Chapter 783
The Seat of Saints
Amidst the blood mist, only a few scales and limbs remained of the Heart-Shattering Insect Demon's body.
You can't die any more!
Jiang Shu remained calm, raised his hand, and gathered up countless fragments, which fell into his personal space.
Even if only fragments remain, they are still top-tier materials, at least enough to feed the World Tree and the Tongtian Jianmu.
After dealing with the mid-stage Venerable Zerg, Jiang Shu's gaze shifted slightly, looking at the Zerg that were still alive.
In an instant, the Zerg felt their souls leap into their throats, their hearts filled with extreme fear.
Even though the Zerg are driven by reproduction and the Queen Mother, it doesn't mean that the strongest among them don't value their own lives.
Almost instantly, a massive number of Zerg surged toward Jiang Shu, like waves crashing one after another.
Several streaks of light suddenly flew out and then disappeared into the void.
Those were the insectoid venerables who had just been hiding among countless insect swarms and ambushing the three human venerables.
At this moment, they wanted to escape and save their lives.
"Trying to escape like this is not so easy."
Jiang Shu chuckled. He stepped forward and suddenly raised his right hand.
Countless bolts of purple lightning converged in his palm, and a terrifying and violent aura suddenly spread out, eventually coalescing into a lightning spear.
This lightning spear was expanding rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Ten meters!
meters!
km!
The lightning spear rapidly expanded, unleashing a violent aura, before Jiang Shu suddenly hurled it directly at the massive swarm of insects in the distance.
That bolt of lightning pierced the sky, tearing through everything in its path. Countless swarms of insects were engulfed and destroyed by the violent lightning before they could even get close.
However, the target of this shot was not the swarm of insects, but the several Venerables he wanted to escape from.
Those Zerg venerables were in a state of extreme panic.
However, at this moment, there was nowhere to go!
They only felt that the lightning spear behind them was already aimed at them, completely locked on, as if the cause and effect of the attack were predetermined.
In the blink of an eye, a lightning spear pierced into a void near them.
Although it didn't hit its target, countless bolts of lightning exploded in that instant.
They were directly gathered into it.
Laws surged forth amidst the lightning.
The surrounding space was completely locked.
Having reached Jiang Shu's level, his mastery of spatial laws has already surpassed that of most Venerables.
These insectoids, who were not good at fighting according to the laws of nature, were nothing more than slightly larger ants in his eyes, even if they were at the Venerable Realm.
Jiang Shu glanced around, witnessing all of this, and strode over.
Those few Zerg Venerables were still scorched by the lightning and could hardly resist!
Jiang Shu threw another punch, simple and clean!
boom!
One of the figures suddenly shattered; under his fist, it was no more resilient than a piece of paper.
In an instant, Jiang Shu unleashed a barrage of attacks, striking continuously.
Those insects were wiped out in an instant.
Fallen!
Even the Venerable One seemed like an ant in his hands.
After dealing with the insects, Jiang Shu waved his hand, withdrawing the raging lightning around him, before stepping back to the sky above that planet.
However, at this moment, both above and below the battlefield, I was plunged into a deathly silence.
Powerful, unparalleled in its power!
Jiang Shuhe's power, which he had just displayed, terrified everyone.
Jiang Shu's gaze was extremely calm as he swept over the many eyes present before approaching the three injured Venerables.
Among them, the Venerable One, who only had half a body left, was on the verge of death!
He had just tried to use self-destruction to drag the Star Shattering King Insect to its death, but the self-destruction was forcibly interrupted by external force, resulting in even more severe injuries.
Jiang Shu's eyes shifted slightly, then he flicked his finger, and the aura of the Great Dao of Creation spread out.
Of course, even Jiang Shu couldn't make them recover quickly.
However, he was indeed able to keep them alive, preventing their chances of survival from slipping away any further, thus giving them a chance to live again.
He made a series of moves. The Venerable One, who only had half a body left, stabilized his aura considerably, but was still in a state of distress.
"Thank you, sir, for saving us."
The pale-faced female venerable one raised her hand in a salute, "Our Canglan Kingdom will regard you as a benefactor. If you have any needs, please feel free to ask."
Jiang Shu waved his hand and said, "No need to talk about that. What I'm more curious about is what you've been through."
Upon hearing these words, the three of them immediately gave a wry smile.
"Then let me tell you the story..."
Jiang Shu nodded slightly and listened attentively.
As far as he knew, the Canglan Kingdom was a nation composed of several planets united together. If this were the former Federation, it would probably have been attacked the very next day after the declaration of its founding was issued.
However, for decades, not only did trouble come knocking on their door, but even when they actively sought out the Human Federation, they could not find any trace of them.
Jiang Shu nodded inwardly.
This so-called Canglan Kingdom has a total of five Venerables, but two of them have already perished in the mouths of the Zerg.
The remaining three were also seriously injured.
The remaining three are Chen Huanran, Ming Haoxing, and Li Hanyi.
The one who risked his life to make a move was Chen Huanran, the only expert who was close to the mid-stage of the Venerable realm.
Jiang Shu nodded slightly, then said, "If that's the case, let's go down first. You can call me Jiang Shu. I'm just a traveler who keeps sailing through the subspace, looking for the places where humans live."
Upon hearing this, all three showed a hint of joy in their eyes.
Judging from Jiang Shu's statement, he is merely a traveler and obviously wouldn't take advantage of someone in distress; that's how it appears on the surface.
Several venerable beings descended from the heavens and then entered the planet.
Fortunately, this planet had put up a strong resistance, and apart from some falling celestial bodies, it was not seriously damaged.
Chen Huanran, who was the most seriously injured, left in a hurry and had to rest.
As for Ming Haoxing and Li Hanyi, they announced Jiang Shu's existence in front of everyone and proved that he had turned the tide of the battle.
He was instantly admired by everyone. Jiang Shu, however, remained calm and composed. After the necessary ceremony was completed, he went to find Li Hanyi and Ming Haoxing again.
"Sir, what do you have to ask me?"
Li Hanyi spoke first.
"It's nothing. What I was really looking forward to asking is how your navigators are trained."
This was Jiang Shu's biggest confusion since arriving here.
It should be known that the laws of time are extremely mysterious. Even when he was in the late stage of Dao Venerable, he could only vaguely perceive them and could not grasp even the slightest bit of them.
Only those who reach the Venerable Realm and master the laws of space are qualified to comprehend the laws of time.
However, the powerful individuals here directly skipped the requirement of reaching the Venerable Realm and comprehended the Law of Time.
While it's undoubtedly due to the chaotic subspace, finding this method could be a great opportunity for Jiang Shu and even the entire human race to comprehend the laws of time.
Upon hearing this, the two Venerable Ones showed some doubt, but still nodded.
Soon someone provided information about the relevant leaders.
Jiang Shu quickly began to read it, and soon understood.
"This is actually something you were born with?"
According to the records of the Canglan Kingdom, navigators cannot be cultivated. Only infants who have a faint connection with that subspace at birth are qualified to become navigators.
Of course, if one can become a venerable one, one can naturally become a navigator.
The navigator can lead others through that subspace, surveying time and space, and heading towards a certain coordinate.
However, according to Jiang Shu's understanding of these contents, it seems that no leader has yet been able to become a Venerable One.
Jiang Shu kept flipping through the pages and came across a lot of content about the cultivation of navigators, which gave him some insights and deepened his understanding of time and space.
After reading through them, Jiang Shu slowly exhaled a breath of stale air and then said, "These things are indeed quite useful. I will accept them and now I will introduce them to you."
He brought up the same argument he had made with Huang Xuesheng last time.
This time, however, Huang Xuesheng's planet was also included.
Upon hearing that two human forces had joined forces, the two Venerable Ones before them immediately showed some joy.
“Senior, our forces have reunited. Although our combat strength is not as great as yours, we have made progress over the past few decades. We have not only restored some of our previous technological methods, but we have also re-colonized some mining planets. We are now self-sufficient in most things.”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Shu nodded slightly, thinking that this was indeed an opportunity.
After all, for them, uniting with more human forces is currently extremely beneficial.
Not only can they cultivate power in this world, but they can also lead and restrain the Zerg and Machine races from the greater universe who have entered this world with them.
Jiang Shu nodded slightly and then provided the coordinates of Cangyu Star.
The two venerable ones were immediately overjoyed.
As for why he likes it, it's because he can curry favor with powerful people.
If Jiang Shu hadn't appeared unexpectedly this time, they would probably have died at the hands of that Star Shattering King Insect very soon.
And then, not only them, but probably the entire planet and even the Canglan Kingdom will be eaten away bit by bit by those insects and become food!
And now they also understand that, in a sense, even their own Venerable Ones are unable to protect themselves in this universe.
Jiang Shu had a long talk with the two venerable ones and obtained a great deal of information.
Even without proper organization and recording, this intelligence is still extremely important.
After all, Cangyu Star was just an ordinary mining colony planet. The troops originally stationed there were various mining personnel and their families, as well as security forces.
After the great calamity, many mechanical devices on Cangyu Star suffered severe damage, resulting in significant information loss.
But this place is different. The Canglan Kingdom is a union of several planets, and it is a habitable environment suitable for humans, so there is naturally much more information left behind.
Jiang Shu had many exchanges, and most importantly for him, he obtained information about the sages of this world!
“Back then, the Human Federation had a Saint in charge. Senior Chen knows more about this, since we became Venerables after that disaster, while he had already become a Venerable before that.”
Li Hanyi sighed, "However, as far as I know, there were no more than five openly recognized saints in the entire universe back then, and our human race occupied one of them."
"The number of saintly positions in the universe is limited, and there are only six. Back then, all the major races in the universe were constantly striving for that last position."
"The seat of saints?"
Jiang Shu was increasingly surprised.
It should be understood that in the vast universe outside, although saints are extremely rare, there is no such thing as a fixed position. As long as you have the strength, you can naturally ascend to that position.
As for the so-called seats and quantity restrictions, they simply do not exist.
However, from what the three venerable ones in front of him said, it seemed that there could only be six venerable saints.
Jiang Shu narrowed his eyes slightly, unable to suppress his thoughts on an important question.
How many are left now?
"Who are those six people? Could you tell me?"
Faced with this question, the two Venerables before them had no doubts, after all, they might know that Jiang Shu's talent was too outstanding, and that he was a powerful expert who directly jumped to the mid-stage of the Venerable realm within a few decades after the Great Calamity.
"Those six are respectively the Universal Saint of our human race, the Great Devourer of the Zerg, the Eternal Slayer of the Orc race, the God of Joy of the Eldar, and the Inorganic Emperor of the Omnics."
"Each of them possesses the power to shake the entire universe, and it is precisely because of this that a balance can be achieved among the five saints."
Ming Haoguang spoke with emotion.
After hearing these words, Jiang Shu fell into deep thought.
"If that Universal Sage of the human race still exists, at the level of a Sage, he would definitely be able to easily traverse the void and reconnect the major human forces."
"Cangyu Star is one thing, after all, it's just a small mining colony planet on the periphery, but Canglan Kingdom is different."
"If that's the case, why has there been no movement for decades?"
Jiang Shu raised an eyebrow, wondering if a human saint had fallen.
However, upon further reflection, he realized something was amiss.
If it were solely due to the fall of a human saint, even with the obstruction of the subspace, saints of other races would be able to forcibly penetrate and locate the body. There is no question of each fighting their own battles.
Humanity should also be completely divided up due to the enormous profits.
Jiang Shu frowned in thought.
Li Hanyi and the other person dared not disturb them and waited quietly to the side.
After a moment, Jiang Shu slowly raised his head and said, "Gentlemen, could you give me something? I need to verify some things."
"I wonder what's going on?"
The two venerable ones immediately spoke up.
Now, as long as Jiang Shu's requests aren't too outrageous, they will do their best to fulfill them.
"The coordinates of the Zerg planet you discovered."
Jiang Shu spoke in a deep voice, without any hesitation. (End of Chapter)