The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 379 The Intimidating Power of the Golden Body
The Heavenly King Guangmu, wielding a precious sword, slashed down at Su Yan from his high vantage point.

The sword's edge sliced ​​across the ground like an iron plow breaking through the soil, creating a deep trench tens of feet deep, carrying its sharp edge straight toward Su Yan.

The sword's momentum was domineering, and its power unparalleled.

Su Yan's expression was solemn. Possessed by the Wind and Thunder Insects, he moved rapidly.

The ancient spirit insect within the body was also exerting its power, constantly tearing apart space.

With the combination of these two factors, Su Yan gained the ability to teleport short distances.

However, the attacks of the Four Heavenly Kings are not easily avoided.

The Heavenly King of Vaisravana opened his precious umbrella, its colorful canopy and tassels swaying. With a whirlwind, it shot out rays of light of various colors, heading straight for Su Yan.

These rays of light burst forth in an instant, numbering in the hundreds or thousands, so densely packed that not even a mosquito could land.

Su Yan's expression darkened, and he formed hand seals. His insect-bone armor enveloped his entire body, and his golden body was fully activated. The Myriad Insects Eroding Star Sword surged upwards, unleashing crisscrossing sword lights.

The sword light, like a vortex, devoured the approaching light, carving out a path.

However, this kind of attack also rapidly depletes the true energy within the body.

At this moment, a melodious Buddhist chant arose from the camp of monks, and in an instant, four old monks sat upright among them. Their faces were aged, and their beards and eyebrows were all white, as if their white eyebrows were covered with snow.

The four guardian monks were the main force behind the Vajra Subduing Demon formation. Upon seeing Su Yan surrounded, they immediately activated their full power.

Using the monks as chess pieces, they pushed the Four Heavenly Kings, the guardians, to their limits.

The Heavenly King Sword of Growth slashed at Su Yan, heading straight for his back.

Su Yanfeng flapped his wings, constantly dodging the sharp edges of the sword. The sword blades almost grazed his clothes, and the slightest mistake would have resulted in serious injury.

“Amitabha, fellow Daoist, your movements are superb. Why not surrender and you may escape with your life?”

The leading old monk, Huayan, had golden eyes that shone like swords, and when he looked down at Su Yan, he had an air of superiority over him.

He was at the seventh level of the Dharma Aspect realm, and the four of them were of similar strength. They were not martial artists like Su Yan, who were not even at the fifth level of the Dharma Aspect realm, who could easily cause trouble.

"You old bald monk, do you think you've got me cornered?"

Su Yan's tone was icy, and his eyes seemed to conceal a sharp sword.

"Fellow Daoist is ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth. Then we, the four of us, will ask you to die here."

The four figures, Huayan, Huachi, Huafeng, and Huachen, had illusory images of Dharma protectors appearing on their bodies.

The four of them entered the Wanhua Sect and specialized in the Dharma Protector King's method. They cultivated their true essence and their Dharma body in the same way. After five hundred years of cultivation, they had all become this kind of formation.

If activated at full power, even a Golden Body Realm martial artist would be subdued and killed.

Su Yan felt the surrounding space become even heavier, as if filled with lead, and his body was under immense pressure. His insect-bone armor made a creaking sound, and every inch of his muscles seemed to have reached its limit.

His movements slowed down.

At this moment, the Heavenly King Guangmu swung his arm, and dragons and snakes danced together, transforming into a towering fist that directly struck him.

Su Yan intercepted the enemy, using the Myriad Insects Eroding Star Sword as a barrier.

However, he was too slow, and when his punch landed, he was sent flying backward like a shooting star.

With a deafening roar, the body trembled violently upon impact with the ground, sending dust billowing into the air and forming a hazy, gray smoke barrier.

"The ignorant will remain stubborn and unenlightened forever!"

The old monk Hua Feng lowered his head and looked coldly; there was not a trace of compassion on his face.

"Su Yan!"

Long Qiushui had just helped Long Qiuhu defeat his opponent. Seeing that Su Yan was seriously injured, she immediately flew up and threw the Sun and Moon Twin Rings, which were wrapped with the power of ice, towards Guangmu Tianwang.

Frost instantly enveloped most of the Heavenly King Guangmu's arms, a layer of deep blue ice a foot thick, sealing off his huge, muscular arms.

Hua Feng, the old monk, frowned slightly. A cracking sound rang out as the solid ice shattered. He controlled the massive body of Guangmu Tianwang and struck the Sun and Moon Rings directly, instantly sending the magical artifact flying.

Long Qiushui's spiritual artifact was damaged, and she also suffered a backlash, her face turning slightly pale.

Senior Brother Huachi

Hua Feng summoned Hua Chi, and under Hua Chi's control, the Heavenly King of Growth arrived in the dust with heavy steps, his Heavenly King Sword sharpening and piercing directly into the dust.

In an instant, Long Qiushui, Long Qiuhu, Ouyang Tianxun and the others' expressions changed drastically. With such an attack, wouldn't Su Yan be in grave danger?
when!
With a loud bang, the smoke and dust cleared, and Su Yan's figure appeared before everyone.

Clad in insect armor and wielding swords in both hands, he actually managed to block the Heavenly King Sword of Guangmu Heavenly King with a three-foot-long sword.

"How can it be?!"

The four Hua Yan members exclaimed in surprise. Su Yan had been struck first, and then immediately struck by the Heavenly King Sword. How could he possibly be unharmed?

Su Yan's gaze swept over the four old monks like that of a cold, vicious wolf.

He couldn't possibly emerge unscathed; his inner world blocked most of the attacks, while his physical body withstood the remaining ones.

The meridians in the body are broken, and even the golden elixir is on the verge of collapse.

However, the Undying Core was inside his body, and its powerful regenerative ability continuously repaired his body, allowing him to recover most of his strength in a short period of time.

'As long as the ferocious insects exist, I will not perish either. Ten fourth-tier ferocious insects, plus those from Lingnan Prefecture, their regenerative abilities surpass even those of a Golden Body Realm expert.'

In terms of strength, it's not a big problem for a Golden Body Realm warrior to crush more than ten Dharma Aspect Realm warriors, or even double that number.

Only a Grand Dharma Aspect martial artist could possibly wear down a Golden Body Realm expert to death.

However, if we're talking about essential attributes like vitality, a Golden Body Realm martial artist might not have as much vitality as a dozen or so Dharma Aspect Realm martial artists combined.

Not to mention, none of Su Yan's ferocious insects are born as exotic species, and the vitality of wild beasts is several times stronger than that of martial artists.

Su Yan had ten fourth-order ferocious insects by his side, including the Spirit Realm Ancient Insect that supported his inner world, the Spring and Autumn Withering and Flourishing Insect, and the Wind and Thunder Insect that controlled wind and thunder.

Giant Molten Scorpion, Divine Fiend Locust, Blood Bone Centipede King, Star Shadow Demon Spider...

Each one can provide vigorous vitality, and in Lingnan Prefecture, Nangong Hongyue and Bai Yun spared no effort in helping him cultivate the ferocious insects, and his strength increased by leaps and bounds.

The indestructible core was Su Yan's greatest source of confidence at this moment.

“Kill him.”

Hua Yan, seeing Su Yan's posture, twitched his eyebrows and his majestic eyes were filled with killing intent. Tens of thousands of monks chanted Buddhist prayers in unison, all adding to the power of the formation.

The Four Heavenly Kings shone with golden light, and their aura of power had increased even further.

"Since you like it, then let's have a fight."

Su Yan suddenly released the Molten Mountain Giant Scorpion, whose body rapidly grew larger, transforming into a figure the same height as the Four Heavenly Kings, three hundred feet tall like a mountain.

"A giant spirit beast?! What help could a mere fourth-tier giant spirit beast possibly offer you?"

Hua Yan snorted coldly with disdain, but a hint of desire and greed appeared in his eyes: "He should be converted into my Wanhua Sect and become a guardian beast of the mountain."

As he spoke, the Heavenly King Dhritarashtra, which he controlled, strode forward, the pipa in his hand resounding with a clanging sound. From between the strings came waves of Buddhist chants, which poured directly into the body of the giant scorpion, like shackles trying to imprison it.

“Fellow Daoist Ouyang, you are the one to deal with that fellow from the Shan family.”

Before Ouyang Tianxun could fully react, he suddenly saw the Dragon Vein Ancient Worm use a tornado to seal off Shan Wuyai and push him in front of him. He immediately responded, "I'll hold him off."

The ancient dragon vein insect flew into Su Yan's body. Su Yan stood on the giant molten mountain scorpion. At this moment, the Ferocious Insect Technique was fully activated, and the True Spirit Transformation was also unleashed.

The ancient dragon vein worm is the source of power, Su Yan is the core, and the giant molten mountain scorpion is the carrier. At this moment, the worm master's Dharma form merges into the three, and in an instant, it transforms into a red armor with gold patterns.

"Stop him quickly!"

Hua Yan realized something was wrong, and the four brothers immediately manipulated the Vajra Subduing Demon Formation, shooting out four chains from the hands of the Four Heavenly Kings, which entangled the image of the Insect Lord God.

However, at this moment, the Insect Lord God was over four hundred feet tall, a full head taller than them. Even though he was locked in by the Vajra Subduing Demon Formation, his aura did not weaken in the slightest.

Su Yan uttered each word clearly: "Earthquake!"

With the power of the dragon vein fully activated, and the giant scorpion standing on the earth already possessing the ability to control the earth veins, the Insect Lord God combined these two powers, instantly detonating the earth veins of the four cities.

Rumble

The earth's veins, like restless dragons, surged deep underground, roaring and howling, their power destroying everything around them.

Maple City, Huanggu City, Moyan City, and Xuantie City—four great cities—experienced a once-in-a-millennium earthquake in an instant. City walls collapsed, and hundreds of buildings were destroyed in a flash.

The town was reduced to ruins, and outside the town, on the battlefield, spiderweb-like cracks tore through the earth, each several meters wide and bottomless, carrying with it surging quicksand.

One after another, the monks were fully engaged in the formation, never expecting that the ground beneath their feet would suddenly crack open and turn into a terrifying maw that swallowed life.

In an instant, thousands of monks fell into the abyss. Huayan and the others were furious, their compassionate faces now contorted with rage, looking utterly hideous.

"Su Yan!"

Before he could finish speaking, Su Yan interrupted him, coldly uttering two words: "Sandstorm!"

Dozens of sandstorms rose from the ground, reaching heights of about a hundred feet, and raged across the crack in the earth.

The monks were caught in it, and within a few breaths, the sand and gravel were ground into powder.

Those monks who entered the crevice had no chance of survival; the sand layer completely sealed them underground.

"This old monk will surely condemn you, you demon, to hell forever!"

Anger rose within them, and the four could no longer conceal their murderous intent.

Just as they were charging towards Su Yan, Su Yan, in his Insect Lord God form, shattered the chains with a powerful tremor.

The Myriad Insects Star-Eating Sword was raised and swung, unleashing a crimson light that stretched for a hundred miles, heading straight for the Heavenly King Dhritarashtra.

The Heavenly King Dhritarashtra's music was not blocked, and he wanted to stop the sword light, but he found that his power had suddenly weakened.

At this moment, the sound waves of the pipa could no longer stop Su Yan's full-force attack. It broke through several obstacles in succession and struck the strings with a single sword strike.

Even though it was an ethereal weapon, it rang out with a clang, snapping the strings and leaving deep, menacing sword marks on the entire pipa.

As the Heavenly King of Growth wielded his sword to strike, the Insect Lord's Dharma Form turned around and swung his sword, using the essence of the Dao Soldier as its edge and the billowing poisonous gas as its blade, severing the Heavenly King's sword in half.

puff

Hua Chi spat out a mouthful of blood, suddenly suffering a severe blow; he was clearly being attacked by a backlash.

At this moment, Su Yan did not wait for the two Heavenly Kings, Guangmu and Zengzhang, to attack him.

The Insect Lord God strode towards Guangmu, capturing the dragon-snake with one hand. With a single strike, the Myriad Insects Eroding Star Sword severed the dragon-snake's head. If Guangmu Heavenly King had not dodged, the blade would have left a mark on him.

The Heavenly King of Vaisravana opened his umbrella, shooting out countless streams of light that were about to envelop Su Yan.

The Insect Lord God raised his hand and pointed his sword. The Myriad Insects Star-Eating Sword split into countless parts, like stars, piercing the precious light like needles against wheat awns, penetrating the precious umbrella, and leaving only the bare umbrella frame.

Everyone was shocked. Su Yan broke the formation in the blink of an eye. Although he didn't completely break it, who could stop him now?

"Insect Stars Shooting Fire!"

The Insect Lord God raised his hand and threw the Myriad Insect Star-Eating Sword into the air, which split into countless sword blades that instantly fell towards the monks and mountain army on the ground.

The foundation of the Subduing Demon Vajra Formation now rests on these monk soldiers. If they are all killed, even though the four old monks are all Great Dharma Aspect martial artists, they will have difficulty restraining Su Yan.

At this moment, the sword light was like flowing fire, and in an instant it had reached a distance of less than a hundred feet above the monks.

"end!"

Suddenly, a Buddhist chant was heard, and the Ten Thousand Insects Star-Eating Swords that were shooting down were all frozen in mid-air.

An old monk in blue robes, with white eyebrows reaching his chest and deep-set eyes hidden in the wrinkles of his face, simply extended two fingers. His wrinkled skin looked as if it would decay and fall off at any moment.

Yet it was these two fingers that held the true form of the Myriad Insects Eroding Star Sword.

"Based on all poisons, guided by insects, evolving into stars, skilled in Taoist arts, and possessing great abilities."

With just one glance, the long-browed old monk had already discerned the true nature of the Myriad Insects Eroding Star Sword.

"This old monk, Kongwu, greets young friend."

Kongwu appeared polite, but his seemingly casual words were full of domineering arrogance: "If you have injured my Buddhist monks, I'm afraid you will have to pay with your life today."

Golden Body Realm!
With just one glance, Su Yan could tell that the newcomer was a genuine Buddhist Golden Body Realm martial artist.

If the formation is only comparable to the Golden Body Realm, in order to fully exert its function, it is not about bursting power, but about continuous catalysis.

However, if they are experts at the Golden Body Realm, they can unleash this power at any time.

Facing the empty image, Su Yan felt a sudden surge of pressure, and his heart sank to the bottom.

"Kong Wu, stop talking nonsense. Kill this brat and seize the dragon vein's fortune. Otherwise, things will still change in Xizhou Prefecture."

Another person, carrying a black knife, stepped through the air, his eyes like those of a hawk, fixed on Su Yan.

Yue Bo, a sworn brother of Shan Chongfeng, is also a Golden Body Realm martial artist.

The simultaneous appearance of two golden figures on the battlefield cast a shadow over everyone's hearts.

"Boom"

However, at that moment, darkness descended, blotting out the sky, and a dark golden dragon suddenly appeared, knocking Kong Wu away from above.

A bald, burly man with golden hair, dragon patterns running across his body, and a heavy sword in his hand jumped into the battlefield and, without saying a word, unleashed hundreds of sword beams at Kong Wu.

Rumble

Kong Wu was driven into the ground. He blocked the hundred sword lights with his Kasaya Divine Skill, but after the hundred sword energies slashed through, he was no longer the old monk with long eyebrows. Although he was not injured, he looked extremely disheveled.

"That old bald guy from Wanhua Temple still loves to gang up on people. Let's see who dares to bully the weak and attack my people."

Just as Yue Bo was about to rush forward, the bald, burly man swept his sword across, the sword light stretching a hundred feet, its sharpness like a dragon, its powerful aura forcing him to retreat more than ten feet.

The bald, burly man shouted, "You from Qintian Academy, if you don't come out, I'll deal with you too!"

"Brother Tai, a hundred years have passed, and you still have such a volatile temper. It seems that the hundred years of the Western Desert Buddhist Kingdom have been wasted."

The scholar in white strode over, carrying a scroll of Taoist scriptures, and directly blocked Yue Bo's side, preventing him from getting any closer to the battlefield.

His eyes narrowed slightly, and his goatee swayed gently: "Zhong Congzhou, the Chancellor of Qintian Academy, greets fellow Daoists."

(End of this chapter)