Chapter 896 - 894: The Talking Poisonous Silkworm

Chapter 896: Chapter 894: The Talking Poisonous Silkworm

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"What is that?"

Xu Yang sensed something was wrong and immediately retreated.

SNAP!

A crisp, low sound suddenly echoed through the cave. A large spray of colorful poisonous blood—mixed with black, red, brown, and purple—violently erupted from Jia Xiu’s split head. It shot toward Xu Yang’s face like a dense volley of fine arrows.

"Damn it."

This was the poisonous blood that had accumulated inside Jia Xiu’s body for countless years. As it pierced the air, it emitted a HISSING sound and distorted space itself. Countless fine cracks appeared in the air, spreading like a spiderweb in a truly terrifying display.

Even with his Flawless Pure Body, Xu Yang didn’t dare face it head-on. He swung his saber frantically while the Purple Star Treasure Armor already covered his entire body.

BANG BANG BANG!

Under the airtight barrage of his blade, a large amount of the poisonous blood was deflected. The Daluo Saber remained completely unscathed, but the surrounding ground was already riddled with countless holes.

"Huh?" the voice sounded again.

Suddenly—

WHOOO WHOOO WHOOO!

An eerie, low howl surged through the cave like a tide, whipping up suffocating waves.

CLANG!

The Black and White Meteor Tower trembled. The protective shield on its surface rippled with an intense black and white immortal light, firmly blocking the impact.

Xu Yang’s body shook, and the Primordial Spirit within his Sea of Consciousness trembled. His expression suddenly twisted in extreme agony. Even with the Primordial Spirit protection of the Purple Star Treasure Armor, he still felt a tearing, piercing pain, as if ten thousand blades were ripping him apart and ten thousand needles were stabbing into him.

"Watch out, Junior Brother!" Luo Yao cried out in alarm.

Xu Yang’s eyes widened into round circles, his pupils turning red.

SWISH!

A dark light suddenly drilled out of Jia Xiu’s corpse, opening its mouth to spit out an ink-black arrow of venom. A wave of coldness instantly swept over Xu Yang’s entire body, causing him to shiver involuntarily.

"This is bad."

It was too fast. He was still reeling from the shock to his Primordial Spirit and hadn’t fully recovered his senses, yet he frantically raised the Daluo Saber.

SWISH!

The slash missed completely.

"How is that possible?" Xu Yang was dumbfounded. He exclaimed in shock, "Distorted space..."

No wonder he missed. In his haste, he hadn’t noticed this detail. Although he had been staring right at the venom arrow, the projectile had distorted space itself, causing layers of reality to overlap. Off by just a fraction of a hair, he was unable to hit it.

The Daluo Saber naturally didn’t fear this venom. However, the venom bypassed the blade and shot straight toward his face.

In that instant, Xu Yang deactivated the Purple Star Treasure Armor. Although the armor was a Tier 3 High-grade item, this monster had emerged from Jia Xiu’s body, and the threat its venom posed was far more terrifying than Jia Xiu’s poisonous blood. He didn’t dare gamble with this treasure.

Jia Xiu’s poisonous blood alone could damage the Purple Star Treasure Armor, let alone something even more dreadful. This treasure armor could still be upgraded and provided immense protection and defense during battles with other cultivators. To let it be damaged here would be far too great a pity.

Removing the armor and facing the venom head-on, Xu Yang’s scalp went numb.

SWISH!

A massive tripod appeared out of thin air in front of him, its opening as deep and dark as an abyss.

SPLAT!

The venom arrow directly plunged into the divine tripod and vanished without a trace. Xu Yang retreated rapidly, staring at the object floating in midair as if facing a mortal enemy.

"What is that thing?" Luo Yao’s voice trembled. "It looks like a poison silkworm, but isn’t this silkworm far too bizarre?"

Even separated by the Black and White Meteor Tower, he still felt his blood run cold. The threat posed by this silkworm was far more terrifying than Jia Xiu’s corpse—that much was evident just from Xu Yang’s reaction.

Xu Yang evaluated the poison silkworm with alarm. It was small, only about seven or eight inches long, and entirely ink-black. Its body was covered in a thin layer of black carapace. It had a small, sharp head and tiny, ferocious eyes that were deeply unsettling. On its back were three pairs of small black wings, and its tail was long, narrow, and as sharp as a hook. It was vastly different from ordinary silkworms.

Being stared at by it, Xu Yang felt an uncontrollable chill radiating from his body. Furthermore, it could speak the human tongue.

"How bizarre," the poison silkworm’s voice was filled with surprise.

"So you’re the one playing tricks here? What exactly are you?" Xu Yang stared fixedly at the creature.

"What kind of treasure is that? It actually swallowed this Saint’s venom without a single ripple?"

Neither of them answered the other’s question.

Xu Yang frowned deeply and subconsciously exchanged a glance with Luo Yao.

*This Saint?* They had both clearly caught that self-proclaimed title.

"Your venom poses no threat to me," Xu Yang revealed a cold sneer. "If you don’t believe me, you are welcome to try again."

"Is that so? This Saint truly doesn’t believe it."

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH!

The poison silkworm suddenly launched into action. The upper space of the cave was instantly filled with densely packed afterimages. Its speed was so fast that it made Luo Yao dizzy just looking at it. Xu Yang was also dazzled; for a moment, he couldn’t distinguish the real body from the afterimages at all.

THWIP THWIP THWIP!

A piercing whistle filled the air as densely packed arrows of venom converged like a tide, gushing toward them from all directions.

"Damn it." Xu Yang cursed under his breath and directly activated the Celestial Refining Divine Tripod, firmly enshrouding himself and Luo Yao within it.

BANG BANG BANG!

All the venom slammed into the Celestial Refining Divine Tripod, only to slowly slide off.

SWISH!

The poison silkworm’s afterimages vanished, leaving only its true body. Its tiny eyes were completely wide open, looking like a pair of oversized soybeans, as if it had seen a ghost.

"How is that possible? What kind of treasure is this? Below the Golden Immortal Extreme Realm, no one can block this Saint’s venom! Even those at the Golden Immortal Extreme Realm would suffer greatly if they touched it without any protection."

HISS HISS HISS!

Its shocked voice echoed through the cave, making one suspect whether a cultivator’s Primordial Spirit was hidden inside the poison silkworm’s body.

Abruptly, the poison silkworm’s body flickered. It scooped up Jia Xiu’s corpse and the Ten Thousand Poison Holy Water from the ground and sped toward the outside of the cave. With that divine tripod in play, it realized it couldn’t threaten this human cultivator at all. This was bad.

"Trying to run?" Xu Yang’s voice rang out from beneath the divine tripod. "Heaven-Locking Intent."

BOOM!

The upper reaches of the cave trembled violently, as if struck by a thunderbolt. An afterimage suddenly shattered. Immediately after, the poison silkworm burst forward a large distance before its speed drastically dropped, as if it had plunged into a quagmire. A massive expanse of Heaven-Locking Divine Chains shrouded the surrounding space, though they were fracturing and crumbling at a visible rate.

"A lowly cultivator like you thinks he can stop this Saint?" the poison silkworm sneered arrogantly.

"Black and White Meteor Tower!"

Xu Yang activated the Black and White Meteor Tower. A frantic and brilliant starry void emerged around it as the nine-story small tower abruptly expanded. Swirling like black and white clouds, it obscured the upper half of the cave.

WHOOSH!

Swept up in the starry void and the black and white flowing lights, the towering structure instantly appeared above the poison silkworm and crashed down with tremendous force.

BANG!

The poison silkworm’s speed weakened once more. Surrounding it, more Heaven-Locking Divine Chains surged forth in an endless stream. The suppressing effect of a top-tier supreme treasure was beyond imagination.

"Damn it, a top-tier supreme treasure!" the poison silkworm cried out.

"It even recognizes cultivator treasures? Is this thing still a silkworm?" Luo Yao was dumbfounded.

Xu Yang revealed a cold sneer. "I don’t care what kind of demon or monster it is, it’s not escaping today."

This thing was far more terrifying than Jia Xiu’s corpse. If he could control it, he would be able to slay gods and demons alike—destroying anything in his path beneath the Golden Immortal Extreme Realm. And it had area-of-effect crowd control to boot. Once they entered the Starfall Immortal Ruins, he alone would be comparable to several teams from top-tier immortal sects.

Threats? They would all just be prey.

BOOM!

The drastically slowed poison silkworm suddenly froze in place. The Celestial Refining Divine Tripod expanded, completely blocking its path forward. Clusters of Heaven-Burning Divine Fire surged from the tripod’s opening—which resembled the gaping maw of an abyss—making the poison silkworm shudder uncontrollably.

"What the hell is this thing? How can a mere Early Stage Golden Immortal brat like you have methods and treasures far more astounding than that old fool Jia Xiu?" The poison silkworm roared in grief and indignation, struggling desperately.

However, the Celestial Refining Divine Tripod didn’t give it the slightest chance, crashing down to engulf it. Once inside the Celestial Refining Divine Tripod, even a Saint Immortal wouldn’t be able to make a splash.