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Chapter 2536: Chapter 2528: Divine Skills Reappear

Would the Insect Race really beg for mercy? Feng Jun wasn’t very sure about this, but True Immortal Yi Jue and the Big Boss unanimously believed: Yes!

They both had a far greater understanding of various other worlds than Feng Jun, and for intelligent life, begging for mercy in the face of defeat is not unusual.

Of course, like the Human Federation and the Insect Race, one is food, the other revenge, forming a deep enmity, not to mention the struggle for survival space, fighting to the death is also normal.

However, the Insect Race might not necessarily spare the cultivators. According to several True Sage analysts, the Insect Race is currently mainly confused by the sudden emergence of this mysterious force. Without understanding its origins, retreating a bit is necessary.

Once they get a grasp of the cultivators’ background, how to proceed next becomes another matter entirely.

Digging deeper, this retreat by the Insect Race is also closely related to the pressure from the Federation. Facing the Federation alone, the Insect Race is confident, but adding another force, especially one seemingly biased towards the Human Race, makes it impossible to remain strong.

In fact, the Federation has similar speculations about the Insect Race’s plans to withdraw, believing that their current frenzied attacks are a precursor to withdrawal—though, if these fierce attacks prove fruitful, they might change their minds.

However, these are just speculations without absolute certainty, and such news cannot be announced to Xingzheng Star.

The reason is simple: although Xingzheng Star has been besieged by the Insect Race, only materials and personnel cannot move freely, the signals can still be transmitted.

If Xingzheng Star’s residents express externally that the military said the Insect Race was about to withdraw but they did not, and Xingzheng Star fell, with the Human Race slaughtered completely... what would the Federation do then?

Therefore, the government of Xingzheng Star can inform everyone that reinforcements are arriving soon, even if they don’t, it’s about boosting morale. But they cannot notify everyone that the Insect Race is about to retreat—should this notification be wrong, it would not only be a scandal but could also disperse the people’s morale.

However, the cultivators have already obtained detailed information by observing the Human Race warship—the cultivators no longer conceal their Divine Sense scanning. "You’ve spoken such disrespectful words, how big a deal is it if I use brainwave scanning on you?"

Even the military’s warships detected these subtle brainwave scans, confirming it couldn’t be from the Insect Race. Firstly, the frequency is different, and secondly... if the Insect Race really had such powerful scanning ability, why not strike directly?

Thus, regarding these scans, the military can only adopt a composed attitude, sternly telling the other side: you can make direct contact, spying on military secrets is a criminal act!

"Spying on military secrets is criminal..." Feng Jun shook his head with a wry smile, "How long until the Insect Race retreats?"

Yi Jue shook his head, "No one can say for sure... shall we deduce it together?"

"I really don’t like the hot spot function of the mobile phone..." Feng Jun muttered softly, "Let’s retreat a bit further, I’ll set up the Rain Prayer Array, what do you think?"

"Alright," Yi Jue nodded and then patted the storage bracelet on her hand, "I borrowed a Nascent Soul Rain Prayer Array from Huo Liu."

"No need, an Out-of-Dust period one is enough," Feng Jun laughed and shook his head, "If the Rain Prayer Array is too strong, it might arouse suspicion... moderate is best."

The two retreated over three hundred miles, selecting an abandoned small town. Feng Jun activated an Out-of-Dust period Rain Prayer Array Plate, and after about half an hour, a drizzle began to fall.

They hadn’t realized that the pattern of the cultivators’ Rain Prayer Array had led the Human Federation to deduce something. When the weather began to change unusually there, Xingzheng Star’s technical personnel observed this spectacle.

Weather anomalies aren’t a big problem; any gas molecule’s Brownian motion could cause a butterfly effect. But after the anomalies, the appearance of rain clouds is a big issue.

Immediately, someone reported it upwards, "Suspicious meteorological weapon reappearance, likely the work of that mysterious force."

The Federation is eager to contact the mysterious force, going insane for it, and upon hearing this, they immediately stated, "Send someone to make contact, at any cost!"

"The other party is deep within the Insect-occupied area," this was a very bad piece of news which couldn’t be hidden, "the medium-range firepower strike obtained."

"Firepower strikes aren’t feasible," someone above stated, "dispatch the Blood Killers, make sure to make contact with them."

The Blood Killers are the Federation’s elite forces, split off from the Internal Guards. They might not perform the best in large-scale field battles, but they excel in reconnaissance, surprise attacks, assassination, or sabotage.

Across the entire Xingzheng Star, there are just about two thousand Blood Killers. Generally, they don’t appear on the frontlines but handle dangerous operations backstage. After two years of warfare, the Blood Killers number less than a thousand, and Xiajing City has been reduced to only over fifty people.

This order was passed down, but the Federation didn’t realize that the Insect Race might also detect this energy.

In fact, the Insect Race did detect this energy, and the reason is simple: Spiritual Energy is a very special form of energy.

The Federation requires special instruments to detect it, and such instruments haven’t been developed yet, so it’s all based on estimation and judgment.

But the Insect Race can sense this mysterious side of energy through their cultivation level, even if the energy isn’t very strong.

Shortly after the rain began, both the Blood Killers and the Insect Race arrived. This rain, initiated by Feng Jun, covered an area of four thousand miles square, basically forming a square with a side length of over sixty miles.

The rain coverage wasn’t huge, but not especially small either. However, for the Insect Race and Blood Killers to find the mastermind in such an area wasn’t easy—crucially, neither side dared to strike hard.

In the end, while searching, these two sides ran into each other and immediately started fighting without a word.

A total of twenty Blood Killers came, originally planning to connect with the mysterious figure at all costs, but after a couple of hard clashes with the Insect Race, losing two members, they figured out that persisting further wouldn’t achieve the goal, so they decisively withdrew from the battlefield.

The Blood Killers did not fear sacrifice, but they did not advocate meaningless sacrifice.

The Insect Race also suffered losses, with one Golden Core dead and another badly wounded, but they still intended to continue their investigation, after all, this was practically their territory.

Yi Jue, who was using divination, slowly raised her head, her delicate hands gently pushing forward, "Si Ganlin!"

Si Ganlin was a divine skill she had created herself, with many uses, though fundamentally it was an area attack method. Despite having a large range and average power, it was only facing some Golden Cores.

In the Insect World, she rarely used this divine skill; it was not very effective and also consumed much spiritual energy. Importantly, she often fought in outer space where this skill was unnecessary.

However, now she had to ensure Feng Jun’s divination remained undisturbed, making this the best choice.

A few shrill screams echoed, then silence fell; the whole world quieted down, with neither the Insect Race nor the Federation making any further moves.

Half an hour later, Feng Jun spoke up, "What result did you divine?"

"I was acting as your protector, not focusing on divination," Yi Jue wouldn’t admit that she hadn’t divined any decent conclusions but instead asked, "Do you have a conclusion already?"

"No conclusions," Feng Jun laughed bitterly, "I divined four possibilities: three months, eight months, a year and a half, and two years... Is the variance really this large?"

"Battlefield divination is the hardest," Yi Jue wasn’t surprised, instead noting, "Just like divining someone’s advancement has a range, the battlefield’s fluctuations are particularly significant."

Indeed, Feng Jun mused, expressing, "Then wait a bit, let me divine whether the Insect Race has the potential to transition."

He felt a bit negligent, having abilities yet not realizing to divine — still not fully adapting to his powers.

Yi Jue paused, questioning, "Isn’t divination supposed to be nearby?"

"Yes," Feng Jun realized, his current divination ability extended several thousand miles, but transitioning — could that be locked even within several thousand miles? Tens of thousands might not suffice.

So does that mean... I wasn’t actually that far off?

Truth be told, Feng Jun felt a bit disorganized at this moment — is there something else I could divine that I haven’t discovered?

Yi Jue, however, stated, "I don’t recommend you continue divining, the Federation and Insect Race showed up earlier, it’s uncertain they won’t return, but the upcoming danger is considerable."

Not foolish, Feng Jun asked, "Do you think they can sense spiritual energy?"

"Isn’t that normal?" Yi Jue retorted, "We sensed energy stones when we entered the Insect World... I don’t think they’re our match, but there’s no reason to underestimate them."

"Exactly, strategically underestimate, tactically emphasize," Feng Jun nodded, "So should we... pack up this Rain Prayer Array?"

After thinking a moment, Yi Jue replied, "Packing it up... still feels unsatisfying, why don’t we set up an ambush?"

"I agree," Feng Jun decisively stated, "I really want to try, see if we can soul search the Insect Race."

He was expressing his dissatisfaction, yet Yi Jue straightforwardly advised, "Soul searching is tough, I suggest not trying."

Feng Jun furrowed his brows, "I really feel uneasy about not being able to soul search the Insect Race... have you tried?"

Yi Jue helplessly pursed her lips, "Of course we’ve tried... the Insect Race cultivates Incense Fire Ascension, you understand?"

"Got it," Feng Jun nodded, "So, once a soul search is initiated, the Ancestral Gods might notice?"

Yi Jue, unexpectedly, smiled, "Not might, it’s definite... probing the soul inevitably links back."

"Then..." Feng Jun speculated, "Shall we set up an ambush, focus on killing, what do you say?"

"That’s my thought too," Yi Jue nodded crisply, although shortly after, she hesitated, "Do we also kill Human Federation members? They are humans after all."

"Depends on the situation, there are humans who deserve death, like that Minister Shen, whom I killed."

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