Mu Chen tightly gripped the small, cold flute, his eyes showing hesitation. Then, with determination, he placed the flute to his lips. The spiritual energy within his body surged into the Spirit Insect Flute, emitting chaotic, faint sounds from the flute.
Mu Chen was not a Spirit Insect Master, so of course, he couldn't skillfully use the Spirit Insect Flute. But at least he could blow it. A Spirit Insect Master could control any insect they wished at will. Mu Chen couldn't do that, but fortunately, the largest insect colony in this Black Underworld Abyss must be the Spirit Devouring Bees. Therefore, he only needed to blow the Spirit Insect Flute, and he might be able to draw them here.
"Tuuuuuuuu!"
The patterns on the Spirit Insect Flute shimmered brightly, emitting a strange sound that spread far and wide.
The faint sound was not very loud; in fact, it was easy to miss if one wasn't focused. But for insects, they were extremely sensitive to these tiny sound waves.
Mu Chen continuously poured spiritual energy into the Spirit Insect Flute, and the sound waves constantly dispersed. At the same time, he looked back at the Black Underworld Abyss. There, the spiritual energy fluctuations grew increasingly violent, indicating that his father and Uncle Zhou were locked in a fierce battle with the three high-level spirit beasts.
Hurry!
Mu Chen thought to himself with worry. Those three spirit beasts were no mere insects. The longer the battle dragged on, the greater their exhaustion would be. He feared that once they could no longer hold on, the lurking forces from the Willow Region would rush out to attack.
And that scene was certainly not what Mu Chen wanted to see.
The clear flute sound slowly spread, but there was still no movement or fluctuation in the silent forest ahead, making Mu Chen increasingly anxious, his eyes filled with confusion. Could this method be ineffective?
Although Mu Feng had appeared confident and proud earlier, it was merely an act to reassure them. Mu Chen knew that his father was very unwilling to retreat and let the Willow Region easily seize the Nine Nether Sparrow. However, he also didn't want the others to exploit a weakness and ambush them. He could only resort to this uncertain method to break the unfavorable deadlock.
But if the Spirit Devouring Bees didn't arrive, his so-called "borrowed power strategy" would utterly fail.
"Please, mighty ones, heed my call!" Mu Chen muttered with a sigh.
More than ten minutes had already passed. Mu Chen still waited anxiously, but the spiritual energy fluctuations from the abyss grew increasingly fierce. Even the mountainside trembled, clearly indicating the battle had reached a critical juncture.
No more time!
Mu Chen gritted his teeth, about to give up and turn back, when suddenly his gaze sharpened, focusing on a dark area of the forest. Immediately after, his eyes widened in joyous surprise, as if he had struck gold.
"They're here!"
In the distance, a massive black cloud, like a raging storm, swept towards them from the distance. The buzzing sounds, filling the sky and earth, echoed far and wide.
Heavens, the reinforcements finally arrived in time!
Mu Chen suppressed the joy in his heart, turned and quickly ran back.
...
"Boom!"
In the area on the mountainside, violent spiritual energy swept everywhere, shaking the rock fragments into tremors. Many massive boulders slid down, rumbling along the cliff.
Duan Wei anxiously watched the two ongoing battles. Two people and three beasts were fighting fiercely, clashing violently amidst shattered rock fragments that flew around like powder.
"Damn it!"
Duan Wei saw the stalemate in the battle and looked towards the cliff, where mocking and triumphant laughter echoed. Clearly, the situation the Willow Region had deliberately orchestrated had become a reality.
"Has Young Master not returned yet?"
A city lord looked outside and asked worriedly.
Duan Wei shook his head. He also didn't know what method Mu Chen had; it was just that his previous performance seemed very reliable, but he didn't know if his method could break this dangerous situation.
"Just wait a little longer. If the people of Liu Territory dare to make a move, we won't let them off easy!"
Duan Wei said through gritted teeth.
Everyone also nodded seriously, their hateful gazes fixed on the cliff.
Just as everyone was tense and ready to fight at any moment, hurried footsteps suddenly came from behind. Duan Wei turned his head to look and saw Mu Chen quickly returning.
"Young Master!"
Duan Wei shouted joyfully.
"Father, Uncle Zhou, retreat quickly!"
Mu Chen shouted loudly as soon as he arrived.
Mu Feng and Zhou Ye were fighting and holding their ground, eagerly awaiting news from Mu Chen. When they heard his call, their bodies shot back like the wind, but three high-level spirit beasts still followed closely, refusing to let go.
Mu Chen looked at the three spirit beasts chasing the two. His hand suddenly clenched, and a bottle appeared in his grasp. He opened the cap, and a strange scent emanated.
"Bang!"
Mu Chen smashed the bottle, and the black liquid inside splattered out. His hands moved, and spirit energy, like a whirlwind, swept up the liquid and shot it towards the three frantically pursuing spirit beasts.
The cold black liquid stuck to their bodies, but none of them cared. Fundamentally, Mu Chen's strength was not enough to threaten them compared to the two powerful cultivators in front, not to mention the liquid didn't emit any dangerous scent.
Duan Wei saw Mu Chen's strange actions and didn't understand what was going on.
"Quickly run into that mountain crevice!"
Mu Chen shouted loudly, pointing towards a mountain crevice not far away.
Duan Wei was bewildered and didn't understand, but still obeyed and led everyone to run there. Mu Chen also quickly followed closely. Mu Feng and Zhou Ye brought up the rear, their mighty spirit energy simultaneously erupting, pushing back all three spirit beasts, sending them flying.
"What are they doing?"
The group from Liu Territory saw those below scrambling into a mountain crevice and also muttered in confusion. "Isn't entering that cave a dead end? Why are they cutting off their own retreat? How could Mu Feng be so foolish?"
Liu Jingfeng furrowed his brows tightly. Someone as experienced as Mu Feng would certainly not do something so foolish and useless.
"Big Brother?"
Liu Ming turned and asked softly; obviously, he also didn't know what was going on.
Liu Jingfeng narrowed his eyes. Suddenly, his expression changed as he looked towards the mountain path leading here. Small "buzzing" sounds grew louder and louder, echoing into the area.
"That is... Spirit-Devouring Bees?"
Liu Ming also immediately realized, seeing a terrifying black cloud of killers covering the sky, gradually spreading towards them.
"Graoooow!"
The three high-level spirit beasts also realized the swarm of Spirit-Devouring Bees was approaching, becoming uneasy and roaring. Facing such a large number of Spirit-Devouring Bees, they would also be in great danger.
The black cloud, like a flood, poured into the flat area on the mountain without slowing down. Like a roaring torrent, it rushed towards the three high-level spirit beasts under the terrified gazes of both sides.
"Graoooow!"
"Groooookm!"
"Hyak!"
Covered by the black cloud, the three high-level spirit beasts frantically roared and struggled, their fierce spirit energy continuously erupting. Thousands of Spirit-Devouring Bees fell like dry leaves in droves, but it was still like a drop in the ocean, not making the slightest dent in the cloud. They could only resign themselves to being buried by them.
The roars of beasts in the clouds grew fainter and fainter. Mu Feng and the others watched the scene, goosebumps rising, a tingling numbness spreading through their bodies, as they swallowed nervously in fright. Afterwards, without prior agreement, they all turned to look at the young man who was smiling brightly, their expressions stiff and frozen.
Is this his "borrowed strength" strategy?
But how could he have lured the swarm of Spirit-Devouring Bees here, and only made them attack those three spirit beasts?
This ability is truly unfathomable!