Chapter 732: Chapter 636: Soul Devouring Swarm, Saving Face (Merged Chapter) (Part 2)

The Soul Devouring bees that had just drunk their fill of blood shone with an even brighter, sinister red light.

However, even though the cultivator who diverted trouble was killed, the swarm of Soul Devouring bees still discovered the crowd at the scene.

They charged at them like a whirlwind!

"Watch out!"

The cultivators present hastily employed defensive techniques.

A delicate little green umbrella flew out from Lu Ziyun’s body, spinning erratically above her head.

At the same time, a surge of azure radiance poured down like a cascade, blocking the invasion of the Soul Devouring bees.

From Xin Zhiqi’s sleeve shot out a long red silk, swirling rapidly around her like a fast-spinning dragon, even emitting a "woo woo woo" sound, sealing the swarm firmly outside.

Jin Tingfeng let out a low roar, forming five or six phantom blue dragons each over ten zhang long around him.

They both enveloped him airtight and viciously attacked the Soul Devouring bees with fangs and claws.

The black-armored cultivator flashed with black light, forming a peculiar black snake phantom that emanated from his body, then transformed into a massive black fog shrouding him, helping fend off the swarm.

As for Shen Ao, being the one with the highest cultivation in the open, not only did the three layers of his Spirit Platform offer robust self-defense, but there was even surplus capacity for counterattacks.

"Ha!"

His arms were wrapped in rich treasured light as he punched repeatedly, each strike resounding like a thunderbolt, turning Soul Devouring bees into red shards.

He was the only cultivator at the scene capable of effectively retaliating.

Though the Soul Devouring bees were small, their bodies were extremely hard, comparable to mid-to-upper grade Spiritual Artifacts.

For cultivators like Jin Tingfeng and Xin Zhiqi, who had yet to perfect their Dao Foundations, each kill consumed a significant amount of Spiritual Essence, thus they mostly defended rather than attacked.

Even Lu Ziyun and the black-armored body cultivator, who were at most one or two layers of Spirit Platform in cultivation, struggled with the defense.

The main issue was the sheer number of Soul Devouring bees.

They filled the sky, densely packed, as the group quickly attempted to flee, but the swarm clung to them like maggots in the bone, making escape impossible.

After just a brief moment of resistance, Jin Tingfeng and others felt their Spiritual Essence draining away like water, a look of horror in their eyes.

If time dragged on and their Spiritual Essence depleted, they surely faced a grisly fate!

"Come to me, these Soul Devouring bees can’t touch me." Shen Ao said with confidence, exuding command over the situation, "With my three layers of the Spirit Platform, I can endure them chewing for a day and night."

A turtle-shell-like Spirit Platform guarded Shen Ao on all sides.

Along with the powerful treasured light erupting from him and his devastating punching power, the Soul Devouring bees fell around him like dumplings hitting the ground.

Witnessing this scene, the black-armored cultivator and Lu Ziyun hurried over, indeed feeling much less pressured.

Shen Ao’s body shimmered with light like a divine being, continuously slaughtering Soul Devouring bees, sharing much of the burden.

After a moment, Jin Tingfeng, feeling overwhelmed, also gathered next to Shen Ao.

’After all, this guy is my senior brother, approaching him is no shame,’ Jin Tingfeng comforted himself.

"Junior Sister, hurry to Daoist Brother Shen, don’t act rashly!" Though Lu Ziyun felt some jealousy toward Xin Zhiqi, they shared a sect and naturally, she didn’t want something bad to happen to her, thus she advised her earnestly. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Indeed, Fairy Xin, come over here, as long as I’m here, I won’t let these things harm you!" Shen Ao declared proudly, his body glowing even brighter, shimmering like a small sun.

Not far away, Xin Zhiqi, due to the high load of spiritual essence adhering to her red silk spiritual artifact, already showed glistening beads of sweat on her forehead, evidently not at ease.

Hearing their advice, she hesitated a little, then glanced over at Lou Yi nearby.

She found him punching away the Soul Devouring bees around him.

Yet, compared to Shen Ao’s scene, he seemed much less effective, only a small portion of the bees shattered, while most merely fluttered about.

At this rate, if things dragged on, he too would undoubtedly face danger.

Thus, Xin Zhiqi said, "Fellow Daoist Liu, care to join me?"

"Hm?" Hearing this, Shen Ao’s expression showed some anger, "He can come as well, but he must first acknowledge me as Daoist Brother.

And openly admit his power can’t compare to mine, fearing loss, hence his reluctance to compete!"

Though Shen Ao had a short temper and flared up easily, he bore no ill will towards Lou Yi.

As long as Lou Yi conceded to him face-to-face, he would allow him to join.

Hearing this, Lou Yi chuckled silently, finding Shen Ao adorably immature.

He had just been testing the hardness of the Soul Devouring bees’ bodies, their resistance to the armor-piercing skill, and whether they could break his defense.

The test result showed that armor-piercing could severely damage the bees’ divine souls.

Observing closely, one could see that the bees, whose bodies hadn’t burst and were swaying in midair, had lost much of their aggressive capability.

As for breaking Lou Yi’s defense, that was hardly possible.

With the Petrification Talent, Lou Yi’s body toughness far surpassed top-grade spiritual artifacts by a wide margin.

Moreover, high-level martial artists wouldn’t end up as mere empty shells upon losing their spiritual essence, unlike body cultivators.

Even in death, their bodies retained tremendous hardness.

Now that the testing concluded, Lou Yi revealed his true strength, murmuring, "Grandmaster, Domain."

The next moment, Xin Zhiqi, Shen Ao, and others watched in shock.

An immense, invisible force seemed to spread rapidly along Lou Yi’s body.

It pushed the densely packed Soul Devouring bees around him away, creating an almost empty space of fifty to sixty zhang around his body!