The Master of Beasts-Chapter 727 - 220:

Chen Jiuge extended his hand and caught a Nightmare that had luckily slipped through under the protection of the Evil Ghost.

The sharp mouthparts squirmed incessantly in his palm, trying to pierce into Chen Jiuge's body and devour his flesh and blood.

With a slight force, he crushed the Nightmare's head, and Chen Jiuge disgustedly shook his hand.

"Such a powerful breeding ability, it seems the Nightmare leaders intend to use a strategy of overwhelming numbers."

"No, wait, now that the Golden Desert and True Realm have merged, those high-level Nightmares should be intercepting the powerhouses of the True Realm, right?"

"But can they stop the Daluo? They shouldn't have any beings at the Daluo level now!"

Though Nightmares evolve quickly, they still need food, and the highest cultivation in the Golden Desert is just Heavenly Immortal; no matter how much they devour, it's impossible to nurture a Daluo, right?

Being able to produce a Golden Immortal would already be monstrous, but if a Daluo appeared, once a Nightmare entered the Mortal World…

Thinking of this terrifying scenario, Chen Jiuge couldn't help but shudder: "Impossible, impossible, the barrier between Immortal and Mortal realms can't be crossed if there's any cultivation involved, nothing would happen!"

"Roar!"

Zuyan violently smashed an almost-breaking-through Nightmare into a pile of flesh, then looked up at the densely packed Nightmare horde, a hint of helplessness on his rugged face.

"Master, there are too many of them!"

Chen Jiuge also frowned slightly: "Enough, leaving backup plans seems useless now, let's just preserve our strength!"

"Buzz buzz buzz"

Strange ripples echoed in the air as a large number of Spiritual Insects descended from the sky.

These Spiritual Insects had cultivation comparable to the True Immortal level, roughly equal to the Nightmares, albeit individually weaker.

However, once they formed a swarm, not just Heavenly Immortals but even Golden Immortals would likely perish if they didn't dodge out of the way!

Many newly emerged Nightmares, after easily killing a few Spiritual Insects, displayed excited expressions and started devouring the flesh, but after consuming the Spiritual Insects' flesh, the Nightmares didn't grow significantly stronger.

Yet before they could wonder, the swarm came!

The overwhelming swarm swept clean the area swiftly and neatly.

Originally densely packed with Nightmares, a vast empty space appeared, and it couldn't close up for a long time.

Since Spiritual Insects are not selective eaters, and due to their dispersed bloodline, some Spiritual Insects surprisingly mutated unexpectedly after devouring Nightmares!

The mutated Spiritual Insects became more ferocious, devouring Nightmares faster and more violently.

Some Nightmares, with strength nearly at the peak of the Heavenly Immortal level, tried to block them but could only hold out for a few breaths!

An hour later, a powerful aura erupted from the Nightmare horde!

The imposing aura belonging to a Golden Immortal made the swarm pause, as an exceptionally robust figure appeared in front of them.

This Nightmare didn't make a move immediately but instead turned its gaze to Chen Jiuge.

"Human City Lord, let's make a deal!"

Chen Jiuge, a bit surprised, said, "A deal?"

It was not strange to Chen Jiuge that a Nightmare possessed Spiritual Wisdom, as they were, after all, a race at the Immortal level; lacking their own civilization would be odd.

"That's right, we don't need territory. As long as you're willing to give us a certain number of living beings, or some Spiritual Beasts, I can guarantee there will be no more attacks on your domain!"

Chen Jiuge sneered as he pointed to the swarm: "Do you think with your newly acquired Golden Immortal Cultivation you can block this? If I'm not mistaken, you broke through by devouring your kind, right?"

"So what, if there's a first me, there will be a second me. I reckon you don't have many swarms either!"

Chen Jiuge frowned slightly, realizing the Nightmare was right. Relying on a swarm, he could barely fend off one Golden Immortal, but more would be difficult; the Nightmares appeared too suddenly, and Chen Jiuge didn't have a second swarm!

"If you're worried about us going back on our word, we can even make a vow to the Great Dao!"

"You probably have records of my tribe. We seek only to procreate and survive. We don't need Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures for cultivation. Your abilities suit us well!"

"In exchange for some Spiritual Beasts considered food by you, we can achieve peace, and we could even help you overcome formidable enemies. Isn't this a win-win situation?"

Chen Jiuge was somewhat tempted. With the existence of the Chaos Pearl, Spiritual Beasts, especially those considered Spirit Food, were something he could easily provide!

"Then what can you offer?"

Song Bei and Wu Tian tore through the void, stepping out with enigmatic smiles.

Just as the Nightmare broke through to Golden Immortal, the Heavenly Dao rules here completely disappeared, allowing the two to fully utilize their strength!

"What do you need?"

Having dealt with the cultivators outside, Meng Ze appeared before them promptly.

"Daluo?" Wu Tian was somewhat astonished, a Nightmare had actually reached the Daluo level?

Song Bei, however, wasn't surprised; just moments ago, he sensed a faint sense of danger, which would make sense if it was a Nightmare at the Daluo level!

"Essence of Chaos? Or some special Spiritual Materials that only exist within Chaos?"

Meng Ze revealed a seven-colored crystal in one hand while a budding black flower floated in the other.

"This feeling?"

Chen Jiuge looked at the black flower, a thought struck him; the emitted aura felt similar to the Chaos Qi from the Chaos World, only it contained more elements than the Chaos Qi from the Chaos World.