Seeing Ye Fan and the others catching up, a smirk played on Lu Ming's lips.
He immediately accelerated, shooting forward.
When the pursuers saw him speed up, they quickly did the same. If they let this guy slip away now, finding him again wouldn't be easy.
Ye Fan, in particular, pursued at full speed, scoffing inwardly. No matter what, I cannot let Lu Ming escape this time!
He refused to believe that, with dozens of Mahayana cultivators on his side, they still couldn't kill this damn mortal.
He refused to believe that with the heavens, the earth, and the people all aligned in his favor, Lu Ming could still slip away.
In the crowd, Biaofeng Bao's small eyes darted around.
If he accelerated, he could easily catch up to the Saint of the Qingshan Sect ahead. But should he?
What if he caught up and the guy hit him?
What if he caught up, only for some other cultivator to steal the credit?
What if he caught up... Ah, forget it. He was better off not catching up. It was way too much trouble.
Lu Ming glanced back at Ye Fan and the others, who were closing in. Then he looked at the cliffside beside him.
Suddenly, his eyes flickered. He reached out and summoned his Weapon Vault.
With a thought, the Weapon Vault transformed into a hooked chain. He swung it toward a massive protrusion on the cliffside as he flew past. Yanking hard, he hooked a mountain-like black shadow and hurled it straight at Ye Fan!
Ye Fan was in hot pursuit. Just as he was about to catch up, he saw Lu Ming hook a massive black shadow from the cliff and fling it at him.
Ye Fan's expression tightened. Instinctively, he threw out a powerful palm strike.
He assumed Lu Ming had thrown some random obstacle to slow him down.
But when his attack collided with the black shadow, a loud explosion rang out, and the object shattered on the spot.
“Bzzz... Bzzz...”
The moment the giant object shattered, a deafening, dense buzzing sound swept across the area, filling the air.
Only then did Ye Fan realize that the black shadow he had shattered was actually a massive beehive.
A swarm of Black-Patterned Mysterious Bees, jet-black with stings glinting with a deep purple venom, poured out.
The moment the hive broke, the swarm surged out like a rolling black cloud. The massive swarm madly rushed toward Ye Fan and the Mahayana cultivators behind him.
Seeing this, Ye Fan's face fell. He hastily erected his protective spiritual light.
At the same time, he began to attack the Black-Patterned Mysterious Bees.
The people following behind him could barely hold back their curses. You could at least look at what it is before attacking!
They didn't know how strong he actually was, but this kid's ability to cause trouble was absolutely top-tier!
Boom! Boom!
Instantly, the sounds of battle echoed through the area.
The Mahayana cultivators unleashed their respective attacks, filling the sky with flashes of black, red, and gold light.
Although these venomous bees didn't have high cultivations, their sheer numbers were overwhelming!
...
After flinging the hive, Lu Ming summoned and activated several Gale Talismans, sending his speed skyrocketing once more.
He vanished from the area like a fleeting phantom.
Once he reached a safe area, Lu Ming finally came to a halt.
But immediately, he felt something was off with his mouth. It felt numb, tingly, itchy, and burning hot!
Lu Ming cursed inwardly. When he tried to speak, he realized he couldn't even open his mouth.
Panicking, he quickly pulled out a crystal mirror to check.
He saw that his lips had swollen into two massive, dark-red, shiny sausages!
“Wha... fack...”
Lu Ming tried to swear, but he couldn't even get the words out.
He hurriedly retrieved a detoxification pill from his storage bag. Just as he was about to pop it in, he realized he couldn't open his mouth wide enough to fit the pill.
Lu Ming stared in disbelief. This was incredibly frustrating! How was he supposed to take a pill if he couldn't eat it?
His eyes darted around. He glanced down, wondering if he could insert it from the other end.
After a moment of hesitation, he gritted his teeth.
He crushed the pill, circulated his spiritual energy, and directly absorbed its medicinal properties through his skin.
Then, he crushed another one, mixed it with some spiritual water, and smeared the paste over his swollen lips.
After some frantic effort, the toxins in his body were finally neutralized.
Looking at his lips, which had returned to normal, Lu Ming couldn't help but mutter, “That venom is fucking vicious...”
Then, he took out his Saint token and infused it with spiritual energy, causing it to flash with a green light.
He sent a message to Big Yellow: “Dongfang Big Yellow, have you found a good spot yet?”
A moment later, Big Yellow's voice came through: “Three thousand miles to the east. There's a scenic spot with mountains and water. It's perfect for them to have some fun...”
Lu Ming nodded in satisfaction and replied: “Got it!”
At that moment, Big Yellow was leading the Sword Lunatic and the others to search for dangerous areas suitable for setting up group traps.
The Sword Lunatic and Liu Liangtian looked at Big Yellow with deep admiration.
They hadn't expected Big Yellow's nose to be so incredibly sharp.
Even though the Hidden Spirit Ants hiding underground emitted no spiritual energy fluctuations whatsoever, Big Yellow's dog nose had still managed to sniff them out.
...
It took a full half an hour before the billions of venomous bees were completely wiped out by Ye Fan and his group.
Dead bees piled up like mountains across the ground.
However, the entire group was covered in dirt, looking incredibly disheveled and miserable.
Many of them had faces, necks, and hands covered in dark purple swellings.
The aggressive momentum they had while chasing Lu Ming was completely gone.
Even Ye Fan's shiny, bald head now had a dark purple, reddish bump protruding from it, looking like a second, smaller head!
The sight made everyone's lips twitch. It was a remarkably unique look!
“Buddha Son, I don't think you are fit to be our leader!” Huangpu Guanchen spoke up after swallowing a recovery pill.
Both of his hands had been stung until they resembled pig trotters.
This severely damaged his majestic image as the heir of the Ancient Imperial Clan!
Of course, that wasn't the main issue. The real reason was that he simply didn't want to take orders from a little kid.
Before Ye Fan could respond, Gu Chen chimed in: “I agree with Fellow Daoist Huangpu! You completely lack the alertness of a leader. You almost got us killed...”
Xuan Sha glanced at them. “I agree as well! Besides, our pills are running low.”
Although the venomous bees had caused the least damage to his Ancient Fiend Clan, he still went along with it. He simply didn't want to be led by a little brat either.
Biaofeng Bao looked around at the crowd, then glared at Xuan Sha and said, “I object!”
As for why he objected? It was simply because Xuan Sha had glared at him earlier.
He refused to make the same choice as that guy!
Hearing Biaofeng Bao's words, Huangpu Guanchen and the others were completely dumbfounded.
They truly couldn't comprehend why the Ancient Demon Clan had chosen an idiot as their successor.
Sensing the gazes of the crowd, the tiger demons behind Biaofeng Bao also felt incredibly embarrassed.
But there was nothing they could do.
Beside Ye Fan, Huikong, who now had one swollen eye, was about to step forward and speak.
However, Ye Fan stopped him. He simply cast a calm glance at Gu Chen and the others, stating flatly, “No.”
Then, he added, “This was an accident.”
With that, he charged forward once more, though he was much more cautious this time.
Huangpu Guanchen and the others exchanged looks, then followed him anyway.
They decided to wait and see.
But it didn't take long before they encountered a massive swarm of ants.
Those things almost ate them alive!
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