Chapter 956: Demon Baby Poisonous Insects

The eerie landscape under the night sky was even more gloomy. Looking down, one could see ghostly flames scattered throughout, creating a spectacular sight that made the area shrouded in miasma resemble an underworld.
But anyone with even a little experience knew that these “ghostly flames” were actually torches lit by martial artists…
During the day, the miasma was already thick enough to obscure visibility, and at night, an eerie mist seemed to fill the air, making it feel like being in a maze under the moonlight. It wasn’t completely pitch black, but it was close enough.
Not everyone in the game could achieve the advanced level of navigating by sound, let alone confront powerful monsters in such darkness.
So, at night, many torches were lit in valleys and crevices—some placed near mountains, others on high spots—capable of burning for hours to ensure survival until dawn…
However, the flames burned in a strange blue hue within the miasma, appearing gloomy and hazy, just like ghostly flames.
Xiao Kai was experiencing the night landscape for the first time, so he found it fascinating. Soon, he realized it wasn’t much different from daytime.
“Ah!!”
Fully immersed in his intense training, Xiao Kai’s innate attributes had greatly improved. The *Yijin Jing* was on the verge of reaching its seventh level, while his *Bumin Ti* had reached the peak of its fifth level. He no longer needed to worry much about attacks from ordinary parasitic spiders. His focus shifted gradually from defense to the sword technique manual, the *Mo Hong Mie Shi Jue*.
“The defensive strength of *Bumin Ti* has surpassed that of *Luohan Ti*. Although it lacks profound secrets, it’s fine to develop it gradually. What’s important now is to enhance the lethality of *Mo Hong Mie Shi Jue*. When facing experts at the Liberation Realm, techniques like *Long Zha Shou* and *Jingang Fu Mo Tui* are far from sufficient—they can’t instantly kill enemies…”
“With *Yijin Jing* and *Bumin Ti* already giving me 50 points of internal energy, I can sustain combat in the Liberation Realm for a while. From now on, I’ll devote all my efforts to mastering *Mo Hong Mie Shi Jue*! If I’m not wrong, Meng Yun and Xue Yi won’t give me much time to train.”
As he thought this, Xiao Kai slowly changed his fighting style…
Under the siege of a swarm of spiders, he kept circling around two scorpions, increasing the frequency of his sword strikes!
This continued for over two hours.

Suddenly, the training group where Yu Long and the Gu woman were located let out cries of shock. Under the blueish miasma, Kai Xin heard urgent sounds of something flying through the air, along with a strange buzzing sound from rapid wing movements.
“What’s going on?”
Kai Xin quickly spoke up.
Before his words faded, the sound of a baby’s crying came from that direction.
“!!!”
Kai Xin was stunned. The baby’s cries were extremely strange, sweeping over him like waves and hitting his eardrums. His movements froze. He felt as if he had fallen into water, his body’s speed suddenly slowing down. In shock, his body was immediately struck repeatedly by spiders from all sides, causing his Immortal Body to tremble incessantly…
“Demon Baby Poison Insect!!”
“Boss Kai Xin! Come quickly!!”
That was Yu Long’s cry. Along with it came screams and shouts from others: “I told you to move slower! It’s night—how could you be so careless?”
“Da Pang, Xiao Pang, take turns attacking it!”
Demon Baby Poison Insect?
Kai Xin had no memory of such a thing. But those baby-like sound waves kept interfering with the flow of his internal vital energy, preventing him from using his full strength, which was extremely annoying.
Kai Xin could guess that the situation over there must be very bad. He couldn’t afford to delay…
Suddenly, astonishing black flames burst forth from his long sword.
Hiss! Hiss!!
At this moment, Kai Xin had reached the fifth level of his “Demonic Hong World-Annihilation Art.” The external flames of his unique sword technique could now extend half a foot long, dark and shiny, with a hint of vitality. Under his fierce drive, they struck the group of spiders around him, creating an irregular circular pattern of sword light…
The parasitic spiders, spitting out disgusting saliva, froze in place.
Pfft!!
Their mouthparts burned, and their wounds burst open, releasing disgusting greenish-tinted fluid. Their three-foot-tall bodies lost their strength and collapsed to the ground.
Demonic Sword of Affection!!
With just one strike, the entire group of parasitic spiders was eliminated.
In a flash, he broke free from the encirclement. The only monsters left were one mother eight-eyed parasitic spider and two ghost scorpions.
Hiss…
Thinking the enemy was trying to escape, the ghost scorpions snapped their teeth and chased after him.
“Flames that Destroy This Life!”
Kai Xin turned around and swung his sword. A steady beam of sword light emitted black flames like lightning, precisely hitting the ghost scorpion’s mouth.
The ghost scorpion, with its extremely tough shell and agile body, rolled over and died instantly.

By the end of the day, although it was his first time killing a Ghost Scorpion and he was happy about it, after searching its body countless times, he had come to know it very well. He knew that although the strength of the Ghost Scorpion’s shell varied slightly, it was still extremely tough, with the only fatal weak point being its interior. This sword strike took the life of the Ghost Scorpion right away… With a swift change in sword movement, several dazzling beams of Black Flame Sword Energy were emitted continuously from the mouthparts of the eight-eyed parasitic spider mother that was flying towards him. Boom!! The mother spider, which had given birth to countless little spiders, immediately collapsed at Happy’s feet… Whoosh! The sword was drawn out and then retracted. Easily pulling the long sword out of the mouth of the second Ghost Scorpion, Happy then turned and rushed towards Yu Long and the others. His movements were swift and decisive; he eliminated a group of monsters in one go. If Yu Long and the others had seen this, they would surely be stunned! But the darkness was too deep, the miasma too thick, and it was impossible to see clearly what Happy had done under the light of the fire… “Ahh!!” “Ahh!!” As the sound waves reached their ears, their vital energy flowed in reverse. A flying monster with a huge head and a baby-like face, but a very slender torso, was chasing after Yu Long. Its three pairs of wings generated strong winds, allowing it to move quickly. As it flew, it used strange baby-like cries to slow down Yu Long and his group, which was extremely disgusting. Da Pang and Xiao Pang were responsible for covering the rear, trying to resist the Poisonous Baby Bug, but they were clearly struggling greatly. With just one attack from the Poisonous Baby Bug, they were sent flying far away, barely able to get up, their faces covered in thick green mist, clearly poisoned. The Poisonous Baby Bug did not continue to attack Da Pang and Xiao Pang but instead chased after Yu Long and the others… Seeing this, Happy’s expression changed: “What kind of thing is this? So disgusting.” In the small valley, Yu Long and his group didn’t dare bring the Poisonous Baby Bug near Happy and fled in disarray. The traps on both sides of the valley couldn’t stop the Poisonous Baby Bug at all. It wasn’t until they saw Happy flying over that they finally showed signs of relief: “Boss Happy is here…” “Be careful! This thing is called the ‘Poisonous Baby Bug.’ It only appears in the haunted lands at night. It’s an elite-level mini-boss, with strength equivalent to the early stage of the Mythical Realm!!” “Boss Happy, don’t let it touch you! Just one touch will cause poisoning, reducing your ability by 30 percent.” Hearing the warnings from his brothers from the Hunter Family, Happy immediately became more vigilant! Being able to reduce a master of the Liberation Realm’s ability by 30 percent with just a touch was no ordinary level of toxicity—its power was already on par with that of “Marquis of All Poisons” Xiao Bei.

What’s more troublesome is that the constant noises emitted by the Poisonous Baby Bug can affect a person’s speed, akin to a powerful mythic-level aura—by no means trivial.
“Is there any way to make it shut up?”
Kai Xin asked loudly—facing a venomous flying insect, he didn’t dare approach recklessly.
“Let’s kill it together! It will definitely shut up.”
The Poisonous Baby Bug chased behind Yu Long, who was also forced to bristle with fear as he replied quickly.
“…It’s useless to say anything.”
Frowning, Kai Xin had no choice but to draw his sword and attack.
Since there was no more useful information, he could only verify and obtain it himself.
“Step back!”
Like a gust of wind, he passed by Yu Long and the others, sending several sharp sword beams at the Poisonous Baby Bug’s wings.
“No!”
The Gu Woman reacted quickly, warning in a pale face, “Its wings are very hard!”
Before her words faded, Kai Xin’s long sword had already sent several sharp metallic flashes from the bug’s wings. The bug immediately activated its dragon-shaped form, its wings acting like sharp blades that scoured past Kai Xin, making him break into cold sweat.
“Good.”
“Is there any other information?”
Although Kai Xin inwardly rolled his eyes at how timely the Gu Woman’s information was, he still gained an impression of the Poisonous Baby Bug’s defensive capabilities.
“Ahh!!”
Kai Xin’s precise strike on the bug’s wing didn’t cause any damage, but the intense force still halted its momentum. Its giant compound eyes gradually emitted red light as it abandoned Yu Long and the others and rushed at Kai Xin.
“The Poisonous Baby Bug will first target those who attack its body…”
“Thanks, I already know that. Can you tell me something I don’t know?”
As he retreated rapidly while unleashing continuous sword beams, Kai Xin gritted his teeth.
“I just found out too. I’ve never encountered this before. Poisonous Baby Bugs are rare in the Ghostly Realm… and very difficult to deal with.”
The Gu Woman looked embarrassed.
Yu Long quickly explained, “Many high-level cultivation groups encounter Poisonous Baby Bugs and use the traps at the valley entrance to get rid of them instead of fighting head-on. They naturally disappear during the day.”
“Damn it.”
Kai Xin was extremely frustrated.
But it was night now, and finding a suitable place to cultivate in the Ghostly Realm was extremely difficult; even moving around was dangerous. The best option was still to kill the Poisonous Baby Bug.
“It’s just a low-level mythic-level bug. I refuse to believe I can’t handle you!”

Calm down, and joyfully begin to retreat in an orderly manner. Along with the “Magic of World Destruction,” sword beams from various angles violently struck different parts of the poisonous insect infant’s body. The sound of clanging and friction continued nonstop, as if all the attacks were hitting metal… “Ahh!!! Ahhh!!!!” Constantly burned by the black flames attached to the sword beams, the poisonous insect infant’s cries grew even more shrill and piercing, like that of a crying baby.