Chapter 1508
The Insect Extermination War
Chapter 1508 The Insect Extermination War (Part Two)
The terrifying destructive power of Liu Changxu's attack wiped out countless low-level Zerg in one fell swoop, and also destroyed the Zerg's last courage to resist. The Zerg that were originally fleeing towards the center of the Zerg hive fled into the distance.
Seeing this, the morale of the 80 million human army soared instantly. Xiao Zier took the lead, leading her army in a thunderous pursuit of the routed insectoids. Liu Changxu and the other human Mahayana powerhouses also did not stand idly by, joining the battle.
To avoid harming his own soldiers, Liu Changxu subtly summoned dozens of innate spiritual treasures back into his body. Immediately, he rapidly formed hand seals, causing faint ripples to spread across the surrounding space. The power of the laws of time and space, like invisible threads, quietly spread out, precisely locking onto the swarm of insects that were still huddled together in their escape.
With a flick of his finger, condensed spatial and temporal forces shot out and landed where the swarm of insects had gathered. Around the locked-on swarm, the flow of time suddenly became bizarre.
Some swarms of insects had their time stretched out instantly, causing them to age and die in an instant; others had their space compressed, with massive swarms forcibly squeezed into a small space, their carapaces and flesh instantly merging into a blurry mass of flesh.
Each strike was accompanied by the annihilation of swarms of insectoids, yet the human cultivators just three feet away remained completely unaffected. This exquisite control over the laws of space and time was like a precise and swift harvest, both efficient and reliable.
Those insect swarms that had managed to escape the previous bombardment by the spiritual treasures were now powerless to resist this invisible divine power, and could only hopelessly perish in the distortion of space and time.
Seeing this, Jin Haonan and the others also put away their magical treasures and instead began to use more refined supernatural techniques.
Countless low-level Zerg were wiped out in swathes by various supernatural abilities, but no friendly fire was caused.
On the battlefield, the human soldiers, with their unstoppable momentum, continuously divided and annihilated the fleeing Zerg. The Zerg's cries of despair mingled with the roar of the magical artifacts, creating a triumphant anthem for humanity.
Thanks to the addition of Liu Changxu and other Mahayana powerhouses, the human race ended the battle in just half a day.
Next came the task of cleaning up the battlefield. Because so many low-level Zerg were completely destroyed, there weren't many Zerg corpses left, which greatly accelerated the pace of cleaning up the battlefield.
Liu Changxu and his group were different. They not only obtained the corpses of nine ninth-tier insect kings, but also found eighty-three pieces of ninth-tier spirit gold materials in the central area of the insect nest, which was quite a haul.
After distributing the spoils, Liu Changxu led the human army to continue advancing into the demon territory, searching for and encircling various insectoid settlements hidden within the demon territory.
On the way, Liu Changxu and the others, who had been searching for the Zerg on the deck of the Ruyi Sky Patrol Ship, discovered that due to the rampage of the Zerg, the number of demon beasts that dared to openly operate was very small, which showed that the demon race had also suffered considerable losses. This further strengthened their determination to completely eradicate the Zerg.
A month later, the Ruyi Sky-Piercing Ship, carrying Liu Changxu and others, appeared in the sky above a vast and desolate Gobi Desert.
Liu Changxu's powerful divine sense, at the peak of the mid-stage Mahayana realm, swept across the area and quickly discovered a huge underground insect nest hidden beneath the desolate Gobi Desert.
After careful investigation, Liu Changxu discovered that this underground insect nest contained at least five ninth-tier insect kings. He then said to Jin Haonan and the others beside him:
“There is an underground insect nest here, containing five ninth-tier insect kings. Zi’er, you stay on the patrol ship, the rest of you come with me to take action.”
With that, Liu Changxu vanished from the Ruyi Sky Patrol Ship and swiftly unleashed thirty-six Crimson Lotus Immortal Swords, the Heaven-Turning and Sea-Overturning Halberd, the Crimson Lotus World-Destroying Seal, the Ruyi Xuanhuang Pagoda, the Great Sun Purple Gold Cauldron, and other innate spiritual treasures, launching a fierce attack on the underground insect nest. At this moment, the five golden, beetle-like ninth-tier insect kings that had been hiding underground also emerged from the underground space, and Liu Changxu and his companions launched a fierce counterattack.
A month later, the Ruyi Sky-Piercing Ship, carrying Liu Changxu and others, appeared in the sky above a vast and boundless Gobi Desert. Below, sand dunes undulated and rocks were jagged, with only howling winds whipping up yellow sand, outlining a desolate and bleak landscape between heaven and earth.
Liu Changxu stood on the deck of the Ruyi Sky Patrol Ship, his eyes slightly closed. His divine sense, at the peak of the mid-stage of the Mahayana realm, spread out like an invisible tide, instantly enveloping the entire Gobi Desert. After only a few breaths, his brows twitched slightly, and he slowly spoke:
"Gentlemen, beneath this Gobi Desert lies a massive underground insect nest, and deep within it reside at least five ninth-tier insect kings. Zi'er, you remain in command of the patrol ship to oversee the entire operation; the rest of you, come down with me."
Before he finished speaking, Liu Changxu had already transformed into a streak of light and rushed out of the ship.
Jin Haonan, Su Yuxue, Murong Yuyao, Dong Xue, Liu Fuhai, Liu Fuba and others followed closely behind and left the Ruyi Sky Patrol Ship.
As soon as he reached the skies above the Gobi Desert, Liu Changxu had a thought, and thirty-six Crimson Lotus Immortal Swords suddenly flew out, transforming into thirty-six streaks of crimson light that intertwined in the void; the Heaven-Turning and Sea-Overturning Halberd rose into the air, its body shrouded in the terrifying aura of the Destruction Nebula; the Crimson Lotus World-Destroying Seal, the Ruyi Xuanhuang Pagoda, the Great Sun Purple Gold Cauldron, the Crimson Lotus World-Destroying Seal, the Ruyi Golden Spirit Pearl, and other innate spiritual treasures also appeared one after another, hovering in the sky.
"break!"
He let out a low shout, and the Ruyi Golden Spirit Pearl instantly swelled ten million times, transforming into a huge golden planet exuding immense pressure. The runes flowing on its surface alternated between light and dark like star trails, carrying billions of tons of power, and crashed down on the core of the insect hive like a meteorite falling to earth.
"boom--"
A deafening roar shook the universe as the golden planet collided with the ground, seemingly uprooting the entire Gobi Desert. The violent shockwave swept outwards in a ring from the point of impact, sending yellow sand soaring into the sky and forming a sand wall hundreds of feet high; the hard rock shattered like glass, with spiderweb-like cracks spreading for hundreds of thousands of miles.
The golden planet smashed a huge, bottomless hole into the ground, instantly crushing countless insects into dust.
The five ninth-tier insect kings reacted extremely quickly, escaping from their underground insect nest before the golden planet even touched the ground.
They are as large as mountains, covered with golden carapaces with mysterious diamond patterns, and their six legs are like sharp golden hooks, exuding an extremely powerful aura.
However, just as these five ninth-tier insect emperors appeared on the ground, dozens of innate spiritual treasures that were already floating in the air unleashed their immense power and blasted towards them.
Before the five ninth-tier insect kings could figure out what was happening, they were overwhelmed by dozens of innate spiritual treasures and all perished. Not a single ninth-tier insect king escaped.
Without the leadership of the ninth-tier insect king, the insects hiding in their underground nests fled far away, only to be quickly surrounded and annihilated by the human expeditionary force.