Ever since the Insect Race left the Milky Way and returned to the Southern Realm, several advanced civilizations around the Northern Realm had taken the initiative to establish contact.
Without the Insect Race around, humanity began learning about the universe anew. In Ouyang Jie's eyes, all the cosmic dangers the Insect Race had spoken of were nothing but scaremongering-threats deliberately spread to keep humanity under its control.
When Ouyang Jie voiced his dissatisfaction with the Insect Race in conversations with the other races, none of them wanted to invite trouble. After all, the Insect Race Overlord had a far worse temper than the other two Great Emperors of the universe. He was volatile, sinister, and cunning, with an ugly reputation for exterminating entire races at the slightest provocation.
Only the Limoqi Race wholeheartedly agreed with Ouyang Jie. The Insect Race had always invaded the universe through despicable means, and now its overlord had even gained the position of Great Emperor of the Southern Realm. It was shameless beyond belief.
Kalimqi, the patriarch of the Limoqi Race, loathed the Insect Race with a hatred that ran bone-deep. When Ouyang Jie asked why, the answer left him unsure whether to laugh or cry.
Kalimqi thought the Insect Race was too ugly. The reason was that simple. But from a human perspective, the Limoqi Race merely had large ears, long noses, pig-like bodies, and human faces. They were hardly any better-looking than the Insect Race.
Still, having a friend on the same side was always a good thing. One wanted ugly creatures like the Insect Race to disappear, while the other refused to live under its shadow. Since they wanted the same outcome, their motives did not matter.
After humanity and the Limoqi Race formed an alliance, Kalimqi initially proposed targeting the races