owlsbooks Chapter 49: The Seven Sect Disciples Forced to Join Forces! [New Book, Please Vote!]
Chapter 49: The Seven Sect Disciples Forced to Join Forces! [New Book, Please Vote!]
The size of the swarm...is beyond imagination!
For a dungeon like the Crimson Forbidden Land, which has a small space and fixed evacuation points, the seemingly weak but unexpectedly numerous swarm of scout mosquitoes and nine-nectar mosquitoes can unleash unimaginable... combat power!
The swarms of flying mosquitoes that Mengde released into the valleys surrounding the forbidden area might not be able to catch up with any Qi Refining cultivator who entered the Crimson Forbidden Area, but their terrifying numbers and reproduction rate, combined with the extremely terrifying 'poison stacking' mechanism, could, under certain conditions, even overwhelm most of the people inside the Crimson Forbidden Area!
"Damn it! We can't just stand here!" The Qi Refining cultivators guarding the evacuation point of the Crimson Forbidden Land had realized this serious problem.
"Senior brother, my magic power is running low..."
"Even if we take turns clearing away the mosquitoes around us, our magic power will eventually run out!"
"There are fewer mosquitoes in the core area; we might need to rest there!"
"Those two from Spirit Beast Mountain only have one spirit herb. Even if we manage to snatch it, countless people will die in the end. My Giant Sword Sect will not participate!" After assessing the current situation, a Qi Refining Peak cultivator from the Giant Sword Sect ignored the expressions of the Tianque Fortress cultivators who remained and immediately led his sect's cultivators across the swarm of insects, heading towards the core area of the forbidden zone.
The cultivators from sects such as Qingxu Sect in Huadaowu, who were still in place, changed their expressions slightly upon seeing this. However, looking at the continuous stream of weak insects surging around them, they gritted their teeth, immediately followed the steps of the Giant Sword Sect, abandoned their attempt to encircle and annihilate Yunxi and the other person, and left the forbidden area's evacuation point.
Finally, only a few Qi Refining disciples at the eleventh or twelfth level of Tianque Fortress remained near the evacuation point of the Crimson Forbidden Land. They exchanged glances, and finally, a Qi Refining cultivator at the twelfth level stepped forward and said, "This swarm of insects is extremely strange. Nine out of ten are illusory, and one is particularly poisonous, capable of solidifying our magical power. Therefore, we cannot hold out here!"
Finally, led by the Qi Refining Level 12 cultivator, all the other Qi Refining disciples of Tianque Fortress evacuated from the Blood Forbidden Zone evacuation point.
After abandoning their defensive strategy, the group immediately discovered that the pressure from the swarm of insects had lessened considerably! As long as they were moving at high speed, they would only occasionally encounter a few Nine Nether Poisonous Mosquitoes.
If they remain stationary, they will have to face a constant stream of venomous mosquitoes from the Netherworld.
If it were just the Nine Nether Poisonous Mosquitoes, that would be fine, because the disciples of the Seven Sects discovered that the number of those poisonous mosquitoes in the swarm of flying mosquitoes was extremely small, possibly one in ten thousand, or even one in a million.
But... that's the most disgusting thing about these mixed swarms of flying mosquitoes!
If one is accidentally bitten by a Nine Nether Poisonous Mosquito, one's internal magical power will be slightly sluggish, which is not a big deal. However, the Nine Nether Poisonous Mosquito's toxin seems to be somewhat special, and it is extremely difficult to refine. After being bitten by a poisonous mosquito, a Qi Refining Realm cultivator would need to spend at least several hours to completely refine it.
If you get bitten by another poisonous mosquito during this time, the refining progress will be constantly refreshed and may even be extended, while the symptoms of solidified mana in your body will also worsen!
On the morning of the fifth day, when a large number of disciples from the seven sects gathered in the core area, they summarized more detailed information about the Nine Nether Poisonous Mosquitoes: if a cultivator at the peak of Qi Refining is bitten by more than ten poisonous mosquitoes in a row, his condition will drop by at least 30%!
Because they discovered that the toxins of the Nine Netherworld Poisonous Mosquitoes not only affect magical power, but also spiritual consciousness!
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On the morning of the fifth day of the trial, on a mountain peak in the core area of the Crimson Forbidden Land, most of the trial disciples from the seven major sects of the Yue Kingdom gathered there, their faces solemn as they watched the 'black cloud' outside the core area of the forbidden land slowly advance towards them.
"Rumor has it that there is a strange insect whose toxins can directly seal a cultivator's magic power and divine sense... And this strange insect just happens to exist in Spirit Beast Mountain!" On the mountain peak, a Qi Refining Peak cultivator from the Giant Sword Sect instantly launched an attack on the people of Spirit Beast Mountain.
"I have indeed heard of that strange insect you mentioned. It's called the Nine Netherworld Bee, and its venom is terrifying, capable of sealing magical power and divine consciousness." A Qi Refining Peak cultivator from Spirit Beast Mountain stepped forward, his brow furrowing slightly under the gaze of the other sect disciples, and retorted:
"But as you can see, what forms the sea of insects are clearly mosquitoes, not poisonous wasps."
"There are countless wondrous insects in the world; it's not impossible for one to possess a similar toxin. Don't throw all the blame on Spirit Beast Mountain!"
"Exactly! The Nine Netherworld Bees are Nine Netherworld Bees, how can they be confused with those poisonous mosquitoes!"
The explanation from the Spirit Beast Mountain side immediately drew agreement from many, and the trial disciples from various sects present immediately started arguing.
Standing in the Yellow Maple Valley camp, shielding everyone in front of him, Han Li, his face slightly flushed, his gaze unconsciously sweeping towards the Hidden Moon Sect, was startled awake by the commotion. His eyes cleared again, and he subconsciously turned to look at the swarm of insects forming a black wall in the distance, slowly advancing towards the core area. His hand unconsciously touched a storage bag at his waist...
After waking up from the stone pool, Han Li put away the materials on the Ink Dragon and returned outside. He happened to encounter the group from Huangfeng Valley who had been forced back to the vicinity of the core area of the forbidden zone by the swarm of flying mosquitoes. Later, the people from Huangfeng Valley joined up with people from other sects, which eventually led to an extremely rare scene in the blood-red forbidden zone. That is, the disciples of the seven sects who participated in the trial actually sat together, not dwelling on the mutual killings of the previous days, but starting to discuss how to deal with the sudden outbreak of insect plague.
"Insect plague... Mosquito Taoist..." Han Li stood in the crowd, silently observing the others around him. He felt that the person who caused the insect plague and called himself Mosquito Taoist must be one of the people in the crowd.
However, he wasn't sure if Mosquito Taoist was here, because all seven sects' teams were missing members.
Some have gone missing, while others were killed as soon as they entered the Crimson Forbidden Land... and some Qi Refining Peak disciples from the Seven Sects are currently engaged in a fierce battle to hunt down the insects.
Han Li noticed that his "Junior Brother Xiang," a Qi Refining Level 10 cultivator who seemed somewhat familiar to him, was missing from the Yellow Maple Valley group. He didn't know if he was dead or alive, but considering the man's cultivation level, he was probably in grave danger...
"Please be quiet for now." On the forbidden mountain peak, the blame-shifting and verbal battle between the Spirit Beast Mountain Sect, the Giant Sword Sect, the Heavenly Palace Fortress, and other sects was finally stopped by the members of the Hidden Moon Sect, who couldn't stand it any longer.
"Let's put aside our past grievances for now. There's still a day before the forbidden passage opens. We should wait here and join forces to get through the swarm of insects and leave through the forbidden passage in the last minute." The female cultivator from the Hidden Moon Sect, who had accidentally sealed her leader in the cave, tried to remain calm and offered a seemingly good suggestion to the other sect's trial disciples.
The people of the Hidden Moon Sect are also suffering in silence. Nangong Wan has disappeared, and they need to wait for her to return.