Chapter 40: The Ice Bee’s Might

At this moment, Long Huwei exuded an aura of immense power and dignity, carrying a strong sense of pressure. Having rapidly risen to the level of a higher-tier Earth Soul Demon, he now displayed the demeanor of a true powerhouse, one who could not be underestimated.

“Brother Qu Yi, I’ve finally met you.” His voice rang out long before he arrived, as he flew swiftly from afar.

He seemed a bit unsteady.

Standing on the peak, Qu Yi watched Long Huwei flying toward him, smiling slightly as he stretched out his arms.

“Brother Huwei, it’s been years—your prowess is even more astonishing now.”

Qu Yi already had Long Huwei in his arms, smiling.

Hearing this, Long Huwei smiled happily but soon grew solemn, speaking angrily, “Brother Qu Yi, all my cultivation skills came from my father’s guidance. Zhuang Guangming plotted to kill my father—I must avenge this!”

Qu Yi already knew about the Asura Demon Subduing Gas and that Long Batian had died from it. Nodding firmly, he said calmly, “Brother Huwei, your hatred is my hatred. Zhuang Guangming must die. Now, I’ll take you to the Tianjiao Grand Canyon to see how I shatter Zhuang Guangming’s will.”

Long Huwei immediately asked, “The Ice Bee…?”

Qu Yi nodded.

Eagerly, Long Huwei said, “Since Brother Qu Yi is going to perform such a remarkable feat, I certainly can’t miss it. Alright, I’ll suppress my demonic energy fluctuations and accompany you.”

Instantly, Long Huwei reduced his cultivation level from that of a higher-tier Earth Soul Demon to that of a mid-tier one.

Qu Yi smiled and led the way to the Tianjiao Grand Canyon.

It wasn’t long before Qu Yi and Long Huwei reached the western peaks of the canyon, nearing the mountain where Long Zhan Tian’s disciples were.

“Brother Huwei, you can now contact your senior brother Long Zhan Tian,” Qu Yi said with a smile.

Since leaving the Origin Spirit Vein Cave, Long Huwei hadn’t contacted Long Zhan Tian at all but had flown straight to Qu Yi’s place.

His eyes shifted as he asked confusedly, “Brother Qu Yi, why do you want me to contact my senior brother?”

Qu Yi immediately replied with a smile, “Have Long Zhan Tian order all his disciples to gather together and launch a joint attack on Zhuang Guangming’s disciples.”

After hearing this, Long Huwei pondered for a moment before his eyes lit up, and he smiled.

“All of our disciples have gathered together. Zhuang Guangming, fearing that his disciples might be wiped out, will also bring all his disciples together to intimidate ours. That’s when you and Brother Qu Yi will release the ice bee swarm, right?” Long Hu Wei said excitedly. Qu Yi nodded. Seeing this, Long Hu Wei didn’t hesitate at all and immediately took out his communication card to send a message to Long Zhan Tian.
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Long Zhan Tian and the eleven elders were sitting in a palace they had built on a mountain. “Elders, Emperor Miao has sent a message. He has spoken with Emperor Ze, who promises not to send any more powerful Upper Earth Soul Demons to interfere with the affairs of the Storm Dragon Sect,” Long Zhan Tian said calmly. “Great! As long as Emperor Ze doesn’t send anyone against us, we will definitely win this battle among the elders,” Elder Long Hui said immediately. The other elders nodded in agreement. “Emperor Miao didn’t say he has stopped those nine Upper Earth Soul Demons who have already arrived. So, in this final battle, we still have to deal with those nine hidden Upper Earth Soul Demons,” Elder Long Chao said worriedly. The hall fell silent. At that moment, Long Zhan Tian’s expression changed as he took out his communication card. “Ah… Junior Brother Hu Wei has sent a message. He passed on a message to Qu Yi, telling me to gather all our disciples together and launch a full-scale attack on Zhuang Guangming’s disciples. Qu Yi said he has a way to eliminate all of Zhuang Guangming’s disciples,” Long Zhan Tian read out the message. All eleven elders showed surprised expressions. Currently, the battle between the two sides was a direct confrontation—one million disciples fighting at a time until one side’s disciples were wiped out, after which the remaining disciples could return to their own mountain forts. If Long Zhan Tian gathered all his disciples together, it clearly meant a decisive battle among their disciples. How could Zhuang Guangming remain indifferent? However, soon one of the elders realized what was going on. “Sect Master, I get it now. Qu Yi must still have the ice bee swarm with him,” Elder Long Zhi said excitedly. Immediately, everyone relaxed, with a hint of amusement on their faces. “Good, I’ll order that all our disciples be gathered together right away,” Long Zhan Tian said joyfully. The eleven elders nodded in agreement.
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Long Zhan Tian still had 450 million disciples left, who were now all gathered on a vast open plain—thickly packed together.

As expected, Zhuang Guangming noticed the movements on Long Zhan Tian’s side and realized that Long Zhan Tian intended to launch a full-scale attack by his disciples, forcing him to gather his remaining 250 million disciples together as well.
At this moment, Qu Yi arrived at the east side of the Tianjiao Grand Gorge, behind Zhuang Guangming’s forces, along with Long Hu Wei.
“Brother Hu Wei, you must have sensed it—Zhuang Guangming has gathered all his disciples together,” Qu Yi said with a smile.
Long Hu Wei nodded and laughed, “Brother Qu Yi, it’s now your turn to show what you can do.”
Qu Yi laughed heartily, immediately took off, and shouted, “Brother Hu Wei, just wait over there and watch the show.”
With that, Qu Yi vanished in a flash.
Suddenly, Qu Yi reappeared above the area where Zhuang Guangming’s disciples were gathered, quickly noticed by Zhuang Guangming and the other eight elders.
“Who is that? Elders, go and kill him!” Zhuang Guangming ordered coldly.
At that moment, Qu Yi only emitted the aura of the Golden Path Demon Essence, revealing his cultivation level as a lower-tier Earth Soul Demon.
Instantly, ten elders at the middle-tier Earth Soul Demon level flew into the air in front of Zhuang Guangming, aiming to surround and kill Qu Yi.
In the air, Qu Yi smirked as he rose above those disciples, then suddenly swung his long sleeves, looking at Zhuang Guangming with a grin.
“Ice Bee Swarm, attack!” Qu Yi shouted with laughter.
Zhuang Guangming, the eight elders, and the over 200 million disciples trembled at the mention of “Ice Bees,” as if it had touched the deepest fears in their hearts.
There was a sense of panic among the disciples.
But soon, waves of Ice Bees emerged, quickly covering the entire sky and forming a bright aerial canopy.
Before long, Qu Yi released the queen bees and king bees, which landed on the ground and crushed groups of disciples under their weight.
Once released, the queen bees and king bees immediately directed the Ice Bees in the air to launch attacks.
Qu Yi continued to summon more and more Ice Bee Swarms, seemingly without end.
“All disciples, attack the Ice Bees!” Seeing this, Zhuang Guangming used his Demon Essence to transmit his voice.
Under these circumstances, the only way to drive away the Ice Bee Swarm was to resist, as there was no escape.
In an instant, all 250 million disciples filled with murderous intent, holding their magical weapons as they stared coldly at the Ice Bees descending from the sky.
Most of these Ice Bees now possessed the strength of upper-tier Earth Soul Demons, with tens of millions even at the Earth Soul Demon level.
Under the command of the queen bees and king bees, the Ice Bee Swarms gathered together, forming ice arrows that were sent recklessly toward the disciples below.

In the air, a rain of ice bee arrows began to fall.
“Attack, attack, attack!”
The massive army of disciples below cried out incessantly, filled with panic.
Unfortunately, though the spells cast by the disciples blocked some of the ice bee arrows, most of them still landed, striking right in the midst of the disciples.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Instantly, in countless places, the arrow-shaped ice bees began to explode, releasing waves of cold energy that, with their immense force, spread across the entire ground, enveloping all the disciples.
A total of 250 million disciples.
Qu Yu deliberately released all 600 million ice bees, aiming to kill every last one of them.
“No, I must survive!”
“Damn these ice bees! I’ll kill them all!”
“Run! These ice bees are desperate—how can we resist?”
“It’s impossible! With so many more ice bees falling from the sky, how many more waves can we withstand?”
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In an instant, panicked screams filled the air among the disciples, filled with utter terror.
Meanwhile, Zhuang Guangming and the eight elders, upon noticing the swarm of ice bees, chose to fly away at a distance, not wanting to attract their attention. After all, although these nine were powerful Upper Earth Soul Demons capable of easily killing ice bees, their numbers were beyond what they could handle.
Qu Yu landed on the queen bee, calmly sensing the chaotic energy surges around him, the countless spells being cast, and the loud explosions of the ice bees.
He remained utterly indifferent to the deaths of these disciples.
On the ground, flesh and blood flew everywhere; heads were shattered by the energy surges, and blood mist formed layer upon layer, rising higher and higher into the air.
It was bloody—utterly bloody.
After the first wave of ice bees exploded, the disciples below were no longer able to stop the ice bee arrows from falling. All they could do was defend themselves against the continuous explosions of the ice bees.
Ah……
Everywhere were desperate cries filled with despair.
The sounds carried far, seemingly reaching across the entire Water Continent.
In the Dragon Battle Sky, far to the west of the Tianjiao Grand Canyon, Long Zhan Tian and the eleven elders sensed the deafening cries coming from the east side of the canyon and immediately realized that something terrible had happened to Zhuang Guangming.
Soon, Long Zhan Tian and the eleven elders took to the air and flew above the Devouring Grand Canyon.
“The ice bee swarm has been released!”

Long Zhan Tian quickly understood the situation of the entire battlefield. Before long, he flew back above his disciples and shouted, “All disciples, heed my order! Immediately head to the east side of Tianjiao Gorge to pursue those disciples of Zhuang Guangming!” In an instant, 450 million disciples took to the air.