"The Destruction Realm Abyss has opened!"
Gustavo emerged from the dark Void, gazing at the hideous rift stretching across his vision in the distance, his mind once again recalling the information about the Destruction Realm Abyss.
The Destruction Realm Abyss arose during the last Astral Realm War. It is a battlefield left behind after a bloody battle between advanced civilizations. Within it, Space-Time is chaotic, dimensions intersect, and many damaged planes float and sink, containing immense dangers and opportunities.
Initially, the Destruction Realm Abyss had no name, and the surrounding forces referred to it as the Ancient Battlefield, until a great being descended and occupied it.
"The Ancestral Tree of Destruction, one of the offspring of the Eternal World Tree, Supreme God- level powerhouse, inherited the World Tree's Destruction authority, possessing unparalleled destructive power. Cruel and volatile in nature, it betrayed the World Alliance many years ago, came to the Ancient Battlefield, renamed it the Destruction Realm Abyss, and used its own abilities to connect the Destruction Realm Abyss with the Fantasy Dimension, transforming it into an even more bizarre and complex intermediate zone straddling the Material Dimension and Fantasy Dimension..."
Information surfaced in his mind, and Gustavo's eyes flashed. Runes intertwined within his spider pupils, transforming into Eye of Omniscience, peering into the nascent Destruction Realm Abyss.
With the aid of his Eye of Omniscience, Gustavo quickly detected something even more subtle. In the raging Space-Time storm, he saw dense, dark brown roots that, like a spider web, firmly enveloped the Destruction Realm Abyss as far as the eye could see, especially the entrance area.
"As expected, the Destruction Realm Abyss is entirely the territory of the Ancestral Tree of Destruction, almost becoming a de facto Divine Kingdom. No wonder it's a descendant of the World Tree; this mastery of Space-Time dimensions is practically an innate instinct."
After his reflections, Gustavo sensed the True God of the Thousand-Eyed Race through the causal lines.
In the world that only he could see, invisible and intangible threads probed into the vast unknown land. Due to the influence of the Space-Time tides stirred up when the Destruction Realm Abyss opened, they trembled violently, making the scenes that Gustavo perceived intermittent.
After a long while, Gustavo, having stopped sensing, narrowed his eyes slightly. "The Thousand-Eyed Race also guessed that the Water Mirror Race had invited a powerful figure from the Floating Light Civilization. The reason they dared to enter the Destruction Realm Abyss was to create a time difference, using their Eliduo to quickly locate and find the ruins, obtain the Divine Path Configuration, and immediately return. Due to the Destruction Realm Abyss's natural interference with various locators, it can buy them more time. It's a good calculation, and quite bold..."
"My main task is to find the dimensional warehouse; it's best not to get involved in the conflict between these two parties until then."
Amidst a flurry of thoughts, Gustavo transformed into a streak of light and disappeared into the crack.
Meanwhile, on the Planet Illinois.
The three True God of the Water Mirror Race were guarding a humanoid race member who wore a magnificent Mage's robe, stood three meters tall, had pale blue skin, and had four eyes.
The Floating Light Civilization is a long-established, advanced Astral Realm- level civilization with a focus on magic. Spellcasters are the main Transcendent group in this civilization and hold an extremely high status within it.
"Lord Daciu, the positioning device is still not responding. The sealing methods used by the Thousand-Eyed Race are far more advanced than we imagined," said Nervado of the Silver Mirror Abyss, bowing his head in a very humble manner.
The Upper God spellcaster named Daciu said coldly without turning his head, "If you had reported this news earlier, there wouldn't have been any trouble with the Thousand-Eyed Race. I wouldn't have had to make this long journey. The Destruction Realm Abyss is no peaceful place. That lord is always unpredictable; who knows when he will unleash the next wave of Tide of Destruction?"
Upon hearing this, the True God of the Water Mirror Race lowered their heads even further, but in their hearts they were all unconvinced.
Just kidding. If we had reported the Divine Path Configuration from the beginning, what chance would we have? Your Floating Light Civilization would have monopolized it all.
Daciu was certainly aware of this; his words were merely a warning to the Water Mirror Race.
"My lord, we should set off. We might get lucky and encounter the Thousand-Eyed Race. We don't know when the positioning device will be back in use. If the Thousand-Eyed Race manages to obtain the Divine Path Configuration, it will be troublesome. Silver Moon Calamity Malakai is only one step away from becoming Main God. After obtaining the Divine Path Configuration, he may very well break through and become Main God. At that time, the Floating Light Civilization will not only have to face the Void Insect Clan, but also have to be wary of the Thousand-Eyed Civilization." Nervado advised very considerately, exaggerating the threat posed by the Thousand-Eyed Civilization many times over.
Upon hearing his words, Daciu chuckled and nodded slightly, seemingly approving of Nervado's words, but inwardly he thought disdainfully, "So what if the Thousand-Eyed Race obtains the Divine Path Configuration? It'll just provide an opportunity to start a war and reap the rewards ahead of time. Besides, becoming Main God isn't so easy. These ignorant fools don't understand the true value of Main God and advanced Astral Realm!"
However, he couldn't possibly say what he was thinking out loud. Daciu chuckled to himself as he led the Water Mirror Race's True God into the rift in the sky above the planet.
Almost simultaneously, powerful figures took to the skies across various parts of the Planet Illinois, while numerous Void flying vehicles traversed the heavens like flocks of birds. The scene was truly magnificent when viewed from below.
From a higher perspective, it becomes clear that the Destruction Realm Abyss lies precisely between the Void Insect Clan and the Floating Light Civilization, forming an insurmountable chasm. Any attempt by either side to send a large force from here to attack the other is nothing but wishful thinking.
However, taking a detour would consume a massive amount of additional resources and add many variables. Therefore, thanks to the existence of the Destruction Realm Abyss, the Floating Light Civilization has long saved a lot of defense spending.
As for the Void Insect Clan, since their strength far surpasses that of the Floating Light Civilization, theoretically, their path of expansion has been blocked by the Destruction Realm Abyss. For the Zerg, it's better not to cut back on defense spending!
In an effort to cross the Destruction Realm Abyss and turn the insurmountable barrier into a thoroughfare, the Void Insect Clan have been trying to win over the Ancestral Tree of Destruction, but have yet to succeed.
However, with the recent dramatic changes in the Astral Realm landscape, the stance of the Ancestral Tree of Destruction seems to have shifted as well.
Within the territory controlled by the Void Insect Clan.
In the dark Void, a majestic flesh and blood gate stood, surrounded by an endless sea of insects.
These Void Insect Clan are not ugly; on the contrary, they possess a remarkable biological beauty, especially the combat Voidlings, whose bodies are fluid and natural, blending arthropod and crystalline features. Their carapaces display Starry Sky patterns and emit a ghostly blue quantum glow when they move.
These living warship-like Zerg have vein-like energy vessels covering their bodies, making them resemble giant fireflies against the backdrop of the dark Void. From the outside, no one could tell that they are terrifying Slaughter machines.
As a collective civilization, a war-fighting civilization, and War Race at the pinnacle of the Astral Realm, the Void Insect Clan are an extremely rare "Absolute Order" faction. There are almost no variables within the faction, and superiors and subordinates are absolutely obedient to each other, acting in accordance with the supreme rules of the race.
The leader of the Void Insect Clan is known as the "Zerg Queen," whose core is a Divine Power with an incredible and captivating charm. All creatures that encounter them will fantasize about a partner who perfectly matches their aesthetic ideals.
However, none of the Zerg, including the Queen, possess individual emotions; their sole purpose in existence is to perpetuate and expand their race.
Therefore, even the Devil Clan, skilled in manipulation, is helpless against such a Zerg race.
As a peak Astral Realm civilization, the Void Insect Clan's overall strength is only slightly weaker than the strongest peak civilizations like the Primordial Heaven and the True Dragon Empire. They are on par with the Holy Light Civilization and the Undying Civilization. The Zerg's biotechnology is exceptionally advanced, creating a unique [Bioenergy], a "supreme energy" that can cultivate flesh-and-blood life on a large scale, making it especially suitable for the Zerg's reproduction.
With the help of Bioenergy, the Void Insect Clan's logistical burden was greatly reduced, and their unit production efficiency increased many times over, which enabled them to leap to become a top-tier Astral Realm civilization.
Because the Void Insect Clan are a civilization with the Queen as its absolute core, they are particularly afraid of being overwhelmed. Therefore, the Zerg's spatial suppression, confinement, and sealing capabilities are at the top level in the Astral Realm, and their teleportation, traversal, and attack capabilities are also at the upper level in the Astral Realm.
This towering spatial portal, whose size is comparable to an entire seat, is a prime example of the Zerg's spatial technology.
As the swarm assembled, the portal opened, and several cold, ruthless yet magnificent consciousnesses detached from the Black Hole's event horizon and collided together.
"The Ancestral Tree of Destruction and the Floating Light Civilization have agreed to cooperate. The Destruction Realm Abyss will become a resource base for the Zerg, in exchange for our future assistance in acquiring the ' Ancestral Tree of Destruction Death Note.' The Floating Light Civilization, on the other hand, desires the ' Holy Light Heart Core ' in our possession. To this end, they are not only willing to sign a formal alliance but also to provide us with a large amount of resources."
"The Holy Light Heart Core? It seems the Main God of the Floating Light Civilization also wants to take this opportunity to ascend to the Supreme God."
"Instead of seeking help from the Adrian Federation, they've come to us, the Void Insect Clan. As expected, advanced Astral Realm civilizations have a natural wariness of super-civilizations."
"This is normal. A super-civilization is roughly equivalent to an advanced Astral Realm civilization in terms of us, to a low- to mid-level Astral Realm civilization."
"Should we give you the Holy Light Heart Core?"
"Give them the strength of advanced civilizations. This is an implicit consensus among all advanced civilizations. We need to unite to resist the oppression and erosion of super-civilizations."
"Um... there's something I'm not sure if I should say."
Suddenly, a timid voice popped up from the Heavenly Realm, which was filled with numerous cold Divine Power.
It felt like a husky had wandered into a pack of hungry wolves.
After receiving this Divine Power, the Zerg queens fell silent, as if they didn't want to talk to the newcomer.
The reason why the Zerg queens reacted this way is because the new queen is a rare and peculiar existence in the history of the Void Insect Clan.
This queen, jokingly referred to as the Shame of the Insect Clan, is named Vera Dolesia and is the largest supplier of Transcendent meat in the Astral Realm.
While other Zerg were researching how to wage war and better defeat their enemies, Vera embarked on a path of no return—the path of commercial wealth.
As a close friend of the Goddess of Wealth, Vera has an almost religious pursuit of money. At the same time, her peaceful nature, which dislikes fighting, makes her a rare and peace-loving Zerg queen.
Unlike other empresses who desperately try to improve their combat Zerg, Vera chooses to improve... the Zerg's own flesh.
Enhancement type, taste type, nourishing type, healing type, sacrificial type, summoning type, bait type... all kinds of meat are available!
There's no meat quality that Vera can't produce, only things you can't imagine.
Vera's peculiar style made her quite famous in the Astral Realm. Besides being known as the "Shame of the Insect Clan," she also had another nickname—[The Insect Clan Butcher].
After all, to be honest, the number of Zerg killed by Vera is the highest in the Astral Realm.
Of course, all of the above refer to non-intelligent Zerg, and strictly speaking, these are not even Zerg, which is why Vera can slaughter and sell them without restraint.
Otherwise, other queens could use the Supreme Laws to try Vera.
It must be admitted that while Vera left the other queens speechless, she did bring enormous economic benefits to the Zerg and established friendly relations with many factions. The most typical example is [Primogenitor Mountain]. As we all know, Void Behemoth have huge appetites, but Vera would send a large amount of meat to Primogenitor Mountain every year for free. Over time, the two became very close. The Infinite Serpent is the most typical example, having invited Vera to join Primogenitor Mountain many times, but the latter always politely declined her friend's invitation.
Furthermore, the Devils of Gluttony Clan and Vera have a long-standing partnership.
The relationship between the Treacherous Destruction Continent and Vera is also quite good, and the Dragon-Hunting Spider is also a voracious eater.
As a result, the other Zerg queens could only grit their teeth and tacitly accept Vera's act of abandoning the Zerg, and put her in charge of the Void Insect Clan's economic and diplomatic affairs.
As for foreign wars... Vera's presence on the field serves no purpose other than supplying the enemy.
The Zerg under her command, in pursuit of maximum economic benefits, were essentially useless meat pigs, a disgrace to the Void Insect Clan if sent into battle.
However, this operation was not simply a battle; it involved multiple tasks such as resource gathering and external construction, which is why Vera was able to participate and speak.
"What do you have to say?" After a long silence, an empress sighed.
Vera immediately perked up and said, "This time, could you let me establish a mother nest in the Destruction Realm Abyss?"
Upon hearing this, the other Zerg queens perked up. "Wow, did the sun rise in the west today? Vera is actually planning to establish a hive on the front lines? Has she finally realized she needs to train combat Zerg?"
Thinking of this, the empress's tone became cautious as she asked, "You mean...?"
Vera's mental fluctuations traced a joyful arc as she confidently declared, "I intend to establish a logistics hub centered around the Destruction Realm Abyss. I've heard it provides direct access to the Fantasy Dimension, saving a significant amount on shipping costs. Moreover, the unique environment of the Destruction Realm Abyss might even be able to cultivate several distinctive types of flesh worms..."
Bang!!
Vera, who was talking excitedly, was kicked out of the group chat by several queens at the same time. The next second, waves of mental energy swept across the Void, and the swarm of insects roared as it entered the boundary gate and poured into the Destruction Realm Abyss.