Chapter 250: Myriad Insect Formation

Chapter 250: Myriad Insect Formation

Boom!

Ning Waner struck out with a palm, the wind whistling.

A majestic force of Saint Yuan surged straight into the clouds.

As it struck the top of the grotto, intense ripples erupted within the bizarre and grotesque barrier.

That invisible barrier finally revealed itself at this moment.

The three of them, including Qin Xuan, were all trapped within this barrier.

Luo Xianxian frowned and said, "It's useless. This is a method Wangqing Palace uses to control Puppets. Before the Gu have completely hatched, those Puppets implanted with Gu can never escape, no matter what."

"Even a powerhouse in the Quasi-Emperor Realm cannot break this barrier from the inside."

"From the moment you entered the barrier, you were destined to be turtles in a jar!"

Ning Waner soared into the air, holding a cyan longsword, and slashed out. Inside the barrier, the bizarre ripples surged even more violently.

"Don't waste your effort."

Outside the barrier, a beautiful woman with a graceful figure, voluptuous waist, and an exceptionally bewitching appearance walked over slowly, swaying her hips. Her eyes fixed on the airborne Ning Waner as she scoffed, "I truly didn't expect to catch such a big fish this time!"

"Ning Waner, if you die at the hands of my Wangqing Palace, I wonder how great a blow it will be to Empress Zhou Wu!"

Seeing the person who had arrived, Ning Waner's expression stiffened. "Dowager Concubine? No, you are not the Dowager Concubine!"

The woman before her looked far too similar to the Dowager Concubine, so much so that Ning Waner had mistaken her for someone else for a moment.

This woman only looked similar to the Dowager Concubine; her Realm was vastly higher than the Dowager Concubine's.

She was not far off from Ning Waner herself—she was in the Middle Stage of the Quasi-Emperor Realm!

The Mistress of Wangqing Palace sneered, "Knowing too much will only make you die faster!"

With a thought, a bloody storm arose within the barrier.

A foul, fishy stench, like billions of Gu rotting for countless years, filled the air; the scent alone was enough to make one dizzy and nauseated.

On the surface of that barrier, the corpses of countless Gu appeared and disappeared.

Between the billions of Gu were connecting bloody threads, through which one could seemingly glimpse the Bloodline meridians of human Cultivators.

Luo Xianxian examined it for a moment, then glanced at Qin Xuan and said, "This place is the Myriad Gu Grotto. Countless Cultivators, whose heart blood was drained dry by Gu, have transformed into the Bloodline meridians of the Myriad Insect Formation here."

"If Ning Waner had been trapped here a few hundred years ago, she might have been able to break free."

"But in these past hundred years, Wangqing Palace has killed who knows how many Cultivators bewitched by Gu. This place is buried with the wronged souls of countless Cultivators, and possesses the inexhaustible Gu power of countless insects."

"Let alone you people who know nothing about Gu cultivation, even the Mistress of Wangqing Palace herself would face certain death if trapped here!"

Qin Xuan rubbed his chin, sizing up the masked girl before him. Inside the ancient prison-suppressing tower, he had long seen through her true appearance, and he muttered, "I think I've seen you somewhere before!"

"Right, it was at Miaoyin Pavilion! You were disguised as a man back then, but today you've changed masks. What, do you think you're so horrifyingly ugly that you're embarrassed to show your true face?"

Luo Xianxian gritted her teeth in annoyance, "You're the one who's horrifyingly ugly!"

The Myriad Insect Formation was compressing. Ning Waner, who was doing her utmost to resist the Gu devouring her body, felt as if she were carrying a giant mountain.

Her aura exploded, and even the ribbon binding her high ponytail burst open, sending her waterfall-like black hair cascading behind her.

The ground beneath her feet collapsed inch by inch.

Blood continuously spilled from her mouth. "You two, stop talking nonsense and come help me!"

"Otherwise, we'll all die here!"

Matters had already exceeded her expectations; she could no longer be indecisive!

With a thought, a jade pendant at her waist instantly shattered.

Boom!

A blood-red battle formation aura, like Dragon's breath, descended upon this place.

Above the thousand-zhang deep grotto, the ground was forcefully blasted into powder.

Wangqing Palace, buried in the deep pit, was finally exposed to the sunlight at this moment.

Tens of thousands of the Ming Emperor Blood Guards arrived in an instant.

General Gu and two other powerhouses in the Quasi-Emperor Realm stepped into the sky above Wangqing Palace like three great suns.

All around, the battle formations condensed by countless Ming Emperor Blood Guards shone with brilliant light from their spears.

As soon as the order was given, the combined power of the battle formations would descend upon Wangqing Palace without hesitation.

"Mistress of Wangqing Palace, why not surrender yet?!"

"Release Ning Waner!"

"Today, you cannot escape your fate!"

The three powerhouses of the Quasi-Emperor Realm snorted coldly and shouted, their brows locked in anger.

The three of them had been guarding Ning Waner.

They never wanted to reveal themselves unless absolutely necessary.

This place was in a remote area of Mingyue Imperial City, and an outbreak of a great war in broad daylight here would be a blow to Her Majesty the Empress's majesty!

It would cause the imperial city's citizens' trust in Her Majesty the Empress to diminish once again.

If it weren't absolutely necessary, they would not be willing to go to such great lengths.

"Hahaha!" The Mistress of Wangqing Palace couldn't help but laugh wildly, "That little wench Empress Zhou Wu, is that all her ability amounts to? The extermination army she sent consists of only three Quasi-Emperors!?"

"Is she not taking my Wangqing Palace seriously at all?"

"If Empress Zhou Wu is incompetent, she should roll off the throne and let Prince Zijing inherit the great throne, following the will of Heaven!"

The Mistress of Wangqing Palace glanced at Ning Waner, and the Myriad Insect Formation erupted once more.

A bewitching blood-red color lingered for a hundred miles around.

On the surface of the formation, countless Gu were exploding.

The bone-piercing, pungent stench raged within the formation like maggots on a tarsal bone.

Even a Quasi-Emperor as strong as Ning Waner could not block this formation, which had been forged by the Myriad Gu Grotto over countless years of operation.

The raging power of the Gu was as thick as a swamp, causing the light of the Quasi-Emperor around her to begin to dim.

At the same time, the Mistress of Wangqing Palace soared into the sky, rushing straight at General Gu of the Ming Emperor Blood Guards.

Behind her, countless members of Wangqing Palace, numbering in the tens of thousands, threw themselves toward the other two Quasi-Emperors and the Ming Emperor Blood Guards like moths to a flame.

"Obstinate and unyielding, suppress and kill!"

General Gu let out a cold shout, holding her spear. Within a single breath, she thrust tens of thousands of times, pointing straight at the face of the Mistress of Wangqing Palace.

In front of a Quasi-Emperor, the mere overflow of aura was enough to collapse mountains.

The brutal aura spread in all directions like a hurricane.

Fortunately, before it reached populated areas, Formation Masters had set up formations to block the aftermath from spreading further.

Otherwise, a battle of this level would have been enough to destroy the entire imperial city, save for the imperial palace!

"As expected of the female general who leads the Ming Emperor Blood Guards!"

The Mistress of Wangqing Palace's clothes burst, and she dodged in a sorry state.

Below her, the former site of Wangqing Palace was turned into fly ash under this spear strike.

Only the Myriad Insect Formation remained, still lingering with blood-red light.

"Stop now, and I will leave your corpse intact!" General Gu shouted coldly.

The Mistress of Wangqing Palace grinned hideously, "You all think too highly of yourselves!"

Her mouth gradually split open, revealing a ferocious smile, and she whispered softly, "Explode!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

All the members of Wangqing Palace, who were either fighting the Ming Emperor Blood Guards or, more accurately, being suppressed by the Ming Emperor Blood Guards led by the two Quasi-Emperors.

At this moment, regardless of seniority or cultivation.

From those in the Supernatural Realm down to those at the Peak of the Saint King Realm, without exception, they all rushed toward the Ming Emperor Blood Guards led by the Quasi-Emperors and, without a word, all detonated themselves!

The surging impact was overwhelming.

The mountains and rivers changed color, as if the sky were collapsing!