Arc 95The Locust Alliance

The Five-Person Group fought alongside the Star Tapirs, then uncovered a secret alliance between the Tree Race and Insect Race centered on locusts cultivating the Incense Divinity Path. They destroyed the alliance’s strongholds and left after fulfilling their agreement, while the consequences of the final blast and the Heavenly Dao’s rejection remained uncertain.

  • Han Li and the Five-Person Group left the Tapir Race’s war effort, but later agreed to help the Mò Race and Star Tapirs hold a battlefield against the Insect Race.
  • The Insect Race unleashed a Divine Descent that devastated the battlefield, after which Qu Jianlei and the group negotiated compensation and refused to join further large-scale wars.
  • Qu Jianlei discovered that Tree Race locusts were serving with the Insect Race, captured several, and had Wind Forgotten examine them.
  • Wind Forgotten uncovered a Mother Tree’s secret bargain with the Golden Scarab Great Venerable, but the two Out of Body beings discovered and restrained it.
  • Qu Jianlei used Moment Eternal and Broken Axe to drive off the Mother Tree and Golden Scarab projections, then Han Li, Min Ning, and Jin Ge arrived to investigate the locusts.
  • The Five-Person Group attacked the Mother Tree’s planet, where Qu Jianlei detonated three Flawed Portable Abodes and killed the Out of Body Mother Tree.
  • The group destroyed the Golden Scarab’s temple and remains, then detonated seven Portable Abodes near two Mother Trees and two Insect Race experts, killing the Mother Trees and possibly eliminating or incapacitating the Yin and Yang Butterflies.
  • Jin Ge declared that the cultivators had fulfilled their agreement and refused Lata’s offer to spare five Out-of-Body beings in exchange for a damaged Black Flag Spirit Treasure.
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Ch. 2360The Arrogance of Cultivators

After the Insect Race shifted to smaller battles, the Five-Person Group grew tired of waiting and rejected the Mò Race’s request to join a large-scale war. They resumed exploring, found Purple Extreme Yin Qi, and then detected a spatial disturbance ahead.

  • The Insect Race reduced large-scale battles after losing Out-of-Bodies, and the Tapir Race’s morale rose despite its continuing losses.
  • Han Li told Latan that the Five-Person Group would leave to seek opportunities, while promising to return if the Tapir Race sent a distress signal.
  • Latan asked the group to fight in a large-scale war, but Qu Jianlei refused and the Five-Person Group departed.
  • The group explored for three more months and obtained a strand of Purple Extreme Yin Qi.
  • Han Li and Min Ning sensed a spatial disturbance ahead and decided to investigate.

Ch. 2361Big Job

The Five-Person Group discovered a vast conflict between the Forest Sea and Insect Races and divined that several uncertain opportunities might emerge within thirty years. Before they could investigate further, Lajan summoned them to help the Mò Race defend a mother planet from an advancing insectoid force.

  • The Five-Person Group observed two Out of Body butterflies leading a huge insect swarm against two stretches of the Forest Sea Alien Race.
  • Min Ning and Han Li divined that the opportunity could appear within three to thirty years and might involve two to four chances related to creation or destruction.
  • Lajan called Jin Ge through the Causality Line, and Min Ning and Qu Jianlei went with him while Han Li and Wen Xian departed.
  • Lajan asked the cultivators to join a major battle as three Great Venerables led insectoids toward a Mò Race mother planet.
  • Jin Ge questioned the need for the cultivators against only three Out of Body Insectoids, and Lajan warned that killing them directly might be difficult.

Ch. 2362The Way It Should Be

The Five-Person Group negotiated with the Mò Race Great Venerables over how to fulfill their promise during the war against the Insect Race. They reached a one-time agreement for the cultivators to hold the line, then quietly approached the battlefield to prepare an ambush.

  • Lazhan summoned Mò Race Great Venerables, and eleven Star Tapir Great Venerables gathered alongside the cultivators.
  • True Venerable Min Ning rejected the Mò Race’s proposals and insisted that the cultivators would not fight merely to let the Mò Race watch or depend on them.
  • Lata negotiated a one-time agreement for the cultivators to hold the line, while the Mò Race Great Venerables handled the fighting; the cultivators would still fulfill their quota of twelve Out-of-Body Realm enemies on their own terms.
  • Great Venerable Lajan stopped Star Tapir Great Venerables from bringing Nascent Soul Realm juniors along with them, and a Great Venerable explained that Qu Jianlei could match a Great Venerable in combat.
  • The Mò Race Great Venerables and the cultivators quietly reached the battlefield, where both armies maintained extensive alerts and scouts for Space Ripple.

Ch. 2363Survivor Bias

The Star Tapir reinforcements waited until the Mò Race and Insectoids were locked in battle, then six Star Tapir Great Venerables entered the fight and shifted the high-level balance. The battle continued as the Star Tapirs tried to break through the Insectoids’ organized swarms.

  • The Star Tapir Great Venerables secretly coordinated with the Five-Person Group, while the Mò Race learned that reinforcements had arrived.
  • The Insectoids captured a Nascent Soul Mò Race member and soul-searched him, learning that the Mò Race also had reinforcements in ambush.
  • A fourth Out of Body Insectoid arrived with a vast swarm, and the Insectoids began coordinated probing attacks against the Mò Race.
  • The Insectoids launched a full-scale assault, forcing the Mò Race to commit most of its forces while its members endured heavy losses.
  • When the Star Tapir battle line neared collapse, six Star Tapir Great Venerables charged into the battlefield, changing the Out-of-Body fight from three against four to nine against four.
  • The Star Tapir Great Venerables attacked the Insectoid swarms, but the Insectoids used their linked tactics to resist and strike back.

Ch. 2364Not Only Refusing to Surrender

The Mò Race gained the upper hand with twelve Star Tapir Great Venerables, but eight hidden Out of Body Insectoids emerged and turned the battle around. As the Mò Race fled and its Great Venerables panicked, the five immortal cultivators entered the fight, and an unexplained chill suddenly filled space.

  • The Star Tapir Great Venerables called in three more reinforcements and overwhelmed the Insectoids, while Latan, Lalu, and Lazhan remained concealed.
  • Eight hidden Out of Body Insectoids revealed themselves, bringing their number to twelve and freeing the Insectoids’ other fighters to counterattack.
  • The exhausted Mò Race began to rout, and two Star Tapir Great Venerables fled despite the immortal cultivators still being nearby.
  • True Venerable Han Li ordered the five immortal cultivators to attack before the fleeing Mò Race overwhelmed them.
  • The five immortal cultivators entered the tightly packed battlefield, and boundless chill suddenly spread through space without a visible source.

Ch. 2365Wanting an Heir

Han Li and Min Ning intervened in the Mò Race’s collapsing battle against the Insect Race, using their fields to slow and freeze enemies while the cultivators and Star Tapir Great Venerables mounted a counterattack. The Mò Race’s position stabilized, but a Half-Step Soul Division threat remained nearby as the cultivators focused on killing the Insect Race’s Out-of-Body fighters.

  • Han Li spread his Ice Field across the battlefield, jolting some Mò Race fighters out of their panic and slowing both fleeing allies and attacking insects.
  • Min Ning used his Stagnation Field on three Insect Race Out-of-Body cultivators, while Wen Xian, Jin Ge, Latan, Lazhan, and Great Venerable Laru charged into the fight.
  • Qu Jianlei stayed behind to protect Han Li and Min Ning as a vast Coercive Pressure gathered among the Insect Race but did not approach.
  • Great Venerable Lata ordered the fleeing Mò Race tribal leaders to return, and Han Li told the cultivators to focus on killing the Insect Race’s Out-of-Body fighters.
  • Jin Ge and Wen Xian took over the fight against the three weakened Insect Race cultivators, sending the two Star Tapir Great Venerables to attack elsewhere.
  • After one Star Tapir Great Venerable complained that Jin Ge had yelled at him, Wen Xian asked whether Jin Ge wanted a Star Tapir wife, and Jin Ge replied that he wanted descendants.

Ch. 2366Traveling with the Strong

Jin Ge and Wen Xian fought to eliminate three Out of Body Insectoids while the Star Tapirs struggled to turn the battle around. Qu Jianlei discovered that four Insectoids were preparing a high-level Divine Descent, and Han Li took him to plant Flawed Portable Abodes before carrying him back to safety.

  • Jin Ge and Wen Xian battled three Out of Body Insectoids as the Star Tapirs and Mò Race fought across the chaotic battlefield.
  • Four Insectoid Out of Body fighters withdrew and formed an equilateral triangular pyramid around the rising Half-Step Soul Division aura.
  • Qu Jianlei divined that the Insectoids were preparing a Battle Formation, and Han Li recognized that they intended a high-level Divine Descent.
  • Han Li took Qu Jianlei into the pyramid and told him to set three Flawed Portable Abodes before they escaped within three breaths.
  • Han Li carried Qu Jianlei hundreds of millions of kilometers away, leaving the Flawed Portable Abodes behind as the Divine Descent preparations continued.

Ch. 2367Little Qu's Deception

True Venerable Han Li and Qu Jianlei used a Flawed Portable Abode to unleash a devastating Space Ripple that crippled the battlefield and drove the Star Tapir Great Venerables to retreat. After the Mò Race resumed its attack on the Insect Race, Han Li reappeared and questioned Qu Jianlei about how long he had kept the device concealed.

  • True Venerable Han Li warned the Star Tapir Great Venerables to flee as the Space Ripple from the triangular cone Battle Formation threatened the battlefield.
  • Wen Xian and Jin Ge escaped, the double fields vanished, and the spatial eruption devastated the area, killing or scattering many combatants.
  • Great Venerable Lata forbade the Mò Race from complaining about friendly-fire losses, while Lazhan and Lalu urged them to pursue the Insect Race.
  • True Venerable Han Li reappeared, dismissed the Star Tapir Great Venerable's concern, and asked Qu Jianlei about the Portable Abode's activation.
  • Qu Jianlei explained that he had kept the device active for three breaths because four Insect Race Out-of-Body Realm cultivators could have noticed it and concealed it.

Ch. 2368The Middleman

After the cultivators helped the Mò Race win a devastating battle against the Insectoids, they refused to remain tied to the Mò Race’s unreliable alliance. Qu Jianlei proposed that Great Venerable Lajan act as a middleman arranging business between them and other tribes, while the five cultivators prepared to leave and let future crises set the price of their help.

  • Qu Jianlei explained that he had thrown out three Flawed Portable Abodes, and True Venerable Han Li confronted him about nearly exhausting himself during the battle.
  • The Mò Race and cultivators tallied the casualties and agreed the cultivators’ contribution exceeded merely holding the line, while True Immortal Jin Ge demanded that their obligations be settled.
  • Great Venerable Lajan asked the cultivators to stay, but True Immortal Jin Ge criticized the Mò Race’s weak discipline and Qu Jianlei rejected further dealings with it.
  • Qu Jianlei proposed that Lajan act as an intermediary and bring the cultivators business from other tribes, and Lajan agreed to report the proposal.
  • The five cultivators agreed to reduce their involvement with the Mò Race and charge more when it needed help, while more than thirty Star Tapir Great Venerables arrived to urge them to stay.
  • Qu Jianlei and the others entered the Space Sub-layer to avoid meeting the visitors as the Mò Race continued trying to keep them from leaving.

Ch. 2369Saving Face

The Five-Person Group debated whether to accept the Tapir Race’s compensation after its poor performance in battle, then decided to refuse the treasures and prepare to leave when their ten-year term ended. Qu Jianlei took over negotiations and maneuvered toward a paid consultation, while Jin Ge realized he had been outplayed.

  • Qu Jianlei and Lazhan criticized the Tapir Race’s reluctance to risk itself or offer compensation, then summoned Great Venerable Lata and other leaders to confirm their decision.
  • Great Venerable Lata offered Heavenly One True Water and a larger piece of Heaven-Mending Stone, and the Five-Person Group hesitated over whether to accept them.
  • Han Li urged the group to remember their original purpose and plan to leave after their ten-year term, so they decided not to keep pursuing every opportunity.
  • Qu Jianlei told Great Venerable Lata that the group would decline the treasures because the Tapir Race remained an unreliable ally, but Lata offered to pay for advice instead.
  • Lata sent Lazhan to speak with Jin Ge while Qu Jianlei continued negotiating, and Jin Ge realized Qu Jianlei was seeking a bribe.

Ch. 2370Three Kingdoms Kill

Qu Jianlei negotiated with Great Venerable Lata for five Guardian Rules and two Sources, while the cultivators refused to join future large-scale Mò Race wars. After a year of searching and Han Li and Min Ning killing an injured Insect Race Great Venerable, Latan arrived with a new request: help an old ally fight the Tree Race, offering only kill-count credit.

  • Qu Jianlei used Broken Blade and Broken Axe to negotiate with Great Venerable Lata, obtaining five Guardian Rules and two Sources.
  • Qu Jianlei insisted that the cultivators would not take part in large-scale wars again, and the Mò Race agreed to the condition.
  • Han Li and Min Ning rested on Lazhan's mother star while Qu Jianlei, Jin Ge, and Wen Xian searched space for a year and found a spirit-stone mine.
  • Han Li and Min Ning killed an injured Insect Race Out-of-Body Realm expert hiding near a Mò Race home planet and received ten Extreme Spirit Stones as payment.
  • Three months after the Five-Person Group reunited, Latan asked them to help an old ally whose Star Tapir forces faced a strengthened Tree Race offensive, offering only kill-count credit.

Ch. 2371A Novel Experience

Qu Jianlei accepted Guardian Rules from Lata in exchange for arranging trials in which immortal cultivators would help protect Mò Race worlds, while keeping their obligations limited. Over five years, the cultivators gained a formidable reputation, and the chapter ended with True Venerable Min Ning reporting that the Insect Race and Tree Race had begun fighting.

  • Great Venerable Latan asked the Five-Person Group to help defend the Mò Race and then went with Lalu to aid the Star Tapir Great Venerable against the Tree Race.
  • After the Tree Race battle, the Mò Race saw that Out-of-Body fighters were appearing together, and Lalu returned to his devastated homeworld with help from other tribes.
  • Lata offered Qu Jianlei another Guardian Rule, and Qu Jianlei proposed trials that sent low-level immortal cultivators to inspect dangerous star regions without obligating them to fight.
  • The immortal cultivators' presence deterred the Insect Race, while Dao Protectors and reinforcements protected them when enemies attacked.
  • Over five years, the Five-Person Group completed three more Out of Body kill quotas, leaving four quotas and three years; True Venerable Min Ning returned from the Chaos Star Cluster and announced that the Insect Race and Tree Race had started fighting.

Ch. 2372So Much Pressure

Qu Jianlei stayed behind as guardian while the four Great Venerables pursued an opportunity, then investigated a report of locusts among the Insect Race. He discovered that one Tree Race symbiotic locust had defected to the Incense Divinity Path and chose to keep watching its squad.

  • True Venerable Han Li agreed to visit the fighting, and Qu Jianlei stayed behind to guard the area while the four Great Venerables left.
  • Qu Jianlei traveled to the Insect Race Frontline and told his team to avoid reckless action while he served as their guardian.
  • After two months, Wen Xian's team reported locusts among the Insect Race, and Qu Jianlei went to investigate.
  • Qu Jianlei found a Nascent Soul Rhinoceros Beetle leading an elite squad that included a Golden Core Tree Race symbiotic locust.
  • Qu Jianlei sensed that the locust carried incense aura and stayed to observe how the Rhinoceros Beetle treated it.

Ch. 2373Falling Short

Qu Jianlei discovered that multiple Golden Core Realm Locusts carried Incense Fire auras and suspected a connection between the Insect Race and Tree Race. After divining repeatedly, he left the cultivator teams without their rotating guardian and traveled alone to investigate the Insect Race’s planets.

  • Qu Jianlei spotted a second Golden Core Realm Locust, whose aura identified it as an orthodox Tree Race Locust, and shared his findings with the other teams.
  • Han Li's team attacked a Nascent Soul Realm Rhinoceros Beetle's squad, then stopped pursuing when the Insect Race squads retreated toward reinforcements.
  • Qu Jianlei divined several times, told the teams to stop discussing the Locusts and act carefully, then left to investigate alone.
  • Qu Jianlei traveled for twelve days to an Insect Race star system and found many Locusts on both inhabited planets, especially the main planet.

Ch. 2374The Active Tree Traitor

Qu Jianlei infiltrated an Insect Race planet, captured nine locusts for investigation, and fled after sensing danger. He stopped in a debris belt on the Mò Race’s side to begin soul-searching the captives, with Wind Forgotten volunteering to start.

  • Qu Jianlei observed more than two thousand incense-bearing locusts on a cold planet and captured five Foundation Establishment locusts, three Golden Core locusts, and one Nascent Soul locust.
  • Qu Jianlei sensed danger as he considered capturing another Nascent Soul, then escaped with Evening Glow and cautiously traveled away from the planet.
  • Qu Jianlei crossed behind Insect Race lines before circling back toward the Mò Race and stopping in a debris belt to investigate the captives safely.
  • Qu Jianlei released a Foundation Establishment Locust, Wind Forgotten, and a Golden Core Tree Race member, and Wind Forgotten recognized the captive’s aura as resembling the Insect Race’s.
  • Qu Jianlei asked about Wind Forgotten’s soul-searching ability, and Wind Forgotten eagerly offered to search the Foundation Establishment Locust’s soul.

Ch. 2375Not Letting Down the Boss!

Qu Jianlei let Wind Forgotten investigate the Locusts’ Incense Divinity Path, but its first attempt to question a Foundation Establishment Locust ended when the captive exploded. Wind Forgotten cautiously began examining another Locust, then prepared to soul-search a Golden Core Realm captive while Qu Jianlei meditated and trusted it to succeed.

  • Wind Forgotten questioned a Foundation Establishment Locust under coercion, beat it when it failed to answer, and watched it explode before gathering its remains.
  • Qu Jianlei scolded Wind Forgotten and gave it another Foundation Establishment Locust, warning that it would have few captives left to try.
  • Wind Forgotten detected unusual stagnant energy near the locust’s heart and examined a Golden Core Realm Locust, suspecting a connection to the Incense Divinity Path.
  • Wind Forgotten staged a conversation between a Golden Core Realm Tree Race member and the Foundation Establishment Locust, but the Locust identified itself without revealing further information.
  • Wind Forgotten asked Qu Jianlei for a Golden Core Realm Locust to soul-search, estimated the process would take a day, and began carefully examining the captive while Qu Jianlei meditated.

Ch. 2376Calling for Backup?

Wind Forgotten was caught searching a locust’s soul by an Out of Body Insectoid and an Out of Body Mother Tree, who exposed their cooperation in converting locusts to the Incense Divinity Path. As the two great venerables turned against each other over Wind Forgotten, Qu Jianlei debated whether to call the Immortal Venerables for help.

  • Wind Forgotten cautiously searched a Golden Core Locust’s soul until an Out of Body Insectoid discovered it and an Out of Body Mother Tree arrived.
  • Wind Forgotten claimed it came from the destroyed Ruosheng Tribe while the two great venerables argued over whether it belonged to the Tree Race or the Insectoids.
  • Wind Forgotten learned that the Mother Tree had supplied locusts to the Insectoids for conversion to the Incense Divinity Path in exchange for protection.
  • The Mother Tree and Golden Scarab Great Venerable exposed Wind Forgotten’s lie, restrained it, and argued over who would search its soul.
  • The Golden Scarab sensed that the soul-searching method might be a trap, while the Mother Tree kept Wind Forgotten bound and searched the surroundings.
  • Qu Jianlei watched from inside the Abode as Sunset Glow urged him to seek help, but he hesitated because the two great venerables were only avatars.

Ch. 2377Unexplained Excitement

Qu Jianlei prepared a plan to confront the two Out of Body beings while trying to protect his team, and Wind Forgotten’s hidden power began affecting the Out of Body Mother Tree. The Mother Tree’s attacks failed to reach Wind Forgotten, and it realized that its growing excitement might be part of the strange effect.

  • Qu Jianlei asked Sunset Glow to help alert the four others if his divination revealed danger, then outlined a plan to face the two Out of Body beings.
  • The Out of Body Mother Tree prepared to read Wind Forgotten’s memories while the Golden Scarab watched.
  • As the Mother Tree began examining Wind Forgotten, a strange power from Wind Forgotten enveloped it and warped space and time.
  • The Mother Tree attacked Wind Forgotten repeatedly, but its branches weakened near the target and could not injure it.
  • The Golden Scarab warned that the Mother Tree seemed to be losing energy, prompting the Mother Tree to stop and realize its attacks had been influenced.
  • The Mother Tree sensed no obvious harm, but discovered that it felt inexplicably excited.

Ch. 2378Illusion?

Qu Jianlei arranged for an Asura to wield Broken Axe and ambush the Out-of-Body Golden Scarab, making the attack look like an illusion and prompting the Mother Tree to withdraw. The Golden Scarab chose to test the axe rather than flee, then recognized its true nature as a Causality Divine Weapon.

  • Golden Scarab failed to notice the Space Ripple on Wind Forgotten as the Mother Tree probed it.
  • An Eight-Armed Asura appeared with Broken Axe, which locked onto Golden Scarab and filled it with shock and doubt.
  • Qu Jianlei had persuaded Violent Obsession to let the Asura briefly use the Ritual Artifact as a distraction.
  • The Mother Tree suspected an illusion or trap, withdrew its projection, and warned Golden Scarab not to underestimate an opponent crossing ranks.
  • Golden Scarab dodged the axe's pursuit and sent a wing carapace to probe it, but the attack vanished into the axe without effect.
  • Golden Scarab's projection shook as it realized Broken Axe was a Causality Divine Weapon.

Ch. 2379No Other Choice

Qu Jianlei used Moment Eternal and Broken Axe to force the Out of Body Golden Scarab and the Out of Body Mother Tree to abandon their projections and flee. He remained wary as Broken Axe pursued the Golden Scarab, then Wind Forgotten urged him to leave.

  • The Out of Body Golden Scarab recognized Broken Axe as a Causality Divine Weapon and shattered its projection to escape, while the Out of Body Mother Tree also destroyed its projection after mistaking the attack for an illusion.
  • Qu Jianlei realized both Out of Body beings had fled and reflected that he had used Moment Eternal to drain the Mother Tree’s projected energy while Sunset Glow prepared to attack with the abode.
  • Qu Jianlei understood that the Golden Scarab’s attempt to test Broken Axe had exposed it to a causal pursuit, and he saw the axe shadow still standing in space.
  • Wind Forgotten, shaken and injured, urged Qu Jianlei to leave before new dangers appeared.

Ch. 2380Shortfall

Qu Jianlei survived an unexpected assault by two Out-of-Body projections, then joined the Immortal Venerables to investigate the locust prisoners he had captured. Their memories revealed that a Mother Tree had secretly colluded with an Insect Race tribe to study the Incense Divinity Path, leaving the wider scope of the alliance uncertain.

  • Qu Jianlei refused to leave the battlefield, suspecting a hidden third enemy, until True Venerable Han Li appeared and urged him to recover.
  • True Venerable Min Ning and True Immortal Jin Ge arrived, and True Venerable Han Li took Qu Jianlei to a new location near Lazhan's homeworld.
  • Qu Jianlei told the Immortal Venerables about the locust prisoners, and they soul-searched them after examining how the insects reported information.
  • The Immortal Venerables learned that a Mother Tree had privately allied with an Insect Race tribe to protect its territory and investigate the Incense Divinity Path.

Ch. 2381Divine Abilities (Second Update)

After learning that the Tree Race and Insect Race had been cooperating, Qu Jianlei and the Immortal Venerables decided to attack the Golden Scarab’s lair and make the races fear them. As Qu Jianlei withdrew to recover, the others learned he had mastered the Quasi-Years Divine Ability and wondered who he had used it against.

  • True Immortal Jin Ge explained that the four Immortal Venerables had been delayed studying an unstable opportunity that could reach Medium-Low Fortune.
  • True Venerable Wen Xian reported that the Mò Race Frontline was stable and proposed attacking the Golden Scarab’s lair, prompting Qu Jianlei and the others to adopt a more aggressive approach.
  • Qu Jianlei asked for Space Stones to use with the Grindstone, and True Venerable Min Ning and True Immortal Jin Ge each offered half of theirs.
  • The Immortal Venerables told Great Venerable Lajan that the Tree Race and Insect Race had joined forces and showed him a captured Locust that cultivated the Incense Divinity Path.
  • Qu Jianlei entered the Abode to recover, while True Immortal Jin Ge revealed that he had the Quasi-Years Divine Ability and True Venerable Min Ning asked who he had used it against.

Ch. 2382Blow It Up

Qu Jianlei and the other cultivators convinced the Mò Race that the Tree Race and Insectoid had begun cooperating, prompting the Star Tapir Great Venerables to request a new offensive. The Five-Person Group departed with two observers and found the Out of Body Mother Tree guarded by Insectoid forces, where Qu Jianlei prepared to blow it up.

  • Qu Jianlei recovered from his overexertion, and the Star Tapir Great Venerables arrived to investigate evidence that the Insectoid and Tree Race were cooperating.
  • True Venerable Min Ning recreated the locust experiment, but refused to reveal the locusts’ tribes or let the Mò Race direct the cultivators’ targets.
  • Great Venerable Lata proposed that the cultivators attack the cooperating alien races, and Min Ning agreed only that they could choose their own opponents; he barred the Mò observers from intervening.
  • Three days later, the Five-Person Group departed with Great Venerable Latan and another Star Tapir observer, leaving the trial-takers behind to avoid arousing suspicion.
  • The group found the Out of Body Mother Tree’s planet surrounded by Forest Seas and Insectoid forces, and Jin Ge decided they should destroy it rather than confront it directly.
  • Qu Jianlei vanished from outer space with Sunset Glow, preparing to blow up the Mother Tree.

Ch. 2383Better to Die Than Surrender (First update to congratulate Guild Leader Juzi)

After Qu Jianlei’s group destroyed the Tree Race’s mother planet, they found Mò Race captives and incense-bearing locusts on the Golden Scarab’s world. They attacked the star system, and Broken Axe destroyed the temple and Golden Scarab’s remains, but a faint howl left Han Li sensing danger.

  • Qu Jianlei detonated three Flawed Portable Abodes, wiping out most of the Tree Race and Insect Race forces and killing the Out of Body Mother Tree.
  • Min Ning led the group to the Golden Scarab’s star system, where they discovered captive Mò Race and locusts cultivating the Incense Divinity Path.
  • Latan and the Star Tapir Great Venerable abandoned their plan to rescue captives after Min Ning warned that a Half-Step Soul Division might be present.
  • Qu Jianlei urged the group to attack despite the possibility of a stronger enemy, and Han Li set up three Stone Mill fans near the temple.
  • Han Li’s attack cleared much of the star system, Wen Xian sealed the mother planet, and Broken Axe shattered the temple and the Golden Scarab’s remains.
  • Han Li sensed danger when a faint howl followed the Golden Scarab’s destruction.

Ch. 2384Chapter 2376

Qu Jianlei and the cultivators absorbed the Golden Scarab’s Faith Essence, then detonated seven Portable Abodes to destroy the Alien Race forces gathered in a nebula. After the explosion left a vast field of Space Rifts and drew the Heavenly Dao’s disfavor, the cultivators prepared to leave, but the Mò Race tried to persuade them to stay with a damaged Spirit Treasure.

  • The Broken Axe absorbed the Faith Essence for a day, and Violent Obsession said it would need three to six months to refine the poisonous impurities.
  • Han Li divined that seven Grindstones were needed, and the cultivators detonated seven Portable Abodes near the nebula occupied by two Insect Race experts and two Mother Trees.
  • The blast created an expanding field of Space Rifts that killed the two Mother Trees and may have erased or incapacitated the Yin and Yang Butterflies; Han Li sensed the Heavenly Dao’s rejection.
  • Jin Ge told the Star Tapirs that the cultivators had fulfilled their agreement and would leave without returning to Lazhan’s home planet, while Latan stayed nearby as they waited for the energy to subside.
  • Lata arrived with four other Star Tapir Great Venerables and offered a damaged Black Flag Spirit Treasure in exchange for the cultivators sparing five Out-of-Body Realm beings, and Jin Ge dismissed the offer.
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