Ye Chen pressed for answers, his eyes flickering with terrifying visions—scenes of universe-shattering collapse, brimming with a fearsome aura.
"Even if you know now, it's useless! Daring to enter the Forbidden Land of Peril, the only outcome is death!"
"Kill him!"
The Insect Race Mother Queen's voice rang out, unwilling to tell Ye Chen anything. Instead, she drove all the Insect Warriors to attack, swarming the sky and covering the ground in a dense, countless mass.
Among them, three more Insect Race Heavenly King Warriors appeared, as terrifying as the one killed earlier, making Ye Chen slightly surprised. This Insect Race Mother Queen was far more powerful than imagined.
But so what? Could that stop his advance?
Boom—
Ye Chen stepped lightly, crossing vast stretches of starry distance, continuously approaching the star where the Insect Race Mother Queen resided. Like an invincible war god, he swung his sacred fist.
Each punch was accompanied by boundless power, surging and overwhelming, annihilating and shattering large swathes of Insect Warriors, carving out patches of void as he strode forward.
His aura was steadily rising.
And the three Insect Race Heavenly King Warriors charged over, utterly terrifying.
"Go!"
Ye Chen let out a light shout that shook the Four Extremities. Azure Dragon on the left, White Tiger on the right, Vermilion Bird above, Black Tortoise below—the four great holy spirits materialized, massive and lifelike, filling the heavens and releasing an aura no weaker than that of a Heavenly King.
These four holy spirits were, in a sense, his avatars. Though not as powerful as his true self, they absolutely possessed combat power rivaling the Heavenly King realm.
They charged forth: the Azure Dragon soared, the White Tiger leaped through the air, the Vermilion Bird beat its wings, the Black Tortoise parted the seas. Accompanied by the power of the four primal elements, they engaged the three Insect Race Heavenly King Warriors in fierce combat across the cosmic void, locked in an intense, evenly matched struggle.
Meanwhile, Ye Chen raised his fist and shook it, unleashing a full one hundred and eight divine light dragons that swept through the boundless starry sky, clearing a vast stretch of starfield. The cosmic void trembled violently as everything was shattered and annihilated.
Finally, all the Insect Warriors were mostly destroyed. In the following moments, the three Insect Race Heavenly King Warriors were successively cleaved apart, utterly unable to halt Ye Chen's advance.
Thus, he obtained a total of four Insect Race Heavenly King Warrior cores, each radiating vast and pure divine energy.
The loss of these Insect Race Heavenly King Warriors made Ye Chen feel regretful, as he had originally wanted to capture one or two alive to see if the Insect Race Mother Queen within his body could control them.
But unfortunately, the Insect Race Mother Queen within him was in a deep state of dormancy, difficult to awaken.
Moreover, the Insect Race Heavenly King Warriors struggled incessantly, forcing him to kill them.
Still, he kept their cores to see if they might be useful to the Insect Race Mother Queen within him.
Boom—
Beneath Ye Chen's feet, a resplendent golden path extended. He stepped upon it, his entire body overflowing with brilliant golden light, like an ancient deity striding forward, charging toward the star where the Insect Race Mother Queen resided.
Boom—
From the star, a beautiful figure shot out—a woman of peerless, stunning beauty, draped in elegant gauze, delicate and moving, enchantingly captivating, stunningly beautiful.
Yet Ye Chen gazed coldly at this woman, striding forward with killing intent manifesting, ready to strike.
"Wait, human. You and I have no quarrel. Can we negotiate? I can tell you everything about the Forbidden Land of Peril. This can help you leave safely." The beautiful woman spoke—she was naturally the Insect Race Mother Queen, capable of taking human form. Every gesture and movement was captivating enough to topple cities and kingdoms, possessing a charm that could enchant all living beings.
"Now you want to negotiate? What were you doing earlier? I don't need you to tell me. Capturing you and searching your divine soul will suffice."
Ye Chen was forceful, brimming with dominance. He struck directly, tearing through heaven and earth, pouncing on the beautiful woman before him, showing no mercy for her beauty.
Pfft—
The beautiful woman was torn apart, yet she transformed into a shower of brilliant light rain scattering in all directions, merging into the star's interior.
It turned out that was merely a projection of the Insect Race Mother Queen. She deeply understood Ye Chen's fearsomeness and terror—how would she dare to appear and fight head-on?
"Human, you've fallen into my trap."
The Insect Race Mother Queen's icy voice rang out, filled with chilling killing intent, soaring skyward. Terrifying slaughter-light manifested, and a dreadful killing array instantly materialized in the void, enveloping Ye Chen entirely, evolving into another small world that trapped him, preventing his escape.
Boom—
Dense slaughter-light submerged Ye Chen completely, terrifying beyond measure. Even a Heavenly King would be slain by this dreadful killing array.
"No matter how powerful you are, you must be annihilated by my innate killing array!" The Insect Race Mother Queen's voice rang out, filled with icy killing intent.
"Is that so?"
Yet Ye Chen smiled slightly, his expression icy cold. This made the Insect Race Mother Queen's expression change slightly, sensing something amiss.
Boom—
His body exploded, transforming into a shower of brilliant golden light rain, dissipating on the spot.
In the distant void, a terrifying figure appeared, as if the embodiment of the Dao, bearing the myriad Daos of all heavens, primordial Chaos Qi swirling around him, extremely fearsome.
That was Ye Chen's true body. The previous one was merely a Dao body, not even a Supreme Dao Body. Now, with his true body attacking, he unleashed the three supreme divine abilities of the Battle Saint Art: Severing Heaven Finger, Heaven-Shaking Palm, and Heaven-Suppressing Seal. Boundless golden blood energy surged forth and erupted, flooding the entire massive star.
Deafening rumbles echoed endlessly, causing enormous cracks to appear on the surface of the massive star, bringing it to the brink of splitting apart.
The Insect Race nest was thoroughly shaken. Countless Insect Warriors surged from numerous black holes, all roaring as they charged toward Ye Chen.
But Ye Chen fully released the blood energy of his Saint Body, overwhelming heaven and earth, flooding the vast starry realm, surging like a magnificent, brilliant golden ocean of unimaginable grandeur.
All the Insect Warriors were submerged and sealed off, unable to approach Ye Chen even by the slightest distance.
Ye Chen himself charged directly into the star's interior, actively attacking along the wormholes, penetrating to the deepest part where he encountered the true Insect Race Mother Queen.
She was powerful—a formidable Insect Race Heavenly King, far stronger than ordinary Heavenly Kings. Engaging Ye Chen, a fierce battle began.
Though a Mother Queen, she was surprisingly powerful, with divine sense terrifying beyond imagination, vast as an ocean, attempting to invade Ye Chen's mind to control him completely, turning him into a direct puppet.
Yet Ye Chen was even stronger. His Battle Saint Soul was fearsome beyond compare—who in the same realm could rival it?
The two engaged in a terrifying series of fierce battles within the star's interior. In the end, the entire massive star nest shattered apart!