novelODS Chapter 288 Desperate Efforts
Chapter 288 Desperate Efforts
Lin Yuan's relentless attacks, employing all his trump cards, all failed to penetrate the enemy's defenses. The World-Burning Demonic Flame of the Ancient Blood and Flesh Lamp and the Stealth Serpent's Invisible Self-Destruction Kill were all calmly dismantled and completely annihilated.
A deep-seated fear had already gripped their minds, yet they did not flinch or hesitate in the slightest.
Outside the barrier, the leader of the Flood Dragon Demons' killing intent hung like a sword overhead, constantly locking onto their lives, causing them to completely abandon any thought of survival, leaving only a crazy obsession to fight to the death and exhaust themselves.
They knew perfectly well that there was no way out today. Their direct combat strength had been completely crushed. Their only value was to use all their remaining resources and items to deplete Lin Yuan's power at any cost and without regard for damage, in order to create opportunities for subsequent encirclement and annihilation.
Without any extra movements, the two exchanged a glance, needing no verbal signal, and simultaneously activated the other mutated items within their bodies.
The fallen one, with his left arm severed, pressed his remaining left hand violently against the festering wounds on his chest and abdomen, causing his flesh and blood to writhe, churn, and swell violently.
Beneath his skin and flesh, it seemed as if countless living creatures were writhing, struggling, and bulging wildly. Twisted and bizarre lumps of flesh rose on the surface of his skin, accompanied by a chilling, sticky sound as layers of flesh tore apart.
A wet, bloody nest of flesh was forcibly peeled off his body!
The nest was a dark, rotten red, mixed with black magic patterns and decaying flesh. Its surface was constantly writhing and bubbling, oozing a thick, turbid, foul-smelling liquid. The moment it landed, it expanded and swelled on its own, creating a layer of cold, evil energy.
The nest was riddled with holes and pitch black, with countless tiny rustling and crawling sounds rising and falling, jarring and nauseating. The extreme stench of decay instantly filled the entire void, making one feel nauseous and restless.
This is his natal insect nest, nurtured over many years with his own essence, flesh, and demonic energy. It is his most sinister and monstrous trump card, which he never easily reveals to the world. The demonic maggots bred in the nest are not afraid of ordinary flames or ordinary physical attacks. Their only instinct is to explode at close range and devour the essence of living beings. They are extremely insidious and difficult to deal with.
The Fallen One, whose chest was pierced on the other side, also raised his hand, gathering all the remaining magical energy in his palm. The dark magical energy was rapidly compressed, condensed, and solidified.
With a flash of cold light, several palm-sized, jet-black, translucent demonic fire throwing knives took shape in mid-air. The blades were swirling with eerie, ghostly blue flames, devoid of any heat, but instead emanating a chilling aura, completely opposite to any other flame in the world.
This is one of his most powerful killing moves—the Extreme Cold Demonic Fire Flying Knife. This fire is not a raging flame that burns everything, but a mutated cold fire that transcends the laws of nature. It has heaven-defying freezing properties and can freeze air currents, spiritual power, and the blood and qi of the physical body. Even the most intense yang flames can be suppressed and frozen layer by layer by its icy demonic fire. Its strangeness far exceeds that of ordinary evil arts.
Two ultimate evil artifacts appeared simultaneously: one a worm nest, the other a frost flame. One was for close-range killing, the other for long-range freezing. The layers of sinister aura stacked up, instantly raising the oppressive atmosphere within the barrier to its peak.
"Breaking out of the nest, devouring all life!"
The one-armed Fallen One, his face contorted in a ferocious grimace, roared fiercely, and pressed down hard on the writhing flesh-and-worm nest with one hand, pouring out his last bit of demonic energy to activate his source.
Om-!
The flesh and blood nest trembled violently, and the layers of rotten flesh on the surface burst open, instantly spewing out countless pale, slender demonic maggots!
These demonic maggots were deathly pale and eyeless, their bodies were wet and sticky, covered with fine, dark demonic patterns, and their bodies were exceptionally flexible and incredibly fast. They opened their mouths to reveal tiny, sharp fangs, which were densely packed and overwhelming, surging towards Lin Yuan like a tidal wave.
Thousands upon thousands of demonic maggots blotted out the void, their sheer numbers layered upon each other, leaving no gaps. With a ferocious instinct to corrode flesh and devour spiritual power, they pounced on the enemy with madness. The visual impact alone was enough to make one's mind tremble.
Faced with the horde of disgusting insects surging from the sky, Lin Yuan remained calm. He subconsciously activated the familiar Yang Dragon Fire around him, and golden flames spread out, transforming into an endless wall of fire in front of him.
In his understanding, all evil and filth fear the supreme yang fire, and ordinary demons and evil spirits are instantly burned and annihilated upon contact with it.
Sizzle!!
The anticipated incineration and annihilation did not occur!
The moment the swarming demonic maggots collided with the golden yang flames, they only emitted faint burning sounds. The delicate demonic patterns on their bodies glowed slightly as they forcefully devoured and neutralized the purifying power of the flames. Their bodies were only slightly charred, but showed no signs of collapsing or being annihilated. They still fearlessly pierced through the wall of fire and rapidly approached Lin Yuan.
A barely perceptible hint of surprise flashed across Lin Yuan's eyes.
This was the first time in this battle that he had encountered an evil demon that was immune to his own Yang Dragon Fire.
These mutated demonic maggots, nurtured by the flesh and blood of the fallen, feed on the source of evil and have long since developed a special constitution that can restrain the extreme yang flames. Ordinary flame purification and high-temperature burning cannot harm their core.
In a short moment, countless demonic maggots broke through the fire domain's blockade and entangled themselves around Lin Yuan within a three-foot radius.
Countless maggots clung to the surface of the protective dragon aura, frantically gnawing, wriggling, and crawling. Each maggot's body surface exploded with tiny fragments of corrosive demonic energy. As the layers piled up, even the sturdy dragon aura shield began to tremble and dim slightly.
The next instant, an extremely bizarre scene suddenly erupted!
All the demonic maggots that got close detonated their bodies on their own!
Bang bang bang—!!
The continuous, fragmented explosions echoed throughout the barrier, and countless pale insect bodies burst apart, turning into thick, corrosive black liquid and malevolent energy that layered and exploded in a chain reaction.
The explosive power of a single demonic maggot is negligible, but when thousands of self-destructions are combined, they form a continuous corrosive storm. The densely packed explosion points lock Lin Yuan's body in place, continuously impacting, eroding, and corroding his protective spiritual power.
Black corrosive mist filled the sky, and its insidious corrosive power continuously penetrated the body's protective barrier, attempting to burrow into the flesh and disrupt the flow of qi and blood in the meridians, relentlessly applying pressure in the most shameless and exhausting way.
Knowing that the flames had completely failed, Lin Yuan no longer persisted with the fire attack. With a thought, golden light surged from his palm!
"Celestial Master's Seal, providing full-area protection!"
The heavy and ancient Celestial Master's Evil-Suppressing Seal spread out in the air, golden divine light condensing into a solid and thick circular barrier, firmly enveloping Lin Yuan's entire body. The square seal patterns flowed with the supreme power to suppress all evil, completely isolating all the self-destructing corrosive demonic energy and splashing poison.
The continuous bursts of insects frantically assaulted the divine light barrier, causing the golden light to sway and become chaotic, yet it could not break through the defense in the slightest. All the evil and corrosive power was intercepted and neutralized by the barrier.