Chapter 190 - Operation Start

"Let's go!" Bai shouted. He took Tang San while Chenxiang took Xiao Wu. After reaching spirit sage, the spirit masters are able to fly using their own spirit energy, but both in speed and maneuverability it can't be compared with actually possessing wings, flying spirit master being completely in advantage fighting in the air.

Bai's wings started glowing with a light green while lightning was flowing for them, maximizing his speed. Chenxiang's 4 wings expanded reflecting a beautiful multicolored light. Both flapped their wings shooting to the sky.

Even if the sky was not infested as the ground, there were a lot of ants flying, charging towards them "Don't stop! Breakthrough!" Bai's 8 spirit rings surrounded him, his 5th shining brightly. Hundreds of different colored swords appeared around Bai, they started spinning, orbiting around Bai's group, creating a powerful tornado surrounding them.

Any ant that charged towards them was indiscriminately sliced in pieces by the sharps blade running at high speed. Bai's 5th skill coordination and power was greatly increased thanks to Bai's 8th skill and the new comprehension of the wind element, the hard shells of the ants were cut like buŧŧer while Bai's 6th ring shined, recovering his mental and spirit energy lost with any kill.

To able to pass through the swords, the ants should be older than 50.000 years. There were some that were older but it was a great minority. In those cases, instead of crashing with it and risk destroying the formation, Bai precisely controlled his swords, creating for an instant an opening, letting the ant pass through, directly cutting it activating his first four skill and slaughter aura. While the ants were very strong, they only charged madly and were very easy to read and counterattack, the only problem was their great numbers.

Bai's group continued charging unstoppable to their objective. As they approached, the number of ants coming towards them increased, clouds of them charging towards them. Bai was forced to lower his speed, decrease the radium of his swords' orbits, and focus more of his mental power and intent over them, increasing their spinning speed and power. Bai even activated his All Sword: Retaliation covering his sword formation. This time instead of killing the stronger ants, he stopped them diverting him from his way and leaving them behind.

As he was approaching the anthill, slaughtering his way over the unlimited number of ants, Bai's sword started trembling, they started resonating with each other. This made their power to increase another level and for Bai to start sweating cold.

"You're too green. I will wait a little more before I reap you" Hei Qi's voice resounded in Bai's mind. The anthill was near the Steel Dump where Hei Qi resided as its King. This was of the aspects that Bai was uncertain about, if Hei Qi made a move against him, he was finished. So Bai sighed in relief knowing that at least he wouldn't be attacked by Hei Qi in this operation. On the contrary, it even was beneficial for him.

The Steel Dump was the nearest Death Area from the anthill making it a principal objective to attack for the ants. Even if the spirit beasts fortress had a higher vitality, the Steel Dump was attacked by a similar number of ants due to its proximity. If it weren't for it, the weight of the other spirit beasts would have been several times higher, maybe they wouldn't be able to cope with it.

For Bai, it made his intrusion easier, lowering the number of ants. Bai could precisely sense the might of the Steel Dump. Like his formation, swords danced around unstoppable. However, there were millions of swords, affecting a much greater area, killing a much greater number of ants with strength several levels greater. It was even more impressive knowing that he had lasted a year like this. Hei Qi's power alone was enough to surpass the combination work of Lingling, Myriad, Mei, and the other spirit beasts, at least facing against the army of ants. Making Bai glad that he didn't have to face him now, and a little frightened knowing that in the future waited a fight against him.

Bai's group finally arrived 1 kilometer over the anthill, a 100 meters tall hill made of ground elevated from where a lake had stood before, on top of it a hole to enter underground, heavily guarded by multiple and powerful ants. From now own, flying wouldn't be an option to continue.

"Prepare to descent" Bai released Tang San as his rings shined, maximizing his attributes. The sword formation exploded, the swords shooting everywhere creating an opening from the ants for an instant as it would take much time before the ants filled again.

Bai's 5th ring shined brightly, rounds of swords appeared surrounding him, forming eleven circles of swords, the swords of each circle with the same color and different from the others, creating a pillar with Bai in the middle. The swords pointed and the ground and the circles of swords slowly spun on itself. Bai's 7th ring started shining "<7th skill: Colored Glazed Sword Avatar>!" The swords' circles started spinning at great speed, their image defusing, only the color could be seen, even hiding Bai. All the circles started twisting around each other like a tornado was created. Finally, forming a 50 meters long sword similar to Bai's swords, with a blade that continuously moved like a raging tornado.

This was the maximum strength of Bai's spirit avatar, Bai himself becoming the sword. It had great destructive power but lacked flexibility being possible to be evaded. It was more of a one time attack, especially effective against static constructions, perfect for this time.

The sword descended, a powerful aura around it that twisted the air, decimating every ant in its way. "BOOOOOOOM!" The sword pierced through the anthill, disintegrating the ants guarding it and completely destroying the hill in a tornado of eleven colors. Leaving a giant sword piercing the ground, under it the hill had become a 300 meters wide and 1-kilometer deep crater completely absent of any ant, with some caverns around it.

Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Chenxiang quickly landed near the sword before the confused ants regrouped. The giant sword dispersed, appearing Bai surrounded by swords.

Bai extended both hands "Open!" Bai's 8th ring shined "<8th skill: Void Formation Domain>"al l the swords started shining with a light green glow in addition to their previous intent. The sword formation expanded, cutting the air and forming a dome that covered the crater created by the sword. The swords didn't spin around, instead, they stood still shrouded by the light green glow. Any ant that tried to pass them, started shuddering, it didn't take many meters before they fell to the ground death. This area was similar to Tao Yi's void area, but focused in lethality. Any ant would find itself unable to breathe and his spirit energy absorbed, finally dying.

"How much will last?" asked Chenxiang.

"10 minutes. Then we will be swallowed by ants" Bai answered.

"This is too little!" Xiao Wu shouted.

It might be different if Bai stayed there, but without him, the dome wouldn't last before the ants' aura devour it, breaking the void effect. This only gave a margin of 10 minutes to find Mayi and beat her. Bai knew that it was too little to go across the anthill's labyrinth and fight Mayi, but it was the most that he would be able to put.

"GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!" A powerful roar resounded over Bai's group disorienting the ants. Over them an enormous dragon over 500 meters long whose body was covered with pitch-black scales that shone with a dark purple glow.

The dragon landed killing countless ants. Then started thrashing around, around him pure darkness disintegrated any ants that dared to approach him.

"GRRRRRRRR!" Another dragon descended, this was smaller, its aura was weaker, and its scales were purple. Around it, a purple-black aura extended creating an abysm under it, seemingly without a bottom. The ants sunk in the abysm dying inside it.

"BAAAAM!" A giant bear with long claws came to the sky. It swung his long claws, cutting even the space around it, obliterating 500 meters of ants with every swing.

More spirit beast came, showing their great strength against the ants. It was like a film of Godzilla thrashing buildings around. Nevertheless, it greatly stopped most of the ants of returning to their anthill, making Bai's dome formation be able to last much more.

The bigger black dragon gazed down at Bai with his big golden eyes "We will only delay them a little, ȧssuring our safety" Di Tian's voice could be heard from it "Go!" He ordered.

"Thank you" Bai bowed a little before he, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Chenxiang started running, entering a cavern, entering the ant's lair.