CHAPTER 96: CHAPTER 93: COMING BACK ALIVE

In the Western Continent of Earth, apart from the Third Safe Zone, the rest of the area has been completely occupied by Insect Beasts.

In another direction of the Western Continent, amidst the endless mountain range and lush forest, suddenly, an angry bellow swept across, creating a storm that seemed like heavenly might!

Roar!

This massive roar shot straight to the sky, the sound echoing between heaven and earth, lingering endlessly.

"Damn it! How could humans have such a powerful Venerable appear out of nowhere, impossible!" Inside an Insect Nest as large as an island, a black shadow resembling a giant dragon was roaring, its roar shaking the heavens, almost overturning the Insect Nest.

This was an Insect Beast, extremely large in size, with a body shaped like the mythical giant dragon, but its scarlet eyes were filled with bloodthirsty madness, cold and merciless killing intent silently spreading.

"King, this human Venerable killed our child, let me go to battle and bring back his head!" A massive Insect Beast with thousands of legs stood below, looking up respectfully and speaking.

"King, the child’s feud cannot go unavenged, I also request to join the battle!" Another eyeless Insect Beast, with a body seeming to have weathered like a skeleton, spoke, its voice piercing.

The Giant Dragon Insect Beast angrily swung its tail, knocking over a large insect egg behind it, a multitude of tiny Insect Beasts swarmed out, the giant dragon spewed a mouthful of flames, turning all the small Insect Beasts into black ash.

Still unsatisfied, the Giant Dragon Insect Beast gazed forward at the Insect Nest filled with insect eggs, crisscrossed like infusion tubes, it charged in, spewing flames wildly, obliterating every insect egg the flames touched.

The two Insect Beasts glanced at each other without speaking; the King was extremely bloodthirsty, killing even the offspring of the Insect Race without hesitation, they were long accustomed to it.

Moments later, the Giant Dragon Insect Beast stopped, its scarlet eyes lifted upward toward the sky.

"No..." The Giant Dragon Insect Beast said, "We cannot declare war on humans now."

"King..." The two Insect Beasts were about to speak, but the Giant Dragon Insect Beast interrupted them.

"I’ve already set a deal with the ’Doma Race’, once the space-time amplitude reaches a value, we will attack this planet together, completely exterminating humanity." The Giant Dragon Insect Beast said deeply, "We’ve agreed on the price, I will have half of this planet, we need to preserve our strength now, and have enough leverage to negotiate with the Doma Race."

"Wait, that day is coming soon, the offspring won’t have died in vain." The Giant Dragon Insect Beast let out a low snarl.

Its gaze was deep and obscure.

......

"The energy is still too little." Wang Xu shook his head.

The corpses of eight Venerable Level Insect Beasts had been completely absorbed by Wang Xu, but the converted energy only equaled a hundred units of Cosmic Crystal, far from enough to move him from the Initial Rank to the Upper Rank of the Star Level.

"Hm? Is there a Venerable coming?"

Wang Xu dispersed the Sword Realm, looking up toward the sky, "Brother Hong!"

At this moment, several figures were standing in the sky.

These figures were precisely the people like White Path who had been defeated and retreated in the previous battle, after leaving, they rushed to the nearest Fifth Safe Zone, only to discover that after they left, another Venerable had arrived, even single-handedly facing eight Insect Beast Venerables.

On the screen, Wang Xu’s figure, akin to a War God ravaging all directions, left several people breathless and in disbelief.

Ultimately, they unanimously decided to return to the Fourth Safe Zone to fulfill their final duty.

"Thank you." Suddenly, the dozen figures in the sky bent over and bowed to Wang Xu.

Wang Xu was taken aback.

"Brother Wang Xu, thank you for winning this war, for restoring the honor of our Venerables, thank you!" Hong Yushu said.

"Also a Venerable, but compared to you, I couldn’t even match half of you, ashamed." White Path spoke.

The remaining Venerables also sighed, the gap between them and Wang Xu was too wide, a dozen Venerables couldn’t besiege the Insect Beasts successfully, yet Wang Xu alone overwhelmed all Insect Beast Venerables, completely turning the tide.

The gap was unimaginable.

"You’re too kind, everyone, I’m a member of the Celestial Destiny Palace, a human Venerable, I’m just fulfilling my duty." Wang Xu smiled gently and said.

Subsequently, a dozen Venerables, to express their apologies, took the initiative to clean the battlefield and handle the surging insect tide.

Wang Xu’s mouth twitched, wanting to refuse, but the dozen Venerables were determined to do something, leaving Wang Xu no room to reject, they immediately began slaughtering the insect beasts extensively.

Watching the energy he was about to acquire just slip away, Wang Xu was rather frustrated, but he knew these Venerables meant well, so he forced a thank you, and left the Fourth Safe Zone.

Wang Xu intended to return to the Ancient Battleship to continue his cultivation when suddenly, his Light Computer rang.

"Hm?" Wang Xu opened the Light Computer to see that there was only one communication request—Luo.

"Communication request from Luo!" Wang Xu didn’t dare be neglectful, he immediately accepted.

"Wang Xu." The screen opened, revealing not Luo, but a figure cloaked in a black robe, Wang Xu had seen him in the Celestial Destiny Palace, he was one of the five Void Envoys of the Extreme Ancient Hall.

"Greetings, Senior Silver Light." Wang Xu did not neglect his manners.

"Come over here, the Hall Master wants to see you." Silver Light said.

"Is it Senior Luo?" Wang Xu asked.

Silver Light nodded.

"Alright, I’ll be right there!"

Then, Silver Light sent Wang Xu the address, and Wang Xu flew directly there.

...

"Senior Luo."

A moment later, Wang Xu arrived at a small ocean island and saw a man wearing a loose martial robe, none other than Luo.

"Wang Xu, thank you for this time." Luo said with a smile.

Wang Xu was momentarily stunned, then understood.

The matter of the Fourth Safe Zone, Luo must have known it too.

"Fulfilling celestial destiny is my duty." Wang Xu said, "But if I may be blunt, why hasn’t a Void Level senior appeared despite the dire situation in the Fourth Safe Zone?"

This question had been troubling Wang Xu’s mind. The seven human Safe Zones were crucial, concerning the lives of millions. Clearly, there were only a few Ultimate Venerable level Insect Beasts, which one or two Void Level figures could handle, yet not even a single Void Level figure had come, leaving Wang Xu puzzled.

Luo sighed lightly, "This matter is of great significance, we are also forced by circumstances."

Then, Luo explained the matter of the Blood Array and their concerns to Wang Xu, who frowned.

"Insect King Blood Array?"

Wang Xu had heard the legends of the Insect King before, a powerful Insect Beast as mighty as Luo himself. It led the Insect Race to massacre humans, driving them to the brink of extinction. It was only Luo’s rise that forced the Insect Race into a temporary peace treaty with humanity, avoiding further conflict.

But now the Insect King was making a comeback, targeting human Safe Zones as its first move, clearly preparing to break the agreement and launch a massive attack.

Yet the Insect King was clever, not tearing its face directly, but instead letting the Insect Race’s Venerables clash with human Venerables, waiting to see which side would lose patience first and fall into a passive position.

If war erupted, it would be a fight to the death.

But the Insect King miscalculated the variable that was Wang Xu.

It never expected that among the human Venerables, there would be such a terrifying strongman who could single-handedly slaughter all eight of their Insect Race Venerables!

"The Insect King is formidable, we humans are not yet qualified to fight it, but if we were to go all out and disregard the consequences, even the Insect King would be wary." Luo said, "Therefore, in this war, the Insect King has suffered in silence, unable to complain."

Wang Xu smiled, indeed, the Venerables of the Insect Race were very rare, even fewer than humans. Losing eight at once was an unprecedented blow to the Insect Race.

No matter how furious the Insect King was, it had no means to retaliate.

"Alright, let’s talk about the main issue." Luo said, waving his hand, and a green, palm-sized token fell into Wang Xu’s hand.

Wang Xu accepted the green token, its peculiar shape made it clear it wasn’t an earthly product.

"This is the token to enter the ’Mingyang Hall’, keep it safe." Luo said.

Mingyang Hall! The First Restricted Area!

Wang Xu’s eyes widened immediately.

Among Earth’s Restricted Areas, the most mysterious and dangerous was the First Restricted Area.

It’s said that only Void Level figures had the qualifications to enter the First Restricted Area due to its immense dangers and numerous secrets, even a Venerable entering might not survive.

Yet now, Luo was letting him enter the First Restricted Area, which fully proved that Luo believed he already had the strength to match a Void Level, worthy of entering Mingyang Hall!

"Thank you, Senior Luo!" Wang Xu was overjoyed, as he had been struggling to find a way to enhance himself, and Mingyang Hall was rumored to hold many secrets tied to the cosmic mysteries, likely containing great opportunities that could elevate his strength to the next level!

"No need to thank me. You must be aware of the dangers of Mingyang Hall, just make sure nothing happens to you." Luo said.

Luo had his concerns. Wang Xu’s strength was formidable, the strongest among all Venerables he’d seen, but there was still some distance to a Void Level.

Mingyang Hall was a place where even Void Level individuals had to tread carefully; he feared Wang Xu might end up losing himself rather than gaining opportunities.

"There isn’t much time left for humanity, and the key turning point of this war rests on you. Please ensure you... come back alive!" Luo said seriously.

Wang Xu showed a determined gaze, tightly clutching the green token in hand, nodding his head.

On Earth, he had family, friends, the person he loved most, and the bonds he couldn’t tear away. No matter what, Wang Xu would stand by his convictions, protecting until the very last moment!

"Alright, Mingyang Hall opens in three years, prepare yourself well!"

"Yes, Senior Luo."

Then Wang Xu chose to take his leave. Now, he needed to grasp every moment to improve himself in preparation for humanity’s impending end!

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