Lei Tian ran like his life depended on it. For all his 51 years, never had he felt such dread as today.
His power had experienced steady growth since he touched upon the God Realm. He entered the Life Spring Stage just by spending three months in seclusion!
This led Lei Tian into a sense of false security that he was the best since he also had the immortal items as well as the Immortal Killing Array. So it came with great shock that he met his bane, Du Fei, the very first time he showed his power.
Fortunately, he was quick on his feet, or even his robe would’ve whisked away and his life would be up for the taking.
Was the immortal sword and the Immortal Killing Array more important than life?
‘But even losing, I still have Vermilion Bird. My future success is guaranteed. A pity though…’
Lei Tian fell into depression. Vermilion Bird was nice and all, but lackluster when compared to immortal treasures.
“Damn that Du Fei. He ruined everything and took my stuff. If I don’t get my revenge then I’m not human!”
Lei Tian cursed.
Hum~
A figure blocked Lei Tian’s escape. It scared him badly, but then he found it was not Du Fei and relaxed.
He may have lost the immortal sword and the Immortal Killing Array, but he still had the robe. Since Du Fei wasn’t here to rob his items again with words, nothing scared him.
“You’re dead for blocking my path!”
Lei Tian threw a hundred-meter fire dragon.
The man didn’t budge, allowing the fire dragon to hammer him.
Boom~
Fire towered and engulfed the newcomer.
“Since when can an ant stand up to me! What a joke!”
Crack~
With a thunderous sound, five bolts of lightning arched from within the blaze straight for Lei Tian. Thanks to the immortal robe, he could take them. It released a rainbow light as it blocked the attacks.
Lei Tian jumped in fright.
Lei Tian was perfectly clear on the power of lightning. His fire couldn’t hold a candle to it.
“So you’re a disciple from Celestial Master Abode. I am an old friend of Celestial Master Zhang. Are you just a disciple or a legacy one?”
Li Mo said, “Celestial Master Zhang called me senior uncle.”
“Impudent, Celestial Master Zhang is the greatest celestial master of Celestial Master Abode. How dare you make use of him? Aren’t you afraid of…”
Lei Tian didn’t continue. Only people from the Celestial Master Abode could wield the Five Thunders True Art. And if it weren’t the Celestial Master himself, then it’d be his legacy disciple.
For this man to use Five Thunders True Art, it proved his identity.
Just that this identity…
“I and Celestial Master Abode have no hatred among us. Why must you bar my way?”
“You stole from my brother and I am taking them back.”
“What did I stole?”
“All-defending Immortal robe.”
Lei Tian was startled two steps back.
All-defending Immortal robe, Seven Star Immortal Sword, Decimating Immortal Killing Array, these were their true names. Lei Tian was starting to think he was the only one in this world who knew this. But now that Li Mo showed up and spoke such words scared him silly.
“Inferno!”
Lei Tian exploded in a sea of flames, drowning everything in a hundred-meter radius.
However, Li Mo had long vanished from the flames’ range.
“Come and take the All-defending Immortal robe if you can!” Lei Tian turned tail.
Li Mo came out of the earth and caught up in three steps of Warp. Lei Tian uncorked a black vial and spilled it behind.
A swarm of flying insects flew at Li Mo.
“Bone Devouring Bug!” Li Mo was shocked, “A wicked man like you has no right to live past tomorrow!”
Bone Devouring Bug was raised from the eggs of flying insects, taking two to three decades. Once the bug touched skin, it would swiftly pierce through the flesh and go straight for the bones. The pain of having one’s bone marrow devoured was impossible to comprehend.
And to raise the Bone Devouring Bug one needed live humans. It was an excruciating and inhumane process of using the subject as the bug’s container. The bug would then nibble at his body for over two decades, until Bone Devouring Bug took shape.
One human was needed per Bone Devouring Bug. With how many there were in the vial, fifty people must’ve been used in this torture.
The Bone Devouring Bug ate spiritual qi, was immune to fire and water, and was tough as steel. If one didn’t know about it, he’d suffer.
Li Mo condensed a ball of spiritual qi in his hands and threw it. The Bone Devouring Bugs were crazed over the ball.
Li Mo stepped behind Li Mo and hauled him by the neck as he released Thunderstorm Palm.
Lei Tian was cooked raw and even smoke came from his mouth.
All-defending Immortal robe could repel outside attacks, but not those coming from the inside.
Li Mo stripped Li Mo of the robe and valuables. He took the black vial and gestured at the Bone Devouring Bug.
They then flew inside the black vial.
“This vile creature should not exist in this world. Lei Tian, your sin is unforgiving and it’s time to pay the price!”
Li Mo spilled the vial over Lei Tian.
Bone Devouring Bugs buried in Lei Tian’s flesh and through the bones, nibbling with frightening speed at his marrow.
Lei Tian let out an inhuman wail, rolling around in pain for a full hour.
Li Mo gestured above Lei Tian’s corpse and the bugs returned to the black vial.
…
Li Mo returned home and found the three demons, Ye Xiaolu, and Su Qingyi in the living room all on their phones. Not making sense of it, nor having the mood to, Li Mo went to his study.
Ye Xiaolu asked, “What’s wrong with zombie face?”
Su Qingyi said, “Sister Lu, brother Mo is a good man and knows how to smile. It’s not proper to call him that.”
“What does a child know? You guys continue while I go check on him.”
Ye Xiaolu ran into the study.
Li Mo placed the black vial on the floor and opened it. He constantly supplied it with spiritual qi.
Ye Xiaolu was quite intrigued, “Zom-, hero Mo, what are you doing?”
Li Mo’s face was solemn, “Step back.”
“Oh.” Ye Xiaolu took five steps backward.
Bone Devouring Bugs jittered at the vial’s mouth devouring Li Mo’s spiritual qi.
Ye Xiaolu was piqued by the critters.
“What is that? They look like flies but have longer wings, fascinating.”
“These are Bone Devouring Bugs. Immune to both water and fire, impervious to blades and can get itself back together even after cutting it in two with magical items.”
“That amazing? They don’t look the part.”
“These are the lowest level Bone Devouring Bugs. If it were the high leveled ones, you’d be dead where you stand.”
“Am I afraid of death? I already died.”
“Devouring bones is the same as devouring souls.”
“Are they naturally made?”
“No, they are come by through having live humans as host day in and day out.”
Li Mo’s explanation while feeding them got Ye Xiaolu to pale.
How would it feel to have a bug inside you for almost three decades gnawing at you without stopping?
And Ye Xiaolu thought being stuck two years in Zhang Ding’s talisman was already torture enough.
She never wanted to feel so alone ever again.
“That Lei Tian is simply a vile monster. Hero Mo, I may not like you, but I have to admire you a bit for what you did today.
“By the way, what are you doing?”
“Feeding them spiritual qi until bursting. But I don’t have enough. This is the only way to kill them.”
“Destroy? But can’t you control them?”
“I not only can but make them a hundred times better than Lei Tian.”
“Why don’t you?”
Li Mo was silent as he fed them.
Ye Xiaolu gave a thumbs up, “You’re a righteous man, not using such vile things. You’re a hero among heroes. You’ve earned more of my admiration.”
Li Mo fed them for half an hour until he was dead tired and his pale face started sweating. This was when his action began to bear fruit.
Pu~
The Bone Devouring Bugs popped one after the other and releasing wraiths. When they were all done, there were more than fifty wraiths in the room.
“No wonder you wanted to kill them. So… so…”
Ye Xiaolu was moved.
