The old Taoist was no fool. He knew that the Curator was capable, but being bound by the Immortal-binding Rope, it was useless no matter how powerful he was. Now that the fox demon had used a spell to transport the Curator away, he couldn't keep flying, so he used the Ten Thousand Insect Awakening Spell to awaken all the venomous insects within a ten-kilometer radius. Using the spell, he controlled the insects to devour all living things.
Be it humans, beasts, or anything else, nothing could escape the venomous insects. When the venomous insects devoured the Curator, the Immortal-binding Rope would fall to the ground, and the old Taoist could control it as long as he got close.
This was the counterattack the old Taoist came up with in a moment of desperation.
One had to admit that the Ten Thousand Insect Awakening Spell was truly terrifying. The forest within a ten-kilometer radius was completely stirred up. Countless venomous insects traversed through the forest, searching for flesh and blood.
White Ape at the foot of the mountain was affected as well. Instead of escaping alone, he transformed into his giant ape form and carried the immobilized Zhi Yin on his back as they escaped together.
Zhi Yin was greatly moved. He thought to himself that he had never questioned right or wrong when he vanquished demons in the past. Clearly, he had gone astray and made a grave mistake. Of course, White Ape didn't know what he was thinking. He kept running, but even so, there were still many venomous insects crawling all over his body, causing him to cry out in pain. Fortunately, in his giant ape form, he had thick skin and flesh, so he wasn't a problem for the time being.
Beside the old Taoist, there was also a swarm of insects. Shang'er was being chased by the blood-mist insects and couldn't free herself for the time being. In a battle between experts, one might have the upper hand in one second, but in the next, the opponent would overtake them.
In the current situation, the old Taoist clearly had the upper hand. The Ten Thousand Insect Awakening Spell should be his trump card, but this spell wasn't as powerful as it seemed.
"Insect Bite!" The old Taoist's eyes were bloodshot. The Immortal-binding Rope was nowhere to be found, and neither was the Curator. It was all that fox demon's fault.
The old Taoist grabbed at the air, and in an instant, the swarm of insects beside him surged. Then, a huge palm made of poisonous insects suddenly reached out and grabbed Shang'er in mid-air.
The palm formed by the venomous insects was incomparably huge. In the blink of an eye, it had already reached a height of more than a hundred feet, blocking out the sun as it slammed towards Shang'er. It was the blood mist insects and the insect palm. Shang'er was suddenly surrounded by enemies from both sides. At this critical moment, a rooster's cry resounded through the sky. The insects had met their natural enemy. The sea of insects around the old Daoist paused for a moment as a rooster flew out of nowhere and landed on the old Daoist. Its eyes were filled with anticipation and excitement as it pecked at the old Daoist's shoulder.
The rooster was naturally Big Yellow. Big Yellow's peck was extremely powerful. Not to mention flesh and blood, even a rock would be smashed by it. The old Taoist let out a cry of pain and reacted under the immense pain. He immediately reached out and grabbed Big Yellow.
Big Yellow, on the other hand, had a thumb-sized golden cicada in its mouth.
The golden cicada was trembling. Although its aura was much stronger than Big Yellow's, it could not resist at all because it had met its natural enemy.
"You … Give me back my golden cicada king …" The old Taoist glared at Big Yellow, gnashing his teeth.
Big Yellow's response was to open its mouth and swallow the trembling golden cicada. Big Yellow had been eyeing this thing since a while ago and had been hiding while waiting for an opportunity. Just now, it was Big Yellow who seized the opportunity to fly out and peck the golden cicada out of the old Taoist's body.
"Ah, I'll kill you!" At this sight, the old Taoist went insane. He channeled his strength into his hands, truly enraged. If the immortal-binding rope was extremely important to him, then this golden cicada was his lifeblood.
This was his pet beast that he had been refining for over a hundred years. It was also because of this Rank 5 golden cicada king that he could control thousands of insects and use various skills.
How could such an important golden cicada be eaten by this damned chicken? He couldn't stand it.
"I'll tear you apart!" The old Taoist's physique wasn't weak either. With the strength of his hands, he could even break a rock and tear a live cow apart. However, just as he exerted more strength, Big Yellow let out a cluck and a ball of fire burst out of its body. Then, its body expanded.
Under the flames, the old Taoist screamed in pain and quickly let go.
When he looked again, his arms were charred black. They were crippled.
Shocked, the old Taoist didn't even have time to react before he was devoured by the poisonous insects around him.
Without the golden cicada king, he couldn't control thousands of insects anymore. Now that he was no longer restrained and controlled by tens of thousands of poisonous insects, they ate whatever they could get their hands on. The old Taoist was the closest to them so he couldn't run even if he wanted to.
No one expected this to happen.
In the blink of an eye, the old Taoist's flesh was devoured by the poisonous insects. Without anyone to control them, the insects scattered in all directions. Some burrowed into the underground wormholes while others ran around aimlessly.
By the time the insects dispersed, the area was a mess. Shang'er glanced at Big Yellow before immediately going to look for Lin Jin.
She had used Object Manipulation to send Lin Jin a thousand feet away. Back then, during the Thousand Insect Awakening, even a thousand feet away would be affected by the poisonous insects.
Shang'er was afraid that something bad might happen to Lin Jin.
However, she only breathed a sigh of relief when she found Lin Jin.
Lin Jin was unscathed. Not only that, but that domineering immortal binding rope was also in his hands.
"Master Lin!"
While in the air, Shang'er had begun transforming into her human form and landed. She had already recovered by the time Lin Jin went to Daluo Temple. She had just pretended to be weak and stayed in Lin Jin's arms for several days. Now that she had used everything she had against the old Taoist, pretending to be sick wouldn't work anymore.
There was no one else here so after landing, she bowed respectfully.
Seeing Shang'er land, Lin Jin asked about the situation. When he learned that the old Taoist had died by Big Yellow's hands, Lin Jin was stunned.
"He brought this upon himself," Lin Jin mumbled to himself.
He had planned to ask the old Taoist about some things, but it seemed like that was impossible now.
The old Taoist's words had raised a lot of questions.
For example, why did the old Taoist target Lin Jin? What was the 'inheritance' he mentioned? Lin Jin had given it some thought. Although he had some ideas, he still needed to confirm it with the old Taoist.
Now that the old Taoist was dead, it would be difficult for Lin Jin to find the answers to his questions.
Shang'er was now in her human form. She was even more beautiful than before and even had a hint of charm to her. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that her beauty could cause the downfall of a country.
It was a pity that Lin Jin was already immune to Shang'er's beauty.
Staring at the immortal binding rope in Lin Jin's hand, Shang'er couldn't help but ask, "Master Lin, how did you escape?"
How did he escape?
Lin Jin smiled. This question was a little embarrassing. Back then, he felt like thousands of insects were about to devour him so he tried to open the Visitation Hall's door in desperation.
And he succeeded.
When he entered the Visitation Hall, the ropes that bound him automatically fell to the ground.
This was easy to understand. The Visitation Hall was isolated from the outside world. Without the controller's mana to support it, it was only natural that the rope would fall off on its own.
Lin Jin pointed behind him. Shang'er understood immediately and stopped asking.
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