Chapter 451: Chapter 449: The More Insectoids You Kill, the Stronger They Get? Youluo Is Stunned, Lu Ye’s Guidance, Youluo: Together We Thrive

Watching Youluo unleash her fierce attacks, exterminating those disguised Devouring Elemental Insects, Lu Ye helplessly shook his head.

Since the last time he came here, Lu Ye had been observing.

Simply using brute force to kill these Devouring Elemental Insects wasn’t very helpful.

Because the energy of the deceased Devouring Elemental Insects wouldn’t disappear; it would be absorbed by other Devouring Elemental Insects.

The final result would be the nurturing of several extremely powerful Devouring Elemental Insects!

However, Lu Ye didn’t stop Youluo from taking initiative.

Some things are hard to believe unless seen with one’s own eyes.

Indeed, with Youluo’s continuous slaughter, hundreds and thousands of Devouring Elemental Insects were destroyed.

When those energies dispersed, they were absorbed by the Devouring Elemental Insects deeper in the passage.

The more powerful, evolved Devouring Elemental Insects slightly gained some intelligence, realizing that staying disguised was futile.

In the depths of the passage, they immediately communicated in the language of the Insect Race.

Instantly, all the Devouring Elemental Insects in the passage fully awakened!

"So many?!"

In an instant, Youluo was dumbfounded, as among the surging Devouring Elemental Insects, there were even a few whose strength was almost comparable to Martial Arts Grandmasters!

"Master husband, let me do it. I don’t believe I can’t kill all these things!" However, Youluo quickly disregarded this and continued to attack.

After all, even if there were Devouring Elemental Insects comparable to the Grandmaster Realm, there were only two or three, and they were far from resisting.

Another two minutes passed...

"How come there are several more Grandmaster level Devouring Elemental Insects?!"

Youluo already felt something was amiss; the more she killed, the smaller the group of Devouring Elemental Insects became, but the individual strength grew higher.

"Master husband, what is happening?" Now, Youluo finally realized that brute force alone wasn’t working.

"It’s simple. The living Devouring Elemental Insects absorb the energy of the deceased ones."

Lu Ye explained on the side: "You need to destroy the energy that spills out after killing a Devouring Elemental Insect, or direct it elsewhere, not let it remain in this space, and you’ll be fine."

Upon hearing this, Youluo suddenly understood.

Youluo swiftly changed her strategy against these Devouring Elemental Insects, and each time she killed one, she quickly separated a portion of Source Qi to envelop the energy the insect released upon death, sending it towards the upward mountain fissure.

Allowing that energy to rise from the fissure’s opening.

By doing so, the Devouring Elemental Insects in the passage instantly lost the energy supplement from their companions.

...

It took a whole stick of incense’s time before Youluo, with her Mortal Realm Grandmaster Eighth Layer strength, finally cleaned out this mountain passage.

At this moment, Youluo leaned weakly against Lu Ye, panting heavily: "There are just too... too many. If there were any more, Youluo wouldn’t have held up."

This pure Source Qi output was indeed intense in the short term and carried a considerable burden.

"Ah, if only I had realized what you said earlier, Master husband, all earlier efforts would have been in vain."

Reflecting on this, Youluo sighed deeply.

She looked up at Lu Ye, then cheerfully said, "But it’s okay; as long as Master husband understands, it’s fine. Youluo exerted strength; Master husband used his brain. We work together... isn’t that just smooth sailing?"

Lu Ye: "..."

Lu Ye had Youluo rest in place briefly to replenish her consumed Source Qi.

After all, the situation in that valley was not particularly clear now.

If there really were the larvae of the nine Void Insects in that white mist, clearly, it would be best to recover to peak condition.

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

In a city not far from this mountain range, Zhang Chong, who had just hurriedly returned from the mountains, arrived at the living room.

"Father, I’ve investigated the mountain fissure. There is no treasure inside, but instead... countless insects!"

"What?!" The Zhang Family Patriarch Zhang Zhen of Fushan City suddenly stood up: "What kind of insects?"

Zhang Chong quickly said: "Most of the guards sent to investigate have returned, but a few died on the spot, and some of the escaped guards have also been contaminated by these insects."

Immediately, Zhang Zhen said: "Take me to see them."

A moment later, Zhang Chong led Zhang Zhen to a courtyard.

Before getting close, he could hear various cries of agony inside, as if they were all enduring inhuman torture.

When Zhang Zhen pushed the door open, he saw several guards already foaming at the mouth, with something beneath their skin seemingly...

Squirming.

Zhang Zhen’s expression changed and he quickly went up to a guard, probing with Innate True Qi from the Innate Eighth Layer, trying to force this thing out.

However, moments later, Zhang Zhen found it was futile.

These insects inside humans, once they burrow into the flesh, can perfectly hide themselves.

And a person attempting expulsion cannot unrestrictively use their True Qi to follow into the flesh continually, as this is almost akin to torture.

After some probing, the guard’s face turned pale, and Zhang Zhen withdrew his hand, sighing helplessly.

"Patriarch, kill me! Ah..."

The guard, already curled on the ground from the pain, cried out.

"I didn’t expect the fissure beneath to be so nefarious. If all those insects are allowed to grow, if they don’t remain there, it would be an absolute disaster for Fushan City!"

Zhang Zhen’s eyes instantly turned sharp and he said, "I must ask the ancestor to come out and unite the city’s forces to annihilate these wicked insects!"

Hearing this, Zhang Chong immediately said, "Father, someone has already gone..."

Right away, Zhang Chong recounted the previous encounter with Lu Ye and his companion.

"What? Those two said they were there to eradicate those insects?!" Zhang Zhen trembled slightly.

Below, the suffering guard shook his head and said: "It’s impossible to kill them all... impossible to kill them all! There are at least tens of thousands of insects below!"

"Moreover, the more you kill, the stronger the remaining insects become!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chong’s expression also changed.

Impossible to kill them all...

Doesn’t that mean those two are in danger?!

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Chong said, "Father, I’ll take people to look again."

Zhang Zhen frowned: "It’s too dangerous out there, forget about it."

Zhang Chong shook his head and said, "I won’t go down easily, Father. If those two can escape, I can also offer support."

Seeing this, Zhang Zhen pondered for a moment and nodded: "Alright then, remember, don’t go down easily!"

Below the fissure.

Youluo took the recovery elixir she had with her, and with the elixir taking effect, she had mostly recovered.

"Master husband, I’m ready." Youluo got up and said.

Nodding, Lu Ye said, "Follow me."

The two re-entered the mountain passage, where there were no longer any disguised where Devouring Elemental Insects lying in wait.

Smoothly, they reached the end of the passage, where Lu Ye gazed at the faintly glowing teleportation array and asked, "Are you ready?"

Having teleported inside, Lu Ye was still unclear about the current situation in the valley, which is why he asked.

"Ready, as long as you’re here, I’m not nervous." Youluo glanced at Lu Ye, a smile appearing on her face. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Carrying Youluo into the teleportation array, the next moment, light burst forth, and their figures disappeared from the location.

In the valley.

Two figures fell from mid-air, quickly stabilizing themselves.

Lu Ye immediately scanned the surrounding environment.

He saw the white mist that once lingered near the valley entrance had now mostly surged into the valley!

An indistinct sense of danger also permeated the area...