Crossing the Cultivation Realm: Two Souls Coexist

Their so-called "invisibility" was nothing but a bad joke in Hu Qing's ears.

That is not true spatial concealment, but an advanced mimicry that uses pigment cells to change body color and blend into the environment.

This is undoubtedly fatal to prey that rely on vision, but in the face of absolute sound insight, they are like torches in the dark, with nowhere to hide.

Hu Qing's mind moved slightly, and he didn't even need to aim deliberately. He put his fingers together like swords, and the green light on his fingertips flickered, seemingly randomly pointing towards the locked direction.

laugh!laugh!

Two extremely condensed green sword energies broke through the air, silently but as fast as lightning!

“Puff!” “Squeak!”

The pile of dead leaves on the left suddenly exploded, and a mantis had its head pierced by the sword energy before it could fully reveal itself;

On the tree trunk behind the right, another mantis that was climbing in a mimicking color fell down. A tiny blood hole appeared between its compound eyes, and blue blood dripped out. It struggled twice and then became silent.

He moved leisurely between the insect corpses and charred wood, and every time he tapped his fingertips, a mantis that thought it was hiding perfectly would be killed.

The movements were relaxed and comfortable, as if they were not fighting for life and death, but cleaning up some annoying mosquitoes and flies.

These insidious assassins never understood how they were discovered until their death.

When Hu Qing casually crushed the last mantis that tried to attack from behind, the surroundings fell into an eerie silence.

However, the silence did not last long.

The swarms of insects below, which had originally shrunk back due to the presence of the mantis, became agitated again.

The alluring energy aura from Hu Qing was restrained because he had complete control over his power.

But the lingering aftertaste of the breakthrough just now is still an irresistible temptation for these low-level insects.

They became extremely impatient, opening and closing their mouthparts, making increasingly sharp "hissing" sounds, and the greedy red light in their compound eyes almost overflowed.

But they still hesitated and did not dare to move forward easily.

Mantises have long been powerful in this forest and are terrifying hunters at the top of the food chain. Their vengeful nature and proficiency in assassination make it difficult for any race to provoke them.

Offending their prey often means that important individuals in the population will be subjected to endless assassinations for a long time to come.

But now... those top hunters that all insects feared were killed by that human being as easily as if they were made of paper?

The shackles of fear collapsed instantly!

Greed once again completely prevailed!

"Hiss-!"

“Buzz buzz—!”

The remaining insect swarms were like a flood that broke through the dam, unable to hold back any longer, and suddenly rushed in again from all directions!

They pushed and trampled on each other, forming a destructive wave that rushed straight towards the Hu Qing in the treetops!

At this moment, in their simple minds, without the threat of the mantis, this human being who exudes a "delicious" scent is an ownerless treasure, and whoever is capable can get it!

Hu Qing's brow furrowed. Killing a chicken to scare the monkeys seemed to have limited effectiveness. In other words, reasoning with these insects that acted almost entirely on instinct was futile.

They may have simple social structures, but definitely not advanced intelligence.

"Since killing a few isn't enough..." Hu Qing's eyes flashed coldly, "Then I'll kill you until you're extinct, until it's etched into your genes, and you'll avoid me whenever you see me!"

He no longer held back, slowly raised his arms, and the aura around him suddenly became extremely sharp!

Om-!

With him as the center, countless green sword auras, as thin as cow hair but extremely condensed, appeared out of thin air!

They were not chaotic, but seemed to have life, swirling and interweaving around him, instantly forming a high-speed rotating sword energy storm with a diameter of tens of meters!

"go."

Hu Qing uttered a word softly.

The next moment, the sword energy storm suddenly expanded, like a millstone of death, sweeping towards the surging swarm of insects!

Chichichichichi——!!!

The cutting sound, so dense that it made one's scalp tingle, suddenly rang out!

It's like dipping a red-hot iron into ice water!

Wherever the sword energy storm passed, no matter if it was the lowest worm, a beetle with a hard shell, or a giant moth...

All the insects that crashed into the storm were cut, crushed, and annihilated by countless tiny sword energies in an instant!

Green, yellow, and black blood, as well as broken shells, internal organs, and wings, poured down like a rainstorm, quickly piling up on the ground into a thick, sticky, and strangely colored "carpet"!

This one-sided massacre lasted for a full two incense sticks.

The sword energy storm was like a tireless meat grinder, plowing back and forth in the sea of ​​insects several times.

At the beginning, the swarm of insects relied on their numbers to attack frantically, but their own kind were turned into powder at a terrifying speed.

The simple brains of the surviving insects, filled with greed, were finally replaced by the most primitive fear.

"squeak--!"

"hiss!"

The remaining insects screamed in terror, no longer caring about the tempting smell, and turned around.

Like stray dogs, they scrambled to escape into the depths of the dense forest and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

The noisy battlefield finally became completely quiet.

Hu Qing slowly lowered his arms, and the sword energy storm around him quietly dissipated.

He let out a long sigh, and his nostrils were filled with an indescribable pungent smell mixed with various insect blood, burnt protein and wood ash, which was nauseating.

He turned to look at Xiao Zi, who was hovering nearby, her eyes filled with excitement and fear, and asked doubtfully:

"Where's that guy Gu Yang? Why did he leave you here alone to deal with this situation?"

He had just finished his retreat and was not clear about what had happened before.

"Ang! Ang ang!" Xiao Zi immediately became anxious when Gu Yang was mentioned.

It flew to the ground, stretched out its claws, and disgustedly dug away the thick insect corpses and mucus on the ground, clearing out a small space.

Then, it carefully scratched the mud with its sharp claws, drawing simple but vivid patterns:

A little man (Gu Yang) is on a tree, many tiny people are shooting arrows with bows, green liquid, giant cicada insects are tied up and then taken away, and there is also a little man (Hu Qing) meditating...

The drawing was a bit messy, but with its anxious humming and gestures, Hu Qing quickly understood what had happened.

Gu Yang was ambushed by a group of tiny people wearing leaf clothes with a special paralyzing arrow, and then kidnapped by a giant cicada insect. Before being taken away, Gu Yang signaled Xiao Zi to stay and wait for him to wake up.

After reading it, Hu Qing couldn't help but feel a headache.

This forest is indeed strange and unpredictable. We have searched it for so long but have not found any trace of intelligent creatures. I didn’t expect that there is such a mysterious group of "little people" hiding here.

And judging by their methods, they seem to be extremely good at utilizing the environment and organisms.

"Which direction did they go?" Hu Qing asked in a deep voice.

Xiao Zi immediately raised his paw and pointed without hesitation in the direction of the forest. The trees there seemed to be taller and denser, and so dark that it seemed to lead to another world.

Hu Qing nodded. The forest was so vast that searching blindly was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

But now that he had a clear direction, it was better than being in a state of panic. He just hoped that Gu Yang would be smart and not get into any accidents during this period.