Thinking back to the battle at Zuo Mountain, Jie Zun had already been powerful in his own right. After accepting the Spirit Seed, he had reached Great Perfection in Cross Tribulation, and the divine power he unleashed—utterly different from Eternity—had given him unrivaled strength. Then he had used two Spirit Seeds to unleash an immeasurably terrifying force, leaving Li Guo and Cheng Hongyuan barely able to breathe.
Two Spirit Seeds—how had he managed that? Shocking Gate Supreme Lord had warned that there might be more than two, and that the upper limit could be even higher. That was incredible.
The two fell silent, gazing calmly ahead as One Leaf Green Lotus headed for the Consciousness Universe.
From One Leaf Green Lotus, the journey took roughly half a year at its current speed. Their destination lay outside the Consciousness Universe, three degrees north of the lower reaches.
Boundless insects filled the starry sky. Most were the most basic kind, born spontaneously from the insect nest, but many had never appeared in the Heavenly Origin Universe.
Some insects darted through the void, blinking in and out. Each time they flashed, they left a scorched point in the starry sky. The points connected, forming a plane that spread across an area and burned the cultivators trapped within it to death.
Some carried enormous arrows on their backs and fired them in volleys, each one razor-sharp.
Some opened their mouths and spat beams of light that annihilated the void.
Some joined together, like giants gripping the starry sky.
Farther away, countless more insects combined into weapons resembling warships. They unleashed endless attacks, covering vast areas.
The human cultivators on the other side struck back with countless attacks. Insects were wiped out in droves, but cultivators also died by the hundreds.
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