Chapter 210: Chapter 175: First Battle with the Insect Master, Part 2

A loud THUD echoed from ahead and to Egg Pancake’s right as something heavy hit the ground.

"ROAR!"

Egg Pancake’s deep black Dragon Eyes swept toward the source of the sound. It let out a low growl, lifted its right claw, and lightly tapped the ground with a hind leg.

Its body floated up as lightly as a leaf defying gravity. A dark red wave of energy swirled between its right claws, rapidly forming a Molten Rock Spear, wreathed in Flame and over ten meters long.

’The enemy is affected by Gravity, while our side’s is lightened. That’s practically a double speed boost!’

The Water Smoke Moth saw Egg Pancake flying toward it and thrashed its body violently, trying to break free from the Gravity’s influence. It opened its mouth, a bright azure light brewing deep in its throat.

CH-CH-CH-CH~

The icicles shooting from its mouth sprayed out like sweeping searchlights, completely sealing off Egg Pancake’s path.

The overwhelming barrage of icicles crashed down like an avalanche of icebergs. Wherever they passed, the rain turned to ice, and the temperature on the field instantly dropped by more than ten degrees Celsius.

The Earth Element in the air began to churn violently. The Rock Shield in front of Egg Pancake swelled in thickness, instantly forming a sky-blotting shield wall that staunchly blocked the frenzied Frost Freeze erupting from above.

At the same time, the ground for dozens of meters around Egg Pancake began to tremble violently. High-frequency vibrations continuously shattered the icy structures on the ground.

The soil on the surface and the rocks underground, controlled by Egg Pancake’s Power, levitated into the air piece by piece. They shot out like cannonballs, blasting toward the Water Smoke Moth as it furiously sprayed its Frost Freeze.

Above the wide battlefield, propelled chunks of rock crisscrossed wantonly. Frost Freeze and rock intertwined, painting one dazzling arc after another in the eyes of the two Beast Masters.

The scene was magnificent.

Using the cover provided by the flying rocks, Egg Pancake had already closed in to within five meters of the Water Smoke Moth.

A blue light coursed through the Water Smoke Moth’s downy fur. A large amount of rainwater gathered, forming a deep blue Water Shield around its body.

The Water Shield had just formed when a colossal Rock Spear, burning with red Flame like a pillar holding up the heavens, slammed violently into it.

PWACK!

It was accompanied by a deafening crash.

Immediately following was the Water Smoke Moth’s agonized shriek.

A massive volume of water sprayed wildly in all directions.

On the ruined, crater-pocked battlefield, Egg Pancake stood like a general returning from war. At the end of its ten-meter-long Molten Rock Spear was a giant moth covered in blue down, impaled.

The tip of the spear had pierced through the Water Smoke Moth’s abdomen, pinning it firmly to the shaft.

Gurgling, deep blue blood flowed down the spear’s shaft and onto the ground, dyeing a patch of gravel blue.

"Hmph."

The Insect-man, who had been concentrating on directing the battle against Yin Yi, grunted. A trickle of light blue blood slowly flowed from its ears, nose, eyes, and mouth—its human-like facial features.

’The guy up there is pretty strong... I have to get this information back.’

It hastily glanced at the state of the battlefield, then quickly scanned the dim sky. Detecting no fluctuations in Spiritual Power, it began playing the Insect Flute, commanding the surrounding swarm of insects to protect it tightly as it attempted to retreat toward the southern region.

At the same time, with a stir of Spiritual Power in its mind, the Flash Spirit Butterfly that had been fighting Yin Yi disengaged and flew out. It traced several graceful, sharp turns in the air before suddenly appearing in front of Egg Pancake.

’He’s trying to retreat?’

High in the distant sky, Han Ning, seated on his Gale Butterfly, noticed the Insect-man’s subtle movements, but he still didn’t make a move.

’The situation is under control for now,’ he thought. ’I’ll observe a little longer.’

KRAK~

Almost instantaneously, the Flash Spirit Butterfly, hovering in mid-air, was covered in a layer of arcing white light, forming an irregular, dazzling silhouette.

’So fast! That speed...?!" Han Ning focused his Spiritual Power into his eyes, catching a glimpse of a rapidly passing white light. Even with his Spiritual Power approaching Tier Two, he could barely track the Flash Spirit Butterfly’s movements.

’That kind of speed... it’s already on par with a War General Level Soul Beast.’

Immediately after, like an asteroid striking the Earth, a massive white Light Blade shattered the stone wall in front of Egg Pancake before it could even deploy its Gravity Field. A sharp aura pulsed wildly, flickering madly around Egg Pancake’s huge Body.

"SKREEE-ROAR!!"

Egg Pancake cried out in pain. The entire dragon was instantly enveloped in a dazzling light, as the sharp aura emitted by the white radiance continuously cut at its Body. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Without needing a reminder from Han Ning, Egg Pancake acted on instinct. A surging wave of reddish-yellow energy burst from its Body, repelling the white light from its surface.

TSSS-TSSS-TSSS~

The heavy Gravity Field pressed down like a mountainous abyss!

Despite Egg Pancake’s thick hide, which made it look slow, it was not actually clumsy. By freely manipulating Gravity, it could drag extremely fast Soul Beasts down to its own level and then defeat them with its vast experience.

HIIISSS~

A layer of light as thin as a cicada’s wing, shimmering with a faint silver glow and shaped like a light veil, flowed over the Flash Spirit Butterfly’s body.

Egg Pancake’s usually unstoppable Super Gravity was actually being obstructed, blocked by that light veil.

’What is this ability? Starlight, or some other Attribute...’ Han Ning drew in a sharp breath. The silver light flickering on the Flash Spirit Butterfly was somewhat similar to the silver light on Yin Yi, but the former was clearly being used for actual combat.

But this light veil seemed very weak. It lasted for less than a second before shattering.

However, the Flash Spirit Butterfly seized this brief opportunity. Its wings, marked with silvery-white patterns, beat furiously, and a large amount of dazzling white light scattered from between them.

The chunks of mud on the cratered ground began to tremble visibly. Even Egg Pancake was affected by the spreading white Domain of light. A faint sharpness began to flicker across its body, forcing it to cover itself with a layer of rock to resist the white light’s invasion.

Before long, wisps of sharp, dancing "blade auras" appeared on the surface of the Rock Armor, a testament to the abundant concentration of the Gold Element in the air.

The fluttering Flash Spirit Butterfly flew about ten meters into the air, continuously showering down an opaque, white metallic light.

Egg Pancake wanted to take the opportunity to attack, but its movements were too fast to lock on to!

A second later, innumerable strands of white light coalesced into long, narrow blades of light. They virtually enveloped the entire battlefield, sweeping toward Egg Pancake like a tidal wave.

A thick layer of white spikes formed on the ground. The air filled with leaping, needle-like points of white light. The muddy ground was riddled into a pockmarked honeycomb, crawling with these needle-like glints.

The entire space between the Flash Spirit Butterfly and the ground was covered by the narrow blades of light.

The scene was like death by a thousand cuts.

Moreover, these light blades seemed to have a life of their own, crazily converging on a single point on the field.

’Tsk, tsk... As expected of an insect of a Longevity Species, controlled by an Insect Master. This move is something else.’

Even Han Ning, hidden in the darkness of the night, found faint white glints appearing with every breath, and his skin began to tingle.

The apocalyptic scene lasted for several seconds. Just as the Insect-man thought the Giant Dragon before it was about to be sliced into a bloody pulp by the blades of light, its eye twitched. In the corner of its vision, it caught sight of a hazy, molten-colored light.

This light grew brighter and brighter. Wherever it shone, the dense blades of light wavered, and countless fragments of stone and gravel were drawn toward its center.

BOOM—

An earthy-yellow light melted away the white light and floated upward. A molten fireball, more than a meter in diameter and burning with crimson Flame, appeared clearly before the Insect-man.

It looked like the Star Core of a planet in its initial stage of formation, filled with a primitive, oppressive feeling.

As time passed, dark red molten patterns began to light up on the rock sphere’s surface. Twisted Runes emerged and swam rapidly across it, their color deepening from earthy yellow to a molten crimson.

’You’re not the only one who can charge up an ultimate move...’ Han Ning’s face was illuminated by the Star Core. He narrowed his eyes and muttered to himself.

"Molten Rock Pressure, fire!"

The light emanating from the Star Core became almost blindingly brilliant.

At Han Ning’s command, the Star Core erupted with boundless pressure and force, instantly illuminating hundreds of meters around it with a dazzling glare. The thick Runes rolling across its surface trembled violently, as if they could no longer contain the terrifying, volatile power within!