My brother is so cunning

Chapter 904 Insect Population Synchronization Mechanism
In the battle when Wen Rui destroyed the Taishan Insect Nest, the elite demonic insects of the super-beast-transformation version didn't even have time to show their fangs to the gods and Buddhas in the sky before they were reduced to basic particles by the primordial light erupted from the Sun and Moon Divine Pearl.

The battle took place underground, and the dense demonic energy rising from the blood pool obscured the perception of gods and Buddhas. Even the Buddha's divine eye and divine ear could not see through the blood mist.

As a result, the big move that Mosquito Taoist had been holding back was never exposed to the gods and Buddhas. Apart from Wen Rui, no one knew that she had such a trump card that could overturn the balance of the battlefield.

Ordinary demonic mosquitoes are already strong enough. Even the Arhats of the Western Sect wouldn't dare to shout "I want to fight ten of them" when faced with ordinary demonic mosquitoes. The elite demonic mosquitoes, which are super beast-transformed soldiers, have physical strength and overall attributes that are not much different from those of Golden Immortals. Even Arhats would find it extremely difficult to deal with them in a one-on-one situation.

How many Arhats are there in Western religions?

It takes at least one or two hundred years for an Arhat to be born. A fully enlightened being must go through several cycles of reincarnation before achieving perfect enlightenment, escaping the cycle of reincarnation, and attaining the golden body of an eighteen-foot Arhat.

The elite mosquitoes, in their super-beast form, can be mass-produced indefinitely as long as there is an abundance of blood resources.

This is like the generational gap between an archer and a musketeer. Although an Arhat is not only indestructible in terms of physical body, but also blessed by Buddhism to unleash great supernatural powers, he can also exchange multiple heads at a great cost if he really fights to the death with elite demonic mosquitoes.

However, the vast difference in the speed and number of troops produced is beyond what Buddhist magic can bridge.

Venerable Sariputra's realm far surpassed that of an Arhat; he was a Pratyekabuddha. He had thought that by unleashing the Vajra Lion's Roar supernatural power of Buddhism, he could kill a large number of demonic mosquitoes. However, the power was instead dispersed and spread evenly among dozens of elite demonic mosquitoes. The high-intensity sonic vibrations only swept away a layer of dust from their skins.

Even the mosquitoes that charged at the very front and absorbed the most sonic damage, though bleeding from all seven orifices from the shock, quickly recovered thanks to their super-strong self-healing ability and returned to their normal flight posture.

He thought it would be a wide-range, instant-kill attack, but it only scratched the enemy's skin. Venerable Sariputra was shocked. But time was of the essence. In the blink of an eye, the elite swarm of demonic mosquitoes had already rushed up the wall of Lingjiu Temple. He quickly summoned his Vajra Pestle, flew to meet a demonic mosquito, and swung the pestle to smash it.

The vajra shone with dazzling golden light, imbued with the power of Vajrasattva, and struck the triangular head of the elite demon mosquito with exquisite Buddhist martial arts skills.

The golden pestle collided with the insect's head, producing a crisp metallic clang. The shockwave from the impact dispersed the snow dust, and the enormous sound spread in all directions. Almost simultaneously, the snow on the cliffs surrounding Lingjiu Mountain collapsed, triggering a super avalanche that was the largest in a century.

The force of the shockwave from the vajra alone caused Venerable Sariputra's arm to go numb, and even caused tiny cracks to appear inside his indestructible golden body. It was only by circulating his supreme Buddhist power that he was able to mend them.

"What a hard head!"

Venerable Sariputra thought to himself, "Fortunately, this attack shattered the insect's head. The broken shells flew backward like bullets, hitting the demonic insect that was swooping down from behind, and even piercing through the insect's shell."

The sensation of hitting the insect's head was far greater than the recoil force that shattered the indestructible body of an ordinary Arhat.

Moreover, the demonic insect not only had a hard shell, but its muscles and bones beneath the shell were also unusually strong. Its cellular structure was bizarre, and its fat and muscle tissue absorbed most of the impact.

If it weren't for Venerable Sariputra's profound cultivation, even an ordinary Arhat wouldn't have been able to deliver a fatal blow to the head.

The high monk he had just spoken to was Venerable Purna, also a disciple of the Buddha. Upon the attack of the demonic insects, he did not follow his senior brother to the front lines to fight, but instead flew backward to the core of the protective array in Lingjiu Cave to activate the Vajra Defense Array of Lingjiu Temple. If the array were activated, the Vajra protective dome would descend, preventing external enemies from penetrating for a while. However, if too many demonic mosquitoes were released before activation, damaging the array's core from within, the array would collapse on its own.

Having only killed one elite demonic mosquito, Venerable Sariputra was already feeling extremely strained and increasingly anxious. He watched as more demonic mosquitoes rushed up the wall, and if the activation of the great formation was delayed any longer, there would be little difference between activating it and not activating it at all.

"These demonic insects that have attacked this time are different from those before; they are a hundred times more ferocious!"

Venerable Sariputra turned and shouted loudly into the temple to remind his fellow disciples. Then he gathered his magical power again, raised his vajra pestle, and struck the next mosquito.

"Junior brother, quickly activate the great formation and at the same time contact Mount Ling to send down the True Fire of the Sun, otherwise with our strength, we simply cannot hold it!"

Those guarding Vulture Peak were all elites of the Western Sect, Arhat monks who were direct disciples of the Buddha. Just as the avalanche occurred, dozens of Arhats rushed out from the Mahavira Hall and leaped onto the wall to support Venerable Sariputra.

Venerable Sariputra intended to use the same technique as the previous demonic mosquito to kill the second one. However, when he unleashed the same move, the demonic mosquito seemed to have practiced it countless times and was extremely familiar with the move. It easily dodged it by slightly tilting its head, and then countered with a pair of sharp, knife-like claws, aiming straight for Venerable Sariputra's head.

In a low-level martial arts world, any bystander witnessing this would surely exclaim, "An eye for an eye! This is the Murong family's 'Shifting Stars' technique!"

Venerable Sariputra, of course, did not know what the "shifting of stars" meant, but he could see that the other party had copied his move, and it was a near-perfect replica, with even greater power than when he used it.

For a moment, the Venerable One's mind went blank. He had clearly used this move to kill the other demonic creature, so how could he have instantly learned and used it to counterattack the one in front of him?

Even if the same move can't be used a second time, it's not the same animal at all!

Could this demonic mosquito have learned his moves just by observing him?
This kind of martial arts talent is something that even the most gifted geniuses among humans do not possess. How could an insect whose intelligence has not been fully awakened possibly have it?

Fortunately, he had practiced this Vajra Pestle technique for a long time and was extremely skilled in its execution. Venerable Sariputra quickly changed his move, using the golden pestle to deflect the demonic insect's claws, and then smashed the insect's chest with the pestle, using all his strength to create a large hole in it.

It only took one move to kill the first demonic mosquito, but it took three moves to kill the second one. The pressure kept increasing, as if each attacking demonic insect was stronger than the last.

When the third demonic mosquito charged, Venerable Sariputra was prepared for the worst. Sure enough, the two moves he had just used were completely ineffective, and the demonic insect found a way to break through. It wasn't until the fifth move that he found an opening and broke the demonic mosquito in half.

If even a Pratyekabuddha-level venerable one struggles so much against the elite demonic mosquitoes, one can only imagine the plight of the Arhat Sangha. The monks, who were shouting slogans like "Eliminate demons and defend the righteous path," "Evil cannot prevail over good," and "The Buddha's teachings are boundless," were all thrown into chaos and defeat as soon as they engaged in battle.

In front of the demonic mosquitoes, they were like a group of green recruits, lacking the absolute power of Venerable Sariputra to kill with a single blow. They could initially injure a few demonic mosquitoes with their exquisite moves, but they were quickly overwhelmed by the demonic mosquitoes' astonishing speed in absorbing combat experience and learning the essence of Buddhist martial arts. The more they fought, the more severely their moves were restrained.

(End of this chapter)