Chapter 65

Yang Junshan never thought he would find the demon locust in the pomegranate grove, and it was on the tallest pomegranate tree right next to the Spirit Spring Cave!

When he finally confirmed that the giant locust in front of him, almost a foot long, was indeed a demonized insect king, Yang Junshan felt as if he had picked up a stone only to drop it on his own foot. Now, he could only hope that when everyone entered the pomegranate grove, they wouldn't discover the existence of the Spirit Spring Cave.

Thinking of this, Yang Junshan couldn't help but glance at Xu Jing beside him. It was she who had heard the unusual sound of the giant locust flying, leading everyone to follow the sound and eventually discover these dozens of giant locusts in the pomegranate grove.

These dozens of giant locusts, apart from the demonized insect king which was almost a foot long, were mostly between seven and eight inches long, almost twice the size of ordinary giant locusts, which were usually three to four inches long.

These dozens of giant locusts were jumping up and down or flying around in the pomegranate grove, but they always stayed within a dozen or so feet around the demon locust, protecting it.

"Crunch, crunch!"

Yang Junshan looked over and saw the demon locust actually gnawing on a large red pomegranate on the tree, not afraid of the bitter pomegranate skin, and eating it with juice splattering everywhere.

Yang Junshan felt a surge of anger. The large pomegranates on this tree were originally planned to be picked for his little sister to eat as a snack. These large pomegranates, nourished by the spiritual spring underground, contained a trace of spiritual energy in their juice, making them extremely delicious and beneficial for Yang Junxin, who had yet to begin cultivation. Yang Junshan himself was reluctant to eat them, but now they were being devoured by a bug!

It must be killed!

Before Yang Junshan could make a move, Zhang Huzi, who was standing beside him, couldn't hold back any longer. He clenched his fists and said, "Shall we charge in and beat that thing to death now?"

Everyone rolled their eyes and ignored him. Su Baozhang, who had a good temper, explained, "These things can fly. Whether you can handle this group of giant locusts or not is one thing, but if they get scared and fly away, where will we find them again?"

Zhang Huzi knew he had said something foolish but still insisted, "No matter how big they are, they're just a bunch of locusts. What's so great about them?"

Yang Junshan, however, knew the strength of these giant locusts. He glanced at the demon locust, which was still gnawing on the pomegranate, and said thoughtfully, "I have confidence in killing the insect king, but once it dies, it will certainly provoke a frenzied retaliation from the other giant locusts. At that time, we will need everyone's combined efforts to defend ourselves!"

Everyone nodded, but Xu Jing suddenly spoke up, "Brother Junshan seems very familiar with the giant locusts. Is it because our village was able to prepare for the locust swarm a day earlier than other villages, and did Village Chief and Brother Junshan see this locust swarm before?"

Yang Junshan nodded and said, "A few days ago, I was hunting on the West Mountain with Hu Niu and saw a giant locust, which I killed. At that time, the giant locust was only three to four inches long. Once it died, the surrounding ordinary grasshoppers immediately went into a frenzy. If we really kill the insect king, it will be even worse!"

Yang Junshan knew that the early warning of the locust disaster in Tuqiu Village and the large-scale purchase of spirit grains in Huantu Town the day before the locusts arrived would eventually raise suspicions. Rather than hiding it, Yang Junshan decided to speak up and let others spread the word to dispel any doubts.

As he spoke, Yang Junshan already had the seven-stone iron bow in his hand, and he casually placed a rune arrow on it, saying solemnly, "Ready!"

The demon locust didn't realize that danger had already quietly descended upon it. It continued to jump around on the pomegranate tree, using its instincts to find the pomegranate with the richest spiritual energy. However, it couldn't sense the Spirit Spring Cave nearby due to the blocking of the spirit stone slab.

"Snap, whoosh!"

Two sounds broke through the air. By the time the demon locust realized something was wrong, the rune arrow had already reached it, faster than the sound.

However, the demon locust still managed to react in the nick of time. Its thin, cicada-like wings suddenly unfolded, and it instantly took off, attempting to fly backward in mid-air. Its two pairs of front legs were pulled forward to form a defensive posture, while its powerful hind legs kicked out toward the incoming rune arrow.

However, the demon locust still underestimated the power of Yang Junshan's seven-stone strong bow and the rune arrow. The rune arrow, propelled by the strong bow, broke the demon locust's hind legs and then exploded, tearing apart its chest and abdomen. At the same time, Yang Junshan敏锐地察觉到一股淡淡的妖气突然从妖蝗身上散逸出来。

妖蝗瞬间从半空中掉落，但那对翅膀仍在快速振动，从受重创的妖蝗身上发出一种奇异的颤鸣声，四周的巨蝗一下子炸了窝。

居然没有直接杀死！

杨君山目光一沉，这只妖蝗显然比预想中的顽强。

四周数十只巨蝗已经向着众人所在的方向冲了过来，而杨君山则将第二只符纹箭搭在了弓弦上，只见那妖蝗掉落在地上后，三对足都被符纹箭炸得支离破碎，勉强用翅膀扇动着破烂的身躯向后躲去。

这几十只护卫妖蝗的巨蝗速度极快，不等杨君山第二箭射出便已经扑到了众人身前，张虎子首先大喝一声，一拳猛然挥出，带起了烈烈风声，向着一只飞向自己的巨蝗砸去。

“小心它们的双翅和后足！”

眼看着张虎子这个愣头青，杨君山不得不提醒，但张虎子显然自认为一双铁拳厉害，根本不把杨君山的提醒放在心上。

“啊呀！”张虎子怪叫一声，果然吃了亏，只见那只冲向他的巨蝗虽然被他一拳砸成了肉酱，但他的右手背上也被巨蝗的一只后足划开了一道血棱子。

这些巨蝗护卫虽不是这些少年的对手，但在悍不畏死的冲锋下，也令五人抵挡得颇为狼狈，尤其是几十只巨蝗一起冲锋，常常让他们顾此失彼。

张虎子一身修为有一半应在他的一双铁拳上，在他完全炼化了中品仙灵，冲破了体内灵窍后，一双拳头已经被锤炼到了与黑铁皮一般的颜色，尽管如此还能被划开血棱子，其他人就更不用说了。

苏宝章挥舞着一把新的百炼砍柴刀，刀刃上闪烁着灵光，他已经斩杀了六只巨蝗护卫，但背上也被划开了两道血口子，是一只巨蝗护卫的双翅留下的，此外身上的衣衫也有多处破损，可惜之前杨君山等人在灵田中带着的兽皮衣因为太过累赘没有带到山上来，否则可以抵挡住巨蝗护卫们的冲锋。

至于他手中的那柄柴刀，原本杨君山倒是想让他去买一把百炼的精钢大刀或者长剑之类，不料他却说自己只有柴刀才用得顺手，坚持打制了一柄百炼钢柴刀，也算是一件奇葩事了。

徐菁此时看上去更狼狈，但死在她手下的巨蝗已经超过了七八只，而身上却没有带一丝伤痕，但相比于苏宝章和张虎子硬桥硬马的与巨蝗对战，徐菁可不愿意被这些恶心的东西划破自己的肌肤，特别是在她一举必杀两只巨蝗的时候，却没有料到第三只巨蝗突然从脑后窜出，锋锐的双翅将她的发髻一下子割断，更是令她后怕不已，深怕一不小心让巨蝗将脸蛋儿划破了那可就更糟了。

这时徐磊表现得倒是很称职，前前后后围绕着徐菁替她遮挡飞来的巨蝗，为此身上已经被划开了三四道血口子，死在他手中的巨蝗也有四五只。

而张虎子在一开始吃了暗亏之后，接下来却学乖了许多，但这孩子本身就楞得可以，就算学乖了一些也有限得很，四个人当中死在他手中的巨蝗护卫数量最多，几乎达到了十只，但身上的伤也最多，衣衫已经破得不成样子，若不是这家伙皮糙肉厚肉身锻炼得不错，身上的伤怕是更多。

然而他们四个与杨君山一比差距就更明显了，杨君山此时手握一柄符剑，在巨蝗前仆后继的冲击下从容地游走，每每在间不容发之际躲过巨蝗护卫的冲锋，同时手中符纹短剑每一剑刺出在带起一团灵光的同时，都能准确地击中一只巨蝗护卫，直到现在杨君山身上没有一处伤口，而掉落在他身周的巨蝗数量已经超过了十五只。

“巨蝗护卫已经被消灭了大半，君山哥，不要让那虫王跑了，否则咱们可就功亏一篑了！”

这徐菁别看躲得狼狈，可目光却是贼得很，四周的情景一点不落的都在她的眼中，杨君山的从容她自然也看在眼里。

“放心，它逃不了的，你难道没听到虎妞的踪迹么？”

杨君山手中符纹短剑飞出一道灵光，“笃”的一声将一只巨蝗刺穿的同时也在石榴树上钻出了一个三寸深的洞，就在这时，一声咆哮突然从石榴林后传来，不知什么时候已经迂回到了林后的虎妞突然从草丛中扑了出来，将一直试图逃脱的妖蝗压在了爪下。

“小心！”

这时杨君山却是一惊，就在虎妞将妖蝗抓住的瞬间，两只巨蝗突然从两旁的树上跳了下来，锋锐的后足直向着虎妞的双目刺去。

杨君山手中的符纹短剑向其中一只巨蝗掷去，而他整个人也扑了过去，合身将另一只巨蝗撞飞，只听得“嗤拉”的裂帛声响起，杨君山的后肩上的衣衫已经被巨蝗的翼刺划破，晶莹的血珠子顿时渗了出来。

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晚上还有第二更，今天怕是不能更新三章了，明天补回来。

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