Fifteen days later, the Ruyi Sky-Patrolling Battleship, carrying the Human Race's Expeditionary Army, finally reached the vicinity of an Insect Race settlement.
Seen from afar, the rolling mountains had been riddled with densely packed Insect Race nests. Countless enormous golden beetles flew through the air, almost blotting out the entire sky.
"Zier, you'll stay behind to guard the Ruyi Sky-Patrolling Battleship this time. Pass down the order: all cultivators are to prepare for battle. Once we've dealt with the Ninth-Tier Insect Emperors, launch the full assault immediately! Everyone else, come with me!"
Liu Changxu addressed everyone on the deck.
The moment his words fell, Liu Changxu moved slightly, then became a streak of light that shot out of the Ruyi Sky-Patrolling Battleship, heading straight for the heart of the insect nests.
Jin Haonan, Su Yuxue, Liu Fuba, Liu Fuhai, Murong Yuyao, Dongxue, and the others swept out of the ship right behind him.
At the same time, several terrifying auras suddenly erupted from the region shrouded in black mist at the center of the nests, as though they could tear heaven and earth apart.
As the black mist churned, nine golden beetles as enormous as mountains appeared one after another. Their shells were covered in profound patterns and gleamed with a cold, metallic light. They were none other than Ninth-Tier Insect Emperors.
"Just in time!"
A sharp light blazed in Liu Changxu's eyes. With a thought, dazzling spiritual radiance instantly flared around him. The Thirty-Six Red Lotus Immortal Swords, the Ruyi Void-Mystic Mirror, the Wishful Soul-Destroying Lamp, the Ruyi Yellow-Black Tower, the Heaven-Flipping Sea-Splitting Halberd, the Great Sun Violet Gold Cauldron, the Ruyi Golden Spirit Pearl, the Red Lotus World-Destroying Seal, and his other Innate Spirit Treasures all flew forth at once. The pressure they unleashed made even the surrounding