After Zhang Fan cleared all alien races from Earth, every member of the Insect Race in the Milky Way hid in the Magellanic Galaxy, 160,000 light-years from Earth.
For the Insect Race, that distance could be crossed in an instant, while keeping them beyond the Qiya People's notice.
The Insect Race built a small base on the far side of the moon to serve as an observation post.
Under the Insect Race's secret protection, humanity enjoyed three thousand years of peaceful development.
Meanwhile, Zhang Fan took the form of an insect cocoon in the Magellanic Galaxy, absorbing power as he slept for three thousand years.
One day, Nexis suddenly came to the Divine Temple where Zhang Fan slept and woke him. The first thing he asked upon waking was, "Have the Qiya People arrived?"
Nexis hurriedly bowed. "No. The Earthlings have entered the age of interstellar colonization. According to what you said, Overlord, the Qiya People will attack Earth roughly two hundred years after they enter this period."
Once Zhang Fan had gathered his wits, he ordered the Insect Race to observe humanity's activities and scan every planet harboring life within a radius of 1.8 million light-years around Earth. He needed to know where the Qiya People had come from.
The Insect Race took action, and humanity continued to develop. Zhang Fan could not prevent everything from happening now. After all the effort it had taken to bring the timeline close to its proper course, he could only watch humanity be destroyed again. Otherwise, they might fall into an endless loop.
Seeing Zhang Fan's frustration, Nexis suddenly said, "Overlord, perhaps we can save humanity!"
Zhang Fan stared at Nexis with wide, curious eyes, but a moment later, he shook his head. "How? If we prevent the timelines from converging, and