Chapter 175 - Termite Battle 2 (2/2)

Hei aimed directly at the termite king's head. The creature wasn't by chance a third level spirit beast. With just a few seconds of maneuver, it managed to interpose its jaws in the trajectory of Hei's spear and parry the blow. However, not everything went as the termite king had foreseen.

Fizz!

The poison at the tip of Hei's spear had crept deep into one of the jaws, so much so that the jaw itself had started to erode from the amount of poison soaked in that attack. However, the affected part wasn't so fragile to be broken with just a single attack. In fact, in the struck point, there were only traces of fracture, but the structure still held up.

'Damn human!' swore the termite king that didn't expect to be hurt so easily. After all, for the spirit beasts, their body was also a symbol of their pride. The stronger and more robust it was, the more proud they were.

So, with a murderous fury in its eyes, the termite king spread its wings on its back and took off. This time, Long Tian's technique could no longer contain the termite king, and neither did the roots of Lian that were instantly broken.

With extreme speed, the termite king charged with its whole body against Hei, who was pulled backward by Lian's ribbon, thus dodging the attack. However, the third level spirit beast had just to turn around, and it continued to charge.

”Hei!” ”Long Tian!”

Reunited again by the ribbons of Lian, Hei and Long Tian prepared to receive the impact of the termite king's charge. The speed of the third level spirit beast was faster than theirs. After all, all they had increased was just the amount of spirit power they could use. Their other characteristics had remained unchanged.

Boom! Crack!

The termite king's charge pushed Hei and Long Tian backward, taking Lian with them as well. The three of them heavily crashed against the trunk of a tree that cracked from the impact. On their faces, you could see light streaks of blood coming out of their lips. It was evident that the attack had injured them.

”It looks like it will take much longer to knock it down. Hei, you know better than me the characteristics of this spirit beast. If you have any suggestions, I'm all ears.”

”I have a plan in mind. We have to tire it out. To do it, we need the sun. Termites suffer from sunlight. It won't kill him; however, it will be enough to hinder him.”

”Okay. Then we have to cut down the trees in the area as we attract it. Otherwise, it will use those as cover.”

Thus, Hei and Long continued to bait and force the termite king to charge against the surrounding trees. The power generated by the termite king was enough to root out any tree instantly. It was a risky tactic, but it was the only thing they could do at the moment.

Several times Hei, Lian, and Long Tian had to make improbable dodges and sometimes had no choice but to suffer the full impact. But despite the pain they felt in each exchange, they continued with their plan. In the meantime, Hei had assigned his little sisters another task.

'Big brother, we're ready.' (Xing)'Tell us when to start.' (Ye)”Excellent. Wait a little longer.”

It was when the termite king uprooted the last nearby tree that Hei declared the beginning of his plan. ”Lian, hold it! Long Tian, ​​prepare to attack! ”

Without delay, Lian once again recalled the roots from the ground while Long Tian charged his spirit power to attack the termite king.

”NOW!”

Xing and Ye jumped from Hei's shoulders and assumed their true form. The purple spider with silver patterns fired multiple spiderwebs. These went to tie the wings of the termite king together, making the third level spirit beast unable to maintain its flight. In addition to this, there was the downward thrust of the roots. So the termite king crashed to the ground with a deafening sound.

”YE!”'I am ready big brother!'”Great! Poisonous Spider Thrust! ”

Hei aimed at the head of the termite king. This time, the third-level spirit beast had no way of dodging or parrying. Furthermore, the sunlight had reached an unbearable degreee, thus lowering its ability to reason. Even in those conditions, however, the termite king was lucid enough to condense its spirit power in its head. It was ready to take the hit in full and relied on its spirit power to minimize the damage. However, its choice turned out to be a double-edged sword.

Screech!

An excruciating screech of pain was emitted by the termite king, who began to squirm on the ground. Shortly before the impact, Hei had changed the trajectory of his spear. Instead of the head, he aimed for the jaw that had previously cracked. So he went on to create an open wound in which Ye injected a particular poison. No, calling it poison wasn't exactly correct, but it was a poisonous substance for termites and even for humans if used in high and undiluted quantities. It was vinegar.

Thanks to Ye's Concept of Digestion, creating a substance like vinegar wasn't complicated. But the vinegar produced by Ye wasn't at all edible for humans, given the high concentration and traces of poison inside. However, in this case, it was the perfect weapon. The termites were, in fact, weak to vinegar, and although the termite king was a third-level spirit beast, this vinegar liquid had been produced by a divine beast that had awakened her concept.

”Attack, Long Tian!” Hei shouted to the Imperial Prince, who was already ready.

”Intent of Double Swords, Whirlpool of Blades!”

Long Tian's swords moved at incredible speeds so as to leave residual images all around him. The heaviness of the Earth Law was added to each of its blows, appearing like hammering rather than sword cuts. The termite king's defense of spirit power became weaker with each sword stroke received until it broke completely in the abdominal part.

”Time to end it! Imperial Slash!” Long Tian exclaimed as he prepared to perform his final technique.

'And with that, the clash is over.' Hei thought as he continued to stab the termite king's head with his spear. Although the coup de grace would be inflicted by Long Tian, ​​as long as the termite king was still moving, Hei wouldn't have stopped attacking in turn.

However, when Long Tian was ready, something that nobody expected happened. Something that they hadn't considered in their plan and that could nullify all the efforts made so far.