Chapter 822: Rising to Attack (1/2)

In the Silver Beetle nest.

Numerous Silver Beetles that had fled into the nest were gathered inside a very spacious cave, letting out ear-piercing screeches.

Countless dark holes could be seen in the cave that stretched down towards the depths of the earth.

A fat Silver Beetle that was almost two meters long and as thick as a man’s waist was crouching at the mouth of a large hole, its shiny silver shell emanating dazzling light.

The amount of silver light it emanated seemed to be greater than the amount of light emanated by all of the other Silver Beetles combined.

Even the whole cave was lit up by its light.

The other Silver Beetles were letting out sharp screeches, which seemed to be them reporting to the mother beetle in their own language.

SHEW! SHEW! SHEW!

Nie Tian and the others flew into the spacious cave through the hole they had found.

The Silver Beetles’ screeches grew even more resounding and ear-piercing, even causing cracks to appear in the cave walls.

Upon arrival, Nie Tian caught sight of the mother Silver Beetle.

He also discovered that it was surrounded by a large number of small, slimy eggs, most of which were still unhatched.

Many stone protrusions that resembled stalactites stretched down from the ceiling, each and every one shining with silver light.

Even though they all looked very large and thick, they gave Nie Tian a feeling that they were actually weightless.

Fine tentacles grew out of the mother Silver Beetle’s head, piercing into the tips of the hanging stone protrusions.

Bright silver spots could be seen flowing through its tentacles, as if they were streaming into the mother beetle’s fat body.

Yin Yanan’s eyes lit up. Surprised and overjoyed, she exclaimed, “Nie Tian! Those stone protrusions are Silicon Silver!

“It usually takes a very long time for Silicon Silver to form naturally. I wonder how such a large amount of Silicon Silver came to form in these stone protrusions within the heart of this mountain peak. The amount of Silicon Silver here is simply incredible.”

Fang Yingying’s soft exclamation echoed out from behind. “There are seven of them!”

In the next moment, Nie Tian found her and Luo Hui also standing in the cave.

As soon as they arrived, the Silver Beetles’ screeches grew even more ear-piercing.

Nie Tian looked around with rapt attention, and discovered that the beady eyes of the Silver Beetles that were now gathered around the mother beetle were shining with the light of hate and anger. However, those small, angry eyes weren’t fixed on him, Yin Yanan, or Mu Biqiong, but on Fang Yingying and Luo Hui.

Looking surprised, Luo Hui said, “The speed at which Silicon Silver forms is indeed higher when a mother beetle is around. It’s only been a few decades, yet seven Silicon Silver protrusions have already come to form.”

Taken aback, Yin Yanan asked, “You’ve... been here before?”

Fang Yingying smiled and said, “Our sect was the first to discover and explore these four Silver Beetle nests. And we’ve been holding on to them over the past centuries, both the Silver Beetles and the Silicon Silver they helped form. Every once in a while, we’d send disciples here to harvest them.”

Yin Yanan’s face grew icy as soon as she heard these words. “If that’s the case, then why did you invite us to come explore it?”

“Didn’t I tell you already?” Fang Yingying said plainly. “Since you happened to meet us here, we’re willing to share our gains with you, instead of having everything to ourselves.”

Yin Yanan then gave a cold harrumph. “If that’s true, now that we’re here, isn’t it time for you to get out?”

“We’re only here to take a look,” Fang Yingying said.

“There’s nothing to see,” Yin Yanan said with a tough tone.

Luo Hui’s eyebrows furrowed as he was slightly angered.

Surprisingly, the large number of Silver Beetles and the mother beetle didn’t attack them as they talked to each other.

However, the mother beetle’s icy gaze swept across the Frost Blood Python that was coiled by Yin Yanan’s feet from time to time.

Clearly, it possessed extraordinary intelligence.

From the information it had obtained from the Silver Beetles, it had already learned about the strange things that had happened when they had attacked Nie Tian. Now, all of the low-grade Silver Beetles considered Nie Tian as their natural enemy, feeling insecure and uneasy when facing him.

After examing Nie Tian’s aura itself, the mother beetle felt the same way about him.

Besides, it had also sensed the Frost Blood Python’s actual grade, which made it even more apprehensive.

Meanwhile, it seemed to hate Fang Yingying and Luo Hui to the guts, as if it knew that, over the past centuries, people wearing similar garments had disturbed its life, killed its subjects, and stolen the Silicon Silver they had made great efforts to form using their bloodline talent.

After a moment of hesitation, it suddenly let out a piercing screech.

It instantly drowned the sharp screeches of all of the other Silver Beetles.

At the same time, more cracks appeared on the solid cave walls, as if its screech could pierce through rocks and even metal.

Nie Tian and the others all experienced stabbing pain in their eardrums. As strong as Nie Tian was, he felt lightheaded and disoriented for a short period.

He naturally summoned flesh power and spiritual power to form protective wards to ward off the piercing screech and recover a clear mind.

Then, as he looked over his shoulder, he discovered that Yin Yanan’s face had turned very pale. At this moment, she was covering her ears with her hands, and had an agonized expression on her face.

Mu Biqiong was in even worse shape, as blood was coming through her fingers while she was also covering her ears with her hands.

Nie Tian turned his face the other way, and discovered that Fang Yingying and Luo Hui had covered their ears with some sort of leather cover.

The two of them were as calm as ever, and completely unharmed by the mother beetle’s piercing screech.