Starlight surged, transforming into tens of thousands of light swords that slashed at the rippling figure of the Undying Insect Emperor like a raging storm.
Bang...
As the light swords fell, the Undying Insect Emperor exploded into an immense black mist, countless black specks raining down.
Dense light swords and pillars of starlight bombarded it without pause, exterminating countless gu insects, yet unable to destroy the black mist.
The Undying Insect Emperor's suppressed, resentful voice rang out calmly, "Huan Emperor! There is no deep-seated blood feud between us. How about we leave matters here?"
He was clearly relying on something, confident that even within the Celestial Cycle Star-Dipper Formation, the Huan Emperor and the Huan Kingdom could not kill him!
"Leave matters here?!" Jian Shang sneered under his breath.
The Undying Insect Emperor had attacked so forcefully before. In the end, only Zhi Ji's desperate act of enduring backlash to grievously wound him had intimidated him. And now he wanted to let it all slide?
Crackle, crackle...
His thoughts raced. Two rainbow butterfly wings spread from Jian Shang's back and trembled faintly, exquisitely magnificent.
Butterfly Wings Rule the World!
Seven-colored radiance bloomed. A tide of miniature Rainbow Demon Butterflies poured endlessly from the starlight filling the sky, charging toward where the Undying Insect Emperor was.
This was the heaven-defying aspect of the Celestial Cycle Star-Dipper Formation. Since the power of stars possessed no inherent attribute, the one controlling the formation could use it to transform it into any attribute.
Using the formation to cast the Heavenly Gu Codex, Jian Shang's manifested gu insects multiplied countless times over. Moreover, due to the spell's concealment divine ability, those innumerable Rainbow Demon Butterflies resembled true gu insects rather than illusory objects condensed from mana. More importantly, though the Rainbow Demon Butterfly was one