The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 366 Transformation
Su Yan looked shocked and looked at the Marquis of Zhenshan with a puzzled expression in his eyes.

To forcibly seize the dragon vein energy of a prefecture is to snatch the fortune from the Dali Dynasty, to cut a piece of flesh from them.

This is far more serious than the case of a dragon corpse intercepting and stealing a wisp of dragon energy.

"How can I not do that?"

The Marquis of Zhenshan spoke in a calm tone, but the questioning tone was unmistakable.

"I can give it a try, but if I forcibly seize the dragon vein, the Great Li Dynasty might notice, and even a Martial Saint might not stand idly by..."

"Martial Saint, hahaha..."

The Marquis of Zhenshan spoke with disdain and mockery, his eyes filled with undisguised hatred. He said, “I am not afraid of what a Martial Saint he may do. You can help me extract the dragon vein, and all the dragon energy obtained can be poured into this coffin.”

As Zhenshan Hou Shan Chongfeng cast a spell, a coffin suddenly rose into the cold and eerie hall.

It was about ten feet long and half a foot high. The bronze coffin was covered with rust and strange patterns. An extremely powerful force was suppressed and sealed inside the coffin.

炼尸
Su Yan couldn't help but speculate: 'Whether it's the Eastern Wilderness Prefecture or the Azure Mountain in the Central State Prefecture, those so-called dragon corpses are probably all experiments, all for the purpose of refining corpses here.'

"Let's do it."

"it is good"

Su Yan arrived in front of the Dragon-Eating Worm, and the Hundred Poison Gu Seal appeared, connecting his power with that of the Dragon-Eating Worm.

Wow

Shan Chongfeng approached the coffin, opened his arms, and grasped the two chains with his withered hands, continuously channeling his abundant true energy into them.

A powerful aura spread out, and at this moment, the chains in the underground palace seemed to come alive, rattling loudly, and then, like venomous snakes, they wrapped around Shan Chongfeng's emaciated body and the newly appeared bronze coffin.

Tick
Blood flowed slowly down the chains, converging on the coffin, and drops of scarlet blood fell onto the coffin.

Su Yan looked up and saw that each of these chains seemed to be drawing blood from outside the underground palace, and it was blood rich in primordial essence.

Su Yan took a deep breath. Although he knew that the Marquis of Zhenshan was probably plotting something very deep, he could only cooperate with him for now.

'There is still a chance. If I break through to the fifth-tier Insect Lord level, I might have a chance to escape...'

With these thoughts in mind, the Dragon-Eating Worm flew to the imprisoned dragon vein, opened its blood-red maw, and instantly activated its talent, its powerful Dragon-Eating Force immediately began to suppress the restless dragon vein.

The dragon vein of a prefecture has been imprisoned here by the Marquis of Zhenshan using special methods. Its power is far beyond that of a fifth-order Martial Saint; even a sixth-order Martial Saint would find it difficult to suppress it easily.

However, thanks to the sealing formation in this underground palace and the dragon-eating power of the dragon-eating worms themselves, they have a natural ability to restrain dragon veins and dragon beasts.

Therefore, when the dragon-eating worms enveloped the dragon vein with their dragon-eating power, the dragon vein was quickly brought under control.

Golden light gathered in the mouth of the Dragon-Eating Worm, and a powerful force surged into its body. The chains rattled, and even the Dragon-Eating Worm felt as if its body was about to be torn apart.

Su Yan's expression suddenly changed, and the power emanating from the dragon vein also surged into his body.

It felt like being thrown into the Earth's core in an instant, where the intense heat and pressure constantly stretched every muscle and every organ.

"Pour it into the coffin!"

When the Marquis of Zhenshan saw that the Dragon-Eating Worm had extracted so much dragon vein power in one gulp, his face lit up with joy, and his tone became urgent.

If the Marquis of Zhenshan used to extract the dragon veins himself, he would extract them strand by strand, as fine as a hair, requiring painstaking effort.

The addition of the Erosion Dragon Worm seems to have accelerated the process.

As the dragon-eating worm opened its mouth wide, the dragon vein power trapped within its body instantly flowed into the bronze coffin.

The coffin trembled, like a starving beast, frantically devouring the power of the dragon vein.

The thumping sounds continued, as if the monster was pounding on the heavy bronze coffin during the process of devouring it.

"That's it, that's it..."

Shan Chongfeng murmured to himself, and as the monster in the coffin continued to devour the dragon vein, his aura became increasingly mysterious.

The dragon-eating worm kept swallowing and spitting, and the power and backlash it was enduring were getting stronger and stronger.

As the insect master, Su Yan also sensed something was wrong during the power transmission.

Cold, evil, violent...

The power emanating from the countless chains and the three bronze coffins was also released as the dragon vein was continuously devoured, impacting Su Yan.

His face was grim as he channeled his inner power to dissolve these forces.

After about three hours, the dragon-eating worms, exhausted, stopped their devouring.

"what happened?!"

Shan Chongfeng suddenly opened his eyes, releasing a terrifying aura instantly. His gaze swept over Su Yan.

"The backlash is powerful; I'm afraid I'll need to rest for a while."

At this moment, Su Yan had consumed at least 60% of his true energy, and his face was deathly pale, as if it had been completely depleted.

The Dragon-Eating Worm was imbued with an extremely cold backlash. Although a portion of the dragon vein was inevitably trapped within its body, it was truly insignificant compared to the corrupting power brought about by the backlash.

Shan Chongfeng's expression softened slightly. He raised his hand and shot out a jade slip and a bottle of pills, saying, "It was my oversight. The backlash from the dragon vein and the impact of the corpse poison meant that even Shan Wuling could only last for an hour and a half. You lasted twice as long as him. Your physical strength is indeed impressive."

Su Yan caught the pills and the jade slip and asked, "Senior, what are these?"

"Don't worry about me harming you. If I wanted you dead, I wouldn't need such methods."

Shan Chongfeng shook his head slightly, then said, "One of the techniques of the Rock Martial Saint was the Rock Undying Body. The resilience of the rock is such that it grows stronger with each setback; the more severe the damage to the body, the stronger it will become upon recovery. The backlash from the dragon vein will only worsen, but if you use the backlash from the dragon vein to forge the Rock Undying Body, you will naturally become even stronger. The pill is the Profound Gang Body Shaping Pill, a fourth-grade pill refined by the Shan family. Use this pill for the next few days. Use it once every two days to assist my cultivation."

Upon hearing this, Su Yan nodded and said, "Thank you, senior."

Shan Chongfeng waved for Su Yan to leave, and the heavy doors of the main hall were slammed shut.

In the cold, dark hall, Shan Chongfeng greedily refined the power of the dragon vein. His eyes turned slightly red, and the muscles in his body bulged, as if something was moving within them.

"It'll be soon. Once I've swallowed this dragon vein, no one can do anything to me."

Shan Chongfeng looked towards the gate, a glint of light in his eyes: "He's a promising talent."

……

"That old man is certainly generous."

Inside the underground palace, Shan Chongfeng did not restrict Su Yan's activities.

Inside this underground palace, Su Yan and he were both isolated beneath the chaotic rocky mountains by the secret realm, and escaping was simply a pipe dream.

Not to mention, Shan Chongfeng was confident that Su Yan's every move was under his control.

Su Yan's gaze swept over the jade slip Shan Chongfeng had given him. This thing was extremely ancient and contained a considerable spiritual power, looking more like something left behind by the Pan Shi Sect back then. He probed into it with his spirit, and sure enough, an extremely powerful cultivation technique appeared in his mind.

"As firm as a rock, it is immortal and indestructible."

Amidst the surge of emotion, I vaguely seemed to see the scene of the Martial Saint of the Rock Mountain bathing in the volcano and wearing lightning and fire as his clothes, constantly tempering his physical body.

To fight against nature with the strength of the human body is truly a terrifying feat of physical prowess.

'If such a technique were made available outside, even martial artists at the Golden Body Realm would likely be tempted to use it.'

The martial arts techniques of a martial saint contain the martial arts insights of a martial saint. Even if the paths are different, they are still very valuable for any martial artist to learn from.

However, Shan Chongfeng gave Su Yan this technique not necessarily for his own good, but to make him a top-notch, self-healing beast.

Su Yan sat cross-legged in a corner of the underground palace. He had already fed the pills to the Dragon-Eating Insect. The two of them looked as if they were meditating and recovering.

Only Su Yan himself knew that his heart was now completely immersed in his own body.

The Ferocious Insect Cauldron trembled slightly, and its barely perceptible power transformed into countless threads that extended throughout his body, heading towards his heart.

The Corpse King Worm was currently entrenched in Su Yan's heart, with wisps of emerald green corpse poison spreading across his heart like blood vessels, taking root within it.

The Corpse King Worm neither devoured Su Yan's true essence nor consumed his blood essence; it simply remained stationary, posing a constant threat of killing Su Yan at any moment.

'What powerful insects! This terrifying corpse poison is thousands of times stronger than the dragon corpses and poison pools seen in the Eastern Wilderness Prefecture. No wonder he was so confident.'

Su Yan sneered inwardly. Zhenshan Hou Shan Chongfeng knew that he was a worm-controlling person, yet he still dared to use the Corpse King Worm as a means to control him. This showed how arrogant he was.

But this also reflects his confidence in the Corpse King Worm.

Even without deliberately refining and enhancing its strength, this Corpse King Worm now possesses the power of a late-stage fourth-tier creature.

In terms of combat alone, he might only be comparable to a martial artist at the sixth or seventh level of the Dharma Aspect Realm.

However, if it's a method of massacring a city and destroying a country, this Corpse King Worm is probably no less intimidating than a Martial Saint.

seal up!
Su Yan tried to touch the Corpse King Worm, but as soon as the silk thread got close, the Corpse King Worm immediately sensed something was wrong.

The poisonous threads suddenly contracted, and the poison gas attacked his heart. Su Yan immediately felt a fatal pain coming from his heart.

He gritted his teeth and persevered. At this moment, the Ferocious Insect Cauldron shook, and the Corpse King Insect trembled like a leaf, and surprisingly stopped releasing its toxins.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, strands of silk thread wrapped around the emerald green body of the Corpse King Worm, and in an instant it was bound tightly to Su Yan's chest, unable to move.

The Ferocious Insect Cauldron suppressed the Corpse King Insect, and Su Yan could sense that he could refine the Corpse King Insect if he wanted to.

However, as soon as the thought arose, he immediately became solemn and dismissed it.

'The old man is in the underground palace. Taking control rashly might attract his attention. We should proceed slowly and deliberately, so he doesn't notice.'

With this in mind, Su Yan did not choose to forcibly refine it, but instead gradually infused the power of the Ferocious Insect Cauldron into the Corpse King Insect's body.

Zhenshan Hou Shan Chongfeng did not react at this time. The slight commotion just now was merely interpreted as Su Yan attempting to test the strength of the Corpse King Worm.

He was certain that Su Yan would be tormented by the pain until he was completely subdued.

As expected, after the initial commotion of forging, the Corpse King Worm returned to calm.

Seeing this, the Marquis of Zhenshan finally calmed his mind and continued to refine the power of the dragon vein.

While repairing his body, Su Yan began cultivating the Undying Body Technique.

He had already cultivated the secret technique that made Martial Saint Bai Yujing famous—the Body Seed World Technique.

Now he has also begun to practice the Rock Martial Saint Technique to strengthen his physical foundation.

His physical strength increased rapidly in a short time, and the progress was visible to the naked eye.

Just like Su Yan, there were also the Dragon-Eating Worms. Su Yan originally thought that the Dragon-Eating Worms only needed to wear down the power of filth.

Unexpectedly, as the aura on the Dragon-Eating Insect gradually diminished, it began to subtly increase.

Upon closer inspection, he noticed that the stats on the Dragon-Eating Worm had gradually increased from 300/400 to 321/400.

His eyes lit up, and he immediately realized the reason—the dragon vein.

Even if it's just a transfer, the dragon vein power retained in the body of the Dragon-Eating Worm is stronger than when it devoured the dragon corpse. As a result, the Dragon-Eating Worm's strength will naturally increase rapidly.

The improvement of the Dragon-Eating Insect will naturally lead to the improvement of the Insect Lord's level. At this time, it has reached 97024 experience points, which is less than 3,000 away from 100000.

Insect Lord Tier 5...

A glint flashed in Su Yan's eyes. At this moment, becoming a fifth-tier insect lord might not be such a distant dream.

Two days passed quietly, and no one knew what arrangements the Marquis of Zhenshan had made in the secret realm of the chaotic rocky mountains above.

In just two days, the chains were completely stained red with blood, exuding an aura of metal and blood.

"continue"

As soon as Su Yan stepped into the main hall, Shan Chongfeng couldn't wait to continue his cultivation.

Without further ado, Su Yan summoned the Dragon-Eating Worms to begin devouring the power of the dragon vein.

This time, however, compared to the passive extraction before, the Dragon-Eating Insect was more proactive. During the extraction process, it not only intercepted a portion but also quietly hid inside Su Yan's body through the link between the Insect Master and the Ferocious Insect.

Su Yan then merged it into the insect world space, and all his movements seemed so natural that Shan Chongfeng, who was standing to the side, could not see anything at all.

I just had a vague feeling that the speed at which the Dragon-Eating Worms were extracting energy was even faster today.

One day, two days, three days...

Su Yan spent a full month in the main hall.

The Dragon-Eating Worm secretly intercepted the dragon vein, and after a month, it has now reached the edge of a breakthrough.

boom

The Dragon-Eating Insect trembled, emitting a powerful aura. Its action of devouring the dragon vein was instantly interrupted, and a large number of chains rattled loudly.

Shan Chongfeng was interrupted by the movements of the Dragon-Eating Insect and opened his eyes in dissatisfaction: "What's going on? It's only been a little over an hour today?"

“Senior, the power of the dragon vein is strong. Under its stimulation, the Dragon-Eating Worm is on the verge of transformation. If it does not transform, its demonic essence will be unstable and it will be difficult to continue absorbing the power of the dragon vein. Otherwise, it will be in danger of exploding.”

Su Yan raised his eyes, not afraid at all, as he had already vaguely grasped the bottom line of the Marquis of Zhenshan.

The Marquis of Zhenshan's expression grew increasingly grim, but he did not lash out: "You mean I still have to help the Dragon-Eating Worm complete its metamorphosis?"

In Su Yan's eyes, the panel of the Dragon-Eating Insect clearly stated that it required three kinds of transformation materials: the power of the dragon vein, the blood essence of a martial saint, and the Dragon King of the Sandbar.

(End of this chapter)