The demon locust had experienced the power of the True Light of Earth and Metal, forcing him into a very difficult situation. At this moment, the pillar of fire fell, and he hurriedly urged the Yuan Qi in his body. The four whips instantly grew a lot longer, and they swept forward.
Zhang Yan did not dodge. He only used his Fa Li, and the pillar of wood light behind him also fell down. As soon as the long whiskers fell into it, they were entangled and unable to move. Not only that, the light arrived first. With just a flash, it turned into thousands of strands, trapping the demon locust in it. It was like a vine wrapping around it, binding it tightly.
The demon locust swayed left and right. Although it could move its sickle legs, it could only move a little and was pulled back to its original position. It let out a hiss, and not long after, balls of Evil Essence emerged from the demon's body. However, the Wood Elemental True Light seemed to be endless. When one disappeared, another appeared. Until this time, all the Evil Essence was used up, and not a single bit was lost.
And above, the pillar of fire was getting closer and closer. Before it really arrived, there was an endless heat. The demon locust felt that something was wrong. Because it could not escape, if it wanted to avoid it, it would have to use its divine ability again.
However, at this moment, it hesitated.
There were at least four opponents. Although it was forced to retreat one before, it had also forced it to use three divine abilities in a row. Even so, it did not seem to be really dead. The person in front of it was even more difficult to deal with. If it used its divine ability to deal with him, how would it deal with the remaining two outside?
However, the situation in front of it did not allow it to think too much. It immediately suppressed this idea. The pores on its body suddenly opened, and it let out a hiss. The big eye on its left suddenly burst out a ball of light, and it used another divine ability. However, although this technique was used, there was no change in the outside world.
The pillar of fire was unobstructed all the way. Soon, it landed on the cliff, and there was a loud bang. It then engulfed its entire body.
Looking from afar, at this moment, there was only a raging flame on the cliff. The blazing flame was like a torch in the night, extremely dazzling.
This was Zhang Yan's Fire Element True Light. It could burn a living being's primordial essence energy and was especially effective against protective techniques. Even if it was a protective treasure light, it could still be cut through. At this moment, with the help of the Wood Elemental True Light, when the two lights combined, its might became even stronger. Even the demon locust's sturdy body and hard armor was buried in this fire. It also gradually became boiling hot and gloomy.
When he saw that the demon didn't make any other moves and just lay motionlessly in the flames, he thought to himself, If I'm not mistaken, this demon must have used the Life Substitution Technique.
The Demon Locust had a total of six divine abilities, which were divided into the "Three Calamities and Three Techniques". As for the "Life Substitution Technique", it could cast off a layer of shell. It would bear all the trials and tribulations in his place before finally separating itself from the main body. That way, he could avoid the tribulation.
In the past, many heterodox practitioners had cast powerful curses on the Demon Locusts and even used many sealing techniques. However, they were all evaded by this technique.
However, as long as the world's divine abilities were understood, there would always be a way to deal with them. Therefore, in the end, the demon was still nailed to the high cliff by Hua Qinzhou's seven invisible stones.
However, according to rumors, if the damage sustained wasn't too great, this secret technique could be stopped halfway and retracted. Therefore, Zhang Yan just kept on driving the fire and didn't stop. After a long time, cracks appeared on the body of the Demon Locust. From time to time, black shards would fly with the sparks.
After burning for more than 60 hours, the giant insect in the distance had become extremely broken. Only then did Zhang Yan retract the divine light and look up. After a while, there was a slight cracking sound, and pieces of pitch-black carapace fell off. After that, a long crack suddenly appeared on the back of the carapace, and an undamaged demonic body crawled out. Its ferocious appearance was not reduced at all, but its aura was much weaker than before.
Zhang Yan's eyes flashed and he thought, "After using the Life Substitution Technique, this demon shouldn't have much vitality left. If it uses another divine ability, it will only be the 'Revival Technique'."
The so-called 'Revival Technique' meant that after the Demon Locust was severely injured, it could rely on the vitality and blood Qi that it had accumulated to rebuild its body.
Back then, this demon had relied on this technique to kill its way out of the South Cliff Continent.
Although the West Continent cultivators had expected this, no one thought that it would consume the Hundred Revival Fruit. As a result, they made a mistake in their strategy and almost lost everything.
Zhang Yan thought again, "Now that ten thousand years have passed, it's not easy for this demon to survive. I don't know if it still has enough blood Qi to use this technique. However, no matter what changes it has, as long as its vitality is worn away, I can't stop."
With his current spiritual power, if he performed the Five Elements True Light, he was more than 80% confident that he could kill the Sky Demon here.
However, this time, he came not only to subdue the demon, but also to use it to train his skills. This was a rare opportunity, it was not good for him to finish everything by himself.
Thus, he shook his sleeves and kept the last pillar of Qi behind him. Then, he walked out of the Qi and bowed to Huo and Lu who were waiting outside, saying, "Two Spiritual Masters, this demon has been worn away by me. On the surface, it looks weak, but in reality, it still has the strength to struggle. We can't give it a chance to breathe, I'll have to rely on the two of you."
Huo Xuan nodded to him and said, "Hall Master Du Zhen, don't worry, the two of us will handle the rest."
He also bowed, and together with Lu Junyang, they turned and flew towards the Demon Locust on the high cliff.
After Zhang Yan went to the battle circle, he sat on top of the Qi. Huo Xuan had the Thirty-Six Mountains, even if he was alone, he could deal with this demon. Originally, if the Demon Locust could fly, he would need Lu Junyang's Yuanchen Qi Shield. However, he was nailed to the high cliff, so there was no need to use it. With the two of them working together, they could successfully wear away the last bit of the demon's Qi.
He took out a bottle of medicinal pills and poured out a few of them. After swallowing them, he began to meditate.
About another forty hours passed before he came out of meditation. When he opened his eyes, he saw Huo Xuan and Lu Junyang were each in a corner, their hands forming a spell, and their bodies were surrounded by rainbows.
As for the Demon Locust, it was buried in balls of golden flames. Although there was no injury on its body, it looked like it was on the verge of death, and only moved occasionally.
At this moment, Mu Shoushan seemed to have recovered, and was standing at the side to support the battle.
Zhang Yan stood up, and when he got close, he took a closer look. The Qi of the Demon Locust was extremely weak, like a candle in the wind, and could be extinguished at any time.
When Mu Shoushan saw him, he said, "At most, in another four hours, it should be over."
He sighed again and said, "This demon is truly powerful. Even this broken body is enough to make us feel helpless. No wonder the warriors of the Western Continent who fought against it back then could only seal it and end the matter after using all their strength."
Zhang Yan glanced around and noticed that Mu Shoushan seemed to be a little different from before. His aura was originally heavy, but now it was lively and light, as if he had been relieved of a heavy burden. Zhang Yan's heart skipped a beat as he asked, "Zhenren Mu, did you gain something?"
Mu Shoushan smiled and said, "I asked Hall Master Du Zhen to see it. Although I did not get rid of the obsession in the battle with the Demon Locust, I have found a way to resolve it. When I return, I might be able to get rid of this hidden danger."
Zhang Yan nodded and smiled, "If Zhenren Mu is able to do it, it will be a blessing for the sect." He looked at the Demon Locust and asked, "When I was meditating, did this demon use any divine power?"
Mu Shoushan said, "Hall Master Du Zhen, are you talking about the 'Art of Revival'?"
He shook his head and said, "This demon's essence has been used up over tens of thousands of years. If it could still be used, it would have done so long ago and not wait until now."
As the two of them spoke, the Qi activity of the Demon Locust completely disappeared, and they could no longer feel it.
However, Huo Xuan and Lu Junyang did not stop. They were still channeling their mana and activating the golden fire.
After a long time, Huo Xuan stopped first. He took out a small mirror and shone it below him.
The mirror was also a treasure that he had brought out this time. It could distinguish the life and death of living beings. Even a Heaven Demon could not disguise it.
After a while, he kept the small mirror and said to Lu Junyang, "Zhenren Lu, there is no longer any vitality in the Demon Locust's body. You can stop now."
Lu Junyang nodded and also kept his mana.
Zhang Yan thought for a while and floated forward. When he arrived in front of the Demon Locust's body, he raised his hand and a ray of water light surged down. It surged past the top of the cliff and when the light ray passed by, it was already sucked into the body.
He said, "Since I can keep this body and not be bound by this cliff, I can be sure that this Demon Locust's body is empty. However, everyone still needs to be wary of the last art of the Three Evils Arts, the 'Art of Invasion'."
Mu Shoushan said, "That's right. Legend has it that if this Demon Locust's body is destroyed, if there are descendants that are still alive, as long as there is a drop of Essence Blood, they can be reborn after hundreds and thousands of years."
Huo Xuan deduced, "Even if there are any descendants with essence blood, it is impossible for them to be in the outside world right now. Not to mention the fact that the ancient cultivators would definitely investigate carefully and not allow them to slip through the net, even ten thousand years should be enough for the vitality within to disappear."
Mu Shoushan said, "Back then, Zhenren Hua killed all the descendants of the Demon Locust here. However, he used his Essence Blood to refine many of them, such as the Soul Cleaving Sandfly and the Wondrous Sound Cicada. There are still many of them here. If they were scattered, it would be a little troublesome."
Zhang Yan thought for a while and said, "The Soul Cleaving Sandfly is unable to absorb spiritual vigor into its body. It can only live for a few years, so it would not be able to retain the Essence Blood of the Demon Locust. As for the Wondrous Sound Cicada, it is possible, but it would definitely not be in the Empty Realm. Because there is no spiritual vigor here, it would be extremely difficult for it to survive. If this Demon Locust has set up something, it would definitely be on the He Evil Continent."
Huo Xuan said in a low voice, "Then it would be too troublesome to find them one by one. I think it would be better to completely destroy this continent and get rid of the root of the problem."
Zhang Yan nodded and said, "We can do that. However, the continent has the burial place of the ancestors, so it would not be good to destroy it. There are also many demon insect bodies, which are also good treasures. We need to keep them first and bring them back to the sect."
Mu Shoushan said, "This is not difficult. Just let me do it."
Zhang Yan thought for a while. Since he had kept the bodies of the Demon Locust, there was no longer any danger. He said, "Alright, Zhenren Mu, you can go ahead and do it. We will wait on the boat."
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