Chapter 281: The Army of Insects

“Hmm, I’m getting old. If I start talking, it’ll go on forever…”
With that, the Ice Phoenix smiled self-mockingly. Her body bent once again and merged with that enormous frozen star, disappearing without a trace.
Now, Chen Xiao finally understood why such a frozen star existed in the universe—it was entirely because of the Ice Phoenix.
Chen Xiao stared at the planet before him, lowering his head in deep thought.
“Who is the Old Qilin? Was it he who raised me?” Chen Xiao blinked and shook his head vigorously. Somehow, the image of the Great Immortal appeared in his mind.
“Hmm, it can’t be the Great Immortal. From the time I obtained the Supreme Divine Essence, I’ve never received any help from him. At most, he only kept those older guardians in check…”
No matter what, Chen Xiao couldn’t figure out what the Ice Phoenix meant.
However, he knew clearly that he could no longer use the Primordial Spiritual Flame so recklessly.
“Just because those ordinary deities don’t recognize it doesn’t mean those ancient ones don’t. Be careful. Once we reach the Land of Origins, I must never use the Primordial Spiritual Flame carelessly again.”
Chen Xiao wiped the sweat from his forehead slightly before vanishing back into space in a flash.
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The Solar System.
Above the Sun, a colossal fire-colored Qilin raised its head slightly, gazing in a certain direction in space.
In the next moment, a sinister smile appeared on its lips.
“Hehehe, little Phoenix, I’m sending him to you. I doubt you’ll resist giving him strength!”
The fire-colored Qilin laughed sinisterly before sighing lightly. “Why does that kid’s power essence have to be waterattribute? Ah, if it were fireattribute, I wouldn’t have to go through all this trouble. I could just let him stay on the Sun for tens of thousands of years…”
The fire-colored Qilin shook its head. Before it lay a tiny fire-colored miniature warship. But in any other place, this ship would be an absolute giant, tens of thousands of miles long. Yet in front of this Qilin, it was just a miniature toy.
“Hehehe, consider it your bad luck for knowing that kid’s secret.” The Qilin bent down and began fiddling with the warship before it.
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“Damn it, it’s those insects again… Where did so many insects come from in space…?”
Chen Xiao moved into a galaxy and immediately felt overwhelmed.
Before him was a sea of pitch-black insects, snapping their claws. Each of these insects was three or four meters long, with bizarre shapes, and all had sharp teeth in their mouths.
These teeth were extremely special—they could crush any kind of elemental energy or strength before the insects devoured and absorbed it.
The moment Chen Xiao broke through space to enter this galaxy, he was surrounded by this dense army of insects that filled the entire starfield.

This army of insects was not just ten thousand times larger than what Chen Xiao had seen before—it was dense and clustered, completely surrounding this entire star system. The major planets in this galaxy were all covered with insects; rocks, plants, and everything that could be consumed was being devoured by them without restraint. Chen Xiao even saw some of the powerful insects had flown to the center of the galaxy, to that incredibly huge star, and were gnawing at it. This left Chen Xiao utterly shocked. After all, a star is the source of power for a planet, a world—containing infinite terrifying strength, enough to even blow apart a Primordial Spirit God. Yet these insects were merely ordinary creatures, with no signs of any cultivation energy at all. Relying solely on instinctive consumption, they dared to attack a star? Chen Xiao’s mental energy connected directly to the Main God’s Space, where he found that the insects there were confined within a certain area. Although they continued to devour the surrounding energy, they couldn’t cause much of a disturbance. Seeing this, Chen Xiao slightly relaxed. At that moment, some of the insects around him detected Chen Xiao’s presence, and instantly, a wave of insects submerged his body. Yet Chen Xiao showed no fear in the face of them. Not long ago, Chen Xiao had obtained a trace of the Ice Phoenix’s essence, raising his strength to the peak of the Ninth Realm of Domain, just one step away from the Realm of Virtual God. With his current strength, he could probably easily kill an ordinary True God. Although these insects were terrifying, they were no match for Chen Xiao now. This time, Chen Xiao didn’t use any elemental energies but relied solely on raw power. With a palm strike from the air, he split a three-meter-long insect that had lunged at him in two, its dark green blood splashing across the universe. But the next moment, the corpse of that dead insect was immediately seized and devoured by other insects around it. Although sound couldn’t travel in this cosmic space, Chen Xiao still felt his eardrums trembling. “What disgusting creatures.” Chen Xiao leaped upward, turning into a streak of light and breaking free from the swarm. But the moment he escaped, a mountain-sized insect emerged from the swarm. These insects all possessed cultivation skills, having reached the level of Virtual God. Chen Xiao frowned slightly upon seeing them. The next moment, he struck again, using pure force to attack one of the insects. Boom! His terrifying power struck the top of the insect’s head, and the violent recoil even tore apart the space around them. Chen Xiao’s pupils narrowed—the insect seemed unaffected, ignoring his attack completely, continuing to charge at him without pause. After all, Chen Xiao’s strength was now immense; even a True God struck by him would likely have its divine realm shattered and be reduced to dust.

“What a hard head…”
Chen Xiao hesitated not at all. He turned his body and instantly unleashed the Tianlong Xing movement. His entire figure resembled a golden divine dragon in the universe, soaring through space.
Those insects, though extremely powerful, were far inferior to Chen Xiao in speed.
Chen Xiao wasn’t in a hurry to leave. The destructive power of these insects was undoubtedly terrifying. If he could subdue this army of insects, he would gain a formidable trump card.
It was extremely difficult even for a true god to destroy a galaxy, yet wherever this army of insects passed, galaxies were effortlessly devoured, turning into dead zones.
“Furious Sky Fist!”
Chen Xiao’s eyes sharpened. He extended his right fist, and in an instant, it grew almost as large as a star.
Immediately afterward, a combat technique transmitted from the Purple Sky Shadow—Furious Sky Fist—was unleashed with a thunderous roar.
Boom!
A terrifying explosion echoed through space, causing ripples in the surrounding area as the sound spread. Countless insects were reduced to dust under the aftereffects of Chen Xiao’s Furious Sky Fist.
“Squeak!”
An insect at the Virtual God level approaching him emitted fearful mental waves, seemingly trying to escape. But the power released by Chen Xiao’s Furious Sky Fist locked down the entire area, leaving no escape for the insect.
Bang!
The Furious Sky Fist struck the insect on the head. The Virtual God-level insect let out a pained groan, its dark green eyes dimming instantly. Yet Chen Xiao knew it wasn’t dead—it was merely knocked unconscious.
Seizing the opportunity, Chen Xiao waved his hand and trapped the unconscious Virtual God insect in his Main God Space.
In the next moment, the other eight Virtual God insects that had come with him also arrived.
“Furious Sky Fist!”
With unwavering focus, Chen Xiao delivered eight consecutive punches, striking the hard heads of those eight insects.
By now, the surrounding space had been completely torn apart by his fierce power, turning into a chaotic vortex.
Chen Xiao stepped forward swiftly and trapped those eight unconscious insects in his Main God Space.
“There are hundreds of millions of these insects. Who would believe there’s no leader among them?”
Chen Xiao’s figure vanished abruptly, disappearing into the void as he observed these insects closely.
At this point, the army of insects seemed to sense danger. They stopped devouring and began to shrink rapidly, gathering toward the center to form an enormous black sphere resembling a star, as if protecting something.
From among them, more than a dozen giant Virtual God-level insects emerged, roaring upward and emitting intimidating mental waves.
“Hmm, even if I can’t capture the leader, controlling the entire swarm by using these big ones as subordinates isn’t bad either.”
Chen Xiao smiled slightly as he looked at those dozen Virtual God-level insects.

The strength of theseVirtual God-level insects is likely even greater than that of ordinary deities, especially their terrifying defense capabilities, as they are not afraid of any energy elements. At present, Chen Xiao’s strength is at the ninth level of Zi Xiao Tian. With the power of the Nine Layers of Zi Xiao Tian Shadow enhancing him, his strength is immense. Now, even a true god standing before him can be utterly destroyed by him. From the moment Chen Xiao obtained the three fragments of the Tian Map, combined the Zi Xiao Tian Shadow, and began his cultivation to ascend, his strength level has already been completely different from that of the deities who cultivate today. Chen Xiao looked at the fierce beast at his feet, aVirtual God-level creature, and delivered another Furious Sky Fist.