Bzzzzzz!
The gray insect tide devoured everything, surging forth in an overwhelming flood that engulfed all. Upon entering the city, it split into smaller swarms, dispersing in all directions.
One small patch of gray cloud drifted toward Lu Jun's area.
Among them, some powerful Inca mages stepped forward, attempting to stop the rampant destruction of the gray insects.
Skyflame Funeral!
A high-level Fire Element mage, eyes blood-red, ignited in soaring green flames. The sky turned ghostly green like a poisonous cloud, a thick sea of fire gathering into a vision of poisonous mist burning the heavens.
Next, massive sheets of flames, like a funeral of meteors tearing through the sky, poured down densely, each droplet of flame equivalent to a Basic Fire Burst. Now, like a waterfall, they lashed against that patch of "gray cloud."
Just when everyone thought it would be easy to burn them to death, a horrifying scene unfolded—when the vast ghostly green sea of fire touched the immense gray insect cloud, it visibly shrank and was gnawed away by the gray insects in an instant.
They could even devour magic!! And it was high-level magic!!
Not a single spark remained in the void. If it weren't for the lingering heat in the air and the many other poisonous insects that were caught in the blast, self-igniting into ash and falling, one would have thought no magic had been cast at all.
People cried out in fear, "This is bad—it's the Origin-Devouring Flying Ants, direct descendants of the Amazon Insect Emperor! Never use ordinary magic on them; their essence is to consume magical energy and matter."
At this, Lu Jun's danger sense blared. He had been about to use Spatial Magic, but upon hearing this, he had to abandon the idea. Seeing the killing intent drawing near, he recalled the Summoning method, gritted his teeth, and decided to try a desperate measure.
He stared fixedly at the tiny, dust-like insects—these insect gu were entirely gray, looking exactly like winged termites.
Next, Lu Jun closed his eyes and quickly sketched the three-dimensional structure of the Origin-Devouring Flying Ants in his spiritual world. The transparent glow of the Psychic Element's star river shone in harmony with the moon-white radiance of the Summoning Element's star river.
In an instant, moon-white star diagrams appeared behind him, forming a towering white-jade, black-carved Gate of Beasts.
Level-1 Beast Tide Summoning!
The next moment, the Beast Tide Gate surged forth with clusters of gray insects—around a hundred swarms—none other than Origin-Devouring Flying Ants.
Lu Jun's expression brightened slightly. Due to their low energy level, poisonous insects relied mostly on overwhelming numbers. A single Warrior–level unit could summon an entire nest of servant-class flying ants; over a hundred nests joined together, blotting out the sky in an imposing force.
Above his head, a gray cloud of insects a hundred meters wide churned, layer upon layer, rolling endlessly. Their bloodthirsty, piercing cries filled the air.
At the same time, Lu Jun's mind connected with tens of thousands of Origin-Devouring Flying Ants, discovering their thoughts were simple—nothing but "eat, eat, eat"—completely obedient to orders, moving as if they were his own limbs.
The second stage of the Spirit Sculpting Technique lived up to its name—once the image of the demon was imprinted in his mind, it could be instantly fed back to the Beast Tide Gate, without the need to painstakingly search or capture, automatically transporting them from that summoning plane.
Furthermore, normally Summoning Element mages found it difficult to summon insect swarms—most had to also cultivate the Poison Element and study patiently to master such a method. He, however, skipped this requirement entirely, able to summon any type of beast group.
Bzzzzzz!
At his thought, the hundred-meter gray cloud above surged, morphing into a massive hand that reached toward the distant patch of Origin-Devouring Flying Ants with an astonishing momentum, stirring up a wave of air.
In mid-air, the two gray insect tides collided, their flying ants tearing into each other in a brutal battle, like a rain of dust falling from the sky as insects dropped one by one.
Soon, the two sides decided the outcome—the Beast Tide–summoned ants were like a well-trained army, splitting the enemy into sections and encircling and annihilating them piece by piece.
Seeing this, Lu Jun nodded in satisfaction. Spatial Magic was enough for self-defense but lacked offensive power. These insect tides were too dense and too small—most magic was like using a cannon to shoot mosquitoes.
Only specialized Poison Element magic could handle them more easily. Fortunately, his rapidly improving Summoning Element could at least provide an emergency response.
Immediately, his mind's warning sense flared again. He quickly scanned the surroundings.
Mind Ripple · Spiritual Detection!
He controlled the stars; his eyes flashed with transparent light. An imperceptible wave of mental ripples spread outward in circles, precisely locking onto several sources of danger.
It turned out to be half-man–tall, ferocious commander-level demonic insects hidden among the dense insect tide. Their bodies were faintly black, with thin black cicada wings, shrouded in shadow. Their hard shells bore the imprint of a twisted demonic human face.
They approached quietly, waiting for the moment to strike and instantly kill humans.
"Hiss! Six Shadow Sky Demon Insects—commander-level poisonous insect demons, most adept at lurking and assassinations."
Lu Jun's heart trembled—he recognized these demons as ones that usually operated deep in the Amazon's shadowy regions.
The trouble with insect Gu was exactly this—they were tiny and concealed, adept at swarm tactics, and once the species' population level reached a certain point, extremely powerful individuals would also be born, practically capable of anything.
Just like now—when endless poisonous insects invaded the city, swarming through every corner, there was no way for mages to kill them all.
Some poisonous insects would always remain, and after gathering strength and reproducing for a period of time, they would once again form an insect plague, or certain large demon creatures would deliberately set up special watch insects to secretly monitor humans and pass on information at critical moments.
At this moment, Lu Jun's heroic display had been noticed by the commander-level individuals of the swarm, and they were about to converge and strangle him.
"Hmph! I was just worrying that my psychic system had no chance to shine—now you've come knocking at my door."
Lu Jun let out a cold snort, and behind him, countless translucent star maps manifested, weaving into a brilliant translucent constellation, the mysterious pattern being a vertical pupil running through the center of a brain.
Then, ghostly shadows appeared in his eyes, and at his brow, a silver moon slowly rose. Boundless spiritual power surged out, splitting into six streams that abruptly drilled deep into the pitch-black insect swarm covering the sky.
Buzz buzz buzz!
Suddenly, the massive bodies of the six commander Sky Demon Insects trembled, their compound eyes reflecting Lu Jun's face with an expression of pure horror.
Lu Jun unleashed his full skill, controlling all six commanders in one go—his power surpassing that of a same-level Ghost Widow. Even though poisonous insect demon individuals had weaker combat strength compared to most other demon creatures, this was still terrifying.
The psychic system's [Soul-Seizing Heart Control] was useless on the endless small insects—it would just waste magic energy—but when used on powerful individuals, its significance was entirely different.
And he wasn't done yet—veins bulged at Lu Jun's temples as the psychic system's intermediate Heart Ripple shifted, now carrying a wave of guiding emotional fluctuation.
The colorful insect swarm within a kilometer radius slightly paused, seeming to hesitate, as if unsure whether to obey such an order.
Hiss! The six controlled Shadow Sky Demon Insects made timely calls, their sharp screeches forcing the swarm into submission. They had little independent thought, and in the next instant, the countless brilliant clouds of insects turned midair and pounced upon other swarms in the area, beginning mutual slaughter.
Under the lead of the six Shadow Sky Demon Insects, with the summoned Origin Devouring Flying Ants flanking, the mighty rebel insect army shifted the local battlefield.
Lu Jun's entire body shone with silver light as he floated in midair, the insect swarms swirling like a storm around him. With every step forward, countless insects died—it was as if he were a supreme insect warlock.
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