Zhang Fan suddenly felt as though a great weight had lifted from his heart. Even the laboratory lights seemed brighter as he watched Selena and Yan Hao standing before him, hand in hand.
They smiled at him and said in unison, "Humanity will return to Earth one day. Those were your words. Don't forget them."
Zhang Fan jolted awake. It had all been a dream.
Wiping the clear liquid from the corners of his eyes, Zhang Fan laughed. "I actually cried. That's a first in hundreds of years."
Recalling that inexplicable dream, Zhang Fan shook his head. "Why would I dream about them? Those two traitors!"
With a smile on his face, Zhang Fan slowly rose, threw back his head, and roared, "Those were my words!"
His voice echoed throughout the Divine Temple. Hu Baili and the others, who had come looking for Zhang Fan, were startled and rushed inside, only to find him standing atop the temple's enormous throne, roaring at the sky.
Kui remarked coldly, "He's lost his mind again."
Buffett, however, said, "Why do I feel like the Overlord has changed somehow?"
Hu Baili added, "I feel it too. He seems to have this... aura of a sovereign ruling over all."
Shusha trembled all over, yet she was extraordinarily excited. "The Insect Race is about to truly rise."
Throughout the Insect Race Starfield, billions upon billions of Insect Race members suddenly erupted in piercing cries. Every non-Insect stared at the Insect Race warriors in astonishment, as though hearing them cheer in unison.
Kui smiled faintly. "Well, there really is a glimmer of light in that darkness."
Zhang Fan's next words left Kui speechless.
"I'm going to invade the entire Western Realm and become its ruler."
Kui shook his head. "What madness has gotten into you now? Didn't