Two Men and a Cat Hold Back the Insect Tide

Five-Star Soldier Rank Elite Bug beast possesses Combat Strength that spans three tiers, comparable to a Mid-rank God who has just entered the first star level. In the human world, such a power that spans three tiers is already considered Prodigy Experts.

Twenty-three of these powerful insect-beasts flew over at lightning speed. After sensing the range of the Heavenly Tribulation, they rushed straight toward it, seemingly intending to interfere with Bigge's tribulation.

"Gu Ding, quickly deal with these insect beasts. The insect race and humans are mortal enemies. They know that the time when humans are undergoing tribulation is when they are most vulnerable to being killed, so they will try every means to interfere with the human Heavenly Tribulation." Gu Ding originally thought that these insect beasts would avoid the Heavenly Tribulation on their own, but after hearing the Sea Emperor's explanation, he immediately realized that his idea was too naive.

The black flames of Devouring Flame surged forth instantly, engulfing all twenty-three insect beasts like a tidal wave.

The mournful chirping of insects continued, and in less than two minutes, they were completely engulfed by the Devouring Flame, leaving not a trace behind.

Although this wave of insect beasts was small in number, they were all Elite-level. With Gu Ding's cultivation level, each one he killed would earn him 4 million merit points. Twenty-three of them would amount to a total of 92 million merit points. This sudden surge instantly widened the gap between Gu Ding's Merit Points and those of the people behind him, and the difference between him and the fifth-place position was less than 50 million.

Bigge's Heavenly Tribulation was down to its final lightning strike; the clouds in the sky continued to gather strength. Meanwhile, the sound of a large number of insect beasts flapping their wings grew ever closer in the distance.

Gu Ding dared not let his guard down for a moment, while Tagore leaped off Gu Ding's shoulder, his size rapidly increasing to several hundred meters, his nine tails flailing wildly, his eyes, like golden flames, fixed intently on one direction.

The army of insectoid beasts has finally appeared...

At this moment, Gu Ding couldn't care less about anything else. All the black flames surged out without reservation, instantly engulfing the tens of thousands of insect beasts.

Tagore, meanwhile, opened his massive maw, and a black energy sphere rapidly formed within it before exploding. This burst of energy blasted towards the swarm of insects, instantly killing over a thousand of them, though none were Elite-level.

But that's still not enough; there are just too many insectoid beasts.

Those scorched by Gu Ding, before the previous wave of insects and beasts had all died, the next wave charged forward fearlessly.

Gu Ding could only block with his blue flames.

Faced with the overwhelming onslaught of the Insect Tide, Gu Ding could only alternate between the two flames to barely hold them off.

Tagore also changed his tactics, assisting Gu Ding in eliminating those who broke through the range of Gu Ding's flames.

Time passed second by second, and Gu Ding was soaked in sweat. He felt that his body was severely overdrawn, and even the divine fire in his Soul Space was losing much of its divine source due to frequent and excessive use, causing the flame to weaken considerably.

Of the more than 600,000 insects and beasts, at least 400,000 remain.

He was completely oblivious to everything else at that moment. He had even forgotten about his breakthrough to the Myriad Manifestations Emperor Body, focusing solely on preventing any insect beast from entering Bigge's tribulation range.

Suddenly, something within Gu Ding seemed to undergo a qualitative change. A new vitality emanated from his body, and powerful blood energy frantically filled every cell in his body. The previous fatigue and exhaustion completely disappeared, replaced by a feeling that he was stronger than before.

Gu Ding didn't have time to check on the changes in his body, but Sea Emperor didn't miss any details.

Inside Gu Ding's body, the Myriad Manifestations Emperor Body finally broke through, its 999-fold amplification increasing to a thousandfold. Then, the immense blood and qi energy dormant within him, simmering from devouring countless insect beasts, surged forth, propelling Gu Ding to the fourth level of the Myriad Manifestations Emperor Body in one fell swoop. This directly boosted his physical energy tenfold, reaching the level of One-Star Low-rank God. But this was not the end. Only a small portion of his blood and qi energy was consumed after this surge, and because Gu Ding was still fighting, the energy continued to pour in, causing the Myriad Manifestations Emperor Body to break through further, finally reaching the fifth level.

The physical energy, which had increased tenfold, was amplified again, to fifteenfold, twentyfold...

It was only after being increased to thirty-five times that things finally slowed down.

Gu Ding's internal energy had been completely depleted, but the energy that surged in during the battle was being continuously absorbed by the Myriad Manifestations Emperor Body, slowly and automatically increasing its power.

Although Gu Ding's physical fatigue disappeared and his Combat Strength increased, the power of his flames also decreased significantly due to the large consumption of divine energy. Even though Gu Ding stuffed a large amount of source stones into his mouth, the amount of divine energy consumed far exceeded the amount replenished.

The reduced power of the flames allowed some powerful insectoid beasts to break through Gu Ding's flame-covered area. Although Tagore was trying his best to help, he was also overwhelmed as the number of insectoid beasts breaking through the flame zone increased.

Fortunately, the final lightning bolt descended from the sky.

Bigge unleashed his Dual Blades, unleashing a storm of blades that shredded the final bolt of lightning into dust. The incessant rumbling of thunder in the sky finally ceased completely.

The area defined by the Heavenly Tribulation automatically disappeared. After absorbing the remaining energy into his body, Bigge slowly opened his eyes. He was now Demigod Realm, and his use of divine objects was no longer a matter of borrowing power, but rather of controlling them.

Just then, a wave of insectoid beasts rushed out of Gu Ding's flame range. Bigge sword, instantly cutting several insectoid beasts in half at the waist. That slash was so fast that even Gu Ding felt a chill.

Seeing such a massive swarm of insects, Bigge's powerful fighting spirit surged, and he shouted to Gu Ding from afar, "Captain, count me in!"

Then, with a leap, he charged into the swarm of insects.

Seeing that Bigge had completed his tribulation, Gu Ding finally withdrew his flame energy and rushed into the swarm of insects.

With the Myriad Manifestations Emperor Body entering the fifth level, Gu Ding's attack power has been enhanced to the level of six and a half stars. With the added damage, he is not afraid of encountering Two-Star Mid-rank God.

Moreover, although the number of insect beasts in this Insect Tide is enormous, the number of Elite Bug beasts is less than one-tenth. Ordinary five-star insect beasts would be instantly killed in front of Gu Ding.

Meanwhile, Tagore had absorbed a large number of Insect Core during this period, which slightly increased his strength. In his transformed state, he could kill Elite Bug with a single claw strike.

As for Bigge, he was terrifyingly powerful. Any insect beast was sliced in two by his longsword, even Elite Bug ones. He gripped the sword with both hands, leaving a trail of insect corpses in his wake.

Gu Ding's side was completely unilaterally slaughtering, and the Merit Points of the two people and the cat were also skyrocketing.

Within the city, the squares are already quite Gathering Place.

Eventually, someone spread the word about the Insect Tide, causing many people to stop hunting and flee back to the square.

There was a lot of discussion among the crowd.

"Gu Ding's actions are clearly intended to kill us. Taking the tribulation at such a close distance will inevitably trigger Insect Tide!"

"He's just a team member. If he dies, we can just hire another one. Why did he have to choose to undergo his tribulation right next to the Zerg hive?"

"If this Insect Tide really comes, the Gu Ding Team must hold the front line to the death..."

"Did the rest of Gu Ding Team, who aren't very strong, also come back?" Suddenly, someone pointed the finger at Liliath and the others.

At this moment, Liliath stepped forward and said, "If the Insect Tide really comes, our team will definitely be at the forefront."

"Your team has caused such a big problem, you should at least offer some compensation to everyone?" A thin, Middle-Aged Man suddenly spoke up.

Liliath frowned slightly. The fact that Bigge's tribulation had triggered the Insect Tide was indeed their fault. Just as she was wondering how to respond, Dokter spoke up. "Nothing has happened yet. What compensation do you want?"

"Since we can't go out to hunt insects and beasts, we've lost Merit Points. Why can't we get compensation?" The gaunt Middle-Aged Man's words resonated with many others.

"We'll handle the Insect Tide," Robert suddenly said. "No more nonsense."

At that moment, several members of Top 1 flew over.

"Such arrogance. You're just a remnant of the Mechanical Race. All you can do is repair spaceships, and you think you can handle the Insect Tide?" One of the youths, Makeli, mocked. "I'd like to ask you, what means do you have to deal with the Insect Tide?"

At that moment, Robert suddenly produced a cannonball nearly thirty centimeters long. "This is a Super-Explosive Particle Annihilation Bomb. If I detonate it, it can instantly destroy half of Dragon Dock Star. Within a radius of one thousand kilometers, no Low-rank God of any star level will have any chance of survival. Within a radius of one hundred kilometers, no Mid-rank God of any star level will have any chance of survival. I have three of these cannonballs; enough to annihilate any Insect Tide. Are you satisfied with this result?"

Robert's words left everyone stunned, even the top 1 group was speechless.

After a long pause Makeli finally spoke, his expression somewhat grim, "How do I know if what you're saying is true?"

"The Insect Tide is coming, you'll see then." Robert raised an eyebrow in a human-like manner. "Or do you want me to detonate it here now, so everyone can see the power?"

These words were indeed powerful, silencing everyone completely.

Robert then put the cannonball away. As Mechanical Race, he had his own spatial storage point and did not need the auxiliary space developed by SkyNet.

In reality, after learning that the Storage Space was unusable, he also created a dedicated Storage Space for the Mechanical Race for Bigge and Liliath's group. Therefore, the corpses of the insectoid beasts they killed were all collected, with nothing was wasted. They had also asked Tagore beforehand that he could digest the insectoid Insect Core, and that consuming them would also enhance his strength.

Deep in the vast desert, Gathering Place of countless insect corpses, Gu Ding, Bigge, and Tagore continued their hunt. No one knew that the terrifying Insect Tide had been repelled by just the two men and a cat...

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