MTLNOVEL CHAPTER 264
CHAPTER 264 The Fury Unleashed
A crucial drawback of cultivating in the Void Realm was the blurring of perception. Secluded, one's grasp on the outside world became tenuous, distorted.
Tonight, amidst the massacre, Lu Ming remained deep in his cultivation, oblivious to the carnage beyond his chamber. Even the Spirit Realm experts—Quan Chao, Roda, and the others—with their heightened senses, were bewildered. Their perception was clouded, and Lu Ming's explicit orders to remain in place kept them from venturing out.
In the main hall, Roda and the others huddled, faces etched with fear as the sounds of battle filtered through the night.
"Listen..." Roxin's voice was taut. "That doesn’t sound like a zombie beast attack, does it?"
The others remained silent. Unlike Roxin—Roda, Quan Chao, and Uncle Lu understood the grim reality unfolding outside, even if none dared to voice it.
"Should we wake Mr. Lu?" Uncle Lu's whispered question hung heavy in the air.
They exchanged uneasy glances. The situation was unknown. Was it wise to disturb Lu Ming's seclusion?
As they debated, they remained tragically unaware of the danger already lurking within their midst.
Four figures strode unchallenged through the main gate. The Queen of Blade, accompanied by her trio of dung beetle generals, moved with an eerie grace.
Servants passed by, oblivious to their presence, and even Roda, Quan Chao, and the others remained unaware. The chasm between the Origin Realm and Spirit Realm was profound.
From afar, the Queen of Blade observed their conversation, a sly smirk playing on her lips. A moment of contemplation, a glint of amusement in her eyes.
"So, the one in seclusion... seems to be the strongest among you," she purred, her voice a teasing melody.
"Then I'll deal with him first," she mused, her gaze hardening. "Once I turn him into a dung beetle general... I wonder how you little ones will react?" The thought brought a twisted pleasure, a welcome distraction from her otherwise tense existence.
With a flicker, she vanished from the hall, reappearing silently in Lu Ming's secluded chamber. He remained undisturbed, even in his deep meditative state. He sat quietly on a futon, seemingly vulnerable.
The Queen of Blade's smile turned cruel. Without hesitation, she produced a small, glistening egg—the spawn of a dung beetle—and flicked it towards Lu Ming. The egg hovered at his lips, then writhed, transforming into a thin, noodle-like shape, desperately seeking entry into his body through his mouth.
The Queen of Blade's anticipation mounted. She could already envision the outcome.
The Queen of Blade reveled in the power of the dung beetle eggs. They bypassed all body protection techniques, prying open lips, shattering teeth, slithering down throats like jelly, and nesting in stomachs... before the agonizing hatching began.
The egg, deceptively small, was harder than steel. Once it touched its victim, there was no escape.
Or so the Queen of Blade believed.
A sharp thud interrupted her thoughts. Her gaze snapped to Lu Ming, and her eyes widened in shock.
The dung beetle egg, pressed against his lips, emitted a faint, piercing scream. It twitched violently, as if struck by an unseen force, then detached itself from Lu Ming's face, falling limply to the ground.
The shattered tip of the egg was clear. It had collided with Lu Ming's teeth—teeth as hard as steel, as if an egg had been smashed against a rock.
This tip was the egg's core. Once broken, the entire egg became useless.
The Queen of Blade's brow furrowed, her eyes darkening with fury. "Your teeth... are surprisingly tough!" she spat, her voice venomous.
Lu Ming, now awake, blinked in confusion. His consciousness lingered in a haze, caught between the Void Space and reality. Exiting the Void Realm required a moment of adjustment to the flow of time—a transition that usually lasted less than a second.
For now, though, Lu Ming felt disoriented. His vision swam, and his mind struggled to focus.
But as the seconds ticked by, Lu Ming's senses sharpened. He saw the Queen of Blade, her face contorted in fury, and the broken insect egg at his feet. Understanding dawned, slow, and horrifying.
With trembling lips, Lu Ming opened his mouth, reaching out to gingerly pick up the shattered egg.
"This is..." His voice was a mere whisper, his entire body wracked with tremors.
The Queen of Blade's cruel smile widened. "Your big teeth are really hard, huh? Then I’ll just shatter all your big teeth!"
She ignored Lu Ming's trembling words, her focus solely on his destruction. She raised her hand, ready to strike, ready to shatter his steel-like teeth.
But then she paused.
Her expression shifted, her eyes narrowing as she sensed a dangerous aura emanating from Lu Ming, spreading like wildfire.
The Queen of Blade watched as Lu Ming's body began to tremble uncontrollably. It was as if he had lost all control, his entire frame shaking violently. His face shifted between shades of green and white, his pupils quivering.
“What… is this?!” Lu Ming stammered, his voice dazed, as he turned his trembling head to face the Queen of Blade.
A flicker of unease crossed the Queen of Blade's face. Something was wrong. Very wrong.
“This is… an insect, right?” Lu Ming's voice was slow, almost lifeless, as he stood, swaying slightly. He held the shattered egg in front of him, staring at it in disbelief.
“These… are insects…”
He turned his head again, his gaze locking onto the Queen of Blade, his eyes filled with disbelief and numbness. "Did you just… feed me insects?"
A shiver ran down the Queen of Blade’s spine. Something in Lu Ming’s expression and tone sent a chill through her, making her heart race with sudden fear.
"Kill him!" she barked, her voice sharper than she intended, panic creeping in.
Without hesitation, the three dung beetle generals sprang into action, attacking from three different angles. Their short but razor-sharp limbs aimed directly at Lu Ming’s vital points, slicing through the air like blades.
Clang!
A brilliant flash of protective aura erupted from Lu Ming’s body the moment the limbs made contact. The impact was devastating—their limbs shattered into pieces on the spot, exploding in a shower of debris.
The force of the recoil sent the three dung-beetle generals flying out of the room, crashing violently into the walls.
Lu Ming hadn’t even moved.
Now, only he and the Queen of Blade remained in the room.
His expression twisted into something dark and monstrous, his once-confused eyes now burning with ferocity. His face contorted into a terrifying, rage-filled grimace.
Lu Ming’s entire body trembled as he crushed the dead insect egg in his hand. The sticky, slippery, pale-yellow liquid oozed from the shattered remains, slowly dripping down his fingertips. The smell was vile, nauseating.
His body froze, paralyzed by the overwhelming disgust.
His facial muscles twitched violently.
"You... you dare feed me something like this?"
His voice quivered with anger, but it quickly grew louder.
"You actually dare to feed me something like this..."
His rage boiled over, his next words exploding from him in a deafening roar.
"YOU ACTUALLY DARE TO FEED ME SUCH A THING!"
His voice echoed across the entire city, reverberating like the roar of a beast unleashed.
The Queen of Blade, standing mere feet away, was struck by the sheer force of his voice. A massive shockwave rattled her body, piercing her ears like a thousand needles. Her ears buzzed uncontrollably, and warm blood began to trickle from her ear canals.
She had been deafened.
Paralyzed by the sheer intensity of Lu Ming’s killing intent, the Queen of Blade couldn’t move. Her body went stiff, her vision blurred.
And in that instant, she saw him—Lu Ming standing directly before her, his presence overpowering.
A large hand reached out and ruthlessly grabbed the back of her head. Lu Ming pulled her face close, his grip like iron, his strength unmatched.
The Queen of Blade’s blurred vision cleared just enough for her to see his eyes—bloodshot and filled with a terrifying fury.
His voice was low and venomous, as he spoke slowly, each word sharp as a blade.
"Didn’t your mother teach you that insects... are not for eating?!"
End of Chapter 264