dognovel Chapter 1097 9-Headed Insect
Chapter 1097 9-Headed Insect
Deep in the North Sea.
A vast, dark underwater world.
There was no light here, and the water pressure was terrifying enough to crush ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators into mincemeat. The seawater was icy cold and contained a dense, malevolent aura that constantly eroded the souls of living beings.
The seabed is rugged, with huge rocks standing out abruptly. Occasionally, eerie green lights flash through the crevices, which are the eyes of demons lurking in this place.
A disheveled figure fell from the void and crashed heavily onto a huge black reef with a dull thud.
It was Yu Shuheng who was inexplicably teleported here by the North Sea Secret Realm.
He was covered in blood, his blue Taoist robe was tattered, his left arm hung limply, and blood dripped from his fingertips into the seawater, where it was instantly diluted by the cold water.
Blood still clung to the corners of his mouth, and his breathing was erratic, clearly indicating that he had suffered a significant impact during the teleportation process.
"Cough cough..." Yu Shuheng coughed violently, which aggravated his internal injuries, and his face became even paler.
He struggled to stand up, but found that the surrounding seawater seemed to have turned into invisible shackles, binding him tightly. The evil energy surged into his body through the wound, clashing with his spiritual power and causing his meridians to ache.
"Where...is this?" Yu Shuheng looked around, his eyes filled with vigilance.
He could clearly sense that this underwater world was filled with a strong demonic aura, and there were far more of them than in any other dangerous situation he had ever encountered before.
What terrified him even more was the terrifying, suffocating pressure emanating from the deep sea not far away. That pressure carried an aura of rage, bloodlust, and destruction, as if it came from an ancient, primordial beast.
Just then, countless eerie green lights lit up in the dark seawater, increasing in number and becoming densely packed, like will-o'-the-wisps in the night sky.
Sharp roars, the creaking of bones grinding together, and the screeching of scales scraping against rocks mingled together, coming from all directions.
Yu Shuheng gripped the three-foot-long sword tightly, the blade trembling and emitting a buzzing sound, clearly sensing the impending danger.
"Roar!"
The enormous figure that slowly rose from the bottom of the deep sea resembled a moving mountain, inspiring awe.
It was tens of thousands of feet long, its body covered with jet-black scales, each shimmering with a metallic luster, like stars twinkling in the night sky. These scales were incredibly hard, with edges as sharp as knives, seemingly capable of easily tearing through steel.
What is most striking are its nine heads, each with a unique and ferocious appearance.
One of the heads had a pair of thick bull horns, protruding fangs that gleamed coldly, and blood-red eyes that revealed endless ferocity and violence;
The other head was emaciated, with hair coiled like snakes, and dark green venom dripping from its mouth, emitting a nauseating stench.
Another head had a hooked nose and sinister eyes, resembling a demon from the deepest hell, radiating a chilling light that could terrify the soul...
These nine heads, each with a different shape, all exuded an indescribable evil and terror. Their existence seemed designed to destroy everything, sending chills down one's spine.
"Human cultivator? No, it's a tree demon!" The head in the middle with dragon horns spoke, its voice hoarse and unpleasant, like two stones rubbing against each other. "I never thought that after 300,000 years, there would still be cultivators who would break into the sealed land."
"Nine-headed worm!" Yu Shuheng's pupils contracted sharply, as if a storm was raging in his heart.
He had seen records of the Nine-Headed Insect in ancient books: This demon was like a demon god at the beginning of chaos, with extraordinary talent. It devoured the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and cultivated for ten thousand years. It roamed the four seas and led its demons to kill wantonly along the coast of the North Sea. Wherever it passed, not a blade of grass grew and bones were piled up. Within a thousand miles, not a rooster could be heard crowing.
Later, several powerful figures in the North Sea worked together and devoted their entire lives to sealing the Nine-Headed Insect and its demons in this underwater world, setting up numerous restrictions to prevent them from breaking free.
Unexpectedly, the North Sea Secret Realm inexplicably teleported him here, and judging from the Nine-Headed Insect's aura, it was clear that it had broken free of part of the seal and recovered most of its strength!
"It seems you recognize me." The dragon-horned head let out a strange, cackling laugh, and all nine heads opened their mouths simultaneously, spewing out thick black mist.
The fog spread rapidly through the seawater, turning the water murky and increasing the concentration of malevolent energy it contained.
"For three hundred thousand years, I have been sealed here, enduring the corrosive effects of the restrictions day and night. Today, I will make you, a human cultivator, pay for this suffering!"
"Not only you, but also those old bastards who sealed me away back then—I will kill their descendants one by one sooner or later, and make the entire North Sea pay the price for what they did back then!" another head with snake hair roared, its voice filled with resentment.
Yu Shuheng took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down.
He knew that at this moment, fear would only plunge him into an abyss of no return. Facing an ancient demon like the Nine-Headed Insect, the only way to survive was to fight with his back to the wall.
He used all the remaining spiritual energy in his body to forcefully suppress his injuries. The Qingfeng Sword instantly burst forth with a dazzling blue light, like a bright pearl, dispelling some of the surrounding black mist.
"Nine-Headed Insect, you stirred up trouble in the North Sea back then, slaughtering innocent people. It is only natural that you were sealed away! Now that I have come here, I will never give you a chance to see the light of day again!" Yu Shuheng's voice was slightly weak, but it was as loud as a bell, carrying an unwavering will.
He gripped the Qingfeng sword tightly, and the sword primordial power within his body, like a lion awakened, slowly stirred. Sword energy crisscrossed, forming an indestructible defensive barrier around him, resisting the erosion of the evil energy.
"Arrogant!" The Nine-Headed Insect was enraged, and all nine heads launched an attack simultaneously.
The dragon's horned head spewed out a blazing black flame, like a ferocious fire dragon, baring its fangs and claws as it pounced on Yu Shuheng. Wherever it passed, the seawater was evaporated, creating a vacuum zone.
The snake-like head shot out countless black hairs, each hair like a sharp steel needle, carrying deadly poison, shooting towards Yu Shuheng like a sudden storm.
Its hooked-nosed head then unleashed a sharp wind blade, which tore through the seawater like lightning, moving with lightning speed...
Nine different attacks simultaneously enveloped Yu Shuheng like a net, blocking all his escape routes.
Before the attack even arrived, the violent force was already suffocating Yu Shuheng like Mount Tai crushing an egg. His skin felt a sharp pain, as if he were being stabbed by thousands of steel needles at the same time.
"Sword Domain - Azure Sky!"
With a furious roar, Yu Shuheng unleashed his spiritual power like a burst dam, and his Qingfeng Sword shot out like an arrow, transforming into a streak of azure light that spun rapidly before him.
In an instant, countless cyan sword energies surged from the void, like a group of well-trained soldiers, neatly converging into a vast sword domain.
Within the sword domain, the azure light was dazzling, and the sword energy crisscrossed, forming an impenetrable wall of bronze and iron.
boom! boom! boom!
Black flames, poisonous threads, and wind blades simultaneously struck the sword domain, unleashing a deafening roar.
The sword domain fluctuated violently, the cyan light flickered, and countless sword energies shattered under the impact. Yu Shuheng spat out a mouthful of blood, staggered backward, and his face was as pale as paper.
Although his sword domain blocked most of the attacks, the Nine-Headed Insect's strength was too terrifying, and the aftershocks still severely injured him.
"With such meager strength, you dare to boast before me?" The Nine-Headed Insect sneered disdainfully, its nine heads swaying simultaneously as its massive body charged towards Yu Shuheng.
Its jet-black scales gleamed coldly in the darkness, and its nine pairs of wings spread out, creating towering waves that smashed countless reefs to pieces.
Yu Shuheng's eyes narrowed, but he did not back down in the slightest.
There was no way to retreat; the only option was to fight to the death!
Yu Shuheng formed hand seals and chanted incantations. His Qingfeng sword drew a mysterious trajectory in the air, and the sword energy became increasingly fierce.
"Sword Dao Origin - Heaven Slayer!"
A massive cyan sword aura condensed from the sword domain, stretching for thousands of feet, like a giant blade in the hand of a god, carrying the momentum to cleave the heavens and earth, and slashed towards the nine-headed worm.
Wherever the sword energy passed, the seawater was split in two, forming a long vacuum channel, and the black mist was also dispelled by the sword energy.
A hint of surprise flashed in the Nine-Headed Insect's eyes, which then turned into a ferocious smile: "Interesting, but not enough!"
Its central dragon horn suddenly swung up, unleashing a black beam of light containing immense destructive power, which collided violently with the azure sword energy.
Click!
Under the fierce impact of the black beam of light, the cyan sword energy cracked like a spider web, then shattered with a deafening roar.
The black beam of light came with overwhelming force, its power undiminished, like a ferocious beast, continuing to pounce on Yu Shuheng.
Yu Shuheng's expression changed drastically. He tried to dodge, but was shocked to find that his body was locked in place by an invisible force, as if he were being crushed by a thousand-pound weight, and he could not move an inch.
At the critical moment, Yu Shuheng made a decisive move, biting his tongue and spitting out a mouthful of blood essence. The blood essence landed on the Qingfeng sword like a burning meteor, and the sword instantly burst out with a dazzling red light, like a rising sun.
"Blood Burning Secret Technique!" A resolute glint flashed in his eyes as he burned his own essence blood in exchange for a brief boost in power.
"Sword Release: Flowing Light!"
Yu Shuheng's figure was like a red lightning bolt, dodging the black beam of light with lightning speed.
The beam of light slammed into the reef behind him with a deafening roar. The reef instantly turned to dust, as if kneaded into powder by an invisible giant hand, forming a huge crater.
However, the price of burning one's essence and blood was extremely high. Yu Shuheng's breath was like a candle flickering in the wind, growing weaker and weaker. His face was as pale as a sheet of paper, and even standing became extremely difficult.
Unfortunately, for some unknown reason, Yu Shuheng was not only inexplicably teleported to the sealed area, but also inexplicably injured. It's unclear whether the teleportation process went wrong or if he was injured by the seal itself.
However, now is not the time to think about these things.
He knew he couldn't hold out much longer and had to find the Nine-Headed Insect's weakness as soon as possible.
Just then, from the dark sea, countless demons surged out of the cracks in the rocks like a tidal wave, baring their fangs and claws as they pounced on Yu Shuheng.
These demons came in all shapes and sizes. Some had human bodies and animal heads, looking ferocious and terrifying. Others were covered in scales that gleamed with a cold light. Some had multiple arms and wielded sharp weapons. Each of them exuded a chilling and ferocious aura.
They are the remnants of the demons who followed the Nine-Headed Insect in committing evil deeds in the North Sea. They were sealed here for 300,000 years. Now, as the Nine-Headed Insect breaks free of part of its seal, they have also awakened and are preparing to wreak havoc on the human world once again.