Chapter 779
“It truly is a worm nest!”
Watching the sand worms densely drilling out from within, Ye Jingyun cried out in alarm. No less than several hundred sand worms drilled out from a single sand hole. There were both strong and weak among them. The weak ones were only the size of a fist, while the strong ones were as large as a large ox.
As soon as these sand worms appeared, they pounced towards Ye Chu and the cultivators who had rushed over.
There were quite a few sand holes in this area, and sand worms kept emerging from every single one. The dense swarm made people’s scalps tingle just looking at it.
“Ye Chu…” Ye Jingyun looked at Ye Chu, asking if they should retreat.
“Let us go!” Ye Chu held Ye Jingyun’s hand. A green light trembled on his body, and a green lotus appeared on his forehead. As the green lotus trembled, layers of lotus leaves wrapped Ye Chu and Ye Jingyun inside, defending them securely and firmly. When the sand worms pounced onto the green lotus, they could not break through.
Walking quickly along the way, Ye Chu no longer killed the sand worms, but instead continuously strode across the sand worm holes one by one.
Some cultivators also wanted to imitate Ye Chu, using their power to protect their whole bodies, wanting to charge a path through. However, before they could break through, they were torn apart by the sharp legs of the sand worms. Their entire bodies were ripped to shreds by the sand worms, and then chewed by them, which was extremely bloody.
Of course, there were also a few cultivators with extraordinary strength who charged and killed their way through. The sand worms could hardly stop their footsteps, leaving behind a field of sand worm corpses.
The worm nest was indeed dangerous. Ye Chu used his own magic to protect his whole body, and also unleashed Splendid as Brocade to carve out a path, advancing with difficulty. Watching the sand worms continuously surging out, his head could not help but ache.
“Just how long is this worm nest?” Ye Chu cursed in a low voice, but he had no choice but to push the Instant Wind Art to its extreme, shooting all the way towards the distance.
He did not know how long they had walked when Ye Chu was startled by a massive rumbling sound. He turned his head to look and saw a huge, golden sand worm fighting a cultivator.
This sand worm was as huge as an elephant. Its legs were like sharp steel saws, flashing with a brilliant golden light that made people’s hearts palpitate.
The cultivator opposite him was an old man. As the aura on his body vibrated, it caused heaven and earth to rumble loudly.
“A Xuanhua realm expert!” Ye Jingyun cried out in surprise. Watching the old man make his move, terrifying sun and moon essence energy surged forth. The sun and moon transformed in his hands, leaving her internally utterly shocked.
She did not expect to actually encounter a Xuanhua realm expert here. This was the final realm of the Sun and Moon realm. Reaching this realm meant one could claim to be a king and overlord among cultivators. Only experts who seized the providence of heaven and earth could surpass them by a margin.
But experts who seized the providence of heaven and earth rarely appeared in the world, making the Xuanhua realm virtually invincible. Yet she never expected to actually run into a Xuanhua realm expert here.
Being able to shake out terrifying sun and moon essence with every move, with the sun and moon seemingly controlled in his hands, this was a technique that only the Xuanhua realm could execute.
“Then this must be the Sand Worm Emperor.” Ye Jingyun looked at the huge golden sand worm. Only the Sand Worm Emperor could oppose the Xuanhua realm.
“To think that even a Xuanhua realm expert is eyeing the evil qi. Are we still going to fight for it?” Ye Jingyun asked Ye Chu.
“Let us watch first!” Ye Chu exhaled lightly, his heart also unsettled. He had not expected the evil qi to actually attract a Xuanhua realm expert. With them appearing, the probability of him snatching the evil qi was virtually impossible. Although Ye Chu was extraordinary, in the hands of a Xuanhua realm expert, he could be killed with a wave of their hand.
In the Xuanhua realm, a person’s entire body was bathed in sun and moon essence. Their bloodline and physical body absorbed infinite sun and moon essence, transforming into true essence. A person had to undergo a sort of sublimation to step into this realm. It was incredibly profound, and this was what was called the Xuanhua realm.
Seeing Ye Chu’s ugly expression, Ye Jingyun also nodded. She could not help but squeeze Ye Chu’s hand with hers. She knew how uncomfortable Ye Chu felt in his heart at this moment.
He had spent so much effort wanting to obtain the evil qi, yet he never expected the result would be having to fight a Xuanhua realm expert for it.
“You wicked beast! If you know what is good for you, just roll away and this old man will not kill you. Otherwise, I will definitely dismember you and peel out your worm crystal.” The old man struck, shocking the sand worm and sending it flying, and roared out.
“Roar…” A sand worm cultivating to this stage could already be considered a half-demon. They also possessed intelligence no lower than humans. Seeing the old man threaten it, it waved its steel saw-like legs and sawed directly towards the old man. Every single sweep sawed out pitch-black cracks in the void.
The old man’s expression changed. He dodged frantically, avoiding the sweeping legs of the Sand Worm Emperor. Every single sweep made him extremely cautious.
He knew very well how strong the Sand Worm Emperor was, its realm being on par with his own. Most importantly, it had a body of bronze skin and iron bones, making it difficult to damage its origin in a fight. If this thing dragged him down, he would have a hard time finding the ruins of Sand City.
“You wicked beast!” The old man could not help but curse in a low voice. These sand worms truly had not seen humans in a long time. As soon as they saw humans, they pounced, wanting to taste human blood.
The Sand Worm Emperor and the old man continuously collided in the void. Every single clash was deafening. Waves of power continuously burst forth, rolling up tens of thousands of wind and sand. The wind and sand blew up, blocking out the sky and covering the earth.
The fight between the two was fierce. Although the old man was agile and continuously used wonderful techniques, the Sand Worm Emperor’s body was too hard. Ordinary power could not even leave a mark on it.
And every time the Sand Worm Emperor swept its saws over, it could force the old man to retreat three steps. The old man’s strength was no worse than the Sand Worm Emperor’s, yet in this situation, he was at a disadvantage.
The fight between the old man and the Sand Worm Emperor grew increasingly fierce, fighting until the sky cracked. Overwhelming power continuously rolled downwards. Fierce energy flew horizontally, bringing up terrifying tornadoes that rolled up the yellow sand, truly like a natural disaster.
“Boom…” In another collision, the old man was swept by the Sand Worm Emperor’s leg. A deep bloody mark appeared on his arm, with blood rolling and flowing out from it.
The old man’s expression changed drastically. His figure retreated. Looking at the Sand Worm Emperor blocking in front of him, although unwilling, he still gritted his teeth and flashed away quickly towards the distance.
He knew very well that it was impossible for him to kill the Sand Worm Emperor. If he kept fighting, it would only end up with him facing more danger and less luck.
Seeing the old man flee, the Sand Worm Emperor did not chase. Its eyes, as big as bowls, looked around. Seeing this, Ye Chu dragged Ye Jingyun and buried themselves in the yellow sand, holding their breath.
Ye Chu and Ye Jingyun possessed the Chaos Green Qi. They specifically held their breath. Even experts stronger than them would have a hard time discovering them. Especially Ye Chu, if he concealed his aura, unless it was an expert who had seized the providence of heaven and earth, they simply could not discover him at all.
After the Sand Worm Emperor looked around and saw no one else nearby, it then used its bulky body to crawl forward. Perhaps this was the Sand Worm Emperor’s territory, as they did not see even a single other sand worm.
Seeing this, Ye Chu pulled Ye Jingyun and followed after it.
“Isn’t this a bit too risky? This Sand Worm Emperor is an existence of the Xuanhua realm. Killing us would be as easy as turning over a hand.”
Ye Chu shook his head and said, “The Sand Worm Emperor has lived here for who knows how many years. It definitely knows the location of the old city ruins. Especially since it just fought off an existence of the Xuanhua realm, this explains the problem even more. Under normal circumstances, it would not easily make an enemy of such a strong expert. After all, its intelligence is no less than ours.”
“But its strength is something the two of us simply cannot resist!”
“Just do not let it discover us. We have the Chaos Green Qi in our bodies. As long as we are careful, avoiding its perception will not be a problem,” Ye Chu answered Ye Jingyun.
Seeing Ye Chu insist on this, Ye Jingyun gritted her teeth and nodded. She and Ye Chu carefully followed the Sand Worm Emperor.
The Sand Worm Emperor walked a short distance. Just as Ye Chu and Ye Jingyun were wondering where it was heading, they saw it drill into a sand hole. This sand hole was very large, big enough for two Sand Worm Emperors.
“Are we still following?” Watching the Sand Worm Emperor enter the sand hole, Ye Chu asked in a low voice.
Ye Chu gritted his teeth. “Follow!”
Having said that, Ye Chu took Ye Jingyun and carefully slid down into the sand hole, which was pitch black inside.