Chapter 2433: Chapter 2425: Sudden Change
Feng Jun was not interested in the matters of the Xuanshui Sect. Of course, he could guess that there were some shady deals involved, but he didn’t want to inquire.
Put it this way, according to his understanding, there were only two True Sages in Xuanshui Sect who could currently leave; if Han Hai True Sage goes out, Yang Jing True Sage should guard Xuanshui Sect. Now both have come out, and the mountain gate is empty.
Well, even if Xuanshui Sect has some True Sages who can emerge at any time, is it a bit ridiculous for two True Sages to enter the Void together? The dangers of the Void are far greater than those of the Insect World.
If Feng Jun intended to cause trouble... actually, he wouldn’t even need to cause trouble; if Mountain Master Feng faced any incident, the two True Sages might never return.
So, the matter that allows two True Sages to venture into the Void together, could it be simple?
After Feng Jun returned to the Folded Ruler Star System, he carefully contemplated the matter: Does this Void Wraith Swarm really have that many good things?
Wraiths might give birth to Grudge Crystals, also known as Grudge Pearls, which are extremely precious materials.
This item can be used in artifact refining and cultivation. In the past, it was mainly used by Evil Cultivators, but now they have been mostly eradicated, and few cultivators need this thing, though there is always some demand.
The key problem, however, is that there’s no place to buy this stuff.
Feng Jun believes that some secret techniques of Xuanshui Sect may require the cooperation of Grudge Pearls, but even so, there is no need for two True Sages to be dispatched together.
Of course, the fact that the two True Sages are taking such action can also be seen as a way for cultivators to eliminate harm. The Wraith Swarm poses a great danger to cultivators entering the Void. If not eradicated, it can lead to huge disasters.
Everyone has the responsibility to eliminate the Wraith Swarm. However, they have natural enemies, such as Void Herders or Void Beastmasters.
Feng Jun does not doubt that the two True Sages would control the Wraith Swarm to harm others because aside from him, others find it extremely difficult to effectively position themselves in the Void.
While he was pondering, he received the thoughts of Xia Nichang in his mind, "Returned? We plan to orchestrate a major campaign."
This battle plan was very successful, with thirty True Immortals joining forces to attack a large insectoid warehouse on the Third Planet—this should be the largest warehouse in this star system.
Two Insect Race Nascent Souls guarded the warehouse, and nearby, there were another three Insect Race Nascent Souls active. On the Third Planet, there were a total of sixteen Insect Race Nascent Souls; even after three were killed, thirteen remained—it was the strongest insectoid combat power star in the Folded Ruler Star System.
The battle entered a fevered pitch right from the start, with over a hundred individual battle vehicles and more than a hundred mechas launching an attack on the warehouse. The insectoid consciousness was bewildered—are there really people committing suicide like this?
Facts proved that the Human Race was indeed attacking, not committing suicide. The attacks from the Golden Core insects landed on the vehicles or mechas without causing much damage, while those two insect Nascent Souls were attacked by various strange forces, reacting very slowly.
"The Human Race has invented new single-soldier weapons with strong defensive capabilities!" The attacked insects finally realized this.
The Nascent Souls and Golden Cores of other insectoids on the planet came over to support, only to find that there were Human warriors intercepting them, all with overwhelming defense—frankly speaking, they were basically Golden Core Defensive Talismans.
The battle was exceptionally fierce, lasting a full day and night, and as a result, the thirteen Insect Race Nascent Souls on the Third Planet were reduced to three—two were guarding the temple and did not come to aid, and one was severely injured and fled.
After this battle, the Third Planet with the strongest insectoid power became the second weakest planet. The weakest Fifth Planet only had one Insect Race Nascent Soul.
Then the warehouse was plundered, which was beyond doubt. However, at the end of the battle, reinforcements from the Fourth and Second Planets arrived.
The reinforcements consisted of five Nascent Souls, two hundred Golden Cores, with an especially large number of Emerging Insectoids, totaling over a hundred thousand. Unfortunately, most of the Emerging Insectoids were still on the road, requiring another two or three days to reach.
The interception battle remained intense; the insectoids coming to rescue were somewhat surprised—how could the Human Race fight so well with so few people?
The surprise was yet to come. Just as they were desperately attacking, news arrived from the Fourth Planet—Human mechas were attacking the advanced breeding base!
Insectoids’ breeding offspring are through survival of the fittest, and often they engage in infighting, which is true. However, any species has an instinct for excellent breeding. For example, the strongest stag can control a group of does.
Because of long-term warfare with the Human Race, they too absorbed some Human experiences. For instance, when breeding offspring, those with potential could be sent to breeding bases where the conditions are much better.
It’s like the elite schools of the Human Race. The resources for the growth of Human offspring primarily come from the family or clan. For the particularly wealthy, hiring private teachers is normal, but elite schools are also very important.
The Human Race had just ignited the smoke of war on the Third Planet and already began attacking the elite school on the Fourth Planet. This made the insectoids feel it was difficult to manage both ends. They couldn’t help but wonder how many of these ants had arrived since they can conduct multi-front warfare?
In fact, this was when the human cultivators saw that the battle on the Third Planet was essentially coming to an end, relying on Feng Jun to shift the main force to the Fourth Planet. Winning this battle would grant the human race a significant strategic advantage.
The Nascent Souls and Golden Cores dispatched to the Fourth Planet voluntarily withdrew from the battlefield and retreated to the Fourth Planet.
The Fifth Planet was unable to assist, and the previously nonchalant Sixth Planet could no longer sit idly by, thus began deploying forces—it was too distant to support the Third Planet during its assault, but if they didn’t support the Fourth Planet, they too would face annihilation sooner or later.
However, they wanted to rush over, but it would take at least four to five days, so for now... it was merely a gesture.
The battle on the Fourth Planet lasted for three days, a fierce struggle turning heaven and earth upside down, leaving only a single Nascent Soul guarding the temple by the end, while over 200,000 Qi-Refining Period insects perished.
It can be said that almost all the insects on the Fourth Planet were wiped out, and the insect geniuses gathered from the six planets were eradicated completely.
During this time, the reinforcements from the Sixth Planet hadn’t even made it halfway. Upon hearing the news that the Fourth Planet was done for, they immediately turned around without hesitation—they wished to protect their homeland, for insects didn’t have true comrades, mostly being allies of convenience.
Yet they were puzzled, relying solely on mechas and battle vehicles to kill so many insects was beyond just having new equipment—the corpses of those 200,000 Qi-Refining Period insects alone suggested a change in energy supply methods.
Cultivators wouldn’t care about the insects’ thoughts; as the battle on the Fourth Planet hadn’t ended, they pushed forward and began their assault on the Second Planet, targeting a massive spider nest.
The insects on this planet were primarily spiders, including five spider Nascent Souls, all from the same mother nest.
When the cultivators launched their attack, the returning reinforcements from the Second Planet were already back, but they too had the same question: with such continuous assaults, just how many troops had the human race deployed?
On this planet, the insects began a full retreat, concentrating their main forces in two locations: the temple and the spider nest, the temple having two insect Nascent Souls and the nest six Nascent Souls.
Attacking the nest was clearly the option, as human cultivators knew that targeting the temple’s center could provoke thoughts from the God Statue, making such maneuvers dangerous; it was better to strike at the heavily guarded nest.
It was truly heavily guarded, with over 20 million Qi-Refining Period insects—if not now for utilizing swarm tactics, then when?
This time, human cultivators fought fiercely, opting not to use Gauss Machine Guns or electromagnetic guns, choosing instead to deploy Supernatural Particle Cannons, whose penetration effects were excellent, albeit highly energy-consuming, allowing maximum three minutes of full operation.
Yet this weapon had a perk: it didn’t require ammunition, unlike electromagnetic or plasma guns.
Laser cannons also didn’t require ammunition, but they had weaker penetration, more suited for space battles; ground battles were easily affected by rain, mist, and the like, not matching the killing power of Supernatural Particle Cannons.
Human cultivators chose this weapon for its ammunition-saving advantage, and even though Feng Jun brought equipment with ten-fold ammunition supplies, there were simply too many insects ahead.
Energy blocks were in abundance; their hourly firepower output consuming 80 to 100 thousand tons of energy stones. They warred on the Second Planet for five days, expending nearly ten million tons of energy stones.
These stones weren’t just used for offense; defense shields also consumed energy stones, and while they had Golden Core Talismans, why not bolster defenses?
Anyway, the moment the cannons fired, it was indeed like gold; warfare was terribly costly.
Their furious attacks left the insects dumbfounded—the extravagance of this battle was beyond absurd.
As a result, the insects on the First Planet misjudged the situation, seeing the attack intensity as a feint—they believed they could only last maybe ten to eight minutes, wanting to lure them in for support and... effectively strike the First Planet.
But after a day of relentless fighting without diminishing attack intensity, the First Planet didn’t dare act—they believed the attackers could falter anytime; aiding now would play into their hands.
This logic seemed right, but attack intensity remained unwavering over the second and third days, leaving the First Planet stunned—where could you store so many energy blocks for battle?
On the fourth day, the insects of the Second Planet already showed signs of exhaustion, but the First Planet was uncertain about offering support, thinking they might’ve misunderstood, but... is it too late to step in?
Thus, the First Planet gradually forfeited its chance to rescue others, simply because... they didn’t believe the Human Federation possessed spatial storage equipment.
On the fifth day, just as human cultivators were about to breach the final spot within the nest, a flash of white light appeared, revealing a spider phantom of a hundred-zhang diameter, with an expression of reverence.
Then a light gray aura emanated from its body, followed by the formation of a light gray beam.
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