Seeing that the Ninth-Tier Insect Emperors would not give him a chance to pick them off one by one, Liu Changxu increased the speed of his Spatial Displacement. Before long, he shook off their pursuit.
As he fled, Liu Changxu also used a communication Spirit Treasure to contact the three Sacred Emperors of the Heavenly Lake Sacred Land. He refused to believe they had met with disaster.
Sure enough, shortly after sending his message, he received a reply from Jin Haonan.
Several hours later, Liu Changxu appeared amid the sprawling Mountainous Ridges. Towering peaks rose through swirling clouds and mist. Following the directions Jin Haonan had sent, he raced through the void and soon found the entrance to the Secret Realm space where Jin Haonan and the others were hiding, tucked away in a secluded mountain hollow.
When he entered the Secret Realm space, Heavenly Lake Sacred Emperor Jin Haonan and White Tiger Sacred Emperor Zhang Yunping hurried forward with the surviving cultivators of the Heavenly Lake Sacred Land to welcome him. Only White Mountain Sacred Emperor Gao Sheng was nowhere to be seen.
"Where is Senior Brother Gao?"
Liu Changxu asked in confusion.
"Junior Brother Gao... was besieged by seven Ninth-Tier Insect Emperors. He has fallen."
Jin Haonan spoke with anguish on his face.
"Alas..."
At those words, Liu Changxu's heart sank. The forces of the Insect Race that had descended upon Taibai Star this time were far too powerful. Even Mahayana Realm Sacred Emperors like them faced a severe struggle for survival. Gao Sheng's death was no surprise at all.
At the same time, Liu Changxu could not help wondering whether the Kunlun Sacred Land and the Nine Splendors Sacred Land were in even worse straits. Even the Heavenly Lake Sacred Land, the strongest among the human race,