Not a Single One Missing

Bai Qiuran glanced at the Rainbow Sheath Clan's Consciousness, seemingly understanding what he was thinking.

I understand your indignation.

He patted the shoulder of the phantom formed from the Collective Consciousness of the Rainbow Sheath Clan and gave it a thumbs up.

"Don't worry, with me here, we won't let your Eden army be completely wiped out. At least... in the area I'm in charge of, not a single one will be lost."

"The Immortal Ancestor always keeps his word; his promise is as weighty as gold. Of course I believe him."

The Collective Consciousness of the Rainbow Sheath Clan nodded, then asked expectantly, "So, which region does the Immortal Ancestor wish to be responsible for?"

"Formation area!"

Bai Qiuran replied without hesitation.

"Formation area?"

The Collective Consciousness of the Rainbow Sheath Clan was momentarily stunned.

"Doesn't that mean the entire defensive line?"

Before retreating, the Immortals set up countless Killing Array in conjunction with the Void nodes, each one interlocking with the last. While mastering Formation is difficult, once one has grasped the essence of them, setting up several Killing Array for use in battle is quite easy.

Moreover, Formation are a very special kind of technique. When one first enters the field, because the cultivator's cultivation and True Essence Formation insufficient, the larger the formation, the more powerful it is. However, after reaching the Immortal Realm, Cultivators begin to have their own Heaven and Earth within their bodies, where energy is transformed into Immortal Power and the recovery speed is greatly increased. There is no longer any worry about insufficient energy. At this point, the smaller the Formation, the more profound it becomes.

Because the same layout is always much more difficult to arrange in a small area than in a large area.

In the Immortal Realm, Bai Qiuran had seen the Nine-Nine Tribulation Thunder Array, an award-winning work by an outstanding Formation master from the Central Immortal Realm, engraved on a nail file, in the Clear Subtle Heaven Central Immortal Palace.

When this file is wielded, Wind and Thunder and thunder accompany it. The immensely powerful lightning can severely injure even Immortals at the Vast Sea Realm. Bai Qiuran even tried it out; the lightning released when the file was filing his nails made his fingertips feel tingly and quite comfortable.

For the Immortals of the Immortal Realm Formation, setting up Formation in places like the Void, where there are no restrictions on location, is as easy and effortless as drawing a picture of chicks pecking at rice on a sheet of A4 paper.

The Immortal Realm not only has a complete set of standardized Formation nodes, but also an advanced Formation power supply system. For these Immortals, setting up a battlefield Killing Array simply requires placing the Void nodes on the designated Formation Eye.

Therefore, in a short period of time, the entire defensive line of the Eden Army was covered with Killing Array set up by the Immortals. As the only individuals in the Eden Army who could control these Killing Array, the humanoid Cultivators were also dispersed and deployed to each front-line Killing Array.

"Isn't this... a bit too much to ask?"

The Rainbow Sheath Clan Collective Consciousness somewhat uneasy.

He knew that Bai Qiuran incredibly powerful, but the Eden Regime's defenses were a line in the Void, containing countless worlds. Even the most advanced Spaceship would need several years to travel from one end of the line to the other.

Even though Bai Qiuran is much faster than Spaceship, it still takes time to get to various places. However, the battlefield situation changes in an instant. Facing an enemy like the Insect Race, it would be a blessing if the entire race were not wiped out. The Collective Consciousness of the Rainbow Sheath Clan cannot be guaranteed to ensure that not a single casualty will be lost.

There's a 90% chance that Bai Qiuran making such a bold claim that "not a single one will be missing."

In fact, whether he breaks his promise or not is not important to the Collective Consciousness of the Rainbow Sheath Clan. In war, how can a few people not die? Collective Consciousness of the Rainbow Sheath Clan is afraid of is that Bai Qiuran lose face and, in order to maintain his image, will silence those who heard his promise.

But Bai Qiuran confidently put his hands on his hips and said, "No problem. I recently mastered a new technique. I guarantee those bugs will be scared out of their wits. You can rest assured."

After being semi-forced to obtain information about those humanoid races, Bai Qiuran left with his wife and attendant (Wisdom Immortal) amidst the fearful gazes of the Rainbow Sheath Clan's Collective Consciousness.

After he left, the Collective Consciousness of the Rainbow Sheath Clan almost immediately initiated a thought conference within their own Consciousness. At the conference, the Rainbow Sheath Clan's Thought Speaker raised the topic of the meeting. "Oh no, everyone, should we make a backup of our Consciousness?"

After the Eden Regime completed its defenses, it maintained vigilance against the Void for several years. Finally, four years later, one day, the Eden Patrol Ship, which was patrolling and gathering intelligence outside the defenses, sent back its last message before self-destructing.

"They're here."

Three days later, on the defensive line, the terrifying shadows of the Void Insect Race appeared in the Eden Forces' observation devices.

These insects must have eaten their way along the Void River. Compared to when Bai Qiuran and his group saw them in the Border World four years ago, their appearance has changed a lot.

Their carapaces became much thicker, many of the claws on their forelimbs were dripping with green venom, and their bodies became larger and more robust.

It's unknown how many worlds have fallen victim to these insects along their path.

However, the Desire of these insects were like an insatiable chasm, bottomless. After devouring so many worlds, they were still not satisfied and continued their march toward the Eden Regime.

Through some inexplicable signal, they understood that there was a cake there far more delicious than any world they had ever eaten before, and that by swallowing it, the entire race would undergo a transformation.

Moreover, behind this giant cake was a plate of delicious food, a delicacy that was hard to find even in the entire Void. If they could eat this delicacy, perhaps even their natural enemies, whom they had always feared like tigers and wolves, would become their prey.

By then, the Insect Race will truly be the race at the very top of the entire Void food chain.

Riding the Energy Storm on the Void River, countless insects are crashing headlong into the defensive line established by Eden in a bizarre way that is difficult for other creatures to understand.

Just as the first batch of insects entered the attack range of the Killing Array, orders from the Core Eden Regime were also transmitted to all the troops on this defensive line.

In the vast Void, one after another huge Formation Diagram suddenly unfolded, like a magnificent bloom, with colorful and gorgeous Formation Diagram forming a long defensive line that stretched for countless miles.

Countless streams of light surged forth from these Formation Diagram, carrying the most deadly colors. They fell into the ranks of the insects, easily piercing through their seemingly hard shells, scorching, freezing, paralyzing, burying, or cutting them into pieces.

Within minutes, the first wave of insects was completely annihilated, turning into floating debris in the Void, which would eventually return to the Void River as energy.

However, this loss is nothing to the insects, not even a battle casualty.