AWOOO—
Almost the instant the Rapid Insects charged out, the Wolf King, visibly larger than the rest, stood up on the hillside.
Its crimson eyes swept over the charging Insect Swarm. A flash of brutality gleamed in its gaze before it unleashed a howl that shook the mountain forest, spreading an invisible pressure.
Amidst the continuous, rising and falling wolf howls, over a dozen green wolves in the Flesh Refining Realm roared and charged. Five even larger alpha wolves in the Muscle Refining Realm guarded the Wolf King in the center, while that ten-foot-tall Bear Demon, also in the Muscle Refining Realm, roared as it crushed everything in its path!
The Wolf Demons at the very front moved so fast they could leap through the air between the trees. The giant bear was like a rampaging heavy tank, forcefully knocking down small trees along its path.
This was the terrifying might of Demon Fiends!
When ordinary birds and beasts absorbed the essence of the sun and moon to gain sentience, their bodies would not only grow immensely stronger, but their lifespans would also surge, and they would awaken various Talent Abilities.
Qin Yu stared coldly at the dense forest, which was now billowing with dust, his eyes incomparably calm. Watching the Wolf Demons and Bear Demon rushing in at breakneck speeds, he caught a glimpse of the hillsides from the corner of his eye. There, a blood-red, brutal-eyed fox silhouette darted about swiftly. Beneath the dense canopy, a massive, colorful python, fully thirty feet long, slithered silently.
This wasn’t his first time dealing with these Demon Fiends. He had slain a Wolf Demon just yesterday and was well aware of their strength.
It was extremely difficult for an ordinary wild beast to take the first step toward gaining sentience. But once they did, their strength would experience an explosive period of growth, far surpassing normal animals. Compared to humans, the slaughter and plundering among Demon Fiends in the mountains were far bloodier. Those who managed to survive the brutal infighting deep in the mountains were incredibly powerful, boasting the most robust physiques.
In the Martial Arts Body Forging First Realm, the Skin Refining Realm, one could possess a thousand pounds of force, with skin as tough as cowhide. How much more so for these inherently thick-skinned Demon Fiends? Ordinary Blades couldn’t pierce their fur at all. Faced with monsters that were invulnerable to weapons, hard to damage with a Bow and Arrow, and astonishingly fast, how could ordinary people possibly fight back?
Although there were only a little over twenty Demon Fiends here, they could easily butcher hundreds of men. Otherwise, a place as massive as the Qin Family Manor wouldn’t have been suppressed so thoroughly.
Qin Yu narrowed his eyes as countless streams of data flashed wildly through his mind.
Even separated by dozens of miles, he could still link up with the Insect Nest in Cyan Peak County through Telepathy. This was one of the aces up his sleeve that gave him the confidence to launch a direct attack!
Under his overwhelming calculating prowess, the weaknesses of the wildly sprinting Demon Fiends were exposed one by one. Before the Rapid Insect Swarm could clash with the multitude of monsters, Qin Yu forcefully drew back the Iron Bow in his hands.
"Wind Chasing Arrow!"
With a whistling sound that tore through the air, an Armor-Breaking Arrow forged from Profound Iron shot out explosively. In the blink of an eye, it accurately pierced the eye socket of a Wolf Demon leaping mid-air.
Before the Wolf Demon’s corpse even hit the ground, Qin Yu swiftly drew a second Armor-Breaking Arrow. There was no need to deliberately aim. He fired it instantly. The fletching passed straight through another beast’s throat, causing it to collapse with a whimper.
ROAR—
Mournful, fierce roars erupted from the wolf pack. Amidst the howling, their Qi Blood surged, manifesting almost like a blood mist around their bodies. Their speed spiked dramatically, leaving behind agile afterimages.
Yet, seeing this, Qin Yu’s expression remained unchanged as he continued to draw his bow and target one of the Wolf Demons.
His brain operated at maximum speed. Data regarding the Wolf Demon’s strength, speed, the wind’s velocity, and even the surrounding flora and trees—everything that could possibly affect the shot—flashed through his mind.
TWANG!
The bow snapped like a thunderbolt. The Armor-Breaking Arrow tore through the air with a shrill screech, accurately striking a Wolf Demon in the abdomen. The tremendous kinetic force literally nailed the beast dead against a tree trunk.
"This Archery Skill? Such power!" Standing guard beside Qin Yu, the guard leader Qin Wu, whose Long Saber was already unsheathed, felt his pupils shrink drastically. He had just been about to advise Qin Yu to avoid the brunt of their attack when he witnessed this shocking scene.
One arrow, one kill! Every single arrow precisely pierced a Wolf Demon’s weak point, be it the eye socket, the throat, or the abdomen.
The Wolf Demons tried to dodge at top speed. But it was completely useless!
The loosed Arrows had already predicted their evasions. Even when one of the Wolf Demons used the trees for cover, it was still pierced through by an arrow. The continuous twang of the bowstring echoed. With every arrow fired, a Wolf Demon fell to the ground, unable to even let out a whimper. In just a brief moment, seven Wolf Demons were killed on the spot.
Qin Wu thought in shock, "A Microscopic Arrow? Using a Bow and Arrow as a ranged attack is something almost anyone can do. But they merely know how to use it! Archery Skills are categorized into Basic, Mastery, Microcosm, and the legendary Realm of Unity of Heaven and Man.
"Ordinary people spend their entire lives stuck in the Basic Realm, considering it a success if they can hit a tree trunk a hundred meters away. Upon reaching Mastery, one can perform a Hundred-step Piercing Willow and achieve Two Birds with One Arrow! In the military, such a person is considered a Divine Archer.
"But Microcosm? That is a Realm where control over the technique approaches perfection, achievable only by reaching the Unity of Man and Artifact! Since when did the young master’s Archery Skill become this powerful? Simply hitting high-speed moving Demon Fiends is extremely difficult, let alone accurately striking their weak points!"
BAM! BAM! BAM!
Amidst the shock of the guards, the low-growling, roaring Rapid Insect Swarm had already engaged in brutal melee with the Wolf Demons leading the charge.
The Rapid Insects slashed with their Reaper’s Scythe-like forelimbs. The viciousness of a Wolf Demon was also triggered; it dodged with its head, intending to trade blows and bite through the Rapid Insect’s throat. But it was far too slow.
CRACK! CRACK!
The Wolf Demon’s hardest skull was ripped open before it was pinned to the ground by the Rapid Insect. It was an instant kill!
Another Wolf Demon erupted in a frenzied roar, the bloody mist around its body thickening. With a sudden burst of speed, it viciously bit at a Rapid Insect’s forelimb. But in the next split second, those Reaper’s Scythe-like forelimbs decapitated it.
At the exact same time, an alpha wolf in the Muscle Refining Realm beside the Wolf King roared and lunged over, its jaws clamping down furiously onto a Rapid Insect’s neck. However, the Rapid Insect didn’t dodge in the slightest. A pair of Sword Walls firmly bound the alpha wolf’s body, slicing frantically. Blood flowed in rivers!
The Wolf King roared in fury, instantly transforming into an afterimage as its sharp claws slammed into a Rapid Insect’s head.
CRACK!
Despite its collapsing bones and shattered skull, the Rapid Insect didn’t die. Instead, it bit down viciously on the Wolf King’s forelimb.
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!
Sensing the opportunity through Telepathy, several surrounding Rapid Insects pounced in unison. With its forelimb caught, the Wolf King couldn’t dodge. Relying on its formidable strength, however, it managed to drag the Rapid Insect along as it leaped straight up an ancient tree.
WHOOSH!
Qin Yu’s eyes were icy cold as the Iron Bow in his hands released another arrow. The Armor-Breaking Arrow flew out.
Qin Yu’s ferocious feat of firing seven consecutive arrows had already drawn the Wolf King’s attention. With a low growl, the muscles across its body trembled in a sudden, rhythmic pattern. Blood vessels seemed to surface within its fur, and its speed surged tremendously.
SQUELCH!
The arrowhead of the Armor-Breaking Arrow grazed the Wolf King’s abdomen, kicking up a large spray of blood, yet it managed to dodge the fatal blow.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
A trace of terror flashed through the massive pupils of the closely trailing Bear Demon. With no time to flee, it could only swing its cushion-sized bear paw down in a heavy slap.
SWOOSH!
The Rapid Insect made a fierce leap, dodging the attack, and then pushed off hard to land squarely on the Bear Demon’s back. Flesh flew and blood splattered in all directions. That tough bear hide simply couldn’t withstand the Rapid Insect’s razor-sharp bladed arms.
ROAR—
Roaring in agonizing fury, the Bear Demon thrashed about.
As its muscles rippled, a black light emerged on the Bear Demon’s fur. The already incredibly tough bear hide became as hard as steel. Then, with crimson eyes, the Bear Demon slammed itself directly against a towering ancient tree nearby, intending to knock the bug off its back.
RIP!
The Rapid Insect remained utterly unmoved, merely shifting its posture slightly before continuing to tear away at the flesh. Even with the bizarre black light, the Bear Demon still couldn’t block the Rapid Insect’s biting and tearing. The Rapid Insects could slice clean through spearheads forged from Profound Iron, let alone a body of flesh and blood!
Seeing the opening, several other Rapid Insects nearby charged forward with low growls. Seven or eight of them swarmed the Bear Demon’s massive frame like relentless leeches. Reaper’s Scythes danced as flesh and blood were flung into the air. No matter how the Bear Demon bellowed, struggled, or slammed against the giant trees, it couldn’t shake them off.
In terms of defense, this Bear Demon was even stronger than the Wolf King, but it was just too slow. In the span of a few breaths, the giant beast—whose thick hide made it comparable to a creature in the Bone Forging Realm—crashed heavily to the ground under the impossibly savage biting, its life force completely extinguished.
Even Qin Yu’s heart skipped a beat at the sight. It was simply too brutal. He knew that once the Insect Race entered a combat state, they possessed absolutely no fear of death. But seeing it happen with his own eyes still left him profoundly shaken. The surrounding guards felt their eyelids twitch, unable to hold back their gasps of shock.
WHOOSH!
Forcing down the shock in his heart, Qin Yu nocked another Armor-Breaking Arrow to his bow. He pivoted sharply, aiming squarely at the fiery-red fox silhouette stalking him through the dense forest.
"Die!"