Nine Stars Killer Novel - Chapter 161
Chapter 161 Desert Devouring Ant
The boiling heat wave made everyone feel as if they were walking in a flame. The Limitless Sea was called the Sea of Death. It was not too much. It was even too late. The moment Ye Feng stepped on it, he felt that the temperature here was extremely high. In addition to the thin air and turbid Yuan Qi, humans were unable to survive at all.
Just like this, there were all sorts of strange things growing in this land of death. There were even a lot of plants and desert rats shuttling through it.
“It’s so hot!”
A martial artist couldn’t help but sweat like rain as he took out a water source and drank desperately.
“Everyone, save some water. We still have a lot of ways to go to avoid running out of water when we come out!”
Old Man Gao couldn’t see the sweat on his face, giving off an unfathomable feeling. After all, he was at the Immortal Martial Stage. He could only see that his footsteps were walking close to the ground, and he couldn’t feel the heat wave.
After walking in the desert for a whole day, some people began to feel unbearable and wanted to rest.
Elder Gao stopped and looked at the people behind him. He roughly glanced at them. He could immediately tell the difference in strength. Ye Feng looked to be the weakest, but he couldn’t see any sweat on his body. He was still full of energy. Elder Gao couldn’t help but take a look.
“Everyone, take a simple rest. Let’s continue our journey and try to gather desert sesame orchids and sand Haiti essence as soon as possible.”
Seeing that everyone was exhausted, Elder Gao announced a rest.
Someone sat on the hot sand and began to breathe heavily. He took out fresh water and drank it desperately. The spiritual energy here was thin, making people very uncomfortable.
“Cheng!”
As soon as a martial artist sat down, he stood up and let out a miserable scream.
“My ass!”
Everyone looked over and discovered that his butt was covered with a layer of pitch black substance. It wriggled on top of it, and very quickly, his butt disappeared, leaving behind only his white bones.
“Everyone, be careful. This is a desert devouring ant. It likes fresh food. Demonic beasts and human flesh are their best food.”
Elder Gao shouted loudly and sliced his palm horizontally towards the martial artist’s buttocks. A large amount of flesh flew out, and even the desert Devouring Ants were sent flying.
“Buzz buzz!”
The ground hummed and swarms of desert Devouring Ants appeared. They covered almost the entire desert, covering a radius of a thousand meters. They were all desert Devouring Ants.
“Let’s hurry up and leave. There are too many desert Devouring Ants!”
Elder Gao slapped his palm horizontally and emptied the path in front of him. A passageway appeared. Everyone quickly followed him. This desert devouring ant liked to live in groups, gathering hundreds of millions of people together. Even Immortal Martial Realm cultivators were unwilling to face it.
Although the Immortal Martial Realm had long been able to fly, these desert Devouring Ants had wings and could fly at a height of several meters. If they caught the opportunity, they could instantly devour an adult.
“Ah! My foot!”
It was the same martial artist from earlier. Because his butt was attacked by the Desert Devouring Ant, his walking speed was greatly reduced. He was immediately surrounded by the Desert Devouring Ant, completely covering one of his legs. In an instant, there were only dense white bones left.
“Everyone, don’t stop!”
Elder Gao actually didn’t save him, but let everyone continue on their way.
Ye Feng’s speed was neither fast nor slow. He used the Phantom Shadow Movement Technique vividly. The corner of his eye glanced behind him and discovered that this martial artist only had a skeleton left. Ye Feng was shocked. The attack of this Desert Devouring Ant was too terrifying.
The Desert Devouring Ant seemed to smell fresh flesh and blood, and began to go crazy. Although it looked like it was only the size of a fingernail, it still had a pair of long fangs. If it was bitten, it would tear off a piece of flesh and blood.
More and more people were gathering together, wanting to trap everyone here, flap their wings, let out a buzzing sound, and start attacking these people.
“Get lost!”
It was like a layer of black whirlwind pouncing towards these people. A martial artist shouted angrily and waved his hand. A violent aura appeared, sending the desert devouring ants flying over flying away, causing a large number of deaths and injuries.
A large area of desert devouring ants appeared in front of Ye Feng. They could even feel their fangs. With a single hand sweep, a powerful aura burst out from his arm. In front of him was like an invisible copper wall. These desert devouring ants were unable to pass through Ye Feng’s True Qi Curtain wall. They were mercilessly dismembered, and another large area was killed and wounded.
The scene was extremely chaotic. The entire void was filled with Desert Devouring Ants. Everyone was trapped in a bitter battle. Only Elder Gao and a few other Heavenly Martial Realm cultivators were in a slightly better condition. There was a layer of light around their bodies that enveloped them. The Desert Devouring Ants were unable to pass through. After approaching, they were burnt to death by Yuan Qi.
A few Heavenly Martial Realm cultivators flew into the air, dozens of meters away from the ground. This way, the Desert Devouring Ants were unable to make an effective attack and quickly left this area.
“Ah!”
Another miserable scream rang out. A peak Earthly Martial Cultivator fell into the quicksand and was instantly swallowed up by the quicksand, disappearing without a trace.
“Everyone, be careful. This Limitless Sea is filled with all sorts of quicksand. This is also the origin of the Limitless Sea. Below the desert is an endless sea. If you fall into it, you will die.”
Although Elder Gao was at the Immortal Martial Realm, he had no way to deal with the overwhelming number of desert devouring ants. It was easy for him to escape, but it was extremely difficult to save people. For every person he lost, the Heavenly End Sea Pavilion would compensate.
“Boom boom boom boom!”
Someone released something like fire copper. Fireballs appeared one after another. A fire copper appeared in Dick’s hand. Every time he pulled it, he would spit out a large amount of flames. The Desert Devouring Ant in front of him was instantly charred.
“Everyone, hurry up and leave!”
Dick opened up a path for everyone, and the remaining ten people quickly passed by. They followed Dick for a thousand meters before shaking off the desert Devouring Ants behind them, panting for breath.
Ye Feng did not feel anything, but he still pretended to be very tired and did not want others to think that he was different.
To them, the Limitless Sea might be the Land of Death, but to Ye Feng, it was like a natural treasure vault, allowing Ye Feng to absorb the flames here, the flames in the Fire Dantian were much more vigorous.
“Everyone, check your injuries. Let’s rest for a while and continue on our journey. There are countless dangers lurking in the Limitless Sea. We must move forward carefully.”
Elder Gao reminded everyone that just as they entered the Limitless Sea, they had already lost two people.
After a short rest, the group of people set off again. After what happened just now, everyone became much more vigilant.
For two consecutive days, there was no danger. Only a few people suffered minor injuries when they encountered some desert red wolves and did not die.
“Attention, everyone. There is a desert sesame orchid in front of us. It is guarded by a desert mad lizard. We are carefully approaching it. We are trying to find a way to pick it up.”
Elder Gao took out a map and compared it to everyone else.
Ye Feng looked ahead. About a hundred meters ahead, there was an oasis. He had never imagined that there was an oasis in the Limitless Sea.
After restraining all of their momentum, the group carefully moved forward, trying not to alert the Desert Berserk Lizard.
This kind of demonic beast lived in the desert and liked to live in groups. Normally, it had a commander. A lizard king could command at least a few hundred ordinary wild lizards in the desert.
The oasis was not very big. It was about a thousand meters long and a thousand meters wide. There was also a natural lake in the middle. Even the water was green. The land was covered with various plants. These plants were desert vines. Don’t underestimate these plants. They were all intelligent and could even attack humans.
After approaching the oasis, everyone stopped and sent out their divine sense to find out all the terrain in order to avoid falling into the trap.
“We are divided into three directions. Whoever finds Desert Sesame Orchid first sends out a signal and retreats immediately. Don’t stay too long. Once the Desert Berserk Lizard entangles us, it will be very difficult for us to evacuate.”
Elder Gao began to divide the ten people into three parts. This way, the speed of finding Sesame Orchid would increase greatly. Moreover, if everyone gathered together, it would attract the attention of the Desert Wild Lizard.
Ye Feng, Dick, and a martial artist were separated. The three of them went in on the right. Elder Gao led the three of them in through the middle. The other three entered from the left and slowly seeped into the middle of the oasis.
“Ye Feng, let’s be careful. I always feel that something is wrong. Why is it so quiet? Have you noticed that there are no traces of demonic beasts here?”
Dick stopped Ye Feng and said to Ye Feng at this time. He always felt that something was wrong.
“I also noticed that it seems to be too calm.”
Ye Feng also noticed this problem. This place was too peaceful. Such a large oasis should be a paradise for demonic beasts. Most demonic beasts would come to fetch water to live in, but this place was quiet.
After entering the oasis, he discovered that the spiritual energy here was extremely dense. It was even denser than some places in the Southern Divine Continent. Such dense spiritual energy would definitely give rise to a large number of spiritual fruits.
Sesame orchid was a desert plant. It absorbed the desert heat waves, bloomed for a hundred years, and bore fruit for a hundred years. Whether it was a human or a demonic beast, after consuming it, its strength greatly increased.
The three of them traveled a distance of a hundred meters and entered a third of the center of the oasis. They discovered that this place was peaceful. Among the plants growing here, there were also giant trees rising from the ground. This was Thoreau in the desert. Its viability was exceptionally strong, covering the sky and the sun, turning this place into a paradise.
“Let’s split up and find Sesame Orchid as soon as possible!”
Ye Feng said. The three of them separated, but they didn’t dare to be too far away.
After an incense stick, the three of them walked together again, as if they hadn’t discovered Sesame Orchid’s whereabouts.
“We’re going deeper. Zhi Lan probably isn’t here. Let’s go in and take a look!”
Like three streaks of light, the three of them increased their speed. They went a hundred meters deeper and were almost close to the center. The plants here were even more luxuriant. A large number of unknown spirit fruits grew. The three of them did not pick them up because they were still immature. If they matured, they would basically be devoured by the demonic beasts here.
“Rumble!”
Suddenly!
The surroundings rumbled, as if a thunderstorm had fallen. The entire ground began to shake. The desert dust in the distance was flying, and countless demonic beasts covered the sky and earth. They were like locusts, rushing towards the desert oasis one after another.
“Not good, we’ve been tricked. These demonic beasts intentionally brought us here, and now they intend to kill us here!”
The three of them were shocked. They seemed to have realized that something was wrong. So it was so quiet. All the demonic beasts had retreated. They took the initiative to let them in. Now, a turtle was caught in a jar.