The Insect Race stopped fifty light-years from the dark crystal cluster and began researching dark crystal weapons...
First, they had the {Emperor} unleash a fierce bombardment. Once the dark crystals began flashing with white light, they had {Super Six-Eye} secure them with long tentacles and tow them a hundred light-years away for further processing with the {Dawnlight}.
In less than half a month, the Insect Race produced fifteen dark crystals poised at the critical threshold. Zhang Fan named them {black obsidian}.
Zhang Fan had wanted to make more, but Kui told him, "Greed is also a shortcut to destruction."
"Hahaha, all right! Why do you always sound so serious?"
Kui bowed. "The previous Star Seer saw darkness, but I saw the dazzling light beyond it. That is why I entered the darkness in search of that glimmer of light."
Zhang Fan laughed heartily. "You should listen to the previous Star Seer. Don't forget, I killed her myself."
"It doesn't matter. She was destined to die. Whether it was the Left-Whirling Sun King or you who did it, what difference would it make?"
Zhang Fan stared at Kui, momentarily at a loss for words. "Fine, you win!"
Watching Kui turn and leave, Shusha asked Zhang Fan, "Overlord, why do I get the feeling you rather enjoy talking to Kui?"
"He's a man of great wisdom, though he also puts up with a great deal for the sake of his surviving people. I find him quite entertaining. The humans on Second Earth need someone like him."
Shusha seemed to suddenly remember something. "Oh, right. We detected a powerful, unidentified energy source just now, but it mysteriously vanished after only an instant."
"A strange energy source? Send a few {Venom Bees} to investigate. Let's go see how the {Progenitors}' evolution is coming along."