A Clash of Spiritual Power

With a thought, Chu Han sent his vast, concentrated Spiritual Power surging forth. It became an invisible torrent and drove straight into the cocoon.

Layer upon layer of silk and the thick cocoon shell might as well have been air before his probing mind.

In an instant, everything inside the cocoon stood revealed in Chu Han's Sea of Consciousness, with nothing concealed.

The space within was warm and sealed tight. The Insect Queen lay curled naked at its core, her body encased in a hard, white-amber-like substance that held her fast, unable to move.

Beyond the amber shell lay a dense, rich milky-white liquid. Every drop held an immense concentration of Insect Origin—the essence of the Queen's reserves, its value beyond measure.

Chu Han paid the enticing liquid no mind. His gaze pierced past the confines of her body and fixed on her Mental Origin.

But just as his Spiritual Power was about to touch it, a subtle yet tenacious mental barrier appeared and barred his way, shutting out all probing and intrusion.

This was the Insect Queen's last defense, a wall raised with the remnants of her Mental Origin to protect her soul to the death.

"Her Mental Origin is badly damaged too."

Chu Han understood at once.

At her peak, the Queen's mind would have been vast and invincible. She would never have given him the slightest opening to invade.

Now she could only defend and keep him at bay. The Cosmic Divine Talisman's Divine Power had clearly dealt her soul a devastating blow, leaving her desperately weak.

If she meant to resist to the bitter end, he would break through by force.

Chu Han stopped testing her defenses and stilled his mind.

The luminous white Spirit-Calming Pearl flew from his Sea of Consciousness and hovered in the