I'm Dreaming of a Journey to the West

Li Chen raised his staff, chanting an incantation. The staff glowed, and with a single blow, he severed one of the Nine-Headed Insect's heads, staining the staff red with its blood. But then, terrifyingly, the head transformed into another Nine-Headed Insect! He wore the same armor as the Nine-Headed Insect, wielding the same halberd weapon, and lunged at Li Chen!

Li Chen had no time to react, and he dodged the fierce thrust with a sideways move, leaving a shallow scratch on Li Chen's armor!

But what no one expected was that the other seven heads of the Nine-headed Insect that was originally bound by the vines of the Hibiscus Fairy also fell off almost at the same time!

"What's going on?" Li Chen asked in surprise.

Without a doubt, the seven heads transformed into seven identical Nine-Headed Insects! Each of them held an extremely sharp halberd in their hands! These nine Nine-Headed Insects surrounded Li Chen and his group!

"Be careful!" Li Chen shouted, waving his stick to fight with the nine nine-headed insects.

Fairy Hibiscus quickly cast a spell to try to control these nine-headed insects, but found that they seemed to have the same power and were difficult to subdue.

The Snow Realm Deer and the Golden-haired Tiger also joined the battle and engaged in a fierce fight with the Nine-headed Insects. However, the Nine-headed Insects cooperated well, causing the battle to reach a stalemate.

"What kind of monster is this?" asked Fairy Hibiscus breathlessly, her pretty face slightly pale.

"It seems that we are in big trouble this time!" Li Chen said with a frown.

Li Chen secretly complained bitterly. He had never expected this Nine-Headed Insect to be so difficult to deal with. Now that there were nine more of them, it was even more difficult. But he did not give up. He continued to swing his stick, looking for a breakthrough.

Seeing Li Chen and his group trapped, the nine Nine-Headed Insects revealed a ferocious grin on their faces, releasing an extremely unpleasant laugh. This laugh seemed to carry a strange power, capable of attacking the human mind. A normal person hearing such a laugh would at best go mad, or at worst, be instantly killed. This was a new magical power cultivated by the Nine-Headed Insects, called "Netherworld Howl"!

This terrifying, sinister laugh echoed like a ghost, shuddering along the shore. Li Chen and his companions covered their heads, expressions of agony. They were tortured by this terrifying, sinister laugh, feeling as if their bodies and souls were being torn apart.

"Hahahaha...what do you think? Do you still dare to be so arrogant, little brat?"

The Nine-Headed Insect retracted its head and looked at Li Chen and his group lying on the ground in pain. A smug look on its face, and it mocked them without any concealment.

"You despicable fellow, take my stick!"

Li Chen's hair stood on end in fury. He could no longer bear the Nine-Headed Insect's mockery, so he raised his staff and struck at it with all his might. However, just when he thought he had given the Nine-Headed Insect a good lesson, the Nine-Headed Insect easily blocked his attack with its halberd. This surprised Li Chen greatly, but he was even more astonished by what was to come.

The Nine-Headed Insect quickly counterattacked and kicked Li Chen, sending him flying backwards. The kick was so powerful that Li Chen tumbled in the air and finally fell heavily to the ground.

"Master!!!" Fairy Hibiscus was extremely anxious. She hurried to Li Chen and helped him up with a look of concern on her face. The Snow Realm Divine Deer and the Golden-haired Tiger also quickly came to Li Chen's side. They stared at the Nine-Headed Insect together, their eyes flashing with anger.

Li Chen managed to stand up with the help of Fairy Hibiscus. Although his body had not yet fully recovered, he still endured the pain, and with a slight upward curve of his lips, he said with a difficult smile, "That's all!"

Upon hearing Li Chen's words, the Nine-Headed Insect erupted in fury. It gritted its teeth and declared, "You're just being stubborn! I'll show you how powerful I am. I'll use my clone technique to chop you into pieces, mincing you into a pulp!" With that, the Nine-Headed Insect once again unleashed the same clone technique that had previously put Li Chen and his group in such a predicament. In an instant, nine identical Nine-Headed Insects appeared simultaneously, their halberds raised high, charging towards Li Chen with furious momentum!

"It seems that I can only let you try this trick of mine! Wood-poison spreads thousands of miles!" Li Chen's eyes condensed and he shouted.

As he finished speaking, his body shone with an emerald green light, as dazzling as an emerald. Soon, emerald green smoke began to rise from the surroundings. This smoke seemed to have life, rapidly spreading and enveloping the entire sea surface.

In the blink of an eye, the entire sea surface began to turn into an emerald green ocean. The originally clear blue water was dyed into an eerie emerald green. The beach also changed from yellow sand to green sand, as if it had been painted with a layer of green paint, appearing particularly eerie and terrifying.

This is the Wood Ancestral Witch's skill—Poison Spreads Across Thousand Miles! This skill transforms the area around it into a sea of ​​​​emerald green poison, poisoning the enemy, causing them to continuously lose health and mana.

Fairy Hibiscus and her companions naturally had nothing to worry about. Originally, this move was incredibly powerful, and Li Chen, fearing harm to innocent people, had rarely used it since acquiring it. However, Li Chen, under the guidance of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, had mastered the Heaven and Earth Heart Method and mastered this move to perfection, so there was no need to worry about accidentally injuring friendly forces. Fairy Hibiscus and her companions simply watched the scene unfold quietly beside Li Chen, waiting for the battle to end.

However, the Nine-Headed Insect was in a terrible situation!

"What's going on?! My magic power!!!" the Hydra shouted in horror.

He felt his mana draining away, as if being devoured by an invisible force. At the same time, he discovered that his clone technique was beginning to struggle to maintain, with his clones becoming increasingly weaker, and some even disappearing.

The Nine-Headed Insect was horrified. He knew that if he continued like this, he would probably die. So he decided to make a desperate attempt to break through the poisonous fog. However, after just a few steps, he found that his body was getting heavier and heavier, and his movements were getting slower and slower.

Not long after, the eight clones quickly disappeared without a trace under the effect of the poison!

The Nine-Headed Insect's fangs did contain toxins, but compared to the Wood Witch's deadly poison, it was nothing! The two were completely incomparable! The Nine-Headed Insect tried to escape, but its legs were once again tightly entangled by the vines of the Hibiscus Fairy, making it impossible to escape!

"Nine-headed Insect, how do you feel? I'm afraid your power is gone now?!"

Li Chen sneered and mocked the Nine-Headed Insect, struggling in the poisonous sea. At this moment, the Nine-Headed Insect was powerless to break free or resist the erosion of the poisonous sea, and could only watch helplessly as the poisonous sea devoured its body. Before long, the Nine-Headed Insect's body was completely corroded! After the Nine-Headed Insect died, Li Chen picked up the Luo Bei weapon that the Nine-Headed Insect had dropped and fused it with his own.

"Congratulations to the host for triggering the quest 'Kill the Water Ancestral Witch'. The quest rewards 30 Resurrection Pills and 30 Level 4 Reinforcement Stones. In addition, there are two fragments of the magical weapon, the Shiluo Conch!"

Hearing the system's task prompt, Li Chen realized that it was time to go to the Fahua Spirit Cave to find the Water Ancestral Witch and compete with her! Only in this way could he put an end to what happened in Putuo Mountain!