Normally, once these worlds broke away, Aurelion Sol's authority would no longer be complete, because those worlds had all been created by the power of his authority.
Yet the current situation could not be considered a complete separation. A tiny fragment still remained.
Rune Land!
Rune Land was the intersection of all worlds. It lay within the main universe and naturally had not been devoured.
Aurelion Sol did not possess the highest control authority over the other worlds, but worlds instinctively sought benefit and avoided harm. Otherwise, there would not have been lightning like the Black Heavenly Condemnation.
Before being devoured by the Abyss, they had transferred part of their power to Rune Land.
In short...
Aurelion Sol was still Rank 7, merely on the verge of falling.
He had originally thought Chen Yi had come to end him. Unexpectedly, Chen Yi had instead become his lucky star.
Those insects should be getting anxious now, right?
Aurelion Sol restrained himself. "Soon... soon... After waiting for who knew how many years, there was no need to rush over this little while."
Those insects truly did begin to panic.
Among the insectoids, the overwhelming majority of insects had little intelligence. The Queen's orders were absolute.
But quantitative change could lead to qualitative change.
Even among absolutely loyal insects, aberrations that resisted orders would emerge.
And Abyssal energy...
It lured one into corruption and gave birth to another self.
After failing to instigate Aurelion Sol, the Three Intelligent Worms began trying to contact the Insectoid Empresses behind them.
Those below Rank 7 were Queens, while those at Rank 7 were called Empresses.
The Insectoid Empresses in distant worlds all frowned.
"The Abyss?"
"Then forget it. It was merely a Wild Card to begin with. Success would naturally be better, but failure did not