Chapter Ten, The Strange Person.

The effectiveness of the Crimson Flame Dragon Shield is truly remarkable, with an incredible counterattack force. The mouthparts of the allusive insect shot towards Li Qiang's neck like lightning. Just as it was about to pierce through, a huge force rebounded and crushed the insect, killing it instantly. Li Qiang was overjoyed, this was a good strategy. He put away his gun and focused on operating the Crimson Flame Dragon Shield.

Mei Jingjing was playing with two blue beads. Zheng Peng saw and said, "Big sister, this big bead is for you. I was just playing with you earlier."

Upon careful observation, the facial features of the person were exquisitely identical to his own, down to the finest details of the eyebrows, eyes, ears, and nose. Moreover, the person was dressed in a suit adorned with countless stars. A thought crossed Li Qiang's mind, and he realized that this was his own Purple Mansion Nascent Soul. It seemed to have just formed, and it was undoubtedly enveloped by the "Purple Flame Heart".

The exploding golden eagle ignited the surrounding vegetation.

Mei Jingjing was suddenly lifted up by Li Qiang, whimpered, blushed and even her hands went weak. Her heart was pounding like a drum, making a loud and chaotic sound.

Li Qiang shouted, "None of you are allowed to move, wait for me in the formation!"

Li Qiang thought for a moment and asked, "Niuniu, what level have you reached in your cultivation?"

Mei Jingjing patted her chest and said, "How scary! Luckily, my brother knows how to set up a defensive formation. With so many bugs coming at us, we wouldn't survive. My brother is truly amazing!"

Li Qiang was startled by him, and it took him a moment to react. He realized that what he saw was the content of the label on the bottle.

Li Qiang calmly took out a bottle of Maotai liquor, opened it, and smiled, "Come, everyone, taste this exquisite fine wine I brought. Don't cut down the black dog, let it stay in the tree slowly."

The beads come in different sizes and colors. Li Qiang picked up one casually and felt strange in his heart. Animals on Earth never produce such shiny and translucent beads in their bodies. At most, there are only pearls or animal products like ox gallstones or horse bezoars. He tried to explore the bead with his true energy and was surprised. He threw it away.

Leave some for me! Zheng Pengshu stopped chopping and hurriedly ran over to grab the wine to drink.

Behind him, there was actually a huge monster chasing after him!

Li Qiang stood up and said with a smile: "Okay, Niuniu, don't worry. Haha, they're back." He thought to himself: "This time, it can be considered a blessing in disguise. Not only did my cultivation advance to the mid-stage of the sixth layer of the Yuan Ying period, but also gave birth to the Purple Mansion Yuan Ying. The biggest gain is getting to know these three friends, who are willing to risk their lives for my safety." In fact, he himself was no exception.

Mei Jingjing blushed and stuck out her tongue at Zhao Hao, whispering, "Grandpa, if my brother scolds me, please help me, okay?"

Zhao Hao and Zheng Peng were shocked and quickly rushed out of the formation. Zhao Hao's precious sword swung like a storm, immediately driving away the insects that were approaching. Zheng Peng wielded a long axe, relying on his large body and strong power, using his waist as the axis to swing a round horizontal chop.

He tried to exchange energy between the primordial infant and the main body. A purple light slowly emanated from the primordial infant's body, continuously merging into his own body. In just a short while, Li Qiang felt a significant improvement in his skills. Not only did his depleted true essence replenish, but it also became purer. Li Qiang himself was unaware that he had already reached the realm of an indestructible soul.

Zhao Hao was infuriated, he stepped on the tree trunk with his toes and leaped up, wielding his sword diagonally. The other person didn't even look at him, but drew a circle with his toes and forced him down from the tree. Zhao Hao shouted, "Come down, let's have a good fight!"

As soon as the voice fell, a low echo spread out, and a cold wind blew in the face. Thick ice crystals formed where the beads burst.

Zhao Hao returned to the formation and said, "Master, we need to leave here as soon as possible. This time it was just a shadow insect, and no monsters appeared. It would be even more difficult to fight if we encounter monsters."

Zheng Peng said: "Can I stand in the formation and chop the bugs from the outside?"

Mei Jingjing nodded and suddenly thought to say, "Heizi, help Nuannuan find her beads." The little girl just loves shiny things.

You are not qualified enough, even if all four of you attack together! He said it, but didn't come down. Then he said, "Kid, which country is China and where is Sichuan Province? I am really ignorant."

Li Qiang smiled and said, "Niu Niu, your little mouth is so sweet, is there any purpose behind it?"

"Li Qiang was afraid and said, 'The structure inside this bead is too peculiar, it actually has two layers. When stimulated by my true elemental power, the two layers will explode when mixed.' After speaking, he suddenly realized, 'Isn't this a very good kind of attack bomb?'"

Li Qiang's scalp went numb, and he shouted loudly, "Well done!" The hundred-blade spear danced, and countless silver-white spear stabs flew out from where Li Qiang stood, "Ping ping" resounded continuously, and the insects were knocked away from a distance.

Li Qiang is really anxious. It is not very dangerous for him to have the Red Flame Dragon Shield to protect himself, but the three of them cannot resist no matter what. Dozens of Golden Eagles continuously shoot out and hover above the four of them. As long as a big bug approaches, immediately a Golden Eagle will swoop down and blow it up.

Three people are engaged in a fierce battle together.

Temporarily considered safe.

Mei Jingjing nervously covered her eyes with her hands and dared not look again. Zhao Hao and Zheng Peng stared closely at Li Qiang, and they planned to rush over to help immediately once they found something wrong.

Li Qiang carefully examined a trace of true essence and thought to himself, "Her cultivation method is so strange. Her level is only at the early stage of Qi Refining, lower than Zhao Hao's, yet her true essence has reached the level that can only be achieved in the Fusion period."

Li Qiang rushed to the three people like a whirlwind, picked up Mei Jingjing with one hand, grabbed Zheng Peng's collar with the other hand and threw him into the formation. Zhao Hao was a smart person. Without waiting for the master to come, he flew back to the formation and casually chopped down a shadow insect.

"What's wrong?" everyone asked in surprise.

Okay, let's go together.

Finally, Li Qiang set up the defensive formation and shouted, "Everyone gather around me, the formation is about to activate!" With a wave of his hand, the golden eagle scattered and dived down, causing a series of explosions that blasted the insects far away. Li Qiang activated the formation with his true elemental power.

Mei Jingjing became impatient. She swung her whip and said, "Get down!" A white figure flew towards the person. Little did she know, the white figure disappeared silently as soon as it appeared. Mei Jingjing was surprised and covered her mouth with her small hand. She had never seen such a resolution before.

Mei Jingjing's mouth turned down, her eyes reddened. Li Qiang saw that something was wrong at a glance. If this little girl started crying, it would be troublesome. He hurriedly comforted her gently, "Niu Niu, don't worry, nothing will happen. Don't you believe in your brother's ability? Be good and wait for me. I'll finish killing the bugs and then find some beads for you to play with." He used all sorts of sweet words and tricks to finally stop her tears.

Zhao Hao whispered, "Master, don't go too far. If anything goes wrong, immediately retreat to the formation and we will figure out another way. Be careful!"

While Li Qiang was fighting, he was also pondering. At this moment, he realized that there were flaws in the weapon design. The power of the weapon he was practicing with this time cannot be adjusted, nor can it emit illusionary energy based on the strength of the opponent. This consumes true essence too quickly, making it easy to run out of strength and unable to sustain a prolonged battle. In the future, he must retrain. Suddenly, a divine fragment and a shadowy insect leaped onto his back from behind.

This group of shadow-casting insects has hundreds of them, with a wide variety of colors, mostly in pink. They crawled over in large and small numbers, but the bright red insects that were killed just now are nowhere to be seen.

Zhao Hao hurriedly said, "I'll go with you. Niu Niu will take care of Master, and we won't go far."

Implying that insects cannot withstand the burning smoke of a big fire, they flee one after another, and the injured and weak ones basically die out.

Mei Jingjing was afraid in her heart, bravely crying and continuously swinging the whip, entangling the approaching shadow insects, while Zhao Hao ran back and forth, knocking down the incoming thorns. Zheng Peng's long weapon caught the light, chopping the entangled shadow insects one by one, and he even grumbled, "I'll kill you! I'll kill you!" The teamwork of the few people turned out to be very tacit.

He said to Mei Jingjing, "Niuniu, I don't know if you can learn. But in the future, when I have free time, I will make a protective gear for you to defend yourself." Mei Jingjing smiled happily.

Implied that the insect saw someone coming out, and the delicious food made it excitedly squeak and scream, rushing up densely.

The dense swarm of insects collided with the defensive formation, and the four people standing there seemed to be covered by a glass bowl. No matter how the insects attacked, they couldn't make any progress.

Li Qiang was so anxious that his eyes turned red. He disregarded everything and expended his true essence to release the Golden Eagle. In an instant, the sky was filled with Golden Eagles. He was determined to fight to the death.

Li Qiang has been silent all along, observing carefully. Ever since Fu Shan took him away from Earth, he has come to understand the truth that there will always be someone better, and he dares not underestimate anyone.

A faint scent of wine drifted in the wind.

Zhao Hao exclaimed at the power of this defensive formation. Despite the thick smoke and raging fire outside, it had no effect whatsoever inside the formation.

Li Qiang withdrew the defensive formation, and a group of four people moved forward.

Mei Jingjing exclaimed, "There are still monsters? No wonder this place is called the Haunted Hill. It scared me to death." Then she saw Heizi and exclaimed, "Wow, so many beads, so beautiful, give them to me quickly!" Li Qiang and Zhao Hao looked at each other and smiled. This little girl is really interesting.

Li Qiang activated the Crimson Flame Dragon Shield, wielding the Hundred Blade Spear, and leaped into the swarm of insects.

Mei Jingjing saw a bug jump onto Li Qiang's back through the gap between her fingers. Her heart ached, and she screamed as she rushed out and lashed out with a whip.

Li Qiang shook his head and said, "No."

Once again, she had to endure the whip. The exquisite craftsmanship and clever design of the whip were truly impressive. Surprisingly, the power of this whip increased along with one's cultivation. Li Qiang couldn't comprehend the mystery behind it and shook his head, thinking, "If Brother Fu were here, he would surely understand."

Li Qiang tried to immerse his mind into the Yuan Ying, only to discover that the Yuan Ying was actually another self, formed purely by spiritual energy.

Mei Jingjing took the blue bead and said sadly, "I know."

Li Qiang thought to himself: "This person must be a heavy drinker. Judging by how he handles Niu Niu's whip, he is also a rare cultivator. Despite his love for alcohol, he refuses to use force to snatch it. Although he used deception yesterday, he still left behind ten taels of gold. Hmm, let's tease him a bit." In reality, Li Qiang did not hold a grudge against him.

Zhao Hao shook his head and said, "There is no danger. The master's true element consumption is too great, and he will recover in a while. It's okay, Niu Niu, don't worry." He added, "Don't alarm him."

A group of eagles outside the formation screeched as they charged towards the shadow-casting insect, and the earth-shattering explosion resounded through the sky.

Zhao Hao gasped and said, "Master, it's all the disciple's fault for bringing everyone to this place."

Zhao Hao nodded and thought to himself, "Master probably won't scold you, but I'll be the first to bear the brunt of it."

Li Qiang's heart trembled when he heard it. He found that Zhao Hao and the other two had unexpectedly broken through the formation and were already in a precarious situation.

Mei Jingjing looks a bit shy: "They are blindly practicing, I heard from my mother that the consecration ceremony is coming soon."

I'm hungry, let's hurry up and go!

Stop searching, I'm here! A lazy voice came from a towering tree.

Actually, he has not fully mastered the function of "Purple Flame Heart" yet. He doesn't need to supplement his true energy with other immortal stones at all. He has only absorbed and integrated less than one-sixth of the energy of "Purple Flame Heart" itself. Unfortunately, Fu Shan is not around to guide him, so Li Qiang can only explore blindly and figure things out on his own.

After pondering for a long time without grasping the key points, Li Qiang stood up and said, "None of you should go out now, I will go out and kill for a while first. Don't worry, with the protection of the Crimson Flame Dragon Shield, these insects won't be able to harm me."

Mei Jingjing smiled and said, "Isn't this the Ice Blast Bomb? That's great! Let a monster come out and enjoy it, freeze it to death!"

Four people had an extraordinary tacit understanding, all ignoring him unconsciously, as if they hadn't seen him.

The fire gradually extinguished. Mei Jingjing looked at Li Qiang with concern and asked, "Sir, do you think my brother is in danger?"

Zhao Hao said: "Master, I will go with you." Zheng Peng also shouted that he wanted to go.

Zhao Hao admired his master in his heart. Despite the efforts of three people, they couldn't get him down from the tree. When the master took out a bottle of good wine, he obediently came down on his own.

Li Qiang opened his eyes and saw her worried look. Touched in his heart, he said, "Niu Niu, it's okay, I'm better. Huh, the bug is gone?"