Sage of Humanity-Chapter 476 - 474 Niu Meng

Within the flesh sac, two crimson glows burst forth, which were, shockingly, a person’s eyes. However, like those demon beasts struck with madness, these eyes also displayed an abnormal glow, devoid of any emotion, filled only with madness and ferocity.

Zhou Hai, who was very close, felt all the hairs on his body stand on end as a massive sense of crisis surged from within him. Without thinking, he drew his sword and swiftly retreated.

However, it was ultimately a step too late. A huge foot, resembling an iron hoof, suddenly kicked out from the flesh sac, striking Zhou Hai in the abdomen. The swift speed was like thunder and lightning, and the violent force directly shattered Zhou Hai’s protective sword light.

This Cloud River Level 9 swordsman was sent flying back like a broken sack, crashing into the crowd and causing chaos.

Everyone was stunned by this sudden event.

With a clatter, the flesh sac completely burst open, two large hands resembling iron claws clung to the broken walls of the sac. With a slight effort, a tall figure emerged, draped in a viscous fluid that dripped down its body onto the ground.

This person was as tall as a tower, with two bull horns on his head, claw-like hands, hoof-like feet, and a short tail flickering behind him.

At first glance, one might assume he was a demon cultivator.

But this demon cultivator felt somewhat different from normal demon cultivators.

Standing beside Lu Ye, the Great Elder suddenly widened his eyes and exclaimed in shock, "Niu Meng?"

"What?" Lu Ye frowned.

"This is the Black Tortoise Sect Master, Niu Meng!" the Great Elder explained.

The situation became bizarre. The people had come here to destroy the insect hive, and now that they had located it, no one understood why the Black Tortoise Sect Master would emerge from the core flesh sac of the hive in this form.

What puzzled Pang Dahai and the other Nine Provinces cultivators was that despite the core flesh sac being destroyed, which should have led to the rapid withering of the whole insect hive, the hive seemed unchanged by the destruction of its core.

What alarmed everyone even more was that Niu Meng, who was clearly not easy to mess with, exhibited a vitality that was excessively robust, certainly not something that a Cloud River cultivator should possess.

"Be careful, he’s very strong," Zhou Hai said, clutching his abdomen. He turned his head and spat out a mouthful of blood water. The force and speed of that kick had left him deeply shocked; had he not sensed it in advance, he might have been killed by that kick.

"He’s been parasitically controlled by the Insect Race!" Xia Qianqian said in a serious tone.

This was what truly terrified everyone.

The most obvious sign of madness in demon beasts was the turning of their eyes crimson; the source of this madness was control by an unknown Insect Race.

It had never been heard that the Insect Race, which parasitically controlled demon beasts, could also control cultivators.

Because so far, within the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain, there had been no precedent of cultivators being parasitically controlled. Everyone initially assumed that only demon beasts could suffer from madness.

But now, the symptoms of Niu Meng clearly fit those of parasitic control.

This instilled a sense of crisis in every cultivator present: if the Insect Race here could really control cultivators, might they themselves already be infected without knowing it?

Immediately, everyone felt endangered.

There were no signs before complete control by the Insect Race, as could be observed from the behavior of the demon beasts. The insects residing inside could exhibit the exact same aura as the hosts, making it impossible for the cultivators to detect any clues, so if the Insect Race could indeed control cultivators, it was very possible that they already had parasites inside them, just not yet mature enough to take control.

"Don’t lose your composure; we haven’t been corrupted by the Insect Race!" Lu Ye said gravely. While others might not be sure about this, Lu Ye had the Talent Tree by his side, which could incinerate even the pill poison from medicines. If there were indeed any parasites in him, the Talent Tree would have reacted.

But in fact, since entering the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain, the Talent Tree had shown no unusual behavior.

"How can you be so sure?"

Lu Ye remained silent. This was not something easy to explain.

As the people conversed, a sudden clatter resounded from all around. Everyone’s spine chilled as they saw that each flesh sac in the insect hive burst open, pouring out viscous-liquid-coated figures from inside.

Every one of them had crimson eyes, some with the features of demon cultivators and others completely resembling cultivators. In an instant, the hive was swarmed with over twenty new figures.

Everyone felt their scalps tingle.

They had thought the mission would be straightforward: find the insect hive, destroy it, and the crisis would be resolved. However, only at this moment did they realize that the greatest danger was actually within the hive itself.

"They are all from the Black Tortoise Sect," the Great Elder said gravely, a native cultivator of the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain and a Great Elder of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, he naturally recognized the cultivators of the Black Tortoise Sect.

No matter why these Black Tortoise Sect cultivators had been parasitically controlled by the Insect Race, from the evidence gathered so far, the parasitic control of cultivators by the Insect Race was not as straightforward as imagined and probably required strict conditions, such as confining the cultivators within the insect hive. Otherwise, the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain would have fallen long ago.

Like the controlled demon beasts, every one of these Black Tortoise Sect cultivators displayed an extremely violent and crazed demeanor.

Now that the insect hive was completely sealed off, unless they killed all these people from the Black Tortoise Sect, there was no way out for anyone.

There was no time for discussion, as the cultivators from Black Tortoise Sect burst out of their cocoons and launched an attack on the crowd without saying a word.

The battle erupted instantaneously.

Blood Qi surged, spirit force swirled, and the Nine Provinces cultivators huddled tightly together, backed against a flesh wall, resisting attacks from three other sides.

Two physique cultivators stood at the very front of the group, their spirit artifact big shields continuously flashing with light, with the thudding sounds unceasing in their ears.

To everyone’s shock yet relief, even though the Black Tortoise Sect’s numbers were nearly double their own, after being controlled by the Insect Race, they seemed to lack much thought and rationale, acting purely on instinct, making it difficult for them to utilize their original techniques and strength.

They charged like wild beasts, using their spirit force to punch, kick, or even bite.

This discovery slightly steadied the hearts of the Nine Provinces cultivators.

In terms of numbers, Black Tortoise Sect held the absolute advantage, and in average cultivation, they still had superiority. If these controlled individuals could have leveraged their original skills and strength, the battle would have been hopeless.

The banging sounds were ceaseless, and colorful lights burst continuously in the dim insect hive. Using their tight formation and varied tactics, the Nine Provinces cultivators, despite being at an absolute disadvantage in numbers and cultivation, managed to hold their defensive line.

Blood splattered periodically, but those Black Tortoise Sect cultivators seemed impervious to pain, completely disregarding even if they lost arms or legs, or had their midsections split open, continuing to attack the Nine Provinces cultivators furiously.

If the situation could continue like this, eradicating these Black Tortoise Sect members was merely a matter of time.

However, what was noteworthy was that Niu Meng, after kicking Zhou Hai away, had been standing still all this while, without any intention of joining the ongoing attack by other Black Tortoise Sect cultivators.

But the abnormal vitality emanating from his body was still as unmissable as a beacon in the night, demanding careful attention.

When a blinding sword light flashed, a head flew high up. A Black Tortoise Sect cultivator, even though mangled, had continued his ferocious assault until, with a thud, he fell to the ground, lifeless.

"Go for the head!" Zhou Hai shouted.

Controlled by the Insect Race, it was uncertain whether these Black Tortoise Sect cultivators were alive or dead, but their apparent insensitivity to pain meant that no injury could stop them, only by decapitating them could they be thoroughly killed.

Hearing this, people aimed for the heads of the Black Tortoise Sect cultivators and moments later, another head was smashed, the body tumbling to the ground.

As everyone collaborated closely, Niu Meng, who had been stationary, suddenly moved.

His towering frame burst forth with unimaginable speed. In an instant, he charged to the forefront of the crowd, forcefully opening a path through any Black Tortoise Sect cultivators in his way.

With a thunderous crash.

A physique cultivator at the front of the crowd was directly blown away, spewing a mist of blood mid-air, his face turning pale, and his spirit artifact big shield dimming and cracking.

As this physique cultivator was blown away, the tight defensive line immediately showed a breach.

Standing before that gap was the fiercely charging Niu Meng, slightly raising an iron hoof, which had just kicked that physique cultivator away.

At this moment, he lifted the kicked iron hoof and struck out again.

Facing this new attack was a Level 6 combat cultivator from Cloud River, who had been shielded behind the physique cultivator while fighting. Once the physique cultivator was blown away, it was his turn to face the brunt of Niu Meng’s assault.

If even a physique cultivator couldn’t withstand such a kick, how could a combat cultivator?

As the kick came down, the combat cultivator attempted to dodge, but couldn’t escape. Zhou Hai’s sword slashed down, striking precisely on the iron hoof, blood splattering as the sharp sword broke through Niu Meng’s skin and hit his leg bone, making a sound like metal striking metal.

A burst of blood mist exploded, covering the nearby cultivators head to toe.

Where the combat cultivator had been standing, there was no one left.

A Level 6 combat cultivator was obliterated by a single kick from Niu Meng!

Everyone felt a chill run down their spine, directly feeling the terrifying power of that kick.

That was not the end; Niu Meng completely ignored Zhou Hai’s sharp sword, letting the sword cultivator stab him repeatedly, causing multiple bloody holes. With a swift grab, he seized another combat cultivator’s head, crushing it with his beast claw like a smashed watermelon!

After killing two people, Niu Meng then waved his hand, sending Zhou Hai flying.

The originally tight formation was instantly shattered by Niu Meng’s intervention.

Shen Xiaomao’s eyes widened, her blood turning cold, as Niu Meng’s blood-red pupils fixed on her, raising a foot to kick towards her.

New novel 𝓬hapters are published on ƒreewebɳovel.com.

If this kick landed, given Shen Xiaomao’s Cloud River Level 5 cultivation, survival would be impossible.