Chapter 298: Chapter 3 New Discoveries about the Tianyuan Pig, Insect Nest Queen_2
"Perhaps not every month’s attacks are as ferocious as the last," Chen Jiuge mused. "Da Bai, bring up all the Rune Cannons you’ve refined recently."
Including the previous twelve, a total of forty Rune Cannons now stood on the city walls. While their power could only threaten Returning to Void-level insects, they were still quite effective at clearing out lesser troops.
BOOM! BOOM!
Continuous cannon fire erupted, blasting bursts of flame into the pitch-black Chaos.
Fifteen minutes later, the insect swarm finally reached attacking distance, about ten miles from the city walls.
Seeing gaps appear in the insect swarm, Chen Jiuge allowed a faint smile. This time, it seems quite simple.
As the Contracted Spirit Beasts from the various city walls led the charge, the insect swarm was instantly scattered. During the chaos, several True Immortal-level Insect-Humans appeared, but they were eradicated after just a few rounds. The process was very smooth; Chen Jiuge didn’t even have a chance to act.
Looking at the vast number of insect corpses, Chen Jiuge suddenly realized something. If the insect swarms attack like this every month, aren’t they just a food delivery service?
Their meat could slightly enhance one’s physique and also feed the Tianyuan Pigs. Their carapaces could be used by Da Bai to refine Rune Cannons and some Magic Artifacts.
Meanwhile, Huang Kui was also puzzled.
"What’s going on? Why has the intensity dropped so much?" Huang Kui muttered to himself, casually unleashing a Five Elements Magic spell that created a brilliant burst of light among the insect swarm. Could someone have reached the Insect Nest?
「In the depths of the Chaotic Void.」
Jin Xiao, wielding a longsword, transformed into a ray of golden light. He swiftly traversed the dense insect swarm, leaving a golden trail in the pitch-black Chaos.
I’ve finally found it. A rare smile touched Jin Xiao’s normally rigid face.
A colossal Insect Nest throbbed faintly. It was alive!
One after another, Insect-Humans emerged from openings on the Insect Nest’s surface. Besides cockroach-like ones, there were many other bizarrely shaped Insect-Humans, all possessing True Immortal-level Cultivation.
Fifteen minutes later, no more Insect-Humans emerged. However, those already outside the nest numbered over a thousand.
There are so many of them. Jin Xiao felt a surge of pressure.
The golden longsword floated before him, emitting a dazzling golden light. As he infused it with Mana, numerous golden Sword Qi projections materialized around him.
"Go!" Jin Xiao pointed. The Sword Qi projections shot towards the Insect-Human horde in the direction he indicated.
He unleashed his Divine Skill: White Tiger Gold Evil Technique!
Countless Sword Qi projections, moving with incredible speed, charged into the Insect-Human army. They then erupted into a dense storm of Sword Qi. After piercing through the Insect-Humans, this Sword Qi surprisingly coalesced, forming an enormous golden sword that flew towards the Insect Nest.
BOOM!
Bathed in the radiant light of the massive golden sword, Jin Xiao’s expression turned grim. His Divine Skill had been blocked.
An ordinary-looking woman, her face adorned with various strange symbols, had caught the enormous golden sword with her bare hands, blocking his attack.
"Insect Nest Queen!" Jin Xiao ground out.
Realizing the attack was futile, Jin Xiao didn’t hesitate and immediately turned to flee.
The woman, now identified as the Insect Nest Queen, completely crushed the golden sword. She glanced at her greatly diminished Insect-Human army with a blank expression, let out a piercing screech, and then burrowed back into the Insect Nest. The remaining Insect-Humans quickly followed.
As the Insect Nest throbbed, insect eggs appeared one after another at its base. The newly hatched larvae brutally devoured other larvae—those still unhatched or those newly hatched but weaker. As more and more were consumed, a ferocious-looking Insect-Human would take form.
This was a True Immortal-level Insect-Human!
Over time, more True Immortal-level Insect-Humans emerged, until the Insect Nest could no longer contain them. Then, these Insect-Humans began to fight amongst themselves. The victors earned the right to reside beside the Queen. The losers were forced to lead the ’evolutionary failures’—the lesser insects—to plunder other Stars, seeking food for the Insect Nest. This cycle of devouring, evolving, and plundering repeated endlessly, fueling the Insect Nest’s advancement until it could ascend to a higher Star Sea.
In the lower layer of the Infinite Star Sea, within the Myriad Beasts Sect’s territory, lay Tiger Might Star, a celestial body shaped like a tiger’s head.
"Jin Xiao, were you successful?" Shu Yiming’s projection inquired from the great hall.
"Peak Master, I failed. That Insect Nest has already evolved an Insect Nest Queen," Jin Xiao reported, his voice tinged with reluctance.
Shu Yiming frowned. "How could it be so soon? The assessment ten years ago clearly indicated it would take at least several hundred more years." How very strange!
"Never mind. Now that an Insect Nest Queen has appeared, this isn’t something that can be resolved quickly. Send reinforcements of Rune Cannons to all nearby Stars and remind them to heighten their vigilance."
"You must also closely monitor the Insect Nest’s movements. If its army masses for a large-scale offensive, you are to lead the elites to provide support," Shu Yiming instructed.
"Understood, Peak Master."
"Good. This is your first time in the Infinite Star Sea. This responsibility is quite heavy for you. However, if you aspire to become a Core Disciple, this is merely a small step. If you can’t handle it, then abandon that ambition sooner rather than later."
"I will not disappoint you, Master." Jin Xiao’s expression turned solemn as he thought of the Daluo Golden Immortal ancestor of White Tiger Peak.
"It’s good that you understand. Green Dragon Peak already has Li Yao. My White Tiger Peak must produce a Jin Xiao to match."
After Shu Yiming’s projection disappeared, Jin Xiao turned to the Immortals on either side. "You are all seniors who have been stationed here year-round. You must have heard what the Peak Master said. Let’s begin by sending support to the various Stars. I need to lead a team to monitor the Insect Nest army’s movements."