Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi-Chapter 440 - God Devouring Ants

In front of the crowd appeared a huge Ice Valley.

Three gigantic ice mountains guarded the valley, with only one entrance on the east side allowing entry and exit.

From a distance, the entire Gu Family Fort seemed to be protected in the middle by three colossal giants supporting the sky.

Xiao Yi and his group approached the Gu Family Fort.

Yan Yinghao said, "The Gu Family Fort cultivates over seventy percent of the ice paddy on the ice fields, and to prevent people from other villages on the ice fields from stealing the ice paddy, they have extremely strict defenses. When we get there, we should reveal our identities and try not to conflict with them..."

"Mm!"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

However...

They were able to enter Ice Valley without any hindrance, encountering no obstacles or guards whatsoever.

Shen Mo asked with a puzzled face, "Yinghao, didn't you say that the defenses of the Gu Family Fort are very strict? We haven't seen a single soul on our way..."

"This..."

Yan Yinghao was also puzzled, "I don't know either, I've been here once before with my father and it was indeed heavily guarded. I have no idea why there's no one around today!"

Xiao Yi, however, slightly furrowed his brows, his expression subtly uneasy.

The Ice Phoenix that had been following him transmitted a message, "Master, I sense the presence of that mysterious person who injured me before..."

"Oh?"

Xiao Yi raised an eyebrow.

The mysterious person who injured the Ice Phoenix a month ago?

He had been suspicious before, that person might very well be the real culprit behind the massacre on the ice fields, and he didn't expect the Ice Phoenix to feel his presence here. Xiao Yi discreetly warned Yan Yinghao and Yang Ling, "Be careful, the Ice Phoenix senses the presence of that mysterious person who injured him!"

"The one suspected from the Sword Dynasty?"

"Everyone, be cautious!"

Each of them became vigilant and continued towards the middle of the valley.

As they advanced...

The entire Ice Valley was filled only with dead silence and cold.

The sentries who were usually scattered everywhere to guard against other villagers stealing the ice paddy were nowhere to be seen; the vast Gu Family Fort was eerily silent, and the air was tinged with a faint scent of blood.

Not a single soul could be seen.

It was as if all the people of the Gu Family Fort had vanished into thin air.

"Ah..."

A scream suddenly cut through the silence of the valley.

The group followed the sound.

Rushing to the deepest part of the Gu Family Fort.

This was the most remote area of Ice Valley, sprawling in size and surrounded by three ice mountains. The chill here was even more intense than in other areas.

The valley floor, shrouded in cold air, was filled with endless emerald-green ice paddy, each grain shone like crystal, exuding a faint, alluring fragrance.

In the deepest part of Ice Valley, there was a massive cave.

The scream had come from within this cave.

All of a sudden.

Several bloodied figures rushed out of the cave.

Each person was covered in blood, their faces etched with terror. An elderly man at the front held a stone pillar as thick as a waist, swinging it behind him as he roared, "Come on, if you dare, face me..."

Other figures were running frantically out of the cave alongside him.

Yan Yinghao's pupils contracted upon seeing the old man, "That's the master of the Gu Family Fort, Gu Yun..."

Gu Yun attacked the dark cave continuously, unleashing waves of energy that surged like an ocean, seemingly to prevent something from pursuing them out of the cave. Meanwhile, a dozen other members of the Gu Family Fort ran desperately out of the cave.

Upon seeing Xiao Yi and the others, joy erupted on their faces: "Save us..."

"Please save us quickly..."

A group of Gu Family Fort's powerhouses shouted.

Rustle, rustle!

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In the midst of a piercing cacophony, a swath of pitch-black figures swiftly scrambled out from the cave. Some were tangled with Gu Yun, while others chased after the fleeing Gu Family Fort's powerhouses.

These figures were roughly the size of human heads, each one entirely black.

They resembled ants.

Atop their heads were faint silver, skull-like patterns.

Whoosh!

These black ants gathered in swarms, countless as hairs on an ox, invoking fear at first sight. In an instant, they caught up with the folks from the Gu Family Fort. With but a single sweep, a dozen people instantly turned into nothingness.

Not even a drop of blood or a piece of bone was left behind.

There was still one person by Gu Yun's side, someone whose legs had been completely gnawed clean, now being dragged by Gu Yun in a frantic run. But the black ants encircled them with menacing eyes. The man in front Gu Yun shouted, "Master of the Fort, go on without me... leave me be..."

"If we die, we'll die together. I will absolutely not leave alone!"

Gu Yun clung onto the man, his face filled with despair as he saw the black ants closing in all around them. "Scum of the Sword Dynasty, you won't die a good death!"

Whoosh!

The swarm of ants, like a black flood of steel, charged at them in an instant.

Just as they were about to be devoured by the swarm of ants...

With a thunderous boom,

a heavenly sword light descended from above, cutting open a vast gorge around them. Hundreds of black ants were cleaved into pieces and dispersed. Gu Yun, who had prepared himself for a noble death, was startled and turned towards Xiao Yi, "Who are you?"

Xiao Yi said, "I am Xiao Yi, here specifically to investigate the annihilation of the village..."

"Investigating the annihilation of the village?"

Gu Yun showed a strong desire to live, pointing at the swarm of black ants and saying, "Sir, the tragedy on the ice field was caused by these devilish things. They are demons, demons that eat humans without leaving bones. Nearly ten thousand of my Gu Family Fort's people have been eaten by them..."

Upon seeing the black ants, a look of terror emerged unconsciously on Gu Yun's face.

These black ants were truly terrifying!

Wherever they went, no grass grew.

Once flesh and blood entered their mouths, not even bone fragments remained!

The recent victims from the Gu Family Fort were such that not even blood was left behind.

"I never thought we would actually encounter these ghastly creatures here..."

Xiao Yi saw the true nature of these black ants, his gaze carrying a trace of seriousness.

Yang Ling and Shen Mo, among others, also gathered around.

Everyone looked at the surrounding dense swarms of black ants that made one's scalp tingle, and Yang Ling asked in a serious tone, "Shen Mo, do you recognize these ghastly creatures?"

Shen Mo shook his head gravely.

"These are the God Devouring Ants!"

Xiao Yi's eyes held a serious look mixed with suppressed rage, "These are a very unique type of monster beast. A single God Devouring Ant isn't scary, but a swarm of God Devouring Ants is. Just as you've seen earlier, where a swarm of God Devouring Ants passes, not a bone or blade of grass remains..."

"God Devouring Ants? Quite a domineering name. What kind of monster beast is this? Why doesn't it even appear in the Myriad Beasts Manual of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect?" Shen Mo looked puzzled at the surrounding God Devouring Ants. The Myriad Beasts Manual cataloged tens of thousands of monster beasts – it was the encyclopedia of monster beasts!

Shen Mo had been well-versed in the Myriad Beasts Manual since he was ten, yet he had never heard of the God Devouring Ants.

Xiao Yi said, "Your Ten Thousand Beasts Sect has only been around for a thousand years, whereas the God Devouring Ants disappeared five thousand years ago."

"Five thousand years ago?"

Yang Ling asked with a puzzled face, "That's impossible, right? If they disappeared five thousand years ago, then where did these come from?"