Chapter 1359 - 1409: Furious to the Point of Vomiting Blood
Bunong was a bit conflicted about whether to call Li Yifei back. But as he hesitated, the battle had already begun. The opponent unleashed the Sacred Beetle, having no intention of using it to plant a worm in Li Yifei. The Sacred Beetle’s formidable attack capability made it disdain the use of poison; instead, it directly charged at the opponent.
Tianbao had once witnessed the Sacred Beetle directly attacking a wild boar. The boar, with its thick skin, couldn’t withstand the fierce onslaught of the Sacred Beetle. Ultimately, it was struck on the back of the head and died convulsively. The Sacred Beetle then used its pincers to pry open the boar’s skull and feasted inside.
Therefore, in Tianbao’s mind, he imagined the Sacred Beetle cracking open Li Yifei’s skull to consume his brain.
The Sacred Beetle lay quietly on Tianbao’s hand, occasionally flapping its wings. There were still three holes visible on the beetle’s shell, inflicted by the three steel needles Li Yifei had shot out.
Tianbao couldn’t fathom the immense strength required to pierce the beetle’s shell, but it must have been tremendous.
"Go!" Tianbao whispered softly, reluctant yet forced to comply to please the Song Family.
The Sacred Beetle took off. As a Worm Breeder, Tianbao directly commanded the worm, which had no choice but to obey. This was the usual scenario, but... the scene before him left the confident Tianbao suddenly stunned.
Nearly a thousand people at the site were in awe and fear of the Sacred Beetle, but not everyone was terrified. For example, Na Yi had a real Worm King now and had experienced yesterday’s events, so she wasn’t afraid. Neither was Li Yifei himself; even if the Sacred Beetle attacked him again, he had the experience to handle it. As for Song An, he had no awareness of what was happening behind him, experiencing the internal effects of the worm planted inside him.
The clan chiefs weren’t quite fearful either. Although Worm Kings hadn’t appeared in a long time, the village archives recorded many instances.
However, even such a terrifying Sacred Beetle, bearing the countless hopes of the Heimiao Clan, stopped abruptly while charging fiercely towards Li Yifei, let out a sharp cry, and then flew back desperately. It quickly disappeared from everyone’s sight.
The Sacred Beetle, being half a step away from becoming a Worm King, could control a vast territory. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have flown from the Black Miao Village to the Butterfly Tomb. As it flew in the air, it completely ignored Tianbao’s instructions, and after flying a distance, Tianbao lost control entirely.