Talent level increased by one, a transcendent Star Wizard

Faced with the threat of the giant death worm, the black worms were clearly no match and retreated out of the giant death worm's attack range.

However, the black worms did not retreat. Instead, they formed a huge circle, isolating all the dead worms inside.

The black worm's abdomen bulged, emitting a strange "squeaking" sound.

Just as Xia Jian was wondering what the black insect was doing, a buzzing sound came from all directions.

As Xia Jian tried to find the source of the sound, a glint of silver entered his field of vision.

It was a silver worm, otherwise it seemed no different from the black worm.

Just then, the sand in the desert trembled slightly, and then countless silver specks of light rushed out from the desert.

Upon closer inspection, Xia Jian still saw that they were still strange insects, but these silver insects had wings.

The silver worm was incredibly fast; it merely brushed past a dead worm, leaving no remains on the ground, as if the dead worm had never existed there.

The giant death worm discovered the silver creatures, but its green flames couldn't keep up with the speed of the silver monsters.

Just when Xia Jian thought the Death Worm was doomed, he discovered that the giant Death Worm's scales were much stronger than he had imagined, and each attack from the silver monster could only bite off a small piece of its scales.

The silver worm seemed to want to attack through the mouthparts of the death worm, but it was forced back by the green flames each time.

After all that effort, many of the silver worms died, but they did very little damage to the giant death worm.

At this point, the silver worm changed targets and began attacking other dead worms along with the black worm.

Faced with the terrifying absolute power of the silver monster worm, several death worms disappeared in an instant, while the giant death worm was helpless.

"Woo~"

Upon seeing this, the giant worm emitted a strange buzzing sound.

Upon hearing this sound, the other death worms gathered around the giant death worm, forming a circle, and began to swim rapidly around it.

Xia Jian, watching the spectacle, was filled with questions. This kind of operation was clearly no match for the strange insects' bites.

But just then, the sand and stones in the desert seemed to be attracted by something, and began to move towards the dead worm.

In just a moment, a sandstorm swept through the air, eventually forming a massive sandstorm tornado.

The sandstorm tornado cannot stop the black monster that also lives in the desert; it can only interfere with the flight speed of the silver monster.

As the black worm was blown away by the sandstorm, it was even able to jump directly onto the death worm with the help of the rocks in the air.

Before long, several more dead worms were devoured.

Just when Natsumi thought the silver bug had won and was trying to find a way to escape, the situation changed again.

The giant death worm's abdomen began to writhe violently and rhythmically, followed by the eruption of powerful green flames.

The flames did not break through the sandstorm tornado, but instead began to spread rapidly in all directions upon colliding with the giant tornado, instantly turning the sandstorm tornado into a green flame tornado.

The green flames were powerful, and the black worms in the tornado were instantly burned to ashes.

Although the silver insects were very fast, the tornado restricted their speed, and only three-fifths of the silver insects escaped.

For a moment, both sides fell into an eerie silence.

The death worm stayed inside the tornado, while the strange worms swirled around it.

Xia Jian's right eyelid twitched, and a bad feeling rose in his heart.

He had previously envisioned a scenario where both sides would suffer heavy losses, but now it seems more likely that both sides will back down.

But Xia Jian can't go out now, otherwise she'll definitely be attacked by the silver monster insects.

Even the black worm could bite through the longsword, so the silver worm would probably be torn to shreds in an instant.

Not to mention the unparalleled speed of the silver worm; Xia Jian estimated it to be at least three times faster than his.

If we don't leave now, we might miss our chance.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Jian quickly retreated and cut off a brick from the wall with his longsword.

Extending the torch into the cave, Xia Jian glanced inside and saw that there seemed to be no problem.

Seeing this, taking advantage of the huge howling sound of the tornado, Natsuma kicked open the wall and then crawled into the next room.

Although the method seemed clumsy, it was actually because Natsuma was completely out of ideas.

Going out would mean certain death, and Xia Jian didn't want to throw his life away. He could only pray that the strange insects had all gone out for a drive, and that the standoff between the two sides would last longer.

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As if he was lucky, Xia Jian passed through several rooms without encountering any strange insects.

Feeling anxious and not hearing any unusual sounds from outside, Xia Jian didn't bother to check if there were any strange insects in the room. Instead, he kicked the wall open.

A flash of blue light caught Xia Jian's eye, almost scaring him out of his wits.

The room was covered with countless gray insect eggs, while the blue light came from the blue stones piled up in the corner.

"A blue stone?"

Sensing the elemental fluctuations in the room, Natsumi remembered the stone in the iron box.

Because of his practice of meditation, Xia Jian's increased mental strength allowed him to sense the elemental power within the blue stone.

However, the elements within the blue stone were exceptionally violent, and absorbing just a small amount nearly caused Xia Jian's magical power to go out of control.

Thinking about the energy contained in the stone, which might be similar to the spiritual stones in novels, Xia Jian couldn't help but feel greedy.

These days, life is tough without money. What if the wizard is using this stone to make a deal?

Even if he can make money by manufacturing pharmaceuticals, he still needs to incur certain costs to continue developing the business.

Xia Jian first observed the room, and after confirming that there were no black insects guarding it, he immediately took off his black robe and began picking up stones.

Because of limited time and space, Xia Jian could only choose the stones with the most obvious elemental fluctuations.

Without much delay, Xia Jian loaded several hundred kilograms of stones in about twenty seconds.

I must say, it's quite heavy.

If the clothes weren't of good quality, we probably wouldn't have been able to take away so many blue stones.

With a reluctant glance at the remaining blue stones, Xia Jian left the room.

Natsumi became much more careful after that, but no strange insects or insect eggs appeared in the subsequent rooms.

Summer traveled smoothly and soon arrived at a large hall.

There wasn't anything special inside, just a dozen or so pillars supporting the circular dome, and rows of small rooms like those you pass by in the summer.

Some rooms emitted a blue glow, and you could even see gray insect eggs.

Fearing the presence of black insects inside, Natsume did not go in to check, but instead chose a direction and continued forward.

Just as Xia Jian was wondering why the buildings here were built together, he was blocked by a huge stone wall.

After piercing the stone with a long sword to take measurements, the wall was found to be at least one meter thick.

Having reached the level of a high-ranking knight, such a stone wall naturally could not stop Xia Jian, who could shatter the stone wall with his bare hands.

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