Chapter 570 - 566: Poisonous Locust Mother Insect

Chapter 570: Chapter 566: Poisonous Locust Mother Insect

"This is bad! Stop, now!"

Mang Kun, that old fox, was running the fastest, so his sudden stop was startling.

But that surprise quickly turned to stunned shock.

Before them, strands of Earth Flame Poison Locusts, like black hairs, hung down, forming a dark curtain that completely blocked the path ahead.

"GASP!"

Everyone was taken aback.

Mang Kun’s face turned ugly, and a bitter taste filled his mouth. A hint of powerlessness flickered in his cunning, fox-like eyes. ’Unbelievable... just unbelievable. I, Mang Kun, have schemed my entire life without a single failure. To think I’d run into a Poisonous Locust Mother Insect this time... Is my lifelong reputation going to be buried here?’

The faces of the War Race powerhouses turned sorrowful.

These War Race Tribes on the outskirts lacked the status and power to remain in the core and Central Regions of the War Race, and had thus been pushed out.

They ended up languishing here.

Mang Kun’s Du Mang Tribe had once been a powerful tribe in the core region. However, in a great war decades ago, over ninety percent of the tribe’s powerhouses fell, leading to their expulsion to the outskirts.

For years, Mang Kun had been searching relentlessly for a way to return to the core region.

The War Race Tribes had a chance to be promoted once every hundred years. To seize this opportunity, Mang Kun had been constantly seeking all kinds of resources.

They had discovered this Blazing Flame Pure Gold Vein long ago.

But because of some secrets within the Blazing Flame Pure Gold Vein, there were restrictions on the War Race. The only way around it was to use the humans who entered the True Dragon Battlefield.

Hong Yu and his group were the third batch of humans Mang Kun had brought in.

Mang Kun had tricked the previous two batches of True Dragon Powerhouses, and countless had died in this very mine.

He had thought that by sacrificing Hong Yu’s group as well, he would be able to open that final Forbidden Land.

He never expected to run into a Poisonous Locust Mother Insect.

"What’s going on?" Hong Yu asked with a frown.

Although some Earth Flame Poison Locusts had burrowed out of the rocks earlier, they were few and far between. How did they end up hanging here like a waterfall?

Mang Kun gave a bitter smile. "If I’m not mistaken, the Poisonous Locust Mother Insect is just ahead!"

"What?"

Everyone gasped.

They had only ever heard stories about the Poisonous Locust Mother Insect, never seeing one with their own eyes. Now, hearing that the creature was right in front of them, they could all feel their hearts pound faster.

SKREEE!

The Earth Flame Poison Locusts squirmed, and even the ones pursuing Hong Yu and the others from behind slowed down, slowly closing in.

The curtain-like wall of Earth Flame Poison Locusts slowly parted to the sides, and a massive, round figure gradually appeared before them.

The creature’s body resembled an exceptionally plump cabbage worm.

Its chubby form writhed slowly, taking up two-thirds of the tunnel. Its tail was out of sight, but its length was estimated to be over ten meters.

On top of its head were a full thirty-six eyes.

Each eye was wide and imposing, the pitch-black orbs glinting with a terrifying, dark light.

"ROAR!"

A low roar came from the Poisonous Locust Mother Insect’s mouth.

Its slowly opening mouth was filled with a sticky slime, as if it had been filled with paste. It had no teeth, but a cold light suddenly shot out from within the dark maw.

It was a tongue, much like a chameleon’s.

Except this tongue was purple, and it shot toward Mang Kun with incredible speed.

"Damn it!"

Mang Kun’s expression changed drastically. ℯ

A ruthless look appeared in his eyes as he grabbed a nearby Hong Alliance powerhouse and threw him forward.

"No—"

The Hong Alliance powerhouse screamed in terror.

THWIP!

The Poisonous Locust Mother Insect’s purple tongue ensnared him, yanked him back, and slammed him down hard in front of it.

"No... no. Don’t...!"

The powerhouse cried out repeatedly, but bound by the purple tongue, he couldn’t move an inch.

GURGLE!

Something shaped like a scythe shot out from the Poisonous Locust Mother Insect’s mouth.

This object resembled a straw; it was hollow, somewhat transparent, and connected to the mother insect’s mouth. Its tip was sharp and pointed, like the head of a spear.

SQUELCH!

The Poisonous Locust Mother Insect’s body shuddered, and the scythe-like tube plunged straight down.

SQUELCH!

The tube was incredibly sharp. It pierced through the powerhouse’s head, stabbing directly into his Celestial Spirit.

GULP! GULP! GULP!

A slurping sound echoed through the tunnel.

To the naked eye, one could see blood, brain matter, and flesh being broken down into liquid and devoured by the Poisonous Locust Mother Insect.

The Hong Alliance powerhouse’s body went stiff, his limbs contorting as his skin visibly shriveled.

His eyes bulged wide, nearly popping from their sockets.

POP!

Once he was completely drained, the powerhouse exploded into dust.

The Poisonous Locust Mother Insect let out an excited, low roar, as if celebrating the end of a delicious meal.

All of this seemed to happen slowly, but in reality, it was over in an instant.

When Hong Yu snapped back to his senses, he flew into a rage. "Mang Kun, you’re courting death!"

He struck out with a furious palm.

The palm strike was like a mountain peak—heavy and immense. It crashed forward, causing the surrounding tunnel to rumble and drone.

Mang Kun’s face fell. The single horn on his forehead began to glow with a terrifying light.

The light cascaded down, enveloping his entire body and shielding him like a great black serpent. Hong Yu’s palm slammed into Mang Kun with a loud BANG.

Mang Kun’s figure was knocked back several steps.

He carved a deep trench in the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust and debris. Mang Kun shot a surprised look at Hong Yu, clearly not having expected him to possess such power.

Seeing that Hong Yu was about to attack again, Mang Kun quickly said, "Young friend, stop! If you kill me, none of us will make it out of here alive."

"You dared to harm my brother. How can I possibly spare you?"

Hong Yu roared.

Just as he was about to strike, Bai Luoxue, Xiao Shilang, and the others stepped forward to stop him. They had all taken Mang Kun’s side.

Bai Luoxue said with a grim face, "Hong Yu, think of the bigger picture!"

Xiao Shilang nodded as well. "Don’t get all of us killed along with him just for one dead man."

"Hong Yu, wait until we’ve passed this crisis, then find a chance for revenge!" Xuantian Tiandu sent via voice transmission. "We still have several of our brothers here."

Hong Yu took a deep breath. He glanced at the Hong Alliance powerhouses following closely behind him and took another deep breath.

His cold gaze locked onto Mang Kun. "Good. Very good. What a Du Mang Tribe. You just wait. You killed one of my brothers today. In the future, I’ll pay you back in full!"

"Hmph!"

Mang Kun snorted coldly. "My Du Mang clan has no fear of you!"

The two sides faced off coldly.

Bai Luoxue said angrily, "Cut the damn crap! If you, old bastard, hadn’t hidden what you knew and told us about the Earth Flame Poison Locusts from the start, we wouldn’t be in this mess. You’d better find a way to deal with this thing, or we’ll all be buried here with you."

"The Poisonous Locust Mother Insect is extremely cunning. If we attack it, it will immediately have the Earth Flame Poison Locusts protect it. The only chance we have is to land a fatal blow the very instant it begins to feed. Once the Poisonous Locust Mother Insect is dead, the Earth Flame Poison Locusts will fall into disarray, giving us a chance to escape!"

Mang Kun pondered for a moment before offering a solution.

Everyone couldn’t help but look toward the Poisonous Locust Mother Insect.

Sensing Hong Yu’s immense power, the cunning creature had indeed already hidden behind a barrier of Earth Flame Poison Locusts.

Only when it saw Hong Yu and the others restrain their auras did it slowly poke its head out. Its thirty-six eyes darted around, as if searching for a target.

"Brothers of the Hong Alliance, get behind me!" Hong Yu said in a low voice.

The Hong Alliance powerhouses did as they were told.

Hong Yu immediately unleashed the Cyan Celestial Transformation Dragon Technique. The moment his Dragon Spirit Sacred Body appeared, it erupted with a powerful, suppressive aura.

The residual Dragon Race bloodline he had absorbed from the Purple Thunder Winged Flood Dragon and the other Exotic Beast was instantly activated.

A faint Long Wei spread out, making the Poisonous Locust Mother Insect somewhat wary. It stopped sizing up the Hong Alliance powerhouses.

The powerhouses from the other factions also displayed their own Divine Techniques.

The two sides were locked in a standoff, and for a moment, the Poisonous Locust Mother Insect didn’t dare to move rashly. Instead, it began mobilizing more and more Earth Flame Poison Locusts, seemingly intending to use swarm tactics.

The situation grew increasingly dire.

Mang Kun frowned. "We have to find someone to act as bait. Otherwise, this cunning beast will never open its mouth, and we’ll have no chance to deal with it!"

"Bait?"

The expressions of Bai Luoxue and the others changed, and they glanced at one another.

They exchanged a look and began communicating via voice transmission, excluding the Hong Alliance powerhouses.

Xiao Shilang suddenly spoke up. "The people from the Hong Alliance were the first to discover this Blazing Flame Pure Gold Vein. I think they should be the ones to act as bait!"

"I think so too!"

"I agree!"

In an instant, all fingers were pointed at the Hong Alliance members.

Xuantian Tiandu was furious. "You bunch of bastards, have you no shame? We discovered the Blazing Flame Pure Gold Vein, that’s true, but who the hell invited you in?"

"Hmph, someone from your Hong Alliance must be the bait!"

"Big deal. When the time comes, my Divine Venerable City will give you thirty percent of the Blazing Flame Pure Gold we mine!"

"My City of Sorrow can also give you thirty percent!"

"The War Race agrees as well!"

In order to survive, they were actually willing to part with thirty percent of their respective shares as payment.

Hong Yu’s face was ashen. How could he possibly let his brothers take such a risk?

The Hong Alliance powerhouses knew of Hong Yu’s predicament and began to volunteer one after another. "Brother Hong, let me be the bait!"

"Brother Hong, if it weren’t for you, I would have died to the Earth Flame Poison Locusts earlier. Let me do it this time!"

"As long as the Hong Alliance can get enough resources, I’m willing to make the sacrifice!"

Hong Yu looked at the Hong Alliance members volunteering themselves, feeling the determination in their eyes. A wave of warmth washed over his heart.

’But sacrifice my own brothers for profit? That’s absolutely impossible!’

Suddenly...

Hong Yu took a deep breath and looked at Bai Luoxue and the others. "Thirty percent isn’t enough. If you all make a Celestial Dao oath to give us fifty percent of the harvest after this is over, I’ll agree!"

"Fine! Fifty percent it is!"

Bai Luoxue and the others didn’t hesitate at all.

In their minds, this was a perfect plan. Not only would they survive, but after they returned, they could embellish the story, portraying Hong Yu as someone who sacrificed his allies to save his own skin, which would cause the Hong Alliance to fall apart.

Why wouldn’t they do it?

Immediately, the powerhouses from the three factions made their Celestial Dao oaths. They then turned to Hong Yu with expectant gazes, waiting for him to designate a Hong Alliance member as the bait.

Under everyone’s stares, Hong Yu let out a cold smile...

"My bait... is him!"