The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 452 Insect Sacrifice Hall
The ground of the insect sacrifice tomb cracked, and the incredibly hard, millennia-old ice shattered as easily as glass.

Huge cracks spread across the entire burial grounds like a spider web, each crack being tens of thousands of feet long, jagged and interlocking, resembling ugly scars.

Huge blocks of ice shot out in all directions, and everyone immediately shielded themselves.

Huyan Ji, Ashimu, the man in black robes, Ye Juntao...

They, however, kept their eyes glued to the changes taking place in the insect-sacrificing tomb.

From the cracked ground, a huge, dark, and gleaming palace rose up.

The palace is several hundred feet tall and covers an area of ​​several hundred acres. It is entirely black, not made of stone, but of a kind of solid ice that is almost black. Its shape is bizarre, with protruding edges and corners. The entrance has a thousand steps and is about ten feet wide, which leads to a dark and deep gate.

"The Insect Sacrifice Hall!"

Upon seeing this grand hall, people immediately recognized its unique appearance.

Yelü Teng, who was closest, had already rushed in. The remaining Golden Body Realm warriors, faced with the suddenly appearing Insect Sacrifice Hall, could hardly suppress their desire to seize the inheritance. Like moths to a flame, they rushed into the hall one after another.

"Young Master, I'm afraid there's a problem."

Without any summons or preparation, the sudden appearance of the grand hall made the Ice Burial Tribe realize that something was amiss.

Huyan Nalu whispered a reminder, and Huyan Ji nodded, also lowering his voice: "The Insect Sacrifice Martial Saint is brutal and probably won't be willing to leave behind his legacy, but it's true that he searched through the prefectures and has treasures in his hands. I'm planning to forge a sixth-tier holy weapon, and if I can find his meteorite sand, it will be just enough for me to forge the Ice Meteorite Pearl."

Although he knew there might be something going on, the huge benefit was right in front of him. Although the Insect Sacrifice Martial Saint was not a Heavenly Martial Saint, how could his collection be anything simple?

Huyan Naro nodded inwardly, clearly not wanting to let go of the heritage here for nothing; the Martial Saint of the Ice Burial Clan was already preparing to arrive.

Their clan is the closest in distance, both located in Binggeer Prefecture, so they naturally have the greatest advantage. Moreover, Huyan Ji's status is not low, and he still has trump cards up his sleeve.

"Walk"

Huyan Ji ushered everyone inside and instructed them, "Don't get separated."

The Ice Burial Tribe group rapidly approached the Insect Sacrifice Hall. Ashimu, Ashizhai, Wuwei, and Tuoba Xiong exchanged glances and lowered their voices: "Given the current situation, if we split up, we probably won't gain any advantage. Regardless of tribal relations, let's join forces for now."

"The inheritance belongs to me, and the benefits will be split 40/40 between your two tribes."

Ashimu made a decisive move. Wuwei and Tuoba Xiong did not have the Frost Bee Bags. Although their strength was similar to Ashimu's, they were actually slightly inferior in combat.

Seeing Ashim's words, and weighing the pros and cons, he immediately nodded: "Agreed."

Unbeknownst to the four, the Red Dragon, Frost Wolf, and Uyghur tribes were already on the verge of destruction outside.

Ye Juntao gripped the Cold Yuan Pearl tightly and led the two people beside him: "Let's go, the Mysterious Ice Jade Flower is located at the core of the Cold Vein."

Almost instantly, all forces mobilized and surged into the Insect Sacrifice Hall.

Su Yan carefully observed the movements of everyone, his figure ghostly, quietly falling at the back before entering the eerie hall.

They had only rushed a hundred meters into the main hall when they stopped. The path in front of them had suddenly ended, replaced by an enormous, deep pit.

The walls surrounding the pit were covered with shamanic incantations, and at the same time, icy blue cold air surged from the shadows, emanating a chilling aura that made people hesitant to venture in.

Opposite the icy pit, there were hundreds of passages, dark and covering the entire wall, each about ten feet long and wide, deep and seemingly endless.

Suddenly someone moved, leaping forward like lightning, instantly flying towards the central passage.

Whizzing
A cold front swept in instantly, and four or five streams of icy blue air rushed straight at the man's body, their intersecting attacks almost completely sealing him off from all sides.

"Mysterious Nether Shield!"

The man remained calm, forming hand seals and chanting incantations. A black shield appeared around his body, blocking the cold current. Even though the shield froze, it did not cause any damage.

The burly man with the bushy beard smiled, thinking to himself: With the Mysterious Nether Shield, this cold current really can't do anything to me.

Just as he realized he had already crossed halfway across the deep pool, he suddenly caught a glimpse of an ice-blue sphere rising from the pit. Upon closer inspection, he exclaimed in surprise, overjoyed: "Earth Vein Sacred Essence!"

Upon seeing the treasure appear, he immediately reached out and grabbed it, instantly seizing the Earth Vein Sacred Marrow in his hand.

Upon examining its aura, he confirmed that the item was indeed genuine, and a look of joy appeared on his face.

He wanted to explore the deep pit shrouded in cold air, but then he heard a tapping sound, as if someone was knocking on the wall.

hiss

Everyone gasped as icy blue figures appeared in the passageways on the wall. From top to bottom, and from bottom to top, the deep pits were filled with the constant tapping of icy spear-like insect legs, as one ferocious insect beast after another surged forward.

Click
Just then, a loud crash came from the entrance behind them, and a huge, heavy dragon-slaying stone slammed down at the entrance of the gate.

The nearest Golden Body Realm warrior instinctively tried to stop it, throwing out his tiger-headed black gold spear. With a clang, the weapon snapped in two, and the backlash instantly engulfed his entire body, causing him to vomit a large amount of blood.

"Celestial Star Stone!"

Celestial Star Stone is the essence of rock formed by drawing upon the power of the celestial stars. Its strength far surpasses that of gold and iron. It is a fifth-order metal and is the basic material for forging many Daoist weapons.

Even if such a huge celestial stone was smelted and mixed with other special metals, it would still be very valuable.

Moreover, the massive Dragon-Slaying Stone is now engraved with countless shamanic incantations, connecting it to the entire main hall. Destroying this Dragon-Slaying Stone would probably take more than just a day or two.

Not to mention, do they even have time?

The Golden Body Realm warrior who was the first to rush into the pit was now completely engulfed in a fierce battle.

The extreme cold insects kept attacking him, but he kept fighting back while holding off the Xuan You Shield.

However, the enormous insectoid beast was like an endless tide, gradually engulfing it in the cold wave attack.

Holding a shield in one hand and wielding a sword in the other, Jamuli, being a Golden Body Realm martial artist, imbued every blade of light he unleashed with the power of rules.

Although the insect beasts are powerful, not every one of them has the strength of a fifth-tier beast.

Under the blade's edge, the hard body was split in two, then fell into the abyss like shattered ice.

Jamul's peripheral vision was filled with insects and beasts, his face turned ashen, and panic spread through his heart like a plague.

A ray of golden light pierced through the cold air and fell into his eyes. He immediately widened his eyes and his gaze turned hopeful.

A golden barrier protected the passageway. There were only five such passageways on the entire wall, and the extremely cold insects and beasts dared not approach them.

Once you enter those tunnels, you can get rid of these insect beasts and proceed to the next level.

Jamul unleashed a powerful force, his Daoist scimitar, shaped like a crescent moon, suddenly slashing out two intersecting blade beams, cleaving through the extremely cold insect beasts blocking his path, killing dozens in succession and clearing a way.

He shielded himself against the cracked Xuanyou Shield. At this moment, the eerie light gathered, and his Dharma form transformed into a viper with sharp edges, heading straight for the passageway to safety.

100 meters, 50 meters, 20 meters...

Less than twenty meters away, a huge figure suddenly blocked his way.

His face turned deathly pale, like a bloodless zombie, yet he still tried to swing his knife to intercept and block the monster before him.

However, the extreme cold insect beast had already revealed its ferocious maw and unleashed a terrifying ray that shattered its head.

It devoured Zhamulli's body with gaping maw, as if gnawing on a biscuit, making a chilling chewing sound. *Clatter clatter*

Jamul's death happened in the blink of an eye, startling everyone and causing them to feel a sense of dread, as if a rabbit had died and the fox had been killed.

Endless frigid insects surged towards the group like a tidal wave, their breaths converging into a terrifying tsunami that swept towards them.

In the face of life-or-death crisis, all the Golden Body Realm warriors present realized that even Golden Body Realm warriors were probably not safe in this Insect Sacrifice Hall.

Hu Yanji of the Ice Burial Tribe was the first to act, his form transforming into the Ice Burial Titan, a truly majestic bloodline manifestation.

He called out, "Ice Burial Tribe, follow me to the left passage."

He threw a punch, and the tsunami-like cold wave was pierced through, creating a huge gash.

The Ice Burial Tribe members rushed forward, heading straight for the left passageway.

A rogue cultivator tried to follow closely behind, but before he could cross the cold wave, a sword light suddenly struck and instantly severed one of his arms.

"Those who follow will die!"

Domineering, decisive, and ruthless...

This is in the Ice Burial Hall, where we are preparing to compete for the inheritance of the Insect Sacrifice Martial Saint. How could we let others take advantage of us?

Moreover, if they follow you, it's not just about gaining an advantage; if they launch a sneak attack, people could die.

"Middle"

Ashim and the others immediately sprang into action. He placed the Frost Insect Bag in front of him, and the fifth-tier Extreme Frost Ancient Insect manipulated the cold air to resist the cold current.

Ashidi, Uyghur Wuwei, and Frost Wolf Tuoba Xiong all unleashed their Dharma forms, their golden bodies converging to break through the icy tide formed by countless extremely cold insects and beasts.

Even the fifth-tier extreme cold insect beast was unable to withstand the attack of the four people and was forced back.

People took action, either banding together to break through the encirclement or preparing to wait and see.

Among these Golden Body Realm martial artists, Su Yan did not stand out. With the posture of a body-strengthening martial artist, insect armor covered his black robe. With each punch and palm strike, he blasted the extremely cold insect beasts that approached him to death, and slowly moved closer to the rightmost passage.

Some people can withstand the siege of the insect beasts and the impact of the cold wave, but some Golden Body Realm warriors have already suffered hidden injuries just by reaching this position, but they did not show it when the insect sacrifice tomb was held.

Now, suddenly faced with such danger, he was naturally powerless and soon followed in Jamul's footsteps, being directly swallowed by the insect beast.

The Ice Burial Tribe, who were the first to rush out, killed the fifth-tier insect beasts that blocked their way and stepped into the passage. As expected, the golden light did not stop them from entering. The extreme cold insect beasts behind them roared and howled, but in the blink of an eye, they rushed towards the others.

Suddenly, the tunnel started moving.

The sound, like gears, exploded in everyone's hearts like firecrackers.

The passageway has been closed?!

There are only five passageways in total. We are currently at the other end of the insect sea. Once the Ice Burial Clan enters a passageway, the passageway will begin to close.

In just over ten breaths, the tunnel will be completely closed, and then no one will be able to blast open a new tunnel under the siege of the swarm of insects.

A chilling atmosphere filled the crowd. There were only four passageways; if someone went in and blocked others...

Then the inheritance will belong to them.

Without any hesitation, almost everyone accelerated and rushed into the tunnel.

Ashimu and his group, the man in black robes, and Ye Juntao's group—three groups in total—took the lead, charging directly against the cold wave, their target being the second, third, and fourth passageways.

Some people went to chase after them, but they fell far behind.

Su Yan's target was the fifth passageway, which was the leftmost one.

He was now ahead of the others, but he had not deliberately increased his speed beforehand.

The two Golden Body Realm warriors chasing behind him moved like silver shuttles, weaving left and right, and soon arrived next to Su Yan.

The two men not only tried to get past Su Yan, but their short swords were also aimed at his lower back.

It's not about killing him, it's about hurting him.

If they are injured and unable to escape, they will have to face the several fifth-tier insect beasts behind them, which will become shields for the two of them.

"Fellow Daoist, please lend us brothers a hand."

The two men grinned maliciously, but showed no remorse or hesitation.

"Why bother"

Su Yan reached out and grabbed the short sword. He activated the Blood Demon Hand, and the short sword was instantly and terrifyingly destroyed, continuously disintegrating.

"you……"

The two never expected that the martial artist in front of them would be so domineering and possess such supernatural abilities.

Su Yan looked up, and in a daze, the two of them only saw a red light before losing consciousness.

The divine eye's attack pierced through the heads of the two men, and in a flash, a shadowy figure rushed towards the fifth passage.

The cold wave surged, but he was like a dark leaf on the cold wave, constantly rising and falling, and in an instant, he crossed the cold wave.

Yelü Teng, being cunning and shrewd, took advantage of the moment to become the first person to prepare to enter the tunnel.

He turned to look at Su Yan and saw that he was still dealing with the rogue cultivator brother, so he couldn't help but reveal an ugly smile.

"Stop them."

His dry, claw-like hands grabbed the rough bag at his waist and released two ghost-faced blood bats. The ghost-faced blood bats grew larger and larger, reaching a size of a hundred feet in an instant.

Despite the relentless attacks from the insectoid beasts, the Blood Bat's blood continuously repaired its body, making it seem almost immortal for a time.

But the more they were attacked, the more bizarre their aura became, like an ever-increasing balloon gathering immense power.

The first move of the Great Devouring Demon Palm!
Su Yan raised his eyes and met Yelü Teng's gaze. The old man grinned like a fox and was as ruthless as a wolf. He now believed that Su Yan was doomed.

Unexpectedly, a terrifying hand descended from the sky, as horrifying as a demon, instantly killing both ghost-faced blood bats without leaving a trace of blood.

Then look at the extreme cold insect beasts that were blocking the way; they were also shattered by this palm strike.

Su Yan took a step forward and was already behind Yelü Teng.

"Fellow Daoist, you misunderstand. We can enter together..."

Before the words were finished, the sound turned into a whimper, and with a snap, Su Yan broke the neck in an instant.

Su Yan moved and stepped into the fifth passageway.

(End of this chapter)