Just as the tree trunk came to rest in the center of the hall, the giant worm that had been coiled up suddenly opened its eyes.

Those huge, blood-red eyes were incredibly sinister, as if a single glance could send one's soul to hell.

"Don't look into its eyes, or you'll be bewitched."

After a loud shout, Sheng Lingxiao rose into the air, took a step and stood on the tree trunk, then sat cross-legged.

"Now I will use the secret method of the Witch Clan to dismember the Gu Witch. Qin Feng, use your flames to envelop it without leaving any gaps. Ninth Master, closely observe the fluctuations of the soul. If there is even the slightest abnormal soul fluctuation, kill and obliterate it immediately. As long as a wisp of soul escapes, it can regenerate in another body."

After Sheng Lingxiao finished speaking, a thick, yellowed account book floated down to his head.

The Nine Netherworld Emperor's Codex.

Upon hearing this, Qin Feng's arms trembled, and the Great Sun Heavenly Fire transformed into a massive sea of ​​fire that enveloped the giant insect.

"Damn it, how did he become the main character?"

Xiao Jiu glared at Sheng Lingxiao with displeasure, then activated the Nine Spirits Opening Heaven Technique to its maximum to search for any unusual soul fluctuations.

Ancestor Yu Ling gave Qing He a forced smile.

"Little Lan'er, let's begin."

Just as Sheng Lingxiao unleashed the Nine Netherworld Emperor Scripture, the giant insect below began to struggle violently, its massive body writhing and causing the entire mountaintop hall to tremble wildly.

And fear appeared in those blood-red eyes.

Sheng Lingxiao's hand seals became faster and faster, and each time he formed a seal, the Nine Netherworld Emperor Scripture would release a sliver of light that entered the tree trunk.

After absorbing the light, the tree trunk slowly became transparent. The moment the mysterious annual rings inside appeared, a pure aura of heavenly power shot out towards the giant insect below.

hiss!

The giant worm let out a huge, piercing scream, and its body, which had remained unharmed for thousands of years despite being imprisoned by all the ancestors of the Jade Spirit Palace, was torn apart the moment the Heavenly Dao Qi descended upon it.

Just as a large chunk of the giant insect's body was cleaved off and before it hit the ground, it suddenly transformed into black mist and rapidly dispersed in all directions.

"Trying to run? Kill me!"

Qin Feng shouted, and the sea of ​​fire formed by the Great Sun Heavenly Fire suddenly surged up a towering wave of fire. At the very moment the fire wave surged up, a series of dense screams and agonizing cries rang in everyone's ears.

"Holy crap, so many! This thing isn't made up of countless tiny bugs, is it?"

"Ah Feng, don't let your guard down. This thing is too strange."

"Don't worry, Ninth Master."

However, the moment the words fell, Qi Jiu's eyes suddenly narrowed, and then he reached out and grabbed at the void to the side. A strand of black gas as thin as a hair was crushed by Qi Jiu with a scream.

This scene drew Qin Feng and Xiao Jiu's attention to the highest level.

This thing is really too strange; it actually managed to escape through Qin Feng's impenetrable Great Sun Heavenly Fire.

Sheng Lingxiao's speed increased, and the light spots from the Nine Netherworld Emperor Scripture above his head fell like a torrential rain.

The dismemberment below was happening faster and faster, and the aura emanating from its body was growing weaker and weaker.

However, Qin Feng and Xiao Jiu were under increasing pressure. The Great Sun Heavenly Fire had been pushed to its limit. If he hadn't controlled the power of the Great Sun Heavenly Fire within a certain range, the entire hall would probably have been instantly melted by the Great Sun Heavenly Fire.

Even so, the amount of black energy escaping the blazing sun and fire continued to increase.

Xiao Jiu's forehead was now covered in sweat, and he had discovered that he had crushed over a thousand black energies.

Every time a piece of the giant worm's body was cut off, in addition to a large amount of black gas, a wisp of gas resembling black jade would appear and be absorbed into Sheng Lingxiao's body.

Ancient Gu witchcraft ancestral energy.

Only those who possess the Gu (a type of poison) within their bodies and practice external witchcraft can be considered true Ancestral Witches, but the division within the Witch Clan means that it is destined that no Ancestral Witch will ever appear again.

Gu can be understood as the techniques and martial arts of witchcraft, while Ti is absolute defense.

When offense and defense are combined, one becomes a sorcerer. At this moment, when the Gu sorcerer's ancestral energy entered his body, Sheng Lingxiao began to truly show signs of returning to his ancestral form.

With a loud boom, Sheng Lingxiao's body transformed into a giant with two horns on its head, tens of feet tall.

The muscles bulged like refined iron, and the space around the huge hand rippled as it swung.

As the Gu witch's ancestral energy continued to enter his body, the rudimentary form of a third eye appeared between his two eyes.

It was only in its early stages, but it already exuded a suffocating sense of oppression.

"I'll fucking kill you! I'm already nearing my limit catching bugs here, and with your oppressive aura, it's even harder for me to move."

"Are you pressing down on that bug, or on me and Ah Feng?"

While enduring the immense pressure emanating from Sheng Lingxiao, Xiao Jiu struggled to detect all the unusual movements of the divine soul.

He was already barely holding on, and at this moment it became even harder for him.

The moment the giant worm was dismembered, a halo radiating a gentle power appeared above Qinghe's head.

The combined cultivation power of all the Jade Spirit Palace patriarchs was slowly poured into the halo above Qinghe's head through the Jade Spirit Patriarch's hand.

As everyone's cultivation power was gathered and poured into her body, Qinghe's body also emitted a rich and dazzling golden imperial aura.

The massive amount of cultivation energy was stimulating and nourishing the imperial aura, and also accelerating the integration of the imperial aura into Qinghe's body, turning it into supreme power that she could control.

Just as the last bit of cultivation was poured into Qinghe's body, all the Jade Spirit Palace elders who were sitting cross-legged in the main hall opened their eyes at the same time.

They looked at Qinghe with relieved smiles on their faces, having struggled to stay afloat for this very moment.

Now that the person they've been waiting for has arrived, their obsession has vanished in that instant.

"Lan'er, you will have to walk your own path from now on. Your master can no longer accompany you."

The one who spoke was the previous sect leader of Jade Spirit Palace, and also Qinglan's master, with whom she had a mother-daughter-like relationship.

A thousand years of waiting only brings a brief reunion; there is no greater sorrow in the world than this.

Before Qinghe could speak, the figures of all the ancestors of the Jade Spirit Palace sitting cross-legged in the main hall became increasingly faint.

As tears streamed down Qinghe's face, her ancestors vanished completely.

By burning away their divine souls and life force, they are destined to leave not even a trace.

All that remains are the memories and respect of future generations for them.

Just as the ancestors of Jade Spirit Palace disappeared, a huge muffled sound rang out simultaneously, accompanied by shouts from Yi Jiu and Qin Feng.

"That son of a bitch has to be killed. He didn't even warn me before the bugs exploded. Does he really think Ninth Master has a good temper?"

"Ninth Master, keep your voice down. That guy is now a hundred feet tall, and the two of us combined aren't even as big as one of his fingers. So I have a question..."

"A hundred feet tall, how big must his thing be...?"

With another deafening roar, a giant a hundred feet tall with three eyes stood before the main hall of the Jade Spirit Secret Realm and roared to the sky.

The enormous fists pounded on his chest, producing a series of earth-shattering sounds.

Xiao Jiu and Qin Feng were so shocked that they covered their ears with their hands, lay on the ground, and cursed angrily.

Such giants exist only in ancient texts.

The appearance of an ancestral shaman.