Those grey-white heads looked quite creepy, with a pair of black compound eyes on top like those of a fly. Beneath the eyes were four sharp fangs, half-wrapped in flesh and crisscrossing each other, forming a terrifying mouthpart. Behind it was a somewhat plump body, reminiscent of a silkworm, all emitting strong fluctuations of demonic power.

"Second-level demon beasts!" Qiong Yun uttered softly.

The mouthparts of these silkworm demon beasts suddenly elongated, spewing out purple threads towards Yuan Ming and the other two, wrapping towards them.

War Intent ignited in Long Chong's eyes. He extended his right arm to the side, and a long spear Magic Treasure, shimmering with a blue spirit light, suddenly appeared, which he grasped with a backhand grip. Then, he performed a sweeping strike, creating a half-zhang-wide Water Blade that slashed towards the threads.

Although formed from water, the Water Blade Long Chong slashed out was sharper than imagined. The fine purple threads were split in half the moment they were hit, falling to the sides in two separate streams.

Several silkworms were cut in half, splattering purple fluid everywhere. The Water Blade instantly turned purple, its sharpness greatly diminished.

Whiz whiz whiz!

More threads shot out from the Mulberry Forest, quickly enveloping the Water Blade.

Seeing this, Long Chong's eyebrows slightly rose. He retracted his right hand with the spear to the front, followed by his left hand gripping it too, channeling Mana from both arms into the long spear.

A dozen or so spear flashes appeared out of thin air, with pale blue water light surging, all condensing into Water Blades that covered the sky and hit towards the forest.

A strong demon energy burst from the forest, reaching the Third Level Realm. Several much thicker purple-black threads shot out from the forest, coiling towards those Water Blades.

Seeing this, Qiong Yun's right hand rapidly formed a spell.

Her Flying Sword Magic Treasure reappeared. It flew above her head and began rapidly spinning midair, with the purple Thunder Light flickering on the blade growing more numerous. In an instant, it merged with the long sword to form an electric light disc.

As Qiong Yun pointed forward, the electric disc instantly released a dozen arcs of lightning that caught up with Long Chong's Water Blades in a blink of an eye, merging with them.

The moment the Thunder Water mingled, the transparent form of the Water Blades was interlaced with traversing arcs of lightning, quickly filling it and transforming them into the even more formidable Thunder Light Long Blades.

The Poisonous Silkworms sensed this imposing energy and immediately spat out more threads, intertwining with the purple-black threads to weave a massive shield, seemingly in an attempt to block the Thunder Blades.

However, as soon as the two touched, the surging Thunder Light ignited the threads, emitting an unpleasant burnt scent. The purple thread shield almost instantly turned to char.

The Thunder Light Long Blade continued its unstoppable trajectory, fiercely striking into the Mulberry Forest.

Large swathes of the forest collapsed and shattered, and the bodies of the Poisonous Silkworms inside burst open, turning into splatters of purple liquid.

The body of a two-to-three zhang long purple-black Poisonous Silkworm appeared, relatively intact, seemingly the third-level Silkworm King.

The Silkworm's body was covered with seven or eight wounds, all scorched and heated by the electric light, even reddening slightly, with a meaty fragrance emanating.

Long Chong flicked his sleeve, emitting a ray of blue light, collecting the Silkworm King's body.

Having witnessed the Joint Attack Skill of Long Chong and Qiong Yun, Yuan Ming couldn't help but nod to himself.

Both Long Chong and Qiong Yun were only at the late stage of Core Formation, not standing out among the Core Formation Cultivators who entered this place, but with this Joint Attack Skill, even Peak Core Formation Cultivators would probably not fare well against it, not to mention these Poisonous Silkworms.

Moreover, seeing how smoothly the two coordinated, it was clear that this was not their first collaboration. They probably had even more powerful joint techniques up their sleeves.

Yuan Ming glanced at the Mulberry Forest and saw that some Poisonous Silkworms had survived. Noting that Long Chong and Qiong Yun seemed to have no intention of making another move, he instantly understood they wanted to gauge his strength.

He smiled nonchalantly, rubbing the Cold Moon Ring on his left hand while chanting a spell under his breath.

A vast expanse of white frost immediately poured from the ring, rushing towards the Poisonous Silkworms before they could flee, quickly enveloping them.

Accompanied by a crackling sound, the now ice sculpture-like Poisonous Silkworms fell like hail to the ground, shattering into a pile of ice chips.

"Fellow Daoist Yuan has impressive Divine Skills," Long Chong couldn't help but praise.

Yuan Ming smiled and modestly said, "It's just the power of a Magic Treasure, not worth mentioning..."

He had only spoken halfway when the three of them suddenly changed their expressions. In the next instant, they simultaneously looked up at the sky.

In the dark blue sky, a slightly dim star suddenly lit up with a pale blue light, waves of invisible fluctuations spreading with the light, rapidly engulfing the entire Secret Realm in moments, drawing the attention of everyone present.

Spread across the various continents, people involuntarily looked up, quickly locking their gaze onto the star that was supposed to fade into obscurity.

Under their watch, the star suddenly plummeted, dragging a pale blue tail flame behind it, leaving a thin trail of light across the sky. It continued to descend until it was caught by a continent suspended midair, with the light slowly fading away.

Yet, this falling star was merely a small beginning.

In the heavens, the pale blue light that had just faded lit up again. But this time, it wasn't just one star shining alone, but like a tidal wave, thousands upon thousands of stars lit up. The light was so abundant it made the entire Secret Realm much brighter.

Immediately following, star after star slid across the sky, countless streaks of light plummeting straight down to the earth, like a torrential downpour.

Rain, it's only beautiful when you're a bystander.

And for the people in the secret realm, the stars falling with roaring sounds, the Star Rain arriving in a dazzling flow of light, were like death warrants claiming their lives.

The stars falling from above, at first glance were just specks of light, but as they neared, the specks grew larger and eventually became as big as a person. The cyan tail flames tore through the air, emitting sharp howls that made everyone's heart sink.

"It seems this is the Star Rain, hurry into the forest, these mulberry trees might help us block some of it!" Long Chong immediately said.

Yuan Ming nodded, but he did not agree in his heart. Before entering, the people of Fusang Island had said that there was nowhere to hide from the Star Rain, and these mulberry trees nearby might not be able to help them withstand the incoming meteors.

Long Chong also knew this, but he still harbored a sliver of hope.

After entering the forest, the three of them still looked up at the sky. Through the gaps in the leaves, they saw the meteors getting closer, soon arriving right above their heads.

It was at this moment that something shocking happened. The fist-sized meteors that struck the mulberry trees seemed as if they had hit water, creating ripples before passing through, continuing to plummet towards the trio without harming the trees in the slightest.

The meteors had arrived, and without time to think further, Yuan Ming and his companions immediately deployed their countermeasures.

Long Chong took out a azure copper ring with starlight faintly visible on it, and tossed it toward the meteor.

The ring flickered in the air, then split into hundreds of phantoms, all striking the meteor simultaneously. In an instant, dozens of phantoms shattered and disappeared, but they managed to nudge the meteor off course slightly to the left, which then buried itself into the ground beside Long Chong, vanishing from their sight.

Qiong Yun too pulled out a blue Treasure Mirror, which also seemed to be a Star Treasure.

A hint of helplessness flashed in Yuan Ming's eyes as he summoned the White Bone Knife with a flip of his hand.

He had searched for some in the Fusang Island workshop as well, but to no avail; he had been too late, all the Star Treasures and Magic Artifacts had already been bought. He had no choice but to make do with the White Bone Knife.

Fusang Island provided only three Heavenly Star Shields, and with the Star Rain currently manageable, they naturally did not want to waste them.

The three of them each urged their Magic Treasures to fend off the attack of the Star Rain.

However, very quickly, Yuan Ming was the first to detect something amiss. Upon closer observation, he noticed that each time his Bone Knife collided with a meteor, a very faint cyan light would penetrate it. As time passed, he could feel his Magic Artifact gradually slowing down, to the point where it would only execute a command a moment later than he directed.

Long Chong and Qiong Yun's Magic Treasures were likewise affected, only because their treasures had Star Attributes, the degree of erosion was much lighter than the White Bone Knife.

"No wonder Luu Changfeng said that Star Treasures are the best at withstanding the Star Rain," Yuan Ming thought to himself.

"We don't know how long the Star Rain will last; we can't keep fighting separately. Let's take turns using our Magic Treasures to defend, and try to reduce the damage to them as much as possible!" Long Chong suggested.

Yuan Ming and Qiong Yun nodded at the same time. The three of them moved closer to each other and then followed Long Chong's idea, taking turns deploying their Magic Treasures to fend off the Star Rain.

After who knows how long, Yuan Ming's White Bone Knife was on the verge of collapsing. Long Chong's and Qiong Yun's Magic Treasures, although in better condition, had also greatly weakened in spiritual light.

Yet the Star Rain still did not relent and seemed to grow even more intense.

This made Yuan Ming and his companions inwardly curse their luck, each calculating whether it was more cost-effective to damage another Magic Treasure or use the Heavenly Star Shield talisman.

Just when the increasingly intense Star Rain suddenly ceased, the cyan light that filled the sky unexpectedly vanished without a trace, as if all that had happened before never occurred.

Seeing this, Yuan Ming and his companions were all taken aback, as unaware of why the Star Rain came as to why it went away.

But this also meant they no longer needed to expend their Magic Treasures.

Quickly setting aside their questions, all three breathed a sigh of relief and began to check their Magic Treasures.

Yuan Ming's White Bone Knife had been entirely corroded, rendered completely unusable while Long Chong's and Qiong Yun's Magic Treasures could still be activated. But judging from the recent situation with the Star Rain, they could probably only be used one more time at most.

The three felt a tinge of pain, but no amount of regret could change the reality of the damaged Magic Treasures. They could only sigh and put them away.

It was at this moment, Yuan Ming suddenly noticed that the scenery around them seemed to have changed.

The once straight mulberry trees had suddenly became taller, and the traces left by their fight with the Poisonous Silkworms had disappeared. The trees that had been hacked at were restored, and the bodies of the Poisonous Silkworms scattered on the ground were gone without a trace.

Yuan Ming immediately extended his Divine Sense and then discovered, to his surprise, that at the spots where the Poisonous Silkworms had just been, hundreds of silkworm eggs were rapidly maturing, containing an abundance of Spiritual Power, as if they were about to hatch at any moment.

As thoughts raced through his mind, he quickly informed Long Chong and the others of the situation.

Long Chong and Qiong Yun were surprised to hear this, but there was no time to research these changes now. To avoid being further delayed by newly hatched Poisonous Silkworms, the three did not linger. They each collected some Poisonous Silkworm eggs and continued on their way, quickly moving through the Mulberry Forest.

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