"Dammit!"
The old man's expression was extremely ugly, because he had discovered that he had already lost contact with those poisonous insects.
These poisonous insects had taken him extremely long years and immense effort to collect and tame, yet now, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm had actually seized control of them.
"Kill them!"
Bellowing in a rage, the old man gave the command.
Boom! Boom!...
Upon hearing the old man's order, the non-insect types of venomous creatures immediately charged towards the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm and Ye Yunfei from all directions like a tidal wave.
Previously, this old man hadn't wanted to harm the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, so he hadn't commanded those non-insect venomous creatures to attack it. Instead, he had planned to capture the Silkworm personally. However, he had underestimated Ye Yunfei and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm's strength and had failed to capture it even now.
Those non-insect venomous creatures mainly comprised snakes, geckos, toads, earthworms, and even rats. Their numbers grew and grew, forming small hills that rolled and surged continuously as they besieged Ye Yunfei and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm.
And the old man himself charged at the forefront.
The dozens of Formations Ye Yunfei had laid down earlier had all been gnawed through by the black beetles within a short time.
With a wave of his hand, Ye Yunfei set up another several dozen Formations to block the old man, sending him flying into a rage.
Truly, the Formations and Geomancy Technique that Ye Yunfei employed were the most headache-inducing things for this old man!
"Gnaw this brat to death for me!"
The old man commanded dozens of the black beetles to charge at Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei attacked continuously, engaging the dozens of black beetles in fierce combat.
These black beetles were incredibly tough, startlingly fast, and capable of piercing through space; they were difficult foes.
Ye Yunfei discovered that the red fire dragons of the Blood-Fiend Dragon Lair were actually ineffective against these black beetles.
"Hmph...
Old fart, let's have a proper fight then."
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm stood amidst the dense, innumerable army of poisonous insects, letting out a contemptuous laugh.
In terms of numbers, poisonous insects were the most numerous!
As was widely known, the reproductive power of insectoids was truly terrifying.
"Charge!"
Waving a hand, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm shouted.
Bzzzz...
Waves of various poisonous insect armies surged out like cosmic torrents, smashing head-on into the oncoming venomous creatures, and the two sides began a fierce battle.
In terms of numbers, the poisonous insects were at least several dozen times more numerous than the non-insect venomous creatures. Especially the toxic mosquitoes, flies, moths, and similar insects blanketed the sky and earth like vast oceans, their buzzing shaking the skies, a sight that inspired fear.
"Don't worry, I'll handle all these venomous creatures."
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm said to Ye Yunfei.
"The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm race truly has the power to command ten thousand insects; it certainly lives up to its reputation."
Hun Lao couldn't help but praise.
"Of course,"
the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm replied proudly.
"Brat, daring to provoke me, the Five Immortals Poison King, like this will absolutely lead to a terrible death for you. If you offer that Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm to me, then I can let you off, and can even give you a sum of wealth that will satisfy you.
I'll be honest with you, most of the various rare treasures and natural resources within this Black Daoxuantie Wood Forest belong to me. Speak up if you fancy anything.
But if you persist in your delusion and oppose me, the consequences will be severe.
You can inquire outside; back in the day, I, the Five Immortals Poison King, was a prominent figure whose name rang throughout this region of the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds. A single stomp of my foot would make the entire spacetime tremble for a long time!"
At this moment, the old man, having directed his black beetles to break all of Ye Yunfei's Formations again, now understood clearly that this young man before him possessed extraordinary strength and many techniques. Killing this brat quickly would be very difficult, so he resorted to a mix of threats and enticements.
"So this guy is called the Five Immortals Poison King; it looks like he must be connected to the Main World's Five Immortals Sect!"
Hearing the old man's words, Ye Yunfei couldn't help but be taken aback.
Right at this moment,
Ye Yunfei suddenly felt a surge of joy.
Because one of the three Doppelganger Statues he had secretly sent out earlier had successfully infiltrated the interior of the great black mountain ahead under the cover of the Blood-Fiend Dragon Lair forbidden ground!
This black mountain was heavily sealed by numerous symbols and restrictive arrays, and guarded by a great many fierce venomous creatures, making it difficult to breach.
But the might of the Blood-Fiend Dragon Lair was also incredibly powerful, added to which the three Doppelganger Statues each possessed strength equivalent to Ye Yunfei's main body. This was akin to having three Ye Yunfeis acting together.
Even the Blood Race Doppelganger and Huang Shang had followed stealthily to assist.
And so, in the end, one Doppelganger Statue had silently infiltrated the mountain's interior.
In fact, Ye Yunfei's main body had been fighting the Five Immortals Poison King precisely to divert his attention, facilitating the three Doppelganger Statues' operation.
If he hadn't distracted the Five Immortals Poison King's attention, smoothly breaking into this mountain's interior would have been somewhat difficult. After all, this was the old man's turf; who knew what other methods he might have.
A Perfected Earth Immortal who had lived through long epochs—Ye Yunfei wouldn't casually underestimate him!
"Lu Feng!"
A Soul Clone of Ye Yunfei's existed inside this Doppelganger Statue. At a single glance, he saw a middle-aged man.
This middle-aged man was indeed Lu Feng, the junior brother of Zhou Mai. After tracking the severely injured Di Ming, he had followed him into this world and entered the Black Daoxuantie Wood Forest. In the end, numerous venomous creatures had swarmed him, capturing him alive on the spot, and he was brought here, where he hung upside-down.
"Di Ming Zhanglao is here too!"
Immediately after, Ye Yunfei sensed a very familiar Soul Body aura. Following the feeling with his gaze, he saw a green-robed elder also hanging upside-down there.
This green-robed elder was the Di Ming Zhanglao that Ye Yunfei had been searching for—an Earth Immortal expert of the Light Faction!
"Great! I've finally found Di Ming Zhanglao!"
Ye Yunfei was rather excited.
The reason Ye Yunfei had been looking for Lu Feng was precisely because he wanted to find Di Ming Zhanglao through Lu Feng. Now, he had finally found him!
"There are at least several thousand beings hanging upside-down here by spider silk!
Some are already dead."
Scanning his gaze around, Ye Yunfei discovered that the upper space within this mountain's interior was densely packed with thousands of beings hanging upside-down.
Most of these hanging beings appeared extremely weak. Some seemed to have already had their essence and blood drained, having lost their vitality and become dried-up corpses.
Ye Yunfei suddenly thought of the countless piles of white bones behind these five great mountains and had some inkling of where those bones came from.
"Save Di Ming Zhanglao first!"
Ye Yunfei thought inwardly.
Swoosh!
Ye Yunfei controlled this Doppelganger Statue, leaping into the air as he charged towards Di Ming.
Hua-la-la...
Swarms of pitch-black spiders suddenly rained down like a storm from the upper space within the mountain, pouncing towards Ye Yunfei.
"Beasts, scatter and die!"
Ye Yunfei roared, rushing forward recklessly as he released his formidable physical strength, ramming and instantly exploding a whole batch of spiders.
This wasn't Ye Yunfei's main body, but a Doppelganger Statue.
The materials of the Doppelganger Statue were incredibly sturdy, and Ye Yunfei believed these spiders absolutely couldn't harm it.