It's Me

Sudden.

A terrifying pressure, far surpassing anything else on the battlefield, swept in like an invisible tide.

The clamor of the entire battlefield came to an abrupt halt under this oppressive force.

All the surviving warriors, whether human or Insect Race, froze in their tracks at that moment.

A massive shadow tore through the crumbling energy shield and slowly descended.

It was a colossal beast, comparable in size to a mountain, its entire body covered in a hideous, dark purple carapace, with eight sharp, blade-like limbs supporting its massive form.

Its compound eyes were cold and devoid of emotion, sweeping indifferently across the battlefield.

Seventh Grade Insect King - Void Predator!

As Lei Kun gazed at the Insect King and felt the aura of a Seventh Grade Immortal Realm that froze his very Divine Soul, the last spark of hope in his heart was extinguished.

It's over.

He turned back and took one last look at Leng Yan, who was still aiming, and the Monkey clinging tightly to the machine, a bitter smile appearing on his face.

The next moment, his Qi and Blood began to burn wildly, preparing to launch a final charge at the cost of his life.

Just as the Void Predator slowly raised its Bone Scythe, powerful enough to cleave mountains, preparing to wipe out all surviving life in the area...

Buzz!

A gentle, silvery ripple of space spread out beneath its massive Bone Scythe without warning.

Two figures, a young man and a teenager, appeared out of thin air.

Lei Kun's burning Qi and Blood suddenly stopped, and his body, which was about to burst out, came to an abrupt halt.

He stared at the two figures, first in astonishment, then roared with all his might.

"Retreat quickly! That's Seventh Grade insect king!!"

In his eyes, although the two people who suddenly appeared had extraordinary auras, their appearance at such close range in front of the Seventh Grade insect king was no different from moths flying into a flame.

However, in response to his roar, the gentle and refined young man simply turned around and smiled at him, a smile that carried a calming power.

The young man turned his head, his gaze falling on the Insect King. He raised his hand and made a grasping motion towards the enormous creature.

In an instant!

Countless emerald green law vines, like living dragons, broke through the scorched earth and soared into the sky!

Ignoring the insect king's hard shell, they tightly wrapped around its body and limbs. The powerful life force emanating from the vines was frantically drawing on the insect king's Life Origin, causing its ferocious and overwhelming aura to falter!

"Aww!"

The Void Predator let out an angry howl.

And it was at this moment.

The boy, who looked no more than fourteen or fifteen years old, took a step forward.

He didn't use any earth-shattering moves or have any world-destroying aura. He simply calmly raised his hand and gently pointed a finger at the temporarily bound Insect King.

A barely perceptible wisp of Scarlet-Gold Spark, like a falling speck of dust, silently imprinted itself on the Insect King's brow.

Time seemed to have been muted at that moment.

The next instant, to the horrified eyes of Lei Kun and all the surviving warriors, the massive body of the arrogant Seventh Grade insect king suddenly froze.

Then, starting from its brow, its indestructible carapace and its flesh, which contained terrifying power, vanished silently, like a sand sculpture that had been exposed to the scorching sun for ten thousand years...

There was no explosion, no roar.

The enormous insect king, in deathly silence, turned into ashes that filled the sky.

A rhombus-shaped Life Core, shimmering with a deep, dark light, floated silently in mid-air. The young man casually tucked it into his palm.

With the death of the insect king, the once fearless Insect Tide fell into unprecedented chaos and fear, and began to flee in a frenzy.

Lei Kun, Leng Yan, and Monkey stood frozen in place, their minds completely blank.

Lei Kun, barely able to support his swaying body, staggered toward the two saviors who seemed to have descended like gods. His lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but he found his throat too dry to utter a sound.

The boy turned around.

His gaze swept over Lei Kun's chest wound, over Leng Yan's pale face, over Monkey's empty sleeves, and a hint of pity flashed in his calm, still eyes.

He took out a bright green pill with an extremely rich life force from his pocket and handed it to Lei Kun, his voice calm and gentle.

"Captain Lei, you guys... you've worked hard."

That familiar address, that calm yet seemingly boundless gaze, sent a jolt through Lei Kun's tall frame.

He stared intently at the boy's face before him. The boy's face was a little more mature than he remembered, but his unique calmness and serenity remained unchanged.

A taciturn figure, yet capable of creating miracles, began to wildly overlap with the boy before him.

Lei Kun's One-Eye was instantly filled with shock.

Lei Kun's One-Eye was fixed on the face before him, a face that was both familiar and unfamiliar.

His Adam's apple bobbed violently, but he couldn't bring himself to utter the name that had swirled in his heart countless times, yet now weighed heavier than a thousand pounds.

Chen Feng...

That taciturn recruit, who even seemed somewhat clumsy on the battlefield, needed constant reminders from them.

With the person in front of me...

With a flick of his finger, he wiped away the Seventh Grade insect king; his aura was as profound as the universe, like a young god descended to earth.

The chasm between the two was like an insurmountable barrier, causing his heart, which had been hardened to the point of being as firm as a rock amidst Corpse Mountain and Sea of Blood, to completely shut down.

In the distance, Leng Yan and the Monkey, supporting each other, staggered closer.

Their shock was no less than that of Lei Kun.

Leng Yan, hawk-like eyes were now filled with an unprecedented sense of confusion.

But from the depths of the boy's eyes, which were as calm as an ancient, deep pool, she caught a trace of the unchanging, unique serenity that belonged only to him.

The Monkey's severed arm was still bleeding, but he was oblivious. His lips trembled, and with all his might, he tentatively squeezed out two words from his throat.

"Chen... Feng?"

The voice was hoarse and weak, yet it was like a thunderclap, cleaving through the desolate ruins after the war.

Facing three pairs of eyes filled with shock and hope, Chen Fan nodded slightly.

His eyes were gentle, carrying a hint of apology and longing for a long-awaited reunion.

"It's me, Chen Fan. Chen Feng was an alias I used before."

"I'm sorry, there were some things that couldn't be discussed at the time."

His voice wasn't loud, lacking any imposing aura or airs of a powerful figure, but rather conveying the sincerity of an old friend reuniting, clearly reaching the ears of the three.

This seemingly innocuous confirmation, however, was like an invisible hammer, shattering the last psychological defenses of the three.

Lei Kun's tall body swayed suddenly, and a surge of wild joy instantly welled up in his One-Eye, eventually turning into a hoarse, rough, almost manic dry laugh.

"Ha... haha... good lad..."

The laughter aggravated the horrific, deep wound on his chest, which exposed the bone, causing him to cough violently and blood to spill from the corner of his mouth.

Chen Fan stepped forward and steadily supported Lei Kun's swaying body.

His palm rested on Lei Kun's back, and a warm, peaceful, yet vast and boundless life force silently seeped in.