1753 Liu Jie Explodes! Thousand Needle-Spitting Core was considered a poison- and wood-type group damage ability. The spikes spat out by the Purple Grudge Demon Flower were pure wood-type and could pierce armor and lead to bleeding. If it came into contact with a target, the target would immediately be reduced to a mass of blood that would lead to death if not treated. The needles looked small, but once they pierced through the skin of a fey, they would expand after absorbing blood, causing the wound to widen. The blood that flowed out could fuse with the Purple Grudge Demon Flower’s purple pollen. The pollen was very poisonous and could be lethal. Unlike the poison of the Nether Bamboo Viper, which needed a long time to take effect, the Purple Grudge Demon Flower’s poison was fast-acting. The Purple Grudge Demon Flower was extremely vicious and very skilled at combat. Yet, Zong Ze did not instruct the Fiery Sky Hou to dodge. Firstly, the Non-Burning Nirvana Sound Sparrow aided the Fiery Sky Hou. The Elite Guard’s usage of Burning Therach Will also increased the effects of fire-type attacks. Additionally, the Fiery Sky Hou had used Dreamland of Fire, as well as the eight strange flames, to enhance itself. The Fiery Sky Hou’s power had exceeded that of Fantasy Breed and was capable of taking on a pinnacle Myth II fey. Hence, the wooden spikes that flew over were burned to ashes by the Red Plum Falling Fire before they even touched the Fiery Sky Hou’s body. It would be difficult for the pollen to infect the Fiery Sky Hou in the presence of such high heat. The Purple Grudge Demon Flower’s attack had been virtually useless. However, Yan Ling had never placed much hope in this attack. She had only used it as an experiment to see how much power the Fiery Sky Hou had. The most important reason Yan Ling had summoned the Purple Grudge Demon Flower was that she wanted it to use Scapegoat Hug to protect Cai Huo. Scapegoat Hug would enable the Purple Grudge Demon Flower to hug a target to protect it. If the target sustained a life-threatening attack, the Purple Grudge Demon Flower would sacrifice itself and die in the target’s place. Yan Ling was well aware that the death of a main fey would be a serious blow to any spirit qi professional. Normally, she would only use Scapegoat Hug on herself. But given the situation, she had no choice. This was a battle to the death against the Radiance Federation. Although Yan Ling did not feel a sense of duty to her federation, she could not stand losing. If they lost, Qian Yu and Lu Ou might be fine, but the three of them would definitely end up dead. Yan Ling was more afraid of Lu Ou, who had fused with his devil, than their opponents. At that moment, Lu Ou only had four horns on his head and did not have any tattoos on his face yet. As such, his fusion with his devil was not considered complete. He had just tapped into its aura. Yan Ling had never seen how Lu Ou looked when he was fully fused with the devil. But she did know which devil he had fused with. Once they were fused, the influence of the devil would put Lu Ou in a state of maddening hunger. If Cai Huo died, the link between the three of them would break, and Yan Ling and You Changjian would probably end up gobbled up by Lu Ou. Given that Yan Ling and You Changjian had contracted devils, they were completely helpless to fight back against Lu Ou. The pressure that higher devils had on intermediate devils was too strong. Once one contracted a devil, their soul would be influenced by it. Yan Ling did not know it, but when she instructed the Purple Grudge Demon Flower to use Scapegoat Hug, a smile spread across Zong Ze’s face. This was because Zong Ze’s target had never been Cai Huo but was actually Yan Ling. Zong Ze had done what Lin Yuan said and feigned targeting Cai Huo. But he had not expected such an advantageous result. Meanwhile, Liu Jie had almost gone mad. He ordered the insect army to continuously charge at the Cambria Abundant Fish. Qian Yu had been very cautious in using the Cambria Abundant Fish so as to preserve his teammates. For a water-type fey like this that depended on a territory of water to fight, his teammates were nothing more than obstacles unless they had water-type feys of their own. The plasma from the Plasma Caterpillars and Lightning Gathering Moths that the Insect Queen had produced had been accumulating for some time. The sea of flowers above it had started to tremble. Liu Jie released all the plasma at the Cambria Abundant Fish, shooting a huge hole in the Cambria Abundant Fish. Soon, the Blade Worms and Flesh-Mincing Blade Insects charged forward while the Shield Ladybugs hovered in the air, ready to use their bodies to defend against any aerial attack. The sea of insects had started to move. Under Liu Jie’s command, none of the insects were afraid of death. Although Liu Jie had recalled the Earth-Wrecking Old Burial Insect, the ruined earth and the Hypha Tapeworm were still present. The injured insects could eat the ruined earth to replenish their energy and continue attacking, while the dead insects would be immediately taken as hosts by the Hypha Tapeworm before they continued to attack as well. Although Qian Yu was not helpless against the seemingly endless insect tide, it did grip him with fear. If the young man commandeering the Insect Queen was an A-rank spirit qi professional, the power of the insect army would increase by leaps and bounds. At that time, Qian Yu might not be able to fend it off. Qian Yu could sense Zong Ze attacking Cai Huo but was preoccupied with Liu Jie. Thus, he was about to summon another fey to help when a sharp chill sliced down on him from the insect tide. Immediately after, a giant eel that was almost 400 meters long appeared in front of him. The eel flicked its long tail and landed on the Orchid Petal Knife Mantis that the Dead Soul Demon Insect possessed. The Orchid Petal Knife Mantis was instantly crushed. When the Orchid Petal Knife Mantis was crushed, the Dead Soul Demon Insect used Parasitic Soul Dead Seed to hide itself again. Liu Jie’s sudden attack forced Qian Yu to use the fey he had summoned to help Cai Huo protect himself instead. At that moment, without giving any of the five members of the Freedom Federation to react, the Fire Lava Sand Insect finally settled within the cracks of the sand and fell deeply asleep. Almost instantly, a volcano opened up below Yan Ling, Cai Huo, and You Changjian.