chill run down her spine!
Why did he feel that Qin Ming across from him was more like the Insect Demon than he was?
at this time.

Qin Ming used the Yin-Yang Mystic Mirror again, scanning through the old demon's body and seeing that the once vibrant life force within him had indeed dimmed.

The blood mosquito swarm he cultivated seemed to be some kind of ancient remnant species, with somewhat special talents. If he hadn't encountered Qin Ming, he would have directly released the Ghost-Faced Bee swarm to deal with it.

Other cultivators at the Void Refinement stage would certainly not be able to withstand the attack of the blood mosquitoes and ferocious insects.

Yin Lingzi's late-stage Void Refinement mana surged wildly. After witnessing Qin Ming's strength, he naturally knew that this kid had hidden depths, so he also displayed his full strength and dared not be careless.

The next moment, a phantom image of a crimson ferocious insect appeared on his body. It was almost incredibly solid, over a thousand feet in size, and its shape resembled a scorpion.

The crimson beetle dharma form opened its mouth and inhaled, and the primordial energy between heaven and earth surged out like a flood bursting its banks, transforming into a repulsive bloody mist that swept towards Qin Ming.

The bloody mist seemed to carry some kind of deadly poison; wherever it passed, it could even corrode the void itself, and terrifying void turbulence surged violently from the cracks.

Just as the bloody mist was about to reach Qin Ming, a layer of cyan-green Yuanji Divine Light suddenly appeared on Qin Ming's body, easily neutralizing Yin Lingzi's powerful divine ability.

Yin Lingzi, who was in the huge crimson phantom opposite him, twitched his eyelids wildly upon seeing it. He was well aware of the terrifying nature of his divine power.

But Qin Ming, a mere early-stage Void Refinement cultivator, easily neutralized the attack with a mere flick of his wrist.
The phantom of the giant scorpion, Yin Lingzi, ripped through the sky with its tail, stirring up the surrounding天地元气 (heaven and earth energy), and tore through the void as it attacked Qin Ming.

boom!
Seeing only the next moment.

Qin Ming's primordial spirit flew out from his spiritual platform and stood three inches above his head, forming a profound hand seal.

The primordial spirit opened its mouth and spat out a small mountain that was crackling with azure lightning. It spun around in mid-air and instantly transformed into a gigantic mountain tens of thousands of feet tall.

Boom! !
Yin Lingzi unleashed his full power in a divine attack, striking the Thunder Magnetic Divine Mountain, but it felt like kicking a steel plate.

The terrifying power of lightning and magnetism even reflected most of the supernatural power back.

Yin Lingzi, stunned by the electric shock, stared in shock at the towering Shenshen Mountain.

It crackled with terrifying lightning power, making even a late-stage Void Refinement cultivator like him feel a little scared.

"A top-tier Void Returning Treasure!"

Looking across the entire spirit realm, anything capable of refining an entire mountain into a spiritual treasure is nothing short of defying the heavens.

It is even ranked among the top items on the list of the Creation Mirror.

Before the other party could react, Qin Ming activated the entire Thunder Magnetic Divine Mountain.

The magical power within him surged forth like a flood.

The Thunder Magnetic Divine Mountain that was originally protecting Qin Ming disappeared instantly with a flash of lightning.

When the giant mountain reappeared, it was already above the crimson giant scorpion that Yin Lingzi had transformed into.

Suddenly.

An incredibly large shadow loomed over the sky.

Even with the powerful cultivation of the Insect Demon Yin Lingzi and the manifested Void Refinement Dharma Body, he was as insignificant as an ant before the Thunder Magnetic Divine Mountain above his head.
Zhila! !
Amidst flashes of silver-blue lightning, Qin Ming changed the hand seals in his hand, flicking his finger towards the giant mountain.

In an instant.

Atop the Thunder Magnetic Mountain, blinding lightning erupted, with mere streaks of silver electric arcs capable of easily tearing through space.

It is easy to imagine just how exaggerated and terrifying its power is.

It was even more powerful than the heavenly lightning of the Void Refining Tribulation.

But this is far from over.

Woo~
A clear, ancient cry echoed from within Thunder Mountain.

Amidst Yin Lingzi's terrified expression, the phantom of a true spirit Kunpeng emerged from within the mountain, its massive body containing the power of the primordial era.

"This is this"

In her horror, Yin Lingzi couldn't understand how a rogue cultivator in the early stage of the Void Refinement realm could possess such a terrifying treasure.

Let alone him, even if this Thunder Magnetic Divine Mountain in front of him were to crash down on a Nascent Soul cultivator, it still wouldn't be able to withstand it.

And, in the darkness of the universe.

He felt himself locked in by a magnetic force, with no possibility of escape.

Seeing this, Yin Lingzi knew he couldn't withstand the power of this terrifying divine mountain treasure, so he quickly raised his hand to strike.

A small, dark bell flew out from his body, growing taller in mid-air and instantly transforming into a massive, ancient bronze bell, thousands of feet in size, which enveloped him.

Runes flowed across the bell, unleashing a loud boom that sent waves of sound radiating outwards.

Everything struck by the sound waves was instantly reduced to dust.

"The Treasure of Returning to Emptiness".

Qin Ming's gaze fell on the large bell, and he immediately recognized its origin; it was clearly an extraordinary defensive treasure.

Yin Lingzi's Imperial Bell was one of his most prized possessions.

It was with this treasure that he survived the tribulations of the mid and late stages of the Void Refinement realm, which allowed him to break through to his current state.

This treasure can even withstand the Great Tribulation of Refining Emptiness, making it arguably Yin Lingzi's greatest reliance.

Seeing this, Qin Ming did not stop his hand movements at all and pointed directly downwards.

Above the nine heavens, the entire sky was engulfed by the lightning erupting from the Thunder Magnetic Divine Mountain.

Boom Kaka!
Thunder Magnetic Divine Mountain, one of the Five Extreme Mountains of True Spirit, crashed down fiercely!

The surrounding space could not withstand such terrifying pressure and began to collapse.
The moment the towering mountain fell.

With a "crack," the protective shield formed by the ancient bell couldn't even last a moment before being crushed into nothingness by the falling, towering mountain.

Yin Lingzi's eyes widened in horror, and he let out a bloodcurdling scream.

This ancient bell was his natal spiritual treasure, connected to his very being. Now that the treasure was destroyed, his soul was also severely injured, and he coughed up several mouthfuls of blood.
What made him even more desperate was...

The Thunder and Magnetic Mountain above his head was about to crash down on his body.

However, just when Yin Lingzi thought he was doomed.

The giant mountain, however, remained perfectly still, hovering a foot above his head.

Just as he was about to use his methods again to try to escape, countless black vines suddenly appeared beneath his feet, their poisonous thorns ignoring his protective aura and piercing his flesh.

hum~
A sharp pain shot through Yin Lingzi's mind, which then went blank, and she almost fainted.

Just as his primordial spirit was about to leave his body and escape, he was horrified to discover that all his magical power was imprisoned by the strange black vine.

Before he could even react, he found Qin Ming's figure already standing in front of him.

"The Heavenly River Sect's Insect Demon, is it?"

"Let me see if there's anything of value in your head."

Standing frozen in place, unable to move an inch, Yin Lingzi, as a seasoned demonic cultivator, was naturally very clear about what the other party was about to do.

This is an attempt to use a soul-searching technique on him!
The next moment.

Qin Ming made an extremely unusual move, forming a strange hand seal.

Immediately afterwards, a pitch-black demonic infant spirit flew out from his dantian, looking exactly like Qin Ming, with purple-gold demonic patterns on its body, making it look extremely strange.

The demonic infant's primordial spirit gave Yin Lingzi a strange smile.

In an instant, he leaped forward and pounced straight towards his Purple Mansion!

Yin Lingzi never expected that Qin Ming, who had an ordinary appearance, was the one who had hidden the deepest secrets. He had actually cultivated a second primordial spirit, which was unheard of.

He clearly realized that Qin Ming wanted the demonic infant's primordial spirit to possess him.
However, Yin Lingzi within his sea of ​​consciousness saw a glimmer of hope for escape!
"Hahaha! You actually dared to cross two minor realms and attempt to seize my body."

"They simply don't know the meaning of the word 'death'."

But the next moment.

Yin Lingzi's laughter abruptly stopped.

"Heavenly Demon Possession Technique!"

A chilling voice suddenly rang out, shattering Yin Lingzi's last illusions.

The demonic infant spirit that flew in suddenly surged with power, its hand seals changing rapidly.

Its terrifying spiritual power instantly rose to the level of perfect Void Refinement.

It also transformed into a celestial demon with wings on its back, looking down at him with an extremely mocking expression.

This is the secret technique of "Myriad Forms of Heavenly Demon, Selfless True Skill" that Qin Ming obtained from the Old Demon Qingyang.

It can use its powerful divine soul force to possess cultivators who are at a higher level than itself.

This kind of demonic power not only inherits all of the user's memories, but also perfectly adapts to their physical body, preserving a sliver of the target's soul so that it remains imperishable. It can be done without anyone noticing.
It's practically an essential technique for killing someone to cover up their crime while traveling!

Qin Ming's demonic infant spirit curled into a smile as he gazed at the weak and helpless Yin Lingzi in the corner of his sea of ​​consciousness, and said with a strange smile, "Insect Demon, is that right? From now on, I will be you."

next moment.

Yin Lingzi's soul was stunned by an invisible force, and he completely lost the ability to resist.

Subsequently.

His vision went black, plunging him into endless darkness, and a heart-wrenching pain shot through the depths of his soul.

"Ahhhh!"

After half a stick of incense.

Qin Ming's demonic infant spirit completely took over and adapted to Yin Lingzi's body.

A torrent of information kept flooding his mind.

The ups and downs of Yin Lingzi's cultivation journey flashed by, scene by scene.
(End of this chapter)