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Chapter 227 Wu Ming Makes a Move
Eight days passed in the blink of an eye while they were stationed at the desolate rocky vein.

During these eight days, the area around the stone vein was generally calm. Occasionally, some demons would approach, but they were not of high level. They were either easily killed by Fang Zhe and the others, or they would not dare to approach when they sensed the aura of Chu Chen and the others, and would simply stay far away.

During these eight days, Wu Ming's primordial spirit stayed in the Demon Subduing Realm to continuously hone his cultivation. Although there was a lack of comparison, his primordial spirit was now far stronger than that of a sixth-level Dao cultivator at the same level.

The only minor problem during these eight days was the lack of supplies.

The desolate stone vein, as its name suggests, is a barren wasteland within a radius of ten miles, devoid of even a single weed, food, or water.

That is why only experts who have achieved at least six blood clotting stages are qualified to stay here. After achieving six blood clotting stages, the internal organs are further tempered by blood and qi, and the ability to absorb and expel the primordial qi of heaven and earth is greatly enhanced, allowing one to survive even without food or drink.

but,

The downside is that it can only barely sustain survival.

Without any supplies, a level six warrior can only survive by absorbing and exhaling the primordial energy of heaven and earth; relying on the primordial energy of heaven and earth to temper one's blood energy is not enough.

Of course, Chu Chen and the others were all outstanding figures from various peaks of the cultivation holy land, and they were not ordinary people. They all carried some pills to nourish their blood and qi. Taking one every few days would not have a significant impact on their progress in cultivating blood and qi.

this day,
Wu Ming's primordial spirit was cultivating in the Demon Subduing Realm, with only a wisp of his soul remaining outside. Suddenly, his eyes flickered, as if he had sensed something. His primordial spirit in the Demon Subduing Realm immediately stopped tempering and returned to his body, while simultaneously casting his gaze in a distant direction.

At the edge of his vision, he saw a cluster of dark shadows surging toward him like a tidal wave.

Look carefully,

What they were were a group of giant ants, their bodies entirely crimson, with strange patterns on their carapaces, each one as big as a human palm!

These crimson giant ants are not strong individually, with weaknesses only at the second or third level, and even the strongest are only at the fourth level. However, their numbers are extremely large, surging in densely packed swarms!

"They are red-armored fire ants!"

"careful!"

People had already noticed the situation. People like Chu Chen all stood up and drew their weapons with serious expressions.

The abyss is fraught with dangers, and these red-armored fire ants are one of them. Although they are not strong individually, they always act in groups, and even a small group can have tens of thousands of members.

Some massive ant swarms led by the Red Armor Fire Ant King, even those of master level, can be dangerous if they accidentally get caught in them.

Fortunately, although the number of red-armored fire ants in front of us looks large, it is still only a small ant colony.

Even so, Chu Chen and the others did not dare to be careless.

"Are they here for the barren stone vein?"

"Fellow disciples, guard the cave entrance and don't let them in!"

Fang Zhe spoke in a deep voice.

The Crimson Fire Ants are already a great threat. Once they swarm into the desolate stone vein, it becomes extremely difficult to kill them one by one. If these Crimson Fire Ants stay in the desolate stone vein for a long time or devour enough desolate elemental stones, they may even undergo a metamorphosis.

Without Fang Zhe's reminder, everyone knew that the matter was of great importance. In an instant, Chu Chen and the others all stood up and took their positions.

The entrance to the desolate stone vein was not small, but Chu Chen and the other four, including Wu Ming, were still able to guard all directions.

"As the stars fall, a hundred inks return!"

As the swarm of red-armored fire ants drew ever closer, Fang Zhe made the first move. Although he was not in the closest position to the swarm, he was a Daoist cultivator, and his supernatural abilities and spells had a sufficiently long range.

Crash.

Fang Zhe raised his hand and, seemingly out of nowhere, held an inkstone. With his other hand, he grasped a jade-colored, glass-like brush, lightly touched the inkstone, and then made a stroke forward.

At some point, surging soul power stirred up the power of heaven and earth, and one after another, spiritual talismans appeared from the brush. After breaking through the air, they spun and gathered in the void, forming clumps of pitch-black ink.

Glug! Glug!!

Dozens of blobs of ink, like falling stars, splashed onto the swarm of red-armored fire ants directly in front of it, pouring down on them.

zizi.

When the ink collided with the swarm of red-armored fire ants, an astonishing hissing sound erupted. Countless red-armored fire ants were unable to make a sound as their bodies dissolved and vanished into the ink.

This round of divine power bombardment covered an area of ​​nearly ten zhang, halting the surging tide of red-armored fire ants that Fang Zhe was facing head-on.

However, the fact that the Red Armored Fire Ants could become one of the disasters in the Abyss was clearly not something that could be easily resolved. After the ink annihilated hundreds or thousands of Red Armored Fire Ants, the swarm behind them continued to surge forward, each raising its head and opening its mandibles.

Chi! ! !
In an instant, blazing flames spewed from the mouths of one red-armored fire ant after another. Some of these fire ants were only at the second or third level of cultivation, and the flames they spewed were very weak. However, these weak flames merged together and surged, instantly transforming into a raging fire tide that swept forward and directly covered the ink that Fang Zhe had thrown out.

sizzle.

Wisps of smoke rose continuously, and a sizzling sound filled the air. As the ink collided with the flames, one could see that while the flames were gradually extinguished, the ink was also rapidly dissolving.

Fang Zhe's gaze turned solemn. He manipulated the spirit-grade magic weapon in his hand, swiping it forward again and adding some ink to block the raging flames. For a moment, the two sides were locked in a stalemate.

As Fang Zhe made his move, Chu Chen and the others also launched their own attacks from several other directions.

Chu Chen is a martial artist. Although he has reached the sixth level of blood coagulation and his martial arts intent has been fully formed, he can still launch long-range attacks with the help of blood energy and internal strength. However, long-range methods are not what martial artists are good at. At this moment, he has already drawn his sword and charged forward, directly into the formation!
boom! ! !
Chu Chen charged into the swarm of red-armored fire ants, wielding his sword fiercely. Wherever the sword flashed, swarms of red-armored fire ants were chopped into pieces, their bodies collapsing and their carapaces shattering.

Because Chu Chen leaped and charged through the swarm of red-armored fire ants, the ants were unable to gather their fire power to engulf him, and the foremost group of fire ants was quickly wiped out. However,
As more red-armored fire ants surged in from behind, the situation changed again. The red-armored fire ants in the rear frantically pumped up the fire power within their bodies, causing their red carapaces to gradually shine, like sparkling golden gems.

As Chu Chen charged forward again, slicing through the bodies of these crimson fire ants with a single strike.

boom! ! !
The bright red fire ants, their shells gleaming like torches, exploded the moment Chu Chen's blade pierced their shells, like cannonballs exploding, unleashing a raging inferno that swept in all directions.

Although Chu Chen had anticipated this, and it wasn't the first time he had dealt with the Crimson Armor Fire Ants, he still appeared somewhat disheveled in the face of this tactic. He flew backward for more than ten feet, repeatedly swinging his sword to block the sweeping shockwave.

"This self-destruction is such an annoying tactic."

Chu Chen couldn't help but curse under his breath.

But seeing the next batch of Crimson Fire Ants continue forward unscathed from the aftershocks of the flames, he had no choice but to continue his attack. However, since each of the later Crimson Fire Ants would self-destruct, he had to retreat immediately after making his move to avoid the aftershocks of the explosions. He no longer had the composure he had when he killed the first batch of Crimson Fire Ants.

With one advance and one retreat, they were locked in a stalemate.

the other side.

Wu Ming stood atop a protruding rock, while a large swarm of red-armored fire ants surged toward him from the front.

"It can breathe fire, and the power of the fire can be gathered together, and it can also self-destruct individually... No wonder there are so many of these things that even Grandmasters are threatened."

Wu Ming had already seen the situation that Fang Zhe, Chu Chen and the others had encountered, and understood the troublesome nature of the Crimson Fire Ants.

They are almost immune to fire, and the fire power they release can be gathered together. Individuals can even self-destruct. If their numbers reach tens or hundreds of thousands, they can surge from all directions and plunge the entire world into a blazing sea of ​​fire.

Although martial arts masters who have achieved seven blood coagulations possess incredibly strong bodies, even tougher than refined steel, and with recovery abilities far beyond those of ordinary people, if they were trapped in such an endless sea of ​​fire and unable to break free in time, they could indeed perish.

"Thunder comes!"

Facing the swarming red-armored fire ants, Wu Ming remained calm, standing on the rock, raising his right hand and lifting the golden thunder stone drum with his left.

boom! ! !
One after another, lightning runes condensed in his palm and flew into the sky. Each lightning rune exploded in the sky and turned into a ball of blazing lightning.

Eighteen thunder talismans surged forth, amplified by the Golden Thunder Stone Drum, and spread out in the air ten zhang high, transforming into a blazing thunder pool. Countless bolts of lightning crackled and sparkled within it, the immense power of the thunder was astonishing, causing Fang Zhe and the others to turn their heads in awe.

But it's not over yet.

Wu Ming's eyes flashed, a glint of lightning flashing deep within his pupils. He raised his right hand, flipped it in mid-air, and pressed it down lightly.

"Jade Purity - Ten Thousand Thunders!"

Both the Shenxiao Shangqing Talisman and the Shenxiao Yuqing Method belong to the Shenxiao Thunder Method, but their natures are different. The Shangqing Talisman is more inclined to the accumulation of thunder power, using overwhelming thunder to suppress people. Each additional thunder talisman condensed can unleash more thunder power. The Yuqing Method, on the other hand, is more inclined to the control of thunder power, able to control each strand of thunder power more meticulously, making it more condensed and exerting greater power.

At this moment, Wu Ming unleashed his full power of thunder magic, accumulating thunder pools based on the Divine Firmament Upper Purity Talisman, and using the Jade Purity Method as a guide to unleash thunderous power. Furthermore, the primordial spirit essence that drove this thunderous power was far stronger than that of other Daoist cultivators of the same level, causing the power of this thunder magic to surge to a terrifying level.

Boom! ! !
In an instant, hundreds of bolts of lightning burst forth from the Thunder Pool. Each of these bolts was extremely condensed, and some of them even transformed from scattered arcs of lightning into sharp, angular shapes, resembling weapons forged from lightning.

The next moment, these bolts of lightning descended in a mighty torrent upon the swarm of crimson fire ants that were surging towards them in the distance.

A shocking scene appeared.

Each bolt of lightning struck a red-armored fire ant, then exploded into a several-foot-long bolt of lightning, engulfing all the red-armored fire ants within that area and obliterating them one by one.

Those hundreds of bolts of lightning swept across the land like missiles, crushing and advancing in waves, annihilating swathes of red-armored fire ants wherever they went.

Once all the lightning was exhausted, the red-armored fire ants within a range of several dozen feet directly in front of Wu Ming were wiped out, creating a huge, visible gap in the entire swarm!

"grass!"

Li Ling, who was closest to the camera, stared wide-eyed and couldn't help but swear, a surge of indescribable shock welling up inside him.

Everyone else looked in Wu Ming's direction, all showing expressions of disbelief. Wu Ming's thunder technique was simply too terrifying, the scene it created was too shocking, and the damage it caused was almost ten times greater than Fang Zhe's Dao technique!
What is this concept? !

Fang Zhe himself was a disciple of the Holy Land, a leading figure among his generation, and a top Dao cultivator among the Six Refinements. The two magical artifacts in his hands were both spirit treasure-level artifacts. With the help of these two artifacts, the power of his Daoist magic could almost reach the limit of the Six Refinements.

However, compared to Wu Ming's move just now, such power is insignificant.

Although Wu Ming's lightning technique was dispersed to strike a wider area, each individual bolt of lightning was not extremely powerful. However, if hundreds or thousands of bolts of lightning were gathered together and struck one spot, their power would probably exceed the limit of the sixth level of cultivation!
This has already faintly reached the power of a grandmaster-level Dao technique!

Although the sixth and seventh refinements are only one realm apart, the difference is much greater than that between the fifth and sixth refinements. The seventh refinement of the primordial spirit is the mark of a true master of the Dao, who even has the means of seizing bodies and reincarnating. Compared to the sixth refinement, it is almost a world-shaking change.

Even if one is at the peak of the sixth level of refinement, which seems close to the seventh level, as long as this step is not crossed, one will always be like an ant in front of a true seventh-level master and will never be able to compete with them.

Even a top talent like Fang Zhe, when wielding a spirit-grade magic weapon, can only raise the power of his Dao techniques to the limit of the sixth refinement, still leaving an insurmountable gap before reaching the seventh refinement.

But Wu Ming's move just now really had some of the characteristics of the Seven Refinements Dao Technique, how could this not shock Fang Zhe and the others?
Although the Golden Thunder Stone Drum in Wu Ming's hand looked quite extraordinary, and it was clear that Wu Ming was able to release a Dao technique comparable to the seventh level of refinement only by relying on this rare object, in any case, being able to release a Dao technique at the level of a seventh-level master with a sixth-level refinement body was still awe-inspiring.

Even among the hundreds of top geniuses at the sixth level of cultivation in the sacred land of cultivation, very few can achieve this.

boom! boom! boom! ! !
Having already made his move, Wu Ming didn't stop, continuously unleashing lightning spells, one after another, blasting out a wide area of ​​the ground. Together with Chu Chen, Fang Zhe, and the others, they quickly annihilated the swarming red-armored fire ants.

In less than a quarter of an hour, tens of thousands of red-armored fire ants were wiped out, with only a few scattered survivors remaining. They lost their order and scattered in all directions to escape.

(End of this chapter)