Chapter 738

"Your Majesty the King, you really have a way with words. Could it be that I am expected to just surrender and be forcibly abducted here by your Kingdom Knights?"

Wu Xiang sneered and used an amplification technique to project her voice across the entire city.

Although reputation was of little use to her, Wu Xiang would not pass up this opportunity to stand on the moral high ground and justify her actions.

It was just that the people in the city had no desire to know the truth; they only wanted to escape as quickly as possible.

They, a group of ordinary people, had no intention of getting involved in a battle between powerhouses of this level.

Unexpectedly, the next moment, the Star Locust King suddenly put on an expression of surprise, his tone revealing a sense of contemplation, "Oh? It seems there is some misunderstanding between us. Why not sit down and have a proper chat? Perhaps it was my Knight Commander who misinterpreted my intentions."

Although he coveted the various treasures on her person, the situation was stronger than the man; with such a group of powerful, sinister entities surrounding the palace and the surrounding space locked down, if a fight really broke out, let alone winning, whether he could even escape was a different matter.

Moreover, whether he won or escaped, even if he succeeded, the royal city would certainly be reduced to ruins from the battle.

Such a massive loss would absolutely cripple the nation's strength!

However, Wu Xiang spoke to herself, "Heh, didn't Your Majesty the King say you wanted to see me? Now that I am here, it is too crowded and noisy outside, so please enter my banner for a chat!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the ghost soldiers surrounding the palace took action, hurling various attacks toward the Star Locust King.

The Star Locust King felt as if the Grim Reaper were beckoning to him and hurriedly unleashed his trump card.

In addition to some high-level powerhouses stationed within the palace, dense swarms of locusts also appeared.

This was the origin of the Star Locust Kingdom's name; the Star Locust King was an insect cultivator who raised a large number of Star-Swallowing Demon Locusts, which fed on starlight year-round and mastered the power of the stars, making their combat power top-tier among insect species.

Wu Xiang had already learned this intelligence from the Kingdom Knight Commander, so she was not panicked at all.

Wu Xiang also had some guesses as to why the mutated Star-Burning Black Demon Turtle was named as such.

The first reason was that the temperature of its black flames was extremely high, capable of burning mountains and boiling seas.

The second was that it could ignite stars.

If it faced the power of the stars, it would have a very strong restraining effect!

Sure enough, when facing the overwhelming swarms of Star-Swallowing Demon Locusts, the Star-Burning Black Demon Turtle spat out black flames with disdain, which turned into a sea of fire and swept toward the locust swarm.

Upon contact with the black flames, the Star-Swallowing Demon Locusts had their bodies and souls instantly ignited, and even the star power within them became fuel for the flames!

Like a lit match meeting gasoline, a single spark was enough to ignite a massive fire!

Once ignited, it was not so easy to extinguish!

This scene clearly exceeded the Star Locust King's expectations; he had raised over a million Star-Swallowing Demon Locusts, thinking that as long as he displayed sufficient combat power, he could deter the other party from acting rashly.

Yet now, after facing the Star-Burning Black Demon Turtle, they were actually so vulnerable!

The attacks from the other ghost soldiers had also landed, causing the Star Locust King to be terrified; he hurriedly controlled the Star-Swallowing Demon Locust swarm to dodge, no longer daring to resist the black flames head-on.

However, when facing other ghost soldiers, the Star-Swallowing Demon Locust swarm did display considerable combat power.

Even Yun Shen, who was watching the battle across realms, was somewhat surprised, "This type of insect is quite interesting, it's just a pity that ghost soldiers cannot reproduce, otherwise it would be nice to raise a batch in the banner's space."

Yun Shen had searched for this type of insect in the main world and found no relevant records, so he figured it must be a specialty species of the Plague God Kingdom.

Then Yun Shen thought carefully and muttered, "If they can't reproduce after death, then why not let them reproduce while alive, and after they die, they can be sent into the banner's space to continue shining and contributing."

Don't the Star-Swallowing Demon Locust swarms need to consume star power?

The Void Treasury has quite a few star cores stored!

These star cores contain rich star power; once placed out, they can provide a continuous stream of star power, and in the future, they can even split into new star cores, so there will be no shortage of food for the Star-Swallowing Demon Locusts.

The biggest reason why the Star Locust King only raised a million of them was that the absorption of star power was too slow.

But if one could make the stars in the sky subject to one's control and directly command the star power to descend, wouldn't that be wonderful?

While Yun Shen was thinking about raising Star-Swallowing Demon Locusts, the battle above the palace had already entered a white-hot stage.

Don't look at the fact that the Star-Swallowing Demon Locust swarm was more numerous; if you picked them out individually, their combat power wasn't that high. Their deterrent power lay in legion warfare, just like the vast majority of void insect races.

Even if the Star Locust King controlled the Star-Swallowing Demon Locust swarm to avoid contact with the black flames, couldn't the Star-Burning Black Demon Turtle take the initiative to attack the swarm?

A projection of the Origin Chaos Clock appeared behind Wu Wu Xiaohe, and the second hand transformed into an arrow and shot out, targeting the Star Locust King directly!

The Star Locust King had long since witnessed the terror of this move and naturally knew what Wu Wu Xiaohe wanted to do now.

She must want to use the power of time to freeze him, leaving the Star-Swallowing Demon Locust swarm without control and making them easier to deal with!

The Star Locust King dodged the arrow with a flash.

However, before he could be happy for too long, the static arrow that had shot past him suddenly turned around, reversed its arrowhead, and shot toward his back!

The Star Locust King, caught off guard, failed to dodge and was hard-controlled by the static arrow.

Immediately after, the Star-Swallowing Demon Locust swarm, lacking the Star Locust King's subjective control, could only fight autonomously.

Facing the black flames of the Star-Burning Black Demon Turtle, the Star-Swallowing Demon Locust swarm had no power to parry and was being rapidly annihilated.

One after another, the incomplete soul bodies of the Star-Swallowing Demon Locusts appeared in the banner's space, constrained by a power of rules, preventing their souls from dissipating further.

The Star Locust King was the strongest in the Star Locust Kingdom, with a level as high as 67; Wu Wu Xiaohe's static arrow could not control him for long, and he broke free from the control.

But just as he broke free, the Star Locust King took the full force of the Star-Burning Black Demon Turtle's front leg, which was like a towering giant pillar!

And he took it with his face!

"Boom!"

The Star Locust King was stomped into the ground, and having suffered this heavy blow, his aura could not help but wither somewhat.

Don't think that just because ghost soldiers are composed of souls, their soul bodies are not tough enough, or even think they are ethereal.

In reality, it is just that compared to their lifetimes, ghost soldiers have lost their physical attributes and are fully focused on mental attributes; this does not mean their bodies are not strong.

Mental power can also be transformed into a solid form and can interfere with reality.

Moreover, after becoming ghost soldiers, their soul bodies have already solidified, and as their levels continue to rise, their soul bodies will become stronger and stronger; even in close-quarters combat, they should not be underestimated at all!

— Author's Notes —

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