The majestic voice sounded like a deity from the heavens pronouncing Ye Chen's crimes.
Forbidden Land of Peril?
Ye Chen raised a slight eyebrow at this name, not knowing exactly what place it was, only that a region given such a name must be extremely dangerous.
And all the encounters he had experienced before confirmed the terror of this area.
"Who are you?" Ye Chen spoke.
"Die!" The existence within that star spoke, indifferent and ruthless, directly attacking Ye Chen.
Boom—
A terrifying slaughter light shot out, its brilliant radiance illuminating this dim region of starry space. Like a pillar holding up the heavens, it split the starry sky in two, sweeping over to slash at Ye Chen.
"Slaughter Sword!?" Even Ye Chen was slightly surprised, for this was no ordinary slaughter light, but a Slaughter Sword condensed from slaughter light and powerful slaughter laws. Its might was peerless, capable of cleaving stars and slaying Heavenly Kings.
"Kill!"
But that was all. It was not enough to make Ye Chen fear. Simple and direct, he soared into the sky, flicked a finger, and a Sword Ray of Spiritual Acumen shot into the heavens, colliding with the Slaughter Sword and directly shattering it, resolving this lethal strike.
Moreover, his entire person charged toward that star, ready for a major battle.
Hum—
Suddenly, Ye Chen abruptly halted his steps, his eyes gleaming with strands of sharp light.
On that massive star, countless Black Holes of varying sizes had suddenly appeared, covering every part of the entire star.
From within these Black Holes, countless tiny black dots emerged, flying about in the cosmic starry space, charging to kill Ye Chen.
Visible to the naked eye, they were one enormous insect after another, with various appearances, all appearing ferocious and terrifying. They were easily ten zhang in size, with many as large as small hills.
Even faintly visible were a considerable number of insects larger than mountains, exuding terrifying auras. At the very least, they were at the Saint Treasury Realm level, swarming over like a tidal wave, wanting to drown everything.
Seeing this scene, Ye Chen's expression suddenly changed slightly, for this was no ordinary star. It was actually a fearsome Insect Race Nest Star, which had taken over the entire massive star as its nest, continuously breeding.
At this moment, countless Insect Warriors were charging out.
And the Insect Race Mother Queen within the star was definitely no ordinary Mother Queen; at the very least, she was at the Heavenly King realm, for he had also discovered several Heavenly King-level Insect Warriors among them, excessively powerful.
"So it's an Insect Race Mother Queen that has occupied that star." Ye Chen murmured to himself. Actually, he also carried an Insect Race Mother Queen with him, but it was still in slumber. Decades had passed, and until now it had not fully awakened.
During this time, he had been busy with other matters and had forgotten about the Insect Race Mother Queen. Now he felt it necessary to awaken the Insect Race Mother Queen ahead of time, for it would definitely be an indispensable, massive aid.
Simply being able to nurture countless Insect Warriors was enough to solve many troubles.
Of course, these thoughts flashed by in an instant. Ye Chen merely snorted coldly: "So what if it's the Insect Race? Insect swarm tactics? Ridiculous!"
His entire body flowed with immortal golden radiance, divine light encircling him, protecting the two small beasts on his shoulders as well. He strode forward, and in a single step, he had already charged into the endless ocean of Insect Warriors.
"Lowly human, daring to take the initiative to attack? I grant you death! Kill!"
As the cold voice of the Insect Race Mother Queen within the star fell, the endless Insect Warriors all attacked, charging together to kill.
The Insect Warriors ranged from the lowest Demigod level to the high-level Saint level. Generally, the larger the size, the stronger the combat power, and they were divided into many types.
Some were like beetles, extremely fast and with very solid defenses.
Some were covered in various kinds of barbs, appearing exceptionally ferocious.
Some had many wings, very fast...
Overall, those adept at defense, adept at attack, adept at speed... all types of Insect Warriors were present, and their numbers were boundless.
It was hard to imagine that a single Insect Race Mother Queen could nurture so many Insect Warriors. This was absolutely a major disaster. Even an immortal Sacred Land in the myriad realms encountering such an attack would likely suffer over half its forces annihilated, with heavy casualties, even if the Sacred Land itself survived.
But Ye Chen faced it indifferently, his expression always impassive, his body encircled by immortal golden light, like an ancient golden god walking in the mortal world.
Boom—
His palm blade swept horizontally through the void, instantly causing a massive spatial rift to spread out who knows how many li away, spanning the starry sky, directly tearing countless Insect Warriors ahead into two halves.
Many more were swallowed by the spatial rift, directly crushed to pieces, flesh and blood flowing freely, blood staining the starry sky—an extremely bloody scene.
With every move he made, massive spatial rifts continuously spread through the starry space, charging into the dense ocean of Insect Warriors. Each time, who knows how many Insect Warriors were slaughtered. Only some particularly powerful Saint Treasury Realm-level Insect Warriors could barely avoid them, but not without missing limbs or having their bodies torn apart.
He was like a war god on the offensive, actively killing his way toward the Insect Race Nest Star.
The saying goes: to catch the bandits, first catch the king. As long as the true Insect Race Mother Queen was killed, these Insect Warriors would be nothing to fear.
Actually, it could be said that right now, they didn't even pose much of a threat, just a bit troublesome to deal with.
Once the Mother Queen was dealt with, these Insect Warriors would lose control and be easier to handle, unlike now where they were coordinated in all aspects like a fearsome army.
Although Ye Chen slaughtered quickly, the presence of some Insect Warriors specialized in defense blocking the way reduced the damage dealt considerably.
And the Insect Warriors were simply too numerous. Even though Ye Chen had shattered tens of thousands of Insect Warriors, it was still but a drop in the bucket, making him sigh at the fearsomeness of the Insect Race Mother Queen.
No wonder, even lacking the inheritance of Emperors and Sovereigns, the Insect Race could still become a super race in the myriad realms. Such terrifying swarm tactics were sufficient to prove everything. Against opponents of the same level, they were hard to defeat, likely to be drowned and exhausted to death.
However, this did not include Ye Chen.
Ye Chen watched as more and more Insect Warriors appeared before him, and even more powerful Overlord-level and Saint Lord-level Insect Warriors began to emerge. Standing there, he suddenly blasted out an Immortal Saint Fist. Glazed golden flames leaped and flashed, then exploded, accompanied by vast, mighty golden radiance, as if a sun star were erupting, shattering the ten directions of the heavens. A large number of Insect Warriors were pulverized and annihilated.
If outsiders were watching this battle, they would surely be shocked. For just one person, alone, was attacking the Insect Race nest that made the world tremble in fear. And even the endless Insect Warriors attacking could not stop his advancing path.
"What Insect Race Mother Queen, what swarm tactics—in the face of absolute strength, everything is illusory." Ye Chen snorted coldly, his eyes flashing with cold lightning.
Moreover, behind him, the Five Elements Golden Realm opened. Countless Battle Sacred Body blood energy condensed into golden Dao soldiers charged out, transforming into streams of immortal golden light that shot forward. Countless dazzling golden flying meteors of fire killed in all directions, directly annihilating who knows how many Insect Warriors.
Roar—
Suddenly, behind Ye Chen, an enormous Insect Warrior appeared. Its entire body shone with purple-gold brilliance, possessing twelve wings, covered in ferocious, strange spikes, shaped somewhat like a dragon. It pounced over, extremely terrifying.
Undoubtedly, this was an extremely fearsome Insect Warrior, having reached the Heavenly King realm. Even though controlled by the Insect Race Mother Queen, it still possessed a certain level of intelligence, actively blasting over to kill, fast as a streak of purple-gold light, swift as thunder.
"Little Yue Yue, do you need us to make a move?" The two little creatures lying on his shoulders spoke up, clearly also fearless.
"No need." Ye Chen shook his head, then sneered: "A mere insect dares to display speed before me? Ridiculous!"
Swish—
Ye Chen's entire person vanished. The next moment, he had already transcended normalcy and reason, arriving before the Insect Race Heavenly King Warrior. He attacked, brandishing the Immortal Saint Fist in a horizontal strike, accompanied by boundless golden light, tearing through the cosmic starry space, beginning a massacre.
Yes, a massacre, for this was a one-sided slaughter!
Boom—
Not much time had passed at all before that fearsome Insect Race Heavenly King Warrior was torn apart. Its twelve wings were ripped off one by one. Faint purple-gold liquid splattered—the blood of the Insect Race Heavenly King Warrior, staining the starry sky.
The Insect Race Mother Queen within the star also paled. One terrifying slaughter light after another shot out, trying to help the Insect Race Heavenly King Warrior escape its predicament, but it was of little use, for they could not harm Ye Chen at all, all directly scattered apart.
Ye Chen's Battle Sacred Body was immortal and indestructible; who could harm it?
Boom—
Following a shrill, miserable roar, that fearsome Insect Race Heavenly King Warrior was directly torn into two halves. Pale purple blood stained the entire starry sky, extremely terrifying.
Ye Chen stood tall in the blood-stained starry sky, his body draped in a faint purple-gold radiance. He turned his gaze, like an Asura.
In his hand appeared a purple-gold core the size of a human head. This was the core of the Insect Warrior. Although it couldn't possibly contain the vast divine energy of a true demonic Heavenly King's Heavenly King Pill, it was still not to be underestimated, comparable to about one-third of it. This was also the powerful source of strength for the Insect Race Heavenly King Warrior.
All Insect Warriors possessed such a core.
He looked toward that Insect Race star and spoke indifferently: "So what if it's an Insect Race Heavenly King Warrior? In the end, it's just a puppet. I've killed no less than ten true Heavenly Kings, let alone a puppet. Truly ridiculous."
Within the star, though the true face of the Insect Race Mother Queen could not be seen, she likely paled, shrieking. The sound was sharp, capable of shattering the Primordial Spirits of cultivators below the Heavenly King realm. But the Battle Sacred Soul within Ye Chen's brow was far stronger than a Heavenly King's divine soul, completely unafraid, still swaying with the most brilliant flames.
Ye Chen gazed into the distance, his eyes profound, with terrifying scenes of the great universe collapsing appearing within them. He spoke indifferently: "Speak. What exactly is the Forbidden Land of Peril? Otherwise, I'll kill you!"