jdhmnovel Chapter 306 Bat Swarm
Chapter 306 Bat Swarm
The cold moonlight will invade Long Chuqing's body, and the dragon energy within her body will leak out in large quantities as a result.
The swarm of bats had caught a whiff of dragon energy emanating from Long Chuqing's body in the air, which is why they braved the freezing cold to investigate.
This energy is very attractive to them.
The bat demon's wing membranes are covered with many tiny blood vessels and nerves. They can use the special properties of the wing membranes to absorb the energy floating in the air and convert it into demonic energy for their own use, thereby improving their own cultivation.
The six bat demons began to circle around the hot spring pool, constantly absorbing the energy floating around them.
It only stayed for a short while and replenished all the energy lost during the months of hibernation.
Bats can use high-frequency echoes to locate and identify their surroundings and objects, thus determining that there was only one person in the hot spring pool, and that the enormous energy they absorbed was emanating from that person.
After tasting the sweetness, the little bat demons became even more excited and began to slowly approach the hot spring pool.
Regardless of who the other party is, they only know that this energy can rapidly improve their cultivation level, and they cannot miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
When Feng Yu warned that an unknown object was approaching, Long Chuqing put away his dragon tail and horns.
They saw that the bat demons were just circling in the sky not far away, but showed no intention of attacking.
Unable to discern their intentions, Fei Feng and Feng Yu chose to observe the situation.
"What are they doing?" Fei Feng asked, somewhat bewildered. "Why are they circling above our heads?"
"This... could it be some kind of ritual?" Feng Yu wondered. "Like a prayer, a sacrifice, or something like that..."
Fei Feng was speechless: "What nonsense are you talking about! They're just a few bats, how could they possibly perform any kind of ritual! And they don't even look like it, they're definitely up to something bad!"
As energy in the air was continuously absorbed, the larger bat demon began to mutate.
Those dark eyes slowly began to turn red.
Its body has also changed. It has become significantly larger, its bones are much stronger than before, and the fur on its body has become longer, darker in color, and thicker in density.
Then, the other bat demons also underwent mutations one after another, starting with their eyes and then their bodies, just like the larger bat demon.
This clearly represents the evolution of a new social class.
Fei Feng and Feng Yu had been keeping a close eye on the bat demons' movements and noticed the abnormality in their bodies immediately.
"They've taken drugs?" Fei Feng exclaimed in surprise. "How could their demonic power change so drastically in the blink of an eye? They've clearly advanced."
Fei Feng found it incredible that such a big change had occurred after circling in the air a few times. Were monsters advancing in rank so quickly these days?
Moreover, it's a collective advancement.
Although she had only advanced one level, she still felt that something was wrong.
“Tsk tsk…” Feng Yu said casually, “I told you they were performing a ritual! Looks like I guessed right.”
A ritual to enhance one's cultivation level?
But why hover over their heads and do that?
Just now, they were just a few minor demons, posing no threat to them at all. So as long as they behaved themselves and didn't cause any trouble, they wouldn't bother to make a move.
It seems we shouldn't underestimate them now.
Long Chuqing also noticed something was wrong. She felt the chill on her body getting heavier and heavier, and the energy in her body was rapidly draining away.
It's like... being ripped away.
Based on the conversation between Fei Feng and Feng Yu, Long Chuqing quickly noticed something amiss.
It was those bat demons.
They were actually able to absorb her overflowing dragon energy and use it for their own purposes.
Long Chuqing suddenly opened her eyes, her right hand slicing through the pool water. She used the cold air from her body to condense water droplets into ice crystals and quickly threw them at the bat demon in mid-air.
“Squeak…”
"Fizz..."
Two faint screeching sounds rang out, and two of the weaker bat demons were unable to dodge in time and had their wing membranes pierced by ice shards, while the others avoided the attack.
After Long Chuqing made his move, Fei Feng and Feng Yu immediately became alert and abandoned their previous interest in watching the show.
"They are absorbing the dragon energy within me," Long Chuqing said in a deep voice.
Upon hearing this, Fei Feng immediately released a pale golden light that surrounded Long Chuqing, converging into a golden ray to protect her. This served two purposes: firstly, to help her suppress the overflowing dragon energy, and secondly, to prevent the dragon energy from continuing to overflow and being absorbed by the bat demon.
"You actually want to use my Qingqing to cultivate? You're asking for death."
Phoenix Feather materialized into a human form, and a beautiful young girl dressed in flowing feathered robes appeared by the hot spring pool.
She drew back the bowstring taut and shot a swift arrow at the bat demon in the air.
After Long Chuqing's attack, the bat demons were on guard.
All five bat demons nimbly dodged the phoenix feather's attack, but one bat demon failed to dodge in time and was grazed by an arrow.
After this advancement, the bat demons' agility has been greatly improved, and the defensive toughness of their wings has also evolved to varying degrees.
Now, Feng Yu can only conjure a phantom image. Influenced by Long Chuqing, her spiritual power is also suppressed, and she cannot unleash her full attack potential.
After two rounds of attacks, the bat demons quickly retreated, knowing they couldn't win at the moment, so they moved away from Feng Yu's attack range.
But they didn't go far.
The bat demons had just advanced in their cultivation and their strength was not yet stable, so they had to retreat and think of other ways to get closer.
They didn't know who the person in the hot spring was, but just by absorbing a little bit of energy overflowing from her body, their cultivation level had been raised to a higher level, which showed how powerful she was.
Knowing she was difficult to deal with, but having just tasted the sweetness of the shortcut, how could he be willing to leave now?
At this rate of growth, if I could absorb even more, my cultivation level might advance to the next stage.
Although they only feed on insects and birds, if... if they could suck her blood and flesh, they might be able to transform into human form soon.
The more I thought about it, the more feasible this method seemed.
Some timid bat demons raised objections.
They were just minor demons, and there was a huge disparity in strength between them; they were clearly no match for each other.
If you anger her, she might wipe them all out once she recovers.
I've already made a profit by getting an opportunity to advance to the next level tonight, so I can't be too greedy.
The other bat demons were eager to try it out.
They could sense that the people in the hot spring were getting weaker and weaker, and that they might be able to defeat them by joining forces.
A bat demon has no say in opposing; it can only choose to join, otherwise it will be ostracized by its own kind.
The bat demon uses ultrasonic waves generated in its throat to send messages and locate other bats in the cave.
The bats inside the cave opened their eyes after receiving the message.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak..."
Large numbers of bats swarmed out of their nests.
Under the moonlight, a dark swarm of bats flew rapidly toward the hot spring pool.
Long Chuqing slowly opened her eyes and sighed softly: When did she become Tang Sanzang and become so popular?