Blade Queen

Whoosh—

Whoosh, whoosh!

Under the bleak night sky, a group raced through the shadows cast by dim, yellow streetlights on the outskirts of Shangjing City.

They moved incredibly fast!

As they sped along the deserted country lane, they resembled a procession of ghosts!

These were no ordinary travelers.

They were the force the Ghost Infant Sect had sent to take revenge on Yang Yu!

Leading them was an old man in a yellow robe.

The old man wore an eyepatch, looking as ferocious as a pirate king described in a sailor's journal. The sight of him alone inspired fear... he had lost an eye in a battle years ago.

This old man was Elder Xu.

Earth Rank experts who knew him well also called him Blind Xu in private.

In the distance, a residential complex came into view.

The moon hung high above the rooftops. It was already late at night, nearing the early hours of morning.

"Halt!" Elder Xu raised one hand, signaling for them to stop.

Whoosh!

The fifty or sixty people behind him stopped without a sound or the slightest disorder, displaying astonishing discipline.

Every one of them was an elite!

"Meng Jiu," Elder Xu called softly.

"Elder." A man wearing a black sleeveless shirt, with an azure dragon tattooed on his arm, came to Elder Xu's side to await his orders.

"Check whether it's the residential complex ahead."

"Find out which building he lives in," Elder Xu ordered.

"Yes!" Meng Jiu accepted the order, then summoned another young man accompanying them. The young man opened the backpack he carried and checked Yang Yu's information.

A moment later, they confirmed the address.

"Elder, the target lives in the complex across from us... his exact location is building seven, sixth floor, apartment 602."

Elder Xu's gaze was as keen as an eagle's. Across several hundred meters, he instantly fixed his eyes on the distant residential complex.

"Hmph."

"He chose a decent spot. The building has obstacles on all sides, and the sixth floor is neither too high nor too low... if ambushed, he can jump out the window immediately to escape or fight."

"What a loathsome, crafty rogue cultivator."

"Then let me crush you!"

With that, Elder Xu thrust his hand forward.

"Surround him!"

At that same moment, Yang Yu was in his study, anxiously waiting for the Blade Queen to hatch.

The Insect Cocoon Zhao Zixuan had transformed into was growing increasingly unstable.

Originally just over two meters tall, the Insect Cocoon had continued expanding until it reached four meters!

Its width and diameter had doubled as well!

A blood-red glow suffused the Insect Cocoon's surface. Thick, serpentine veins pulsed, constantly writhing and slithering... with every contraction of the Insect Cocoon, they thrashed wildly like living creatures, trying to break free of its restraints!

Vast waves of Cosmic Force spread outward, one after another.

That power carried an unfathomably deep pressure, as imposing as a mountain!

A translucent yellow-green glow flowed across the walls, windows, and door of Yang Yu's study. Waves of Cosmic Force crashed against it like a raging sea, only to vanish without a trace after raising the slightest ripple.

That yellow-green glow was a special isolation barrier!

Yang Yu had constructed it using selected natural treasures he had purchased, following a secret method he had found in the Insect Codex.

The Blade Queen's emergence was certain to produce unusual phenomena.

This place was quite close to Shangjing City's urban area. Knowing that cultivators of the Immortal Civilization were lying low in the city, Yang Yu had no desire to invite trouble.

The barrier completely blocked both the immense pressure and the fluctuations of Cosmic Force radiating from the Insect Cocoon.

With those disturbances contained, everything remained silent and unnoticed... naturally, there would be no trouble.

Inside the study, a tempest raged!

Outside the apartment, all was peaceful and quiet... the night remained as still as ever, without a ripple.

Almost.

Just a little longer, and the Blade Queen will emerge.

This is the first Blade Queen under my command, but certainly not the last... I've taken the first step toward my dream of venturing into the universe and roaming the sea of stars.

In the future, an even stronger Master of All Things will be born under my command, along with countless powerful mutant insects...

Yang Yu, stay calm.

It's only one Blade Queen. There's no need to get this excited. Emotions churned within Yang Yu—excitement, exhilaration, and other inexplicable feelings that ran contrary to them.

All those conflicting emotions mingled together, an experience he could hardly explain to anyone else.

The Blade Queen's Insect Cocoon slowly hatched, faint cracks appearing across its vein-covered shell.

And just then—

Suddenly!

A terrifying sensation seized Yang Yu, making his heart clench as though a sharp steel blade were scraping the thin layer of oil on his skin!

Killing intent!

Yang Yu's pupils instantly contracted to pinpoints!

Bang!

Yang Yu pushed off hard. With a faint crack, the floor tiles beneath his feet fractured into a spreading spiderweb. Within a tenth of a second, he hurled himself sideways, tumbling four or five meters away!

BOOM!!!

Yang Yu had only just dodged and was still in midair when a deafening blast rang out.

Before the sound reached him, the floor where he had stood exploded, leaving a terrifying, deep black hole... countless tiles shattered, their sharp fragments shooting like bullets through the study's bookshelves and shredding many of the books!

"The sneak attack failed."

"Execute plan B." Outside Yang Yu's home, on the rooftop of a neighboring residential building, a young sniper dressed in black put away his powerful anti-materiel sniper rifle.

As he swiftly changed positions, he spoke into his headset, reporting the failed ambush to his teammates waiting elsewhere.

"The sneak attack failed." Elsewhere, Meng Jiu relayed the message he had just received to Elder Xu beside him.

Around them, a large group had already surrounded Yang Yu's residential building.

They were eager for blood, ready to launch a lethal attack at any moment!

Among them, the cultivators at the mortal peak carried specially modified, high-powered modern firearms, while the seven acquired human-tier experts wielded blades and swords.

"He is an acquired human-tier cultivator, after all. It's only a sniper rifle. There's nothing unusual about it failing to kill him." Elder Xu was not surprised.

Experts at the Postnatal Lifeform level were highly sensitive to the energies around them, especially killing intent!

Even ordinary people who had survived countless battles could vaguely sense pressure when someone secretly aimed a gun at them... let alone cultivators who had truly entered the path.

"Make your move."

"We've already cast an inescapable net. That brat won't get away, no matter what." Elder Xu waved his hand.

"Attack!"

Bang, bang, bang!

In an instant, the ground beside Elder Xu shook. A large group of Ghost Infant Sect disciples stamped off the ground, launched themselves six or seven meters into the air, and began scaling the building's exterior, charging toward Yang Yu's floor!

The seven Human Tier experts led the way, followed by the many Mortal Peak fighters.

Elder Xu, meanwhile, stood quietly below the residential building, waiting without moving.

It was only a Human Tier brat. He hardly thought he needed to waste his time taking action himself...

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