The voice reached the prefectural city. Begonia was stunned, while Liu Changqing was overjoyed. "Qingshan's back!"
"Alright, alright, alright. I haven't even gone looking for you, yet you've actually delivered yourself to me. Watch how your friends die first!"
The Soaring Locust King laughed viciously. Over a dozen Flying Locust Daemon Generals struck out together. Their sharp, spear-like front legs stabbed towards the three of them randomly. However, before their laughter had even subsided, a series of blurs appeared in their eyes.
Li Qingshan seemed to appear before every single Flying Locust Daemon General at the same time. He swung his fists, knife-hand strikes, elbows … In a single moment, the Flying Locust Daemon Generals were all torn to pieces. Their juices splattered everywhere.
Before the Flying Locust Daemon Commander could even return to his senses, Li Qingshan had already arrived before him. He was basically right in his face. He asked, "Just by you?"
"How is that possible!?"
The Flying Locust Daemon Commander paled in fright. Li Qingshan's instantaneous burst of speed was actually enough to leave behind blurs in his eyes. This was not something a Golden Core cultivator or a Demon Commander could achieve. Hua Chenglu had already calmed down after seeing him.
Hua Chenglu's mind eased up when she saw him. She completely stopped worrying now. As she gazed at his tall figure, the scenes in her memories overlapped. The West Gate Granny of the past, the Soaring Locust King of the present. Her opponents ranged from weak Qi Practitioners to powerful Daemon Kings, but he still stood before her, as if he could block out all the wind and rain.
With a flash, the Flying Locust Daemon Commander retreated rapidly, vanishing into the surging sea of insects. He wanted to use the insect swarm tactic to drown Li Qingshan.
"Tell me, you're a mighty Daemon King, so how can you be so petty? I've only cursed you a little, yet you say something like 'all of Li Qingshan's friends have to die'. Aren't you a little too stupid? "
Li Qingshan walked slowly. He followed the Flying Locust Daemon Commander at the same pace. The Chains of Demon Suppression wove together into a net-like sphere, whistling as they revolved, tearing apart the locusts that lunged over.
After becoming a Daemon King, even if he did not use any abilities, just his body alone was enough to crush the Flying Locust Daemon Commander. The reason why he chose to demonify was to hide the daemon qi that he leaked out unintentionally, as well as to give his ridiculously tough body a reasonable explanation.
"You damned bald donkey!" The Flying Locust Daemon Marshal gritted his teeth. Seeing that he could not escape, he circulated all his Daemon Qi and swiped at Li Qingshan's throat.
"Bald donkey! How can I put up with you? " Li Qingshan casually grabbed the Flying Locust Demon Marshal's wrist, and the Demon Suppression Chain coiled around him, firmly binding him. He grabbed his head, pulled it in front of him, and pointed at his own head: "This is called hair!"
The Flying Locust Demon Marshal's killing intent skyrocketed. His mouth cracked open into a ferocious mouthpart as he bit down on Li Qingshan's head.
Li Qingshan raised his head and headbutted him. The sharp mouthparts were broken and scattered.
"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! "
The Flying Locust Daemon Marshal struggled with all its might, the Chains of Demon Suppression creaking.
"Demon Suppression!"
Li Qingshan chanted, and the Demon Suppression Tower descended from above. With a rumble, it crushed the Flying Locust Daemon Marshal beneath it. With a thought, the Demon Suppression Tower rapidly shrank, flying back into his hand. He glanced inside, and the Flying Locust Daemon Marshal turned back into a tiny locust. It seemed to be suppressed by the Demon Suppression Tower very much.
"Li Qingshan, you'll regret this!" said the Flying Locust Daemon Marshal.
"I think I've heard you say that before. Whatever. If you're dissatisfied, then send your original body!"
Li Qingshan did not care. He planned on taking the Flying Locust Daemon Marshal back for Ru Xin to study. If it was useless, then he could get Little Ann to use the Buddha Slaying sword. He would definitely be able to injure the Soaring Locust King's body.
Hua Chenglu used her cultivation method to protect the three of them. As she watched Li Qingshan vanish into the sea of insects with the Flying Locust Daemon Marshal, she became rather worried about whether he would be in danger or not. However, Li Qingshan strolled back. The revolving Chains of Demon Suppression tore apart the locusts that lunged over.
"Did he escape?" Hua Chenglu stopped worrying when she saw how he was safe and sound.
"With your big brother Li taking action, do you really think he can escape?" Li Qingshan showed off the exquisite Demon Suppression Tower in his hand with a smile.
Hua Chenglu was surprised. Originally, she thought even if she could not catch up to him after all these years of painstaking cultivation, she would not fall too far behind. She never thought his cultivation would actually reach such an unbelievable level.
"Qingshan!" Before the three of them could even react to what had happened, the name 'Li Qingshan' still echoed through their heads. When they actually looked at the Li Qingshan before them, they felt like they were afraid to recognise him.
"Sure enough, it's my old friends. The locusts have found the right target!" Li Qingshan smiled. Liu Hong, Huang Binghu, and Yu Shukuang had all had important interactions with him in the past, and they had all assisted him in the past.
The locusts in the surroundings suddenly stopped attacking them. They flew off in a grandiose manner. Li Qingshan frowned. "They sure don't give up!"
As it turned out, the Soaring Locust King had not given up even though the Flying Locust Daemon Commander had been captured. He continued to lead the army of locusts towards the prefectural city.
The cloud of insects passed through, and the surroundings lit up. Their field of vision opened up again. All Hua Chenglu saw was the black swarm of insects entrenched in the protective formations, attacking madly without any fear of death. They basically turned the prefectural city into a ball of insects. Before long, the protective formations were on the verge of collapse.
It was impossible for a formation that enveloped such a large area to be too sturdy in the first place. After hearing Li Qingshan's voice, Begonia became slightly agitated. She lost some of her control over the formation.
With Liu Changqing at the lead, the cultivators stationed in the city constantly unleashed techniques. Fire, water, and lightning surged into the sky, killing a large number of locusts. However, there were just far too many locusts, numbering in the hundreds of millions. It was impossible to kill all of them. The black cloud of insects remained entrenched in the sky the entire time, as if they were pressing down bit by bit.
Even the cultivators could not help but show fear, while the regular people were scared out of their wits. Some hid in the buildings and trembled, while others ran around the streets like headless flies, crying out. It truly seemed like the end of the world.
"Big brother Li, what do we do?" Hua Chenglu asked. If the locusts managed to get into the city, even without a great threat like the Flying Locust Daemon Commander, they could easily cause hundreds of thousands or even millions of casualties.
"Easy!" Li Qingshan flipped his right hand and lifted up another item.
"This is … the Asura Field!" Afterwards, it was said that the North Moon had taken away the Asura Field, so how did it end up in big brother Li's hands now?
Li Qingshan tossed the Asura Field into the air, and it rapidly expanded, hovering above the Clear River prefecture. Suddenly, it released a blood-red swirl, sucking in the swarm of locusts into the Asura Field.
Their numbers were terrifying, but it was not like there was no way to deal with them. Although the locusts had daemonified, they were still regular wild beasts after all. How could they stop a supreme arcane treasure?
"Li Qingshan! I, the Soaring Locust King, will definitely make you die without a proper burial! All of your family and friends will die horrible deaths! "The swarm of locusts roared out furiously, vaguely revealing a vicious face.
Li Qingshan only responded with a great laugh.
Begonia immediately felt the pressure on her lessen drastically. She could not help but look in the direction of the laughter. When she saw Li Qingshan's figure, she could not help but shudder inside.
Li Qingshan sensed something and glanced over. So it's her! She really has undergone the second heavenly tribulation already.
Although she wore a solemn, black dress, it was unable to conceal her impressive figure. Her face hidden behind the black veil instead added a sense of mystery and allure to her. When he recalled everything from the past, he could not help but nod with a smile.
However, Begonia immediately looked away, no longer looking at him.
Li Qingshan was rather confused, but he was in no mood to pay attention to this right now. He focused on powering the Asura Field and continuing to devour the swarm of locusts.
A group of cultivators from the Hundred Schools of Thought had rushed over to provide assistance. They all stopped at this moment, watching this from afar.
"The Asura Field! Li Qingshan! " Han Tieyi's cold face was also slightly shocked. After all these years, had he already become so powerful?
"Our School of Novels' disciple has returned!" Liu Chuanfeng was overjoyed. The disciples of the School of Novels behind him had heard the name 'Li Qingshan' repeated for many years. However, most of them had not even seen Li Qingshan before and had only heard it as a story. Unexpectedly, seeing him with their own eyes, they found him to be even more amazing than the stories.
The cultivators in the prefectural city also stopped casting their techniques and raised their heads to watch this unimaginable battle.
After Li Qingshan captured the Flying Locust Demon Marshal alive, the remaining Flying Locust King's clones were completely powerless to deal with such a situation. They could only control their bodies and not be drawn into the Asura Field. However, they gradually separated from the ordinary locusts and could only flee in all directions.
Li Qingshan appeared in the sky above the prefectural city in a flash. Demon Suppression Chains flew out and pierced through the backs of the locusts, suppressing and capturing them.
In an instant, the terrifying locust plague was completely eliminated. Everyone felt that it was surreal.
Li Qingshan still held the small Demon Suppression Tower in his right hand. Many thin chains hung down from his left hand. Each chain had a string of locusts threaded through it, and they were all struggling to move.
He dispersed the demonic armor around him and stood in the void. He looked down at the familiar city below and felt the familiar aura. A smile appeared on his face.
Everyone was also looking up at him. The cultivators seemed to be looking at an unbelievable miracle, while the mortals saw … a savior!
"It's Li Qingshan who saved us!" someone said. It was all thanks to the Flying Locust King's repeated words.
Then, cheers rang out and gradually grew louder. Countless people walked onto the streets and shouted his name.
"Hello everyone! It's just a small matter. No need to be so polite! "Li Qingshan smiled and waved at the crowd. The string of locusts in his hand also shook with him. He was in a very good mood. Although he did not mind doing bad things, doing good things still made him quite happy!
However, in the eyes of the cultivators, they felt like this would damage his bearing when he swept through the locusts. Even if he refused to "leave and hide his contributions and fame" and insisted on enjoying everyone's cheers, he should maintain the bearing that a cultivator should possess. Hua Chenglu smiled.
Big brother Li was still the same big brother Li. He would always do something a little strange.
"Sect master Qiu, I'll be the host today. I'll host a banquet in the Parlour of Clouds and Rain to welcome my old friends from the Clear River prefecture …"
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