The long whip flicked out and the world seemed to become blood-red. It seemed like countless ghosts were crawling out of the ground and letting out piercing cries. Even though the Soul Tower abated most of the assault on his soul, Tianming still felt stabbing pains.
Qi Qilingâs decision had been the right one. Tianming wouldnât dare to kill anyone under the observation of an Oldgod Ring, so she could rely on her advantage, her soul, to force Tianming to release his hostage.
However, she had miscalculated.
Before, Tianming had been her young brotherâs opponent, so she had underestimated him. He used the Godsin in one hand to keep Qi Hongzhen under control, as well as bind his hands so he couldnât summon his warbeasts. His other hand held the Grand-Orient Sword and, with all the might his Fiendsky Arm could muster, he thrust it forward!
The whipâs power was crushed, but that didnât stop the assault on Tianmingâs soul. It wasnât that the Soul Tower was weak; it was Tianmingâs soul itself that was the weak link.
âRelease him!â Qi Qiling snapped. Her whip moved so fast it covered the entire sky as it bore down on Tianming once more. Any onlooker would say that he was being suppressed by a peak stellaminor.
However, that was all according to Tianmingâs plan. He had always been bait to distract her from the very start. Qi Qiling underestimating him was the best chance for him to seize the treasure.
A current of silver flooded out. Naturally, it was tens of millions of Yin Chen, all transformed into their bonegnaw ant mode. Furthermore, it was no longer small and had become larger than fists.
The bonegnaw ants quickly covered the rock fragments in three layers of Yin Chens, then they gathered together and formed a giant silver ball that began rolling into a hole in the ground!
âElder Sister!â Qi Hongzhen, who had been facing the pile of fragments, shrieked toward Qi Qiling.
âWhat the hell are those?â Qi Qiling had seen many lifebound beasts and wildbeasts of the broodmother-type, but never any that could coordinate so well.
âTake the item first and ignore him! He wonât dare to kill me!â Qi Hongzhen shouted.
Qi Qiling really hadnât expected that metal bugs would appear out of nowhere. Yin Chen had used its invisible cockroach form to approach, which caused her to lose the initiative.
For the ebons, awakening their sleeping wildbeasts was a complicated and tedious affair. Thus, they usually wouldnât summon them. It was natural that, as infinite beastmasters that could have dozens of beasts, there would be advantages and disadvantages.
However, the fragments had now been stolen. Qi Qiling was furious and used her violet pupils to activate her fauna worldstone, making the starvore frog and a dozen or so strange wildbeasts appear.
âEat that ball!â Qi Qiling no longer bothered with Qi Hongzhen, but sat on the frogâs head and began directing it.
Although the frog was large, its form was long and sleek without an ounce of fat on its body. It was clearly an agile creature. Its attention focused on the ball; Yin Chen was unable to hide itself due to the fragments it was carrying.
The frog and its minions all gave out loud cries before bounding forward with shocking speed. However, it and Qi Qilingâs brains were unable to process what happened next.
The ball broke up into thousands of smaller balls that rolled in different directions. Now, the fragments were all being brought to different places. The frog simply froze in confusion.
âEat it all!â Qi Qiling screamed, angry at its stupidity.
Something frightening happened. The frog opened its mouth, revealing tens of thousands of tentacle-like tongues. They shot out like arrows, accurately targeting the fragments Yin Chen had grabbed. The tongues moved faster than Yin Chen could, which was normal as frogs relied on their tongues to catch their prey: bugs in flight. The frog could be described as the current Yin Chenâs natural predator.
However, Yin Chen wasnât fighting alone.
Qi Hongzhen was useless to Tianming, since he couldnât kill him, so he just threw him aside before joining his lifebound beasts in attacking the frog. As the tongues neared Yin Chen, Lan Huang used its Primordial Wheel and violently smashed into the frog while Ying Huo, Meow Meow, and Xian Xianâs abilities all targeted the roots of the tongues.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
The frog cried in pain and was sent rolling away as it withdrew its tongues. Not one Yin Chen had been eaten. It was furious that it had been attacked by a group of âsmall animalsâ, and its tonguesâ roots were its weak points.
âIgnore them! Go for the bugs and leave them to me!â Qi Qiling jumped down from the frog.
Even though the frog was unwilling, it followed its orders and entered the Pentaphase Ocean. Yin Chen was far from as fast as Meow Meow, so it hadnât been able to flee far enough. Plus, the frogâs tongues were able to cover a frightening distance. If it werenât for Tianming and the rest, none of the Yin Chens would have escaped.
The frog was almost as fast as Meow Meow as it chased down Yin Chen. Its eyes were also excellent at tracking moving bugs, so it was filled with confidence.
Previously, when she had fought Lin Lele, Qi Qiling had spent the entire time hiding inside the frog. However, facing Tianming, she raised her whip and pulled all her nova wildbeasts out of her fauna worldstone. As twenty wildbeasts surrounded him, Tianming was left with no path of escape.
âWhatâs the point in letting those bugs run? Even if it can escape, can you? As long as I get you, everything will still become mine.â Qi Qiling sneered.
âThen why not call the frog back so you can guarantee my capture?â
âDream on. You, those bugs... Iâm catching you all!â Qi Qiling coldly said. She didnât want Tianming to order Yin Chen to destroy all the fragments if he was pushed into a corner. Him courageously coming out to try robbing her convinced her that the ring finger had value.