Turning Around and Running Away

Manipulating his Giant God Weapon "Founder," Bai Qiuran strode across the Void River, chasing after the Insect Swarm ahead.

Visibly, as his mechanical Machine Puppet clone ran and his aura spread, countless insects flew out from the world surrounding the Void River, abandoning their nests and joining the main force to flee Void River.

The sheer number of these insects was terrifying, far exceeding Bai Qiuran's previous imagination. Even on the vast Void River, the swarms of these insects formed a visible wave, appearing from afar like a black tide above the Void River.

During the chase, Bai Qiuran also continuously used the power of the Giant God to eliminate these insects as much as possible.

The reason he chose the "Founder" Giant God as the body for this pursuit of insects was because this Giant God Automaton was the closest to the creature described by the Heavenly Dao Will.

Although his Giant God Automaton was still somewhat shorter than that race—in the words of the Heavenly Dao Will, it was like a short, stocky person, a level three cripple—to the insects, it was all about the same.

Bai Qiuran continued his pursuit, and the insects gathered in ever-growing numbers. He attacked relentlessly, but the insects seemed to have no intention of stopping to adapt to his attacks; they simply kept fleeing.

After chasing for about half a month, they had reached the location where they had previously encountered the Gray-Haired Knight and his group. Here, no more insects were flying out of the surrounding world; the population of this species was now roughly what it was.

After running for a while, the insects suddenly stopped.

They turned their bodies around and faced Bai Qiuran together, seemingly no longer intending to escape.

"What, you want to resist?"

Bai Qiuran puzzled. His gaze swept across the Insect Swarm, and he suddenly spotted a unique individual among them.

This insect was entirely golden, and its body was even larger than that of the special Commander. Its upper body was slender and even had an elegant air about it. The bony plates on the insect's head twisted and grew into a crown-like shape, making it look like an Empress wearing a crown.

However, its lower body is large and bloated, covered with countless small but powerful legs. This insect may not seem to be very strong in combat, but its reproductive capacity is absolutely top-notch.

Is this the Empress?

Noticing the gleam in the insect's eyes, Bai Qiuran understood.

"I see. My aura and appearance still differ from that race, so this insect is testing whether I am a member of that race."

After all, his arrival was sudden and the timing of his appearance was coincidental. If this insect possesses advanced intelligence, it might be suspecting whether he is a disguise specially created by the Immortal Realm.

"Ha, but that suits me perfectly."

A mocking smile appeared on the face of the "Founder" Machine Puppet.

"What I'm selling is the real deal... no, as Cultivators, I should be stronger than that race!"

The Insect Swarm swarmed together like a tide, forming a meticulous battle formation under the Empress's will. They lay in wait, silently lurking in place, awaiting their opportunity.

Bai Qiuran's Giant God Automaton remained still, letting them form ranks, before revealing a confident and composed smile on his face.

The Empress gazed silently up at the Giant God, a figure that had appeared in her nightmares more than once. Yet, this Giant God seemed subtly different from the terrifying natural enemies she had encountered before.

Perhaps it's worth a try.

So it spread its Wings and gave commands to the insects under its command.

The Insect Swarm stirred, energy gleaming as countless insects—some charging, some self-destructing, some melee, some ranged—were all ready for battle, determined to carve a chunk of flesh from the Giant God.

However, before they were ready, the Giant God made a fierce move. Its palms covered the sky and the earth, glowing with light. As the two palms struck, huge waves suddenly erupted on the Void River, almost stopping its flow.

It then casually grabbed a handful of insects from the center of the Insect Swarm, and the number of insects immediately decreased by almost half.

Upon seeing this, the Insect Race Empress didn't hesitate and immediately ordered her horde to retreat at full speed.

"Dream on!"

A roar came from above. Although there were very few mediums for sound waves to travel in the Void, the Giant God still managed to roar out a deafening sound with his unreasonable and brute force.

"You think you can run away after seeing me? There's no such thing as a free lunch!"

Dark Shadows covered the entire Insect Swarm, and a tremendous suction force emanated from above their heads.

The Giant God's hand reached out, trying to grasp the Insect Race Empress, who was as small as an ant. But countless insects rushed forward to their deaths, exploding in front of the Empress. The resulting smoke and clouds obscured Empress figure. When the smoke and clouds cleared, the Insect Race Empress had vanished without a trace.

"Space-type insects? They've got quite a few tricks up their sleeves."

The Giant God stood up straight and casually kicked the Insect Swarm away.

"However, no matter how sophisticated your spatial techniques are, you cannot escape the tracking from the level of Consciousness. Your will is too weak, you insects."

As he spoke, a Long Worm burst through Spatial Rift Rift, its head splitting open like flower petals, dripping with slime, revealing the Insect Race Empress and her Imperial Guard in the center.

As the Empress's Imperial Guard, each of these insects was carefully selected, possessing the most powerful gene sequences devoured by Insect Race from various places. Their physical strength alone was enough to rival even weaker Immortal Venerable.

Even here, the signals from the Insect Race Empress remained chaotic and terrifying, constantly urging them to take it away from here, as if they still hadn't shaken off their pursuit.

The answer was revealed in the next moment. In the Void, a Sword-Spear crackling with golden Thunder suddenly pierced out from the Void. It did not pierce the Insect Swarm's bodies, but aimed at their souls.

The Insect Race Imperial Guard reacted immediately. Three Zerglings lunged forward, using their Consciousness as a shield to stand in front of the Empress, only to be pierced by the Foundation Establishment Heavenly Venerable's golden spear. The remaining Imperial Guard quickly evolved black cysts from their abdomens, which then burst open, releasing shockwaves that directly jolted the Foundation Establishment Heavenly Venerable out of his Consciousness.

However, the Foundation Establishment Heavenly Venerable was not afraid at all. He struck out with two palms and smashed all the Imperial Guard Bug that were closing in on him into pieces.

"Fools, do you really think you can bully me just because Materialization?"

With a disdainful snort, the Foundation Establishment Heavenly Venerable continued forward, reaching out and grabbing the Insect Race Empress's soul from its Sea of Consciousness.