At Shocking Gate Supreme Lord's words, Gu Duan Ke's eyes widened, killing intent surging within them.
E Xiu and the others clenched their fists. The Bug Nest Civilization.
Lu Yin narrowed his eyes. "Have those bugs arrived? They're faster than I expected."
They had assumed the Bug Nest Civilization might not approach the Nine Heavens Universe and Spiritualized Universe so quickly. Instead, it might continue spreading through the surrounding regions, luring human cultivators into battle. Once too many human cultivators had been sent away, the Bug Nest Civilization could use Luo Chan's talent to reach the Nine Heavens Universe at once and launch a massive attack while its defenses were thin.
Even if the cultivators tried to return and reinforce the defenses, they wouldn't get back quickly. By the time they did, Human Civilization might already be on the brink of extinction.
That should have been the Bug Nest Civilization's plan: to make the most of Luo Chan's ability.
But the Bug Nest Civilization had attacked the Nine Heavens Universe so quickly. Either it didn't need Luo Chan and was absolutely confident it could destroy Human Civilization on its own, or it already knew about the Nine Heavens Universe's plan and had no reason to wait.
Lu Yin didn't know which it was.
The second possibility didn't mean someone had betrayed the Nine Heavens Universe. The Bug Nest Civilization might have noticed that humanity had withdrawn from the other three battlefields and realized that humans were tightening their defensive lines, leaving it no choice but to attack.
Shocking Gate Supreme Lord looked at Lu Yin. "They realized what was happening sooner than we expected, and the second wave of Bug Nest reinforcements arrived sooner too. We must accelerate our preparations."
Then he gazed down at the world below. "Let the