"Brother Xuxing is right. The blood thorn worms that live in groups are indeed not easy to kill." Meng Xuan nodded slightly, and then changed the subject and said, "But if we want to leave the formation in front of us, we are destined to fight against the blood thorn worms. We must kill them!"
Um
After hearing this, Yang Qi and the others were stunned for a moment, and then they all looked at Meng Xuan.
A gleam of brilliance flashed in Yang Qi's eyes, and he immediately looked at Meng Xuan and said, "Brother Meng, are you saying that the formation in front of us is related to the blood thorn worm?"
"good!"
Meng Xuan nodded slightly, and then said in a deep voice, "I said before that blood thorn worms can devour minerals, but when blood thorn worms grow up, they will turn into something similar to trees. So how do they devour minerals?"
"root!"
At Meng Xuan's reminder, Yang Qi and others' eyes focused, and an idea flashed through their minds.
Perhaps some minerals exist on the ground, but more are still underground. The bloodthorn worm is obviously a strange beast living on the ground. Even if it turns into a tree-like existence, it is the same. If it wants to devour the minerals underground, it can only rely on the existence of tree roots.
The roots of ordinary trees absorb nutrients for their own growth, and the bloodthorn worms are very similar, except that they absorb minerals. While improving themselves, they also purify the minerals to form special armor.
"The roots of blood thorn worms do not devour minerals randomly, but in a certain pattern. When a group of blood thorn worms devour minerals in an area, they will change the underground and surface environments to form simple formations. If there are other blood thorn worms nearby, these formations will combine to form a larger combined formation." Meng Xuan said with emotion, "If blood soul worms are born for group battles, then blood thorn worms are born masters of formations, able to rely on the environment to arrange natural formations."
hiss~
Hearing Meng Xuan's words, Yang Qi and the other six couldn't help but gasp. The strange beasts in the depths of the Blood Soul Sea are truly strange and powerful. There are beasts that are born for group battles, and there are also beasts that are born to be masters of formations!
No wonder they and Meng Xuan’s group were divided into two different areas and separated by the formation. In fact, it was because they were trapped in the territories of two different groups of blood thorn insects!
"Not only that, after the blood thorn worms purify the minerals and fuse them into themselves to form a special armor, they will also secrete a special substance. This substance combined with the formation can play a similar effect to the illusion formation. This is also a self-protection method of the blood thorn worms." Meng Xuan glanced at Yang Qi and others, and then continued, "The blood thorn worms exist in the formation, and the power of the formation will be stronger, just like the formation is controlled by a strong person. Therefore, if you want to leave the formation, you must first eradicate the blood thorn worms."
I see!
After hearing Meng Xuan's explanation, Yang Qi and others also understood why they had to eradicate the blood thorn worms first. Because if they did not eradicate the blood thorn worms, it would be much more difficult for them to leave the formation in front of them.
Moreover, if they don't eradicate the blood thorn insects, there is no guarantee that the blood thorn insects will not attack them when they try to break the formation. Since they may have to fight with the blood thorn insects anyway, it is better to eradicate the blood thorn insects first, which can reduce the difficulty of breaking the formation.
Yang Qi's eyes fell on Meng Xuan, and he said with emotion, "Brother Meng knows so much about blood thorn worms. Your lineage should have been to Qianhuiyuan, right?"
According to Meng Xuan, the blood thorn worms usually live in Qianhuiyuan, which is behind Baizhuan Lake. It is difficult for the outside world to see blood thorn worms unless they have been to Qianhuiyuan. Meng Xuan knows so much about blood thorn worms that he even knows how to leave the formation in front of him. The only explanation is that Meng Xuan's lineage has encountered a similar situation before. And if they want to encounter a situation similar to their current one, the biggest possibility is that they have been to Qianhuiyuan before.
"The ancestors of our lineage did go to Qianhuiyuan." Meng Xuan nodded slightly and did not deny it. When he decided to tell these things, he had already thought that Yang Qi and others would think of this, so there was naturally no need to deny it.
It is true!
Seeing Meng Xuan admit it, Yang Qi and others were not too surprised, but they did not continue to ask about Qianhuiyuan. After all, Meng Xuan did not intend to say more before, and there would be no gain from asking further.
Liu Qian's eyes fell on Meng Xuan, and he slowly said, "In that case, let's discuss how to deal with those blood thorn insects."
Hearing this, Meng Xuan couldn't help but nodded. Their top priority now was to leave the formation in front of them as soon as possible. After all, Meng Xuan and others still had to rush to meet up with the strong men of their lineage and prepare to go to Baizhuan Lake.
"There are currently two known groups of blood-thorn worms. I wonder what the number and strength of the blood-thorn worms are on your side, Brother Liu?" Meng Xuan looked at Liu Qian and others and said.
Before Liu Qian could speak, Wu Xin at the side spoke first, "We didn't really fight with the blood thorn worms, but I fought with one of them. The power that blood thorn worm burst out with the help of armor should be about the early stage of the four-star martial emperor."
Originally, Wu Xin estimated that the tree had the strength of a mid-stage four-star Martial Emperor, but when he learned that the so-called tree was actually a blood thorn insect with special armor on its body and the help of other blood thorn insects, it was able to block his attack. Wu Xin's estimate of the blood thorn insect's strength immediately lowered a level.
Liu Qian thought for a moment, then spoke, "In addition to the blood thorn worm that Brother Wu fought, there are fourteen more blood thorn worms. They helped Brother Wu fight the blood thorn worm. The difference in strength between them should not be big."
Fifteen strange trees are equal to fifteen blood thorn insects. This is the number of blood thorn insects that Yang Qi and others encountered before. This is also the reason why they chose to retreat. Fifteen blood thorn insects almost represent fifteen four-star Martial Emperors, and there are even some with the strength of mid-stage four-star Martial Emperors. It is definitely not an easy task for the six of them to deal with them.
After listening to Liu Qian's description, Meng Xuan's eyes condensed, and he said in a deep voice, "The number and strength of the blood thorn insects on your side are much weaker than ours. Let's deal with the blood thorn insects on your side first."
"There are eight of you, plus six of us, a total of fourteen people. We are not afraid even if we fight head-on." Liu Qian nodded slightly.
Meng Xuan raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, and then said in a deep voice, "According to what you said, those blood thorn insects are all above four-star martial emperors. There should be a leader among them, and his strength will be even stronger. Although there is not much difference in number, the two of them..."
As he spoke, Meng Xuan looked at Yang Qi and Zhou Yi. One of them was at the peak of the three-star Martial Emperor level, and the other was at the middle stage of the three-star Martial Emperor level. If they faced a four-star Martial Emperor-level blood thorn worm, they would probably not be a match! (To be continued)