dì èr juǎn dào xiān cǎo ] dì liǎng qiān sì bǎi qī shí qī zhāng xuě fú ——
第二卷盗仙草]第两千四百七十七章雪蝠——
Chapter 2477: Snow Bat
dì liǎng qiān sì bǎi qī shí qī zhāng xuě fú
第两千四百七十七章雪蝠
As he pondered, the beast tide drew closer, now only a hundred miles away from him.
ér sī liáng jiān ， nà shòu cháo yòu jiē jìn le bù shǎo ， yǔ zì jǐ xiāng jù ， bù guò bǎi yú lǐ 。
而思量间，那兽潮又接近了不少，与自己相距，不过百余里。
Although Lin Xuan wasn't afraid, there was no need to confront them head-on!
lín xuān suī rán bù pà ， dàn yě méi yǒu bì yào yǔ duì fāng yìng pèng yìng a ！
林轩虽然不怕，但也没有必要与对方硬碰硬啊！
A sneer appeared on his lips as he didn’t make any extra movements. His body was enveloped in a bright green glow, and he sped like the wind, vanishing into the distance.
tā de zuǐ jiǎo biān lù chū jǐ fēn jī cháo zhī sè ， yě bú jiàn duō yú de dòng zuò ， hún shēn jiù qīng máng dà qǐ le ， fēng chí diàn chè ， shǎn le jǐ shǎn ， jiù xiāo shī zài yuǎn fāng de tiān biān 。
他的嘴角边露出几分讥嘲之色，也不见多余的动作，浑身就青芒大起了，风驰电掣，闪了几闪，就消失在远方的天边。
Unlike others who were solely focused on fleeing for their lives, Lin Xuan had time to look back at the pursuing beast tide.
yǔ qí tā rén yī xīn táo mìng bù tóng ， lín xuān hái yǒu xián xiá huí guò tóu ， wàng le nà zhuī lái de shòu cháo yī yǎn 。
与其他人一心逃命不同，林轩还有闲暇回过头，望了那追来的兽潮一眼。
As expected, they indeed split into several groups, chasing off in different directions.
bù chū suǒ liào ， duì fāng guǒ rán yě fēn chéng le shù gǔ ， xiàng bù tóng de fāng xiàng zhuī qù le 。
不出所料，对方果然也分成了数股，像不同的方向追去了。
Lin Xuan frowned but his expression remained extremely calm. Such a situation was entirely predictable.
lín xuān méi tou yí zhòu ， rán ér liǎn shàng de biǎo qíng yī jiù shì píng dàn yǐ jí ， zhè yàng de qíng kuàng ， běn lái jiù shì yù liào zhī zhōng dì 。
林轩眉头一皱，然而脸上的表情依旧是平淡以极，这样的情况，本来就是预料之中地。
Despite concealing his aura, Lin Xuan’s powerful divine sense wasn’t affected. He no longer held back and fully unleashed it, immediately noticing something amiss.
ér lín xuān suī rán yǒu yǐn cáng qì xī ， dàn shén shí de qiáng dà ， yī jiù shì bù shòu yǐng xiǎng de ， cǐ kè bù zài cáng zhuō ， quán lì fàng chū ， lì kè jiù fā xiàn le xiē xǔ bù tuǒ 。
而林轩虽然有隐藏气息，但神识的强大，依旧是不受影响的，此刻不再藏拙，全力放出，立刻就发现了些许不妥。
Sure enough... the doubts from earlier weren't unfounded. Several strong auras were indeed trailing behind the beast tide.
guǒ rán …… gāng cái de yí lǜ bú shì hú luàn cāi cè ， zài zhè shòu cháo de hòu miàn ， yǒu jǐ gǔ qiáng dà de qì xī bō dòng zhe 。
果然……刚才的疑虑不是胡乱猜测，在这兽潮的后面，有几股强大的气息波动着。
These beasts were being controlled by several high-ranking demon cultivators.
zhè xiē yāo shòu ， shì bèi jǐ míng gāo jiē yāo xiū cāo kòng zhe 。
这些妖兽，是被几名高阶妖修操控着。
If Lin Xuan pushed his speed to its limit, he could easily shake off his pursuers. However, he didn’t do so; instead, he flew at a steady pace.
lín xuān ruò shì dùn sù quán kāi ， xiǎng yào shuǎi diào zhuī bīng bìng bù wéi nán ， rán ér tā què méi yǒu zhè me zuò ， ér shì fēi dé bù kuài yě bù màn 。
林轩若是遁速全开，想要甩掉追兵并不为难，然而他却没有这么做，而是飞得不快也不慢。
After half an hour, Lin Xuan had led the pursuers to a more secluded area. He then slowed down and stopped.
bàn gè shí chén yǐ hòu ， lín xuān yǐ jiāng zhuī bīng yǐn zhì le yí gè jiào wéi piān pì de dì diǎn ， suí hòu tā dùn guāng yī huǎn ， tíng le xià lái 。
半个时辰以后，林轩已将追兵引至了一个较为偏僻的地点，随后他遁光一缓，停了下来。
He floated in mid-air nonchalantly.
jiù zhè yàng ， dà liē liē de xuán fú zài bàn kōng zhōng 。
就这样，大咧咧的悬浮在半空中。
Such a large group of beasts, with high-ranking demon cultivators controlling them, posed significant danger to daoists at the Cave Profound level. But in Lin Xuan’s eyes, it was nothing much.
zhè yàng guī mó de yāo shòu ， zài jiā shàng yǒu gāo jiē yāo xiū cāo kòng ， duì yú dòng xuán jí bié de xiū xiān zhě ， shì hěn dà de wēi xiǎn ， dàn zài lín xuān de yǎn lǐ ， gēn běn suàn bù liǎo shén me 。
这样规模的妖兽，再加上有高阶妖修操控，对于洞玄级别的修仙者，是很大的危险，但在林轩的眼里，根本算不了什么。
Why run like an idiot?
jì rán rú cǐ ， zì jǐ hé bì shǎ hū hū de táo ne ？
既然如此，自己何必傻乎乎的逃呢？
Capture those demon cultivators and use soul probing techniques to find out what happened on the Frost Soul Plain.
zhuā zhù nà yāo xiū ， rán hòu shī zhǎn sōu hún zhī shù ， bù jiù zhī dào hán pò bīng yuán fā shēng le shén me 。
抓住那妖修，然后施展搜魂之术，不就知道寒魄冰原发生了什么。
If a Spirit Cultivation Period cultivator were to replace Lin Xuan, eliminating so many beasts wouldn’t be impossible but would still be somewhat troublesome.
ruò shì huàn yī míng fèn shén qī xiū shì yǔ lín xuān yì dì ér chǔ ， xiǎng yào jiāng zhè me duō yāo shòu miè chú ， suī rán bìng fēi bàn bú dào ， dàn duō shǎo hái shì yǒu yī xiē má fán 。
若是换一名分神期修士与林轩易地而处，想要将这么多妖兽灭除，虽然并非办不到，但多少还是有一些麻烦。
However, Lin Xuan’s methods far surpassed ordinary peers at his level.
rán ér lín xuān bù tóng ， tā de shǒu duàn ， qǐ shì yì bān tóng jiē xiū shì néng gòu bǐ nǐ de 。
然而林轩不同，他的手段，岂是一般同阶修士能够比拟的。
Lin Xuan reached into his waistband and revealed an oddly shaped treasure. It was a seven-layered tower that wasn’t in shambles but certainly didn’t stand out.
lín xuān shēn chū shǒu lái ， zài yāo jiān yī pāi ， guāng huá yào yǎn ， yī jiàn shì yàng qí tè de bǎo wù ， yǐ chū xiàn zài le yǎn qián 。
林轩伸出手来，在腰间一拍，光华耀眼，一件式样奇特的宝物，已出现在了眼前。
It floated beside him, and he didn’t summon any other items.
shì yī bǎo tǎ xíng zhuàng de dōng xī ， fēn qī céng ， suī bù néng shuō pò pò làn làn de ， dàn què shí méi yǒu fēn háo qǐ yǎn 。
是一宝塔形状的东西，分七层，虽不能说破破烂烂的，但确实没有分毫起眼。
He waited for only a short while, just half a cup of tea’s time. A buzzing sound grew louder as a white line appeared on the horizon. The snow-covered ice plain made it hard to notice, blending in with the surroundings.
jiù zhè me xuán fú zài shēn cè ， ér chú le cǐ bǎo wài ， lín xuān jū rán méi yǒu jì chū qí tā de dōng xī lái le 。
就这么悬浮在身侧，而除了此宝外，林轩居然没有祭出其他的东西来了。
However, within moments, the white line became clearer, resembling waves crashing towards them.
tā bìng méi yǒu děng duō jiǔ ， jǐn jǐn xiǎo bàn zhǎn chá de gōng fu ， wēng míng shēng dà zuò ， yuǎn chù de tiān biān ， chū xiàn le yī lǚ bái xiàn ， yóu yú tiān kōng zhōng piāo luò zhe é máo dà xuě ， bīng yuán shàng de yī qiè ， yě dōu shì bái sè ， suǒ yǐ ， zhè lǚ bái xiàn ， kàn shàng qù háo bù qǐ yǎn 。
他并没有等多久，仅仅小半盏茶的功夫，嗡鸣声大做，远处的天边，出现了一缕白线，由于天空中飘落着鹅毛大雪，冰原上的一切，也都是白色，所以，这缕白线，看上去毫不起眼。
The buzzing sounds merged into an even more piercing noise.
rán ér jǐn jǐn guò le jǐ xī de gōng fu ， nà bái xiàn jiù qīng xī le qǐ lái ， céng céng dié dié ， rú tóng hǎi miàn shàng de làng cháo yì bān ， xiàng zhe zhè lǐ xiōng yǒng ér lái 。
然而仅仅过了几息的功夫，那白线就清晰了起来，层层叠叠，如同海面上的浪潮一般，向着这里汹涌而来。
Lin Xuan’s eyes narrowed slightly, and silver light flickered in his pupils.
ér nà wēng míng shēng lián chéng yī piàn ， yě gèng jiā de cì ěr 。
而那嗡鸣声连成一片，也更加的刺耳。
Although he was still several miles away, Lin Xuan could see clearly using the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye. These were bat-like demon creatures.
lín xuān yǎn jīng wēi mī ， tóng kǒng zhōng yǐn yǐn yǒu yín máng liàng qǐ 。
林轩眼睛微眯，瞳孔中隐隐有银芒亮起。
However, compared to ordinary bats, they were much larger, with wingspans of over a meter. Their entire bodies were snow white, even their eyes were grayish-white. A fierce aura emanated from them.
suī rán shuāng fāng xiāng jù ， hái yǒu shù shí lǐ ， bù guò jiè zhù tiān fèng shén mù ， lín xuān yǐ jīng kàn de qīng qīng chǔ chǔ ， nà shì yī zhǒng xíng rú biān fú de yāo zú 。
虽然双方相距，还有数十里，不过借助天凤神目，林轩已经看得清清楚楚，那是一种形如蝙蝠的妖族。
Lin Xuan frowned. He had seen these snow bats in ancient texts; they were supposedly a variant of blood-drinking bats, extremely ferocious by nature.
rán ér bǐ qǐ yì bān de biān fú ， què yào dà shàng xǔ duō ， yì zhǎn zú yǒu zhàng xǔ ， ér qiě hún shēn shàng xià jiē shì xuě bái dì ， shèn zhì lián yǎn jīng ， dōu shì huī bái zhī sè ， yī gǔ xiōng lì zhī qì ， pèi rán ér chū 。
然而比起一般的蝙蝠，却要大上许多，翼展足有丈许，而且浑身上下皆是雪白地，甚至连眼睛，都是灰白之色，一股凶厉之气，沛然而出。
But that was nothing to worry about.
lín xuān méi tou yí zhòu ， zhè zhǒng xuě fú ， tā zài diǎn jí shàng jiàn guò ， jù shuō ， nǎi shì xī xuè biān fú de yī zhǒng biàn yì ， xìng gé xiōng lì yǐ jí 。
林轩眉头一皱，这种雪蝠，他在典籍上见过，据说，乃是吸血蝙蝠的一种变异，性格凶厉以极。
Surprisingly, the snow bats stopped when they were still several miles away. Although their wings continued flapping, they hovered mid-air.
bù guò ， yě méi shén me liǎo bù qǐ 。
不过，也没什么了不起。
Lin Xuan’s eyes narrowed as he stood there quietly.
chū hū yì liào ， zhè xiē xuě fú ， zài jù lí tā hái yǒu shí jǐ lǐ de shí hòu ， jiù tíng xià lái le ， suī rán chì bǎng hái zài bù tíng de shān dòng ， dàn què shí jiù zhè me xuán fú zài bàn kōng 。
出乎意料，这些雪蝠，在距离他还有十几里的时候，就停下来了，虽然翅膀还在不停的扇动，但确实就这么悬浮在半空。
After a while, two beams of light appeared from behind the snow bats. They sped forward with incredible speed.
lín xuān yǎn jīng wēi mī ， yī jiù shì jìng jìng de chù lì zài nà lǐ 。
林轩眼睛微眯，依旧是静静的矗立在那里。
The lights separated to reveal a male and female high-ranking demon cultivator.
yòu guò piàn kè ， yī hóng yī lǜ liǎng dào guāng máng liàng qǐ ， yóu nà xuě fú de hòu miàn ， xùn jié yǐ jí de fēi dùn shàng qián 。
又过片刻，一红一绿两道光芒亮起，由那雪蝠的后面，迅捷以极的飞遁上前。
On the left, the man hidden in green light was tall but had an extremely sinister expression. Although his appearance wasn’t different from human cultivators, strange demonic markings adorned both sides of his face.
hěn kuài ， guāng máng shǎn kāi ， què shì xiàn chū yī nán yī nǚ liǎng míng gāo jiē yāo xiū chū lái 。
很快，光芒闪开，却是现出一男一女两名高阶妖修出来。
The woman on the right was slender and attractive at first glance. However, upon closer inspection, her ankles and forearms were covered with snake scales. Most alarming was a fire-red serpentine creature with a single horn coiled around her waist.
zuǒ biān ， nà yǐn cáng zài lǜ sè guāng huá zhōng de nán zi ， shēn cái suī rán gāo dà ， rán ér miàn róng què shì yīn lì yǐ jí ， suī rán róng mào yǔ rén lèi xiū shì bié wú èr zhì ， dàn liǎn jiá de liǎng biān ， què yǒu bù shǎo gǔ guài de yāo wén fú xiàn 。
左边，那隐藏在绿色光华中的男子，身材虽然高大，然而面容却是阴厉以极，虽然容貌与人类修士别无二致，但脸颊的两边，却有不少古怪的妖纹浮现。
Both demon cultivators had daoist power levels equivalent to Cave Profound realm.
ér yòu biān de nǚ zǐ ， shēn cái xiū cháng ， yī yǎn wàng qù ， sì hū zhǎng dé hái bú cuò ， bù guò zǐ xì kàn ， què fā xiàn tā de jiǎo huái ， xiǎo bì ， dōu zhǎng zhe bù shǎo shé lèi yāo zú de lín piàn ， yóu qí lìng rén wàng ér shēng wèi de shì ， cǐ nǚ de yāo jiān ， jū rán chán rào zhe yī tiáo tóu shēng dú jiǎo de huǒ hóng mǎng shé 。
而右边的女子，身材修长，一眼望去，似乎长得还不错，不过仔细看，却发现她的脚踝，小臂，都长着不少蛇类妖族的鳞片，尤其令人望而生畏的是，此女的腰间，居然缠绕着一条头生独角的火红蟒蛇。
Seeing Lin Xuan standing confidently, the male and female exchanged glances, showing surprise.
cóng hún shēn de yāo lì bō dòng lái shuō ， zhè liǎng míng yāo xiū ， jiē shì dòng xuán jí bié de 。
从浑身的妖力波动来说，这两名妖修，皆是洞玄级别的。
"Brother Fu, look at this guy..." The woman’s hesitant voice entered his ears.
jiàn lín xuān yǒu shì wú kǒng de xuán fú zài nà lǐ ， zhè yī nán yī nǚ liǎng míng yāo xiū duì shì yī yǎn ， yě dōu liú lù chū jǐ fēn chà yì zhī sè 。
见林轩有恃无恐的悬浮在那里，这一男一女两名妖修对视一眼，也都流露出几分诧异之色。
The man’s expression was similar. His divine sense swept over Lin Xuan but found nothing amiss. Perhaps he was just setting a trap.
“ fú xiōng ， nǐ kàn zhè jiā huo ……” nà nǚ zǐ chí yí de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ 。
“福兄，你看这家伙……”那女子迟疑的声音传入耳朵。
Even if there were traps, they could let the snow bats test them first.
nán zi de biǎo qíng yě chà bu duō ， bù guò shén shí zài lín xuān shēn shàng sǎo guò ， shí zài méi yǒu fā xiàn bù tuǒ ， zhè jiā huo ， yě xǔ bù guò shì gù bù yí zhèn bà le 。
男子的表情也差不多，不过神识在林轩身上扫过，实在没有发现不妥，这家伙，也许不过是故布疑阵罢了。
With that thought, the man raised his head and emitted a sharp howl. Suddenly, the suspended snow bats surged forward as if stimulated.
jiù suàn yǒu xiàn jǐng yòu rú hé ， xiān ràng xuě fú shàng qù shì yī xià jiù hǎo le 。
就算有陷阱又如何，先让雪蝠上去试一下就好了。
The scene was indescribable; it resembled an avalanche. It seemed like they would engulf Lin Xuan in an instant.
xīn zhōng rú cǐ xiǎng zhe ， nà nán zi yáng qǐ tóu ， hóu lóng zhōng yǒu jiān ruì de cháng xiào fā chū ， suí hòu ， yuán běn xuán tíng zài bàn kōng zhōng de xuě biān ， tū rán xiàng shòu dào le cì jī yì bān ， cháo zhe qián fāng kuáng yǒng ér lái 。
心中如此想着，那男子扬起头，喉咙中有尖锐的长啸发出，随后，原本悬停在半空中的雪蝙，突然像受到了刺激一般，朝着前方狂涌而来。
"Stupid creature, trying to rely on numbers? Let me show you the power of my demonic insects," Lin Xuan muttered.
nà shēng shì ， nán yǐ yòng yán yǔ miáo shù ， jiǎn zhí jiù yǔ xuě bēng chà bu duō ， sì hū zhuǎn shùn zhī jiān ， jiù yào jiāng lín xuān yān mò 。
那声势，难以用言语描述，简直就与雪崩差不多，似乎转瞬之间，就要将林轩淹没。
A hand gesture sent a spell flying forward. The Ten Thousand Soul Tower shook, and a bright light emerged from its first layer. A swirling vortex formed, buzzing loudly as a blood-red insect cloud flew out.
“ yú chǔn de jiā huo ， xiǎng yào kào shù liàng qǔ shèng me ， nà lín mǒu jiù yǐ bǐ zhī dào ， hái shī bǐ shēn ， ràng nǐ men jiàn shí yī xià wǒ mó chóng de wēi lì rú hé ？”
“愚蠢的家伙，想要靠数量取胜么，那林某就以彼之道，还施彼身，让你们见识一下我魔虫的威力如何？”
Upon closer inspection, this insect cloud covered the sky, composed of countless tiny flying insects like crimson waves rushing towards their opponents.
lín xuān zì yán zì yǔ de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ ， suí hòu tái qǐ shǒu ， yī dào fǎ jué xiàng qián dǎ le chū qù ， wàn hún tǎ yī dǒu ， líng guāng dà zuò ， dì yī céng dǎ kāi ， yī tuán cì mù bái guāng yìng rù yǎn lián 。
林轩自言自语的声音传入耳朵，随后抬起手，一道法诀像前打了出去，万魂塔一抖，灵光大做，第一层打开，一团刺目白光映入眼帘。
The sheer number was staggering; even compared to the beast tide, it was like a small witch seeing a great witch.
suí hòu nà bái guāng huà wèi le yí gè xuán wō ， wēng míng shēng dà zuò ， yī duǒ xuè hóng sè de chóng yún cóng lǐ miàn fēi chū lái le 。
随后那白光化为了一个漩涡，嗡鸣声大做，一朵血红色的虫云从里面飞出来了。
"Impossible!"
zǐ xì kàn lái ， nà chóng yún pū tiān gài dì ， nǎi shì yóu yī zhī zhǐ zhǐ jiǎ gài dà xiǎo de fēi chóng zǔ chéng dì ， rú xuè sè de làng xiāng yì bān xiàng zhe duì shǒu fēng yōng ér lái 。
仔细看来，那虫云铺天盖地，乃是由一只只指甲盖大小的飞虫组成地，如血色的浪湘一般向着对手蜂拥而来。
The two demon cultivators were shocked but didn’t hesitate. They sped backward with their own light. The insect swarm and beast tide clashed, creating fierce battle sounds. It would be hard to determine who won in moments.
qí shù liàng lìng rén chēng mù jié shé ， jí biàn shì shòu cháo yǔ tā xiāng bǐ ， yě chéng le xiǎo wū jiàn dà wū 。
其数量令人瞠目结舌，即便是兽潮与牠相比，也成了小巫见大巫。
But Lin Xuan had no time for this.
“ bù kě néng ！”
“不可能！”
He waved his sleeve and another spell flew out. A deafening sound echoed as the blood fire ants began self-destructing.
liǎng míng yāo xiū hài rán shī sè ， què yě bù gǎn dān gē ， hún shēn dùn guāng yì qǐ ， xiàng hòu fēi le guò qù ， xià yī kè ， chóng qún yǔ shòu cháo zhuàng zài le yì qǐ ， sī shā shēng dà zuò ， yī shí piàn kè ， dào yě hěn nán fēn chū shèng fù 。
两名妖修骇然失色，却也不敢耽搁，浑身遁光一起，向后飞了过去，下一刻，虫群与兽潮撞在了一起，厮杀声大做，一时片刻，倒也很难分出胜负。
The snow bats were shattered into pieces. The remaining blood fire ants, immune to damage and stronger after absorbing the energy, soon decimated the beast tide. However, few remained; these demonic insects could only use such a method when facing formidable enemies—killing one thousand while losing eight hundred.
bù guò lín xuān kě méi yǒu shí jiān zài zhè lǐ dān gē 。
不过林轩可没有时间在这里耽搁。
But that was fine. As long as there were queen ants, they could quickly replenish their numbers.
Chapter 2477: Snow Bat
As he pondered, the beast tide drew closer, now only a hundred miles away from him.
Although Lin Xuan wasn't afraid, there was no need to confront them head-on!
A sneer appeared on his lips as he didn’t make any extra movements. His body was enveloped in a bright green glow, and he sped like the wind, vanishing into the distance.
Unlike others who were solely focused on fleeing for their lives, Lin Xuan had time to look back at the pursuing beast tide.
As expected, they indeed split into several groups, chasing off in different directions.
Lin Xuan frowned but his expression remained extremely calm. Such a situation was entirely predictable.
Despite concealing his aura, Lin Xuan’s powerful divine sense wasn’t affected. He no longer held back and fully unleashed it, immediately noticing something amiss.
Sure enough... the doubts from earlier weren't unfounded. Several strong auras were indeed trailing behind the beast tide.
These beasts were being controlled by several high-ranking demon cultivators.
If Lin Xuan pushed his speed to its limit, he could easily shake off his pursuers. However, he didn’t do so; instead, he flew at a steady pace.
After half an hour, Lin Xuan had led the pursuers to a more secluded area. He then slowed down and stopped.
He floated in mid-air nonchalantly.
Such a large group of beasts, with high-ranking demon cultivators controlling them, posed significant danger to daoists at the Cave Profound level. But in Lin Xuan’s eyes, it was nothing much.
Why run like an idiot?
Capture those demon cultivators and use soul probing techniques to find out what happened on the Frost Soul Plain.
If a Spirit Cultivation Period cultivator were to replace Lin Xuan, eliminating so many beasts wouldn’t be impossible but would still be somewhat troublesome.
However, Lin Xuan’s methods far surpassed ordinary peers at his level.
Lin Xuan reached into his waistband and revealed an oddly shaped treasure. It was a seven-layered tower that wasn’t in shambles but certainly didn’t stand out.
It floated beside him, and he didn’t summon any other items.
He waited for only a short while, just half a cup of tea’s time. A buzzing sound grew louder as a white line appeared on the horizon. The snow-covered ice plain made it hard to notice, blending in with the surroundings.
However, within moments, the white line became clearer, resembling waves crashing towards them.
The buzzing sounds merged into an even more piercing noise.
Lin Xuan’s eyes narrowed slightly, and silver light flickered in his pupils.
Although he was still several miles away, Lin Xuan could see clearly using the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye. These were bat-like demon creatures.
However, compared to ordinary bats, they were much larger, with wingspans of over a meter. Their entire bodies were snow white, even their eyes were grayish-white. A fierce aura emanated from them.
Lin Xuan frowned. He had seen these snow bats in ancient texts; they were supposedly a variant of blood-drinking bats, extremely ferocious by nature.
But that was nothing to worry about.
Surprisingly, the snow bats stopped when they were still several miles away. Although their wings continued flapping, they hovered mid-air.
Lin Xuan’s eyes narrowed as he stood there quietly.
After a while, two beams of light appeared from behind the snow bats. They sped forward with incredible speed.
The lights separated to reveal a male and female high-ranking demon cultivator.
On the left, the man hidden in green light was tall but had an extremely sinister expression. Although his appearance wasn’t different from human cultivators, strange demonic markings adorned both sides of his face.
The woman on the right was slender and attractive at first glance. However, upon closer inspection, her ankles and forearms were covered with snake scales. Most alarming was a fire-red serpentine creature with a single horn coiled around her waist.
Both demon cultivators had daoist power levels equivalent to Cave Profound realm.
Seeing Lin Xuan standing confidently, the male and female exchanged glances, showing surprise.
"Brother Fu, look at this guy..." The woman’s hesitant voice entered his ears.
The man’s expression was similar. His divine sense swept over Lin Xuan but found nothing amiss. Perhaps he was just setting a trap.
Even if there were traps, they could let the snow bats test them first.
With that thought, the man raised his head and emitted a sharp howl. Suddenly, the suspended snow bats surged forward as if stimulated.
The scene was indescribable; it resembled an avalanche. It seemed like they would engulf Lin Xuan in an instant.
"Stupid creature, trying to rely on numbers? Let me show you the power of my demonic insects," Lin Xuan muttered.
A hand gesture sent a spell flying forward. The Ten Thousand Soul Tower shook, and a bright light emerged from its first layer. A swirling vortex formed, buzzing loudly as a blood-red insect cloud flew out.
Upon closer inspection, this insect cloud covered the sky, composed of countless tiny flying insects like crimson waves rushing towards their opponents.
The sheer number was staggering; even compared to the beast tide, it was like a small witch seeing a great witch.
"Impossible!"
The two demon cultivators were shocked but didn’t hesitate. They sped backward with their own light. The insect swarm and beast tide clashed, creating fierce battle sounds. It would be hard to determine who won in moments.
But Lin Xuan had no time for this.
He waved his sleeve and another spell flew out. A deafening sound echoed as the blood fire ants began self-destructing.
The snow bats were shattered into pieces. The remaining blood fire ants, immune to damage and stronger after absorbing the energy, soon decimated the beast tide. However, few remained; these demonic insects could only use such a method when facing formidable enemies—killing one thousand while losing eight hundred.
But that was fine. As long as there were queen ants, they could quickly replenish their numbers.