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As the colossal object sank to the surface of the Void Sea, Tang Ruowei asked in a trembling voice, "What... what is that thing?"

The moment that colossal creature burst forth from the sea, the aura it exuded felt to her like a helpless person encountering a carnivorous tiger. In that instant, Tang Ruowei truly mistook Bai Qiuran standing opposite her, intending to kill her.

If Bai Qiuran grabbed her arm and Book of Questions, Tang Ruowei would have been so frightened that she would have sat down on the spot.

Sensing that aura, Bai Qiuran's expression also turned grim. However, he didn't lose his composure like Tang Ruowei. Although the aura emanating from that giant creature was terrifying, it was still far inferior to his current status as Virtual Foundation Stage cultivator, which was practically equivalent to Foundation Establishment.

Even so, this giant creature should not be underestimated, because judging from the aura it exudes, its strength is already above that of Eastern Emperor Taiyi's artificial Artificial Heaven's Envy.

After a while, Bai Qiuran the first to recover. He glanced at the girl hanging on him and teased, "What? You didn't wet yourself, did you?"

Unexpectedly, Tang Ruowei struggled to grab his arm, straightened up, glared at him, and said, "It's just that my cultivation level is too high right now... If I really had that kind of reaction right now, do you believe I would have actually peed on you just now?"

"Why are you getting more and more erotic, girl?"

Bai Qiuran somewhat puzzled.

"Hmph, that must be because my breasts have grown."

Tang Ruowei puffed out her chest and said proudly.

"... Let's get down to business first."

"Hello!"

Ignoring the somewhat agitated Tang Ruowei, Bai Qiuran looked down at the Void Sea and pondered, "If it's an enemy of this level, two more of them, along with the Book of Books, could wipe out the Immortal Realm in no time."

Seeing the solemn expression on Bai Qiuran's face, Tang Ruowei also became serious. She looked down, sensing the drastically reduced number of Insect Swarm, and asked, "Master... can you defeat that thing just now?"

"If it's just one, I should be able to beat it."

Bai Qiuran.

"Two would be manageable, three would be a bit much, and four might be life-threatening..."

Tang Ruowei was horrified.

"Then how can the Immortal Realm possibly deal with such a monster...?"

She whispered.

"We can handle it."

Bai Qiuran glanced at her.

"Don't underestimate the civilization you come from. Given time, the Immortal Realm can deal with this kind of thing..."

He thought for a moment, then suddenly had a brilliant idea. "Wait, Ruowei, I suddenly have a bold idea."

What are your thoughts?

Tang Ruowei was somewhat wary.

Don't worry, I won't let you put yourself in any danger.

Bai Qiuran beckoned to her with her finger.

"Come closer and listen to me."

On the endless Void Sea, waves surged and crashed, and a colossal creature swam freely within them, leisurely chasing its prey.

It wasn't actually hungry. If it were, these insects wouldn't be able to satisfy its appetite. Its food had to be a vast, energy-rich world, preferably one that had already developed Consciousness —that was its feast.

Their delicious meal.

As for these insects, it was initially a strange race that it discovered somewhere in the Void Sea when it was bored. After breaking out of its own world, they had been suppressing the races of other worlds. By the time it discovered them, they had already devoured many worlds and were quite large.

It thought this species had good potential, so when they had eaten and drunk their fill, it caught some to taste. It found that these insects, which had devoured life and were full of life energy, were unexpectedly delicious to them.

It's like a sweet and sour candy on the table, very appetizing and refreshing.

It couldn't resist eating a little more, and the insects sneaked away when it wasn't looking. It was a pity when it first discovered them.

However, it was lazy by nature and unwilling to go upstream where food was scarce, so it gave up.

Unexpectedly, these insects have returned from the Void River to this Void Sea today, which makes it very happy.

To prevent these insects from escaping again, it decided to Heavenly General.

The Insect Swarm was almost wiped out, scattering and fleeing. The giant raised its palm and gently clapped it, as if people were playing on the beach. However, unimaginable power instantly stirred up a huge storm in the Void Sea. This Energy Storm swept over, making many insects lose their footing. Then the giant opened its Black Hole -like mouth and gently inhaled.

The Insect Swarm dwindled significantly, and their numbers became critically low.

Moreover, Tang Ruowei's Insect Race Empress Clone and the Insect Race Imperial Guard Bug had already retreated. Without the Empress's guidance, the special command individuals began to fight independently. Some commanded their remaining forces to overtake their "teammates," making other of their kind the bait to attract giants. Others panicked and fled into various worlds to hide.

But none of this mattered. Before the Black Hole maw of the giant creature, all beings were equal. Being slightly faster than their kind did nothing to change anything; they would eventually be sucked into its mouth and meet inside its belly.

The insects that hid within the world would be swallowed up by the giant creature along with the world itself.

After a long escape and pursuit, the Insect Swarm was finally driven to a corner by this behemoth. In a panic, the last insects rushed into a huge Material World and began to devour the native life in that world in a last-ditch effort.

"Oh, you've chosen a nice skin."

The colossal creature swam up to that world.

"After chasing for so long, I'm getting hungry... ah--"

It opened its mouth, about to swallow the Insect Swarm along with this enormous world, but suddenly a hand reached out from the side and grabbed the huge Material World.

"?!"

The colossal creature was slightly taken aback, and somewhat annoyed, it emerged from the Void Sea with its upper body. It then saw that the owner of the palm was a rather "short" Giant whose eyes were gleaming with a fierce light as he stared at it.

What are you?

A tremendous surge of Consciousness emanated from the giant creature's head.

The Giant paused, and suddenly a familiar aura emanated from its body.

"Etc?"

Sensing this aura, the giant creature paused for a moment, then forgot its earlier anger and asked with some delight, "Are you one of our kind?"

The Giant thought for a moment, then transmitted a wave of Consciousness back in the same way.

"Fellow race, what do you mean? I've never seen anything of my race since I was born, but I've never encountered a creature as large as you before."